very very good afternoon to you and a happy friday. it's 3 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news. we're broadcasting for you today, live from the heart of. >> paddington. >> paddington. >> and all across the uk. >> and all across the uk. >> the trump administration is clearly. >> getting closer to deciding how they're going to solve this appalling conflict. and you've heard their plans. i think there's quite a lot of. >> headless chicken. >> headless chicken. >> ism, quite frankly, from the europeans, about what the trump administration is saying. >> yes. >> yes. >> bowser is back. this afternoon. >> gb news exclusively caught up with boris johnson in munich, and the former prime minister talks. >> of the headless. >> of the headless. >> chicken ism of the european reaction towards the trump

administration. you will not want to miss it. and a former major in wales has made history by becoming reform uk's first ever elected councillor, overturning 107 years of labour party power. i'll be joined by stuart kyrees, reform uk's newest councillor, to join the reform uk wales council group in torfaen, along with the group leader, councillor david thomas, who says that this is just the beginning of a turquoise takeover in wales and a giant gas field that has been discovered under lincolnshire could power britain's entire energy needs for a whole. decade now. it could add £112 billion to our economy, create tens of thousands of well—paid jobs and give us cheap, dependable energy. here's the question is it time to ditch net zero and drill, baby drill? i'll be joined by the chief executive of the shale giants cuadrilla and an anti—fracking activist. and valentine's day. what a load of rubbish. well, a decidedly

unromantic survey revealed that only half of brits intend to spend any money whatsoever on their partner this valentine's day. and i'll admit it, i'm one of them. is it time to admit valentine's day? what a load of rubbish. and that's all. coming up next, our. sophia wenzler over there is having a good chortle. that one. i think she might be a bit more romantic than me, but seriously, we've got boris johnson coming up. we caught up with him in munich in his usual form, headless chicken ism, talking about how the europeans are dealing, or rather failing to deal with. >> the absolute. >> the absolute. >> nuclear assault that is the trump regime. jd vance today, the king kong energy disruptive, tormenting, disrupting their entire cosy talking shop. i haven't seen anything like that since nigel farage tore them apart in the european parliament, but at least they knew that was coming. jd vance

today was completely took them off guard on free speech, on the laziness, the failure of europe to pull its weight financially and militarily. what a show we've got ahead of us. get in touch. use your ways, gbnews.com/yoursay. and now it's time for news headlines. and here is sophia wenzler. >> martin. thank you. good afternoon. these are your headlines. >> from the bebe newsroom. >> from the bebe newsroom. >> jd vance has taken aim at britain and the eu over what he claimed was backsliding, free speech and democracy. addressing the munich security conference, the munich security conference, the us vice president suggested there has been a retreat of fundamental values in europe. vance also praised munich's hospitality, despite the city reeling from yesterday's car attack that left 30 injured, some seriously. the 24 year old afghan asylum seeker responsible has been arrested and is due in

court. vance warned that the biggest threat facing the west is not external but the threat from within. meanwhile, he also responded to volodymyr zelenskyy concerns over a lack of ready plan to end the war in ukraine. it comes after donald trump spoke with vladimir putin and agreed to work very closely to end the conflict, raising concerns in europe. ukraine's president says putin is not preparing for peace but to continue deceiving the world, and insists any peace deal must guarantee ukraine's independence. elsewhere, prime minister sir keir starmer spoke to us president donald trump last night to discuss his upcoming visit to the us. the. the conversation took place dunng the conversation took place during a meeting with trump's special envoy, mark burnett, at downing street. it comes after the president announced plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on countries that charge vat on us

goods, with £300 billion in uk us trade at stake. ministers hope britain could be exempt. the government says it won't overreact to donald trump's latest tariff threat, with senior minister pat mcfadden insisting they will wait and see if it happens. the british chambers of commerce warns a trade war could drive up prices, urging the government to negotiate with the us. in other news, pope francis is being admitted to hospital for tests and treatment for bronchitis. that's according to the vatican. the 88 year old has battled long bouts of the illness and was diagnosed about last week. despite this, he's continued his dufies despite this, he's continued his duties indoors but has struggled with mobility and suffered two recent falls. he'll be treated after completing his audiences this morning. an indian man has been found guilty of raping and murdering irish backpacker danielle mclaughlin in goa.

vicat bagot attacked the 28 year old in 2017. her body was discovered in a field the next day. her family say justice has finally been achieved after an eight year trial plagued by delays. a post mortem found she died from brain damage and strangulation. they're now watching to see what further legal steps will follow. back in the uk, rachel reeves is under pressure over claims she used company expenses to buy gifts and exaggerated her bank of england experience. a bbc investigation found the chancellor was among three staff accused of using expenses to fund a lifestyle while working at hbo. the broadcaster says she left the bank of england nine months earlier than stated on her linkedin profile. she denies being investigated over expenses, and sir keir starmer says he has no concerns about her conduct. but the tories say the report raises serious

questions for the chancellor. bereaved families of terminally ill patients have urged mps to remember them as they debate assisted dying. in a letter, they say memories of their loved ones deaths will haunt us for the rest of our lives and warn mps their decisions could determine how terminally ill people spend their final moments. it comes as kim leadbeater proposes replacing high court oversight with a panel including psychiatrists and social workers, arguing it would strengthen protections. but opponents, including five labour mps, say the move would remove judicial safeguards and hand life or death decisions to civil servants. conservative mp danny kruger claims the plan would mean approvals must be given if the patient meets a simple capacity test, and the prince and princess of wales have marked valentines day with a romantic new photograph. william is seen kissing kate on

the cheek as they sit in a wooded area. the image, taken from a video released last year when she ended cancer treatment. the couple shared it on their official account with a heart emoji. it's the first time they released a picture for valentine's day, 13 years after their royal wedding. those are their royal wedding. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to martin. >> thank you sophia. now let's cross live to munich, to our political correspondent katherine forster, who has a big exclusive for us. catherine. take it away. >> yes. good afternoon. martin from munich. it feels like munich is the sort of epicentre of geopolitics at the moment. this huge security conference going on here, the vice president, jd vance, volodymyr zelenskyy, all the talk, of course, about the future of ukraine, given the incoming

donald trump now seemingly calling all the shots. and i caught up just in the last hour with the former prime minister bofis with the former prime minister boris johnson. now, of course, he led the way, didn't he? he was prime minister when russia invaded ukraine almost three years ago. he led the way in support for ukraine, ukraine now incredibly concerned about what's going on. let's see what bofis what's going on. let's see what boris johnson makes of it all. bofis boris johnson makes of it all. boris johnson, we're here in munich at what feels like a pivotal moment for europe. the current prime minister, sir keir starmer, isn't here. but why are you? >> well. >> well. >> i. >> i. >> think. >> think. >> it's a very. >> good conference to be at, particularly now because the americans are the trump administration is clearly getting closer to deciding how they're going to solve this appalling conflict. and you've heard their plans. i think there's quite a lot of. headless

chicken ism, quite frankly, from the europeans about what the trump administration is saying. and i think it's very important to get what that administration or what the us is saying in perspective, because they aren't i don't think looking at what trump is saying or looking at what pete hegseth is saying. they're not betraying ukraine. they're not betraying ukraine. they're not betraying ukraine. they're not walking away from ukraine. they're saying ukraine's got to be a sovereign, prosperous country. they're saying that putin c