weather on gb news. >> a very good afternoon to you. >> a very good afternoon to you. >> well, donald trump's been the president for 24 hours and the world is still spinning. it's 3 pm. welcome to the martin p.m. welcome to the martin daubney show here on gb news. we're broadcasting live from the house of westminster and all across the uk today. keir starmer is in hungary negotiating deals with balkan nafions negotiating deals with balkan nations to stop illegal immigration, help to return criminals . criminals. >> but will this come at a pnce? >> but will this come at a price? because it will have to be vetoed by the european union's ursula von der elianne. might this be another brexit surrender in disguise ? and surrender in disguise? and donald trump has promised to wage a war on woke. the next us president will end trans rights in sport and boot out diversity and inclusion hires. so is the writing on the wall for woke? we'll have a war on woke debate and that one is going to get spicy now for pm. today joe biden will address america with

his hugely anticipated presidential loser speech. on such occasions, it's traditional to congratulate the winner, but will biden say well done to donald trump? his nemesis, or like kamala harris? will biden be yet another sore liberal loser and armed forces veterans are furious that on remembrance sunday, this weekend, pro—palestine protests have also been planned in birmingham, liverpool , bath and in been planned in birmingham, liverpool, bath and in ireland. i'll be joined by gb news viewer, a special forces veteran who was almost killed in action, who was almost killed in action, who thinks the mob well , they who thinks the mob well, they just need to take a day off. that's all coming in your next houn that's all coming in your next hour. what was the show? always a pleasure to have your company. hasn't it been the most astonishing outburst, this tantrum, this wave of liberal hysteria since donald trump got

in? it's almost been like a funeral in the mainstream media, across the board. people are simply losing their minds. what is it about liberals? they just don't know to how lose. joe biden's going to speak at 4:00 today. will he be gracious in defeat? or like kamala harris, yet another sore loser? let us know your thoughts and also on those contentious protests, pro—palestine protests on remembrance sunday is nothing sacred? send your views in by going to gb news .com forward slash usa. but now here's your news headlines with sophia hill . news headlines with sophia hill. >> very good afternoon. it's just gone 3:00 i'm fair hill with your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. our top story. the interest rates being cut by 0.25 percentage points 0.25 percentage points. only the second reduction in almost four years. the bank of england cut the interest rates from 5% to

4.75%. bank of england governor andrew bailey says we need to make sure inflation stays close to target, so we can't cut interest rates too quickly or by too much . the bank cut rates for too much. the bank cut rates for the first time in august, when inflation fell to its 2% target. >> it was then in september, as the bank wanted to see further evidence that inflation would be sustainably lower. >> the pound got a boost after interest rates were cut to 4.75%. the chancellor, rachel reeves, said with interest rates on a downward path, the labour government is a world away from the last parliament. >> it's welcome news for millions of homeowners and businesses that interest rates have been cut today to 4.75%. i do, though , recognise that for do, though, recognise that for many people who took out mortgages, a few years ago, they're still looking at higher rates because of the spike in interest rates after the conservative mini—budget two years ago . years ago. >> cheshire police say mp mike amesbury has been charged with common assault following an

incident in frodsham. a video emerged of him appearing to video incident in frodsham. a video emerged of him appearing to punch a man to the ground. punch a man to the ground. according to the police, the 55 according to the police, the 55 year old is set to appear in year old is set to appear in magistrates court at a later magistrates court at a later date. the charge relates to date. the charge relates to reports of an assault on a 45 reports of an assault on a 45 year old man in frodsham, which year old man in frodsham, which was reported to the police on was reported to the police on the 26th of october. more on the 26th of october. more on this story as we can bring it to this story as we can bring it to you. sir keir starmer is set to you. sir keir starmer is set to sign a deal with balkan nations sign a deal with balkan nations to target people smuggling gangs to target people smuggling gangs as he heads to hungary for the as he heads to hungary for the fifth eu summit. 46 european fifth eu summit. 46 european leaders will discuss issues leaders will discuss issues including economic security as including economic security as well as migrant concerns . the well as migrant concerns . the well as migrant concerns. the well as migrant concerns. the prime minister will announce uk prime minister will announce uk plans to clamp down on organised plans to clamp down on organised immigration crime abroad by immigration crime abroad by signing new agreements with signing new agreements with serbia, north macedonia and serbia, north macedonia and kosovo. meanwhile, the summit will also address donald trump's kosovo. meanwhile, the summit will also address donald trump's win as the bloc focuses on to win as the bloc focuses on to how accommodate the country's how accommodate the country's 47th president. shadow 47th president. shadow chancellor mel stride plays chancellor mel praised the special relationship between the uk and the us. he also told gb news the government need to take defence spending

more seriously.

47th president. shadow chancellor ihas announced 56 new and the uk has announced 56 new sanctions against russia , sanctions against russia, including against salisbury poisoning suspect denis sergeev. it's the biggest russian sanctions package for 18 months in a signal of support for ukraine. the foreign office says the sanctions will directly target the supply of goods to russia's military and constrain vital resources crucial to conduct putin's illegal war in ukraine. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm several more in half an hour. >> beautiful. thank you. sofia. now, sir keir starmer is in budapest, in hungary today for the european community summit, where he's expected to sign deals with several balkan nafions deals with several balkan nations as part of his plans to smash the people smuggling gangs. but overshadowing the agenda today seems to be the issue of how far the newly elected us president donald trump will support ukraine. well, let's speak now to the gb

news homeland security editor, mark white. mark, welcome to the show. now let's start with the balkans deal. these these deals have merit, don't they? we did a previous deal. the conservatives did with albania overnight. it more or less stopped the numbers of albanians coming illegally to britain. they're a good idea . britain. they're a good idea. >> yes, there's no doubt. i think this is more over law enforcement cooperation, though. the balkans route into europe is a key land route that's used by people smugglers . we know, of people smugglers. we know, of course, about the mediterranean routes that send these boats over from north africa into the italian island of lampedusa and other italian islands, greek islands and spanish islands on their way into europe itself. but the balkans route is of great concern as a land corridor, and the uk wants to enter into more meaningful criminal investigations alongside their partners in

nonh alongside their partners in north macedonia, serbia and kosovo, and this agreement would help them do that, perhaps take the lead in some of these investigations . all, of course, investigations. all, of course, moving towards the goal that keir starmer sees of smashing the gangs. but it's a tough ask because there are so many countries involved and these are just the countries on the fringes of the european union. but there are countries as well. further upstream where the migrant crisis begins, the source countries where it will be much more difficult to get agreements with. some of these often dysfunctional regimes . often dysfunctional regimes. >> and the subtext of this mark is that serbia, north macedonia and kosovo, they're being groomed for european union membership. ursula von der leyen, who was there, she would very much like them to have to have those nations within the circle of trust and, and my, my

point here is that these kind of deals could come at a price. but moving on from that, ukraine seems to be overshadowing events because of course, donald trump has been elected the president of the usa. no doubt that's gone down like a cold croissant at this, at this summit. but of course, they'll be very much concerned about what that means, because donald trump, he wants to end this in a way that might not be to the european union's pleasing . pleasing. >> well, yes. i mean, these 1502 00:09:32,0