>> good afternoon. hello and welcome to gb news. we're live on tv , online and on digital on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua and for the next few hours, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines. right now, this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it says. and of course it's yours. we will 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 susie mel stride. welcome to susie. so first time on the show with me and also broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy. she's always here, can't get rid of her. coming up is kemi badenoch the right person to lead the tory party now.7 she to lead the tory party now? she pipped to lead the tory party now? she pipped robert jenrick to the post. well , pipped robert jenrick to the post. well, i've pipped robert jenrick to the post. well , i've got to

pipped robert jenrick to the post. well, i've got to pull up on x. asking you that very question. is kemi badenoch the right person to lead the tory party? then , in difficult party? then, in difficult conversations, as the labour party doubled down on their vat raid on private schools and independent schools prepare to sue the government, i'll be joined by the spokesperson from education, not taxation. and of course, farmers are up in arms over the proposed changes to inheritance tax, which could see many family farms not being passed down. is elon musk right? are the labour party at risk of destroying uk food security with their plans ? but before we get their plans? but before we get stuck into all of that, let's get your latest news with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> nana, thank you very much and good afternoon . the top stories. good afternoon. the top stories. well, kemi badenoch has vowed to tell the truth and stand up for our principles as she was elected the new leader of the conservative party . badenoch conservative party. badenoch defeated robert jenrick in a ballot of party members. she is the fourth female leader and the

first ever black leader of the party. in her acceptance speech, she said the tories have to be honest about the fact that they made mistakes and they let standards slip. she also praised the outgoing leader, rishi sunak, for getting the party through a tough time. >> it is the most enormous honour to be elected to this role, to lead the party that i love, the party that has given me so much. i hope that i will be able to repay that debt. i also want to thank rishi. no one could have worked harder in such difficult times. rishi, thank you for everything you did. we all wish you and your wonderful family the very best for the future . future. >> while the prime minister has congratulated the new tory leader, the labour party chair, ellie reeves, says she's worried about the policies that kemi badenoch would advocate as leader of the opposition. ms reeves criticised the conservative party for dragging out the leadership contest and

not taking accountability for their time in government. >> you know, we've spent the last four months with the conservatives rather than take any kind of responsibility for the mess that they have left the country in after 14 years of conservative government, rather than take responsibility, they've just been talking to each other with more division and chaos and infighting as this leadership election has played out . out. >> a 13 year old girl who was stabbed yesterday morning was known to her attackers, to according humberside police, six teenagers have been arrested after the girl was found with multiple stab wounds at the site of a major road in east yorkshire. police say she was found on the a63 in hessle with life threatening injuries, including lacerations to her neck, abdomen, chest and back. four boys and two girls aged between 14 and 17, were arrested in a nearby wooded area and are being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder. the victim remains in hospital in a

critical condition. in other news, more than 5000 migrants arrived in the uk after crossing the channel in october, making it the busiest month of the year so far, according to home office figures. 230 people made the journey in five boats on thursday, which brings the total number of arrivals recorded last month to 5417. it comes after the 10th death this month was recorded on wednesday . and the recorded on wednesday. and the deadliest flash floods in spain's modern history have killed at least 211 people. dozens are still unaccounted for four days after torrential rain has swept through the eastern region of valencia. teams continue to search for bodies after flash flooding swept through large areas of the country. spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has ordered the largest peacetime troop deployment to deal with the aftermath of this flooding, with

5000 being drafted in to help . 5000 being drafted in to help. now, the drug watchdog has warned it's received up to ten reports of deaths linked to weight loss jabs, such as ozempic cases of serious reactions to the drug, including nausea and vomiting, are now in the thousands. this comes as the general pharmaceutical council announced plans for additional safeguards to ensure online pharmacies are properly checking patient information . and covent patient information. and covent garden's famous christmas tree has been handpicked and freshly harvested ahead of this year's festive season for the 15th consecutive year. the 55 foot norwegian spruce christmas tree was chosen from woods farm, a 200 acre festive forest near solihull in the west midlands. woods farm, also supplies festive trees to other notable locations such as downing street and windsor castle . and those and windsor castle. and those are the latest gb news

headlines. for now i'm tatiana sanchez. more news from me in half an hour . half an hour. >> thank you tatiana. welcome . >> thank you tatiana. welcome. this is gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua. tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua . coming up, kemi i'm nana akua. coming up, kemi badenoch has been elected as the new leader of the conservative party, defeating robert jenrick to become the fourth female leader of the party and the first black female leader. well, we'll have all the reaction to this throughout. then for the great british debate this year, i'm asking is kemi badenoch the right choice to lead the conservative party right now? i've got to pull up on x asking you that very question. then there's always something going on in the royal household. this week has been no different. royal biographer angela levin will join us to give us a rundown on the menu. prince harry again , obviously, and also harry again, obviously, and also prince andrew. lots more in the next hour as well. stay tuned as even next hour as well. stay tuned as ever. some of your thoughts .

ever. some of your thoughts. post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay . so earlier gbnews.com/yoursay. so earlier today, the former trade and business secretary kemi badenoch was declared the new conservative party leader. she beat former immigration minister robert jenrick in the race among tory members following a lengthy contest. now kemi received over 53,000 votes, whilst robert jenrick got just 41,000. and this comes as almost four months after the tories devastating general election defeat, which then triggered former leader rishi sunak's resignation. well, joining me now is gb news political correspondent olivia utley. she's outside conservative party hq. olivia, thank you very much for joining us. have you managed to speak to anybody around that area and what is the general gist or the what is the general gist or the what are people feeling about kemi becoming the leader ? kemi becoming the leader? >> well, kemi badenoch left the

building about an hour ago. >> she was not willing to speak to me or any of the other reporters on the ground here, which continues a bit of a theme of this leadership campaign. jenrick has been all over the airwaves , whereas kemi badenoch airwaves, whereas kemi badenoch has been much, much quieter. we've also seen, although it hasn't been possible to speak to quite a few of her most loyal supporters, people like andrew bowie, laura trott, helen whately , lots and lots of whately, lots and lots of ministers who worked and former ministers who worked and former ministers who worked under kemi badenoch have supported her. and that's probably a good sign for the new leader of the conservative party. there have been whispers among conservative party watchers that kemi, kemi badenoch wasn't sort of temperamentally well suited to the job of leader of the opposition. she's known as a little bit ratty and difficult to work with, but the very fact that so many of her former colleagues did back her is probably a confident sign. it is going to be an uphill struggle for mrs. badenoch. she won this vote with about 56% of the membership. now, that's not

nearly as resounding a victory as boris johnson won in 2019. in fact, it's quite similar to what liz truss won back in 2022. the other issue is that the conservative party parliamentary party is also pretty split, whereas in previous contests, liz rishi sunak got a bigger majority than liz truss, among parliamentary among the parliamentary among the parliamentary party and boris johnson had the lion's share of the parliamentary party. this time 1502 00:09:27,0