evidence abusers were clear evidence abusers were coming together in networks defined by their ethnic origin, and that more data has to be gathered. we'll be hearing from her as she calls for an end to the politicisation of this issue. >> where do these abusers come from.7 very, very poor sort of peasant background, very, very rural and elsewhere. >> tory leader kemi badenoch has exclusively told gb news that peasants from sub communities are the ones in grooming gangs and rape gangs, and that a national inquiry would seek to identify those in authority who did not act. we'll be speaking to our national reporter. >> plus, this afternoon, rachel reeves will face a grilling from mps, with speculation rife as to whether she'll remain chancellor. is it time to get the letters out.7 we'll be live from downing street and it's free speech. >> under attack, pubs could be forced to ban customers from discussing controversial topics like religion and transgender

rights due to labour's proposed workers rights reforms. we're speaking to a landlord. will be banned, won't i? yeah.i banned, won't i? yeah. i mean, i can't help myself from having controversial discussions at the pub or in any bar pubs for. that's what it's for. i can't help it, i say. sometimes i say to myself, don't talk about politics, don't talk about anything, you know, controversial. but it always just ends up happening whether i've had a drink or not. so there you go. if you can't set there you go. if you can't set the right, if you can't set the world to rights in a pub, where can you set the world to rights? >> so why there are so many pubs in parliament? a wonderful thing too. >> we're going to be talking to a pub landlord this hour who has a pub landlord this hour who has a strong opinions on this, but also elsewhere. have you seen this poll, this new poll? i think we can get it up on the screen. this was a yougov poll for the times newspaper, and it shows that reform are now neck

and neck with labour. looks like we've got a three party system there, doesn't it? >> certainly does. three parties above 20 points and just one point between the labour party and the reform party. this is the first poll that yougov have done since the general election, and it does show that reform have gained ten points. meanwhile, labour have lost ten points. >> yeah, and there are reports that keir starmer is very worried that there could be a reform conservative pact come the next election. and then what does he do? i mean, if he's only on 25 points, can you believe it? six months after a landslide victory. >> although if you look at those two blue lines, starmer is pretty happy as long as there's no pact. yeah. i mean, if every single constituency in the country looked like that graph, labour would have another stonking majority on a very slim share of the vote. >> ridiculous system, isn't it? iused >> ridiculous system, isn't it? i used to like our system, but it doesn't seem particularly fair. >> i don't know, you liked it when the left was split and the right were united, and now it's the other way round. >> no comment on that. no comment. no comment. but anyway,

it's a lot to think about, isn't it? have we entered a new era of politics here? gbnews.com/yoursay let us know. but it's your headlines with sophia wenzler. >> emily. tom. thank you. good afternoon. it'sjust >> emily. tom. thank you. good afternoon. it's just gone. 12:00. these are your headlines. rachel reeves will move to reassure turbulent financial markets amid high government borrowing costs, as she faces a grilling from mps. later today, the chancellor will answer questions in the commons for the first time since her return from a trip to china, criticised by political opponents for coinciding with a week of volatility for the pound and soaring yields on uk bonds. it comes amid mounting pressure over her future in the treasury as britain's economic outlook worsens. despite calls for her sacking, sir keir starmer has insisted that miss reeves will stay in the post until the next election. >> confident in our mission for

growth and i'm confident, completely confident in my team. >> meanwhile, security minister dan jarvis echoed. the prime minister then placed the blame on the previous government, expected to be the chancellor for the duration of this parliament and continue with the important work she is doing in terms of delivering economic growth for the government. >> i think you do have to look at the context as a government, we inherited a catastrophic economic legacy from the previous government. the budget that the chancellor delivered in the autumn of last year was about fixing the fundamentals of our economy. this is a government that is ruthlessly focused on delivering economic growth. >> us president elect donald trump has suggested israel and hamas could agree a gaza ceasefire deal by the end of the week. it comes after us president joe biden said a gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is on the brink. the outgoing us leader made the claim during his final foreign policy address before he leaves office next

week. a round of gaza ceasefire talks will be held in doha today to finalise the remaining details of the deal. and back in the uk, conservative leader kemi badenoch has described meeting survivors of grooming gangs in oldham and rotherham as quite shocking. speaking to gb news, she said she believed a new national inquiry should look at what she called a systematic pattern of behaviour among certain communities in the country. it comes after the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, joined growing calls for a full investigation, saying nothing less will restore faith in our safeguarding systems. now the people of los angeles are bracing for stronger winds as wildfires continue raging, with at least 24 people killed and more than 100,000 told to evacuate. l.a. mayor karen bass said urgent preparations are being made ahead of near hurricane force winds, predicted to peak today. authorities also

announced nine people were arrested for looting and one for arson. in other news, newly released m15 files reveal that queen elizabeth ii was not briefed about a spy in the royal household for nearly a decade. sir anthony blunt played a double life, passing intelligence to the kgb during world war ii as a senior m15 officer, but was allowed to keep his position amid fears of a major scandal if the truth came out. now these files have been released by the national archives, including the queen's response when she was finally told the full story in the 19705. told the full story in the 1970s. she was characteristically unflappable, taking it all very calmly and without surprise. two women have been charged with criminal damage afterjust been charged with criminal damage after just stop been charged with criminal damage afterjust stop oil damage after just stop oil protesters spray painted charles darwin's grave in westminster abbey yesterday. the climate activists marked the slogan 1.5

is dead in chalk paint on the 19th century biologist's grave at about 9:30 am. the met police said 66 year old alison lee and 77 year old diane bligh will appear at westminster magistrates court on the 11th and 12th of february. and there's been a significant increase in women seeking abortions, which research suggests is being fuelled by women coming off the contraceptive pill in favour of menstrual cycle tracking apps. the data, published in bmj, shows a shift in contraception use in the last five years, from what researchers call more reliable hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, to fertility awareness based methods. relying on fertility awareness apps is only 76% effective, according to experts, while the contraceptive pill is 99% effective if used correctly. the study authors said the contraception users

worldwide appear to be increasingly hesitant to use hormonal methods. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to tom and emily 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. >> good afternoon britain. it's eight minutes past midday now. a consultant to the 2022 national inquiry into child sexual abuse has told gb news that more data needs to be gathered because there is no clear evidence yet that abusers are coming together in networks defined by their ethnic origin. >> yes. lucy duckworth, who advised the inquiry that heard testimony from dozens of victims, says the politicisation of the issue needs to stop and

that using race as an aggravating factor is wrong. now she's been speaking exclusively to gb news, science and health editor lucy johnston. >> i've heard people say we know for a fact that people have of certain origins, are making our children unsafe. we don't have that data and it's really important we know that. what we do know is that perpetrators of child sexual abuse or child sexual exploitation will come together in organised networks, and it is not defined by their ethnic origin or by their job. i mean, if we're talking about organised networks, we can see that in the ch