. >> this is britain's newsroom with me, ben, leo and nana akua. >> well, we're going to kick well . well. >> very good morning to you. hope you're well. it's half nine on friday, november the 1st. >> live across the uk. >> live across the uk. >> this is britain's newsroom with me, ben, leo and nana akua. >> well, we're going to kick it off. good morning to you with furious farmers. they're outraged by the budget call. they called it a betrayal that threatens their livelihoods. as your weekly shop could be set to rise, here is the chancellor, rachel reeves , speaking. rachel reeves, speaking. >> you own a farm or land . you >> you own a farm or land. you have an additional £1 million inheritance tax. than anyone else does. so already they have additional land that they can pass on without paying any inheritance tax . inheritance tax. >> elsewhere, donated grand's worth of clothes donated by lord alli and today it is world vegan day, a time for the vegans to celebrate the benefits of veganism. >> for animals, humans and the natural environment. will you be taking part in the festiviti

ben. leo. >> you want you want us the pubuc >> you want you want us the public to trust you to like you to think he's the man for the job. >> he's doing what he needs to do. your approval rating is lower than nigel farage is right now. how. >> now. >> oof! itv's competitions guy does a better job >> oof! itv's competitions guy does a betterjob of holding the does a better job of holding the pm to account than the fawning mainstream media. so just why have millions of brits signed the petition demanding a snap general election at this sort of thermal jacket that she just wore all day long, so she didn't have to put the heating up very high. >> that's an awful position to put a pensioner in. >> was it the porky pies about pensioners? >> the commitment to 2.5% is absolute. >> the bluster about defence spending. >> they sit in hotels and digs for months on end at the taxpayers expense. >> the false promise to end migrant hotels. >> i will restore standards in pubuc >> i will restore standards in p

this is britain's newsroom with ben leo and nana akua.the us president, joe biden, has promised a peaceful transfer of power, something that i hope we can do. >> no matter who you voted for , >> no matter who you voted for, is see each other not as adversaries , but as fellow adversaries, but as fellow americans. bring down the temperature. >> it comes as donald trump doubles down on mass deportation plans for illegal migrants, and says he wants to push through an aggressive tax overhaul to . aggressive tax overhaul to. >> and that is, as russian president vladimir putin sends his congratulations, calling trump a brave man as he reveals that he has no idea what to expect from mr trump's second term in office. >> elsewhere, prince william opens up on what he calls the hardest year of his life as both he and his wife and sorry, his wife and his father, of course, have been diagnosed with cancer. >> and breaking news buckingham palace confirms the princess of wales is to attend both the remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph and also the

i'm ben leo, alongside emma trimble. and this is saturday morning live. >> great to have your company this morning as we bring you the latest from the uk and around the world on our panel. >> today we have el nas, jeremy and alex cairns taking us through all the biggest stories of the day. >> opposition leader kemi badenoch calls for a review into hate laws to protect free speech. following the investigation into journalist allison pearson. >> and a busy week for donald trump as he's getting on with appointing his cabinet. plus, the youngest ever white house press secretary. >> and we'll be looking ahead to all the drama that will kick off down under tomorrow in the jungle with the former queen of the jungle, kerry katona. >> good morning to you. hope you're doing well at home. happy weekend. you finally made it. it's been a long week. how was your week been? >> it's been wonderful. it's all the better for being here with you, ben. >> oh. thank you. i'll slip you that fa cup slip you the fiver in a minute. let us know wh

this is patrick christys tonight with me , ben leo. >> the serious answer is to smash the gangs. >> he said he'd smashed the gangs, but gb news can reveal that more than 33,000 illegal migrants have now crossed the channel so far this year. three small boats containing around 180 people made the journey to england today alone, and that follows a single dinghy last weekend, making the trip with a staggering 98 migrants on board the largest ever number of people in a single vessel. >> also tonight, of course, i'm not content with the gdp numbers that we've seen today . that we've seen today. >> she promised growth, but the economy grew by a measly 0.1% in the first three months of this labour government. so have they already been found out.7 and migrant hotels are popping up everywhere despite fierce local opposition. i'm joined by sir gavin williamson mp, who's angry that a local hotel he campaigned to shut down is now open and crammed full of asylum seekers. and just what the hell is going on in britain when police investigate school children for playground name calling, including a se

