will be disagree, but no one will be cancelled. so joining me for the next few hours. former labour advisor matthew torbitt and also broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy. coming up in my niggle, i take on big brother britain. can't even speak as apple. remove a major security tool for millions of iphone users in a clash with keir starmer's government. is this the start of stasi surveillance? but in a u—turn, is this a u—turn from what starmer said years ago. >> surveillance should be targeted at those that need to be identified, etc. but it shouldn't be general and shouldn't be general and shouldn't apply to the public in general, really. >> sir keir starmer has defied donald trump by announcing further aid for ukraine and fresh sanctions on russia. then, coming up in the great british debate, this i'm asking is sir keir starmer right to continue supporting ukraine? i've got a poll up on gb news. com. please head over there and cast your vote. and in a gb news exclusive, boris johnson is rumoured to be plotting a

comeback which could leave nigel farage facing a huge threat. so the great british debate i'm asking can boris johnson save the tories? difficult conversations later i'll be speaking to bhupinder sandhu, a mindfulness coach who has raised 1500 for mental health charities by walking 160 miles. i'll be speaking to him ahead of his next challenge. let's see if we can help him raise even more money. he's preparing to walk from london to brighton. but before we get started, let's get your latest news from tatiana sanchez. >> nana. thank you very much and good afternoon. the top stories prime minister sir keir starmer has told president zelenskyy he would discuss safeguarding kiev's sovereignty with us. president donald. >> trump. >> trump. >> as he reiterated the uk's ironclad. >> support in a. >> support in a. >> call this morning. and in an update this hour, sir keir starmer and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, have also agreed europe must step up for the good

of the collective european security. also in a call today. well, this comes as starmer is expected to confirm a timeline to raise defence spending as he prepares to travel to washington to meet donald trump next week. the prime minister will have to walk a tricky line stateside, balancing the uk's support for ukraine with the need to keep the us on side. well, that as president trump has accused emmanuel macron and sir keir of doing nothing to end the war. meanwhile, he also told volodymyr zelenskyy and vladimir putin they need to get together and thinks a peace deal can be done. meanwhile, hundreds of people have been gathering today in support of ukraine as they prepare to march to the russian embassy in central london. the marchers have assembled at a statue of saint vladimir, a national saint of ukraine, near holland park. protesters are carrying placards including stand with ukraine up to putin and trump don't betray ukraine. elsewhere, the three hostages

released by terror group hamas this morning have now entered into israel, with the israeli military reporting. the sixth hostage has been handed over and received by the military. those returned are the last living hostages from a group of 33, due to be freed in the first stage of the ceasefire deal that took effect on the 19th of january. israeli hostages tell shaham and avera mengistu were handed over to the red cross early this morning. this comes as israel's army have reported that the body of hamas's hostage has been identified. they say it's likely she was killed while in captivity with her two young sons. it follows outrage from the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, when she was not among the four bodies handed over earlier in the week. the foreign secretary has called hamas's failure to return the right body of that israeli hostage sick and abhorrent. a three year old girl has died after being hit following a tram

crash in manchester. police are currently in attendance on mosley street following the collision between a metrolink tram and a white mercedes—benz van. greater manchester police said the girl was taken to hospital after that crash in the city centre, but she died from her injuries. no arrests have been made. elsewhere, german voters will head to the polls tomorrow to decide who they want tomorrow to decide who they want to lead the next government. it's expected that the conservative christian democrats will become the biggest party in power, but there has also been a rise in support for the far right alternative for germany party. german journalist and commentator elisabeth dampierre says this lurch to the right is due to olaf scholz centre left coalition's failure on immigration and the economy. >> the current government or the government that's going away now has had some issues. that's why it failed, especially when it comes to the economy and migration. and there's a cost of

living crisis in germany and these parties have failed to address them. so you can always see that on the two ends. people want solutions. >> south wales police have revealed plans to use live facial recognition cameras in cardiff during this year's six nafions cardiff during this year's six nations rugby internationals. the cameras will be placed at key points across the city centre, and will alert officers to anyone who is on a pre—determined watch list, with the aim of keeping visitors safe. but critics have raised serious concerns about this, claiming it will turn cardiff into an orwellian zone of biometric surveillance. >> i don't really have an issue with it or anything. i think as long as it's there and it's for the safety of everybody, if anything was to sort of happen, that they'll be able to maybe zoom in to the culprits and things like that. >> we are one of the most watched countries in the world, so it was going to happen eventually. there's not a lot we can do about it unless we're walking around with masks on, and that's not going to go down very well, is it? >> i'm okay because i try and keep to the laws. and so yeah,

