the martin daubney show. we're broadcasting for you live on gb on today's show and that's all coming up in your nelive our. on today's show and that's all coming up in your nelive on . on today's show and that's all coming up in your nelive on gb broadcasting for you live on gb news from the heart of news from the heart of westminster and all across the westminster and all across the uk. on today's show , the prime uk. on today's show , the prime uk. on today's show, the prime minister will speak to the uk. on today's show, the prime minister will speak to the nafion minister will speak to the nafion minister will speak to the nation shortly . in a short while nation shortly . in a short while nation shortly. in a short while on the day it was announced that nation shortly. in a short while on the day it was announced that net immigration hit almost i net immigration hit almost 1 million last year after a million last year after a mystery 170,000 were found, it mystery 170,000 were found, it seems down the back of the sofa seems down the back of the sofa at downing street. we'll bring at downing street. we'll bring you this live latest here on gb you this live latest here on gb news and nigel farage has reform news and nigel farage has reform uk today announced it has uk today announced it has smashed the 100,000 membership smashed the 100,000 membership barrier and then sensationally barrier and then sensationally unveiled former tory minister unveiled former tory minister dame andrea jenkins as their dame andrea jenkins as their latest big name defection. and latest big name defection. and she blasted the tories are a she blasted the tories are a sinking ship. but it wasn't all sinking ship. but it wasn't all rosy for reform because today rosy for reform because today their former deputy leader , ben their former deputy leader , ben their former deputy leader, ben their former deputy leader, ben habib, dramatically quit the habib, dramatically quit the party, claiming he'd been banned party, claiming he'd been banned from speaking at events. i'll from speaking at events. i'll speak exclusively to ben habib on today's show and that's all speak exclusively to ben habib on today's show and that's all coming up in your next hour. coming up in your next hour.

on today's show and that's all coming up in your next hour . of coming up in your next hour. of the show. always a pleasure to have your company. so all eyes are on downing street. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, expected to address the nation in around about ten minutes time. and the topic, of course, the topic du jour will be these astonishing immigration figures. once again. proof we've totally lost control of our borders despite 14 years of the conservatives promising to bring numbers down despite the brexit referendum, the central tenet of which is take back control, referendum, the central tenet of which is take back control , that which is take back control, that never happened. almost a million came in last year. never happened. almost a million came in last year . they've came in last year. they've adjusted the figures, miraculously found 178,000 that weren't accounted for. who's doing the maths.7 diane abbott, where do they get these numbers from.7 this is simply unacceptable. what are they going to do about it.7 they owe us a huge, huge explanation. we're going to get some of that hopefully at 3:15 this afternoon. and until then we'll have full analysis of what's an

astonishing day in westminster and reform past the 100,000 mark. dame andrea jenkyns sensationally crossing the floor. could others follow.7 and yet, on the same day, ben habib dramatically throwing the towel in, i'll speak exclusively to mr habib on the show to find out the reasoning behind behind him leaving the party on the same day. it should be a good news day. it should be a good news day for them. get in touch all the usual ways, gbnews.com/yoursay. but now here's your headlines and it's sophia wenzler

show. the number is standing at 728,000 in the year to june 2024. meanwhile, the cost of the asylum system has soared to more than £5 billion, nearly 12 times the amount spent a decade ago. the new conservative leader, kemi badenoch, has admitted her party got it wrong on migration, while labour's migration minister seema malhotra claims it was the conservatives who lost control of the system. >> what we've seen is that in the space of four years, net migration quadrupled to almost a million. we absolutely believe that net migration has to come down. but in order to do that, we need to go further. that's why we believe that you need to tackle the causes of net migration, including linking skills and visa policies. so you're addressing those gaps in skills and reducing the reliance on overseas recruitment. >> now a british soldier turned spy >> now a british soldier turned spy for iran has been found guilty of breaching the official secrets and terrorism act .

