topics taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines right now. god knows there's a lot of them. this show is all about opinion. it's mine. it's theirs. and of course it is yours. we'll be debating and discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours, political commentator jonathan lis. oh, that's not jonathan lis. oh, that's not jonathan lis. oh, that's not jonathan lis. that's the empty chair. political commentator i'll try again. jonathan lis okay, let's go and columnists oh, there he is. looks like he's been run over with that jumper. oh, no. he looks lovely. and columnist and broadcaster lizzie cundy. fantastic , right. listen, cundy. fantastic, right. listen, on today's show, thousands have taken to the streets to protest against mass immigration. now they are being met by anti—racism and chris kaba demonstrations will be crossing live to that. and gb news can exclusively reveal that more channel migrants have reached the uk. this year than in the whole of 2023. so for the great

british debate this year, i will be asking can keir starmer's government really smash the gangs? there is the viewers pull up. it's on gb news .com forward slash poll. we'll be bringing you the results at the end of the show. but please cast your vote now then, for my difficult conversations, i'll be joined by political commentator chris rose for his thoughts, as the bbc claims black communities are traumatised. i'm guessing. am i in this or what? am i not in it? i traumatised after a police officer was cleared of gun gangster chris kaba's murder and what is a working person ? what is a working person? >> working people is people who earn their living, rely on our services and don't really have the ability to write a check when they get into trouble. so the sort of people i'm meeting pretty well every day now, yeah, that sort of clears it up. >> i bet he wishes he hadn't started that one. but before we get started, let's get your latest news with sophia wenzler .

latest news with sophia wenzler. >> nana. thank you. good afternoon. it'sjust >> nana. thank you. good afternoon. it's just gone 3:00. these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. the prime minister has warned iran not to respond after israel conducted precise strikes on military targets in iran overnight. the retaliatory strikes against the iranian regime come after tehran launched a barrage of more than 180 ballistic missiles at israel three weeks ago. terror group hamas has condemned israel's attack on iran as an escalation, calling it a violation of iran's sovereignty and a threat to regional security . but the idf regional security. but the idf says they'll do whatever necessary to defend the state. downing street says escalation is in no one's interest, and the uk is monitoring the live situation. >> israel does have the right to defend itself, but we are urging and have been urging all sides to show restraint . iran should

to show restraint. iran should not respond. we will continue to work with allies to de—escalate the situation across the region. >> meanwhile, the prime minister has denied he was plotting a war against middle britain after suggestions that those who make an income from property or shares do not fall within his definition of working people. it comes after the chancellor insisted that sir keir starmer is a working person and could be among those protected from the government's controversial tax hikes in the upcoming budget . government's controversial tax hikes in the upcoming budget. in other news, it's understood commonwealth leaders have agreed that the time has come for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade. that comes despite the uk's desire to keep the subject off the agenda. at a two day summit in samoa, it's being reported that a document signed by 56 heads of government, including prime minister sir keir starmer, acknowledges calls for discussions on repatriation, justice for the abhorrent transatlantic slave trade. the

prime minister addressed the issue in a press conference, insisting that there had been no discussions about money at the major summit back in the uk. political activist tommy robinson is missing his own planned protest in central london today after he was remanded into police custody overnight. kent police confirmed the 41 year old's arrest as he faces potential jail time for alleged contempt of court. thousands of tommy robinson supporters have gathered in westminster for the rally, some demonstrators are wearing i am peter lynch badges in reference to a 61 year old man who died in prison after being jailed for screaming abuse at riot police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers . meanwhile, hundreds of seekers. meanwhile, hundreds of people have also gathered for another march in central to london protest over deaths in custody. alongside the justice for chris kaba campaign, the united family and friends campaign marched to downing

street, where five family members, dressed in black, delivered a handwritten note addressed to sir keir starmer. they knocked on the door and handedit they knocked on the door and handed it to a security guard and the mother of a teenager killed in the nottingham stabbings has branded an episode of bbc panorama as shameful. emma webber, whose 19 year old son barnaby was killed last yean son barnaby was killed last year, says the families were not properly consulted about the episode. the documentary featured an interview with the killer's family and has now been nominated for a range of journalism awards. >> he loved his family and we love him and we miss him so much that i don't think there's any words that could ever , ever words that could ever, ever convey how much that boys loved and missed. but what we will do is we will care. we will get justice, wes streeting wrote to the director general of the bbc with his concerns when he found out a week before that this was

airing and that we hadn't been involved. you know, there's no duty of care to us, despite what they say in their right to reply statement and i can't believe that that's our bbc that have done that to us. you would think that panorama would have learnt from past mistakes , and the bbc from past mistakes, and the bbc has responded with a statement. >> we have the deepest sympathy for the families and the panorama team has been extremely mindful of the sensitivities in handung mindful of the sensitivities in handling this programme. this investigation was very much in the public interest and the documentary has been produced in accordance with the bbc's editorial guidelines . those are editorial guidelines. those are the latest gb news headlines . the latest gb news headlines. more in half an hour. >> well good afternoon. it's just coming up to seven minutes after five 3:00. even i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we are

britain's news channel. now, before we get stuck into the debates, here's what's coming up in the next hour. my top story of course, today thousands have taken to the streets of to london protest against mass immigration. they're being met by anti—racism and chris kaba demonstrations. we will cross live to that in a few moments time. then, for the great british debate this hour i'm asking, can sir keir starmer's government really smash the gangs ? all of this after the gangs? all of this after the total number of channel migrants eclipses last year's figures. so can keir really smash the gangs? i've got a poll up right now . gb i've got a poll up right now. gb news .com forward slash poll throughout the show. please cast that vote. we will bring you the results towards the end. then for my second great british debate, should we invest in more in our armed forces and should we do that now rather than later? royal biographer angela levin will be here to give us the latest from behind the palace walls on the menu. one royal has just joined tiktok. who do you think that might be? thatis who do you think that might be? that is coming up as ever? send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay . but

comments gbnews.com/yoursay. but first, some breaking news to bnng first, some breaking news to bring you in the last few moments. police have confirmed that they have arrested four people as thousands have taken to the streets of london as part of an anti—immigration protest organised on behalf of tommy robinson, who won't be attending as he's actually been arrested under terrorism charges. it's being met by to stand up racism demonstrations. well, joining me now is gb news reporter sophie reapen now is gb news reporter sophie reaper. sophie, welcome to the programme, sophie. some people have been arrested. what side have been arrested. what side have they been arrested from and what for? >> well, nana they've been arrested on both sides. the met police have confirmed to us they said they tweeted that they posted on x, i should say earlier to say someone had been arrested on common assault. someone was then also arrested at the stand up to racism demonstration. two further

arrests were made at the uniting uniting the kingdom demonstration, one for a breach of the public order act and one for racially aggravated public order offence. so it seems that arrests have been made on both sides . now, 1491 00:09: