>> very very good afternoon to you. it's 3:00 pm at waafs and martin daubney show on gb news. we're broadcasting for you. >> yes. >> yes. >> we're back live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk. on today's show, as donald trump slaps tariffs on britain and the european union, i'll set out why our prime minister should thank nigel farage that we left the european union and say, three cheers for brexit. and our reporters are in steel factories across the uk getting the latest reaction. i'm in a factory. >> in northern. >> in northern. >> ireland, one of britain's. major manufacturers and exporters. it uses thousands of tonnes of steel per. year and creates hundreds. >> of jobs. >> of jobs. >> they're asking politicians. what help can they receive? and dougie will expertly set out why those eu tariffs will hammer

northern ireland and the amos family are at downing street today to meet the prime minister, just days after the labour party rejected their demands for a full judge led pubuc demands for a full judge led public inquiry into the beloved mp s murder. on today's show, we'll speak with sir david's daughter katy and the shadow justice minister, robert jenrick has claimed labour's soft justice is leading to a boom in crime, as shoplifters and even stalkers laugh in the face of our justice stalkers laugh in the face of ourjustice system. i'll be joined in the studio live from westminster by mr jenrick later in the show. and ding ding, an altercation today broke out between reform, lee anderson and steve stop brexit bray today as the ashfield mp was intercepted by bray outside of parliament. now i had a ringside seat to the battle of the brexit heavyweights. stand by for my exclusive video. welcome to the

show. always a pleasure to have your company. so yeah, it kicked off outside parliament today. lee anderson left prime minister's questions. i'd also been there with my colleague nigel nelson, and steve bray spotted lee anderson walking across parliament square and took to his pa and started to verbally abuse him all across the public atmosphere. anybody could hear him calling a liar, a thug, a cheat, and then he was intercepted. and let's just say things got a bit spicy. i've got the exclusive video coming up on the exclusive video coming up on the show, steve bray still a thing. get the full reaction to that. and also brexit is our prime minister. should he be thankful of the fact we left the european union because the european union because the european union because the european union is about to get hammered by donald trump on all of those trade tariffs? get in touch. usual way. gbnews.com/yoursay now is your headunes gbnews.com/yoursay now is your headlines with katie bowen.

>> martin. thank you. >> martin. thank you. >> your top stories this. >> your top stories this. >> hour and. >> hour and. >> in the last. >> in the last. >> half an hour, defence secretary. >> john healey. >> john healey. >> has met with. >> has met with. >> counterparts from france, germany, poland and. >> italy in. >> italy in. >> paris for more talks on ukraine. the talks come as donald trump's top diplomat. >> marco rubio. >> marco rubio. >> has ramped up. >> has ramped up. >> pressure on the russian president to. accept a 30 day ceasefire deal with ukraine, organised by the us. rubio says the us hopes to have a positive answer from russia, adding he would urge vladimir putin to end all hostilities. so, quote, people will stop dying, he said there is no military solution to there is no military solution to the conflict and that the us will speak with russia today. president zelenskyy hailed what he called constructive talks and says he wants to use a potential 30 day ceasefire as a chance to draft a permanent peace plan, which could include security guarantees. sir keir starmer hailed ukraine's backing for those ceasefire proposals as a

remarkable breakthrough. well, exchequer secretary to the treasury james murray welcomed the news of a ceasefire deal. >> well, i think it's a remarkable breakthrough and it's testament to the work between president trump and president zelenskyy in recent days. and it now really means the ball is in russia's court. it's to russia to now respond to the ceasefire proposal. russia to agree to that deal that's on the table. and we will continue to play our role as an honest broker. so the prime minister is looking to convene world leaders this saturday to continue playing the role the uk has been playing, to try and move us towards peace in the war between ukraine and russia. >> well, the prince of wales will travel to estonia next week to visit british troops involved in nato operations there, as part of britain's drive to show solidarity with its allies and highlight its commitment to the defence of the alliance's eastern flank. during the two day visit. prince william will also carry out engagements in the capital, tallinn to learn

more about how the country has responded to the ongoing conflict in ukraine. sir keir starmer says the uk would keep all options on the table to respond to the us president's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. the business secretary described donald trump's decision to impose the global tariffs as disappointing. the industry has also warned president trump's tariffs on uk steel couldn't come at a worse time. and a short time ago, canada has announced $20 billion retaliatory tariffs on the us. the european union also announced it's implementing counter—tariffs on £2i.6 announced it's implementing counter—tariffs on £21.6 billion worth of goods. sir keir starmer told the commons that the uk would keep the option of retaliatory measures open, after president trump announced those 25% tariffs. >> like everybody else, i'm disappointed to see global tariffs in relation to steel and aluminium. we will take a pragmatic approach. we are, as he knows, negotiating an

economic deal which covers and will include tariffs if we succeed. but we will keep all opfions succeed. but we will keep all options on the table. >> while liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has said this afternoon that the uk should respond with retaliatory tariffs. >> the uk should be very tough and robust, like the canadians, like the europeans, we should have retaliatory tariffs. we have retaliatory tariffs. we have to show president trump this is bad for the american economy, bad for the british economy, bad for the british economy and bad for the global economy. >> and can we. >> and can we. >> trust trump? is he a reliable ally? >> well, trump is not a reliable ally. all the evidence is very, very clear. that's why we have to be robust. we have to join others, whether it's our commonwealth allies like canada, our european allies, and send very strong signals. our steel industry, our metal industry is really important to our country. and it's so wrong that he should be doing this to one of america's closest allies. >> elsewhere, former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon has announced she will not seek

re—election to holyrood next yeah re—election to holyrood next year. ms sturgeon, who represents the glasgow southside constituency, made the announcement today in a letter to local snp members. she said she'll be with the snp every step of the way towards independence. despite stepping down as an msp. sturgeon resigned as first minister in march 2023 after eight years in the role. and the arrested captain of the salong, the container ship involved in the crash in the north sea, is a russian national, according to the vessel's owners. humberside police said the 59 year old man remained in custody after being arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. yesterday, a missing crew member from the cargo ship is presumed dead after a search and rescue operation was called off late on monday. 36 people were rescued and taken safely to shore. humberside police said it had begun a criminal investigation into the cause of the collision, and was working with the maritime and coastguard agency.

those are the latest gb news headlines. now let's go back to martin. >> thank you katie. now let's get on with the show. the uk has not been spared donald trump's tariff war, as the american president has slapped a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium exports to the states from the united kingdom. here is what sir keir starmer had to say on the matter at pmqs earlier on today. >> on the question of tariffs, obviously, like everybody else, i'm disappointed to see global tariffs in relation to steel and aluminium. we will take a pragmatic approach. we are, as he knows, negotiating an economic deal which covers and will include tariffs if we succeed. but we will keep all opfions succeed. but we will keep all options on the table. >> now for its part, the british steel industry has responded with dismay, saying the levy couldn't come at a worse time.

and some reaction now on the ground. let's get out into the provinces and cross now to gb news, yorkshire and humber. reporter anna riley and gb news northern ireland reporter dougie beattie, who are both at steel factories and plants. and let's first go to you. what's the reaction there on the ground? >> good afternoon. martin. well, we're here in scunthorpe. british steel, chinese owned. but it's the beating heart of scunthorpe. british steel and steelmaking has been at the heart of this town for 160 years. it goes back 1528 00:09:35,800 -