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tv   Farage  GB News  December 11, 2024 7:00pm-8:00pm GMT

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>> good evening. as hundreds of tractors head for westminster today and other parts of our once great country, i asked the question, can the farmers actually win.7 can they get
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question, can the farmers actually \including hey get question, can the farmers actually \including beingt question, can the farmers actually \including being beaten violence, including being beaten with a cricket bat and burned with a cricket bat and burned with boiling water. the convictions have sparked calls for urgent reform in child protection, with the children's commissioner warning of profound weaknesses in the system. sentencing for the trio has been set for next tuesday. well, the detective chief inspector of the case, craig emerson, said it has
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shocked and horrified people around the world. >> sarah's young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors to westminster today, demanding the government rethink its plans to impose an inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. chancellor rachel reeves insists most farmers won't be affected, but critics say the changes threaten livelihoods, heritage and food security. earlier, protesters held a minute's silence for farmers lost to stress and financial pressures. calls for a pause and consultation are now growing louder. but downing street says the policy won't change. >> 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? parliament, you give them what for.7 we're here to make a noise. this is a war. we will win and
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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. >> a neo—nazi extremists terror plot to intimidate migrants at a london law firm was thwarted, thanks to the bravery of a receptionist. kayvan medlock, from harrow, appeared at kingston crown court today after attempting to attack a solicitor in september 2020. footage shows medlock arriving with a six inch knife before being tackled in a violent struggle, despite his threats, including admitting he was there to kill, medlock, was disarmed by the receptionist and detained by staff. he's due to be sentenced tomorrow. police are investigating dozens of individuals at the post office and fujitsu, following the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters. a team of 100 officers is reviewing 1.5 million documents related to the scandal as they consider charges including perjury and perverting the course of justice. so far, just three people have been questioned, with plans to interview many more in 2025.
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commander stephen clayman, leading the investigation, has described the scale as unprecedented and stressed the investigation will take time, with trials possibly not happening until 2027. the health secretary has announced a permanent ban today on puberty blockers for children under the age of 18, pointing to safety concerns from independent experts. the ban applies to all uk prescriptions, including private ones, and will be reviewed in 2027. the move, though, has sparked criticism, with some calling it discriminatory. but baroness cass, who led a review into children's gender care, says the drugs are powerful, with unproven benefits and significant risks, and fifa's decision to award saudi arabia the 2034 world cup has sparked backlash from politicians who have condemned it as sportswashing. despite significant concerns over human rights, including the treatment of migrant workers and lgbtq+ fans, fifa and the football
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association have given their support following assurances from saudi officials. while the move solidifies saudi arabia's ambitions to be a global sports leader, but critics including amnesty and football supporters europe, have called today's decision scandalous. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in an houn >> today the tractors came to westminster, many, many hundreds of them, and they were really pretty noisy with their horns. they had pretty strong signs, you know. farmer starmer, or rather the farmer, farmer and much else. and there were crowds of people there as well. and i have to say it was noisy, but it was all very, very good natured. now it wasn't just happening in westminster, it was happening in other parts of the country too. i felt right from the start of this that if the labour party have roughly 100 members of
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parliament for rural or semi—rural constituencies, and those margins by which they won are paper thin, which indeed they are, that maybe this campaign has a chance of winning. because if the farming community is able to galvanise properly to get genuine public support behind it and to go out repeatedly, peacefully, at least i think that into market towns up and down the country where there are labour mps, i think concessions may well come whatever the prime minister insists at pmqs today. so that's my debate this evening. can the farmers win.7 give me your thoughts on that, please. farage gb news. com. i'm joined by liz webster, founder of save british farming, one of the organisers of today's protest, and lloyd russell—moyle, former labour mp, and ranil jayawardena, former environment secretary. liz, it was a big show today. >> it was phenomenal. yeah, i feel very proud of the farming
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community and what we achieved today and such a great feeling for farmers. many were brought to tears, just that feeling of camaraderie. we all work in isolation, so to all get together and express our feelings about the way we're being treated together has been absolutely uplifting. i think keir starmers and uplifting. >> keir starmer says there's nothing to worry about because nobody under £3 million of value is going to incur tax. >> what you mean is, nigel keir starmer is continuing to insult our intelligence as farmers. but not only us, the accountants that work for us. every farm has an accountant and every accountant tells you what you're in for. and so keir starmer is insulting intelligent people across the country by lying. >> strong words. now there were protests today. i understand, in
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york, in cardiff, i think. i'm not sure where else. >> felixstowe. >> felixstowe. but >> felixstowe. but you >> felixstowe. but you take >> felixstowe. but you take my point that for this to actually be effective, you've got to frighten those labour mps sitting in those constituencies with narrow majorities. does the campaign have enough oomph to do that? >> the whole idea of today was to tell farmers that we can do these carnivals and get attention, and they can be arranged pretty quickly, and they're actually good fun. as i said, they're good for our mental health. so we are encouraging farmers to collect, organise and go in all constituencies with labour mps, not just rural constituencies. i live in a rural area near swindon. we will be doing a massive one in swindon. we'll get all the local farmers together from neighbouring counties. there's two mps in swindon. we will hit swindon and we'll get a lot of publicity and those mps will feel our heat. >> and how long are you prepared
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to campaign on this for.7 >> look, nigel, these farmers have been in farming for generations. do you think they're going to give up in five minutes.7 no. this is the beginning, and it will ramp up. and i have promised farmers, and i've spoken to a lot of elderly farmers. who.7 i've spoken to a lot of elderly farmers. who? and it's really heartbreaking. we've worked many farmers have worked very, very hard for very little, but always in safe in the knowledge that the investment is in the farm. and these this government are coming along and saying, we're going to steal your piggy bank and not only your piggy bank, your children's future and your identity and everything else. so if somebody came and tried to steal what you've worked hard for, not just you, but your grandfathers and your forbearers, would you just say, yeah, come in and take it. >> come and steal it. it's kind of the way of life. more than the money, isn't it?
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>> yeah, it is our identity, but also our place in the country. and i think those voters, there's many, many voters, more voters, more british people understand that connection to the land . and they respect what the land. and they respect what we do and what we do for them. and as somebody in fact, i spoke to one girl in london today and she said to me, every time i fly into britain, i feel such pride as i see the countryside and the greenery. so if we are forced off the land, britain won't look like britain. so this is what we're fighting for? >> no, it'll be bought up by. it will be bought up by american billionaires. lloyd. this is i mean, you know, the argument thatis mean, you know, the argument that is being made by liz here is actually one that's being heard all over the country. it's very, very emotional for people. and you know when starmer says it 3 million. well actually it's not for most of them is it. do you think that maybe, just maybe, the treasury have got their sums wrong on this? >> i think the treasury 1506 00:10:59,080 --> 00:1
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