show on gb to the martin daubney show on gb news. we're bringing you all the latest news, debate and analysis live from paddington today until 6:00. well, today's show kemi badenoch wants to ban jobless and low paid migrants from settling indefinitely in the uk under the first major policy announcement by the tory leader. joining us will be speaking to the future the leader of the conservative party live on the show ran about 15 minutes time and the deputy prime minister, angela rayner, has cancelled local elections for 5.6 million people, which has absolutely outraged the on the rise reform uk leader nigel farage. >> there is no justification for cancelling these elections whatsoever other than sheer cowardice of what reform might do to them in those campaigns. >> and later on the show, i'll have the full analysis of that data. and the mother of barnaby webber, who was stabbed to death

by psychopath valdo calocane, has branded the inquiry into nhs failings a horror show. on today's show, i'm delighted to say i'll be joined by emma webber in the studio, who says there are other calocane out there. enough is enough. from today, change will happen and we will make sure that happens. and that's all coming in the next houn that's all coming in the next hour. waafs the show. pleasure to have your company. so yesterday's show, you may have noticed, went into meltdown towards the end. the plug was pulled. a lot of people saying was it keir starmer.7 was it derby county fans.7 was it my missus? no, derby county fans? was it my missus? no, it was just a little technical gremlin. but we are back today and we're better than even back today and we're better than ever. kemi badenoch has made the first major policy announcement of her reign as conservative leader to clamp down on immigration. we'll be joining her live with chris. hope to grill her on that. do we trust anything the conservatives say anymore, or is simply a bust of

flush? after 14 years of failure in power getting to its usual ways? and that is gbnews.com/yoursay. but now is your headlines, and here's mark white. >> good afternoon. the main headunes >> good afternoon. the main headlines from the gb news centre, the bank of england has reduced the interest rate by a quarter of a percent to the lowest base rate since june 2023. the rate has fallen from 4.75 to 4.5%, bank of england governor andrew bailey said he'd be monitoring the uk economy and global developments closely, and would take a gradual and careful approach to any further. reductions. the prime minister says nuclear power will be prioritised in the spending review. on a visit to a nuclear laboratory in lancashire with the energy secretary, sir keir

said more nuclear power plants will be approved as red tape is slashed. the plans aim to make it easier to build many nuclear power stations in england and wales. the labour government believes the introduction of small modular reactors will help to deliver clean, secure and more affordable energy. the prime minister described the plans as a game changer. >> really ambitious, which means that we're going for innovation, technology, small, modular, which i think will be a huge part of the future that you will all be working on. and of course, making it more available in different places. as you know, there's only eight sites at the moment where we can develop from today onwards, many other sites can come forward. the potential for that is huge. >> the foreign office has announced that a russian diplomat has had their accreditation revoked by the uk. the for tat move comes after a british diplomat was expelled

from moscow last year. the russian ambassador was summoned to the foreign office to be informed of the move. foreign secretary david lammy said he was unapologetic about protecting the uk's national interest. lord mandelson has told a journalist to f off when asked about his relationship with paedophile financier jeffrey epstein. questions have been raised before about links between britain's incoming us ambassador and epstein, who died in prison in 2019. lord mandelson said he regretted ever meeting him, but then told a financial times reporter i'm not going to go into this. it's an ft obsession and frankly, you can all f off. the met police have stepped up its efforts to clamp down on phone thieves, seizing a thousand stolen mobiles and arresting 230 people in a single week. during a week

of coordinated action across london, the force targeted phone thieves and this included action in hotspot areas like the west end, where nearly 40% of thefts occur. the met police described it as a £50 million a year trade that saw stolen phones resold in the uk and abroad. grenfell tower is to be demolished eight years after a fire claimed the lives of 72 people. bereaved families were told of the government's decision last night at a meeting with deputy prime minister angela rayner. however, members of the grenfell united group, who represent survivors and bereaved families, say some are upset about not having their views heard or considered in the decision. the queen has praised the brilliant efforts of health workers and other staff supporting sexual assault victims. her majesty launched

the purpose built sexual assault referral centre in exeter. she met one survivor who described the difference the service had made to her life. queen camilla told the staff they're doing a brilliant job and shouldn't go unrecognised. and finally, greggs has announced a battle of the burgers taking on mcdonald's and kfc by launching its own. the bakery chain is adding a new chicken burger and wrap to its hot made to order range. it comes as greggs plans to open 150 new shops this year in a massive expansion. well, we sent our reporter jack carson who else off to the bakery chain to very briefly taste the new offering. >> the world is watching. it is crispy. it's very crispy. i've probably eaten a bit too much. i would prefer a little bit more mayonnaise on my burger, i think. so maybe i should have

bought an extra little sachet of mayonnaise. >> yes, a brave fellow, that's for sure. and as long as they've still got the sausage rolls, that's what i need for my jowls. anyway, it's back to martin daubney. he strikes me as a steak bake kind of fella. >> you're absolutely right, mark. steak bake all day long, my son. now, back to the serious business of politics. because the conservative leader, kemi badenoch, says that immigrants should have to wait at least 15 years before they become eligible for british citizenship. as she announced her first major policy since being elected as the conservative leader. and miss badenoch also said that indefinite leave to remain should not be granted to those who have criminal records, who claimed benefits or even social housing. but with 14 years of tory failure to tackle rocketing immigration, why should voters believe a single word that they say? well, i'm now joined in our

studio by our political correspondent, katherine forster. catherine, welcome to the studio. now, of course, we are shortly crossing live to kemi badenoch chris, who is sitting down with the conservative leader, to grill her on some of these policies, because the one thing that leaps out about this, first of all, they had 14 years to do this and didn't. and secondly, i might have spotted a tiny flaw in this plan. and that is endless amounts of people can still come to the country. it just means that they they will still be able to claim benefits. they'll still be able to claim social housing, but they won't be allowed to be a british citizen for 15 years. but that won't stop the tide, will it? >> well, yes. and we've waited a long time, haven't we, for some policy from the new conservative leader. i remember back when she did her launch speech. feels like a long time ago. the whole speech, there wasn't a hint of any policy. and we've waited and waited, and now we have this. now, there's quite a lot in here. but as you say, the fundamental issue i think many

people will think is the numbers of people coming into the country in the first place. she of course, no matter that we made mistakes, is closely associated with that. that all happened on the conservatives watch, and i think many people will just think, well, you're not fundamentally addressing that now. okay. saying to get indefinite leave to remain doubung indefinite leave to remain doubling that from 5 to 10 years, making it tougher to get citizenship and making it that you have to be a net contributor, you've got to not have claimed benefits, not have you, social housing. if you've had your kids educated in state school, that will be taken into account . and that might all be account. and that might all be quite popular, i think fairly difficult to administer, but i think as a sort of easy difficult to administer, but i think as