it's 930 on thursday the 5th of december. live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with me, bev turner and matt goodwin in for andrew pierce. >> the prime minister will set out his ambitions for the next phase of government, but immigration will not be on the list of top priorities . list of top priorities. >> we're going to be talking to olivia about that in just a moment. fat jabs rollout. the nhs denies millions access to the weight loss drug mounjaro ,

the weight loss drug mounjaro, over fears that they're going to be overwhelmed by the demand, with some people then having to wait 12 years for it. >> as crystal palace captain mark gay, he faces no action from the fa for writing a religious message on his rainbow armband. do we need to keep inclusivity drives like taking the knee? rainbows and armbands out of football any moment now. >> the mother of 28 year old emily de—man. she's the only remaining british hostage being held captive in hamas. she's going to speak. her mother is going to speak. her mother is going to speak to a press conference for the first time. >> au revoir, michel barnier. france descends into political chaos, where prime minister michel barnier loses a vote of no confidence as his government collapses . collapses. >> we're going to be talking to olivia utley in just a moment. i don't think i thought that was

working there when we went to her. she's prepping furiously, looking forward to the show. >> matt, i am very much. big day. big day in british politics. >> yeah, it is a big day in british politics. we're going to be hearing live from sir keir starmer. he's going to set out to you his five. what do you call them? pledges , resets, call them? pledges, resets, targets, goals . what should be targets, goals. what should be on that list? let us know. gbnews.com/yoursay a lot to get through. first though, here's sam francis with the news. >> very good morning to you. it's just after 9:30. the top story from the newsroom. this morning. well, sir keir starmer is set to reveal a plan for change later, offering a checklist for voters to judge his government at the next election. the prime minister's personal approval, though, has plummeted to —29 points after five turbulent months so far in power, marked by cabinet infighting, policy rows and his first cabinet resignation. the plans expected to set mission milestones aimed at cutting nhs waiting lists, boosting police numbers and improving living

standards alongside a renewed focus on border security. but there's no specific target on migration. despite labour's election promise to reduce small boat crossings, raising questions about the government's priorities. labour, though , priorities. labour, though, hopes the new milestones will help restore voter trust and fend off threats from reform uk in key battlegrounds . the in key battlegrounds. the chancellor is still under pressure this morning to rethink inheritance tax changes for farmers, despite a conservative motion yesterday calling to scrap those changes being rejected in the commons. mps voted 339 to 181 against that motion, with labour maintaining support for rachel reeves policy. however, backbenchers say they won't break their word to rural voters and would vote against the plans if it came to against the plans if it came to a real vote. the policy would see a 20% tax on farmers worth over £1 million, sparking fears from farmers and the nfu. the national farmers union, who say most farms will still be hit. the government insists, though ,

the government insists, though, tough decisions are needed to close what they have described as a £22 billion gap in their finances. well, turning to france, where the government has collapsed after prime minister michel barnier lost a no confidence vote, the first since 1962. he's expected to submit his resignation to emmanuel macron this morning after that vote of no confidence against his government last night. macron is due to address the nafion macron is due to address the nation later this evening. 331 french mps backed the motion , french mps backed the motion, sparked by barnier's use of presidential powers to push through a controversial ,60 billion budget without a vote. the left wing new popular front and far right national rally led the charge, calling that budget unacceptable and toxic. barnier is expected to stay on as a caretaker prime minister while the president scrambles to find a successor . in new york, a successor. in new york, a manhunt is now underway for a gunman who shot dead the head of one of america's biggest

companies in the centre of manhattan yesterday. police have described that killing of brian thompson, the chief executive of united healthcare, as targeted. new footage has also emerged, which we are currently taking a look at, showing the suspect waiting for thompson outside the hilton hotel in new york before shooting him in the back. detectives say they're now analysing that footage, along with dna found at the scene in hopes of identifying the assailant and masterchef presenter gregg wallace is facing new allegations today of sexual misconduct after claims from 13 individuals over 17 years. ghost writer shannon karl alleges wallace touched her inappropriately while working on his 2012 autobiography accusations. wallace, though, has denied through his lawyers bannau uk, the company behind masterchef, has launched an external review. while the bbc has also pulled two christmas specials featuring wallace from its festive schedule. wallace has apologised, though, for comments dismissed by downing

street as inappropriate and misogynistic, and says he will be taking some time out. meanwhile, his co—presenter john torode says he'll continue with the show and supports the investigation . that's it from investigation. that's it from from me for now. i'll hand you straight back to the britain's newsroom programme. just remembering the name of the show there for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , or go to scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com. >> forward slash alerts . >> forward slash alerts. >> forward slash alerts. >> thank you . sam. whatever your >> thank you. sam. whatever your name is, i can't remember. this is britain's newsroom. thank you for joining us this morning. forjoining us this morning. i've got matt goodwin beside me this morning because andrew pierce is taking a well—earned holiday. >> now, the prime minister will unveil his plan for change soon, setting new targets to reset his government's agenda after what can only be described as an awful few months.

>> the speech is going to focus on labour's ambitions for the future. we want to know whether you think these are the right sort of missions. they include growing the economy. let me sort of just define that for you, that stack the deck for the multinational corporations and crush the small and medium sized enterprises . crush the small and medium sized enterprises. he's going to talk about an nhs fit for the future again, sell it to massive corporations, but leverage it for guilt. matt, corporations, but leverage it for guilt. matt , whenever for guilt. matt, whenever necessary. safer streets. so tackling crime, which in my opinion means treating everyone as though they're a criminal, but not actually doing anything with the actual criminals, secure power through clean energy . again, stack the deck energy. again, stack the deck for the massive companies and add cost to small and medium sized enterprises . and the last sized enterprises. and the last one is that's it for. but the thing is, is for all that's the one. >> but the thing is, there is one glaring omission in all of this, which is the big word of the day. the most important issue of the country immigration. what would the government focus on when it comes to that bit? >> well, this is what you see all the time in your polling

that immigration is so important to people in this country, even though it feels like it's the kind of thing you're not really allowed to say, it's not been part of the national dialogue, has it? >> oh, i say it all. the time. i mean, if you ask people out there, probably people watching this show, they say it's the number one issue facing the country. we just had those immigration stats last week, 1.2 million people coming into the country over the last year, enough to fill a city the size of birmingham, where i think this conversation gets difficult, and maybe just that keir starmer hasn't got the backbone to tackle it is the explanation of what that means for people, what that means for people, because it's not just queuesinin people, because it's not just queues in in everywhere, every street. >> it's not just no places in the nhs. it's not just no school places. it's what it means for people in terms of national identity. >> can i give you one stat on that? yeah. please do. today keir starmer is going to say they're going to commit to 1.5 million new homes. according to analysis last week. we need to build 800,000 homes just to keep up with migration. absolutely bonkers. >> yeah, well, olivia utley joins us now. olivia , do you

joins us now. olivia, do you have any explanation as to why migration is not on this list of aims? >> well, i think probably because it's quite a difficult one to achieve. and what keir starmer is trying to do today is he's actually calling them six missions. and they are. he says, tangible targets based missions. and they are