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do we even have an army to send it's the big question of the dajwei it not? i mean, it's the big question of the dajwe even t? i mean, it's the big question of the dajwe even havenean, it's the big question of the dajwe even have an n, it's the big question of the dajwe even have an army to send to ukraine? just about everyone do we even have an army to send to ukraine? just about everyone could fit inside wembley stadium. if we send over tens of thousands of people to keep the peace. who's left here at home. >> and why is keir starmer saying this now? he's clearly trying to assert himself, isn't he? he wants to be seen as the bndge he? he wants to be seen as the bridge between donald trump and the united states and european leaders. is he in the right shape to be that bridge? is he going to be that bridge? and is it not a little bit soon? i mean, what peace at the moment is there to protect. >> and he says he wants to be a bridge. well, does that mean people will just walk all over him? >> very good, him? > very good, very him? >> very good, very good. gbnews.com/yoursay would you support british troops being sent to ukraine to protect their borders? we can't even secure our own borders, can we? in this country anyway, it is the headunes country anyway, it is the headlines with sophia. >> very good afternoon. it's just gone 12:00. here are your latest headlines. now, keir

starmer says he's ready and willing to put british troops into ukraine if a peace deal is reached. this comes ahead of the emergency meeting of european leaders today in paris to discuss the current situation in ukraine. the prime minister said the uk was ready to play a leading role in ukraine's defence by committing £3 billion a year until 2030. gb news spoke to 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 starmer's announcement is premature, reiterating that the war is still ongoing. >> he should be focused on, however, is that defence spending point that you are making? if he is saying that once we get to a deal and i

should make clear that a cessation of hostilities is not the kind of deal we need, we need a deal that ensures europe is safe from this imperialist terrorist state that we see from russia. but that means investment in defence spending. so you're absolutely right to say that that should be the heart of the discussion today. >> the us top diplomat, marco rubio, has met with saudi arabia counterparts this morning ahead of talks between the us and russia, aiming to find a solution for the war in ukraine. now, in the last few minutes, we've learnt that ukraine will not participate in saudi arabia in talks with president zelenskyy, saying ukraine did not know anything about it. now, back in the uk, nhs england has revealed an additional 2 million appointments were delivered dunng appointments were delivered during keir starmer's first five months in power, much to the government's relief. this means they've already met one of its key election pledges. the government says the nhs is on the road to recovery. meeting this goal alongside the figures show that nhs waiting lists

continue to fall in december for the fourth month in a row. sir keir starmer says he knows the job isn't done, and he has promised further reforms to deliver faster treatment. now 64,000 birds are being culled in

recovery. he's hoping his 80 day challenge will change perceptions and show other disabled people what they can achieve. and the uk enjoyed one of its best nights at the bafta film awards last night for years. british playwright and author peter straughan picked up best adapted screenplay for the religious drama conclave. the film also brought the uk. three other awards best film, best 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. davis dedicated the award to his late wife with an emotional tribute. >> i'd like to dedicate and thank my wonderful wife sammi, 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, i'm 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. >> those are the latest news headunes >> those are the latest news headlines for now. more in half an hour. but now it's back to emily and tom. >> this is the moment for us all to step up. yes. good afternoon britain. it's 12:07. and those were the words of sir keir starmer as he declared he's ready and willing to put british boots on the ground in ukraine to enforce any peace deal with vladimir putin. >> now, of course, this comes as the prime minister heads to paris today for an emergency summit alongside european leaders. and this is all amid fears that the united states are

sidelining allies on the continent as it presses for a peace deal in ukraine. >> well, let's go and speak to our woman on the ground there in paris, katherine forster, our political correspondent, is there for us, catherine. it's a big day today. >> yes it is. it feels that we're really at a key moment for europe. and we're here outside the elysee palace, as you can see over my shoulder. and the elysee palace entrance is just down there, the street completely cordoned off. armed police. european leaders will be arriving for this emergency summit that french president emmanuel macron has got together in a great hurry and following the events of the munich security conference, and, of course, all triggered by that bombshell news that caused horror, really, in europe that donald trump, the us president, had talked to vladimir putin, who has been treated as a pariah since he invaded ukraine. talk

to him for 1.5 hours. that was followed then by anger over the comments that the us vice president, j.d. vance, made in munich, and then real alarm over zelenskyy's warnings that russia was potentially thinking of attacking a nato country. so today here, the big beasts of europe getting together and france, england, the uk, of course, the big military european powers, but also german chancellor schulz, donald tusk, the polish pm, italy's giorgia meloni nato boss mark rutter and the eu commission president ursula von der leyen. so talk about what to do next, how to deal with the fact that it seems very clear that the us is basically forging ahead with making having talks about

ukraine and about europe without involving either. now we know things are moving very, very fast. and today us negotiators have arrived in saudi arabia to talk to russia and europe, not ianed talk to russia and europe, not invited to those discussions, ukraine not invited to those discussions. and in the last few minutes, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has said that the ukraine would not take part in those that ukraine didn't know anything about it, and has also gone on to send a very clear message saying that they won't recognise any agreement about us without us. europe two very clear that ukraine has to be involved with discussions about its future and so must europe. but at the moment it doesn't really feel like america is listening. now sir keir starmer will be arriving here. he will be hoping

to capitalise on that supposed special relationship that uk has with the