shortly. the effect unveiling it shortly. the effect of net mass migration has been put on full display as the uk's population explodes, as we're set to surpass that of france. plus, i'll be joined by a victim of de—banking as paypal admits it. debanked molly kingsley for the terrible crime. unbelievable crime. extremist crime of holding anti—lockdown views. state of the nation starts now. i'll also be joined by my most pugnacious panel. former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, makes a dramatic return from his travels to the far east, and he'll be joined by author and journalist michael crick. as even journalist michael crick. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views, mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with sam francis.

>> jacob, thank you very much and good evening to you. fast approaching. 8:02. the top story tonight. the uk's population is set to soar by nearly 5 million over the next decade, driven almost entirely by net migration. that's according to new figures from the office for national statistics. it means that by mid 2032, the uk population is expected to hit 72.5 million people, sparking concerns over pressure on concerns over pressure on resources concerns over pressure on resources and services. campaigners are now sounding the alarm over social care, with the number of over 85 seconds set to double to 3.3 million by 2047. and that's as the sector is already struggling to meet current demand. the conservatives are calling for a legal cap on visas, but downing street has rejected that idea, insisting their own policies will tackle the issue more effectively. sir keir starmer is facing pressure from within his own party to back compensation for women hit by state pension age changes. it follows a

commons vote where mps backed a bill calling for payouts of almost £3,000 each, despite the government ruling out compensation. the snp's stephen flynn says it should be a defining issue for parliament and urged ministers to do the right thing. it comes as ten labour mps have supported the proposal, despite their party's leadership staying silent. the bill is set to return for further debate on the 7th of march. plans to jail water bosses who block investigations are one step closer to becoming law. mps have now backed the water bill without opposition, sending it to the lords for final approval. it gives regulators the power to strip executives of bonuses and send them to prison for up to two years if they obstruct investigations. the environment secretary, steve reed, says bill payers are rightly angry and has vowed to clean up the mess once and for all. the scottish government has launched a review of child protection following the conviction of seven members of a glasgow child abuse ring.

that case, which saw three children subjected to horrific abuse in a drug den, has now raised serious questions about how authorities failed to act despite clear signs of neglect. the scottish children's minister says the situation is a horrifying failure and has stressed the need for urgent action. msps have now questioned whether child safeguarding in scotland is fit for purpose. the government, though, has vowed to ensure lessons are being learned and that such abuse never happens again. and the government is considering reportedly a major shake up to how the bbc is funded, with households using streaming services like netflix and disney potentially being hit with the licence fee. it's reported the idea is part of a menu of opfions idea is part of a menu of options under discussion, including attacks on streaming services or asking bbc radio listeners to pay the fee. ministers are also exploring exploring alternatives like advertising or a subscription model, as viewing habits slowly shift away from traditional tv.

no decisions have been made so far, and the discussions are still in the early stages, with more details expected closer to 2027. that's the news on gb news. i'll be back with you for a full round up in around an hours a full round up in around an hour's time. now though, it's back to westminster and jacob. >> 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. >> welcome back to state of the nation. the one thing everyone should know about internal government reviews, especially sprints and reports, is that they are not intended to be independent. the government uses them to find the evidence for what it wants to do, so it knows exactly whom it appoints and what the outcome would be. hence, it is concerning that a leaked home office review into government extremism states the

following that we need to reverse the rollback of non—crime hate incidents that those who make accusations of two tier policing are extremists, that grooming gangs are an alleged problem frequently exploited by the far right. that spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories are signals of extremism. this review was commissioned for the home secretary of yvette cooper last autumn, following the southport attack, to back up the government's failed response to that outrage. it has already faced criticism by an extremism tsar for ignoring anti—blasphemy extremism, and that the issue of islamism was not properly discussed in the review's presentation. the report has been leaked to policy exchange, which has revealed the report's intention to gravitate away from ideological based counter extremism towards a behaviour based approach. now this could be sensible, but we know that non—crime hate incidents are bogus based on feelings rather than evidence. they also waste police time who have better

things to do than pursue non—crime. if it's not a crime, what are they doing with it.7 the treatment of telegraph columnist allison pearson shows the absurdity of these processes. we also know that two tier policing allegations are regrettably accurate. when the black lives matter mob tore down the colston statue. keir starmer and angela rayner took the knee when people rioted in southport. they were met with the full force of the law by the police, quite rightly in my view. but even worse, the reverend starmer would not tell us about rudakubana, saying it was subjudice and that he might prejudice the trial, whilst at the same time the home office tweeted that those merely arrested in relation to the riots were criminals before they'd found guilty of anything. a clear example of a two tier approach to justice. the idea that rapist gangs is merely an alleged problem that is exploited by the far right is an inqu exploited by the far right is an insult to the thousands of young women who were the victims of this scandal. and we know that

the wuhan lab leak theory was once considered a conspiracy, and yet it's now believed to be the most likely source of covid 19 by the cia, which is not a body that normally promotes conspiracy theories. this review, the home office review, was conducted by civil servants, but on the government's instructions. and what it has churned out is the government's view. it was, until it became embarrassing. labour wants to reinforce non—crime hate incidents. it thinks allegations of two tier policing are a far right narrative, and it fundamentally wants to clamp down on freedom of speech. the good news is that the government can't get away with this. it's been shamed out of pursuing these censorious policies. following the southport and grooming gang scandals, public opinion has drifted so far away from this government in such a short time that the moment it tries to criminalise its dissenters, it will probably collapse altogether. as ever, let me know your views. mail margaret news.com. well, now i'm

joined by an early critic of the government review. founder and director of faith matters, who i'm delighted to have with me. thank you very much for joining me this evening. so this review was really going to be the basis for government policy, wasn't it, until they were embarrassed out of it.7 >> jacob, first of all, thank you for having me on. absolutely right. this was going to drive government policy. and unfortunately, well, fortunately for us, the leak of this document has meant that the government has been embarrassed and has actually taken a step back. let me just give you an example. i was, as a muslim myself, working for 20 years trying to counter extremism and also working in the hate crime arena. and i'll come to this, but actually, i was the one who who repeatedly said, where is blasphemy in this strategy? blasphemy was dropped out and

this was a clear directive instruction to try to steer government in a direction of flow, which we now know to be deeply problematic. >> indeed, though, there are some things in this report that may be perfectly sensible to try and split out ideological behaviour and dangerous behaviour, because there can be people who believe extreme things, who are perfectly peaceful, and there can be people who are dangerous but don't have extreme beliefs. and so to try and don't have