of london, sadiq khan, has mayor of london, sadiq khan, has failed to answer questions on grooming gangs. london assembly member and former mayoral candidate susan hall is going to be joining us to tell us about that damning interaction she's had with the mayor over those alleged grooming gangs in london, also, our gen z lazy or let down. that's revealed that one third of 18 to 24 year olds have taken time off due to stress. so has our system failed younger generations, or do they just need to get off their backsides and. ymca? is one of those bev turner is joining us all the way from washington as she gives us the inside scoop on trump's impending inauguration. >> that's right. good evening from washington, dc. that is the white house behind me and the city. this weekend is a hive of activity, not least because all the plans have changed only in the plans have changed only in the last few hours. the

inauguration will take place inside because the forecast is for cold as much as —11 here tonight. though, as you can see, it's still a beautiful evening. this evening is going to be kicking off with the stars and stripes and union jack party, hosted by nigel farage. >> you're not going to want to miss that. plus. yet another blow to keir starmers inheritance tax raid on the farmers as a second major supermarket comes out in support of the farming community. >> also, we are with you, not just today or tomorrow for this year or the next, but for 100 years. >> yeah. does the prime minister, keir starmer, hate democracy? well, while he's swanning off all over the world, it seems our parliament is the last major place for foreign policy announcements. i'll be

getting our panel stuck into that. >> and we know what makes me wince is when i look at my bank statement, it is rachel reeves. >> all right. the chancellor has been battling severe public pressure and calls for her resignation as the economy has taken a severe battering. i'll be asking if she's cracking under the pressure with me tonight. reacting to all these stories is my star panel. we've got suzanne evans, stephen woolfe and jj anas sarwar, plus, batman is not allowed in my pub. >> get out of my pub. go on, calm yourself down. get out of my pub. >> i love that clip. is the government calling last orders on free speech in pubs? we'll hear from a man who's seen this all before, and what he's going to say is going to shock you. get ready britain, here we go.

why can't sadiq khan define what grooming gags are next? >> alex, thank you very much and good evening. the top stories this hour, a group of eight men who were part of a west yorkshire grooming gang in the late 1990s have all been jailed. three of the men, 47 year old ibrahim hussain, and brothers, 62 year old imtiaz ahmed and 45 year old fayyaz ahmed, all from keighley, were sentenced for rape today. they were found guilty of assaults on a girl after a trial in november and december last year. five other men were jailed for their involvement. the court heard the offenders had targeted two children. >> 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. >> well, that was, of course, the liberal democrats leader, sir ed davey, who welcomed the government's announcement for a series of local inquiries into the grooming gang scandal. the home secretary announced government backed local reviews in five areas yesterday, stopping short of committing to a full scale national inquiry. a lawyer representing victims told gb news there may be hundreds of thousands of victims in every town and city across the country. in other news now tiktok is to be banned in the us from sunday if it's not sold by its chinese parent company. that is. the supreme court ruled that today. however, president joe biden says he won't force the ban for the few remaining hours he's in office, leaving it up to president elect donald trump to decide what to do when he enters

the white house on monday, after the white house on monday, after the supreme court ruling, the white house released a statement saying tiktok should remain available to americans. and finally, former manchester united, manchester city and scotland forward denis law has died at the age of 84. manchester united football club has posted on x, saying everyone at the club is mourning the loss of denis law, the king of the stretford end and scotland's men's national team also posted on their x account, saying a true great. we will not see his likes again. law won two league titles with united and was a member of their european cup winning side under sir matt busby in 1968, when they became the first english side to lift the first english side to lift the trophy. he scored a total of 237 goals in over 400 appearances during an 11 year spell at old trafford. the aberdeen born footballer, previously announced in august 2021 that he'd been diagnosed with dementia. a family statement this evening said he fought a tough battle, but

finally he is now at peace. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm back in an hour. now it's back to alex armstrong 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. >> i'm going to tell you the a shocking amount of times the mayor of london has failed to adequately respond to questions about grooming gangs. why does the mayor of london seemingly not know the definition of the statement grooming gangs? well, this week at city hall, london's mayor sadiq khan was asked a very simple and straightforward question by london assembly member susan hall. take a look at this. >> i asked you this question last week and you found every which way, but not to answer it. just how many grooming gangs

have we got in london? >> vie portland misunderstanding. can she define what she means by that? >> yes. if you look at what's gone on in rotherham, in where there are people taking young girls, grooming them for sex, thatis girls, grooming them for sex, that is what i'm talking about. >> well, we know in london that there are issues about exploitation of young people, but they're not as defined by the member in her definition of what those types of gangs are. >> mr mayor, you are fully aware of what grooming gangs are, what we're talking about, because we're talking about, because we're talking about them daily in the national press. your party leader has been discussing them at length in pmqs. the home secretary just made an announcement about them this week, but obviously a clarification is in order, so let me help you. grooming gangs are organised groups of men exploiting, drugging, abusing and raping innocent children throughout our country. so why in a time when the country is

having a serious nationwide discussion on rape gangs, would the mayor deflect such an important question that londoners deserve the answer to, is he living under a rock? or was this an ugly attempt to sidestep a difficult and uncomfortable conversation? multiple reports over the years have alleged grooming gangs operating in london, including areas like newham and stratford. the met police warned as far back as 2017, a year after khan became mayor, about children being exploited in london, calling these gangs a significant threat. and yet here we are, still waiting for clear, decisive action. well, interestingly, the mayor has been pressed on this before, all the way back in 2018, when allegations of grooming gangs in london began to surface. he was asked by an assembly member, how many girls do you estimate are currently being controlled or enslaved by grooming gangs in

london? well, the response was exactly the same. the term grooming gangs can be interpreted in different ways. his response went well. in fact, there's been a shocking ten instances ten where assembly members have quizzed the mayor directly about this issue, with the response always failing to declare how prolific they might be. pushing responsibility back to the met police and often unable to answer what exactly grooming gangs are. it's not hard. and at a time like this, when we know that between 2018 and 2023, there have been multiple incidents reported for sexual violence and rape, they increased by 14% to almost 20,000. don't you think the mayor should pull his head out of the sand and show some respect for all those potential victims? the mayor, of