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outcome is predicted to be on a knife edge , the immigration knife edge, the immigration blame game sir keir starmer take5 blame game sir keir starmer takes aim at torie5 a5 blame game sir keir starmer takes aim at torie5 as net migration hit a record 906,000 in the year to june 2023. >> previous government were running an open border5 experiment and it's the biggest 5hopping day of the year. >> the black friday 5ale5, 5hopping day of the year. >> the black friday sales, the perfect time to bag your5elf >> the black friday sales, the perfect time to bag yourself a bargain or as christmas come earlier for 5cammer5. we'll have the latest . the latest. >> right, 50 there'5 load5 the latest. >> right, 50 there'5 loads to talk about. but black friday, have you got anything planned for you.7 >> for you? >> i haven't no. iju5t for you? >> i haven't no. i just bought a new coat la5t >> i haven't no. i just bought a new coat last week. i feel like i should have waited a week. >> you should have waited a week. >> yeah, that was a mistake. >> yeah, that was a mistake. >> i got 20% off. >> i got 20% off. >> you've got a new one. i just saw it. >> it'5 saw it. >> it's the same colour as this

dress. but i just love it. dre55. but i just love it. >> look5 fanta5tic. >> look5 fanta5tic. >> great deals. yeah. the last one was given to me by an ex. oh, well, you have to get a new one then. >> did you? okay. fair enough. well, that makes sense. great deal >> well, we will be giving you loads of black friday deal5, >> well, we will be giving you loads of black friday deals, as you know, throughout the show. stay with us. a5 ever, we love to hear your thoughts. send us your comments. post your thoughts. gb new5 dot com thought5. gb new5 dot com forward 5la5h your5ay. but first let'5 forward 5la5h your5ay. but first let's get your latest news with sam franci5. >> very good morning to you. >> very good morning to you. >> the top stories from the newsroom ju5t >> the top stories from the newsroom just after 9:30. well new5room just after 9:30. well as we heard there, sir keir starmer ha5 as we heard there, sir keir starmer has seen his first cabinet re5ignation 5ince starmer has seen his first cabinet re5ignation since his election victory. the tran5port secretary, loui5e haigh, ha5 secretary, loui5e haigh, has stepped down after it emerged la5t stepped down after it emerged last night that she was convicted of a criminal offence before she was an mp. she admitted to falsely reporting a stolen work phone in 2013, 5tolen work phone in 2013, calling it a mistake. haigh, though , in5i5t5 5he gained though, in5i5t5 5he gained nothing from the incident and regret5 not clarifying it 500nen regret5 not clarifying it sooner. sir keir starmer thanked 500ner. sir keir starmer thanked her for her service, 5aying 500ner. sir keir starmer thanked her for her service, saying she still has a huge contribution to

make . mp5 still has a huge contribution to make. mp5 will still has a huge contribution to make . mp5 will have to still has a huge contribution to make. mp5 will have to make still has a huge contribution to make . mp5 will have to make one make. mp5 will have to make one of the biggest deci5ion5 make. mp5 will have to make one of the biggest decisions of their careers today, whether or not to back a55i5ted dying. the proposed law would make it legal for over 18 seconds, who were terminally ill to be given medical assistance to end their own life in england and wales. the bill, called the terminally ill three adult5 bill, 5et5 the bill, called the terminally ill three adult5 bill, sets out detailed requirements in order to be eligible. the labour mp prop05ing it, kim leadbeater, 5ay5 prop05ing it, kim leadbeater, says the 5afeguard5 are the most robust in the world, but others are arguing it'5 robust in the world, but others are arguing it's a slippery slope toward5 death on demand. 5lope toward5 death on demand. the commons has until this afternoon to vote and with the outcome unclear a5 afternoon to vote and with the outcome unclear as many mp5, including the prime minister, haven't revealed their 5tance. we'll keep acr055 haven't revealed their 5tance. we'll keep across the details for you . greg wallace has for you. greg wallace has thanked fan5 for you. greg wallace has thanked fans for their support after 5tepping thanked fans for their support after stepping down from ma5terchef amid allegation5 after stepping down from ma5terchef amid allegations of inappropriate 5exual comment5 over the last 17 years. the broadca5ter, kir5ty wark, i5 broadca5ter, kir5ty wark, is among people who have made claim5 accu5ing among people who have made claim5 accusing him of using 5exuali5ed language on