not bothered by that. >> i ain't got a problem with it, to be honest. i think it's a good thing the way, the way things are going. safety for people as well, you know. so yeah, i'm all for it. >> and finally, manchester united were lucky to come away with a point, surviving a late penalty scare in their game against everton this afternoon in the early kick off in the premier league. goals from bruno fernandes and manuel ugarte. arsenal are also unbeaten in their last 15 premier league games, their longest unbeaten run since 2011. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more in half an hour. >> good afternoon. it's just coming up to seven minutes after 3:00. this is gb news. we are britain's news channel. i'm nana akua. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. coming up, sir keir starmer has defied donald trump by announcing further aid for ukraine and fresh sanctions on russia on the way. the great british debate

i'm asking is sir keir starmer right to continue supporting ukraine? and i've got a poll up on the gb news website. please head over there. cast your vote now. then coming up in our second great british debate of this hour, i'm asking should asylum seekers who lie be deported? what do you think? gbnews.com/yoursay? and is this big brother britain police will be deploying live facial recognition cameras in cardiff dunng recognition cameras in cardiff during this year's six nations rugby internationals. it will mean it's meant to keep us safe. but is our privacy under threat? that's coming up in the next houn that's coming up in the next hour. as ever, send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay. >> gbnews.com/poll vaiews@gbnews.uk. >> so sir keir starmer has told ukrainian president zelenskyy that he would discuss safeguarding kyiv with donald trump. as he reiterated, the countries are ironclad support. now it comes as the us president condemned sir keir starmer and emmanuel macron for not doing

anything to end the ukraine—russia war, just days before they are due to visit the white house. now. when donald trump was challenged on whether both world leaders were dictators. here's what he had to say. >> i think that president putin and president zelenskyy are going to have to get together because, you know what? we want to stop killing millions of people. >> well, i think we'd all agree with that sentiment. but joining me now is gb news reporter adam cherry, who has been at a pro—ukrainian protest this afternoon. now, look, what are people saying to you and what are they saying in their protest? what is the main issue for them? >> well, none of the protests wrapped up just a few minutes ago. here, we're standing outside the russian embassy. it began outside the ukrainian embassy, actually, by the statue of saint vladimir. snaked through central london all the way. protesters saying things because that i think, will defir protesters rmer's because that i think, will defir protesters saying things like russia is a terrorist way. protesters saying things like russia is a terrorist

state, get out of ukraine, and state, get out of ukraine, and so on. familiar phrases that so on. familiar phrases that we've heard since that war we've heard since that war began, since the invasion began. began, since the invasion began. just just about three years ago. just just about three years ago. exactly. actually, it was 24th exactly. actually, it was 24th of february, 2022. and as i of february, 2022. and as i said, it's wrapped up here. but said, it's wrapped up here. but we heard from speeches. we heard we heard from speeches. we heard speeches from the likes of emily speeches from the likes of emily thornberry, labour mp and the thornberry, labour mp and the chair of the foreign affairs chair of the foreign affairs select committee. she said select committee. she said russia must withdraw entirely russia must withdraw entirely and the protests must continue. and the protests must continue. the sanctions must be the sanctions must be implemented. but as you said in implemented. but as you said in your opening, of course, the your opening, of course, the real test is in a few days time real test is in a few days time when keir starmer, the prime when keir starmer, the prime minister, visits donald trump for the first time since he minister, visits donald trump for the first time since he became prime minister and meets became prime minister and meets in washington, and has to strike in washington, and has to strike that balancing act between that balancing act between keeping europe and ukraine on keeping europe and ukraine on side. as we've heard in the last side. as we've heard in the last hour or so, keir starmer saying hour or so, keir starmer saying that the support for ukraine is that the support for ukraine is ironclad whilst being friendly ironclad whilst being friendly and keeping the us and keeping the us administration on side as well. administration on side as well. so that's in a few days time and so that's in a few days time and thatis thatis so that's in a few days time and that is the real test now, so that's in a few days time and that is the real test now, because that i think, will because that i think, will

define keir starmer's define keir starmer's entire premiership. >> well, we shall see. thank you very much adam cherry. well joining me now is defence and foreign affairs editor at the telegraph, john coffey. con thank you very much for joining me. now i just want to ask you what are your thoughts on this? is keir starmer right to continue to talk about full support for ukraine? i mean, he's been talking on monday. there's a triple whammy of measures that are going to be announced in support of them. is this unwise timing? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well i. >> well i. >> think in terms of supporting ukraine, i think starmer's in the right place. i think we need to remember. that ukraine is really fighting our war because, you know, we've got russian aggression in europe and the ukrainians are bearing the

