all across the uk. on and all across the uk. on today's show, a new mega poll has put reform labour and the tories neck and neck in the race for downing street, with nigel farage holding the balance of power. it predicts a bloodbath for starmer's labour party with a raft of big beast ministers losing their seats. might the impossible happen? might nigel farage be our next prime minister? and donald trump has waged war on usa. that's america's version of foreign aid, looking to slash a staggering $40 billion in savings and axe almost 10,000 public sector workers. and it's little wonder he wants to make cuts. listen to this. >> 70,000 for a production of a dei musical in ireland. 47,000 for a transgender opera in colombia. >> absolute nonsense. is it time for britain to follow suit? and in yet another attack from the wokerati. farmers have been told

to stop using the phrase farmer's wife, as it apparently reinforces negative gender stereotypes. well, i'll be asking some actual farmers wives. whoops, there's me cancelled if that is sexist dunng cancelled if that is sexist during the show. that's all coming in your next hour. well, it's the show. it's a pleasure to have your company. everybody's laughing at me. not for the first time, but on a serious point. this poll, the way it goes in britain. right. it's a two party system. the reds and the blues swap power every few years. there's a cosy chumocracy. no small party ever gets a look in. and today's poll puts a bombshell under that theory. is it now a three horse race? and even more astonishingly, could nigel farage be the third horse in this race that might get up the inside politics? frankie dettori leaping to a victory, the mouth waters at the prospect of a political revolution. but it's a

long, long horse race and a long way to go yet. but this is an astonishing poll that really sends a wake up call. the labour party feeling the pinch in scotland, in wales, in the red wall and as we speak, there is a crisis meeting, a cabinet meeting of labour party top brass locked away in total secrecy because everybody believes the wheels are coming off the economy. fascinating day in politics and loads to talk about on the show today. get in touch. usual ways gbnews.com/yoursay. but now your headunes gbnews.com/yoursay. but now your headlines and here's sam francis. >> martin. >> martin. >> thank you very. >> thank you very. >> much. and good afternoon. >> much. and good afternoon. >> to you. >> to you. >> it's 3:02. the top story. >> it's 3:02. the top story. >> well, the government. >> well, the government. >> has confirmed that. >> has confirmed that. >> grenfell tower. will be dismantled nearly eight. years after the fire there that. killed 72 people. >> the process. >> the process. >> will take around two years and has drawn mixed reactions from survivors and bereaved families. some want it to remain standing as a lasting reminder of the tragedy, while others say

its presence is distressing. deputy prime minister angela rayner says it would not be fair to keep some floors while dismantling others. the building will remain untouched until the eighth anniversary of the disaster in june. a man who shook his partner's toddler to death has been jailed today for life, with a minimum term of 25 years. christopher stockton was in sole charge of 22 month old charlie roberts when the boy suffered a fatal head injury in their family home in darlington. his mother, paula roberts, left her son in stockton's care to attend an eye test. within minutes of her leaving, stockton called 999 to report the toddler had gone floppy, he said. roberts, who admitted to neglecting the boy prior to the murder, has also been jailed for four years. sir keir starmer has been chairing a so—called secret meeting this afternoon to tackle investment reform and growth, amid plummeting poll ratings and grim economic forecasts. it

comes after the bank of england slashed its growth forecasts, cut interest rates to 4.5% and warned of further drops in living standards. meanwhile, donald trump's tariff threats and global trade turmoil are also being blamed for the uncertainty. well. >> the deputy. >> the deputy. >> leader of the lib dems, daisy coopen >> leader of the lib dems, daisy cooper, says that the chancellor, rachel reeves, should rethink labour's economic policies. >> the government is absolutely right to say that growth is its number one priority, but the government's measures simply don't stack up . and the don't stack up. and the announcements just yesterday, and the warnings that growth is going to be much lower than previously forecast, it should be a real wake up call for the chancellor. we have said that she should cancel the jobs tax, which the government is planning to, to bring into effect in april. and we do think as well, there's a very strong case for there's a very strong case for the government to renegotiate the government to renegotiate the botched brexit deal that we have with the eu to try and get rid of the red tape that is holding back british businesses from doing all the trade that they could be doing right now. >> meanwhile. >> meanwhile. >> a new poll is predicting a

three way tie at the next general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 6000 people found reform uk would have 175 seats, up from only five. laboun seats, up from only five. labour, though, would drop from 412 to 174, with the conservatives gaining around 50 . conservatives gaining around 50. wes streeting yvette cooper and the deputy prime minister, angela rayner, would be among those to lose their seats, with the conservative and reform coalition the most likely outcome if an election was to be held tomorrow. the liverpool manchester railway line is shut today after a car crashed onto the tracks at salford. train services across northern england and north wales face severe disruption for the rest of the day. network rail says the vehicle has now been removed and damaged. overhead lines are being repaired. police have arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of drink driving. he is now in hospital but his injuries are not thought to be

life threatening. meanwhile, two people have died after a small plane crashed into vehicles on a busy road in the brazilian city of sao paulo. footage taken from a helicopter shortly after that crash this morning shows a bus on fire in the aftermath. the two victims were found in the fuselage of the aircraft, which was bound for southern brazil. meanwhile, a motorcyclist and a woman on that bus have been taken to hospital. while the cause of the crash is being investigated, the king and queen will. host hollywood actor and foodie stanley tucci for a black tie dinner tonight at highgrove, celebrating italian cuisine and sustainable food. the feast uses british ingredients blended with italian traditions , inspired by italian traditions, inspired by tucci's tv series exploring italy. the royal couple will also promote so—called slow fashion , meeting students fashion, meeting students showcasing sustainable garments. meanwhile, buckingham palace has also confirmed a state visit to italy and the vatican later this year to mark charles and camilla's 20th wedding anniversary. the trip will

include meeting with the pope and visits to rome and ravenna. and a cold snap is sweeping in with temperatures set to plunge as low as minus seven degrees in scotland in the coming days. a yellow weather warning is in place across much of the uk, with snow expected in northern england and in wales. and the met office says demand for health care is likely to rise. but a return of the dreaded beast from the east is thankfully unlikely. scotland recently recorded temperatures of —18.9 c, but it's not expected to quite get that cold this time. that's the latest from the gb newsroom for now. i'll be back with you in half an houn i'll be back with you in half an hour. now that it's over to martin. >> 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.

>> maggie. sam. now let's get cracking because reform uk will hold the balance of power at the next general election, according to a major new mega poll of over 5000 voters, which for the first time has predicted in british politics a three way tie. and now nigel farage is holding the balance of power. in the poll's findings, the conservatives will win 178 seats, labour 174 and reform uk 175. now that is as tight as chris hope's wallet on a friday night, and that would be a dramatic rise from the five that reform won in 2020. for now, the most likely government outcome of this would point to a conservative reform uk coalition now. meanwhile, labour mps in 98 red wall seats are panicking that keir starmer isn't doing enough on immigration to keep the reform party at bay. but with many other labour mps in favour of freedom of movement and in fact some even wanting to

give immigrants the right to vote. is immigration a problem that labour simply cannot or will not solve? now that is a lot to get our teeth into, and i've