downtime gets some well deserved downtime with his wife and kids. but rest assured, i'm still going to give you the same hard hitting, honest opinions that ben champions here on this show every weekend. coming up tonight, brace yourselves, because i'm going to expose the devastating cost of this labour government on your bank account. and rumours are swirling that the chancellor might slash disability taxes. will the left explode in outrage? will ask carl manion, head of a leading social care provider, how he thinks the social care crisis could be solved overnight? >> we understand your anger and your frustrations at the inheritance tax and we're with you. >> we're with you, say, morrisons. our guests go head to head on the government's crumbling inheritance tax raid on farmers. with a major supermarket now backing them. >> i want to talk to you about my lived experience with the

metropolitan police. last night had my phone stolen. 75,000 people every year get their phones stolen in central london. >> shocking stuff. are the police letting criminals rule the streets? historian and broadcaster tessa dunlop joins us to tell her story, as she takes matters into her own hands. and nigel farage is under fire for his second income. again. why is the left so obsessed with tearing down aspirational brits? and could the bbc licence fee finally be scrapped? well, hold your cheers, because what's being proposed to replace it might just be worse than you could have ever imagined. oh, and what do you make of this? >> valerie still hates me so much. i know she'll never forget me. >> well, whatever you think of that lip reading that kamala harris death stare is going to be pure gold. stay tuned for that.

and joining me on my panel tonight, we have former labour minister bill rammell, political commentator and youtube sensation chloe dobbs and former conservative mp sir michael fabricant. a huge two hours. but first, let's get your news with will hollis. >> thanks, alex. at 9:00, your top story the duchess, the duchess of sussex's new netflix series, will be delayed following the devastating fires in la. the streaming service has announced. meghan markle said she's thankful to netflix for supporting her in postponing the programme, so she can focus on the needs of those impacted by the needs of those impacted by the wildfires in her home state of california. visiting victims alongside her husband harry. yesterday, meghan's eight part series with love will now

premiere on march 4th instead of january the 15th. sticking with los angeles, officials say they're prepared for the next round of high winds that could fan blazes, with the military on standby to assist despite strained services. they say fire hydrants, which failed earlier in the week, are ready for use. at least 16 people have been killed and thousands evacuated as fires rage on in california today. >> strong north to northeast winds. gusts are up to 50mph with low humidity will be observed. a red flag warning is in effect and will remain until 6 pm. wednesday evening. >> back in the uk, the health secretary, wes streeting, has described nurses as the backbone of our nhs after a staff member was left in a critical condition by a stabbing in a hospital's a&e department. the trust that oversees the royal oldham hospital has said it is shocked

and saddened by the attack, which took place yesterday. a 37 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the woman, who is in her 50s, suffered serious injuries and remains in hospital for treatment. an off duty policewoman who was killed by a lorry as she helped at the scene of a crash, epitomises the very best of british policing, a senior officer has said. pc rosie prior was standing on the verge of the a19 at bagby, near thirsk, with the driver and passenger of one of the cars involved when the lorry collided with them yesterday morning. miss prior and 41 year old ryan wolford, from knaresborough, both died at the scene. the 65 year old lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. he's been released under investigation. a teenage boy who was a passenger in mr wolford's car is in a serious but stable

condition in hospital. the uk health security agency has extended its cold weather health alert for all of england until tuesday. amber alerts will now run until january the 14th, meaning a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, is likely. temperatures dropped to —13.9 degrees overnight, but the met office has said the cold spell is coming to an end. and let's finish you on this story. london london's underground was filled with hundreds of people who weren't wearing any trousers. today, the annual no trouser tube ride saw men and women proudly showing everything from boxer shorts to lacy underwear. popular cities popular in cities across the globe and described as good old fashioned fun. some of the other travellers were a little bit surprised, but those are your latest headlines for now. i'll be back in an hour for

the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> the chancellor's socialist budget has plunged uk markets into a frenzy this week as reality has finally sank in. the news has sent the pound nosediving to new lows, last felt when inflation was at 7%. this isn't just some abstract market dip, it's the death of british ambition. but here's the crux of it for you, the working people of britain. but you might want to brace yourselves. your mortgage. well, that could rise by an eye—watering £1,000, with rates soaring from 3.8% to 3.9%.

following the budget. planning to remortgage this year? well, think again, because you could. that could cost you an unpalatable, unpalatable £3,500. and bad news doesn't end there, unfortunately. remember all that talk of net zero reducing your bills? >> the whole purpose of this for me is, of course, to tackle climate change. but as we do it to lower costs for people to lower their bills, to create good jobs at decent wages, to give us the energy security that we haven't had. and over the last two years, you've seen the impact of that of the cost of living crisis. this is about enabung living crisis. this is about enabling people to have better lives today and to do the right thing for future generations of tomorrow. >> yeah, well, that promise is in tatters because your gas bill is rising a whopping £43 a year from 2026. but hold on, won't you promise some change? >> we change our plan, not changing the conversation.

change and reform are coming. fixing the foundations. change, change a £22 billion black hole of change. fixing the foundations. change, change and plan for change and change. if a change but also change. we all have a stake in change. >> yeah, that's a lot of change. >> yeah, that's a lot of change. >> water bills. well, they're also up 36% over five years. and your council tax is also soaring on average by £100. i guess that's a lot of change. but it's only coming out of your back pocket. the last time you may have felt the burn of the economy was the media frenzy over the mini—budget. >> so let's look at the facts. rachel reeves borrowed far more in her budget than we did in 2022, but with no plans to pay it back through increased economic growth. government gilt

rates for both ten year and 30 year are higher now than they were back in 2022, yet at the time , i was smeared by the time, i was smeared by the labour party and by members of my own party for having crashed the economy, i faced a 24 hour onslaught from the mainstream media leaking and briefing. where are those people now? >> where is the outrage from the media targeting the chancellor and the prime minister ? then? and the prime minister? then? was liz truss the victim of a political takedown? well, with all this bad news, you might be thinking, do i need a second job? well, good luck finding one, because businesses are liquidating at record highs and millionaires who contribute 25% of the nation's tax bill while they're fleeing en masse. and where is the chancellor during this economic bloodbath? one might imagine she's lounging in

business class, coming back from the from securing a measly £600 million deal with china as our economy burns. labour is not just making you poorer. they're torching your future and killing aspiration in this country while they're at it. but let's get the thoughts of my panel. we've got former labour minister bill rammell, former conservative mp michael fabricant and chloe dobbs, political commentator. okay, bill, look, let's start with you here. isn't this just an absolute disaster? the budget has gone from worse to worse. the british people