of course, that the labour know, of course, that the labour party, one of their mottos is growth, growth, growth. that's really hard with a whole accent to say. anyway, unfortunately, we found out that yet again the economy has shrunk. what do you make to that? i also want to ask you, what do you make to reform uk? they've had another by—election success. does it mean anything or not? and over in jamaica they are tabling a bill to oust king charles as their head of state. will britain be next ever? should it be? some people say yes. what on earth are they thinking? all of that and so much more. before. before 7:00 tonight. yes, indeed. i've got a fantastic panel for you. zia yousef and james schneider. but before we get stuck in, let's cross live for the 6:00 news headlines.

>> good evening. i'm will hollis with your top stories at 6:00. a wicked predator was caught on cctv raping and killing. an nhs worker has been jailed for life. mohammed lord alli attacked mother of three natalie shotter while she was passed out in south hall park, west london, after an old bailey trial. lord alli was found guilty of her rape and manslaughter. richard marks kc sentenced, lit out to life with a minimum term of ten years and eight months. emmanuel macron has named centrist veteran francois bayrou as france's new prime minister a few moments ago. bayrou arrived for an official handover ceremony at the prime minister's residence. bayrou replaces michel barnier, who recently who resigned. forgive me. last week, after right leaning and leftist lawmakers voted to topple the

government, plunging france into its second major political crisis in six months, macron is half way through his second term as president, and bayrou will be his fourth prime minister this yeah his fourth prime minister this year. the government has unveiled a clean power action plan to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030. number 10 claims the move will protect households from any future energy spikes, boost growth and tackle the climate crisis. meanwhile, some government backed researchers have warned the secretary of state for energy and climate change ed miliband's plans could actually increase energy bills. well, earlier, gb news spoke to energy minister michael shanks. >> reforming the planning system to make sure we build things faster than we are at the moment is important, but we're not removing the right of communities to have a voice in

that process. what we're saying is at the moment, the planning process is often just drown in paperwork for years and years, which doesn't help communities, but also doesn't get really essential infrastructure built. >> staying with the uk. the uk economy shrank for the second month in a row in october as concerns about the budget outweigh continue to weigh on confidence. the office for national statistics said output fell 0.1% , following the 0.1% fell 0.1%, following the 0.1% decline recorded for the previous month. the figures showed zero growth in the powerhouse services sector, with manufacturing and construction declining at a pace of 0.6% and o.4%, declining at a pace of 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively. the ons says activity had stalled or declined, with pubs, restaurants and retail among sectors reporting weak months. chancellor rachel reeves said she was disappointed by the data. and finally , 609 migrants

data. and finally, 609 migrants arrived in the uk yesterday after crossing the english channel after crossing the english channel, according to figures from the home office. the cumulative numbers of arrivals by small boats this year now stands at a provisional total of 30. forgive me, 34,582. that's nearly 20% higher than the same point last year. the crossings yesterday were the first for eight days. they also represented the highest daily total since october 18th, when 647 migrants arrived. nine boats arrived yesterday, which suggests an average of around 68 people per boat. and just coming in, gb news can now exclusively reveal around 150 illegal migrants have arrived in small boats so far today. those are your latest stories at 6:00. for now, let's get you back to michelle dewberry for the very

latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you very much for that. i bet some of you at home you'll be sitting there absolutely freezing tonight. you'll be listening to those numbers of people that have crossed the channel again today thinking, you know, michelle, one of these daysi you know, michelle, one of these days i might find myself getting on one of these dinghies to get into a nice, warm hotel. i bet many of you will be thinking that tonight. and i hear you, i really do. but look, i'm with you till 7:00 tonight alongside me. what a friday treat for you. look at this. everybody's here. yousef, the chairman of reform uk. and alongside him. does it get any better than this? jim schneider, the former adviser to jeremy corbyn. we're in for a rip roaring hour. something tells me that. so you can join the conversation in any way that you want to. you can email me gb

views @gbnews. com you can go to twitter aukus and get me there. or of course you can go to the website gbnews.com/yoursay. but wherever you are watching and listening tonight, natalie, you are very welcome indeed. of course we're in the era now of huge labour party announcements and plans. today is no exception. this one all about our energy. let's take a listen, shall we? then to ed miliband and what he has had to say. >> we'll still be able to voice their concerns about onshore wind projects, but the government is saying something important, which is we need to build this clean energy infrastructure, because if we don't, we're going to remain exposed as a country. and it's the british people who will pay the british people who will pay the price. now, we do want communities to have a say. we do want communities to be able to benefit, to have direct benefit if they host clean energy infrastructure. but the message from government is we've got to build this energy infrastructure for energy security, for good jobs, for lower bills, and indeed to tackle the climate

crisis. >> i can tell you that none of this comes for free, ladies and gents, £40 billion a year until 2030. that's the price tag has been put on this. of course, you just heard him there saying that bills are going to come down as a result. so many people have already got in touch to say, michelle, michelle, the bills you don't think will actually come down at all. zia yousef, where are you on some of this? >> well, the obsession with net zero. which one shouldn't forget, was legislated and enshrined by a tory government has become one of the greatest acts of self—immolation in british history. there is no evidence of a global economy in the world which is growing and thriving, in which energy prices are extremely high. the united kingdom has the most expensive electricity in the world. it is absolutely catastrophic gdp itself. we talk about gdp growth

and gdp per capita. what is gdp? it is output. output is energy expended. so the united kingdom is voluntarily, voluntarily choosing to export its carbon emissions and manufacturing to foreign countries, most of which are far lower in environmental standards than the uk. and if you actually look at the numbers, look, we all want clean. we all want to breathe clean. we all want to breathe clean air. that's clear. if you look at the numbers, the united kingdom is less than 1% of global emissions. climate change clearly is a global problem. china, the united states and india combined are 48% of global emissions. china is 30% on its own. >> but a lot worse is, as you've just said, the reason that china is so high is because countries like us outsource, as you've just literally said yourself, we outsource our problem, our manufacturing to them, and therefore our emissions. >> that being the case, being less than 1% of global emissions, that is not the primary reason why china is 30%. look, china, we were we destroyed our coal industry. tens of thousands of jobs lost

with minimal opportunity for the people who lost those jobs. china is commissioning two new coal power plants every single week. so this religious obsession with net zero is one of the greatest acts of self—immolation in british history. and it has to stop. without that, we will never improve british people's living standards. >> before i bring james in, though, do you think that climate change is a real issue? >> i do. >> i do. >> are you concerned about it? yes. how concerned? >> i think that the evidence on the balance of probabilities, and looking at the evidence that i've looked at, it does look like mankind is having an impact on the climate. but again, if you actually want to solve the problem, the way we will solve the problem is to problem, the way we will solve the probl