>> it's 9 pm. i'm ben leo in for patrick christys just for tonight. >> who's to say that 100 million will be the end of it.7 well, to the rest of us that's like £0.10. it is small change to elon musk and the government needs to wake up to it. >> the establishment panic over

elon musk's support for reform. so why weren't they so vocal about the likes of george soros pumping money into the remain campaign and offshore hedge funds supporting labour? also tonight, concerns about sharia law in the uk were dubbed anti—muslim conspiracy theories earlier this year. now it's revealed more than 80 sharia courts are operating in the uk and we're the western capital for them. praise be to multiculturalism. also, we can't deport one of britain's biggest drug dealers because it would breach his right to a family life in the uk. that's despite him having an affair with a woman in his native turkey. so is leaving the echr a matter of when and not if? >> also, the last nine months have been incredibly tough for us as a family life. as you know, it can change in an instant, and we've had to find a way to navigate the stormy waters and road unknown. >> in a poignant nod to their tncky >> in a poignant nod to their tricky year, the prince and princess of wales released their annual christmas card. but they

did swerve a big royal lunch at the palace earlier today. on the panel tonight is political consultant suzanne evans, conservative peer lord bailey and the former labour party keir starmers warm. >> very good evening to you, ben. leo here in for patrick christys. just for tonight. pat had a little family emergency to attend to up north, but he wants me to let you know he is back tomorrow. a big two hours coming up. but first, your news headunes up. but first, your news headlines with joe casper.

>> good evening. it's 9:02. i'm joe casper in the gb newsroom. well, this evening the times is times is reporting that peter mandelson well, this evening the times is reporting that peter mandelson has been appointed the has been appointed the ambassador to the us by the ambassador to the us by the prime minister. it comes as sir prime minister. it comes as sir keir starmer prepares for donald keir starmer prepares for donald trump's presidency. the trump's presidency. the newspaper reports that the prime newspaper reports that the prime prime minister. sorry. earlier prime minister. sorry. earlier today, the prime minister was today, the prime minister was facing questions from senior mps facing questions from senior mps and government departments at and government departments at the liaison committee this afternoon. the questioning focused on the state of the uk economy, potential trade deals for the country, housebuilding targets and the need for a ceasefire in gaza. at the end, the prime minister was asked if he would do anything differently following criticism for decisions including denying waspi women compensation and imposing new inheritance tax measures on farmers and the cut to winter fuel payments. >> no, we had to do tough stuff.

we're getting on with it and i'm four teenage the environment. four teenage boys have been detained for life for the murders of two best friends who were stabbed to death in a case of mistaken identity. mason rist, 15, and max dixon, 16, died from stab wounds after being chased by the four armed teenagers in the knowle west area of bristol at about 11 pm. on 27th of january this year. their attackers, riley toliver, 18, cody westcott, 17, and two boys aged

15 and 16, who cannot be named due to their age, had been dnven due to their age, had been driven by anthony snook, 45. all five were convicted of two counts of murder last month following a six week trial at bristol crown court. snook was later jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 38 years. mason risks uncle david knight spoke outside of court. >> no family should ever have to go through what our two families have gone through. these juveniles have not only destroyed our families, but to an extent, their own lives and that of their own families. and an extent, their own lives and that of their own families. and we hope that as they grow older we hope that as they grow older and mature, hopefully in prison, and mature, hopefully in prison, they do fully come to realise they do fully come to realise they do fully come to realise the extent of what they have they do fully come to realise the extent of what they have done. on that evening of done. on that evening of saturday, the 27th of january, saturday, the 27th of january, and they have to live with that and they have to live with that for the rest of their lives. for the rest of their lives. >> those were your latest gb >> those were your latest gb news headlines i'm jo casper. news headlines i'm jo casper. more than an hour now. more than an hour now.

>> back to ben for the very >> back to ben for the very latest gb news direct to your latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good evening. hope you're >> good evening. hope you're well. the stench of hypocrisy is well. the stench of hypocrisy is wafting through britain tonight. wafting through britain tonight. in fact, let's be honest. it in fact, let's absolutely stinks because just days after nigel farage and nick candy met elon musk at mar—a—lago with reports suggesting the world's

based in the tax haven cayman islands quadrature capital, which labour only declared after the election? where was the electoral commission then? why wasn't it rolling up its sleeves, calling for overseas donations to be routed from british politics? i also didn't hear from the likes of tony blair sidekick alastair campbell complaining either. he tweeted funny how the people who used to scream and bawl about george soros don't mind oligarchy when it helps them. yeah, it is funny isn't it, alasdair? it's funny

how in that tweet alone you finally admit the hungarian billionaire george soros used his wealth to interfere in british politics because that idea used to be called a conspiracy theory by lazy commentators. but now elon musk is thinking about doing the same thing as soros. suddenly, now it's a problem to the likes of campbell and the electoral commission. oh, how the tables have turned. soros, of course, is the man who broke the bank of england, netting $1 billion by shorting the pound on black wednesday in 1992. this is a man who made his wealth off the back of britain's misery. i actually have no problem with that. i'm a capitalist, but i do have an issue with what soros went on to do with his fortune. in the uk, he funded anti—brexit campaigns, including calls for a second referendum. he explained in 2019. my contributions were not used for partisan or electoral purposes. they were used to educate the british public, educate the british public, educate the british public. yes, of course, because that's because you are too thick to know what you were voting for. of course, in the us, soros has

funded democratic candidates for national office and spent at least $50 million electing scores of woke social justice prosecutors and district attorneys all across the country, including, by the way, new york's alvin bragg, who suffers from a very severe case of trump derangement syndrome. george soros is also accused of wanting to see the fall of the west. he made his money trashing the uk. elon musk, meanwhile, builds rockets to expand humanity's presence in the universe. he creates brain implants to help people with degenerative diseases enjoy life again, and he makes the world's leading electric vehicles. and probably most importantly, he thinks free speech is worth saving and that banging people up for words online is wrong. so yes, i agree, maybe foreign money in british politics is a bad thing, but it's been happening for years and you're only crying now because the shady game you've been playing for decades is coming back to bite you tenfold. some, i guess, would call it karma. let's get the thoughts now of my panel .

the thoughts now of my panel. political consultant suzanne evans, tory peer lord shaun bailey and the former labour party adviser matthew laza. good evening to you all. thank you for your company tonight. merry christmas. it will be the last show we have before the new yeah show we have before the new year. matthew laza your lot are throwing their toys out the pram for something that they've been doing for many, many years now. >> no, no, no, that's not the case. look, i agree with you. may be surprised. i don't particularly want george soros trying to buy british elections. he hasn't given money to british political parties. he did put money into the referendum campaign. what's being proposed is, in my view, is quite sensible, which is