spare home next. >> good evening. it's just gone . >> good evening. it's just gone. 9:00. i'm cyril with all the latest headlines in the gb newsroom, starting with some breaking news tonight. we're heanng breaking news tonight. we're hearing reports that three people have been arrested in connection with the death of the one direction star, liam payne. the singer died after falling from a third floor balcony in argentina nearly a month ago. argentinian media is reporting that two hotel workers are among the three people detained. there are also emerging reports in local newspapers that an as a as an as yet unidentified friend of liam payne is among those charged after authorities conducted investigations. now president joe biden has told americans to accept their choice and bring down the temperature following kamala harris's defeat to donald trump . speaking at the to donald trump. speaking at the white house, he says the electoral system is fair and can be trusted . with just 74 days be trusted. with just 74 days until trump enters the white house , biden reminded americans house, biden reminded americans of their responsibility to make the next few weeks count. >> setbacks are unavoidable , but

>> setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable. setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable . we giving up is unforgivable. we all get knocked down, but the measure of our character is, my dad would say, is how quickly we get back up. remember , a defeat get back up. remember, a defeat does not mean we are defeated . does not mean we are defeated. >> and back in the uk , interest >> and back in the uk, interest rates have been cut by a quarter of a percent. only the second reduction in almost four years. the bank of england cut interest rates from 5% down 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 too by much. chancellor rachel reeves said with an interest with interest rates on a downward path, the labour government is a world away from the last parliament and sir keir starmer has signed and sir keir starmer has signed a deal with balkan nations today to target people smuggling gangs. at the fifth eu summit, 46 european leaders will discuss economic issues , including

economic issues, including economic issues, including economic security and migrant migration concerns. the prime minister has been holding bilateral meetings with european leaders today, including president zelenskyy, at the wmmw president zelenskyy, at the summit. they will also address donald trump's win as the bloc focuses on how to accommodate the country's 47th president. the prime minister was once again asked on his view on their relationship. >> i had a very good meeting with president elect trump a few weeks ago when we had dinner together in new york, and that was very positive, very constructive. as i think you know, and obviously, i had a phone call with him last night, again, very positive, very constructive. >> and with one month before the reopening of notre dame, the iconic french cathedral welcomes three new bells. one of the bells was used during the paris 2024 olympic games at the stade de france athletics venue, and will be installed the cathedral, with two smaller ones as well. after closing for restoration five years ago following a devastating fire, the cathedral will reopen its doors in just a few weeks . those are the latest

few weeks. those are the latest headunes few weeks. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back in an hour, but now it's back to patrick for the very latest gb news to direct your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news . gb news. >> .com forward slash alerts . >> .com forward slash alerts. >> .com forward slash alerts. >> welcome along. keir starmer and rachel reeves have allowed asylum seekers to live in their spare homes. oh no . sorry. my spare homes. oh no. sorry. my mistake. they're profiting off the fact that you now pay for them to live on downing street by letting out their spare houses. easy mistake to make. the telegraph reports that the prime minister is now a landlord . prime minister is now a landlord. it's believed that the home that he bought for £650,000 in 2004 is now worth a cool £2 million, and he could be making between 3 to £5000 a month from renting it out. the chancellor is also doing rather well. her husband,

who it will come as no surprise for you to learn, is a top civil servant , and reeves reportedly servant, and reeves reportedly makes 74 grand a year alone from renting out their house and a two bedroom central london flat. it's reported that reeves also has a house in leeds, so that's quite the property portfolio, but it's nowhere near as impressive as man of the people. keir starmer, who gets to use number 10 chequers and dorneywood. so let's get this straight. all right. you pay for rachel reeves to live on downing street. you pay for keir starmer to have three houses. you also paid rachel reeves £4,400 energy bill at her second home, despite her stopping the winter fuel payment for millions of vulnerable pensioners . you pay vulnerable pensioners. you pay their salaries, lord alli and co have paid for their clothes. it's given starmer and his family use of his £18 million penthouse. they get free tickets to taylor swift, a hospitality box at the arsenal. and now, because you pay for them to live, rent free on downing street, they can coin it in by

renting out their previous homes. now, in 2022, keir starmer reportedly raked in 400 grand after selling seven acres of greenbelt land in oxford, surrey , behind his parents surrey, behind his parents former home. he was later found to have breached the mps code of conduct by failing to register the sale of the plot of land. however, he got away with a minor slap on the wrist. of course he did. the labour party are a bit squiffy on property. angela rayner used the right to buy scheme to buy her council home. apparently you know that one of the ones. anyway, one of the ones that caused a load of controversy in the run up to the election. she was cleared of any wrongdoing, but now she says she might stop council homes being bought using the right to buy scheme. talk about pulling the ladder up behind you. still, though, anything's better than labour's jess athwal. he stands accused of being an actual slum landlord. it turned out that there was black mould and ant infestations at some of his properties, and now it emerges that he makes money from a building being used to run a failing children's home. i mean,

who is this guy.7 fagin? failing children's home. i mean, who is this guy.7 fagin.7 i failing children's home. i mean, who is this guy.7 fagin? i mean, who is this guy? fagin? i mean, labour are known for picking a pocket or two, aren't they? the fact is, keir starmer and rachel reeves aren't like you. they're not normal working people. you are lining their pockets whilst they also line their own pockets . they also line their own pockets. meanwhile, the boats keep on coming. your local hotel is probably being used to house asylum seekers, social housing, your local area is probably housing asylum seekers. private rental stock in your local area is probably housing illegal immigrants. shouldn't they put their money where their mouth is and let asylum seekers live in their spare rooms? i mean, they can take this guy if they want. >> bop bop bop. mother. >> bop bop bop. mother. >> yeah, let's see if that happens. all right. let's get through to my panel this evening. we've got the telegraph columnist and parliamentary sketch writer. madeline grant tory peer lord bailey and ex labour party adviser matthew laza murray. i long for the day where i see our prime minister

and our chancellor deciding to use their spare homes for good. >> that would. i think we'll be waiting a while. will we not? >> it's pretty. i mean, i think under normal circumstances this story would not be that much of a big deal. it's something that prime ministers have done, i'm sure for decades. their old home is vacant. so and they're now in downing street, so they might as well make some extra money. and they do it. but the trouble is it rather rankles, i think, to ordinary people. just days after they decided to break their manifesto commitments on not raising taxes on working people, whatever the hell they meant by that. and obviously the winter fuel furore. and i think also it sort of is at odds with starmer's slightly kind of puritanical demeanour, his sort of austere, you know, he portrayed himself so much before the election as being like a different kind of politician , different kind of politician, and the fun and games of the johnson era was over, and then hey presto, it turns out that out of all the mps in parliament of all sides, he is the one who has taken the most freebies. but

isuppose has taken the most freebies. but i suppose the silver lining is that perhaps now he can actually afford to buy his own glasses. >> well that's true, yes. and his suits as well. you know, i think it would be a great look, wouldn't it, for people who keep going on about refugees. welcome . going on about refugees. welcome. for people who have been, 1490 00:08:14,744