ma5terchef in 2011. the production company banijay uk 5ay5 production company banijay uk says it's launching an external review, with greg wallace fully cooperating during that inve5tigation. greg'5 lawyer5, though, in5i5t the claims are entirely fal5e . voting is entirely fal5e. voting is underway in ireland'5 general election thi5 underway in ireland'5 general election this morning, with poll5 open until 10:00 this evening. it'5 poll5 open until 10:00 this evening. it's a tight race with fianna fail, fine gael and sinn fein all hovering around 20% support, according to the latest 5upport, according to the latest poll5. over 3 million voter5 poll5. over 3 million voters will decide the make up of ireland's parliament, with 174 ireland'5 parliament, with 174 seats now up for grabs. that is more than ever before. sinn fein leader mary lou mcdonald ha5 fielded more candidates, thi5 fielded more candidates, this time aiming to form a government without the two traditional powerhou5e5. an exit poll at 10:00 pm tonight will offer the first glimpse of what ireland'5 next government could look like peacekeeper5 at ukraine'5 border. that is bori5 john50n'5 prop05al border. that is bori5 john50n'5 proposal to end the war with russia. the former prime

minister 5ay5 any cea5efire deal mini5ter 5ay5 any cea5efire deal 5hould mini5ter 5ay5 any cea5efire deal should include briti5h mini5ter 5ay5 any cea5efire deal should include british troops as part of a multinational european peacekeeping force. hi5 part of a multinational european peacekeeping force. his comments come as donald trump prepare5 peacekeeping force. his comments come as donald trump prepares to take office in the united states. he'5 vowing to end the state5. he'5 vowing to end the war in just 24 hours. meanwhile, the ukrainian pre5ident, volodymyr zelen5kyy, i5 the ukrainian pre5ident, volodymyr zelen5kyy, is warning ru55ian 5trike5 have left more than a million homes across the country without power. downing street has called th05e attack5 depraved and reaffirmed the uk'5 £3 billion in annual support for ukraine and black friday could be a lifeline for uk retailer5 today, after storm babet hammered 5ale5 earlier this month. footfall on high 5treet5 fell by 5% last week, with shopping centres and retail park5 al50 shopping centres and retail park5 also hit hard , e5pecially park5 also hit hard, especially in northern region5 park5 also hit hard, especially in northern regions including york5hire, wale5 in northern regions including york5hire, wales and in scotland. export5 expert5 york5hire, wales and in scotland. export5 experts warn that weak con5umer scotland. export5 experts warn that weak consumer confidence and p05t—budget jitter5 are keeping 5hopper5 cautiou5. meanwhile, amazon is also facing it5 meanwhile, amazon is also facing its own challenge, with thousands of workers acr055 its own challenge, with thousands of workers across the globe prote5ting today. they're demanding better condition5

globe prote5ting today. they're demanding better conditions and climate action. well, retailer5 climate action. well, retailers are now hoping the festive 5ale5 are now hoping the festive sales will turn things around in what's left of this year's golden quarter. th05e what's left of this year's golden quarter. those are the latest headlines for now. back with you in around half an hour. now, though, it's over to adam and nana . and nana. >> thank you sam. good morning. hello and welcome. thi5 >> thank you sam. good morning. hello and welcome. this is britain'5 new5room. we're live acr055 britain'5 new5room. we're live across the united kingdom on gb new5 across the united kingdom on gb news with adam cherry and me. nana akua breaking this morning. loui5e hague ha5 nana akua breaking this morning. loui5e hague has resigned as tran5port 5ecretary after admitting that she pleaded guilty to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013, 50mething was stolen in 2013, something that she calls a genuine mi5take. >> in a letter to the prime minister, 5he >> in a letter to the prime minister, she writes i mini5ter, she writes i appreciate that whatever the facts of the matter, thi5 appreciate that whatever the facts of the matter, this issue will inevitably be a distraction from delivering on the work of this government and the policies to which we are both committed. i will always be grateful for

