are. but working people actually are. but it's all right now because keir starmer has cleared it all up today. apparently the working people will know exactly who they are. right. yeah, i got it. okay. and much of the media whipped themselves up into a dizzy mess at the weekend, referencing what they called a far right protest. meanwhile, richard tice performed what many are calling his gerald ratner moment when he was asked re the protesters, he said reform weren't aligned with i quote tommy robinson's lot. your thoughts on that? and over in wales massively admirable. aim to stamp out racism, but hold on a second, because the labour adviser leading the charge has defined racism as essentially meaning white people holding negative views of others. hang on, isn't that a little bit racist in itself ? yes, indeed. racist in itself? yes, indeed. all of that and lots more. look who's keeping me company tonight. the professor of politics and international relations, matt goodwin, and the journalist and broadcaster jj

anna sewell obe. but first, before we get into all of that, let's get the 6:00 news. >> michelle. thank you. the top stories. well, just two days away from labour's first budget in almost 15 years, the prime minister set the stage, insisting britain must embrace the harsh light of fiscal reality. in a speech , he reality. in a speech, he outlined £240 million to boost jobs and public services aimed at avoiding what he called devastating austerity. however, the prime minister warned that tax hikes are inevitable, calling it fiction to cut taxes and still fund services. he also revealed a new £3 cap on bus fares set to replace the previous £2 cap, as the conservatives accuse him of leading a government of broken promises. deputy leader of the liberal democrats daisy cooper says the burden of the budget shouldn't fall on struggling families. >> well, of course the conservatives have left the economy in a terrible mess and the labour party have got to make some very difficult decisions. but we liberal

democrats are very clear that the burden of this budget should not fall on small businesses and struggling families. the burden of this budget should be borne by the big corporations who can afford to pay a little bit more to get our public services back on their feet. >> sir lindsay hoyle has accused chancellor rachel reeves of acting with supreme discourtesy towards mps, given her, quote, premature disclosure of budget details. the commons speaker also questioned whether mps would need to bother attending the house to hear mrs. reeves deliver her budget on wednesday, saying we all have heard it already. >> all members may be wondering how they will get a seat on wednesday. it will be quite honest the way it's going, you won't need to. we'll have all the verdict in here. it's not acceptable. i don't want it to continue and i want to treat this house with the respect it deserves. i am not by this side or that side. it is totally unacceptable to go around the world telling everybody, rather than these members, they were elected by their constituents of this country, and they deserve to be treated better. whatever .

to be treated better. whatever. >> meanwhile, footage of a labour mp punching a man in the street threatens to derail sir keir starmer's focus on the budget. mike amesbury was stripped of the labour whip following the release of cctv footage, appearing to show him repeatedly hitting a man to the ground. the clip, described as very graphic by cabinet minister pat mcfadden, is now under police investigation. amesbury claims he felt threatened after a night out and reported the altercation himself to cheshire police. shadow health secretary victoria atkins gave us her thoughts this morning. >> he's a real attack mp in the chamber. you know , he's up on chamber. you know, he's up on his feet supporting ministers trying to attack the opposition. so i do think the labour party is going to feel his absence in more ways than one. this week. >> in other news, sir keir starmer has welcomed the lebanese prime minister, najib mikati, to downing street for a bilateral meeting. the pair shook hands outside number 10, where they're expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in the middle east. the prime

minister offered mr mikati his condolences for the very many losses in their country, referring to the long shared and good history between the uk and lebanon. sir keir said it was important to discuss to how bnng important to discuss to how bring about a cessation of hostilities and ensure the un resolution is not just words. mr mccarthy thanked sir keir for calling a ceasefire in the region for and britain's support on humanitarian matters. elsewhere, tommy robinson has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for contempt of court after repeating false claims against a syrian refugee, breaking a high court order. the 41 year old admitted to ten breaches, including airing a film called silenced containing the allegations . silenced containing the allegations. mr silenced containing the allegations . mrjustice silenced containing the allegations . mr justice johnson allegations. mr justice johnson said robinson's actions were a flagrant breach and warned nobody is above the law. supporters in court waved and blew kisses as robinson was led away. the film remains pinned to robinson's social media, though he could cut his sentence by removing it . a who made

removing it. a who made thousands of pounds by creating child abuse images using ai and real pictures of children, has been jailed for 18 years in a landmark case. hugh nelson used a 3d character generator to turn ordinary non—explicit pictures of children into child abuse images before selling them on an internet forum used by artists. people who knew the children in the real world would send the 27 year old images of them over an 18 month period. nelson admits he made around £5,000 from selling these images. the crown prosecution service says the case marks a significant step in revealing the alarming intersection of ai and real life abuse and sport. now, manchester united manager erik ten hag has been sacked after a string of bad results. the 54 year old dutchman was informed this morning after two and a half years in charge, the team supped years in charge, the team slipped to 14th in the premier league table following their fourth league defeat of the season by west ham yesterday. ruud van nistelrooy, the former

dutch striker who was assistant manager, will take charge of the team as interim head coach, while a permanent head coach is recruited . and those are the recruited. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> hello there, i'm michelle dewberry and i'm keeping you company till 7:00 tonight. look who's alongside me. what a treat for you all. the professor of politics and international relations, matt goodwin and the journalist and broadcaster jj anna sewell. zebby. good evening to both of you. good evening. you're very welcome tonight. sza each and every single one of you at home. what's on your mind this evening, everyone? at home. what's on your mind this evening , everyone? there at home. what's on your mind this evening, everyone? there is so much we need to discuss. you can get in touch with me all the

usual ways. email gbviews@gbnews.com. go to the website gb news. dotcom slash your say. or of course you can tweet or text me. but look you are very welcome this evening . are very welcome this evening. but look, today we've had so much speculation, haven't we, about the so—called working person. this is all ahead of the budget on wednesday. who is this working person? who are they not? and so on and so forth. luckily, keir starmer was on hand today to clear it up. let's have a listen. >> but i also know that the working people of this country know exactly who they are and that they are the golden thread that they are the golden thread that runs through our agenda . that runs through our agenda. >> they go, that cleared all that up. show's done. we'll see you tomorrow at seven. just kidding . because it's not that kidding. because it's not that clear, is it? it's matt goodwin. >> i'm not sure. i'm still not sure who a working person is. i've heard over the last few days that somebody who's a self—employed business person is not a working person. i've heard that if you've got shares, you're not a working person. and

if you pay your bills out of account, a bank account that isn't your current account, you're not a working person. i'm confused. but the key point that i just want to get across michel, is, you know, we are set for the first big labour budget, the first big labour budget, the first labour budget for 15 years, 16 years, something like that. and i don't think personally this is a budget that is going to work for working people. i think what labour are doing is quite underhanded actually. they might not be directly raising taxes on people, but directly raising taxes on people, bu