is this filled up with concrete. is this a great victory for the climate or an act of self—harm and vandalism? and lord peter mandelson, he who thought trump was a danger to the world, goes on to fox news to say what a good chap he is, and it looks like he may well become the ambassador, but is he the right man? we'll debate all of that and more with my panel. but first, let's get the news with tatiana sanchez. >> nigel, thank you very much. and good evening. the top stories. the chancellor has backed the expansion of heathrow airport. in a speech outlining her plans to boost economic growth. rachel reeves claims a 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. sir keir starmer was challenged over the government's plans for growth at prime minister's questions this morning. tory leader kemi badenoch mainly focused on the employment rights bill, repeatedly asking if it would be dropped because it fails his test for delivering growth. she also accused the care of misleading the house. >> it is business that creates growth. our economy is built by entrepreneurs, risk takers and the hard graft of working people. they know that you can't tax your way to growth, you can't borrow your way to growth, you can't legislate your way to growth. other countries are serious about freeing business from red tape. president trump is doing it in america. argentina is taking a chainsaw to regulations. even the eu is not going as far as this left wing government. this bill will put us at the bottom of the pack, added to the jobs tax, the family business tax. it's no wonder wealth creators are fleeing britain in droves. >> the prime minister, in a

reference to liz truss, warned miss badenoch that she'd become the next lettuce, claiming the conservatives left the economy in a mess. >> mr mr speaker, i understand she likes straight talking. she's talking absolute nonsense. 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. now, mr speaken in the afternoon. now, 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, a fire has broken out outside the etihad stadium this evening. footage and pictures are taken online show the blaze close to a concession stand, with huge crowds of fans watching on. fire engines can also be seen in >> this government is all about growth. of course be 1ere attendance along with emergency >> this government is all about growth. of coursebe 1ere in engines can also be seen in attendance along with emergency crews. the blaze has broken out crews. the blaze has broken out just hours before the uefa just hours before the uefa champions league match against champions league match against club brugge. the greater club brugge. the greater manchester fire and rescue manchester fire and rescue service have been contacted for service have been contacted for details, and the king and queen details, and the king and queen have welcomed hundreds of newly have welcomed hundreds of newly

elected members of parliament elected members of parliament and ennobled peers from across and ennobled peers from across the house of lords to buckingham the house of lords to buckingham palace for a reception in the palace for a reception in the state ballroom. the duke and state ballroom. the duke and duchess of edinburgh and the duchess of edinburgh and the duke and duchess of gloucester duke and duchess of gloucester joined their majesties at that joined their majesties at that reception. the prime minister reception. the prime minister and leader of the opposition and leader of the opposition were also in attendance there, were also in attendance there, and during the reception their and during the reception their majesties and their royal majesties and their royal highnesses met the elected mps. highnesses met the elected mps. following last year's general following last year's general election and peers who have been election and peers who have been appointed to the house of lords appointed to the house of lords following the coronation of the following the coronation of the king and queen in may. may of king and queen in may. may of 2023. that is, of course, and 2023. that is, of course, and those are the latest gb news those are the latest gb news headlines. for now. it's back to headlines. for now. it's back to nigel. >> for the very latest gb news nigel. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. gbnews.com/alerts. >> this government is all about >> this government is all about

growth. of course, there growth. of course, there isn't any growth at all at the moment, and many would say that actually the national insurance rises, new employment legislation, the upping of the minimum wage pretty much guarantees that when the 1st of april comes, much of this kicks in, that we're really going to be in

you're in a big stacking system. do we need a third ru i way? lueli you're in a big stacking system. do we need a third rui have well you're in a big stacking system. do we need a third rui have to ll that was in. although i have to say with housing and we'll deal with it separately, perhaps. but even if we do build 1.5 million homes, that won't even be enough for the number of legal migrants that come over the course of the next five years. but will growth return? are these proposals bold enough? will it turn things around? give me your thoughts please tweet hashtag farage on on gb news or email farage gb news dot com. i'm joined by panel regulars kwasi kwarteng and lloyd russell—moyle. well, kwasi, you know a thing or two about standing up and making deja vu and making great promises. interestingly, the third runway sure has been

dividing political parties for a dividing political parties for a long time. for a long time, long time. for a long time, bofis long time. for a long time, boris johnson was going to lie bofis long time. for a long time, boris johnson was going to lie on the runway, and then he went on the runway, and then he went to afghanistan or wherever it to afghanistan or wherever it was when the vote happened. was when the vote happened. yeah, yeah. yeah, quite. that's yeah, yeah. yeah, quite. that's right. and, you know, zac right. and, you know, zac goldsmith called a by—election goldsmith called a by—election over it. and the mayor of over it. and the mayor of london, sadiq khan, appears to london, sadiq khan, appears to be very opposed to it. and some be very opposed to it. and some would say, well, why not build some more infrastructure in the north of england? all of that and not the south of england. and actually, you know, when you go to schiphol in amsterdam, you've got all these different terminals, but there's one road that you drive around to go to each of the terminals or you go to atlanta, which is probably the biggest hub in america now. closer to home. frankfurt. yeah, frankfurt. pretty good too. and of course, you know, getting from terminal five to terminal two, i mean, the whole thing is a shambles. but the thing that really annoys me, most particularly coming back from america or wherever it may be, is, you know, you arrive in london at sort of 5:05 in the morning, but circle for an hour and 15 before you land because you're in a big stacking system.

do we need a third runway?

—=f quite right, heathrow is a horrible airport. >> oh, terrible. >> oh, terrible. >> i mean, i do everything to avoid going to heathrow. and i at one point in my life, i was flying 2 or 3 times a week into continental, you know, kind of. so i always thought that we needed to do something. >> what's the alternative? i mean, it's all very well saying that heathrow is. >> well, it's. >> well, it's. >> horrible compared. >> horrible compared. >> to lots of other compared to lots of other airports, and we've got to have. >> more capacity. well hang on. the alternative is to build a third runway. yeah, maybe another one at gatwick or whatever. >> that's what we should be doing actually, which i know everyone joked about with boris, but he was insane. not in a great place. it's not in it's not in a fit state. the terminals are all separated from each other. you can't interchange easily. you know, most of the middle east airports now, for example, you as soon as you get out of your aeroplane, you get out of your aeroplane, you can go and connect to your other aeroplanes rather than unlike in british airports. >> what would you say? you, you you described it beautifully, but you haven't actually said what the answer is. >> so clearly you need to do huge investment in heathrow. >> so clearly you need to do