the chancellor. >> test the chancellor. >> test the chancellor. >> as she. >> as she. >> spoke to business leaders. >> spoke to business leaders. >> will have. >> will have. >> all the. >> all the. >> latest on. >> latest on. >> yet another. >> yet another. >> day where rachel. >> day where rachel. >> reeves. >> reeves. >> was on the. >> was on the. >> ropes. and for years the government has simply. refused to tell us how many foreigners are claiming unemployment benefits in britain no longer. because today, gb news can exclusively reveal the astonishing truth. >> look at. >> look at. >> that chart. it looks. >> that chart. it looks. >> like an elon. >> like an elon. >> musk rocket taking. >> musk rocket taking. >> off, because. >> off, because. >> foreigners are twice as likely to be unemployed versus brits, and. >> the. >> the. >> number has doubled in 20 years. but trust. >> me, that. >> me, that. >> isjust >> me, that. >> is just the tip of the iceberg. it's the explosive data the establishment did not want you to see. but today on the show you will. >> see it. >> see it. >> and what puts a whole new meaning to having a little dnnk? meaning to having a little drink? the german supermarket giant lidl is to install a pub at its belfast branch, a quick supermarket snifter to take the pain. >> out.

>> out. >> of the weekly big shop. i'll dnnk >> of the weekly big shop. i'll drink to that. it's all coming to you next. how many puns can you squeeze into an intro? the answer is not enough. but seriously, we have got some astonishing data for you today. it took months and months and months. my pal lee evans at facts for you, a deep dive into ons department of work and pensions, unemployment benefits cross—tabulated against population. this stuff is difficult. it's time consuming. they do not want you to have it, but the truth has to come out. and today, ladies and gentlemen, it does. you will not believe your eyes. the state of the unemployment benefits in this country simply given away to foreigners. and it's just half the story of how many women are claiming from different nationalities. honestly, it is astonishing. stick around for that. it's a huge gb news exclusive. get in touch, use

your ways. gbnews.com/yoursay. but now your headlines and it's tatiana sanchez. >> martin, thank. >> martin, thank. >> you. >> you. >> very much. the top stories this hour. the chancellor has backed the expansion of heathrow airports. in a speech outlining her plans to boost economic growth, rachel reeves claims the new runway will connect the uk to the world and open up new opportunities, including creating 100,000 jobs. she also announced plans to create a european silicon valley by developing a so—called growth corridor between oxford and cambridge. but the chancellor acknowledged the plans to grow the economy will not come without a fight. >> i have always been clear that a third runway at heathrow would unlock further growth, boost investments, increase exports and make the uk more open and more connected. and now the case is stronger than ever. so i can

confirm today that this government supports a third runway at heathrow and is inviting proposals to be brought forward by the summer. >> now, sir keir starmer was challenged over the government's plans for growth at prime minister's questions this morning. kemi badenoch mainly focused on the employment rights bill, repeatedly asking if it would be dropped because it fails his test for delivering economic growth. the prime minister, in a reference to liz truss, warned miss badenoch that she would become the next lettuce, claiming the conservatives left the economy in a mess. she accused sir keir of being anti—growth and of misleading the house. >> last week he misled. last week he misled the house. he was not on top of his own education. bill, listening to the. >> sorry, we can't accuse the prime minister of misleading the house. no, no, no, no. but he can't do it. i'm sure there's words that you would prefer to

use. use. >> use. >> mr speaker, last week he claimed to have laid down an amendment that he had not made. he doesn't know what is going on in here or out there. >> mr >> mr speaker, >> mr speaker, i >> mr speaker, i understand >> mr speaker, i understand she likes straight talking. she's talking absolute nonsense. she knows that anybody who understands anything about the bill or any employment law will know you can't start in the morning and go to the tribunal in the afternoon. mr speaker, we know she's not a lawyer. she's clearly not a leader. if she keeps on like this, she is going to be the next lettuce. >> in other news, pensioners and members of the unite union are protesting in london today against the winter fuel payments. they're calling on the government to reverse the recent allowance cuts. unite says almost 6000 of its retired members have had to turn their heating down this year, with a significant amount taking fewer baths or showers. 1 in 6 have had to visit libraries to stay warm. supermarket giant tesco is

to cut around 400 jobs across its stores and head office as part of plans to simplify the business managers in its head office, mobile phone shops and some in—store bakeries will be affected. tesco said it's having to seek more efficient ways of working due to the increasingly competitive nature of the industry. the cuts come a week after sainsbury's said it would axe around 3000 jobs as part of axe around 3000 jobs as part of a major overhaul. at least 30 people have been killed and many more injured during a stampede at a hindu festival in northern india. tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip at the maha kumbh mela, when chaos erupted around 1:30 am. the kumbh mela, which is held every 12 years, is considered the largest human gathering on earth, celebrating india's cultural and spiritual traditions. and buckingham palace says princess beatrice has given birth to a baby girl named athena several weeks prematurely. the royal was due

to give birth in early spring, and was told in december not to travel long distances. in a statement today, the palace said her royal highness and mr edoardo mapelli mozzi are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their daughter. mr mapelli mozzi posted a tribute to his new daughter, calling her tiny and absolutely perfect. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more news in half an hour. >> thank you tatiana. i've got a cracking show. let's get weaving. because rachel reeves has refused to rule out further tax rises in the spring. she confirmed today that the government's backing of heathrow's controversial third runway, in a bid to ignite growth in britain's economy. but is the chancellor on the ropes? let's bring in gb news political editor chris hope, who is with the chancellor and listened to her speech today. i'm also joined by ben hopkinson. he's the head of research at britain remade chopper. let's start with you.soit

remade chopper. let's start with you. so it was all about building railways. it's all about the silicon valley across the fens. it was all about three. the third runway at heathrow. however, there was a protest outside again. and then it came to the matter of tax returns. >> tell us more. millions of people are sending in their tax returns by friday 31st january. reminding you there, martin, for your rachel reeves is in charge of her of tax. and i thought, why ask her? will you publish your tax returns so people can judge whether you're also how you're dealing with the various taxes imposed on you? and here's the question and answer that we received from her at about 10:00, 10:30 today. >> we'll reduce net migration, but taking back control means having more of a say of who comes into this country. and that's why i announced in davos last week that we're looking at visa routes for some of the most highly skilled and talented people, because i want them to see what i see in britain, which is the best place in the world

to start and grow a business. so we want to attract that talent. but absolutely, we've made that commitment to bring net migration down. well, thank you for the reminder to everybody to get their tax returns. we will use that money wisely to invest in infrastructure and grow our economy. chancellors and prime ministers haven't published their tax returns in the past, and i don't have any plans to do so. 50. >> so. >> no plan to do so at 1030 this morning, but all change at 2 pm. when i got a text from the treasury saying she will in fact pubush treasury saying she will in fact publish her tax return. this is the chancellor, so we can all judge on how much tax she's paying. number 10 now confirmed that keir starmer will also pubush that keir starmer will also publish his tax return, as he did in opposition over several years, as did jeremy corbyn. but kemi badenoch, who you think may want to do this to show she's transparent, does not want to pubush transparent, does not want to publish her tax returns so we won't see anything, any information about how she makes money and how she's paid, and whether she has any savings or stocks and shares. so i think

it's interesting that while the two pa ministers in charge of the country's biggest jobs in government will do it, kemi badenoch, the cheerleader