this is patrick christys tonight with me, ben leo. >> well, i'm glad to see the honourable member making a rare appearance back here in britain . appearance back here in britain. he's spent so much time in america recently, i was half expecting to see him on the immigration statistics. >> starmer ribs nigel but has farage got the last laugh over the chagos islands .7 the chagos islands? >> i warned the foreign secretary six weeks ago in this chamber that it was an enormous mistake to do this, given that we had a us presidential election . election. >> breaking reports tonight suggest donald trump is set to ensure the islands stay under british ownership. >> but the problem is not too many managers, but too few with the right skills and capabilities. >> controversial, i know, but is this labour's most capable cabinet member ? wes streeting cabinet member? wes streeting targets fat cat nhs bosses in a crackdown on failure. >> and i'm not ashamed that people come to my house with a really crazy overreaction to something that should just be let go. it's trying to shape the morality of the po

. >> ben leo will the prime minister commit to introducing measures to prohibit the desecration of all religious texts and the prophets of the abrahamic religions? >> just what century are we in? calls in parliament for blasphemy laws protecting abrahamic religions, including islam . the pm's response. islam. the pm's response. >> as i said before , mr speaker >> as i said before, mr speaker committed to tackling all forms of hatred and division, including, of course, islamophobia in all of its forms. >> thank you. well, he didn't rule it out, did he? >> also tonight, the winter fuel allowance. he knows very well what the government's position is, and i've rehearsed it indeed with him many times. >> sir keir also refuses to back down on the winter fuel row with pensioners . that's despite new pensioners. that's despite new research today showing more than half of oaps will turn down or refuse to turn on the heating this winter, while 1.2 million admit they'll this winter, while1.2 million admit they'll eat fewer hot meals. also tonight, mps who bang the drum for immigration are being c

ben. leo. >> i've spoken to people close to the incoming trump administration and there are deep, deep concerns about a mauritian government that is moving a long way to the left . moving a long way to the left. >> he was warned how trump felt. but sir keir starmer is ploughing ahead anyway with surrendering the chagos islands for himself is a man of very interesting background because he is, by inclination and politics for a long time a person of very, very far left. so is the truth that the pm loves swiping assets because he's a raging communist. also tonight, barbara, we just wanted tonight, barbara, we just wanted to deliver a special award for you. >> you are the bbc women's footballer of the year 2020 for the bbc. >> crowns its women's footballer of the year. a suspected man who's reportedly failed two gender verification tests . gender verification tests. elsewhere, boris johnson blames childhood obesity on parents who fear there are everywhere. confused? i'll explain all shortly . and

ben leo. >> if i wasn't this colour skin. it >> if i wasn't this colour skin. if i >> if i wasn't this colour skin. it i wasn't a practising muslim. if i wasn't a practising muslim. you want to come for me.7 he wasn't coming for me because i'm five foot six, right.7 he's come for me because of, let's be frank, my ethnicity and my sadiq khan reignites his war with donald trump by calling him a racist homophobe. >> but isn't this the real reason the mayor of london is disliked? >> he should actually focus on his job. >> he should actually focus on hisjob. he'd be a lot >> he should actually focus on his job. he'd be a lot better if he did that. he could straighten out some of the problems that he has, and probably some of the problems that he's caused . problems that he's caused. >> labour's angered farmers. and now the cabinet is at war. so is keir starmer's inheritance tax raid going to scupper christmas to will? >> absolutely screw christmas. it will put up prices and it will leave people , you know, will leave people, you know, really struggling to put turkey

