well . well. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12:00 on tuesday the 12th of november. i'm tom harwood . november. i'm tom harwood. >> and i'm emily carver. and i'm here in north devon at a family run farm to find out what exactly people make of labour's tax plans. >> and you've even brought a dog with you. fantastic stuff. emily will be bringing us those perspectives throughout the show . perspectives throughout the show. but on other news, pressure is growing on the archbishop of canterbury to resign today following the latest revelations in the john smyth review, with the bishop of newcastle claiming his position is now untenable.

sir keir starmer is in azerbaijan for the global climate conference today. he's committed the uk to harsher emissions targets, down by 81% as soon as 2035. are you willing to stump up more cash for the climate and altrincham residents are furious as they learn hundreds of illegal migrants in their local hotels will receive private health care alongside their free accommodation, all courtesy, of course, of the taxpayer . why are the people who taxpayer. why are the people who come here illegally being given superior services than the rest of us.7 and it's a special show today. of course , because emily today. of course, because emily carver is down in exmoor for us on a really rather miraculous farm. where are you.7

on a really rather miraculous farm. where are you? emily? >> i am in north devon, not far from barnstable. i have a lovely dog here who's been helping us sheep herd today. i've been learning a bit more about life on a farm, but also i've been discussing the important things to the impact that tax changes will have on your local family farm, on family businesses up and down the country. also on supply chains too. and crucially for our food security, absolutely cracking stuff. >> we'll be with you, of course, throughout the programme. looking forward to learning much, much more about agricultural life. and of course, do get in touch. gbnews.com/yoursay is the way to get involved throughout the programme, but for now it's your news headlines with lewis mckenzie . mckenzie. >> thank you very much, tom. good afternoon. it's just after 12:00. i'm lewis mckenzie here in the gb newsroom. the prime minister has pledged an 81% cut

to the uk emissions by 2035 at the cop29 climate summit in azerbaijan , sir keir starmer azerbaijan, sir keir starmer says there is a huge opportunity for the uk to lead the world in the economy of tomorrow, which will mean betterjobs and better economic growth in the uk. here's what the prime minister had to say just moments ago. >> let me be clear there is no national security. there is no economic security. there is no global security without climate security. and this is a huge opportunity for investment for uk businesses, for british workers, if we act now to lead the world in the economy of tomorrow , the pm has refused to tomorrow, the pm has refused to give his backing to the archbishop of canterbury over his handling of child abuse claims. >> sir keir starmer said it was a matter for the church as pressure grows for justin welby

to stand down. it comes after a report into the suspected abuse of over 100 children by a well—known barrister associated with the church of england. the report also claims that the institution had played a role in covering up the accusations. when details initially came to light in 2013, terminally ill adults who are expected to die within six months would be able to request assistance to end their own life under the proposed end of life bill. but someone with a disability or mental health issues would not be eligible. the controversial bill has raised some concerns that people could feel pressured to end their life prematurely. labour mp kim leadbeater, who put forward the bill, says it includes the strictest safeguards anywhere in the world. mps will have their first vote on the proposals on the 29th of november, a once a day

pill that could help tens of thousands of people give up cigarettes and prevent thousands of smoking related deaths each year will be rolled out on the nhs. the pill works by tackling nicotine cravings and also helps with withdrawal symptoms such as irritability and trouble of sleeping. official estimates say it could help more than 85,000 people give up smoking over the next five years, as well as preventing 9500 smoking related deaths . wage growth has fallen deaths. wage growth has fallen to its lowest level in more than two years, while joblessness has jumped by more than expected. the office for national statistics says the average regular earnings growth eased by only 4.8% in the last three years. sorry, the last three months up to september. that's down from 4.9% in the previous three months. this marked the lowest level since june of 2022. the ons also says the rate of uk

unemployment rose from 4% to 4.33% in the previous three months. boris johnson has told gb news that sir keir starmer is not going , is not doing enough not going, is not doing enough to stop foreign criminals in the uk. the former pm says it's time to review the echr, and says the rwanda plan would have worked. it comes as the number of migrants crossing the english channelin migrants crossing the english channel in small boats is likely to hit 40,000 by the end of the year , according to maritime year, according to maritime security sources, as almost 33,000 have now made the illegal journey so far this year. a home office spokesman said we will stop at nothing to bring the people smuggling gangs to justice. here's what the former prime minister boris johnson, had to say on gb news last night. >> and i think i really believe that would have been a huge deterrent to illegal migration. it would have been a huge deterrent. it might be time to

review the echr, the european convention on human rights, because i think sometimes it is being applied in a way that is anti—democratic and that is that is stopping the removal of people who plainly need to be removed . removed. >> queen camilla will return to pubuc >> queen camilla will return to public duties today after her chest infection. the queen is attending the booker prize reception at clarence house today, but will meet guests for a shorter period than initially planned. she was forced to withdraw from her duties last week and missed the weekend's remembrance day commemorations. events and finally , gary lineker events and finally, gary lineker will step down as host of the match of the day at the end of the current season. the 63 year old former england striker presented match of the day since 1999, which amounts to 26 years in the role. lineker was the bbc's highest paid on air talent for seven consecutive years. mark chapman, gabby logan and

alex scott are the current front runners to replace the former england star. well, those have been your latest gb news headlines. i'm lewis mckenzie. there's more from me in half an hours there's more from me in half an hour's time . hour's time. >> good afternoon. britain . it's >> good afternoon. britain. it's seven minutes past midday now in our farmageddon special, we're looking at the plight farmers face across the country following the government's changes to inheritance tax. in an interview with gb news last night, the former senior labour adviser john night, the former senior labour adviserjohn mcternan had this to say about farmers. >> it's due to farmers what margaret thatcher did to miners, which was and you know, she's very heavy handed police tactics followed by what? putting them out of business. >> if people if people if people are so upset that they want to go in the streets and spray

slurry on them, then we don't need the small farmers . need the small farmers. >> well, our political editor , >> well, our political editor, christopher hope, today asked the prime minister, sir keir starmer, about those comments from that former senior labour adviser. >> your inheritance tax plans for farmers, john mcternan, a former aide to tony blair. of course, the labour prime minister says your party wants to do to the farmers what thatcher did to the miners is an industry we can do without. is that what you think about farming? >> no, i totally disagree. i am absolutely committed to supporting our farmers. i said that before the election and i say it after the election. that is why in our budget last week, i was very pleased that we are investing £5 billion of our budget over the next two years into farming. that is really important for our farmers. and i will do everything i can to support them because i think it's essential that they not

only prosper, but prosper well into the future. so i totally disagree with those comments . disagree with those comments. >> well, those are the words of the prime ministerjust moments ago. let's cross live now to gb news very own emily carver. my wonderful co—host who is at a farm on exmoor in north devon. this afternoon. and emily, you're looking marvellous on a hay bale . hay bale. >> well, thank you very much. this is actually. yes , this is >> well, thank you very much. this is