>>a >> a very, very good afternoon to you. it's 3:00 pm and welcome to you. it's 3:00 pm and welcome to the martin daubney show here on gb news. we're broadcasting, of course, live from the heart of course, live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk. on today's show , nigel the uk. on today's show, nigel farage reform uk leader, took on the government today as the leader of reform appeared to be doing the work for donald trump as he implied that the us president would have the power to veto the chagos island handoven >> they went toe to toe in parliament and on the same tickle, reform mp rupert lowe has sensationally claimed that over 3 million immigrants have claimed universal credit since 2019. now the figure comes from a department of work and pensions whistleblower and on today's show, i will reveal the

astonishing cost to the british taxpayer. it's unbelievable. and donald trump's war on woke just went nuclear because trump has appointed elon musk to help flamethrower thousands of woke civil servants, saving billions of dollars plus his new defence secretary will urge woke generals to bite the bullet. is it time we did the same here in britain? well, trump is due to meet joe biden within the next hour and we'll bring you that live as it happens . yesterday, live as it happens. yesterday, the archbishop of canterbury was forced to resign after the john smyth sex abuse scandal became simply too big to ignore. later on today's show, i'll be joined by richard gittins, one of smyth's victims, who bravely share his harrowing story of how he suffered at the hands of a monster who never faced justice. that's all coming on today's show . once a show, always

show. once a show, always a pleasure to have your company. the truth ? they don't want us to the truth? they don't want us to know the facts of foreign nationals in british prisons . nationals in british prisons. the facts of foreign nationals who claim benefits, the facts of who claim benefits, the facts of who pays the most , or the who pays the most, or the littlest tax. these are the stats, the government simply do not want us to have. they published them in denmark with full transparency. why won't they publish them here? well, a little clue to that is coming shortly on this show. an astonishing whistleblower at the department of work and pensions has revealed exclusively to us @gbnews, the multi—billion pound cost of universal credit that you, the british taxpayer, are paying you, the british taxpayer, are paying every month as explosive and you will not want to miss it. get in touch, use your ways gbnews.com/yoursay . but now your gbnews.com/yoursay. but now your headlines. and here's sophie reaper.

reapen >> thank you martin. the time is just after 3:00. >> let's take a look at your latest gb news headlines, and we'll start with some breaking news from this hour . news from this hour. >> axel rudakubana. the teenager charged with the murders of three children in southport earlier this year, has appeared for a plea and preparation heanng for a plea and preparation hearing at liverpool crown court this afternoon but was not asked to plea . the teenager appeared to plea. the teenager appeared via video link from hmp belmarsh, but refused to speak when he was asked twice to confirm his identity. rudy cabana is also charged with ten counts of attempted murder, one counts of attempted murder, one count of possession of a knife and two terror related offences. the production of biological toxin ricin and the possession of a pdf entitled military studies in the jihad against the tyrants. the al—qaeda training manual rudy cabanas trial is scheduled for january of manual rudy cabanas trial is scheduled forjanuary of next scheduled for january of next year. scheduled for january of next year . in the scheduled for january of next year. in the last 15 minutes or so, president elect donald trump has arrived in washington. he's being hosted by president joe

biden at the white house this afternoon for a meeting designed to demonstrate a smooth transition of power . to demonstrate a smooth transition of power. biden, to demonstrate a smooth transition of power . biden, who transition of power. biden, who initially ran against trump in the 2024 election, will welcome the 2024 election, will welcome the former and future presidents into the oval office, a traditional courtesy by outgoing presidents that trump did not extend to biden in 2020, when he won the position . leicestershire won the position. leicestershire police have confirmed in the last few minutes that a collision took place earlier today between a bus carrying schoolchildren and an hgv lorry on the a46. 16 passengers sustained minor injuries and ten of those were taken to hospital as a precaution . emergency as a precaution. emergency services responded at the time and local road closures were put in place. that road has since reopened. the leader of the opposition, kemi badenoch, has criticised sir keir starmer at pmqs today over council tax, national insurance contributions and the budget. the conservative leader also pressed the pm on decisions he made at the cop27

climate summit in baku. >> mr speaker, i welcome the prime minister back from his trip to azerbaijan , where he has trip to azerbaijan, where he has unilaterally made commitments that will make life more experience for everyone back home. >> i'm very proud. i'm very proud of the fact that we're restoring leadership on climate to this country from the uk , to this country from the uk, because that will be measured in lower bills on energy independence and the jobs of the future. >> and in relation and she may have missed, but on monday i was very pleased to announce a huge order into jobs in hull for blades for offshore wind. >> if she's opposed to that sort of action, she should go to hull and say so on the safeguarding lead at the church of england says abuse within the church is a whole church problem. >> that's after the archbishop of canterbury , justin welby, of canterbury, justin welby, resigned following a report that revealed a cover up spanning decades. it comes as victims of

john smyth called for further resignations from senior clergy members involved in the scandal. justin welby announced yesterday that he was standing down after an independent review concluded smyth could have been brought to justice if he had formally reported him to the police more than a decade ago. post office bosses have set out plans to fix their finances, amid reports that hundreds of branches could be closing down. the shake—up may result in the closure of 115 branches wholly owned by the post office, putting more than 1000 jobs at risk. post office chairman nigel railton made the announcement at the company's hq in london earlier on today. addressing postmasters across the country as well as retail partners and post office staff , partners and post office staff, sarah sharif's father has told jurors he takes full responsibility for the death of his ten year old daughter, taxi driver irfan sharif made the admission under cross under cross—examination as his wife, behnaz batus , aged 30, sobbed in

behnaz batus, aged 30, sobbed in the dock of the old bailey on wednesday. however, speaking this afternoon, sharif mentioned maintained he did not murder his daughter , saying i did not daughter, saying i did not intend to kill her and a change of pace now never mind. the age old question of a white christmas could we be in for a white november? the met office has announced that the uk could see a flurry of snow as early as this sunday, as temperatures have already plummeted below zero in certain parts of the country . they say that arctic country. they say that arctic winds moving southward will bnng winds moving southward will bring freezing weather, bringing with it what they called the possibility of snow. i'm sure some people will be dreading that. those latest headlines for now , i'm sophie reaper more from now, i'm sophie reaper more from me in the next half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news. >> .com. forward slash alerts .

>> .com. forward slash alerts. >> .com. forward slash alerts. >> thank you sophie. now nigel farage took on the government today toe to toe as the reform uk leader appeared to be doing the work for donald trump as he implied that the us president would have the power to veto the chagos island handover. take a listen. >> mauritius has no legal or historical claim to the sovereignty of a group of islands that are 1300 miles away from where it is, nor does from the international court. it was purely an advisory opinion. there is no legal reason why we have to do any of this. now, i warned the foreign secretary six weeks ago in this chamber that it was an enormous mistake to do this , given that we had a us this, given that we had a us presidential election coming up on november the 5th. and if you say to me, well, yes, it's okay, the united states are fully in favour. really, there is no bafis favour. really, there is no basis for this agreement to

continue as it is. and if you do, you'll be at conflict with a country without which we would be defenceless. well, thank you , be defenceless. well, thank you, mr speaker. >> i am afraid, obviously, i fundamentally disagree with what the honourable gentleman has had to say. >> international courts were reaching judgements. international organisations were taking steps not to undermine mauritian sovereignty. and this threatened the secure and effective operation of the base. and in the absence of a negotiated solution, a legally binding decision against the uk seemed inevitable. this would have threatened the 1504 00:09:30,984 --> 00:0