>>a >> a very, very good afternoon to you. >> it's 3 pm. and 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, tory leader kemi badenoch has hit out at sir keir starmer's decision to force labour mps to vote against a national grooming gangs inquiry. >> later today he will tell labour mps, including in telford, rochdale, bristol, derby, aylesbury, oldham, bradford, peterborough, coventry, middlesbrough, newcastle, ramsgate tell all of these people to vote against a national inquiry into the gangs, which have systematically gang raped children in their constituencies. >> and you're looking at live pictures there now from the

house of commons as that debate goes on ahead of that historic vote tonight at 7:00 pm expected time, because today at pmqs kemi badenoch called britain's rape gang shame the worst scandal in british history. but sir keir starmer blasts the back. not once in eight years did she speak about this. as we head towards that huge vote in parliament this evening will survive as demands for a full national inquiry be blocked by labour mps, including those who represent towns and cities affected by britain's shame. and meanwhile, in los angeles, wildfires are causing havoc. as you can see, there live pictures from la as 30,000 people are ordered to evacuate their homes after a state of emergency has been declared and will be in california for the very latest. and first, there was freezing this christmas, mocking the prime minister over cuts to the winter fuel allowance. and now we've got this. here's a message

from my son. >> i want to be a farmer like my dad. but his wants to take our land. >> absolute corker. and that was northamptonshire farmer nick tarry and his boy oliver, aged eight, who has shown his anger with changes to the inheritance tax by releasing a song that's already becoming a smash hit online. it's called hands off, back off starmer. i want to be a farmer and that's all. and the duo, the father and the son will be joining me later on the show. they want to be top of the crops and that's all coming in the next hour. they just absolutely love that, you know, there's so much heavy news around at the moment. nick and his boy oliver blasting out that farm song. it's magnificent. they'll be joining me towards the end of the show. can't wait for that.

ahead of that historic vote in parliament, however, towards 7:00 we are expecting huge drama in the commons and we've been speaking with survivors and i've got an incredible guest later in the show, an imam, a muslim scholar who claims radical islamist scholars have been poisoning british muslim boys, making them specifically target girls because they are white. there's an incredible interview. you will not want to miss it. get in touch. gbnews.com/yoursay is the way to do it. but first, as your headlines with sophia wenzler. >> martin. thank you. good afternoon. it'sjust >> martin. thank you. good afternoon. it's just gone. 3:00. these are your headlines. mps are set to vote on kemi badenoch call for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs, after she warned sir keir starmer's refusal could fuel fears of a cover up in a clash at prime minister's questions, the conservative leader demanded to know if sir keir starmer is confident. >> we fully understand the scale

of rape gangs. >> let us have the truth. he won't listen to the victims who are calling for a national inquiry. he is making this all about a bill this afternoon. later today he will tell labour mps, including in telford, rochdale, bristol, derby, aylesbury, oldham, bradford, peterborough, coventry, middlesbrough, newcastle, ramsgate tell all of these people to vote against a national inquiry into the gangs, which have systematically gang raped children in their constituencies. yeah. >> sir keir starmer fired back, urging kemi badenoch to drop her call, arguing another inquiry would only delay action with victims demanding progress rather than more investigations. >> not once in eight years did she stand here and say what she's just said. not once in eight years. they didn't act on the recommendations. they want a

national inquiry. we had a national inquiry. we had a national inquiry, the jay inquiry, the j report, 20 inquiry, the] report, 20 recommendations, not a single one implemented, not a single one implemented, not a single one implemented. >> in other news, three massive wildfires are tearing through the suburbs of los angeles. in california, with more than 1400 firefighters battling the flames. the fires, fuelled by dry weather and strong winds, are pushing dangerously close to homes, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. authorities say at this stage, there's no possibility of controlling the fires. the latest pictures show buildings collapsing and smoke billowing over residential areas as people abandon their cars and run for safety. the millions of californians on high alert. the white house has deployed federal resources to help contain the blazes. back in the uk, the mother of 14 year old kelly ann bokassa, who was stabbed to death on a bus in south—east london, has said he was groomed by gangs after running away from

care and living on the streets. his mother, mary, says he was kind, musical and talented at drawing with a love of football. kelly ann was attacked on a double decker bus in woolwich just after 2:30 pm, despite efforts from police, paramedics and the london air ambulance. he died shortly after the attack. detectives are working at pace to find those responsible, but no arrests have yet been made . no arrests have yet been made. and some breaking news to bring to you. uk athletics has been charged with corporate manslaughter and a health and safety at work act offence, following the death of a paralympic athlete. a 77 year old man has also been charged after united arab emirates paralympian abdullah hayati died after a metal cage fell on him while he was training for shot put in london in 2017. and we will bring you more on that story as we get it. now the nhs is urging patients to attend a&e alone as rising flu cases push

emergency departments to breaking point. york and scarborough hospitals are among those asking for public support, while critical incidents have been declared across several trusts, including liverpool, cornwall and birmingham. one patient reportedly waited 50 hours for a ward bed, with frontline staff describing the system as overwhelmed. flu cases in hospitals have surged to 5000 a day, with nhs medical director sir stephen powis warning the pressure is relentless and a new amber warning has been issued for snow for the southwest of england, likely to cause travel delays and stranding some vehicles and passengers. britain is bracing for a deep freeze as temperatures are set to plunge as low as —15 degrees this week. the coldest of the winter so far and potentially the coldest january in 15 years. the met office has issued fresh snow and ice warnings for northern scotland and northern ireland, as well as the southern counties

of england, with subzero conditions expected nationwide. the uk health security agency has also warned of rising health risks, extending its cold weather alert for england until sunday. meanwhile, flood alerts remain in place, though conditions are drier after days of heavy rain. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to martin. >> thank you sir. we have got one heck of an action packed show. let's get cracking now. should there be a national inquiry into the grooming gang scandal? that is the huge question that will be put to mps this afternoon, as the speaker has selected a conservative amendment to hold a vote on the issue. however, speaking at pmqs earlier, sir keir starmer reiterated his view that there shouldn't be a national inquiry, saying that now was the time for action rather than further lengthy investigations. and the prime minister is ordering his

mps is whipping them to vote against the amendment by issuing against the amendment by issuing a three line whip. now for more on this, i'm joined in the studio by gb news political correspondent katherine forster. catherine, welcome to the show. a huge day in politics and an issue that is firmly back on the political radar, an issue they wanted to bury. they wanted to go away. they've been inquiries. they tried to tuck it all up into into bed at night time. it's back. everyone's talking about it. and why do you think thatis? >> well, frankly, it's because of this channel gb news and charlie peters, his amazing scoop this time last week that jess phillips, the safeguarding minister, had said no to a national inquiry that oldham was calling for that amplified by elon musk, of course, on x, the world's richest man, soon to be right hand man of the incoming president. trump has sent this

story into orbit. and really, what struck me story into orbit. and really, what