>> good evening. busy one tonight. >> it is 9:00 on television, on radio and online in the united kingdom and across the world. this is mark dolan tonight in my opinion. labour's war on farmers on business and on aspirational families will bankrupt the country and hurt the ordinary working people. that sir keir starmer says he cares most about. i'll be giving my unapologetic verdict on this failing administration in just a moment. in the big story, as a million people sign a petition

for a snap poll, does britain need a general election? we'll hear from both sides on that one. our harry and meghan going to spend christmas apart. i'll be asking a top royal insider with his confrontational position on russia. has sir keir starmer put a target on our back? could vladimir putin shut down britain with a devastating cyber attack? and in an hour's time, in my take at ten, following their disastrous politically correct ad campaign, the woke boss of jaguar launches an extraordinary attack on nigel farage. i'll be dealing with this car crash in slow motion in an extra long take at ten special. you won't want to miss it. plus, tonight's top pundits. we have head of communications at the popular conservatives. and on siddhartha rees—mogg , and on siddhartha rees—mogg, former labour party advisor paul richards and former adviser to

bofis richards and former adviser to boris johnson. remember him? lord kulveer, ranger. of . lord kulveer, ranger. of. two hours of big opinion. big debate and big entertainment. does britain need a general election? we'll debate that after the news headunes we'll debate that after the news headlines with katie bowen . headlines with katie bowen. >> mark. thank you. a very good evening. it'sjust >> mark. thank you. a very good evening. it's just gone 9:00. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. the prime minister has said that he has spoken to welsh first minister eluned morgan about flooding in wales, as four people have now died as a result of the weather brought to the uk by storm babet. leonard morgan has said that it has been a really difficult weekend, describing the impact as absolutely devastating. the storm has brought more than 80% of november's average monthly rainfall in less than 48 hours,

to some areas, with more than 100 flood alerts in place across the uk. a major incident has been declared in south wales, where between 200 and 300 properties have been affected by today's flooding, and a bridge which was replaced after storm dennis has been completely washed away. sir keir starmer said in his post on x that he is receiving updates on storm babet as it develops across the uk. large parts of the midlands are under floodwater. two after the shire brook in tenbury wells rose and caused a wall to collapse , flooding the collapse, flooding the worcestershire town. yellow warnings for wind and rain are in place for western parts of scotland and wales. south east england and northern ireland. work and pensions secretary liz kendall says nato countries are involved in a hidden cyber war with russia. that comes as the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster will warn that russia could turn the lights off and won't think twice about exploiting defence gaps in the uk. pat mcfadden is expected to give the warning to nato members this week in a speech he will

urge countries to bolster cyber security and not underestimate the threat of cyber warfare from russia. it follows warnings from experts last night who urged britain to remain firm and stand strong against vladimir putin's threats. shadow levelling up secretary kevin hollinrake told gb news that labour need to increase the uk's defence spending. now . spending. now. >> one of the highest spenders in nato constantly have been, but we recognise the growing threats around the world and that's why we committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2030, and that is a commitment not matched by the labour government. they have made some kind of general commitment to get there at some point in the future. but the threat is now and we should bolster our defences now. we made that firm commitment. labour should do the same . labour should do the same. >> elsewhere, the justice secretary says the state should never offer death as a service. shabana mahmood made the comments in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted

dying bill, ahead of a historic commons vote next week. in a letter to constituents, mr mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. a group of faith leaders have signed a letter opposing the bill ahead of its debate by mps, and prime minister sir keir starmer has declined to say whether he will back the bill, arguing that he doesn't want to pressure mps . and just briefly, pressure mps. and just briefly, musical blockbuster wicked has surpassed gladiator two and paddington in peru to secure the biggest opening weekend of 2024 for vue cinemas. the cinema chain said the film, which stars oscar nominated actress cynthia erivo and grammy and grammy winning pop star ariana grande, has had the largest opening weekend for a stage musical adaptation in its history. the two part film, which was released in the uk on friday, is up 60% on les miserables opening weekend in 2012 and three times larger than the 2022 film adaptation of matilda. those are

the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to for mark 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. >> good to have katie back. she returns in an hour's time. a very busy show in my take at ten. the boss of jaguar, who has been responsible for a catastrophic woke ad campaign which will probably destroy the company. this boss has launched an extraordinary attack on nigel farage. so i'll be dealing with this individual in no uncertain terms. in an extra long take at ten special. that's in an hour. you won't want to miss it. but first, my big opinion. you won't want to miss it. but first, my big opinion . good first, my big opinion. good evening. now, labour said that

they were going to transform britain. how right they were. they've turned this once free market economy and open liberal society into a 1984 socialist nightmare. they bashed arguably the most vulnerable group in our society pensioners. 10 million of them, who will be shivering in their homes this winter. well, frankly, they already are. how cold has it been this weekend? i think when labour imagined what a pensioner is, they don't think of someone living hand to mouth deciding whether or not to have a meal or to switch on the radiator. i don't think that's how they perceive pensioners. i think they think of hyacinth bouquet from keeping up appearances in her posh end of terrace accommodation. they think of the earl of grantham from downton abbey, whose only concern is having enough bone marrow for his labrador , isis. they think his labrador, isis. they think of millionaire bake off star mary berry, whose only concern

in the cold winter months is getting a soggy bottom. but that is not what pensioners are. millions of pensioners have no real quality of life to speak of and live in. effective poverty. it was a bizarre miscalculation by a party dominated by north london metropolitan groupthink. it's the same reason that the farmers have been treated so badly and thrown under the tractor by labour. why? well, because when labour think of the farming community, they think of £300. barbourjackets, farming community, they think of £300. barbour jackets, 80 farming community, they think of £300. barbourjackets, 80 grand range rovers and sprawling country estates . utter. farmers country estates. utter. farmers live on valuable assets which are of no value to them as it's where they live and work. in spite of the often 24 over seven toil in all weathers, many farmers make less money than a primary school teacher. the same

out—of—touch attitude can be seen towards wealth creators. this incoming labour government's cabinet has almost no business experience. they are lawyers, public sector stiffs and career politicians who wouldn't know a business model if it bit them in the bum . when if it bit them in the bum. when labour think of entrepreneurs, they think of james dyson, richard branson and lord sugar rather than the actual entrepreneurs. the bosses of small and medium sized enterprises struggling to meet the monthly payroll settle invoices from suppliers, get paid themselves and navigate a complex nexus of government taxes and regulations made more onerous thanks to angela rayner's job wrecking workers rights revolution. the national insurance raid on business, which the ifs have said will be paid for by lower wages, less recruitment, less investment and sackings, comes from the same mentality as an assault on private schools, which will see

lower income families priced out of the sector already, adding to the burden of oversubscribed state schools. but whilst the party is supposed to be progressive and was founded to support the poorest and weakest in our society, a 1499 00:10:14,840 -->