the tractors westminster as the tractors descend on the capital. >> there you go. >> there you go. >> pressure is mounting on keir starmer to backtrack on his family farm tax raid. >> but is his government listening? yes. >> i am here at the farmers protest in whitehall as the farmers are starting to rev their engines. this is iconic. >> they're all about to descend and move in convoy, right down past the house of commons. >> their message is loud and clear. keir starmer, you are a farmer farmer and stop biting the hand that feeds you. >> patrick in his element there are white british students being discriminated against. recent graduates claim they feel alienated as employers favour diversity targets over meritocracy. yes, indeed. >> and fasting for gaza, a secondary school where more than half of pupils are eligible for free school meals, has actually asked children to fast for gaza. now, let me tell you, some parents are furious.

>> okay, well, it's all kicking parents are furious. >> okay, well, it's all kicking off down at westminster, isn't off down at westminster, isn't it? >> now, i remember at the it? >> now, i remember at the previous protest, the nfu said previous protest, the nfu said leave the tractors at home. leave the tractors at home. >> you know, today is not the >> you know, today is not the day for tractors. we want to get day for tractors. we want to get through to the government through to the government without bringing down our, you without bringing down our, you know, our tractors. but no, know, our tractors. but no, today is the day. today is the day. >> well, whitehall absolutely >> well, whitehall absolutely has come to a standstill. has come to a standstill. tractors. you can't see the road tractors. you can't see the road because there are so many because there are so many trucks. you saw a little bit trucks. you saw a little bit with patrick christys there just with patrick christys there just in the intro. and we will be in the intro. and we will be live with him throughout the live with him throughout the programme. but i think emotions, programme. but i think emotions, emily, are really, really emily, are really, really running high here. we had the running high here. we had the nfu president, tom bradshaw, nfu president, tom bradshaw, speaking to the environment speaking to the environment committee this morning in the committee this morning in the houses of parliament, and he was houses of parliament, and he was reduced to absolute tears. and reduced to absolute tears. and you can see the amounts of you can see the amounts of tractors here. these are live tractors here. these are live pictures from central london i pictures from central london i

think that's parliament square think that's parliament square isn't it. just outside. >> it is indeed, yes, straight outside the houses of parliament. >> this is where people go to protest and the tractors are doing the same. the farmers are doing the same. the farmers are doing the same. the farmers are doing the same. >> yes. >> yes. >> we're going to be following what's going on with this protest. the question of the day really is will the labour party? will the labour government decide to u—turn on this deeply unpopular policy? we are going to be getting different views on the policy on this inheritance tax rate, on this family farm tax rate, on this family farm tax rate. >> we are going to be hearing from patrick, who i'm sure will be speaking to a number of farmers who've descended on the capital from all over the country. >> but please do get your thoughts in gbnews.com/yoursay. but it is over to sofia for the headlines. emily cameron. thank you. it'sjust headlines. emily cameron. thank you. it's just gone. 1:00. these are your headlines. hundreds of farmers have descended on westminster with their tractors today, as the government insists its support for the sector is steadfast. last month, over

13,000 people rallied against the changes to inheritance tax. but despite the protests, the government says they will not change course on the policy. today, farmers are warning

change course on the policy. today, farmers ithevarning change course on the policy. today, farmers ithe figures just of immigration. the figures just a few weeks ago, nearly a million on net migration. that is unprecedented. a one nation experiment in open borders under experiment in open borders under the last government. and she was the last government. and she was the last government. and she was the last government. and she was the champion. she stood up and the champion. she stood up and praised the then tory home praised the then tory home secretary for listening to her secretary for listening to her on removing caps on migration on removing caps on migration visas. so she was applauding it. visas. so she was applauding it. now she's furious about what she now she's furious about what she was campaigning for. we will was campaigning for. we will drive it down. we will drive drive it down. we will drive down lawful migration. we'll down lawful migration. we'll drive down illegal immigration. drive down illegal immigration. >> meanwhile, opposition leader >> meanwhile, opposition leader kemi badenoch responded by by kemi badenoch responded by by questioning the prime minister questioning the prime minister over his past record. over his past record. >> he talks about open borders. >> he talks about open borders. he was the one campaigning for he was the one campaigning for free movement. i was in this free movement. i was in this house asking for lift on skilled house asking for lift on skilled migration. he was there. he was migration. he was there. he was there supporting all of the there supporting all of the people who should not have been people who should not have been in this country. he wanted us to in this country. he wanted us to relax. immigration. four years relax. immigration. four years ago, the prime minister signed a ago, the prime minister signed a

letter demanding that letter demanding that foreign criminals be allowed to stay in britain. dozens of labour and liberal democrat mps repeatedly signed these letters, insisting that rapists and report says that medical misogyny means thijustice meanwhile, shadow justice secretary robert jenrick told gb news this morning that labour are not dealing with the heart of the problem. >> despite all the fanfare in

labour's announcement today, signed these letters, insisting that risists and signed these letters, insisting that ris not and there is not any money for new signed these letters, insisting that ris not any for new there is not any money for new prisons. the labour party are prisons. the labour party are admitting that there's going to admitting that there's going to be a massive shortfall in prison be a massive shortfall in prison places in the years ahead, and places in the years ahead, and they're not dealing with the they're not dealing with the heart of this problem and some heart of this problem and some breaking news. breaking news. >> an 18 year old man has been >> an 18 year old man has been sentenced to one year in a dubai sentenced to one year in a dubai jail for having a sexual jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old relationship with a 17 year old girl. that's according to a girl. that's according to a campaign group. marcus falconer, campaign group. marcus falconer, from tottenham, was with his from tottenham, was with his parents in dubai in august when parents in dubai in august when a holiday romance blossomed with a holiday romance blossomed with another londoner who has since another londoner who has since turned 18. after returning home turned 18. after returning home and seeing pictures and chats, and seeing pictures and chats, the girl's mother reported the the girl's mother reported the relationship to dubai police, relationship to dubai police, who then arrested falconer at who then arrested falconer at his hotel. sex with another his hotel. sex with another person aged under 18 is illegal person aged under 18 is illegal in dubai , and a new report has in dubai , and a new report has in dubai, and a new report has found. women are suffering in in dubai, and a new report has found. women are suffering in silence as painful silence as painful gynaecological conditions are gynaecological conditions are being dismissed by doctors. the being dismissed by doctors. the report says that medical report says that medical

misogyny means that misogyny means that the nhs fails to prioritise women's health, meaning there

fails to prioritise women's heait's meaning there fails to prioritise women's heait's notaning there fails to prioritise women's heait's not money.ere >> it's not money. >> it's not money. >> this is a lifetime of work. >> this is a lifetime of work. >> it's the heritage. >> it's the heritage. >> and the custodianship of that farm. >> gosh, emotions really running high there, understandably, as you can possibly imagine. and is the government listening? that's what farmers are certainly asking this morning. and hopefully we can be joined by gb news presenter patrick christys, who is on the ground in whitehall for us. patrick, what is the feeling amongst farmers there this afternoon? >> well, it's an absolutely amazing atmosphere here and excuse me because it is very loud. the farmers, just to tell you exactly what's going on now, have started moving in convoy down whitehall. they have just started tooting their horns and

moving their tractors. some of the farmer harmer is a message. there are no farmers, no food and there are several different messages here. don't bite. the hand that feeds you is one of them. stop giving hand