my panel, alex dean, the political consultant, and krish kandiah, the cultural commentator.ut before we get stuck in, let's cross live for the 6:00 news headlines. >> good evening. it's just gone. 6:00. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines on gb news. the alleged chinese spy linked to prince andrew has said he did nothing wrong or unlawful after he was named publicly for the first time in a statement. yang chengwu added that the widespread description of me as a spy is entirely untrue. the high court lifted a ban on naming yang, described as a close contact of the duke, after rejecting his bid for anonymity. the 50 year old, who was banned from britain on national security grounds, ran a lobbying firm with ties to beijing, westminster and royal circles. yang reportedly attended the duke's birthday party in 2020 and helped organise a uk china business summit. pressured to reveal his identity mounted after reform uk's. nigel farage vowed to name him in parliament. meanwhile, this morning, sir keir starmer defended the government's china policy. >> it's important to engage, o