secrets and terrorism act. daniel khalife passed sensitive military information to iranian agents and offered to stay undercover for over 25 years. prosecutors say the 23 year old collected a very large body of classified data, risking soldiers lives while being paid in cash. khalife escaped from wandsworth prison in september but was recaptured after three days on the run. he'll be sentenced next year. in other news, reform uk says its membership has soared to over 100,000, up from just 15,000 last year. party leader nigel farage slammed the tories and labour over what he called horrendous net migration figures, despite a 20% drop in the last year. and in a major coup for the party, former conservative minister dame andrea jenkyns has joined and will stand as reform's candidate for mayor of greater lincolnshire . kirsty wark has lincolnshire. kirsty wark has accused greg wallace of making sexualised jokes during her time

on celebrity masterchef in 2011. the former newsnight host is one of 13 people to have reported inappropriate comments from wallace over a 17 year period. wark claims that he shared stories and jokes of a sexual nature in front of contestants and crew , which she felt were and crew, which she felt were really, really in the wrong place. other allegations include wallace openly discussing his sex life and making inappropriate comments to female colleagues. the 60 year old stepped down from the cooking show as the bbc investigates the allegations . two police officers allegations. two police officers have been served with misconduct notices after a 17 year old girl died fleeing a patrol car on the m5 motorway. tamsin hall, who was autistic, escaped the vehicle near bridgwater on the 11th of november, crossing into oncoming traffic. the independent office for police conduct is investigating how she managed to leave the vehicle while in custody. a full

inquest, potentially with a jury, inquest, potentially with a jury, is scheduled for next november . one of jury, is scheduled for next november. one of britain's largest unions has launched legal action against the government over means testing winter fuel payments. the move, which unite claims has rushed and broke legal rules, will see 10 million pensioners miss out on the benefit. general secretary sharon graham says it's a cruel cut and warned it will hit pensioners hard as the temperatures drop. unite is pushing for an urgent high court heanng pushing for an urgent high court hearing to overturn the decision. the government says over a million pensioners will still receive the payment , and still receive the payment, and urged others to check if they qualify for pension credit . sir qualify for pension credit. sir keir starmer has spoken with ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy as russia intensifies its attacks on ukraine's power grid. zelenskyy described the assault as another act of russian air terror, with over 90 missiles and nearly 100 drones targeting civilian

infrastructure. the strike, which left 1 million homes without power, is the second in less than two weeks, raising concerns over a winter of crippling energy shortages. in the call, zelenskyy also expressed thanks for the uk's continued support , including £3 continued support, including £3 billion in aid, and discussed strengthening defence cooperation and sir ed davey swapping parliament for pop charts, hoping for christmas number one with love is enough, a charity single featuring bath's philharmonia's young carers choir. bath's philharmonia's young carers choir . love bath's philharmonia's young carers choir. love is bath's philharmonia's young carers choir . love is alive . carers choir. love is alive. the song , recorded with a full song, recorded with a full orchestra and 20 singers, was inspired by the lib dem leader's own experience as a teenage carer. davies says the single highlights the love and resilience of carers, and hopes it will strike a chord with families this festive season . families this festive season. those are the latest gb news

headlines. now it's back to martin for the very latest gb news to direct your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gb news. com forward slash alerts . news. com forward slash alerts. >> thank you sophia. what a day of politics we have ahead of us. immigration, nation plus the rise of reform. and very shortly we're expecting to hear from the prime minister, sir keir starmer, following the publication of uk immigration statistics. and ahead of this, i can now speak in our studio with gb news political correspondent katherine forster. i'm also joined by the research director at the centre for migration control, robert bates. welcome to the studio, both of you. an incredible day. i mean, yesterday , kemi badenoch and yesterday, kemi badenoch and chris philp gave a rather hurried press conference. what's going on here? we thought. now katherine forster, i think all

becomes clear or rather, all becomes clear or rather, all becomes clear or rather, all becomes clear as mud because the figures are down 20% or so were told, except they found an extra 178,000 down the back of the sofa for last year, which means it's down from a figure sofa for last year, which means it's do