lawyer of many victims the lawyer of many victims telling gb news the abuse gangs operate everywhere. >> it's in every town and every city. kids on the street are being exploited for sex. >> well, it all kicks off here. the prime minister is off abroad in poland to begin new talks for a bilateral agreement. is labour getting too cosy with the eu.7 >> getting too cosy with the eu? >> and the killer rapper, who spent 14 years in jail for the murder of schoolboy jimmy mizen? well, he's been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions and tory leader kemi badenoch finds herself in the eye of a pension storm. >> could the triple lock be in jeopardy? well, co—chairman of the conservative party, nigel huddleston defended her party leader. >> but what kemi announced yesterday, of course, was our approach going forward and what we have said is that we're not going to announce lots and lots

of policies and lots and lots of popular things just for the sake of doing so. >> interesting what that lawyer said there about how the grooming gangs are operating in every town and city in this country. so why then, was sadiq khan pretending that he didn't know what a grooming gang was? did you see this? i didn't see susan hall was questioning. the clip has gone viral now. we'll show it in a little bit. i should have got it up earlier. susan hall, the tory london assembly member, member, head of the tories there, basically asked him whether there were any grooming gangs operating in london. and he said, what do you mean by a grooming gang? what exactly do you mean by a grooming gang? all of this anyway. and she said, you know exactly what i mean. men perpetrating rape or whatever against women in gangs. >> and he just completely

obfuscated, completely dodged it. and i do wonder whether he was trying to make her say pakistani, right, so that then he could then call her a racist. >> oh, he was trying to goad her into saying something about her race or ethnicity? >> i think so, yeah. and she wouldn't go there, right. and she wouldn't go there. but then sadiq khan has obviously been accused of dodging the issue and being in massive denial that there could be an issue in london. >> yeah, i think most people can accept that group based child sexual exploitation. men hanging around in cars outside school gates trying to pick up girls, pretending to local authorities that these 12 or 13 year olds are their girlfriends. i mean, that's not hard to explain. that's not hard to understand. i find it very hard to believe that the mayor of london doesn't understand that. >> yeah, we'll show you the clip in a little bit so that you can see it, and you can make your own mind up about what was going on. but it was very an awkward series of questions and non—answers, i must say.

>> but there you go. well, let's hope that there are awkward questions asked and that non—answers are not given in this hub and spoke model of the of the fresh inquiries that will now take place, announced by yvette cooper. we're going to dive into the details of what that precisely means in just a little bit. but in the meantime, here's your latest news headunes here's your latest news headlines with will hollis. >> thank you. tom. emily at 12:03, your top story. a rapper accused of glorifying murder in his lyrics is on his way back to prison. jake farage killed schoolboy jimmy mizen and in 2008 was sentenced to 14 years in jail. the probation service says farage has been recalled for breaching his licence conditions. part of the rapper's parole agreement includes being barred from entering greenwich borough of london. but in music videos found by the sun newspaper and watched by his victim's family, fairey, who

goes by the alias ten, was filmed in front of canary wharf inside the area. culture secretary lisa nandy said the bbc should reflect on the decision to showcase the drill. rappen decision to showcase the drill. rapper, who was promoted on their one extra radio station. well, speaking yesterday on gb news margaret mizen. >> it's absolutely beyond disgraceful. i can't believe that the bbc would do this now. i know that at the moment they're saying, well, they didn't know who he was, etc. but there must be ways of looking at these things. you know, perhaps people show their passports with a name or something, but they're making excuses. there's no excuses. they played his music and you're playing the music of someone who's committed murder. >> the defence and security deal will bring poland with poland, will bring poland with poland, will bring poland with poland, will bring closer collaboration between the uk and its eastern ally. the prime minister continues his visit to europe, promising to take britain's partnership with poland to the

next level. meeting with prime minister donald tusk, the pair are expected to discuss how the countries can combat people smuggling gangs and russian aggression. yesterday, sir keir starmer signed a 100 year deal with ukraine while visiting the war torn country. in other news, the ftse 100 has hit a new record high as traders bet on a cut to interest rates, buoyed on by lowering inflation and declining retail sales. the ftse 100 jumped to 8,492.06. meanwhile, chancellor rachel reeves has insisted she is here for the long haul in a fightback following criticism of her response to financial market turbulence. sir ed davey has welcomed the government's announcement for a series of local inquiries into the grooming scandal. the home secretary announced government backed local reviews in five

areas yesterday, stopping short of committing to a full scale national inquiry. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed, said action is needed more quickly. >> if we're going to be tough. yeah, let's have the inquiry, just as you say. you're quite right about that. but i don't think we should let the government get away with not taking the action. now. we need to take the action now. and i think that's what liberal democrats would urge. the government and all opposition parties, and i'm sure you would agree we do need action now. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has confirmed a deal to return hamas held hostages. that's despite last minute efforts by some cabinet ministers to stop the ceasefire. later today, israel's security ministers will convene to approve the deal . back here, approve the deal. back here, conservative leader kemi badenoch has said her party would consider means testing the pensions triple lock. during an

interview on lbc. shadow chancellor mel stride previously described the system, which was brought in by his party in 2011, as unsustainable. the leader of the opposition is being called on to urgently clarify her comments. well. earlier, gb news spoke to the tory co—chairman, nigel huddleston. >> triple lock is a conservative party policy and it's something we're very proud of and will continue as a point of principle to look after pensioners. but what kemi announced yesterday, of course, was our approach going forward and what we have said is that we're not going to announce lots and lots of policies and lots and lots of popular things just for the sake of doing so. we want to make sure that we have a very, very clear policy platform with a plan. >> retail sales fell by 0.3% in december. that's despite the christmas season. the latest retail figures, which are used to help showcase how high streets are performing, were released by the office for

national statistics this morning. previous figures for november were seen as shaky when sales rose by just o.1%. sales still remained 2.5% lower than pre—pandemic levels. the consumer watchdog, which has announced the very best and worst energy firms as chosen by customers in its annual survey, octopus energy , utility octopus energy, utility warehouse and 100 green, came out on top. whereas british gas and scottish power failed to impress, scoring the lowest of 16 providers as voted for by 12,000 people. and your last story for now, oscar nominated actress dame joan plowright has died aged 95. known for her golden globe award winning performances in tv biopic stalin and enchanted april, she was also nominated for an academy award. at 12:10. those are your

latest headlines. i'll be back in a short while 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 is now nine minutes past midday and police forces have been encouraged to reopen cold grooming gang cases following five new local inquiries being announced yesterday. yes. >> the home secretary confirmed that new measures were being put in place to combat the criminal activity, with the government promising to give justice to the forgotten victims. >> effective local inquiries can delve into far more local detail and deliver more locally relevant answers and and deliver more locally relevant ans