me today. cancelled. so joining me today. ceo and founder of the youth vote uk, alex cairns. and also broadcaster and journalist danny kelly. coming up, sir keir starmer has issued his warning to the uk, branding nigel farage's reform uk as dangerous. >> a dangerous right wing politics. even here in scotland. that will say they are the ones who can tilt politics towards the interests of working people. they claim to be the party of patriotism, but their fawning over putin. no, they are not the answer for working people in britain. >> danger. danger is my middle name, but that seems to put him on a collision course with donald trump. >> the leader of the uk reform party, who, by the way, did really well in that last election. he took it by storm and they say he's going to do even better this time. >> so is our relationship with the us under threat? this is

what one united states senator said about sir keir starmer, as he begged him to reconsider his stance on the chagos islands. >> the united kingdom is our friend. i went to school there for a while. i love them and i want to see the prime minister do well, but he needs to put down the bomb. >> then tonight, great british debate. i'm asking will. the jd vance was right about free speech being in retreat across europe as the french government closes two opinionated news channels, we'll also be looking at today's german elections, with the establishment parties battling against the far right afd for control of the country. and we'll be debating whether labour can make the uk energy secure, with some electricity providers warning of possible blackouts in the future. all of that on the way. but first, let's get your latest news with tatiana sanchez. >> nana. thank you. the top stories pope francis has asked for prayers as he continues to

receive treatment in hospital for double pneumonia. the pontiff was unable to deliver the traditional angelus prayer in person for the second sunday running. the 88 year old spent a tranquil night in hospital in rome, according to the vatican. the vatican described his condition as critical for the first time yesterday, reporting he needed supplemental oxygen and blood transfusions. it also says he is not out of danger. and in breaking news this hour, ukraine's volodymyr zelenskyy says he's willing to give up his position as president for peace in ukraine or a nato membership. zelenskyy says he's focused on ukraine's security now, not in 20 years time, adding it's not his dream to remain president for a decade. his comments come as eu leaders are due to meet in ukraine tomorrow. well, that's the sir keir starmer has urged donald trump to stand by ukraine with a security guarantee, and warned a bad peace deal would be a disaster for everyone. zelenskyy has also said today that he doesn't want mr trump as

a mediator, adding it's not enough. sir keir is due to meet the us president for talks in washington next week, amid fragile relations between america and europe, after mr trump launched a verbal attack on volodymyr zelenskyy. writing in the sun on sunday, starmer said kyiv needs strong security guarantees so the peace will last. and he says america must be part of that guarantee. the prime minister has condemned what he calls the dangerous right wing politics of reform uk in a speech in scotland today. in that speech, which follows weeks of high polls for nigel farage's party, sir keir starmer warned that reform uk is not the answer for britain. >> a dangerous right wing politics, even here in scotland, that will say they are the ones who can tilt politics towards the interests of working people. they claim to be the party of patriotism, but their fawning over putin. no, they are not the answer for working people in britain. >> in other news, the french

interior minister says migration disorders were one of the causes of the terrorist knife attack in toulouse, which killed one and injured three in the eastern french city. bruno also says one of the injured victims is currently fighting for their life. the suspect, who was arrested at the scene, has been identified as a 37 year old algerian man. he was allegedly ordered to be deported and was also on a terrorism watch list. president emmanuel macron said he had no doubt it was an islamist terror attack. well, german voters head to the polls today in a high stakes snap election. it comes as the nation grapples with economic decline and a succession of highly publicised attacks on their streets. it's expected that the conservative christian democrats will win the most seats, but there's also been a rise in support for the alternative for germany party. israel says it will postpone the release of hundreds of palestinian prisoners until the release of

the next hostages has been ensured. and without the humiliating ceremonies, it follows the week's hostage handoven follows the week's hostage handover, which the un said went against international law because they were not respectful. israel's announcement, which also accused hamas of repeatedly violating the month old ceasefire, came after the terror group yesterday handed over six hostages from gaza as part of an exchange arranged under the truce. the bodies of four dead israeli hostages were to be released next week. now police are investigating how human remains ended up on a stretch of the m4 near bristol, after a body believed to be a man in his 40s was found. the body was found between junction 20 at the almondsbury interchange with the m5 and junction 21 near auckley in south gloucestershire. avon and somerset police have urged anyone who was travelling along that stretch of the m4, and thinks they may have valuable information to come forward. sophisticated electronic devices

used by criminals to steal cars are set to be banned under new laws in england and wales. more than 700,000 vehicles were broken into last year, often with the help of high tech electronic devices, including so—called signal jammers, which are thought to play a part in four out of ten vehicle thefts nationwide. until now, police could only bring a prosecution if they could prove a device had been used to commit a specific offence. but under new laws in the crime and policing bill, the onus will be on someone in possession of a device to show they had it for a legitimate purpose. making or selling a signal jammer could lead to up to five years in prison or an unlimited fine. and elon musk is being sued over the custody of a son he allegedly fathered with a maga influencer. it would mean the tesla and ex—owner now has 13 children. the woman named ashley sinclair, who's 26, wants full custody as part of her petition. she said she shared

pictures, allegedly of musk with the child. and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, it's over to nana. >> thank you tatiana. it's just coming up to eight minutes after 3:00 if you've just tuned in. welcome. i'm nana akua. this is gb news. we're live on tv, onune gb news. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio now. coming up in just a moment, we'll be looking at sir keir starmer's speech branding nigel farage as reform uk and his reform uk party as dangerous. and in this hour it's great british debate. i'm going to be asking is starmer strong enough to negotiate with donald trump? then we'll be going global with paul duddridge later on where we speak to him. he's the host of the politics people podcast and get the latest on elon musk's cuts to the united states government. as we ask, should we be following suit? all of that coming up as ever, send me your thoughts, post your comments

gbnews.com/yoursay. >> james matthewson gbnews.com/electionparty. >> so let's kick things off. sir keir starmer has condemned reform uk for promoting dangerous right wing politics, insisting that nigel farage is not the answer for britain. >> if we don't show a path to the future, others will fill that void. in fact, they already are a dangerous right wing politics, even here in scotland. that will say they are the ones who can tilt politics towards the interests of working people, even as their proposals do precisely the opposite a politics which feeds off the failure of the free market, the failure of the free market, the failure of the free market, the failure of public services to reform and above all, the failure to control borders properly. we have to be ready for this test conference, ready to point out that beneath their bluster, the alternative they

offer is alien to working people. >> well, joining me now, the chief political commentator at the independent, john rentoul. john rentoul, thank you so much for joining me this afternoon. >> hi there. >> hi there. >> i want to ask you then keir starmer says it's dangerous right wing policies.