>> it's 9:00 pm. i'm ben leo >> it's 9:00pm. i'm ben leo tonight. >> he promised. he promised that he would stop the boats this yeah he would stop the boats this year. i think the way to stop the boats is to smash the criminal gangs. people crossing in small boats across the channel. we have to stop that. >> deary me. he's like a broken record. but there's been a chilling revelation today on labour's new migrant bill that would absolutely blow your mind. >> illegally broke our nation's laws and therefore they are criminals. as far as this administration goes. i know the last administration didn't see

it that way. so it's a big culture shift in our nation to view someone who breaks our immigration laws as a criminal. but that's exactly what they are. >> meanwhile, the us is deporting illegal migrants because, well, they're illegal. >> and do you have any confidence that these measures will change things? >> sadly i don't. i wish they would because my constituents are really angry. >> even labour's own mps say the government's new migrant plan is an absolute dud. we'll also get the latest. after thousands of stop the isolation protesters descended on london this afternoon. plus you must you must be able to give one example. >> i really don't want to talk to you. >> you. you must. >> go away. >> go away. >> whoa whoa whoa. hey hey hey hey hey. my close encounter with the oh so tolerant left on my panel tonight is author and academic doctor lisa mckenzie. journalist and communications advisor linda jubilee, and the former editor of labourlist, peter edwards.

one of the most reckless pieces of legislation labour's ever come up with is about to be revealed. first, though, your news headlines with sophia wenzler. >> ben. thank you. it'sjust >> ben. thank you. it's just gone 9:00. these are your headlines. donald trump has said many isis terrorists have been killed in caves by us. airstrikes. he ordered this morning, posting on his social media site, truth social. the us president said this morning i ordered precision military airstrikes on the senior isis attack planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in somalia. these killers, who we found hiding in caves, threaten the united states and our allies. meanwhile, israeli prime minister benjamin

netanyahu will visit the white house next week in the first such visit of a foreign leader since president donald trump assumed office. it comes as hamas and israel exchanged hostages and prisoners today, in the fourth swap of a fragile ceasefire in gaza. in tel aviv, supporters clapped and threw their hands in the air as they watched the last of three hostages cross the border into israel. meanwhile, in exchange, 182 palestinian prisoners are expected to have been freed, with some already taken in buses to gaza and the west bank. back in the uk, the conservatives have warned the prime minister not to accept further eu influence as he seeks closer ties with britain's nearest neighbours. on monday, sir keir starmer will become the first prime minister to attend a dinner with eu leaders since brexit and is expected to discuss a security and defence deal between the uk and its european allies. kemi badenoch has called on sir keir to meet

five tests, which the tories claim will maintain their vision for brexit. these include no backsliding on free movement or the compulsory transfer of asylum seekers. no new money paid to the eu and no reduction in fishing rights. the mayor of philadelphia has confirmed the driver of a car was also killed when a medical transport plane crashed in the city. all six on board were killed in the crash, including a young patient and her mother. at least 19 others were also injured . after the jet were also injured. after the jet rescue air ambulance erupted into a fireball just 30s after takeoff, engulfing several homes in flames. an investigation is now underway with officials from the national transport safety board at the scene. it comes just days after a plane collided with a us army helicopter near washington, dc, killing 64 people on the plane and three on the helicopter. meanwhile, the king has said he is profoundly

shocked and saddened by the events, saying our hearts and our special thoughts are with the people of the united states and six people have been arrested following stop the isolation and stand up to racism rallies in central london today. thousands of protesters have gathered in the capital to march in support of tommy robinson, and a separate counter demonstration. robinson is currently serving an 18 month prison sentence for breaching a high court injunction. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to ben. >> 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. >> thank you, sophia, and good evening to you at home. thank you for your company and i hope you've had a good week so far.

i've got a big question tonight. is the government incentivising child trafficking? dozens of helpless migrant children died in the channel last year after they were forced into icy waters by their reckless parents. i now fear today that that number and that of channel crossings overall is about to rise exponentially. labour's new bill that will apparently smash the gangs makes it an offence to, quote, endanger another life dunng quote, endanger another life during perilous sea crossings to the uk. this is the new legislation tabled on thursday. so basically anyone who refuses to be rescued by the french because they'd rather be lumped into a british border force or lifeboat vessel, faces five years in prison. but here's the bombshell caveat buried deep on the uk parliament website on the home office section is a legal impact assessment of labour's border security, asylum and immigration bill on page ten of that document. of the 32 page document, it reveals parents who bnng document, it reveals parents who bring their children on the type of journeys that the

endangerment offence captures will be excluded from prosecution in almost all circumstances. it says prosecuting parents would breach article eight of the european convention on human rights. our old friend the echr, which of course protects the right to a family life. it's six months into their reign, but i reckon this is potentially the most fatal and reckless piece of legislation labour has come up with yet in black and white. let's see it again. there you have it on the screen. now, if you have a child with you on board your migrant vessel in the engush board your migrant vessel in the english channel, you're almost certainly immune from prosecution. so what's the point of any of it then? because most of any of it then? because most of the people crossing the channel simply throw their passports and mobile phones into the water on the way to britain and dare i say it, they're probably not the most trustworthy people. as the times reported today, home office officials said they are increasingly seeing tactics such as migrants holding children over the side of boats and threatening to drop them in water in order to dissuade rescue attempts or other migrants accepting offers of

assistance. so what's to stop any of them bringing any old child along for the ride, knowing they'll be guaranteed a new life in the land of milk and honey when they arrive? we don't know who they are. we don't know where they're from, what their intentions are. how do we even know the child with them is theirs? how do we know they haven't brought the little boy or girl from some disgusting child trafficking ring? and may i suggest it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that this will most likely see a surge in children being exploited by human traffickers as a get out of jail free card for people who want to move here. and by the way, convicted criminals are separated from their children all the time in their children all the time in the uk. is it only a legal channel? migrants who have the right to a family life? i'm allowed to, i guess, go down the supermarket tonight, am i, and swipe a load of booze off the shelves as long as i have my child with me? parents who drag their children across one of the most dangerous shipping lanes in the world on flimsy dinghies shouldn't be immune from prosecution. it should be the complete opposite. they should be charged with extra crimes of

endangenng be charged with extra crimes of endangering helpless kids. it's my take that labour's entire approach to stopping the boats with this bill is already a total flop. even their own mps agree. >> do you have any confidence these measures will change things? >> sadly i don't, i wish they would because my constituents are really angry about this. we don't know who's coming in. it's nearly all young men. they are paying nearly all young men. they are paying a lot of money. they're sometimes putting children in the boat and putting children's lives at risk. but i don't believe it will work. if counter—terrorism legislation work to deal with gangs, we wouldn't have gangs in manchester, liverpool, london. there are 1523