the uk. on today's show, across the uk. on today's show, farmers have descended on westminster to continue their fight against the government's changes to their inheritance tax grab. but will the small farmers be heard, or will their cries for change fall on deaf ears.7 with the assad regime in syria toppled, the uk government is now concerned that a new islamic terrorist groups could now rise from the ashes of syria. we'll have all the latest on the developments as the fighting continues , and military housing continues, and military housing has reached a new low, with mps warning our armed forces and their families now live in accommodation that is no longer fit for purpose. and an incredible two thirds of the accommodation is deemed unfit for purpose. a defence committee chair will be with me shortly in the studio to explain why on earth we are failing the british armed forces in their housing. and of course it's christmas. and of course it's christmas. and so mick the grinch lynch has struck once again as train

strikes threaten thousands of families to try and reunite for their christmas avanti west coast all the latest company to introduce a reduced timetable. and guess when.7 december the 22nd, the 23rd and the 29th. right bang on the middle of the festive season. but who is really to blame? that's all coming up next hour. the former army is out in force. you can hear them from the basement here in westminster. i was out on the streets of westminster a short while ago. deafening noise out there. the fact the farmers give me the horn. who were. they were blasting out their tractors. hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of them. they warmly welcomed us @gbnews. and shortly i'll be joined by one of the organisers, one of the leaders of that, to get from them. what do you expect the government will do? will they listen? will there be a u—turn, or might the farmers ramp up their action? that's all. come in. but first

get in touch. use your way. gbnews.com/yoursay. now your headlines. here's sam francis. >> martin, thank you very much. >> martin, thank you very much. >> good afternoon to you. it's just gone 3:00. >> well, the top story this afternoon. >> sarah sharif's father and stepmother have been found guilty of her murder after what prosecutors call a brutal campaign of abuse. >> the ten year old suffered over 70 injuries, including fractures and burns, before her body was discovered in her woking home last august. her father admitted to beating sarah with a cricket bat but denied intending to kill her. the father and his wife fled to pakistan with their family after her death, but were arrested on their return to the uk. they'll be sentenced next week, with an inquest now set to examine failures by the police, the social services and the courts. hundreds of farmers have descended on westminster today with their tractors, 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 won't be changing course on their policy today, farmers are warning the proposed changes could kill british farming. >> this is the death of farming that's going to happen under this government, so we want to mark that. but once we get to parliament, you give them what for? we're here to make a noise. this is a war. we will win and the government will do a u—turn thatis the government will do a u—turn that is determined by all of us to push that. >> meanwhile, inside the commons, sir keir starmer and kemi badenoch clashed today over immigration at prime minister's questions. the opposition leader criticised the prime minister's record on immigration. but sir keir starmer hit back by accusing the tories of losing control of the borders. >> i'm glad she now wants to talk about immigration. last week, she said. she said she didn't and for good reason because the previous government presided over record high levels

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 the last government. and she was the last government. and she was the champion. she stood up and praised the then tory home secretary for listening to her on removing cats on migration visas. so she was applauding it. now she's furious about what she was campaigning for. we will drive it down. we will drive down lawful migration. we'll drive down illegal emotion. >> in other news this hour, a ban on puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria in the uk is set to be made indefinite after expert experts warned of an unacceptable safety risk. the government said that following official advice from medical experts, existing emergency measures banning the sale and supply of the drugs outside of clinical trials will now stay in place. health and social care secretary wes streeting said there is a need to act with caution, and he says

follow the expert advice in caring for this vulnerable group of young people. and just before we head back to martin in westminster, an 18 year old man has been sentenced to one year in jail in dubai for having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old girl. that's according to a campaign group. marcus faulkner, from tottenham, was with his parents in dubai in august when a holiday romance reportedly blossomed with another londoner, who has since turned 18. after returning home and seeing pictures and chats, the girl's mother reported the relationship to dubai police, who then arrested youkhana at his hotel. sex with another person aged under 18 is illegal in dubai. those are the latest headunes in dubai. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in around half an hour. now, though, it's over to martin. >> thank you very much, sam. now. furious farmers have descended on westminster today to continue their protests against the government's changes

to the inheritance tax grab. and this is the latest that a number of uk wide rallies over the last few weeks, with an estimated 20,000 farmers arriving in central london over the past month alone. now, one farmer made it very clear what he thought about the government's attitude towards british agriculture. >> this is the death of farming that's going to happen under this government, so we want to mark that. but once we get to parliament, you give them what for? we're here to make a noise. this is a war. we will win and the government will do a u—turn. thatis the government will do a u—turn. that is determined by all of us to push that. >> that was matt cullen there, of course. and also liz webster, great friends of the show and the organisers of today's event. we hope to get them into the studio later on today, but it is a big question. are they getting their message across? let's go now to gb news presenter patrick christys, who is in the thick of the protest now? patrick, are you still able to hear us? it's deafening out there. tell us about the mood on the ground. >> well, look, i'll tell you

what. the mood on the ground is absolutely sensational. really? we've got rest in peace. british farming. we've got floats like this, tractors all over the place . here. fictitious figures place. here. fictitious figures will destroy a country. people have been tooting their horns all the time. there we go. give it a blow. there we are. but if you want to know what the whole point of this day is about, let's talk to an actual farmer. used to. why? what's today been all about? >> trying to persuade keir starmer and his government to back down on the iht farm bill. yeah, because we've been stabbed in the back too much. we've finally had enough. >> this is. >> this is. >> this is not the end. there'll be plenty more we can, you know, we can do far more than what we did today. so. yeah. yeah. >> well, there you go. i mean, the message has been loud and clear here. i'm going to bring in a political figure that you might recognise. now it's richard tice, richard in the house of commons earlier today, whilst we had hundreds and hundreds of farmers, two in their horns, you know, making

themselves heard. i mean, kemi badenoch went off on immigration, didn't she? it was unbelievable. >> it was utterly inept. >> it was utterly inept. >> for the second week running, she completely messed up 500 plus tractors here. the farm tax, the green tax. it's a catastrophe. and the clueless, useless kemi badenoch and her team went off on their weakest thing, which is immigration. this is the big thing. i mean, look at this over there. i invented that word storm again. what's going on? >> stormageddon. they're saying yes. stormageddon. >> so the tories are completely out of touch. >> well, just come with me. let's see if we can just get in a tractor quickly. martin. all 1515 00:08:34,688 --> 0