>> it�*s 9:00. i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00. i'm ben leo. >> it's 9:00. i'm ben leo. >> tonight the uk is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air together with others. europe must do the heavy lifting. >> sir keir starmer welcomes his coalition of the willing to britain, and pledges boots on the ground and planes in the air to face off against russia. but closer to home today, 500 illegal migrants also joined the party as we suffered the biggest ever single day of small boat arrivals so far this year. so when are our leaders going to care about our domestic problems as much as foreign wars abroad? also tonight. farmers will take

to the streets again on tuesday, but the met police has warned anyone bringing a tractor to town will be arrested. so where was that same approach to palestine or just stop 0il palestine orjust stop 0il marchers? joining me on the panel tonight is businessman and activist adam brookes, the gb news contributor chloe dobbs, and the political commentator andy twelves. andy twelves. and in a very intriguing turn of events, sadiq khan extends a special invitation to president donald trump. >> vice president trump to a good curry on brick lane. maybe good curry on brick lane. maybe go and visit a place of worship in london. >> very big show coming up, including all of tomorrow's newspaper front pages. but first, let's get your news first, let�*s get your news headlines with aaron armstrong. >> hello. very good evening to

you. let's get you up to date you. let�*s get you up to date with the headlines. the prime minister says europe will have to do the heavy lifting as he unveiled a four point plan to guarantee peace in ukraine. world leaders gathered at a security conference in london earlier and agreed to keep military aid flowing into ukraine, while the war continues to increase economic pressure on russia. ensure ukraine's russia. ensure ukraine�*s sovereignty and security and deter any future aggression by vladimir putin. well, the summit comes after europe's leaders rallied round ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy following his confrontation with donald trump at the white house on friday. the row has created a divide between the us and its european partners. the prime minister rejected claims the us is an unreliable ally, and says any new deal to support ukraine must be backed by strength, with each country contributing what they can. >> we are at a crossroads in history today. this is not a moment for more talk. it's time to act. time to step up and lead

and to unite around a new plan for a just and enduring peace. >> well, the prime minister has also announced a £1.6 billion missile deal for ukraine. he says it will provide 5000 air defence missiles, which will be made in belfast and will create up made in belfast and will create up to 200 jobs. well, volodymyr zelenskyy met king charles at sandringham immediately after attending the defence summit in london. charles welcomed zelenskyy to the norfolk estate forjust under an hour. ukraine's president, still dressed in military attire while a military helicopter departed the estate at around 6:30. the meeting comes days after donald trump was invited to the uk for an unprecedented second state visit. more than 500 small boat migrants have crossed the english channel earlier today. it is the biggest single day of arrivals so far this year, made possible by improving weather conditions in the channel. five border force vessels were scrambled to intercept them. it

is almost double the previous record amount of arrivals, when 260 people arrived on the 13th of january. 260 people arrived on the 13th ofjanuary. israel's blocked humanitarian aid into gaza as it attempts to press hamas into accepting a change in the ceasefire agreement. hamas has rejected a us proposal to extend phase one of the deal and phase one of the deal, and continue to release hostages and postpone phase two, which stipulated a full withdrawal of israeli troops from the strip. israel's prime minister says there will be further consequences unless the group changes its position, while hamas has accused israel of blackmail and has called on mediators to intervene. and pope francis has been taken off a ventilator and his condition is now stable. the pontiff suffered a breathing crisis over the weekend, but he is battling double pneumonia. he�*s in hospital for a 17th day now, or the vatican have released a fresh health update this evening. it says given the complexity of the clinical picture, the prognosis remains guarded. the pope was admitted

to hospital earlier this month with a severe respiratory infection. those are the latest headlines. more from me at 10:00. >> for the very latest gb news, direct your smartphone. sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/advent alerts. >> good evening. hope you've had a pleasant weekend. the prime minister today pledged british boots on the ground and planes in the air in ukraine, as a face off against russia ramps up. >> the uk is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others. europe must do the heavy lifting. >> okay, i�*m going to be brutally honest tonight. i deplore their invasion of ukraine, but i have little interest in russia. i also have

little interest in ukraine, other than i hope they win their war against the invaders. israel too, isn't my priority. gaza isn�*t my problem either. and this doesn't come from a lack of empathy. i've spent many hours watching brutal videos of young russian and ukrainian men killing each other in filthy donbas trenches. some 1.5 million people have died. reportedly sons, daughters, mothers, fathers. i imagine the pain their families are feeling while leaders in dark suits talk about their future over expensive dinners on the continent. but ultimately, i have to care most about what's going on in this country, our country, because charity starts at home. migrant hotels decimating our communities. the invasion of our southern border. pensioners freezing to death. the landgrab on british farmers record high taxes. record high immigration. attacks on free speech, pakistani rape gangs. paedophiles being spared prison, the decimation of our military, our bloated civil service.

criminal asylum seekers being allowed to stay here because their offspring don't like foreign chicken nuggets. i wish the ukrainians well. i've been the ukrainians well. i�*ve been there before. i�*ve spent time there before. i've spent time with their people. they are generous. they're polite, they're hardworking. and as we've seen over the past three years, they are courageous. but i find it hard to get impassioned about a war that's nearly 2000 miles away, involving a country that's not even part of nato. and i understand some people are going to be watching this now, at this very moment, and calling me ignorant or uninformed. i've heard the arguments. ukraine is the last bastion against the russians invading mainland europe. poland will be next, they say. then putin is on our shores. but i also remember when we were spun into an illegal invasion of iraq using the lie of weapons of mass destruction. so forgive me if i distrust hypotheticals. it was only a few years ago the guardian of all people were telling us ukraine was one of the most corrupt countries on earth. and let's talk about the money, shall we? as well, how can a government

plead poverty at home and buy their own research, subject up to 4000 pensioners to a cold death by scrapping their winter fuel allowance yet, yet find an extra £1.6 billion down the back extra £16 billion down the back of the sofa to pay for trench and drone warfare between slavic adversaries. and also what happened to the £22 billion black hole? is there a magic money tree after all? 0r black hole? is there a magic money tree after all? or has all this conjecture from the government about being left an economic mess, simply been political spinning and lies? his performance and approval ratings at home are poor, to say the least. but the prime minister has earned plaudits this week for his work on the international stage. he hosted european leaders today and declared britain�*s priority was declared britain's priority was to protect a country suffering volatile times. >> we are at a crossroads in history today. this is not a moment for more talk. it's time to act. time to step up and lead and to unite around a new plan for a just and enduring peace.

>> the prime minister also met italian premier giorgia meloni today to talk about ukraine and, interestingly, tackling illegal migration. >> that i've been also proposing a meeting between us and european leaders for if we european leaders. for if we divide ourselves, that will make us all weaker. and then on bilateral topics, i'm very happy about the work we've been doing together. >> number 10 said after their meeting, and i quote in a statement, the two leaders acknowledged positive progress made since their last meeting in joint work to tackle irregular migration. their words, not mine. they agreed secure borders are the bedrock of a secure economy. well, guess what happened just a few hours later. news today that 500 more migrants arrived on small boats across the english channel. the biggest single day of arrivals this year. you j