>> it's 9 pm. on patrick christys tonight. >> yes, i knew the details as they were emerging. that is the usual practice in a case such as this. but you know and i know that it would not have been right to disclose those details. >> starmer admits knowing the

details about the southport attacker's terror links. >> the government has been constrained in what we could say up to this point about rudy cabanas past. >> yvette cooper also chose not to release that information. so did they fuel the summer disorder? do they have to go also tonight? >> i will declare a national emergency at our southern border. all illegal entry will immediately be halted. >> as 1000 illegal migrants crossed the english channel since new year's day. should britain just copy trump and declare a national emergency at the border? and on that note. >> trump. >> trump. >> you have paid a record amount

for compensation for illegal immigrants. i expose how grubby lawyers are rinsing you dry. also tonight. >> i think everything that's played out has, has, has shown people what the truth of the matter is. for me, the mission continues. >> the mission continues. harry's case is back in court, but now it looks like he might settle despite saying he never would. plus. >> the opportunity to make working people off by making britain better off. that is the mandate that this government has, has and this is what we will deliver. >> so rachel reeves is jetting off to davos despite a surge in unemployment and a tanking economy right here at home. >> and it will henceforth be the official policy of the united states government that there are only two genders. >> trump says there's only two genders. but over here we've got blokes in women's prisons. on my panel tonight, it's columnist and broadcaster esther krakue,

gb news presenter alex armstrong and journalist jonathan liz. and just how on earth did trump keep a straight face here? >> may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the proper documentation, but the vast majority of britain, here we go. as yvette cooper fit for purpose. next. >> good evening. it's just gone. 9:00. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines from the gb newsroom. the home secretary has

said public bodies completely fail to identify the terrible danger axel rudakubana posed as she announced a public inquiry into the southport attack. yvette cooper said the 18 year old, who admitted carrying a knife over ten times before his deadly rampage, should have faced stronger intervention. she also revealed his case wasn't escalated despite three referrals to the prevent counter—terrorism scheme. earlier, sir keir starmer warned of a new growing terror threat, with lone young men now responsible for carrying out extreme acts of violence. donald trump has begun his first full day back in office, arriving at the washington national cathedral for the post—inauguration day prayer service. but trump didn't seem pleased when the bishop took the opportunity to lecture the new president and jd. vance on immigration and the fear felt by many lgbtq+ families across the country. >> there are. >> there are. >> gay, lesbian and transgender children in democratic,

republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives . and the people the their lives. and the people the people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labourin clean our office buildings, who labour in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals, they they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. >> after his inauguration yesterday, the new president signed a range of executive orders to pull the us out of the world health organisation and declared a national emergency at the southern border. he also pardoned nearly 1600 people tied to the january 6th capitol riots, with some already walking free, including former proud boys leader henry enrique tarrio. gb news can reveal more

than 1000 small boat migrants have crossed the channel illegally since the start of the yeah illegally since the start of the year. the milestone was reached a week earlier than last year, with two boats carrying 120 people arriving in uk waters this morning alone. despite the unpredictable winter weather, people smuggling gangs remain determined to push on with their trade, with thousands more migrants waiting to cross in france. and prince harry's legal battle with the publisher of the sun has been delayed for a second time at the high court. the duke of sussex and labour's lord tom watson are suing news group newspapers over allegations of unlawful information gathering, which the publisher denies. the publisher denies wrongdoing, but the high court case follows 39 settlements over the past 18 years. the trial, initially set to begin this morning, has been postponed after both sides requested more time. it's expected to last 6 to 8 weeks. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back 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. >> good evening and welcome along its home secretary, yvette coopen along its home secretary, yvette cooper. fit for purpose. she's had a few major flashpoints to deal with since taking the role, and i think she's messed them all up. let's deal with southport first. it now seems absolutely clear that she knew in the aftermath of the attack about axel rudakubana violent history, prevent referrals, the fact that he had a jihadi training manual and a biological weapon in the shape of some ricin in his possession. starmer himself admitted to knowing. >> yes, i knew the details as they were emerging. that is the usual practice in a case such as this. but you know and i know

that it would not have been right to disclose those details. >> surely she knew too. surely she knew when she did this. >> times have changed, starmer. come on. need it. how many more children does it? mine. next. got your photos? off you go. make a real change, prime minister. make a real change. datchet. go away. >> but this critical information was not disclosed. which means that while misinformation fuelled the summer disorder, she was sitting on, information that could have, in my view, prevented that disorder. now, she says it's because she didn't want to prejudice the case. >> we have been keen to publish the information on prevent referrals from the start, but throughout, the advice to us has been clear. if we had ignored the advice that we were given from the about the case that put towards us and about the

information that the police and the cps were working through in order to get justice. and if, as a result, a killer had walked free, no one would ever have forgiven the government or anyone else. >> fine. but did that information vacuum prompt the riots? some people think so. now, in the wake of the manchester airport incident, this was the scene outside rochdale police station. >> we saw you. >> we saw you. >> we saw you. >> we know you're in there. come out. explain yourself. why has only one officer been suspended? what about the rest of them? >> cricket. absolute cricket from the home secretary on that. as far as i'm aware. i don't think she dealt with that situation very well at all. do you? and then we come to the pakistani rape gangs. now, jess phillips, of course, who's a minister underneath yvette coopen minister underneath yvette cooper, rejected an inquiry into those gangs. cue mass outrage. huge uproar. days went by. elon musk got stuck in famously. so, didn't he? we here @gbnews had

an exclusive poll showing that 73% of the public wanted an inquiry. and then eventually yvette cooper comes out and announces a series of local grooming gangs. inquiries. >> effective local inquiries can delve into far more local detail and deliver more locally relevant answers and change than a lengthy nationwide inquiry can provide. 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 and as a first step, to work with oldham council and up to four other pilot areas. >> so they got it wrong initially and then they u—turned under pressure. i don't think we can say that she's handled that well. i mean, what else is her job? oh yeah. stopping the boats. well, we have seen more than 1000 illegal immigrants cross the channel since new year's day. she's had several big moments to deal with. southpaw pakistani rape gangs,

illegal immigration. hasn't she messed them all up? let's get her thoughts on my panel this evening. columnist and broadcaster esther krakue. gb news presenter alex armstrong and the journalist jonathan les. esther, i'll start with you. do you think yvette cooper is basically just messed everything up? i mean, if so, why is she still in a job? well. >> i don't think she should be home secretary for various reasons, but, i mea