aggression in europe and the ukrainians are bearing thipuppet but to occupy kyiv, put a puppet government in place in kyiv, and ukraine would have been become another belarus. so, you know, i think our support, western support, british support has been quite important to helping ukraine defend itself. you're right. we haven't given ukraine the weapons it needs to win. but over the course of the war, if you look back bit by bit, we've given them tanks, we've given them f—16s, we've given them long—range missiles. the ukrainians now hold russian territory, which is the first time any foreign nation has done that since the second world war. so there are some positives. but i think, you know, everybody wants to see the war end. and what trump has done in his own clumsy way is sort of everybody thinking, well, you know, if there is to be a peace deal, what would it look like? but, you know, capitulating ukraine, in my view, is not the answer. have to see. but i think, you kn my view, ' ' have to see. but i think, you kn my view, not ' ' have to see. but i think, you kn my view, not the ' ' have to see. but i think, you >> do you think that the tactic kn my view, not the answer. ' in my view, is not the answer. >> do you think that the tactic trump used, because i see it as trump used, because i see it as

a tactic, him calling vladimir a tactic, him calling vladimir volodymyr zelenskyy a dictator, volodymyr zelenskyy a dictator, which clearly i don't think he which clearly i don't think he is, i just don't think he is. is, i just don't think he is. but the dictator is absolutely but the dictator is absolutely putin. but do you think that putin. but do you think that donald trump was actually donald trump was actually playing a very clever game? i playing a very clever game? i mean, he has written that book, the art of the deal, and he does mean, he has written that book, the art of the deal, and he does get things done. >> well, he does get things get things done. >> well, he does get things done.i >> well, he does get things done. i can't say that attacking done.i >> well, he does get things done. i can't say that attacking the president of an ally like the president of an ally like ukraine is the way to go about know, ukraine is the way to go about it. but let's not forget trump it. but let's not forget trump and zelenskyy have have history. and zelenskyy have have history. and trump got very upset with and trump got very upset with zelenskyy when he was last zelenskyy when he was last president. and he wanted to lend president. and he wanted to lend his help to find some, some his help to find some, some disobliging material about disobliging material about hunter biden, who'd been doing hunter biden, who'd been doing business deals in ukraine. and business deals in ukraine. and zelenskyy didn't cooperate. and zelenskyy didn't cooperate. and so now trump's back in the white so now trump's back in the white house. he's he's trying to get house. he's he's trying to get rid of zelenskyy. now, whether rid of zelenskyy. now, whether it's a good thing or a bad thing it's a good thing or a bad thing for the ukraine, cause we will for the ukraine, cause we will

have to see. but i think, you have to see. but i think, you know, if you're sitting in russia and you see trump's attitude to zelenskyy and the fact that trump just wants to deal with russia and nobody else. that makes putin feel very good. and i think we should be concerned about that. >> why? because we need to speak to putin. nobody could really get through to putin apart from kim. >> jong un, who's. >> jong un, who's. >> the dictators? nobody could get through to him. so at least somebody is talking. they've got him talking. and now he's suggesting that both him and zelenskyy meet, which is good. if putin i mean, i don't know if either of them will survive the meeting or whether either of them will actually get there. get to the meeting as we saw what happened to akua. this is

to contin ratings»orting to contin ratings went] to contin ratings went down, know, ratings went down, approval ratings sank for the first time for quite, quite a bit. so nobody's listening. but at least they're talking. thank you very much, colin. really good to talk to you. that is, of course, con coughlin. he is the foreign affairs, defence and foreign affairs, defence and foreign affairs, defence and foreign affairs editor of the telegraph. right. well, you're

with me. i'm nana akua. this is with me. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we're live on tv, gb news. we're live on tv, onune gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. it onune gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. it is fast approaching 17 minutes is fast approaching 17 minutes after 3:00. coming up next, is after 3:00. coming up next, is the keir right the keir right to to continue supporting continue supporting

to continue supportiikeir starmer i'm asking, is sir keir starmer right to continue supporting ukraine? now? i would liken the support to, you know, when you've got a guy who sort of likes you, doesn't like you, will never marry you, but just gives you just enough affection for you to carry on seeing them. this is the kind of thing we've been doing, supplying ukraine with arms, knowing full well that we're not supplying them enough to win. so is it just time to say, look, let's stop this. well, joining me now is broadcaster and columnist lizzie cundy and also former labour adviser matthew torbitt. i'm going to start with you matthew torbitt. yes. so what do you think of this. where are your thoughts on this? >> i think on the question. >> i think on the question. >> of whether keir should continue to support ukraine. i'm not aware of another alternative. >> at the moment. does he therefore. >> do what trump appears to be doing and almost. >> support him? russia? does he sit. >> on the fence and. >> on the fence and. >> decide to pull out. >> decide to pull out. >> when the rest of our allies. >> 3022 00:20:47