will be delegates. £30 million will be channelled within syria for food, shelter and emergency health care, with £10 million will go to the world food programme in lebanon and 10 million to the wfp and the un's refugee agency, unhcr in jordan. while the intervention comes a week after the collapse of the assad regime. >> we want to see a syrian led and a syrian owned future, and we want one that is representative and inclusive. thatis representative and inclusive. that is what partners in the region and allies, close allies signed up to yesterday. and that's what we'll be encouraging. >> in other news, labour has claimed a record pace for removing migrant migrants from the uk, but channel crossings are still at an all time high. the home office says nearly 13,500 people have been removed since labour's election win in july. that's the most in any six month period since 2019. however, the number of channel crossings continues to rise,

with over 21,000 migrants arriving by small boat, including a record 609 on thursday. home secretary yvette cooper says labour is intensifying border security and cracking down on illegal working. however, conservative leader kemi badenoch says it's labour who are failing to control the borders. elsewhere, the uk today becomes the first european nation officially to join an indo—pacific trade bloc in a move that will, quote, boost trade and create opportunities for british firms abroad. britain announced last yearit abroad. britain announced last year it would join the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans—pacific partnership in its biggest trade deal since brexit. the uk enters into the agreement with the eight of the 11 bloc's existing members, who first ratified the accession today. now that accession today. now that accession means britain will be able to apply cp, tpp trade rules and lower tariffs, with eight of that 11 existing members, including brunei, chile, japan, malaysia, new

zealand, peru, singapore and vietnam. it'll then on christmas eve, enter into force with australia, who later ratified the deal. now, officials hope the deal. now, officials hope the move could boost the economy by as much as £2 billion. and a tribunal has ruled that an alleged chinese spy linked to the duke of york and two former prime ministers posed a national security risk. the businessman, known only as h6, was barred from the uk last year after reportedly infiltrating high profile circles, including attending events with david cameron and theresa may. home secretary yvette cooper says britain must maintain economic ties with china, but will act strongly against security threats. critics, including nigel farage, are calling for the man to be named, while the duke of york, meanwhile, insists no sensitive matters were ever discussed. and he says all contacts stopped following government advice. those are the latest headlines for now, it's back to mark dolan 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 tatiana. it's just gone 9:00 and this is the final mark dolan tonight of 2024. in the big opinion, serial runner up gareth southgate is to get a knighthood. whilst the most consequential politician of his generation, nigel farage, gets nothing. our honours system is a reward for failure, mediocrity and wokery in the big story. has brexit been a triumph or a disaster? i'll be fighting it out with the man who thinks we should rejoin the eu. also tonight, should the king strip scandal hit prince andrew of his duke of york title. i'll be asking one of the country's

leading royal journalists. meanwhile, kemi badenoch has ruled out a deal with reform uk. is this political suicide? i'll get the views of a well connected tory insider and this is pretty special. in an hour's time, in the last take, at ten of the year, one of the bbc's biggest stars, mastermind, host and bbc news presenter clive myrie, has launched an attack on gb news. i'll be giving my reaction. have i got news for him? let me tell you that clive myrie and the bbc will find tonight's take at ten uncomfortable viewing. that's in an hour, but very comfortable company tonight because we have a stellar line up of pundits, broadcaster and

former conservative mp sir michael fabricant, former government minister and broadcaster edwina currie and a brand new star on mark dolan tonight. political commentator andy williams. so two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. don't miss that. take at ten. in an hour's time. be ready folks. but first, my big opinion. yes, folks, lots to get through. but we'll start with this. it is official gareth southgate is to receive a knighthood. i'm sorry, but did i miss something? did he win the world cup or the euros? no, he's won the woke cup, that's all. with eight years of virtue signalling, rainbow flags and cringeworthy political correctness. he has spent his time trying to make the world a better place, rather than making england a better team. this man,

soon to receive the greatest honourin soon to receive the greatest honour in the land, has won precisely zero trophies as england manager, in spite of getting the easiest set of draws in recent memory, rarely having to face the best teams until reaching the finals that he lost. southgate was gifted a golden generation of players who could have scooped silverware in the right hands and whilst a very worthy knight of the realm, sir alex ferguson fostered a ruthless culture of winning. at manchester united. southgate fostered a culture of empathy and inclusivity. he wanted his players to be, and i quote , players to be, and i quote, storytellers. well, the story was ultimately one of failure. and as for all that touchy feely stuff with the players talking about their feelings and emotions, he was supposed to be a head coach, not a life coach. instead, he got them to focus on being great role models and

great human beings, teaching them the art of taking the knee oven them the art of taking the knee over, taking corners and free kicks. and it was southgate's england team who insisted on still taking the knee many months after international teams, often featuring players of an ethnic background, watched in total bafflement as we continued with that divisive pantomime. although they reached the final of the euros, england played terribly throughout. even gary lineker, with whom i don't often agree, lambasted them in the strongest possible terms. does gareth southgate really deserve the same venerated honour as, for example, sir paul mccartney, a man who has sold a billion records and changed the world with the beatles? is southgate up there with sir james dyson, the billionaire inventor of the dyson vacuum cleaner? compared to dyson? southgate sucks. is he up there

with sir winston churchill, who defeated fascism and saved the free world? southgate couldn't save a penalty and certainly not score one. and what about a few candidates for the top gong who got nothing? david beckham, who has won every conceivable trophy in club football and as one of the most famous englishmen in the most famous englishmen in the world, is a global ambassador for the uk. plus, he has done a vast amount for charity. or what about this guy? do you know him? nigel? paul farage. the most consequential politician of his generation and the man who masterminded our departure from the european union, who launched a broadcasting revolution here @gbnews and exposed the de—banking scandal. footballing also ran. gareth becomes the. sir nigel gets sweet f.a. look,

i'm sure that gareth southgate is a nice guy and he spoke up for some of our brilliant players when they suffered horrific racial abuse and his record in competitions on paper was very good. but to be a knight of the realm, you must be a winner. coming second is not a trophy. it's not a victory. ask serial trophy collector jose mourinho, who literally threw his europa league runners up medal into the crowd last year. such was his fury at losing in the final. arise, sir gareth. not on my watch. your reaction? gareth southgate does he merit a knighthood? should nigel farage be sir nigel farage? what about sir david beckham? let me know your new year's honours nominations. but i want to know, are there double standards at play? gbnews.com/yoursay. first

up, tonight's top pundits, and we have broadcaster and former conservative mp sir michael fabricant. we have former government minister and radio and tv superstar edwina currie. live in studio. what a treat. and a brand new star on the show. political commentator andy williams. edwina. it would be both ungallant and foolish not to start with you. arise, sir. gareth. you're having a laugh. >> well, i'm delighted to say that unlike somebody sitting close to me, i have never been on the honours list. i've never got anywhere near. >> you're a rebel, isn't it? you don't toe the line. >> i've always said what i think. i've always said it in a very simple northern fashion. >> you're not a brown noser like this one. >> oh, how could you? he didn't. >> oh, how could you? he didn't. >> he didn't 1507 00:10:46,008 --