>> good morning. it's 930 on wednesday. the 4th of december, live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with me , bev britain's newsroom with me, bev turner and miriam cates in for andrew pierce. well, furious farmers conservative leader kemi badenoch forces a vote to save family farms as farmers plan to protest again next week against labour's inheritance tax raid . labour's inheritance tax raid. >> well, more than half of the public, they say they would support the farmers if they decided to strike, as parliament sees that opposition day debate

today. >> there's a prison capacity crisis. whitehall has ruled that prison spending plans are insufficient by at least £4 billion to meet demand, as the watchdog highlights the failings of the previous conservative government. and the qatari state visit the royal family welcomes the emir of qatar as he pledges to invest £1 billion in climate technology, but should we be rolling out the red carpet for the qataris at all.7 and rolling out the red carpet for the qataris at all? and is it a career ender? the president of south korea faces impeachment after an attempt to impose martial law in a chaotic 24 hours military rule, impeachment and protest. >> i'll have all the latest as south korea descends into turmoil . turmoil. >> and a rainbow row footballer, mark gay. he displays a religious message on a rainbow armband, again despite a warning from the fa. should he be in trouble for doing so? and the

reform party recruits tory tim. last week it was dame andrea jenkins joining reform uk. now tim montgomerie , founder of tim montgomerie, founder of conservative home, and ex boris johnson adviser, has joined the party too. he's going to be with us in the studio. and porridge and crumpets are toast. these everyday breakfast staples are set to be branded junk food, as the government implements a new advertising ban next year. is this the nanny state gone mad ? this the nanny state gone mad? and that branding them junk food is all about advertising being banned, isn't it? before 9:00 on the tv? because apparently these products aren't good for our kids, but we've got too many fat kids. i'm not sure the advertising is the problem, though, is it? no. especially not for foods like crumpets. i mean, maybe potentially sweets and chocolates. kids then say, oh, i want some of that, but not crumpets. i mean, it's more about what other foods they're eating. is it part of a healthy

diet and are they moving? are they moving enough? we need to get kids moving. we've got a lot to get through this morning. we better get moving. gbnews.com/yoursay let us know your thoughts . first, the very your thoughts. first, the very latest news with sam francis . latest news with sam francis. >> very good morning to you. it's just after 9:30. the top story from the newsroom this half hour. well, lucy letby has been questioned in prison over more baby deaths at two hospitals. police confirmed she was interviewed under caution about incidents at liverpool women's hospital, where she worked before her conviction. letby is currently serving life for murdering seven babies at the countess of chester hospital in 2015 and 2016. detectives are now reviewing 4000 neonatal admissions linked to her career as a nurse. a public inquiry into the case is also ongoing . into the case is also ongoing. the south korean president is facing calls to stand down immediately or face impeachment.

that's after trying to impose martial law. yoon suk yeol claimed the measure was needed to defend against north korea's communist forces , but after just communist forces, but after just two hours, he withdrew that order after mps stormed the national assembly, defied barricades and overturned the decision. mps will now be voting on that impeachment order, a step that could see him removed from office. well, today the conservative party is set to hold an opposition day debate targeting labour over a new controversial tax on family farmers. under the chancellor's recent budget, changes to the agricultural property relief and business property relief could see farming families facing tax bills worth hundreds of thousands, even millions of pounds , with many farmers asset pounds, with many farmers asset rich but cash poor. some may be forced to sell off land, threatening the future of food production. the move has also sparked concern as some farmers farmers earning as little as £20,000 a year, warn the changes could endanger the future of family farms across the uk .

family farms across the uk. government plans to expand prison capacity are set to fall short by thousands of cells, potentially costing taxpayers billions more than expected. that's according to a report out today from the national audit office, warning a projected shortage of 12,400 spaces by 2027 and could lead to a £4 billion rise in costs. the overcrowding crisis is blamed on previous government failures to match policy changes with adequate prison spaces. campaigners have called for an urgent overhaul of sentencing as expansion plans now face delays and rising construction costs . and rising construction costs. and scotland's finance secretary is promising a bold budget that will, she says , put people first will, she says, put people first and drive long term success. ahead of unveiling her £47.7 billion plan, shona robison has vowed to tackle the climate emergency to reduce child poverty and improve public services , saying it's a sharp services, saying it's a sharp contrast to the uk government's

afterthought budget. but labour and the conservatives have slammed the snp demanding action on tax hikes and public services. well, robison has also pledged to fuel green jobs and economic growth, visiting today a hydrogen energy firm as part of her push . those are the of her push. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you at the top of the hour. now, though, it's over to miriam and beth for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com/alerts . or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> welcome back to britain's newsroom. and we've been talking about childhood obesity and whether the government's proposed ban on advertising junk food is going to do anything about it. of course, if you think about mcdonald's, then maybe it's a good idea for children not to be tempted, but crumpets and toast or porridge. i think it is. do you know what i think it is. do you know what i feel like this is? just politicians tinkering around the

edges of things that aren't going to make any difference to the fact that kids are too big. look, the reason my kids aren't fat, the reason your kids aren't fat, the reason your kids aren't fat is because we taught them about food. we probably. i don't know about you, miriam, but they can cook. they watched a healthy relationship with food. we don't talk about calories. we talk about energy from food particularly. and they always have always have breakfast. but you could you could put as many adverts as you want in in front of them . i'm not going to buy it of them. i'm not going to buy it for them. we're not going to have it in the house. but i suppose when they when they become a bit older, obviously, and they're buying things themselves, then maybe it makes a difference. it's more about the foods themselves and the fact that certainly since we were children , there's just so were children, there's just so many. you know, sweet things out there, sweets, every, you know, even costa coffee has got these cakes that are 500 calories each. it's the availability of it that's the problem, not the advertising. exactly. and it feels like for so many years we've had weak prime ministers and weak politicians and

probably not enough prime ministers who are parents. and i do think we feel it differently. as mothers, we are more responsible for what goes on their plates. i'm sorry if you find that a little sexist, but it's largely true and i don't feel like it's been important to them. they haven't had the backbone to clamp down on the massive food corporations for the enormous amounts of sugar thatis the enormous amounts of sugar that is hidden in a huge amount of food. so let us know your thoughts this morning . will it thoughts this morning. will it make any difference to clamp down on the advertising gbnews.com/yoursay? and also, we've got to get kids moving. who was it? was it under tony blair when they sold off all the sports fields? and you know, from that point onwards it feels like the, the, the priority of sports activities for children has been at the lowest of the agenda. well guess what? we've got too many kids who are going to die before their parents, right? there's going to be an inheritance tax showdown between kemi badenoch and sir keir starmer today. that's as the conservatives force a vote on the changes to the inheritance tax on farms announced in the budget. the government say this is a direct quote. our

commitment to farmers and rural communities remains steadfast. we're investing £5 billion into farming over two years. our reporter, jack carson, is at a farm in lincoln. good morning jack. well, it's all very well for the labour government to say f