>> well. >> well. >> hello. good evening. it's me, jacob rees—mogg on state of the nafion jacob rees—mogg on state of the nation tonight. >> in the weeks before his murder, he was helping me to plan my wedding, a day he had looked forward to. more than anything. >> the government has rejected david amess family's request for a public inquiry into the late conservative mps murder. tonight i'll be joined by his daughter, katie amos. we will also look into how the diversity, equity and inclusion agenda has threatened british national security after the iaaf has been forced to beg white men to reapply to the force. labour is facing a rebellion of 80 mps overits facing a rebellion of 80 mps over its proposed welfare cuts. but should the tories help push the bill through parliament, plus, the shadow business secretary, andrew griffith, will be joining me live from westminster after his

excoriating attack on the government's workers rights bill. state of the nation starts now. i'll also be joined by my most intellectual panel, the former conservative cabinet minister, sir john redwood, and former sirjohn redwood, and former labour mp lloyd russell—moyle. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your of as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views mailmogg@gbnews.com. but views mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite time of now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with the day. the news bulletin with sophia wenzler. sophia wenzler. >> jacob. thank you. good >> jacob. thank you. good evening. your top stories this evening. your top stories this houn evening. your top stories this hour. mike amesbury is standing houn evening. your top stories this hour. mike amesbury is standing down as an mp, triggering a down as an mp, triggering a massive by—election in runcorn massive by—election in runcorn and helsby, the disgraced labour and helsby, the disgraced labour mp has told the bbc he will step mp has told the bbc he will step aside at the earliest aside at the earliest opportunity after he was given a opportunity after he was given a suspended ten week prison suspended ten week prison sentence for punching a man in sentence for punching a man in the street. his resignation will the street. his resignation will trigger the first by—election of trigger the first by—election of

sir keir starmer's premiership, in a seat in which reform uk came second in last july's general election. it comes as nigel farage has broken his silence on the bitter row engulfing reform uk, saying he defends his position to suspend rupert lowe from the party. the reform mp for great yarmouth, rupert lowe, was suspended over alleged threats of physical violence towards the party's chairman and bullying allegations towards staff claims mr lowe denies. but reform party leader nigel farage has tonight detailed mr lowe's alleged behavioural problems. >> i don't fall out with anybody, they fall out with me. there has been a behavioural problem for some months outbursts, anger, that kind of thing. frankly, i've tried to put it all to the back of my mind. we've all tried to put it to the back of our minds and as i say, i'm not prejudging anything on these allegations of anything on these allegations of a bullying culture going on in his offices. but i put it to you. any party who had a senior

figure that was facing those accusations would have to act in some way. >> in other news, a suspected pro—hamas channel migrant, abu wadee, has today been charged with knowingly arriving into the uk without leave. that's according to the home office. abu wadee, who allegedly arrived on a migrant boat before posting extremist content online, has been remanded in custody. 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 over 2200.

total since march, the first to ove government, appears to have us government, appears to have been hit while at anchor by the portuguese flagged container salong. the cargo ship was carrying 15 containers of the highly toxic compound sodium cyanide. that's according to reuters news agency. one person is in hospital, while another 36 people from both crews are safe and accounted for, according to local mp graham stuart. and elon musk has said x has been hit by a massive cyberattack. the boss of the social media platform said the attack was carried out with a lot of resources. mr musk claimed that either a large, coordinated group or a country was involved, or both. it comes after around 40,000 users reported they couldn't access the platform this afternoon. that's according to downdetector.com. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to jacob. >> 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. yvette cooper has been accused of adding salt into an open wound after rejecting calls for a public inquiry into the murder of sir david amess. the family of the conservative mp, who was murdered in october 2021 by an islamic state inspired killer at his constituency surgery, said that the home secretary's decision was insulting and unacceptable. here's what she had to say. >> the home secretary has written to 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. >> the government argues that it would be difficult to see how an

be difficult to see how an inquiry would be able to go would be difficult to see how an inquiry would be able to go beyond what had been considered beyond what had been considered in the trial that prevent in the trial that prevent learning review and the learning review and the coroner's report. well, i'm joined now by the daughter of coroner's report. well, i'm joined now by the daughter of sir david amess, katy amos, and sir david amess, katy amos, and the adviser and spokesman for the adviser and spokesman for the adviser and spokesman for the family, radd seiger. and the adviser and spokesman for the family, radd seiger. and katy, first of all, thank you so katy, first of all, thank you so much for joining much for joining katy, first of all, thank you so much forjoining me. this must katy, first of all, thank you so much forjoining me. this must be so hard for you. the be so hard for you. the government's refused an inquiry. government's refused an inquiry. what would you expect an inquiry what would you expect an inquiry to be able to show about the to be able to show about the tragic murder of your much loved tragic murder of your much loved father? father? >> well, it needs to uncover >> well, it needs to uncover what happened. and i think rad what happened. and i think rad will be able to give more detail will be able to give more detail on what that would look like. on what that would look like. >> yeah. jacob, we've we've had >> yeah. jacob, we've we've had a criminal trial. there's been a criminal trial. there's been paper reviews that prevent paper reviews that prevent learning report published a few learning report published a few weeks ago, but none of it none weeks ago, but none of it none of it helps this family of it helps this family understand what led up to the understand what led up to the killing and why ali harbi ali, killing and why ali harbi ali,

who was a known terrorist and he who was a known terrorist and he had been identified by the prevent programme, why he was allowed to slip through the nets and go on to kill. so the criminal trial didn't address that. the prevent learning reports did not address that. the government are now saying they're going to do another paper review of the paper review. none of it comes close to giving the family the answers that you and i would need if this had happened to us and anybody else would need. so we need a much deeper dive and go back into history. and the family really want to also make sure, so far as we can, that this never happens again. and we just need to look at southport jacob, which is almost identical in circumstances where the government immediately came out and announced an inquiry after the guy there pleaded guilty. and yet here we are, some three and a half years on from sir david's murder, and there's still no promise of an inquiry. and i think most of us are

agreed that there has to be an inquiry. i've yet to hear a coherent argument against it. >> and the point is

coherent argument against it. >> and tiof point is coherent argument against it. >> and tiof thet is coherent argument against it. >> and tiof the public, then members of the public, can then scrutinise it ourselves and then maybe have a think about how we prevent it. so it's deeply concerning and alarming to this family that that they are the government are not even considering it. so we intend to go and see sir keir and yvette cooper on wednesday and invite them to reconsider their position. they absolutely have to. >> and the prime minister requested that meeting. so you would hope requested that meeting.