>>a >> a very good afternoon to you. it's 3:00 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show here on gb news. we're broadcasting live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk. today, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, finally fell on his sword after the child sex abuse scandal. he was accused of ignonng abuse scandal. he was accused of ignoring simply became too big to ignore. riddled with scandal yet consumed by woke moralising politics, what next for the embattled church of england? last night, a former aide to tony blair told gb news that labour should , due to the labour should, due to the farmers what thatcher did to the coal miners, they'll be joined by the furious editor of farmers weekly, who is leading a farmers rebellion calling on the government to do a u—turn . as government to do a u—turn. as donald trump looks set to stop funding the ukraine war and order the european union , order the european union, nafions order the european union, nations to cough up more cash for nato is the eu army planning

to secretly expand? well, i'll be joined by the guard dog of brexit, ben habib, who warns brussels is on military manoeuvres . and donald trump, of manoeuvres. and donald trump, of course, declared war on illegal immigration in his presidential campaign and today he's hired tom homan as his border tsar. a former border patrol cop, homan is renowned as one of america's baddest politicians and has warned millions of illegal auens warned millions of illegal aliens to start packing. we'll have the full story on the guy they're calling the darth vader of woke. and talking of which, first there was welby, and now another high priest of woke is on his way out as gary lineker is set to step down for his £1.3 million match of the day gig. who should replace him? i'll be joined by his former match of the day buddy mark lawrenson. that's all coming up in your next hour. of the show. pleasure

to have your company. well, perhaps it was inevitable in the end.the perhaps it was inevitable in the end. the scandal enveloping justin welby in the church of england was simply too big to ignore for many, many years. justin welby seemed to know about the sex scandal that was enveloping the church, and the evidence was ignored . the priest evidence was ignored. the priest in question was able to pass away, having evaded justice, leaving survivors and victims forever , thinking they were forever, thinking they were betrayed by the church of england. what is next for the church of england? can it survive this latest scandal? what does it need to do to win back public trust and its diminishing flock? get in touch gb news .com forward slash. you'll see. but now here's your headunes you'll see. but now here's your headlines and it's sophie reaper. >> thank you martin. >> thank you martin. >> it'sjust >> thank you martin. >> it's just after 3:00. and let's take a look at your latest headlines. >> the archbishop of canterbury

has resigned following a report into a prolific child abuser associated with the church of england. the report concluded that justin welby had failed to act after learning about the abuse by john smyth qc in 2013, in a statement, welby said the following having sought the gracious permission of his majesty the king, i have decided to resign as archbishop of canterbury. >> the macon review has exposed the long maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses of john smyth. >> when i was informed in 2013 and told that police had been notified, i believed, wrongly that an appropriate resolution would follow. it is very clear that i must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatising penod the long and retraumatising period between 2013 and 2020, for in politics, the prime minister has pledged an 81% cut to uk emissions by 2035. >> at the un climate summit in azerbaijan , sir keir starmer azerbaijan, sir keir starmer says there is what he called a

huge opportunity for the uk to lead the world in the economy of tomorrow, which he said will mean betterjobs tomorrow, which he said will mean better jobs and tomorrow, which he said will mean betterjobs and economic growth in the uk. here's what the prime minister had to say earlier on today. >> 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 uk businesses, for british workers, if we act now to lead the world in the economy of tomorrow. >> terminally ill adults who are expected to die within six months would be able to request assistance to end their own life under the new proposed end of life bill. but someone with a disability or mental health issue would not be eligible. the controversial bill has raised some concerns that people could feel pressured into ending their lives prematurely. 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 with withdrawal symptoms such as irritability and trouble sleeping. official estimates say it could help more than 85,000 people give up smoking over the next five years, as well as prevent up to 9500 smoking related deaths . wage growth has related deaths. wage growth has fallen to its lowest level in more than two years, whilst joblessness has jumped by more than expected, the office for national statistics says the average regular earnings growth eased back to only 4.8% in the three months to september. that's down from 4.9% in the previous three months. this marks the lowest level since june 2022. the ons survey also says the rate of uk unemployment

rose from 4% to 4.3% in the previous three months. boris johnson has told gb news that sir keir starmer is not doing enough to stop foreign criminals in the uk. the former pm says it's in the uk. the former pm says wsfime 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 of migrants crossing the english channel in small boats is likely to hit 40,000 by the end of the yean to hit 40,000 by the end of the year, according to maritime security sources. almost 33,000 have already made the illegal journey so far this year. here's what former pm 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. >> and finally, gary lineker will step down as host of match of the day at the end of the current season. the 63 year old former england striker has presented match of the day since 1999, but now mark chapman, gabby logan and alex scott are the current front runners to replace the former england star. for now, those are your latest gb news headlines. i'm sophie reapen gb news headlines. i'm sophie reaper. it's back to martin. >> thank you sophie. now, breaking news this afternoon. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has finally resigned. he was under increasing pressure after a report criticised his handling of the allegations against john smyth, who sexually abused hundreds of children in the 19705 hundreds of children in the 1970s and 1980s. in a statement issued a short while ago, justin welby has said this. it is very clear that i must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatising

penod for the long and retraumatising period between 2013 and 2024. i hope this decision makes clear how seriously the church of england understands the need for change, and our profound commitment to creating a safer church. as i step down, i do so in sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse. i believe that stepping aside is the best in the best interests of the church of england, which i dearly love and which i have been honoured to serve. i pray that this decision points us back towards the love that jesus christ has for every one of us. well, let's head over now to lambeth palace now and speak to gb news correspondent olivia utley, who is on the scene. olivia utley you've been you've been outside lambeth palace throughout the day. there was a sense of inevitability that this decision would arrive and arrive. it has. tell us more . arrive. it has. tell us more. >> well, absolutely. from this morning it felt as though justin

welby's position was untenable. last week, the archbishop of canterbury said that he had considered resigning, but had decided against it. he thought that he could and should remain in his post, but his mind was changed and it does feel a little as though he was pushed rather than jumped, because three members of the synod, the upper echelons of the church of england, along with a whole host of john smith's victims and then this morning, the archbishop of newcastle all said this morning, the archbishop of newca