today to battering one of guilty today to battering one of his own constituents. >> and so tom crowther kc, chair of the telford inquiry, has agreed to work with the government to develop a new framework for victim centred, locally led inquiries where they are needed. >> oh gosh, i think it's fair to say that we you really have forced yvette cooper into a pakistani rape gang inquiry. >> also, as a rule of thumb, i never encourage anyone to work with reform . with reform. >> is sadiq khan just a nasty piece of work? i speak to the man who was grilling him there later and he has the tour for every season. >> gave me all this pain so i can understand the meaning. i don't understand the meaning yet. >> is this really life for me? >> is this really life for me? >> the bbc stoops to yet another new low, as it turns out that they've done a pr job for a rapper who murdered teenager jimmy mizen. on my panel tonight, it's the former tory mp anna firth, conservative peer lord bailey and the former

labour adviser matthew lazar. oh, and can you tell me what's wrong with this? oh jesus christ. >> oh, oh, okay. >> oh, oh, okay. >> we're out of time. we're out of time. >> get ready. britain. here we. as muhammad ali said, you float like a butterfly. you sting like a labour mp. next. >> very good evening to you. just after 9:00. the top story tonight. well, following weeks of pressure, the home secretary has announced a major shift in tackling grooming gangs. yvette cooper ordered a nationwide review of evidence with five government backed local inquiries and a rapid three month audit. however, the review stopped short of a national inquiry, prompting criticism from the conservative party and

some labour mps. even elon musk has weighed in, calling it a step in the right direction, but says results will speak for themselves. earlier in the commons, yvette cooper promised there will be a clear timetable for action before easter and vowed that shameful progress so far will change all those national inquiries, reports and hundreds of recommendations. >> far too little action has been taken and shamefully little progress has been made. the most important task should be to increase police investigations into these horrific crimes and get abusers behind bars. we will introduce stronger sentences for child grooming, making it an aggravating factor to organise abuse and exploitation. and i can announce new action today to help victims get more investigations and prosecutions under way. >> in other news tonight, a teenager has been found guilty of murdering the 15 year old

euanne of murdering the 15 year old elianne andam during a row in london over a teddy bear. hassan sentamu stabbed the aspiring lawyer in the neck after a water splashing prank the day before, the court heard. the 18 year old had a history of violence and brought a knife to the scene. elian's family were seen hugging the each other as the jury convicted him of murder, and he'll be sentenced in march. sir keir starmer says the uk will play keir starmer says the uk will play its part in guaranteeing ukraine's security after a peace deal ukraine's security after a peace deal, as he makes his first visit to kyiv as prime minister. that trip came as russian drones were targeting the city, a reminder of the daily threats that ukrainians still face. the uk has unveiled a £45 billion military aid package, including cutting edge air defence systems and training for ukrainian cadets. will the prime minister also called for peace through strength, and warned that weakness could invite more war and embolden aggressors worldwide? also, in a historic move, a 100 year uk ukraine

partnership has been agreed, cementing ties in defence and technology. a 19 year old neo—nazi satanist has been jailed for six years for encouraging girls to self—harm and take their own lives. cameron finnegan, who joined a violent extremist group called 764, was found guilty of multiple offences including possessing indecent images of children and having a document for terrorist purposes. finnegan, who communicated with others through apps like telegram and snapchat, encouraged one girl to hang herself on video to share with the group. he was sentenced at the group. he was sentenced at the old bailey with an extended licence of three years, and david lynch, the oscar nominated director of films including blue velvet and co—creator of the cult drama series twin peaks, has sadly died today at the age of 78. the surrealist filmmaker giant filmmaking giant was best known for his blend of unsettling visuals and unique storytelling style. his family announced his death online

today, writing, there's now a big hole in the world. now he's no longer with us, but as he would say, keep your eye on the doughnut and not on the hole. david lynch remembered today, of course, as one of the greatest directors, has died at the age of 78. those are the latest headlines. a full roundup at 10:00. now, though, it's back over to patrick 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. >> gbnews.com/alerts. >> hello and welcome along. and there really is only one place to start. >> ladies and gentlemen. let's get ready to. >> rumble. >> rumble. >> oh, it's the runcorn rocky the hell be hell raiser. >> iron mike amesbury. he's the

labour mp who did this. stop it! >> stop it! stop! whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. hey hey hey hey. >> and when that video landed, we here in our newsroom, we thought, gosh, gosh, that looks a lot like the local labour mp. but it could be someone else, couldn't it? maybe it's someone else. maybe whoever is in that clip will deny it. maybe there's no way that the local labour mp would say whilst they were battering someone, that they were the local labour mp. then this happened. >> don't you dare. >> don't you dare. >> you'll get. no. okay. you won't ever get mp. mp ever threaten me again? will you leave this room? on the floor? leave it. the mp of runcorn smacking someone on the floor. get off with that now! yes i am. yes i am. and you won't threaten the mp ever again, will you? i might, is it mine? yes. are you the local mp? no. oh, yeah. get

him! let me get him on camera. local mp, the mp for runcorn. that's what you should be doing, innit? >> lovely stuff. saved us a job. didn't see it. so today he went to court and he finally pleaded guilty to assault nora forster. bhasha mukherjee. >> at this stage, i respect the judicial process. >> it's highly regrettable. >> it's highly regrettable. >> and the incident in october. i'm sincerely sorry to mr fellows and his family. >> i will speak to the press beyond the sentencing stage. >> why is he even still an mp? labour have chucked him out of the party. isn't it time for a by—election in the runcorn and helsby constituency? magic mike amesbury should welcome a vote, shouldn't he? i mean, hey, look, his campaign slogan writes itself. float like a butterfly, sting like a labour mp. i mean, come on. it would be fascinating, though. this is prime reform territory. can you imagine what keir starmer and co

would be saying if a tory mp or nigel farage had got absolutely steaming drunk and battered her constituents at 3:00 in the morning? i mean, you know, this group led by donkeys. i mean, they do stuff like this, don't they? >> nigel farage likes borders. borders. >> borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. borders. >> yeah. he does actually. as it happens, he's second in the polls. but anyway, they're very quiet about this, aren't they? the people of runcorn, i think, deserve a by—election. and hey, if he loses mike amesbury, he can just go and work at the local fish and chip shop because he obviously enjoys battering things, isn't it? >> stop it. stop it. stop. whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. >> hey, i've got loads of them anyway, right? let's get the thoughts of my panel. we've got a former conservative mp, anna firth. we've got tory peer lord bailey, and we've also got ex—labour party advisor, matthew lazan ex—labour party advisor, matthew lazar. look, anna, you know, i

mean, this is this is a disgrace, isn't it? the people of runcorn deserve a by—election, don't they? >> of course they do. >> of course they do. >> but the whole thing is a disgrace. how on earth was he only charged with section 39 common assault when he actually punched someone to the ground, and then went in for five more punches? >> clearly an abh, whilst conveniently for us saying he was the mp because that was that was the mp because that was that was a that was a right touch that cheers, mike. but anyway carry on. >> yeah of course, of course he he should be standing down himself. i mean, you know the nolan principles talk about integrity. the guy's pleaded guilty. he. when did he decide to plead guilty? the moment he made that decision is the moment he should be standing down. and keir starmer should be, you