>> well. >> well. >> and a very, very good afternoon to you. it's 3:00 pm or welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news. today we're broadcasting for you live from quayside hotel in the centre of boston. five years ago today, there were celebrations outside parliament. i was there as great britain got brexit done, or so they told us, took back control and finally left the european union. >> we are now a free. >> we are how a free. >> we are now a free. >> and independent country. >> and independent country. >> i can't believe how we've. >> i can't believe how we've. >> put up with. >> put up with. >> europe for so. >> europe for so. >> long as we did. >> long as we did. >> i'm really excited. >> i'm really excited. >> it's wonderful. >> it's wonderful. >> it's wonderful. >> it's all. >> it's all. >> we wanted. really? >> we wanted. really? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> i can. »- >> i can. >> i can. >> i can. >> i can just about remember

that evening the uk was embarking on a new horizon. we elected a new prime minister with the promise of taking advantage of our new found freedoms. >> proud of what i've done, i've been supported by a huge number of people, and now we have a prime minister saying all of the right things, and i wish boris johnson well. if he keeps his promises, we will get a brexit that will put us in a completely different place to the rest of europe. we have a great future ahead of us. >> and i was actually stood about two metres to one side there of nigel farage. that was after big ben told ii, of course, 12 in after big ben told 11, of course, 12 in brussels. that was the moment we finally were told brexit had been done. but was all of that excitement short lived? have we been able to set our own course at last, or have we failed to deliver the true brexit that we voted for and the 17.4 million? well, to find out, we've come right to the heartland, the centre of the brexit land, to find out if we really took back control and

have we finally got brexit done. what was the show? brexit is five today, but is it a happy birthday or has the fears gone flat today? i've been in boston, the constituency that voted 75% to leave no other place on the map across the uk, voted in more affirmation for brexit than in boston. what i found today was an astonishing mix of huge frustration, massive disappointment, a total failure to take back control of our borders. immigration gone up since brexit, people still want to take back control of our country. people still here want that brexit, but they feel they've been completely and utterly betrayed by the political establishment. is brexit dead? will sir keir starmer take us inch by inch back towards brussels, or is

there still hope that there can be? the brexit 17.4 million voted for? if we have a radical change of government, let me know what you think. is there still hope or did they simply refuse to listen? did they simply refuse to obey the electorate? it is, after all, us who put them in power, us who pay who put them in power, us who pay their wages. and yet, time after time after time, party after time after time, party after party, they totally defied the will of the electorate. today brexit is five and that is the topic of today's show. i'll be joined by councillors, politicians, mayoral candidates, locals, business owners to say can we finally get this job done? five years on getting to its usual ways and that is gbnews.com/yoursay. let me know your thoughts on this topic. but first, here's your latest news headlines. >> martin, thank you very much and good afternoon. >> the top stories. the woman's

body has been found near where two missing. >> sisters were last seen in aberdeen, henrietta and eliza hastie, from a set of triplets were last spotted near the river dee in aberdeen at 2 am. on the 7th of january. police scotland says while the body hasn't been formally identified, henrietta's family has been informed. the search for eliza continues and there are no suspicious circumstances. three judges who oversaw court proceedings involving sara sharif in the years before she was murdered have been named for the first time. judge alison raeside, judge peter nathan and judge sally williams were all involved in family court hearings related to the ten year old. between 2013 and 2019, the last of three sets of proceedings saw sara placed in the home of her father, irfan sharif, and her stepmother, bannau batool, who were jailed for life. last december for her murder. tests are being carried out on the black boxes recovered from a

passenger plane which collided with a us army helicopter yesterday, killing 67 people. these are live pictures from washington, dc. officials there say they're going to attempt to salvage the wreckage of both aircrafts today. efforts to recover the bodies were paused overnight due to difficult conditions. 40 bodies have now been found and 27 people still unaccounted for. authorities have promised to issue a preliminary report within 30 days, but investigation by the new york times claims the helicopter flew outside an approved flight path, and there were staffing irregularities in air traffic control at reagan national airport, with one controller juggling two jobs, planes and helicopters. at the same time. however, us president donald trump has blamed diversity policies introduced under the biden and obama administrations without providing evidence. >> the faa's website states they include hearing, vision, missing

extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability, and dwarfism all qualify. the initiative is part of the faa's diversity and inclusion hiring plan, which says diversity is integral to achieving faa's mission of ensuring safe and efficient travel. i don't think so. 50. >> so. >> meanwhile, details about some of these 67 people who died in the crash are now beginning to emerge. at least 14 us. and russian figure skaters were on board the passenger plane, including former world champions yevgeniya shishkova and vadim naumov. elsewhere, the government has pledged to invest an extra £100 million of funding for neighbourhood policing in england and wales, which the home secretary says marks a major turning point. it's an addition to £100 million, announced in december, in an effort to put 13,000 more police officers on the streets by 2029.

the investment is scheduled for the next financial year, and each police force will set out plans to use it to increase patrols by early spring. but this afternoon, a police chief has warned his force may have to cut 400 officers and staff after that announcement, branding it a tiny percentage of what they needed. well, if you're thinking about stocking up your wine cellar, then get on with it because prices will rise tomorrow. alcohol tax itself will rise in line with the retail price index at 3.6%. but a new tax on wines and spirits based on strength comes in at the same time. now, this means the same time. now, this means the duty on a bottle of gin will rise by £0.32, and wine will increase by £0.54. however, in some relief to drinkers, duty on pints pulled in pubs will be cut by 1.7%, meaning saving a penny. in other news, three hostages who were set to be released tomorrow as part of the gaza ceasefire deal have been named by the terror group hamas. the

hostages are keith siegel, ofir calderon and yarden bibas. bibas, who was taken alongside his wife and two young sons on the 7th of october, 2023, is believed to be the only surviving member of the family. it follows the release of eight hostages yesterday amid chaotic scenes in southern gaza, when three israelis and five thai nationals were freed. hundred and ten palestinians were later released from israeli prisons, including 32 with life sentences and 30 minors. now, the uk is marking five years since it left the european union, severing almost five decades of political ties, free movement and free trade. for supporters, the uk became a sovereign nation in charge of its own destiny. opponents believe it's isolated the country and damaged the economy. despite the economic disadvantages, conservative leader kemi badenoch is remaining positive. >> five years ago, we had what was the greatest vote of confidence in our country. and

as brexit secretary, i removed lots of eu regulations. i ended the supremacy of the european court of justice. but there's still a lot more to do, like a trade deal with the us. that's a brexit opportunity that we need to take. we started those negotiations when president trump was last in power. he is back again. the biden administration didn't want it, i think. keir starmer needs to look at that. look at where the opportunities are. that's where the growth is going to be. >> liberal democrats leader sir ed davey criticised the conservative brexit deal as an utter disaster for our country. >> it's going to. >> it's going to. >> lead the debate. >> lead the debate. >> in britain. >> in britain. >> to have a closer relationship with our european colleagues. it's great for our trade, our economy, it's good for our defence and our security and a. >> customs union. >> customs union. >> which i've called for the >> whi