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, after a terrorist attack on a magdeburg christmas market left nine dead and 205 injured, including that nine year old boy there dead today, germany's rising right wing party, the afd alternative for deutschland, will hold a rally in magdeburg as locals call for mass deportations. will be live from that rally and i'll be live from that rally and i'll be speaking with the former afd mep asking him what next for germany? and will elon musk donate millions to help save the german country? nigel farage has agreed to help us ambassador peter mandelson, apparently to win over donald trump. is this really best for britain? does it cement farage's reputation as a political player, or by helping the under—fire labour government? is farage helping his political enemies? yesterday, rachel reeves was called the grinch for raiding charities and adding £56 in net

zero taxes to all of our grocery bills. well, today, the chancellor's nightmare before christmas continues as business leaders warn of growth flatlining, labour promised stability. instead, are we sliding towards recession and reform uk's new treasurer, billionaire nick candy, there with nigel farage, says that elon musk is just one of a number of billionaires queuing up to donate to the insurgent party. candy is claiming that british politics will undergo disruption like we have never seen before. could 2025 be the year of the reform revolution? and that's all coming up in your next hour. was the show always a pleasure to have your company breaking news in the last hour? sir keir starmer? guess what? he's going abroad again. jet set. starmer never here. keir will be not here in the new year taking a well—earned break. it must be exhausting having more

air miles than richard branson. anyway, the prime minister is taking off again for another holiday. does he deserve it or should he be back in britain sorting the country? what do you make about the afd rally later on? we'll be live from there. from the scene of that in magdeburg, german people saying enoughis magdeburg, german people saying enough is enough. the party is surging in the polls ahead of elections in february. could this be a pivotal moment for immigration and the conversation around it across the entire continent of europe? get in touch, gbnews.com/yoursay. now, here's your headlines. it's sophia wenzler. >> martin. >> martin. >> thank you. it's just gone 3:00. these are your headlines. the uk economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year, with revised figures showing no growth in gdp between july and september. the office for national statistics partly blamed weaker trading in bars and restaurants, while businesses warn the country is headed for the worst of all

worlds amid fears of reduced output and hiring. chancellor rachel reeves says the economic challenges are huge, but vows her budget will deliver long term growth. meanwhile, shadow culture secretary stuart andrew is pointing the finger at the labour government, warning that a recession is increasingly likely if their policies continue. >> this is a really worrying time. they talk down the economy, so it's no wonder that confidence is falling. but then they made some disastrous decisions in the budget, not least the national insurance contributions hike, which is having a real impact on confidence for businesses in what they were thinking about for their future and any investments that they were thinking for growth. and then, you know, i obviously work very closely with charities, for example, and they are facing a significant hike in their national insurance contributions bill totalling about £i.4 bill totalling about £1.4 billion. >> in other news, king charles

will deliver this year's christmas message from the fitzrovia chapel, a former hospital chapel in central london. it's the first time in over a decade the speech isn't recorded at a royal residence, with the king choosing the location to highlight healthcare workers and foster unity between faiths. the ornate 19th century chapel was once part of the middlesex hospital, and now hosts exhibitions and community events. this year's message comes as the king continues treatment following a cancer diagnosis earlier in 2023. the speech will air on christmas day at 3 pm. across tv and radio. now, a suspected arson attack has caused a large fire in birmingham. police say a car was deliberately set alight and rammed into a shop building in sparkhill early this morning, with residents describing the explosion as like a bomb going off. the blaze spread to flats above the shop, prompting evacuations. thankfully no injuries have been reported.

fire crews battled the flames and with ten fire engines bringing the situation under control by mid—morning. west midlands police are urging anyone with information to come forward as the investigation continues. >> shop staff are facing a christmas crime wave with 670 shoplifting offences a day going unsolved in the past year. >> new figures show a 38% rise in unsolved cases since 2019, with more than half closed without identifying a suspect. the liberal democrats are warning the trend leaves shop workers vulnerable during their busiest season, and some breaking news. a suspect accused of killing unitedhealthcare ceo bnan of killing unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson has pleaded not guilty to new york state murder and terrorism charges. the 26 year old is facing 11 charges, including first degree murder and terrorism, if convicted. luigi mangione could face life in prison without parole. in

addition to the state's case, a federal case against mangione is running concurrently. one of the charges, murder through use of a firearm, would make him eligible for the death penalty if he's convicted. however, his defence attorneys called the situation highly unusual, noting conflicting theories between the state and federal cases. in scotland, a small plane has crashed near fife airport. emergency services were called to the scene at around 1140 this morning. police and fire crews are currently on site, but details on the number of people on board and any injuries are still unclear. a spokesperson for police scotland says inquiries are ongoing. morrisons has cut the price of items including turkeys and champagne for all shoppers, after a system glitch caused chaos, with loyalty discounts failing and christmas deliveries cancelled. customers reported their more card savings didn't apply at tills, and some deliveries or

click and collect orders were running late on one of the busiest shopping days of the yeah busiest shopping days of the year. the supermarket's website also experienced outages. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to martin. >> thank you sofia. >> thank you sofia. >> got a great show ahead. let's get cracking. because britain's new ambassador to the us looks set to call on the help of reform uk leader nigel farage to help him win over donald trump's admiration. but after lord mandelson, lord peter mandelson said this in 2019, is there any hope of a uk and usa special relationship with an american president who is little short of a white nationalist and racist? >> even those who have a sneaking admiration for donald trump because of the strength of his personality nonetheless regard him as reckless and a

danger to the world. >> well, joining me now is the political commentator and labour activist susie stride. susie, welcome to the show. what is it with top brass of the labour party? it seems like every single one of them, at some point in the past, has called donald trump a racist, a fascist, a white supremacist, and now it's peter mandelson. and today's story is calling on the help of nigel farage. maybe he needs some help with a relationship starting like that. he needs someone like nigel farage to help smooth the feathers over. >> i mean, it's really interesting you just read out that list because there's one person you did miss off that list, and that is jd vance, who is now. >> he's got the ambassador to britain, though, isn't he? >> but what he happens to be is the vice president. >> and he called donald trump america's hitler. you know, and i think it's really important to see this, that donald trump is an interesting person. i've obviously never met him, but he was willing to forgive jd vance and not just have him on his team, but have him as his vice president. and i think he will look at mandelson and he'll see

this is someone who is a political heavyweight. five decades. we're not talking ten years experience, five decades of experience in the political world, in the business world, he's got links across not just america, but across the world. he's well respected. i think he's going to do the business here. >> well, chris lacivita, he's a grand old party strategist who helped trump get elected, called mandelson at the weekend an absolute moron who should stay at home. totally sad. mandelson described trump as a danger to the world and is little short of a white nationalist. he's saying mandy should stay at home. >> well, i think this guy needs to keep it quiet because >>