. >> and if you want to hear more, you can catch ben leo's full interview with eric trump tonight atk christys show . the funeral of christys show. the funeral of one direction star liam payne is being held today. liam's girlfriend kate cassidy, arrived at saint mary's church in amersham in buckinghamshire along with dozens of locals and fans who gathered outside the church to pay their final respects. one direction star harry styles was also at the funeral , harry styles was also at the funeral, along with former bandmates zayn malik and louis tomlinson. liam passed away on october 16th, aged 31, after falling from his third floor balcony in argentina . for now, balcony in argentina. for now, those are the latest gb news headlines. i'm sophie reaper more from me in the next half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . .com forward slash alerts. >> thank you sophie. now we've got a dramatic development in the war in ukraine because it's been reported that british made s

i'm olivia utley alongside ben leo and this is saturday morning live. >> very good morning to you. to great have your company this morning. and we've got an action packed special show as the tory leadership race is decided today. >> coming up over the next two hours, we'll bring you all the lead up analysis and ultimately the results everyone has been waiting for. after months of battling away between the two final tory leadership candidates, will it be robert jenrick or kemi badenoch who comes out on top as leader of the conservative party .7 the conservative party.7 >> two hours of action packed analysis and reaction. the big result comes at 11 am. we'll be going live to london for the announcement. and olivia, it's announcement. and olivia, it's an important day for the tories and the future of the party. well, it's a very important day. >> people have been saying it's a sort of fight for the life and soul of the conservative party as they decide whether to sway to the left, get those lib dem votes back or sway to the right, and try and bring reform voters oven and try and bring

this is britain's newsroom live across the uk with me, ben, leo and nana akua. >> right. let's and nana akua. >> right. well , let's get stuck >> right. well, let's get stuck in because the chancellor, rachel reeves, is planning what she calls the biggest pension reform in decades. >> she wants to create growth in the economy by merging the uk's 86 council pension schemes into what she calls a few mega funds. but should this really be top priority when it comes to looking after our pensioners ? looking after our pensioners? >> well, we can now get the view. excuse me , of the chair of view. excuse me, of the chair of the women against state pension inequality, which is waspi. angela madden. angela, is this madness? does this sound sensible to you ? sensible to you? >> good morning nana. good morning ben. and i think it shows a bit of innovative thinking on behalf of the chancellor, the government , this chancellor, the government, this particular government has put growth at the centre of their their whole campaign. and in to order fund that growth, we need different sort

stephen says willie was on with ben leo last night.lad he's back on the saturday five i love willie. well , five i love willie. well, stephen, your preferences are your own. >> we all love willie and oh, god, patricia comments i love willie. >> you can count on the aussies not holding back enough about will's love life. is that serious? yes , serious. i'm serious? yes, serious. i'm serious. thank you for the comments. keep them coming in. we'll crack on now with tonight's first debate. and it isn't willie. it is alex. alex, what have you got for us? >> well , it's been what have you got for us? >> well, it's been a big week again for keir starmer, hasn't it? his fragile government has been rocked by another scandal this week . louise hague, the this week. louise hague, the transport or should i say ex transport secretary, has been forced out by downing street because of her prior fraud convictions. now she's claimed that she's told keir starmer all about these prior convictions. the conviction itself is that she had a phone stolen duri

donald trump's son eric talks exclusively to gb news, and my colleague ben leo has been in snowy aberdeening to the president elect's offspring at donald's famous golf course. he even had a message for uk farmers let's take a listen. >> we love you and we're sorry , >> we love you and we're sorry, no different. the farmers in the us, we love them and we're sorry they were treated horribly. so oftentimes the farmers were taken away. so oftentimes regulation kill their their businesses made it impossible for them to put food on the table. the cost of fuel killed them, absolutely killed them . them, absolutely killed them. inheritance tax, which my father actually eliminated for farmers in the united states. and the true kind of very wholesome farmer who wanted to work the land their land with their own hands failed to exist, and it went to some massive conglomerate . and that was not conglomerate. and that was not good for society . and so my good for society. and so my father eliminated the inheritance tax as it related to the transfer of, of agriculture. really ? i see what's happening re