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impose tariffs on the united kingdom. we ask, is mr lammy really our best messenger on this? >> yes, and petrolhead turned farmer jeremy clarkson is fuming about legal issues because they've blocked his and fellow farmers and their planned protests to save the family farm. now authorities have placed legal limits on the numbers allowed to attend the farmers protests. perhaps if i had dropped my tractor in a palestinian flag, it would be different. that's what jeremy clarkson told the sun . clarkson told the sun. >> and israel is now sending rescue planes to amsterdam to bnng rescue planes to amsterdam to bring israeli football fans home, after social media videos showed jews being punched and kicked in the streets. i'm not jewish, pleaded one man, as he was beaten to the ground .
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was beaten to the ground. well, it's now been three days for the world to acclimatise to a new geopolitical reality. a second trump presidency. but the uk seems to be scrambling to try and find its own position. >> yes, it's interesting, isn't it? because david lammy has so far refused to take back his comments. he obviously meant them at the time. i think that's sure, he said. he said to a broadcaster it's old news. it's old news. what? i said, you know, we're going to move forward with this relationship. but the problem is how damaging are those comments and will david lammy, we need him. we need the government to have a good relationship with donald trump, obviously, particularly with this massive question of tariffs. is he the right messenger , tom, i wonder i messenger, tom, i wonder i wonder if it goes wider than lammy because you've also got in keir starmer, a man who has been criticised pretty ruthlessly throughout the course of the summer by elon musk and elon musk of course, has the ear of
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donald trump as well. >> i mean , it seems like elon >> i mean, it seems like elon musk has a real personal vendetta against keir starmer. and then you throw into the mix the fact that the labour party sent its own activists to campaign for kamala harris against donald trump and you start to worry that actually hang on. is the uk going to get any sort of preferential treatment in this new tariff regime at all, or are we going to be, to coin a phrase, the back of the queue? >> well, i hope they don't punish us. perhaps nigel farage can help smooth things over, seeing as they're best mates. you know . you know. >> well, they would take that would take some magnanimity from from the prime minister. i'm not sure that will happen. >> i mean, there's barely any cabinet minister, currently a labour cabinet minister, who hasn't said something quite extreme about trump in the past. ed miliband yvette cooper keir starmer's wife, was out on one of those anti—donald trump protests you know, anyway, it's a worrying situation, but we're going to be across it throughout the show. >> that and more, of course. but do get in touch with your thoughts. gbnews.com/yoursay is
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the way to get involved. all to come after your headlines with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> tom, emily, thank you very much and good afternoon. the top stories. well, it's been announced that the princess of wales is set to attend two remembrance day events this weekend. buckingham palace said princess catherine would attend both the remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph and the festival of remembrance at the royal albert hall tomorrow. but the palace also says that the queen's attendance at remembrance events will be subject to medical advice. nearer to the time. queen camilla is unwell with a chest infection and was forced to pull out of engagements earlier this week . meanwhile, the prince of week. meanwhile, the prince of wales has described the past year as brutal as he's contended with major family health scares, seeing both his wife and his father king charles, being treated for cancer, prince william spoke candidly about 2024, saying it's probably been the hardest year in my life and
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a dreadful experience. the prince's comments were made in an interview with british media covering his four day visit to south africa to stage his earthshot prize in cape town . earthshot prize in cape town. the climate crisis the government will look to persuade donald trump that harming the uk by hiking tariffs is not in his interest. that coming from the foreign secretary. amid fears of a looming trade war, david lammy said he would seek to get across to the united states that hurting your closest allies is not in trump's interest. trump's pledge to raise tariffs on imports into the us could hit the uk economy . mr trump has the uk economy. mr trump has said he wants to increase tariffs on goods imported from around the world by 10%, rising to 60% on items from china. well, this all comes as mr lammy also says past critical comments he made about the president elect are old news that as donald trump has promised to deport all illegal immigrants from the us, a policy that could cost the country up to $100 billion. in
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his first interview since his election victory. he's also outlined plans to overhaul the economy through aggressive tax cuts. key appointments have also been made. his campaign manager, siouxsie wiles, will take on the role of chief of staff. meanwhile, the russian president, vladimir putin broke his silence, praising trump over his silence, praising trump over his bravery following the assassination attempt on his life back in july. assassination attempt on his life back in july . now, assassination attempt on his life back in july. now, sir keir starmer has appointed sir tony blair's former chief of staff, jonathan powell, as national security adviser. mr powell will take over from sir tim barrow in the role, based in number 10. downing street. the prime minister says his experience in helping to negotiate the good friday agreement and working on. he said some of the world's most complex conflicts meant he was uniquely qualified to advise the government on global challenges . government on global challenges. elsewhere, dutch authorities have launched an independent investigation into an incident on the streets of amsterdam which saw israeli football fans
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attacked when they were leaving their europa league match between ajax and maccabi tel aviv. now this incident has resulted in israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu deploying two rescue planes to bnng deploying two rescue planes to bring his citizens home. immediately, the public prosecutor now says that 62 arrests have been made. the dutch prime minister condemned the anti—semitic attacks. israeli football fans say the police arrived on the scene too late . late. >> they came really late. they came too late . they came when came too late. they came when a lot of people were were already halted, injured . some of them halted, injured. some of them probably go to the hospital. i don't know if they the 100 show information . information. >> three people have been arrested in connection with the death of one direction star liam payne. the singer died after falling from a third floor balcony in argentina nearly a month ago . the public month ago. the public prosecutor's office in argentina said three people had been charged with abandonment of a person, followed by death and supply, and facilitation of
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narcotics in connection to his death. payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine and prescription antidepressants in his system when he died. according to authorities. prosecutors have also said those charged as someone who was close to payne. a hotel employee and a suspected drug dealer . in other suspected drug dealer. in other news, sir keir starmer has pledged £55 million in support for veterans facing homelessness. the funding will go to the reducing veterans homelessness programme, which provides specialist support for employment and independent living for veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness. announcing that funding boost, sir keir starmer said veterans represent the very best of our country and we must honour their sacrifices. and finally , parents sacrifices. and finally, parents could one day be able to buy nhs branded baby formula at a lower cost than those offered by existing manufacturers. as part of an effort to stop companies overcharging the competition and
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markets authority said the baby formula market, which makes up about 85% of sales, need shaking up. they also say there are limited incentives for the industry to compete on price , industry to compete on price, and parents have suffered the consequences . and those are the consequences. and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour. >> good afternoon britain. it's now 12:08. the uk foreign secretary, david lammy, has warned donald trump that increasing tariffs could negatively impact us allies like the uk and may not benefit america in the long run. >> yes, so trump plans to raise tariffs to support us industries and jobs in america. now, lammy stated that uk will seek exemptions, arguing that harming allies is not in america's best interest. >> well, we're joined now by the deputy editor of the spectator, freddie grey. freddie, this is a
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