due to the ceremonial welcome due to lingering side effects of a chest infection. >> okay. and is he losing his marbles? well, >> okay. and is he losing his marbles? well , the prime marbles? well, the prime minister insists talks over the hotly contested sculptures will not be on the agenda as he meets with his greek counterpart today. but experts say a deal is actually very close indeed. so who should we believe? are we going to lose our marbles ? going to lose our marbles? >> and has the government needlessly imported sri lankan criminals and child abusers to britain, all as part of its deal with mauritius over the chagos islands? it sounds crazy. it sounds bizarre, but one mp urgently wants answers and will speak to him . speak to him. >> well, yes, we have just heard some breaking news that andrew rt davies has resigned as leader of the welsh conservatives in the senate, saying a substantial minority of his party do not

support him and his position is untenable. now this is interesting because you just told me only a few minutes ago that he'd won a vote of no confidence. >> he had, but but there had been a small minority of tory welsh assembly members that voted against him. so perhaps that's what he's talking about, because there are a few of his group that just don't support him. that's why he's out. this is all in the context, of course, of that extraordinary poll. we saw last week where plaid cymru in reform were the two largest parties by vote share in the senate. now they're having elections. not until the year after next, but but significant . a year in may significant. a year in may i think is their next election. but the tories could be in fourth place behind plaid cymru reform uk. the labour party and then the tories. so i suppose that's the context of sort of crisis in wales. but that being said, the guy won just a confidence vote and to be frank,

is it really the fault of the leader of the welsh conservatives ? if the tories are conservatives? if the tories are polling in fourth? >> i don't know, but people want a fall guy, don't they? people want someone to blame and if they're trailing in fourth place in wales, that's not good, is it? >> it's not good at all. but how much of that is actually due to could actually this might be a bit mean , but could anyone in bit mean, but could anyone in wales name any welsh party leader other than perhaps the first minister? >> well, why don't we ask people at home? we've got a lot of welsh viewers and listeners. yeah. how in tune with the leadership of the various parties over there, are you? i know them all. how do you know them all? do you know them all? you must know them all, tom. >> okay, i know, i know the leader, the leader of the lib dems who are polling in fifth at the moment in wales was the mp for brecon and radnorshire who lost her seat in 2019. but i can't remember her name. okay, i know that adam price is no longer the leader of plaid cymru, but i don't know who's

replaced him. and of course vaughan gething lost his place as as first minister and has now been replaced by that baroness. that baroness? yeah . andrew rt. that baroness? yeah. andrew rt. davies was the leader of the welsh tories as well. but he's he's out as well. >> we'll bring you some more. more on that if you're interested. andrew rc davies stepping down after he won a vote of no confidence but trailing in fourth place. not great behind reform plaid cymru and labour. but let's get the headunes and labour. but let's get the headlines with sam francis. do get in touch. gbnews.com/yoursay . get in touch. gbnews.com/yoursay. >> emily. tom, thank you very much. good morning to you. it's just good afternoon. in fact, it's just coming up to 12:05. the top story this lunchtime. victims of stalking will soon have the right to know the identity of their online abusers. that's under new government plans. the home secretary, yvette cooper, says the move will give more powers to victims and strengthen stalking protection orders, which can now be imposed even

after a conviction. courts will also be able to apply protection orders for acquitted offenders if they're still deemed a risk. well, it follows warnings that the police are failing to protect stalking victims, with 1 in 7 adults in england and wales affected . there was no mention affected. there was no mention of the elgin marbles today dunng of the elgin marbles today during a key meeting between sir keir starmer and the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis. sir keir starmer said the talks aimed to build on our strong bilateral relationship, with the pair focusing on tackling security challenges, particularly in ukraine and in the middle east. both leaders agreed to strengthen ties between the two nations, especially during these turbulent times, they said . sir turbulent times, they said. sir keir starmer says the uk won't choose between america and europe, insisting both alliances are crucial in what he described as dangerous times. speaking at the lord mayor's banquet in london, the prime minister rejected claims the uk must pick sides pledging to deepen ties with the us, while rebuilding relations with europe.

>> the idea that we must choose between our allies, that somehow we're with either america or europe is plain wrong. i reject it utterly. attlee did not choose between allies. churchill did not choose the national interest demands that we work with both . with both. >> well, sir keir starmer also promised continued support for ukraine, warning that a russian victory would embolden other autocrats. sir keir starmer acknowledged talks could eventually lead to peace, but stressed the need to back ukraine for as long as it takes to secure a just settlement. meanwhile, in the united states , meanwhile, in the united states, donald trump, who is set to return to the white house in january, has named investment banker warren stephens as his pick for us ambassador to the uk . pick for us ambassador to the uk. well, let's just bring you some

more on that breaking news we heard from tom and emily in the last few minutes that andrew davies has resigned as leader of the welsh conservatives in the senate, saying a substantial minority of his party don't support him. his position saying he is untenable. he is set to stand down as the leader of the welsh conservatives, just less than two hours after he narrowly survived that confidence vote in the senate. it was held during a meeting this morning. nine senate members, including mr davies himself, backed his position continuing in post, while seven said they don't have confidence in him. it also follows a meeting between mr davies and a group of other members who expressed their dissatisfaction in his leadership of the welsh conservatives. so that news just in from the senate that andrew davies is set to stand down as leader of the welsh conservatives. in other news, the uk is underestimating the growing threat of cyber attacks from russia and china. that was the warning this morning from richard horne, the warning this morning from richard home, the new head of the national cyber security centre. in his first major

speech, the nsc's latest report shows a three fold rise in severe cyber incidents this yean severe cyber incidents this year, with russian hackers targeting critical infrastructure and chinese groups infiltrating mps emails. horne says the uk must urgently boost defences to protect public services. supply chains and the wider economy, adding that cyber attacks have a human cost and says there's no room for complacency . a serving met complacency. a serving met police officer has been charged with attempted rape and sexual assault. superintendent jamie gordon, from the south east command unit, is accused of attacking a woman on two occasions last december while off duty. he was arrested in january and later suspended. he's now been bailed and will appear at westminster magistrates court on wednesday . magistrates court on wednesday. we've heard today that a labour councillor has been arrested and charged with stalking offences. philip bratt, who represented glasgow during the cop26 summit, has also been suspended from the party pending investigation. the

48 year old represented the anderson ward over 15 years and was once the head of strathclyde police authority. he's expected to appear at glasgow sheriff court at a later date . a mother court at a later date. a mother who hid a spy camera above her toddler's cot months before his death has admitted neglect. paula roberts confessed to failing to get medical help after her son charlie, aged just one, suffered injuries in the weeks before he died. the 41 year old's partner, christopher stockton, is on trial for murder, accused of causing fatal head injuries while the boy was in his care. he claims that the boy choked on a biscuit and collapsed, but prosecutors say he caused widespread brain bleeding. the trial at teesside crown court continues . let's crown court continues. let's bnng crown court continues. let's bring you an update now on the situation in canterbury, where fire crews are still battling a blaze there. more than nine hours after a fire broke out overnight, flames threatened to consume historic buildings on the doorstep of canterbury cathedral, spreading from the doorstep of canterbury cathedral,