>> good morning. monday the 17th of february. live across the uk. britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and dawn neesom. >> indeed. and your headlines at european crisis talks. the pm is ready to deploy british troops in ukraine to enforce any peace deal as he meets european leaders in paris today. >> well, any peacekeeping troops would be very significant for the uk and other european countries. at least 100,000 required entering what is a very dangerous part of the world. >> and is there a defence spending split? a rift brews between starmer and his chancellor, rachel reeves, over how much we're spending on our armed forces. not enough. >> and of all the pressing challenges that the nations represented here face, i believe there is nothing more urgent than mass migration.

>> speaking in munich, the us vice president blasts european leaders for mass migration and erosion of free speech. does britain need its own jd vance? we're be debating that one next. >> and fixing the nhs. nhs england say 2 million extra points have been delivered under the labour government, but dysfunctional administration is still infuriating. most patients. >> and dazzled by the lights. a quarter of drivers affected by bright headlights have reduced their night—time driving. >> also dancing in the kitchen? come on for 20 minutes. there's one way to hit our weekly exercise target. you're like a little boogie door. >> don't you? i think the way i dance, no one needs to see that. i'd rather i'd better on a bike, believe me. >> can i tell you i've seen her dancing because i. >> saw her. oh, god. are. we

were. >> we were. >> we were. >> that wasn't the way i danced to aberdeen. it has. >> to be said. >> to be said. >> no sequins on your flat and you look very dashing. it has to be said. >> now we'd like to hear what you think. and if you dance in the kitchen. because that is the idea. dance to the kitchen 20 minutes once a week. good for your keep fit. send us your films. send us your videos. send us your texts, your emails, your messages. you post your comments by visiting gbnews.com/win. >> but first, it's time for your morning headlines with sophia hill. >> andrew dawn, thank you. very good morning. it's just gone 9:30. here are your latest until 2030. gb news spoke to health secretary wjust good morning. it's just gone 9:30. here are your latest headlines. our top story sir headlines. our top story sir keir starmer says he's ready and keir starmer says he's ready and willing to put british troops willing to put british troops into ukraine if a peace deal, a into ukraine if a peace deal, a peace deal, is reached. this peace deal, is reached. this comes ahead of the emergency comes ahead of the emergency meeting of european leaders in meeting of european leaders in paris today to discuss the paris today to discuss the current situation in ukraine. current situation in ukraine. the prime minister said the uk the prime minister said the uk was ready to play a leading role was ready to play a leading role in ukraine's defence by in ukraine's defence by committing £3 billion a year committing £3 billion a year until 2030. gb news spoke to until 2030. gb news spoke to

health secretary wes health secretary wes streeting this morning about the government's plan. >> so as we work together with our friends in america and across europe and crucially, president zelenskyy and the ukrainians themselves, it's really important that we are preparing for a scenario in which a peace deal has been agreed and we are working with our allies to secure that peace and deter any future russian aggression. >> but the shadow home office minister alicia kearns, thinks

with the aim of finding a solution to the war in ukraine. the us has top diplomat marco rubio has arrived in saudi arabia this morning, but it remains unclear if ukraine will take part in these talks. now back in the uk, nhs england has revealed an additional 2 million appointments were delivered dunng appointments were delivered during sir keir starmer's first five months in power, much to the government's relief. this means they've already met one of the key election pledges. the government says the nhs is on the road to recovery by meeting this goal, and the figures showing nhs waiting lists continued to fall in december for the fourth month in a row. sir keir starmer says he knows the job isn't done and has promised further reforms to deliver faster treatment. and the uk enjoyed one of its best nights in years at the bafta film awards last night. british playwright and author peter straughan picked up best adapted screenplay for the tense religious drama conclave. the film also delivered the uk three further baftas for best film, outstanding british film and best editing. the team behind wallace and gromit also picked up two gongs, with the return of

feathers, mcgraw clearly being a crowd pleaser. warwick davies, who's best known for his roles in willow and the harry potter movies, won the highest honour of the night, a bafta film fellowship. davies dedicated the award to his late wife with an emotional tribute. >> i'd like to dedicate and thank my wonderful wife sammy, who died almost a year ago. life has been pretty tough for me, but thanks to the support of our wonderful children annabelle and harrison, now able to continue working and engaging in life. special mention too should go to sponge. you know who you are. thank you for showing me that life can still have meaning, and for helping me to laugh and to love again. >> that's the news on gb news. more than half an hour. but now it's back to andrew and dawn. 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/poll. >> james matthewson. >> james matthewson. >> hello and welcome britain's newsroom live across the uk on gb news with andrew pierce and dawn neesom. >> indeed in for the lovely bev turner. yes, yes, she's off having a lovely half term break with the little'un, so i'm left in charge of, you. >> know it doesn't work. >> know it doesn't work. >> good luck. that it does in my world. >> however, we heard wes streeting talking today about the fall in the 2 million increase in appointments. both you and i are rather sceptical about that. and then we read in the daily telegraph. >> today. >> today. >> what do we see? >> what do we see? >> this is my favourite story. >> this is my favourite story. >> even more money on mad diversity in the nhs. >> yeah, forget the baftas. these are new awards, right? these are new awards, right? these and the awards that make you very angry. nhs hospitals, those are the ones you depend on. signed up to an anti—racism awards scheme that awards them to meet race quotas. and get this these hospitals get a bronze, silver or a gold medal for how many diverse

appointments they make and how many diversity meetings they go to every month. >> and they have to they have to go to at least two a month. >> at least four to get to get your gold award. to get your bafta of the nhs, you need to go to four a month. as opposed to. >> treating patients. just sorting out. the sorting out the waiting list. >> oh no. but that's all sorted out. no, we heard from wes streeting. it's all been sorted. >> wes streeting said only last week he wants an end to wokery in the nhs. steve barclay, when he was the tory health secretary, said all this diversity had to stop. they ignored him. >> exactly. i'm with the americans on this. i think they've now. i'm sorry, get rid of. just do the job. >> 40 million a year we're spending on diversity in the nhs, which would alone pay for 1500 nurses and many more doctors. yeah. it's madness. >> yeah. no, absolutely. and then there was a story over the weekend as well about another diversity vacancy that was paying. i think it's £85,000 a yeah paying. i think it's £85,000 a year. and what's the average nurse on 27? >> yeah, it is an outrage actually. >> what are we doing? >> what are we doing? >> i know, what are they doing? it's virtue signalling and it won't stop. and we're in the grip of this wokery trump has

has taken this all to it in america, so maybe it will spread across the atlantic. >> well, what do we need? a jd vance here? do we need someone to come in and just cut through all this rubbish or an elon musk just to come in and cut through all this rubbish and just get on with the job? i just want to get an appointment to see my doctor. i don't care what colour or sexuality you actually are. >> the question i'd like to ask wes streeting is so 2 million extra appointments. so if you ring the your gp at 8:00 in the morning, you're not going to be number 43in the queue. >> no it's solved. that devil's in the detail. didn't give us any