>> good afternoon britain. it's 12:00 on monday the 10th of march. i'm dawn neesom and i'm miriam cates. okay, what happened to my father should never have happened, says katie amos as home secretary yvette cooper rejects calls for a pubuc cooper rejects calls for a public inquiry into the death of her father, david davis. she described the decision as an absolute insult and betrayal to her family. we'll have the latest on that breaking story andifs latest on that breaking story and it's a heartbreaking story. it really is. and some more breaking news. in just the last few minutes, the home office have confirmed that the anti—semitic palestinian asylum seeker abu wadee, who crossed the channel last week, has been arrested. at least 150 migrants have crossed the channel

illegally this morning, in an unprecedented 10th straight day of small boat crossings. it takes the total, who've crossed since the 1st of march, to more than 2200. we're getting the latest with our homeland security editor, and it's commonwealth day. we'll be live at westminster abbey throughout the afternoon. >> yeah, i'm live outside westminster abbey right now. the ceremony kicks off this afternoon. the 56 commonwealth countries here, together we thrive. the king warning of uncertain times. >> and more. protesters are out today. tower bridge is currently shut as someone has scaled the structure. we'll keep you updated throughout the show. oh my god. and some more breaking news emerging. an oil tanker and cargo ship have collided off the east coast of yorkshire. helicopter and lifeboats are providing emergency response. we'll bring you the latest on that story as we get it.

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>> very good afternoon to you. it's just after midday. the top story this hour. the family of sir david amess have slammed the home secretary for rejecting a pubuc home secretary for rejecting a public inquiry into his murder, calling it unacceptable and insulting. yvette cooper says it's hard to see, though, how an inquiry would go beyond the trial of terrorist ali harbi ali and a recent prevent review. the attacker, an islamic state fanatic, was referred to prevent years before stabbing the mp to death at his constituency surgery in 2021. sir david's widow is now urging the prime minister to reconsider. ahead of a meeting with him on wednesday. well, sir david's daughter katie said earlier, the response just adds salt to an open wound and accused the government of brushing the family aside. >> home secretary has written to us ahead of our meeting to let us ahead of our meeting to let us know that we will not be getting the public inquiry that we have been demanding. this

decision is an absolute insult and a betrayal to my family and our father's memory. >> breaking news at this hour that a man in his 30s has been arrested for entering the uk without permission. he is believed to be palestinian asylum seeker. abu wadee, who allegedly arrived on a migrant boat before posting extremist content on his social media platforms. and it comes on the 10th day in a row that more small boats have reached uk waters. 150 migrants arrived this morning, taking the total since march, the first to now over 2200. the government says it is cracking down on small boat crossings and strengthening border security, with new police and immigration powers. ministers also say the border security bill will help remove those with no legal right to stay in the country, as part of a £150 million plan to toughen

enforcement. and also breaking this hour news from the north sea, where we're hearing that the uk coastguard is responding to an incident where an oil tanker and a cargo vessel have collided. we believe the location to be near hull, off the east yorkshire coast. some more details just emerging that the ships have collided with a helicopter rescue team from the coastguard responding from humberside alongside a number of lifeboats from skegness, bridlington, mablethorpe and various other areas. we're also heanng various other areas. we're also hearing reports that an aircraft is also responding, with firefighting capabilities being sent to the area. any more details? we will of course keep across and bring you the very latest right here on gb news. in other news, though, a22 british diplomats are being expelled from russia, accused of espionage in what's been seen as

the latest for tat move. moscow says the pair carried out intelligence and subversive work and must leave within two weeks. it follows the uk's expulsion of a russian diplomat last month. part of the ongoing diplomatic standoff. prime minister sir keir starmer has vowed to stand by ukraine, though, and is pledging more defence spending and a coalition of the willing against russian aggression. moscow has condemned his calls, though, for a peacekeeping force as tensions between the two countries hit a new lows. and just before i hand you back to miriam and dawn, let's return now to that breaking news regarding that oil tanker colliding with a cargo vessel in the north sea. further details just emerging that the two have both set fire in the north sea, just off the hull coast with a fixed wing aircraft, lifeboats and firefighting teams all responding to the scene. no reports at this stage of any

injuries or casualties, and the state of those on board at this stage is unknown, but we will try and get the very latest details for you and bring it to you as it happens. for now though, that is the latest from the newsroom for round up in around half an hour. now though, it's over to miriam and dawn. >> 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/alerts. >> now what happened to my father should never, ever have happened, says katie amos as home secretary yvette cooper rejects calls for a public inquiry into into the death of her father, david amess. she described the decision as an absolute insult and betrayal to her family during a truly heartbreaking statement. just a while ago. >> losing my father has stolen

so much from us. in the weeks before his murder, he was helping me to plan my wedding. a day he had looked forward to more than anything. it was his absolute dream to walk one of his children down the aisle, at the crypt, at the houses of parliament, and we were just six weeks away from that dream. he had planned everything from the flowers to the music. he had even planned a surprise photo shoot where my husband was going to wear the same suit that my dad had worn to marry my mum all those years before. >> such a tragic story and she's been so brave and such a brilliant campaigner. and our national reporter, charlie peters, was in the room for that statement. and he joins us now. and charlie. was this news expected? was it expected that the home secretary would agree to an inquiry? >> well, they. >> well, they. >> haven't agreed to the

inquiry, so. well, we didn't know what they were going to say. obviously ahead of that meeting on wednesday. but i think people were surprised to see the statement coming out. they were rejecting that claim just 30 minutes before the press conference started. and it was a highly emotional press conference. katie amos, speaking about her burning anger, but also her desire for justice. katie also said that she woke up every morning hoping that it was all just a nightmare. she said that she was having therapy, she was taking medication, but she was taking medication, but she was still scared to be alone, scared to go outside constantly thinking about her father and that appalling murder in october of 2021 by islamist terrorist ali harbi ali. but katie amos also spoke about that desire for justice, that drive for a public inquiry, and she spoke on behalf of her mother, lady amos, who had this 1505 00:09:58,512 --> 0