>> well, a very, very good afternoon to you and a merry christmas. it's 3 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show here on gb news. we're broadcasting for you live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk. on today's show, sir keir starmer is currently getting a christmas roasting. as you can see on your screen, there live pictures from westminster as the embattled prime minister faces the liaison committee for the first time, with storm clouds gathering on his betrayal of the waspi women, farmers and pensioners. will the prime minister have a nightmare before christmas and get a good old stuffing.7 and the electoral commission is vowing to strengthen the rules on foreign donations as panic spreads that elon musk's millions could rocket boost reform into number 10. is the electoral commission being weaponised by labour to help keep nigel farage out of

power .7 and cynthia erivo, the power? and cynthia erivo, the black british actress and star of the new wicked movie, has blasted her critics, saying i am not a woke hire. but amid a growing backlash, does diversity in movies and indeed on on the telly and in advertising basically just mean fewer white people? that's all coming up in your next hour. of the show. always a pleasure to have your company. so six days to go until christmas and keir starmer is being lightly roasted in front of an open fire. but the liaison committee do these things have any teeth. will anything change? i mean, i was playing bingo a minute ago. guess what he said. the black hole. £22 billion black hole. twice fixing the foundations. three times i start to zone out. but do these things have any teeth? and more to the point, isn't it funny how the labour party kept schtum when

there was loads of foreign money pounng there was loads of foreign money pouring into the remain campaign from george soros? isn't it funny how when the labour party got £4 million donation from a hedge fund based in the cayman islands before the general election, there was no problem with foreign money, no problem. and guy verhofstadt campaigned in camden to try and stop brexit suddenly. massive problem. red alert because elon musk might donate some wonga towards the reform party. is the electoral commission weaponizing itself to try and stop nigel farage getting into power? is it one rule for them and one rule for the rest? get in touch gbnews.com/yoursay. but now here's your news headlines katie byrne. >> martin, thank you and good afternoon. it'sjust >> martin, thank you and good afternoon. it's just gone 3:00. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. some breaking news this afternoon. 26 year old kyle clifford has pleaded not guilty to the murders of carol hannah and louise hunt at their family home

in bushey in july. that not guilty plea comes after cambridge crown court also heard a short time ago that clifford has been further charged with rape. the 26 year old is accused of fatally shooting louise and hannah hunt with a crossbow and stabbing carol hunt to death at their home in hertfordshire. we'll bring you more on that story as we get it. sir keir starmer is facing questions from the liaison committee this afternoon, as upset grows in his own party over the lack of compensation for the waspi women. the prime minister is facing questions from a range of government departments and select committees. right now the questioning is focused on the state of the uk economy. the guardian newspaper reported last night that up to 100 labour mps could vote against the government's decision to refuse a payout for the waspi women, andifs a payout for the waspi women, and it's also been reported that sir keir starmer will appoint around 30 new labour peers today. sue gray, sir keir's former downing street chief of staff and former labour mps are tipped to be on the list. the

bank of england has held interest rates at 4.75%, as it warned about heightened uncertainty in the economy following the budget here at home and the election in the us. the monetary policy committee said it was keeping rates unchanged earlier this afternoon, after cutting the level in august and again in november. six members of the committee wanted to keep the base rate at 4.75%, while three voted for a 0.25 percentage point reduction. governor andrew bailey said the central bank needs to make sure inflation returns returns to its 2% target level on a sustained basis. water bills in england and wales are to rise by an average of 36% over the next five years, water regulator ofwat has announced today. that's the equivalent of an extra £31 a year. the regulator said the increase would pay for a £104 billion upgrade of the water sector to deliver substantial, lasting improvements for customers and

the environment. ofwat is already facing backlash, with liberal democrat environment spokesman tim farron describing the regulator as toothless and defunct. it comes as around 58,000 homes in hampshire are without water today due to a technical issue, according to southern water. the response to that incident is being coordinated by the government, while business secretary jonathan reynolds spoke about the increase earlier on. >> i think everyone recognises this is another absolutely dreadful inheritance the new government has and the changes that have been announced. the work that the department of the environment have been able to do on this means that we will tackle the horrendous problem of sewage in our waterways, that we will have a more efficient system. we will deliver the level of investment that is required, and we will make sure that money is no longer leached out of the system by way of bonuses and dividends. when a good service that the public deserve is not being provided. so it's a set of changes that deliver that long term investment that will make sure

these problems, which the british public are rightly angry about, will not happen again. >> gisele pelicot has said that she never regretted the decision to make her trial public, and that she respects the court's decision after her ex—husband was sentenced to 20 years in jail. 72 year old dominic pelicot has been found guilty today of raping, drugging and inviting other men to rape his ex—wife, gisele. his lawyer says that he is now considering lodging an appeal. the french court in avignon has found 47 men guilty of rape, two guilty of attempted rape and two guilty boost in a generation. children an attemptedmraview???» boost in a generation. children an attempted rape ——~———— boost in a generation. children an attempted rape and two guilty of attempted rape and two guilty of sexual assault in that mass of attempted rape and two guilty of attempted rape and two guilty of sexual assault in that mass rape trial. those men have now rape trial. those men have now all been sentenced, and the all been sentenced, and the defendants have ten days to defendants have ten days to appeal. the pelicot case made appeal. the pelicot case made headunes appeal. the pelicot case made headlines after gisele waived headunes appeal. the pelicot case made headlines after gisele waived her right to anonymity, saying her right to anonymity, saying she wanted to make shame swap and she wanted to make shame swap sides from the victim to the sides from the victim to the rapist. the government has rapist. the government has announced today a £100 million announced today a £100 million boost for adult and children's boost for adult and children's hospices, the biggest funding hospices, the biggest funding boost in a generation. children boost in a generation. children

and young people's hospices will receive a £26 million investment. the government hopes that the money will go towards delivering the highest quality end of life care possible for patients and their families. health secretary wes streeting spoke about the announcement earlier on. >> today we're announcing two things which are great news for hospices ahead of christmas the £100 million we're announcing over this year and next will help hospices to invest in not just the buildings, but the equipment and the kit that they need to provide modern support for people, not just in hospice buildings like this, but also the increasing range of hospice at home services. so it's going to make a real difference for people and for children's hospices in particular, which are really close to my heart. we're announcing £26 million. that's an increase in previous grant funding that's been available to provide a wider range of services to a wider range of services to a wider range of services to a wider range of children and young people. >> those are the latest gb news headlines. now let's go back to

martin. >> nagy remote. now keir starmer is getting a christmas roasting today as the embattled prime minister faces parliamentary committee chairs for the first time in parliament as prime minister. you can see live pictures there on your screen of sir keir starmer being lightly grilled ahead of christmas. now, with storm clouds gathering on multiple fronts, including his betrayal of the waspi women, farmers and pensioners. is the labour leader having a nightmare before christmas? and meanwhile, the electoral commission is vowing to strengthen the rules on foreign donations as panic spreads that the world's richest