>> this morning. hope you're well. it's 930 on friday, december the 6th. live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with me, ben leo and emma trimble. >> arise, sir sadiq khan , the >> arise, sir sadiq khan, the london mayor. labour mayor, looks set to receive a knighthood next year for his political and public service. or is it a reward for divisive politics.7 >> train travel turmoil trains delayed all across the country due to a nationwide fallout across four major lines, as passengers are to told get taxis, migrant hotel healthcare millions of pounds worth of taxpayer money is being spent to ensure migrants in hotels get the very best nhs check—ups more of that to come. the rise of reform uk nigel farage party

overtakes labour in a national poll for the very first time. are they a force to be reckoned with at the next general election? they certainly think so . 50. >> so. >> meanwhile, farage clashed 50. >> so. >> meanwhile, farage clashed with labour minister jacqui with labour minister jacqui smith, the presenter fiona bruce smith, the presenter fiona bruce and alastair campbell on bbc and alastair campbell on bbc last night. take a listen to him last night. take a listen to him clashing with tory mp kevin clashing with tory mp kevin hollinrake on immigration too. hollinrake on immigration too. >> you haven't got a cat's >> you haven't got a cat's chance in hell of winning the chance in hell of winning the next general election. shame on next general election. shame on you for what you've done. it was you for what you've done. it was wilful , it was deceptive, it was wilful , it was deceptive, it was wilful, it was deceptive, it was deliberate and it was wrong . wilful, it was deceptive, it was deliberate and it was wrong . deliberate and it was wrong. >> elsewhere, france in chaos. deliberate and it was wrong. >> elsewhere, france in chaos. president emmanuel macron president emmanuel macron rejects calls to step down as rejects calls to step down as president. as we say au revoir president. as we say au revoir to prime minister michel barnier to prime minister michel barnier will have all the latest . will have all the latest . will have all the latest. and i will have all the latest. and i was just i was just asking , was just i was just asking ,

was just i was just asking, emma, how do you say a was just i was just asking, emma, how do you say a rise in french? is it ellie glaisyer or a isuzu? >> i don't know, i only speak french, i'm afraid. oh yeah. me two, two two. done well.

think. maybe he has done well. it's quite easy. i guess, for us to say what a failed mayor he's been. but there must be something that he's done. >> well, i will scrape the bottom of the barrel after ten years. and is it ten years? almost. almost ten years. that he's been mayor of london. >> ten long years. anyway, big show coming up. but first, here's your news headlines with sam francis. >> ben, emma, thank you very much . good morning to you. it is much. good morning to you. it is just after 9:30. well the top story this morning. the prime minister insists there is no plan for further tax rises but hasn't ruled out possible changes. if crises like covid or the war in ukraine arise. well, that comes as sir keir starmer is now defending his plan for change speech amid claims he's watering down election promises among the milestones announced yesterday, higher living standards across the uk, safer streets with more police and 1.5 million new homes. he claims his six new targets will let the pubuc six new targets will let the public hold labour's feet to the fire. and today he's set to meet

devolved leaders in edinburgh with net zero and clean energy top of the agenda . more than top of the agenda. more than 1600 people have been arrested top of the agenda. more than 1600 people have been arrested across england and wales in a across england and wales in a major week long crackdown on major week long crackdown on county lines, drug dealing more county lines, drug dealing more than £3 million in drugs, £2 than £3 million in drugs, £2 million in cash and 550 weapons million in cash and 550 weapons were seized, alongside four xl were seized, alongside four xl bully dogs. police say they also bully dogs. police say they also shut down 260 lines and shut down 260 lines and safeguarded over 1400 people, safeguarded over 1400 people, nearly half of them children. in nearly half of them children. in those operations. well, we've those operations. well, we've heard this morning that train heard this morning that train chaosis heard this morning that train chaos is gripping the uk as a are chaosis heard this morning that train chaos is gripping the uk as a nationwide fallout sparks major nationwide fallout sparks major disruption across the network. disruption across the network. national rail has confirmed the national rail has confirmed the issue is affecting communication issue is affecting communication between train drivers and between train drivers and signallers, leading to delays, signallers, leading to delays, cancellations and altered cancellations and altered services . the fault is services . the fault is cancellations and altered services. the fault is impacting key routes including the cancellations and altered services. the fault is impacting key routes including the elizabeth line , gatwick express elizabeth line , gatwick express elizabeth line, gatwick express and southeastern . passengers are elizabeth line, gatwick express and southeastern . passengers are and southeastern. passengers are and southeastern. passengers are now being warned to expect now being warned to expect longer waits and are being urged longer waits and are being urged to check live departure boards to check live departure boards

before setting off. travellers before setting off. travellers are also advised to allow for extra time for their journeys as that situation unfolds . well. a that situation unfolds. well. a man has died after being attacked by a fighting dog in east london with a woman now facing multiple charges. following that attack, police

flood and northern ireland 130 flood alerts have also been issued, with more than 50 red warnings in england and wales as heavy rain threatens to inundate already saturated areas. well, the environment agency is urging drivers to avoid the flood waters as their teams prepare for widespread impacts. waters as their teams prepare for widespread impacts . those for widespread impacts. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you for a full round up at the top of the hour. public service after almost 20 years up at the top of the hour. now, though, it's back to ben round up at the top of the hour. now, though, it's back to ben and emma for the very latest gb and emma for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com/alerts . gbnews.com/alerts . gbnews.com/alerts. gbnews.com/alerts. >> very good morning to you at >> very good morning to you at home. thank you for your company home. thank you for your company this morning. this is britain's this morning. this is britain's newsroom live across the uk on newsroom live across the uk on gb news with me, ben leo and of gb news with me, ben leo and of course emma trimble sat beside course emma trimble sat beside me. >> now the london mayor, sadiq me. >> now the london mayor, sadiq khanis >> now the london mayor, sadiq khan is set to receive a khanis >> now the london mayor, sadiq khan is set to receive a knighthood in the new year's knighthood in the new year's honours list. honours list. >> he will receive the award for >> he will receive the award for

pubuc >> he will receive the award for public service after almost 20 pubuc >> he will receive the award for public service after almost 20 years in years in politics. here's a list of just a few of his achievements as london mayor. >> well, he's provided free school meals for all state primary schools in london. >> he implemented clean air zones to the dismay of millions of drivers, with ulez planted half a million trees. and don't forget, he's encouraged cycling in london too, and increased protecting cycling lanes. so does he deserve a knighthood? well, joining us now is former labour adviser and columnist paul richards, and reform uk's london assembly member alex wilson. good morning to you both. thank you for joining wilson. good morning to you both. thank you forjoining us both. thank you for joining us this morning. let's start with you, alex. is he deserving of a knighthood? are those five achievements worthy enough of being crowned as a knight of the realm? >> certainly not. i think when i heard this news yesterday, i did wonder whether april fool's day had come early. so, i mean, i spend a lot of time in city hall. my job as a london assembly member is to try and hold sadiq khan to account for his record . and my god, there

his record. and my god, there are a lot of things to hold him to account on. on housing, on policing, on transport. these huge issues that matter to everybody in london. his record is abysmal and i think giving him a knighthood as a reward for failure, it just shows the absolute depth that we've reached as a country where the honours system can be used to say to reward failure , it should say to reward failure, it should be there to reward people who are working hard in their community and delivering great work on the ground. it shouldn't be, you know, a gong for a political crony when his record speaks for itself. >> paul, it's a bit odd, speaks for itse