>> oh good afternoon. it's 1:00 on sunday and this is the weekend on gb news. your headunes weekend on gb news. your headlines for today's show. the uk is moving closer to the eu. prime minister sir keir starmer will meet with eu leaders again in the hope of looking to improve our relationship. but is he focusing too much on the european bloc instead of getting a trade deal with that there? president trump? and tackling child exploitation. police will have new powers to crack down on al tools being used to create ai tools being used to create sexualised pictures of children. the government is warning new technology is putting child sexual abuse on steroids. my

child's image could be being used. anybody in the country's child's image could be used to make this horrendous, horrendous content. and chinese takeover. the tower of london could soon be put in the shadows of china's largest diplomatic complex in europe. and a bit of royal news for a sunday. the princess of wales wants to change the state of modern life, she says. it's leaving people with a poor mental health, addiction and abuse. i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend. so hello and thank you so much for joining me this sunday. thank you for your company. this show is all about you and i

really enjoy your company. i love chatting to you. it's the highlight of my show. it's the 2nd of february, i know, and you've probably got through dry january. did you get through dry january? have you got a hangover this morning after completely letting it all go on the 1st of february whilst watching the rugby? i know certain people have done that, so we'll be talking about that later on, but this show is genuinely nothing without you and your views, so let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're discussing today or anything you want to chat about. basically, that's what we're here for very soon to get involved. gbnews.com/yoursay and join in our conversation. cracking panel for you for today and a packed show as well. so don't go anywhere. we have former ukip leader henry bolton and journalist jj anna sewell obe looking very dapper, both of you. we're actually in tonal colours today. i think michael portillo's just told me off for wearing grey basically. god. >> you're wearing. >> you're wearing. >> red or purplish. i bet. >> red or purplish. i bet. >> it's the. opposite extreme. >> it's the. opposite extreme. >> it's the. opposite extreme. >> i think we look smart between us anyway. but before we get

stuck into today's stories, here's the news headlines with aaron armstrong. >> very good afternoon to you. let's get you up to date with the headlines. four new laws have been introduced to tackle a threat of child sexual abuse. images generated by artificial intelligence. home secretary yvette cooper says ai has put child sexual abuse on steroids, and claims the uk will be the first country to make it illegal to possess, create or distribute tools that create abusive images. owning software which can generate these pictures could result in a five year prison sentence. users found to own ai made so—called paedophile manuals could face up to three years in jail. ministers are warning that al generated images are being used to blackmail children and push them into live streaming abuse. meanwhile, new laws to target smuggling gangs have been introduced in an effort to stop small boat crossings and stop migrant

deaths. the home office hopes new counter—terror style powers will enable authorities to go further in dismantling gangs and their ability to operate. the government has also announced millions of pounds worth of funding to tackle the root causes of illegal migration. canada and mexico have announced retaliatory tariffs after the us imposed import taxes on the two countries and china, canada and mexico face a 25% tax. china will see an additional 10% on top of existing tariffs. china says it firmly opposes the levies and plans to respond in kind. well, the white house says the tariffs against its largest trading partners are necessary to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration. the mexican president, sheinbaum, and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, have responded overnight. >> i am announcing canada will be responding to the us trade action with 25% tariffs against

$155 billion worth of american goods. >> the prime minister is being urged to start talks on a new customs union with the eu, with the lib dem leader, sir ed davey, claiming it would boost the uk economy and strengthen trade with the us. sir keir starmer is in germany today for talks with chancellor olaf scholz, ahead of a european leaders retreat, where defence cooperation is expected to top the agenda. labour is also facing scrutiny over donations unked facing scrutiny over donations linked to the eu. the conservatives are warning the prime minister not to accept further eu influence. barclays says the technical problems that left some customers unable to access their accounts for several days have now been resolved. the it glitch, which began on payday friday, left some people unable to make transactions and in some cases unable to pay their tax bills. well, barclays apologised. it says delayed payments have been processed now and says it will ensure no customer is left out of pocket. hmrc confirmed that

late payments will not face penalties. there's been a deadune penalties. there's been a deadline extension until the 1st of march and finally to pennsylvania in the united states, where thousands of revellers have gathered for the annual groundhog day celebration. now the tradition goes back more than a century. it was made famous, of course, through the bill murray film of the same name. so what was groundhog? punxsutawney phil's prediction for the end of winter this year? >> no watches. it's punxsutawney phil. >> i miss my coop, so i'm headed back down. there's a shadow up here. get ready for six more weeks of winter this year. >> woohooi >> woohooi >> there you go. six more weeks of winter in the united states. hopefully not the case here in the uk. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with a

little more a little later. >> oh, thank you very much aaron. we've been having a right giggle here already. so please do join in because it's a sunday afternoon. you've got nothing else to do. may as well join in. put your feet up. it's the 2nd of february. you've survived january. congratulations. okay, let's get straight into today's story, shall we? now, waking up this morning, you really didn't want to be keir starmer. sundays are never a good day, are they? the newspapers today? every single story. not positive. the prime minister is being urged to begin to begin discussions on creating a new customs union with the eu. it is, as sir keir starmer is set to meet german chancellor olaf scholz tomorrow. he'll become the first prime minister since brexit to attend dinner with eu leaders. lib dem leader ed davey is hoping he'll aim to bring the uk closer to the european bloc, arguing it will put rocket boosters on the uk economy and strengthen our

hand against donald trump. but should we be focusing on our relationship with america rather than the eu? interesting debate. this one, isn't it? joining me now is former labour spokesman at james matthewson, james that reset i mean does starmer does a lot of resets doesn't he. so now we're resetting our relationship with the eu. what's going on here then. >> yeah you're absolutely right johni >> yeah you're absolutely right john i think the word reset is has probably been one of the most used in politics over the past six months. >> black hole. black hole. >> black hole. black hole. >> exactly. and i think reset is up there with the rest. but yeah this is this is what they're aiming to do. it's trying to really reset that relationship and take things back to basics and take things back to basics and start new relations with the eu to say what benefits can both the bloc and britain get from a new relationship? you know, people have changed, figures have changed, and there's new

kind of people in in leadership roles in the eu. you know, the brexit that enough time seems to have passed since brexit, where, you know, many of the things that were said on both sides dunng that were said on both sides during that debate and during the referendum period seem to have kind of passed and it's water under the bridge. and of course, the thing that focuses everyone's mind at the moment is the election of donald trump, which has kind of put everything into stark contrast. i think for most people. >> well, this is this is where. >> well, this is this is where. >> i'm getting a bit confused. so it's easily done, to be honest with you. but i'm getting a bit confused with on one hand, we've got donald trump saying he's going to potentially slap a trading tariff on the eu bloc. and let's face it, many countries in the eu bloc aren't having a good time of it at the moment, 1508 00:09: