and of course it's it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating , yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we will disagree. but no one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours, broadcaster and journalist danny kelly and also former labour minister ivor caplan. on today's show, with just three days to go before rachel reeves delivers her maiden budget as chancellor, we'll be discussing the news that over 1600 businesses have shut up. shop ahead of the anticipated rise in capital gains tax. then, in worldview, we will cross live to the united states to speak to podcaster justin young as reports emerged that over half of the current cabinet wanted to ban donald trump from addressing the uk parliament during any state visit . then, of course, in the visit. then, of course, in the great british debate, i'm asking , great british debate, i'm asking, would you trust gen z to defend the nation .7 this comes as it's the nation.7 this comes as it's revealed soldiers under the age of 27 are demanding double beds en suite toilets and better wi—fi if they are to stay in the

army . and in my interview. army. and in my interview. joining me , historian martin joining me, historian martin whitlock, for an in—depth discussion on the case for and against slavery reparations. but before all of that, let's get your latest news headlines with sophie reaper. >> thank you. nana. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. the education secretary, bridget phillipson, has failed to clarify what labour mean by working people. while thousands of businesses are closing their doors due to fears about labour's upcoming budget. it comes as sir keir starmer denied misleading the pubuc starmer denied misleading the public after promising not to raise taxes on working people in the run up to the general election. speaking earlier on gb news, bridget phillipson avoided questions about whether people running small firms are working. people . people. >> i appreciate that it's frustrating that i can't comment

on wider measures in the budget, but we haven't got long to wait. the chancellor will set out everything on wednesday. what a manifesto was clear about was that we didn't want working people to face higher taxes. we hold to that and they will not see increases in vat, in national insurance or in income tax and coming out of the budget when they receive their pay slip, they will not see higher taxes. >> the us has said israel's strikes on iran should be the end of direct conflict between the two countries. speaking after yesterday's attacks, the white house said israel was acting in what they described as self—defence, but added they are fully prepared to defend israel should iran choose to respond. it comes as iran's president has warned against further attacks on his country. meanwhile, at least 35 people have been injured, six reportedly seriously, after a truck hit a bus stop in central israel this morning. israeli police say the suspected ramming attack north

of tel aviv is being treated as a possible terror incident. police have confirmed the driver of the bus was an israeli citizen . some tragic news to citizen. some tragic news to bnng citizen. some tragic news to bring you now . following a fatal bring you now. following a fatal road collision in the early hours of saturday morning, a 39 year old craig noone has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. a three week old baby died following the crash in stockport, greater manchester, whilst a man and woman , also in the vehicle were woman, also in the vehicle were treated in hospital for their injuries. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman and two children suffered stab wounds in what has been described by police as a truly shocking incident. police were called to dagenham where they found the woman in her 30s, an eight year old girl and a two year old boy, all suffering from stab wounds. the metropolitan police said they were taken to hospital and none are in a life threatening condition. 48 year old kulvinder ram will appear on court in court on monday, charged with three counts of

attempted murder. police said those involved were all known to each other . a those involved were all known to each other. a man has died after boats carrying migrants deflated in the english channel on sunday morning, french authorities have said. it comes after gb news revealed the number of channel migrants arriving in the uk so far this year has already overtaken the whole total for 2023. the total figure for small boats migrants over the whole of that year was 29,437. prince william has extended what is being called an olive branch to prince harry by publicly naming him for the first time in six years. >> my mother took me to the passage. she took harry and i both there. it must have been about 11, i think. probably at the time, maybe ten. i'd never been to anything like that before, and i was a bit anxious as to what to expect. >> that's part of a new itv documentary following the prince of wales and his first year of

his homewood's programme that aims to end homelessness. the film, titled prince william we can end homelessness, includes poignant, unseen photos of william and diana at the passage in westminster over to the us. now , and michelle obama has used now, and michelle obama has used her first appearance on the campaign trail alongside vp kamala harris to attack donald trump. the former first lady urged americans to cast their votes to protect the country from the dangers of donald trump . from the dangers of donald trump. speaking to a crowd of thousands, obama focused on a genuine fear of how trump administration could impact abortion rights . abortion rights. >> i want to think about who do you think possibly would care more about our reproductive health? and we are more than just baby making vessels . you just baby making vessels. you get to choose. you get to use your judgement get to choose. you get to use yourjudgement and cast your your judgement and cast your

vote for yourself and the women in your life. remember women standing up for what is best for us. >> us. >> those are your latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm sophie reapen headlines. for now, i'm sophie reaper. more from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone , sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . .com forward slash alerts. >> good afternoon. it's fast approaching seven minutes after 3:00. this is gb news. approaching seven minutes after 3:00. this is gb news . we are 3:00. this is gb news. we are britain's news channel. i'm nana akua. welcome. now, before we get stuck into the debates, here's what else is coming up today. the top story. thousands of businesses are already shutting up shop. yes they are. as rachel reeves prepares to hike capital gains tax in this week's budget. yes. wednesday. hopefully it won't be a black

wednesday. we'll have reaction to that throughout the show. all of this as rumours continue to circulate about what the budget will actually contain, and we have the following poll asking you that question. now , do you you that question. now, do you trust rachel reeves not to do a liz truss? make sure you cast that vote. we'd love to hear your thoughts then for the great british debate this hour. i'm asking, are mixed sports the way forward in world view will be crossing over live to the us, as reports that over half of the current cabinet wanted to ban donald trump from ever addressing the uk parliament. so with me, we'll be discussing that and more coming up. as even that and more coming up. as ever, send me your thoughts. thoughts , post your comments thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay . so with gbnews.com/yoursay. so with rachel reeves maiden voyage, her budget as chancellor just three days away, rumours and speculation continue to swirl about what it will contain . and about what it will contain. and amid fears that the chancellor

will hike capital gains tax in an attempt to raise £40 billion or. that's quite a lot , right? or. that's quite a lot, right? but thousands of business owners are already closing their doors. that's according to the latest figures. more than 1600 company directors have chosen to wind down their businesses so far this month, which is by far the highest number of closures this year and more than double the amount for the whole of last october. so with that in mind, can the upcoming budget really be called pro—growth? well, joining me to discuss. gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. nigel, very good to have you on board. and , to have you on board. and, nigel, people are running to the hills before this thing has even got going. and i know rachel reeves, she's made loads of comments about how liz truss had crashed the economy and this leaking of little bits and pieces is trying to avoid that. but do you think that we might see a liz truss situation on wednesday ?

wednesday? >> no, because the big difference between this budget and liz truss's budget is you'll have the office of budget responsibility report to go alongside it. so that will tell you whether or not these measures are actually working, exactly what the effects will be. that's what liz truss didn't do.she be. that's what liz truss didn't do. she didn't have the obr report. and that's what what report. an