willing as he coalition of the willing as he offers his plan for peace in ukraine. but are you willing to cough up yet more money for this ukraine. but are you willing to cough up yet more money for this war? the prime minister will war? the prime minister will deliver his assessment to a deliver his assessment to a turbulent weekend to the commons turbulent weekend to the commons this very afternoon. this very afternoon. >> he will indeed. and of >> he will indeed. and of course, this comes as calls course, this comes as calls grow. they're growing for donald grow. they're growing for donald trump�*s uk state visit to be trump�*s uk state visit to be cancelled following that very cancelled following that very public spat with zelenskyy. is public spat with zelenskyy. is the president's stance on the president's stance on the president�*s stance on ukraine enough to really damage the president�*s stance on ukraine enough to really damage the special relationship? is it the special relationship? is it not a bit absurd to cancel a not a bit absurd to cancel a state visit over this? we'll be state visit over this? we'll be heafing heafing state visit over this? we'll be hearing from a former british ambassador to the united states. state visit over this? we'll be hearing from a former british ambassador to the united states. >> and we�*ll also be speaking to >> and we�*ll also be speaking to the bionic lord mckinley, who the bionic lord mckinley, who has slammed ed miliband's net has slammed ed miliband's net zero agenda, saying it's zero agenda, saying it's spreading like sepsis. it comes spreading like sepsis. it comes with new research that britain's with new research that britain's energy transition has made energy transition has made families poorer. families poorer. >> and he should know. >> and he should know.

>> and he should know. >> what a weekend it has been. i have to say, when we got off air on friday, i was looking forward to watching martin daubney programme, seeing the sort of diplomacy play out in the white house, seeing the meeting between zelenskyy and donald trump. >> you mean you weren't you weren't looking forward to going to the pub? i went to the pub pub later. >> but my goodness me, i don�*t think anyone could have predicted it playing out in the way it did. and that rapidly changed what happened in london on sunday. this emergency summit went from being a nicety to something of much, much greater global importance. >> it gave keir starmer the perfect opportunity to act as the great mediator of all sides, whether they've actually achieved anything, i'm not so sure.| achieved anything, i'm not so sure. i mean, friday night i actually was then back on air doing the sort of almost instant reaction to what we�*d seen. it reaction to what we'd seen. it was all going rather well, wasn't it? on the friday night, it was all going rather well for

about the first er odd minutes, about the first 40 odd minutes, about the first 40 odd minutes, a bit polite little bits of tension here and there. you could kind of sense it was

this 1.6 billion is where this 1.6 billion is actually going to go, how we're going to be able to afford it, how much of our defence budget is it going to take up and for how long we're going to be how long we�*re going to be committing this type of money, how many troops and for how long we're going to be committing these troops, he says. in the event of a peace plan, where are we with that peace plan? there's a lot of, you know, ego going on at the moment, and ijust a lot of, you know, ego going on at the moment, and i just wonder at the moment, and ijust wonder where exactly we are. hopefully there'll be some pertinent questions asked. >> absolutely. and some answers this very afternoon. we want your views as well. gbnews.com/yoursay is the way to get involved. all to come after your latest news headlines with sophia. >> emily, tom. thank you. good afternoon. it�*s just gone. afternoon. it's just gone. 12:00. these are your headlines. sir keir starmer is expected to return to the commons today for the first time since his high stakes diplomatic action across the atlantic and in london. the prime minister told european leaders we are at a crossroads in history. at an emergency

summit in london last night, european nations met with the aim to secure lasting peace in ukraine. >> 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 announced a four point plan to work with ukraine to end the war and defend the country from russia. the uk, france and other countries will step up their efforts in a coalition of the willing and seek to involve the us in their support for ukraine. meanwhile, in a royal show of solidarity, zelenskyy received a warm welcome at sandringham as he met the king last night. ukraine's president stressed his gratitude to the us and praised european unity after the intense three days of diplomacy. it comes two days after a fiery exchange between the ukrainian leader and us president donald trump. volodymyr zelenskyy has said he is still ready to sign a

us ukraine minerals deal after leaving the white house without it being agreed. parliamentary under—secretary of state for the armed forces luke pollard, told gb news the uk must act as a bndge gb news the uk must act as a bridge between the us and europe. >> it's really important that we >> it�*s really important that we stand with our allies. the us is our most important security partner. i see it every day as a defence minister, but it's also right that at these difficult times that the uk acts as that bndge times that the uk acts as that bridge between the usa and our friends in europe to bring together the plan for a lasting and durable peace in ukraine, because all of us president trump, the uk prime minister. president zelenskyy want to see a peace that lasts, that can. a deal that can be stuck to. so the so the ukrainian people can know that they will never be invaded by russia again. >> meanwhile, shadow minister for foreign affairs wendy morton called for more clarity from the prime minister. >> it's about very much the uk

>> it�*s about very much the uk building on the work, the role that we�*ve had in terms of that we've had in terms of ukraine, the start of the war and even before that very much as a close ally of, of ukraine, but also as a really strong ally of the us as well. and this is about finding a way, a way forward. but equally, i think it's also important that, you know, for shadow ministers like myself, for the her majesty�*s myself, for the her majesty's opposition, we need a little bit more detail and a little bit more detail and a little bit more clarity about, you know, what was agreed at the at the summit. and so we're hoping that we will see that this afternoon when the prime minister comes to the house of commons. >> elsewhere, the king has met with canadian prime minister justin trudeau at sandringham house. the private audience this morning came just a day after charles welcomed ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy to his norfolk estate. king charles was pictured shaking hands with the canadian leader, with mr trudeau warmly clasping the

king's hands with both of his. in other news, a police investigation has been launched after a member of the public discovered human remains in stoke on trent. police were called to a report of the skeletal discovery on land near festival park on sunday afternoon. the area is cordoned off as police examine the scene. now a third man has been charged with murder over a house fire that killed a mother and her three young children in bradford last year. 29 year old briony gawith, along with nine year old dennis birtill, five year old oscar birtill and 22 year old aubrey birtill, who were killed in the fire on the 21st of august, 2024. sheraz ali, from bradford, has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. he will appear at bradford magistrates court today. and the independent film honora swept the oscars last night, winning five awards including best

picture and best actress for lead star mikey madison. hollywood stars descended on los angeles for the 97th oscar awards for the biggest night in film. meanwhile, the a—list star adnen film. meanwhile, the a—list star adrien brody spoke of anti—semitism and racism as he picked up the best actor gong at the oscars. >> please, i'm wrapping up. i will wrap up. please turn the music off. i've done this before. thank you. thank you for. it's not my first rodeo, but i will. i will be brief. i will not be egregious, i promise. i pray for a healthier and a happier and a more inclusive world. and i believe if the past can teach us anything, it�*s a reminder to not let hate go unchecked. >> those are the latest gv news headlines. now it's back to tom and emily. >> 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. >> good afternoon britain. it�*s now nine minutes past midday and this afternoon the prime minister will take to his feet in the house of commons to deliver his assessment of a turbulent weekend, 1518 00:09:21,680 --> 00:0