akua. for the next few nana akua. for the next few hours, me and my panel will be taking on some of the big topics hitting the headlines right now. this show is all about opinion. it's mine, it's theirs. and of course it's yours. we'll be debating, discussing and at times we will disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours, co—founder of novara media, arun bastani and former (io—deputy leader of reform uk, ben habib. breaking news nigel farage has responded now this is a surprise as elon musk tweeted the reform party needs a new leader. farage doesn't have what it takes. nigel farage was confident of the tech billionaires support yesterday when i spoke to him. >> could he possibly be a donor to the party.7 yes. is he supportive of the party.7 absolutely. does he support me personally? no question about that. if he does donate money, he'll have to do it legally through a uk company. but i'll tell you something. whether he

donates money to us or not, he makes us with a young generation of people who view him as a hero figure. he makes us look cool. and i'll tell you what, there isn't much of that around in british politics these days. >> so for my great british debate this hour, i'm asking, is nigel farage fit to be reform uk's leader? i've got to pull up on x asking you that very question. so cast your vote. now coming up in my niggle, i'll be taking the government head on as nearly a third of all britons expected. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, not even to last a full year. my prediction? sir keir starmer will be out in six months. in the interview, i'll be speaking to divorce coach sarah davidson as tomorrow marks the day most couples get divorced. she'll give advice on how to have a good separation. a lot of people sick and tired of the people they've been hanging out with over christmas for the last few days, i know how they feel. but before we get started, let's get your latest news with sophia hill.

>> nana. thank you very much. i'm tatiana sanchez. the top stories elon musk has called for a new reform uk leader. the tesla and ex ceo posted this on his social media platform. he said the reform party needs a new leader. farage doesn't have what it takes. now. this apparent turn comes just a few weeks after nigel farage travelled to florida to meet with musk about possible funding for his party. this news also comes less than 24 hours after farage said there was no question on musk's supporting him personally. well, some breaking news now that nigel farage has since responded saying well, this is a surprise. elon is a remarkable individual. nigel says but i am afraid on this, i disagree. my view remains that tommy robinson is not right for reform, and i never sell out my principles. we'll bring you more on that breaking news story as we get

it. elsewhere, heavy snow overnight is causing disruption across most of the country. manchester, liverpool and now leeds bradford airports have all reopened their runways. leeds bradford said some disruption is expected to continue throughout the day due to a backlog of departing flights, but the airport expected the situation to improve. the met office had issued two amber weather warnings for england and wales, forecasting 3 to 7cm of snow with rain in lower areas. one warning covering most of northern england, including leeds, sheffield and the lake district, is in place until midnight tonight. rural communities have been warned they could be cut off due to the weather, with some areas facing up to a foot of snowfall. the uk health security agency has issued cold weather health alerts, which remain in place for all of england ahead of a week of low temperatures. in other news, more nhs patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they're treated under new government plans to cut waiting lists. this

falls under the new upgrades coming to the nhs app, which health secretary wes streeting says will shift the nhs into the digital age. experts have welcomed the move, but warned that digital innovations must not create new barriers and come at the expense of excluding those without a smartphone. the health secretary spoke to gb news about the plans. >> prime minister and i tomorrow are setting out the actions we are setting out the actions we are taking to get those waiting times down and yes, that's about the investment the chancellor announced in the budget, but it is also about the reform that's needed. we've got to modernise the nhs, giving patients more choice, more power, more control, more ease, more convenience over booking their appointments, choice about where to be treated. we'll do that through the nhs app. frankly, bringing the nhs in line with most other service providers in this country. >> gb news can exclusively reveal. the prime minister ignored a rotherham whistleblower jayne senior bullying complaint after she exposed child abuse and

corruption while he was leader of the opposition in 2020. gb news national reporter charlie peters has the latest seen correspondence sent by sir keir starmer's office that simply says unfortunately, we won't be able to facilitate a meeting. >> oh, but here is an online form for processing complaints. but fundamentally, i think what we've seen as a political reaction to this story, with both kemi badenoch from the conservatives and rupert lowe from reform and plenty of other commentators as well, they're all saying that, well, jayne senior did have that national hero status. she was being bullied. why didn't you take the time to meet with her, especially considering the reputation and fear that people had around the labour party and the csc scandal and all the cover ups? >> now, a labour party spokesperson has responded to the claims, saying all complaints are treated seriously and thoroughly assessed in line with our rules and procedures.

complaints are assessed via a specific process independent of the leader's office, and this was clearly signposted in response to this correspondence. at the time. earlier, the shadow home secretary, chris philp, spoke to gb news and called for a new national inquiry. >> do now need a full public inquiry to look at this comprehensively. that should include looking at all the towns involved. it should include looking at keir starmer's record as director of public prosecutions and tomiko itooka. >> the world's oldest person has died at the age of iigin japan, according to guinness world records. the japanese woman was the oldest living person following the death of 117 year old maria branyas last year. she was born on the 23rd of may 1908, and city officials say she died on the 29th of december in a care home in central japan.

and those are the latest gb news headunes and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. now it's back to nana. >> good afternoon. it's just fast approaching. eight minutes after 3:00. i'm nana akua. welcome to gb news. some breaking news. nigel farage has responded. this is a surprise as elon musk tweeted that the reform party needs a new leader now. farage doesn't have what it takes. former deputy leader of reform uk, ben habib joins me for his reaction then for the great british debate. i'm asking, is nigel farage fit to be the reform uk leader? there's a poll up right now on x asking you that very question. so cast your vote. now in the great british debate i'm also asking can sir keir starmer survive the grooming gang scandal coming up as well. worldview will be crossing live to speak to mystifier uri geller for his predictions for the year ahead. all of that is on the way. as

even all of that is on the way. as ever, send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay. so breaking news. nigel farage has responded to him seemingly losing the support of elon musk. nigel farage responded on x saying well, this is a surprise. elon is a remarkable individual, but on this i am afraid i disagree. my on this i am afraid i disagree. my view remains that tommy robinson is not right for reform and i never sell out my principles. the tesla and x ceo said that his social media platform, the. on his social media platform, the reform party, needs a new leader. farage doesn't have what it takes. well, i spoke to a nigel farage yesterday and he was very certain of the tech billionaires support. >> could he possibly be a donor to the party? yes. is he supportive of the party? absolutely. does he support me personally? no question about

that. if he does donate money, he'll have to do it legally through a uk company. but i'll tell you something. whether he donates money to us or not, he makes us with a young generation of people who view him as a hero figure. he