i reject it utterly . wrong. i reject it utterly. aptly. did not choose between allies. churchill did not choose . allies. churchill did not choose. >> well, i think that's where the comparison ends. sir keir starmer tells donald trump he will not side with america against the eu at the lord mayor's banquet banquet. and in that same speech, he said that he'll rebuild our ties with europe as well . europe as well. >> stalking crackdown the government is giving stalking victims more protection and the police greater powers to stop stalkers. home office minister jess phillips explains one of the new measures, called the right to know. >> we are going to lay the statutory instrument that gives confidence to police forces to tell people who their stalker is so that they can protect themselves . themselves. >> operation blame game the home secretary , yvette cooper, secretary, yvette cooper, pledges that she's going to restore to order the migration system as she blasts the cost of

the conservatives rwanda scheme. >> there's four volunteers were sent to rwanda at a cost of £700 million. that included £290 million. that included £290 million paid to the government in kigali, and almost £300 million in staff. it and legal costs . costs. >> the labour government, after it was elected, cancelled. they cancelled that deterrent. even ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission, has called for european member states to implement an offshore processing scheme . scheme. >> well, shadow home secretary chris philp, they're biting back. but can any of our political parties reduce net migration numbers .7 migration numbers? >> and the bbc is saying that they won't take down programmes featuring the masterchef star gregg wallace, as number 10 wades in condemning his response to allegations as misogynistic . to allegations as misogynistic. >> and i think this might get you going. losing our marbles.

well, the pm meets with his greek counterpart today. is he about to return the elgin marbles and junk food ads will be banned from tv before 9:00, in an attempt to prevent 20,000 cases of childhood obesity. >> is that really the best they can do ? can do? >> three. two one. >> he worked nervous moment there . there. >> what's more, would inbev him or the tree if you were listening on the radio? >> that was sir keir starmer turning on the christmas lights. and he said nervous moment. there because he knows what we know. it's broken britain and nothing normally works. whether you go and get a train, whether you go and get a train, whether you try to use a machine anywhere in a train station, nothing works. and he clearly knew that as well, didn't he? no, indeed.

>> i mean, when i was getting back off holiday, by the way, everything had gone really well abroad. then we touched down at heathrow. a bloke was arrested on the flight. it took us an hour to get our bags. and then the heathrow express didn't work . the heathrow express didn't work. so welcome back, everybody. welcome back. >> at least we now know the prime minister feels the same way. right. gbnews.com/yoursay get in touch this morning . get in touch this morning. first, though, here's sam francis with the very latest news. >> bev, patrick, thank you very much . just coming up to four much. just coming up to four minutes apart, 9:34. rather well the top story this morning, sir keir starmer has said the uk won't choose between america and europe, insisting that both alliances are crucial in dangerous times. speaking at the lord mayor's banquet in london, the prime minister rejected claims that the uk must pick sides, instead pledging to deepen ties with the us while rebuilding relations with europe. he also promised continued support for ukraine, warning that a russian victory in the war would embolden other autocrats. sir keir starmer acknowledged the talks could

eventually lead to peace, but stressed the need to back ukraine for as long as it takes. he said to secure a just settlement. meanwhile, donald trump is set to return to the white house soon as named investment banker warren stephens as his pick for us ambassador to the uk . the elgin ambassador to the uk. the elgin marbles won't be on the agenda today as the uk and greek leaders meet later. kyriakos mitsotakis is in downing street for the first time since tensions with the previous government over the ancient sculptures. but number ten insists the marbles won't be discussed. instead highlighting ukraine and gaza as the priorities . the british museum priorities. the british museum maintains the statues were legally acquired despite greece's long standing claim they were taken unlawfully dunng they were taken unlawfully during foreign occupation . talks during foreign occupation. talks between the museum and greek officials are reportedly continuing with a potential cultural partnership on the horizon. victims of stalking will soon have the right to know the identity of their online abusers. under new government plans, home secretary yvette

cooper says the move will give more power to victims and strengthen stalking protection orders, which can now be imposed even after a conviction . courts even after a conviction. courts will also be able to apply protection orders for acquitted offenders if they are still deemed a risk. it follows warnings that police are failing to protect stalking victims , to protect stalking victims, with i in 7 adults in england and wales affected. the government's also reviewing stalking laws, aiming to improve how police identify and arrest offenders . a crackdown on covid offenders. a crackdown on covid corruption is underway as the new commissioner begins his first investigation. today. tom hayhoe is reviewing more than £8 billion spent on contracts for pandemic ppe . the chancellor, pandemic ppe. the chancellor, rachel reeves, says fraudsters won't get away with profiting from a national emergency and wants the money back in public services like the nhs and schools . the national crime schools. the national crime agency is also investigating criminal activity in ppe procurement, with hayhoe set to deliver a full report within a year. deliver a full report within a year . meanwhile, sir deliver a full report within a year. meanwhile, sir chris wormald, who oversaw pandemic

ppe spending, has been appointed the uk's top civil servant. masterchef star gregg wallace says he's now taking time out after apologising for calling his critics middle class women of a certain age. the bbc, though, is sticking with him , though, is sticking with him, confirming all his shows including a christmas special, will air as planned. the presenter, who faces allegations of inappropriate sexual jokes, posted an apology on social media saying he had been under stress and wasn't in a good headspace. but number 10 weighed in, calling his comments inappropriate and misogynistic. the culture secretary, lisa nandy, has already spoken to bbc bosses about the recent backlash. we've heard this morning that the uk's jobs market is steadier than it seemed. new figures from the office for national statistics show that employment levels are more than 300,000, higher than before the pandemic. that's despite earlier data suggesting they'd barely budged. unemployment, meanwhile, remains unchanged at 4.2%. the ons has also revised the employment rate

for april to june, up just slightly to 74.6%, and the emir of qatar begins a two day state visit today to the uk, hosted by king charles the prince and princess of wales will take part in ceremonial welcome, marking one of kate's new appearances since completing her cancer treatment. queen camilla, recovering from a chest infection, though, will be skipping some events, although we understand she will attend the state banquet at buckingham palace later . those are the palace later. those are the latest headlines for now, i'll be back with you at the top of the hour for a full roundup. now though, it's over to patrick and beth for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone . direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com . forward slash gb news .com. forward slash alerts . alerts. >> good morning. welcome to

britain's newsroom. doesn't the studio look marvellous and christmassy? isn't it fabulous? it's bev and patrick with you this morning. until midday. >> indeed. so, sir keir starmer has warned donald trump that he would not side with america against the eu. >> that's right. some of the president elect's allies have urged the prime minister to choose between brussels or washington. >> shall we take a listen to sir keir starmer here speaking at the lord mayor's banquet in london, where he promised to build bridges with both sides. >> the idea that we must choose between our allies . that somehow between our allies. that somehow we're with either america or europe is plain wrong . i reject europe is plain wrong. i reject it utterly . attlee did not it utterly. attlee did not choose between allies. churchill did not choose the national interest . demands that we work interest. demands that we work with both . with both. >> what do you make of that? >> what do you make of that?

>> i don't think he sounds very strong. i don't think he ever sounds very strong. does he? you know, he doesn't need to really set that out. be be smarter, be strategic, be cleverer. bear in mind that donald trump is going to change so much in america. and we have. he's going to push everything politically. right. and we've got a socialist government effectively at the moment. keir starmer wants to if he is able to put the country first, he's going to have to collaborate. he's going to have to work with trump. >> yeah, i'm quite surprised that he hasn't got splinters on his backside from