the seekers being deported from the uk. shortly. i was speaking to joe white, the labour mp who leads the red wall caucus of labour mps in parliament, to discuss whether she thinks, and they think sir keir starmer is doing the right thing to fight off the threat of reform. uk. plus the former conservative government spent over £1 million on a diversity scheme in mauritius whilst renegotiating or negotiating the chagos islands deal, which could see us handing over billions to the same country. i'll be joined by the former security minister and one time tory leadership candidate, tom tugendhat. that comes as i reveal that the british taxpayer is spending millions of pounds on projects like climate smart jobs programmes in uganda and shrimp health in bangladesh. is it time to get ruthless with spending of our money on questionable overseas projects and create maybe a version of elon musk's department of government

efficiency in washington dc.7 and efficiency in washington dc? and as the king hosts, sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner on a housing development in cornwall. in a week when the government is making a lot of announcements on new homes policies, we'll be asking is the king getting a bit bold on his political involvement? and i'll be revealing his plans to bring the devolved leaders of the uk under one roof. all this to come, but first, the news with tatiana sanchez. >> good evening. the top stories from the gb newsroom. 11 labour councillors have been suspended from the party as part of its investigation into a whatsapp group containing offensive messages, which saw a former minister sacked and a second mp lose the whip. a labour spokesperson has said swift action will always be taken where individuals are found to have breached the high standards expected of them, as labour

party members. burnley mp oliver ryan was the second mp to be suspended. he has apologised for comments made in that whatsapp group. he followed andrew gwynne, who was also sacked as a health minister. gerald cooney, the former labour leader of tameside council, said he raised concerns about gwynne's remarks several times in the past year. labour sources said no formal complaint had been received. in other news, the national police chiefs council spokesperson said police officers and staff should always be held to the highest standards and we must ensure that only those who are suitable to wear the uniform enter and remain in policing. the comments come as the high court ruled the met police cannot dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance. sergeant lino di maria successfully mounted a legal challenge after having his vetting removed over sexual assault allegations, which he denies. he was found to have no case to answer in respect of the allegations, and argued that having his vetting removed without the accusations being

proved is a breach of his right to a fair trial. met police commissioner sir mark rowley said the force will be seeking an appeal on the judgement. >> today's ruling on the law has left policing in a hopeless position. we now have no mechanism to rid the met officers who are not fit to hold, vetting those who cannot be trusted to work with women, or those who cannot be trusted to enter the homes of vulnerable people. it is absolutely absurd that we cannot lawfully sack them. >> israel's prime minister says the gaza ceasefire will end if hamas does not return israeli hostages by midday on saturday, benjamin netanyahu warned of intense fighting if the hostages are not released. his comments echo those of us president donald trump, who earlier said the israel—hamas ceasefire should be cancelled if hostages held in gaza are not returned on time. terror group hamas announced last night that they will delay hostage releases planned for saturday until further notice. and finally, sir

alex ferguson led the tributes to denis law as the football community paid their final respects, saying he was one of the greatest players ever at man united. ferguson, the former manchester united manager, was in attendance alongside several other united greats including ruud van nistelrooy and paul scholes. hundreds of fans and members of the public also paid their respects, lining the streets as the hearse drove past, and old trafford projected a tribute to the late footballer. law remains the only scottish player to have ever won the ballon d'or, and no man has scored more goals for the national team. he died last month at the age of 84. and those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more news from me in an hour. >> 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. >> welcome back to farage with me christopher hope. now, the government's flagship immigration legislation has cleared its first commons hurdle as the tories branded the proposals the border surrender bill. the bill aims to introduce new offences and counter—terror style measures to tackle people smugglers bringing migrants across the english channel. but the bill repeals the tories plan to deport asylum seekers to rwanda, something which many believe could have been a disincentive, disincentive to those coming here illegally. is this enough to win over votes in the red wall, which appear to be shifting towards reform uk? i'm really pleased to be joined now in the studio @gbnews by jo white, the labour mp and leader of a really influential group in this new labour government, the red wall caucus of red wall, labour mps in parliament as well as my panel as ever, jo phillips, the journalist and former former press secretary to

paddy ashdown. paddy ashdown, the former, the late lib dem leader and of course, sir ranil jayawardena, a former tory mp and a minister. welcome both. but to you first, jo white, if i can get your reaction straight away to that top of the news there. 11 councillors suspended over that whatsapp group. what's your reaction? >> well, i think they deserve to go. i have obviously don't know what they said, but clearly they crossed a line. that whatsapp group was set up in 2009 during the trigger ballot post process. >> called trigger me timbers. >> called trigger me timbers. >> exactly, yeah. >> exactly, yeah. >> so that's why. >> so that's why. >> yes, it's a play on words. and so under jeremy corbyn, and so underjeremy corbyn, every mp had to go through a trigger ballot process and andrew gwynne i understand, was under threat. and so he tried to set up a group of supporters. supporters friends. yes. and so he felt in that environment he could cross the line and he was holding them in. i believe this is my interpretation with jokes and attacks on members of the public. >> trying to get them all jolly along, and they just went too far in what's called banter. >> exactly. so when it came out,

the news broke on saturday, i said to my labour colleagues, the labour party is not a home for people who have views like that, and i'm pleased he got suspended. and as an mp, i believe there are times when you, you stand outside the crowd and you stand outside the crowd and you call out language and behaviours like that, and he actually got swept in and was stirring the pot and. >> and he's paid the price and of course. as another mp now, he was an mp at the time but worked for andrew gwynne has also been suspended. oliver ryan is. is that do you understand is a bit harsh on him or do you think? >> i know oliver, he's part of the red wall group. yeah. he was. he's now been suspended. he has to be duly punished. he said inappropriate things. he's a grown up. when he said that. you can't dismiss that. but he was also an employee. and he was running that group, organising that group on behalf of his boss. >> so yeah, difficult. but sir keir starmer responded quickly, didn't he. >> yes, he did, very

appropriately so. >> perhaps that might go well down, gone down well with the red wall people you represent, they'll sing that standards being enforced by number 10. >> absolutely. that's what people expect of keir. he's. and since his leadership he has come down on hard on members hard when they've crossed the line. and that's what i 100% support. >> there's a ruthless side to him, possibly. >> i think he's incredibly ruthless. is he? oh, yes. yes. why do you think he's a leader of our party? >> that's right. just on the issue of this immigration legislation, will it be enough to win over the red wall, the red wall, the people who are flocking towards reform uk because they think that no one, the tories nor labour, are tough enough on immigration? >> well, in bassetlaw, people voted for me because they were concerned about levels of illegal immigration. they are fed up with the small boats coming over. fed up wi