the support you have shown me, and i take great pride in what we have achieved 5ince and i take great pride in what we have achieved since the election. i remain totally committed to our political project, but i now believe it will be best served by my 5upporting you from outside government. >> while the prime minister has accepted her resignation and has thanked her for all she's done for the government. but if he was aware of this conviction, why did he appoint her in the first place to his cabinet? let'5 cr055 live to westminster and talk to political corre5pondent olivia utley . so, corre5pondent olivia utley. so, olivia, can you give us some more details of this? so it was a work mobile phone. can you tell us what kind of happened and what she's claiming and why she is ultimately gone? seeing as keir starmer knew about this a5 keir starmer knew about this from the get go ? from the get go? >> well, it's a bit of a mysterious 5tory , really. so my5teriou5 5tory, really. so e55entially what happened was back in 2014, louise hay wa5 mugged on a night out. she was, she claimed to the police that her work mobile phone was stolen from her in that mugging. the matter was investigated by

police. then some time later, according to louise hay'5 ver5ion according to louise hay'5 version of events, 5he according to louise hay'5 version of events, she found the phone clearly di5covered version of events, she found the phone clearly discovered that it hadnt phone clearly discovered that it hadn't been stolen in this mugging and turned it on again. and then that phone being turned on again triggered the police to look into the matter further. and aviva, the insurance giant who was loui5e hay'5 employer at the time, got involved in this investigation. now what hay inve5tigation. now what hay claim5 inve5tigation. now what hay claims is that it was a complete mi5take claims is that it was a complete mistake on her part. she hadn't reali5ed mistake on her part. she hadn't realised that the phone hadn't been stolen and it was her 50licitor who advi5ed been stolen and it was her 50licitor who advised her to say no comment in the police interview and ended up advi5ing her to plead guilty to fraud. she says that she didn't gain anything at all. it was a genuine mi5take anything at all. it was a genuine mistake and she regret5 li5tening genuine mistake and she regret5 listening to the advice of her 50licitor. it'5 listening to the advice of her 50licitor. it's sort of hard to imagine the situation, you know, she found out that this phone wa5n't mi55ing she found out that this phone wa5n't missing and instead of going straight to the police and

reporting this mistake, 5he reporting this mistake, she simply turned it on again. and 5imply turned it on again. and how did she fail to work out that this phone hadn't been stolen in the mugging? it'5 that this phone hadn't been stolen in the mugging? it's all a little bit my5teriou5. what al50 a little bit my5teriou5. what also is quite confu5ing i5 a little bit my5teriou5. what also is quite confu5ing is the fact that, you know, keir starmer ha5 fact that, you know, keir starmer has sent her a very ter5e re5pon5e starmer has sent her a very ter5e response to louise hay'5 re5ignation letter, and one gets the feeling that loui5e hay wa5 the feeling that loui5e hay was sort of jumped before she was pushed by keir starmer. keir starmer ha5 pushed by keir starmer. keir starmer has shown before that he is very, very prepared to be ruthless. we've seen him ruthle55. we've seen him 5tripping ruthle55. we've seen him stripping the whip away from mp5 who have defied him on just stripping the whip away from mp5 who have defied him on ju5t1 stripping the whip away from mp5 who have defied him on just 1 or 2 occasions, and this seems to be something quite similar. he doesn't want the distraction of louise hay, but loui5e hay loui5e hay, but loui5e hay claim5, loui5e hay, but loui5e hay claims, and it is absolutely true that she was claims, and it is absolutely tru