it about time that our mp5 is it about time that our mp5 realised is it about time that our mps realised that they aren't the elected representatives for kyiv, but for kirklees, kirkby or for kidderminster.7 do you feel like our out—of—touch mps have forgotten who they work for? have forgotten who they work for.7 now a liberal democrat mp in wales has claimed we don't want reform uk here in the senate. but with the latest poll showing reform leading in wales, and with the liberal democrats set to be totally wiped out, it seems that the voters don't agree. and today at pmqs, tory mp richard holden asked sir keir starmer if he would back his bill to ban the practice of marrying cousins in the united kingdom. but sir keir starmer quickly shut the question down. which begs the question why does britain turn a blind eye to a practice that the church tried to ban in the 19th century? and there's a bumper four day bank houday there's a bumper four day bank holiday planned to celebrate the 80th anniversary of ve day this may. now, to mark this momentous

occasion, i'll be joined by a magnificent 95 year old chelsea pensioner who would. >> lead the. >> lead the. >> nation on that day in a glorious rendition of i vow to thee, my country. absolutely magnificent. that's all coming in your next hour. most joe's a pleasure to have your company, as always. and today i want to send a special thank you out to gb news viewers and your amazing generosity during the southport the aftermath of the southport killings, we featured a local charity. you helped to raise £100,000 overnight for the survivors of that killing, and you did it again. on the show, we featured a veteran called tak, a fijian who now is in a care home, and we have matthew hellier on who's one of his colleagues, and we had his wife on the show. and look at that

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story sir keir starmer has clashed with kemi badenoch in his first prime ministers question since meeting president trump in washington and hosting that significant ukraine summit in london. the opposition leader, though, challenged the prime minister on his stance on ukraine and his ties to the us president. >> president zelenskyy is right to try and rebuild his relationship with president trump. he is. keeping a cool head under very difficult circumstances, and i was glad to see president trump receive his letter positively. what is the prime minister doing to help rebuild their relationship after a challenging week? as the opposition, we support efforts to resolve this conflict, but we cannot write a blank cheque. if british. >> peacekeeping troops in. >> peacekeeping troops in. >> ukraine were attacked, whether directly or via proxies. we could be drawn into conflict with russia. can the prime minister reassure all those who are concerned about the uk being drawn into war? >> however, sir keir starmer insists he is regularly in contact with key leaders and is focused on securing peace.

>> we need to do everything we can to ensure that the us, europe and ukraine are working together on lasting peace and i'm doing everything i can to play my i'm doing everything i can to play my part in that, in regular contact with all of the key players. the way to ensure we have peace is to ensure the guarantees for any deal that is in place, because the surest risk that there would be conflict is if putin thinks that he can breach any deal that may be arrived at. >> the united. >> the united. >> states has reportedly cut off intelligence sharing with kyiv, which would allow it to attack targets in russia. it comes after president donald trump has given an address to congress overnight, confirming that the ukrainian president zelenskyy is willing to sign a deal with the us on minerals. >> earlier today, i received an important letter from president zelenskyy of ukraine. the letter reads ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon

as possible to bring lasting peace closer. nobody wants peace more than the ukrainians, he said. my team and i stand ready to work. under president trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts. i appreciate that he sent this letter, just got it a little while ago. simultaneously, we've had serious discussions with russia, and i've received strong signals that they are ready for peace. >> the mailonline are reporting that the us has also banned britain from sharing intelligence from washington with ukraine. it's also reported the president is planning to relinquish leadership of nato, instead urging britain and france to take more responsibility. meanwhile, downing street says currently there are no plans for the prime minister to go with to washington, with french president emmanuel macron after a french government spokesperson said he was considering it and staying with news regarding donald trump. he has defended his latest tariffs on canada,

mexico and china, saying they are not just about jobs but about protecting the soul of our country. he said it follows canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau calling the move very dumb, as ottawa and beijing vow to retaliate, tariffs on some chinese imports were doubled to 20% yesterday, while canada and mexico face a 25% charge. trump, though, has dismissed any backlash, saying whatever they tariff us, we will tariff them. and breaking news from the met police this hour that detectives have now named the 16 year old boy who was shot dead in stockwell last night as lathaniel burrell. there are continuing to appeal for witnesses this afternoon. the 16 year old was found with gunshot wounds yesterday but despite efforts from paramedics, he sadly died at the scene. officers are now reviewing cctv and speaking to witnesses, urging anyone with information to come forward. no arrests have been made so far, but police say they are keeping an open mind about the motive. and also

breaking this hour from the inner london court, a phd student has been convicted of drugging and raping ten women, filming nine of the assaults as a so—called souvenirs and keeping a trophy box of victim's belongings. xie zhenhua zhu attacked two women in london who have been identified, while eight other of his victims remain untraced. the chinese national, who studied at university college london, also raped seven women in china dunng raped seven women in china during the pandemic, with jurors being shown disturbing footage of the crimes. the 28 year old was found guilty of voyeurism, false imprisonment and possessing extreme pornographic images. well, the met police commander, kevin southworth, says he fears more than 50 more potential victims may have been targeted. >> so was clearly. >> so was clearly. >> a dangerous. >> a dangerous. >> prolific and predatory. >> prolific and predatory. >> individual who. >> individual who. >> preyed on. >> preyed on. >> his victims survivors. >> his victims survivors. >> in the. >> in the. >> most cowardly and. >> most cowardly and. >> despicable manner. >> despicable manner. >> in addition to the charges. >> in addition to the charges. >> that you've seen brought. >> that you've seen brought. >> during this trial, we also

have evidence that he may have potentially attacked as many as 50 other women in the same awful nature. and that's why we're launching this appeal now, in the hope that as many of those victims, survivors as possible will come forward and give us the opportunity to give them the support that they deserve and ultimately bring him to the further justice that he ultimately bring him to the furtherjustice that he deserves further justice that he deserves for what he has done. >> that's the news on gb news for now. i'll be back with you in around half an hour. now though, it's over to westminster and martin. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/advent alerts. >> thank you sam. now let's get cracking today because sir keir starmer has faced his first pmqs since a week of high level international diplomacy. but with kemi badenoch today using five of his six questions to ask the prime minister about ukraine. are we ignoring what's going on here at home in the

united kingdom now, especially as big welfare cuts seem likely in the spring statement? have our political class forgotten that they're not elected by ukraine? they're elected by the voters of the united kingdom. we'll discuss this in the studio. is gb news political editor , chris 1515 00:09:1