uk is kind of lost that to the us in the last few years. so hard to say. what will be the catalyst. it could be government reformthings like stamp duties that the uk could change. it could be a, you know, a massive company just taking the leap like a cheyenne or whoever else is coming to the uk. so but it has to be something major like that that i think kind of catalyzes that flywheel. >> it does feel like when it comes to ipos, it's as much about mood and kind of vibe as it is about the numbers themselves. and take seeing one successful ipo, and maybe it's going to be seen to actually catalyze more companies coming to market. would you say that's sort of accurate characterization? >> look, i mean, i think all markets, public or private, are driven by sentiment. i mean, we all know this. warren buffett's spoken about it for decades and right now is no different. but the question is what kind of catalyzes that mood to your point? so yes, i think so. but but it's very tough to call when and what does that. >> and just one last one given we're all focusing on the news out of germany last night, do you think that th

i'm lee anderson, reform uk member of parliament for ashfield.t�*s the first it�*s tonight, it's the first it�*s susie stride. she's our left in the corner and a former adviser to the labour party. is that right susie? >> well i mean i'd more describe myself as a former parliamentary candidate, but back in the day i did a little bit of advisory. >> okay. and he's back. he's henry bolton, it is former ukip leader and now a member of the sdp. is that leader and now a member of the sdp. is that right? that's right. are you feeling well? i'm feeling how many fingers have i got up. about ten. ten. no, no he's not feeling very well at all. but listen guys, serious point that this week we saw on monday night in camborne in cornwall the i think it was antifa turned up who tried to stop a conference of reform uk conference. it got pretty, pretty unnerving. i think that's probably the best word for some of the people entering the venue. just have a look at this clip here guys, and tell me what you think. >> 0h woe is. >> oh woe is. >> oh woe is. >> anti—fa

. >> reform uk leader nigel farage has hit back at the us vice president, saying he�*s wrong about britain britain's military role. >> jd vance is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong for 20 years in wrong, wrong. for 20 years in afghanistan pro—rata our size against america's. we spent the same amount of money. we put the same amount of money. we put the same number of men and women in and we suffered the same losses. we stood by america all through those 20 years, putting in exactly the same contribution. and all right, they may be six times bigger, but we did our bit. so on this one jd is wrong. >> well. >> well. >> jd vance has. >> jd vance has. >> defended his comments. insisting he never mentioned. >> the uk. >> the uk. >> or france. >> or france. >> and is praising both countries for fighting bravely. he says alongside the. >> united states. >> united states. >> meanwhile, donald trump's decision to pause us military aid to ukraine has been welcomed by the kremlin, calling it the best contribution to the cause of peace. ukraine's prime minister, though, insists the country is firmly determine

and i've got my two regulars, rupert lowe, the mp for reform uk in great yarmouth and alongside him as, barry gardiner, the labour mp for brent west. something tells me we'll have lots of feisty debates tonight before we get stuck in though, let's cross live and give you your 6:00 news headlines. >> michelle, thank you and good evening to you. it is just after 6:00. leading the news tonight, keir starmer has told mps that russian president vladimir putin feasts on division and that ukraine's future is vital to uk ukraine�*s future is vital to uk national security. he says russia is a menace in british waters and skies. has carried out cyber attacks on the nhs and even conducted assassination attacks in our streets. the prime minister insists britain will now lead from the front in securing peace for ukraine. after a week of talks with volodymyr zelenskyy, european leaders and donald trump. it also follows the ukrainian president's heated oval office exchange with donald trump and jd vance. and as france's emmanuel macron suggests, a one month truce. well, dame priti patel spoke to our

have forgotten who they work for.7 now a liberal democrat mp in wales has claimed we don't want reform uke in the senate. but with the latest poll showing reform leading in wales, and with the liberal democrats set to be totally wiped out, it seems that the voters don't agree. and today at pmqs, tory mp richard holden asked sir keir starmer if he would back his bill to ban the practice of marrying cousins in the united kingdom. but sir keir starmer quickly shut the question down. which begs the question why does britain turn a blind eye to a practice that the church tried to ban in the 19th century? and there's a bumper four day bank houday there's a bumper four day bank holiday planned to celebrate the 80th anniversary of ve day this may. now, to mark this momentous occasion, i'll be joined by a magnificent 95 year old chelsea pensioner who would. >> lead the. >> lead the. >> nation on that day in a glorious rendition of i vow to thee, my country. absolutely magnificent. that's all coming in your next hour. most joe's a pleasure to have your company, as always. and today i want to send a

. >> meanwhile, reform uk leader nigel farage, this very own show he has hit back at the us vice president, saying he's wrong about britain's military role. >> jd vance is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. for 20 years in afghanistan, pro—rata our size against america's. we spent the same amount of money. we put the same amount of money. we put the same number of men and women in and we suffered the same losses. we stood by america all through those 20 years, putting in exactly the same contribution. and all right, they may be six times bigger, but we did our bit. so on this one jd is wrong. >> jd vance, though, has defended his comments, insisting he never mentioned the uk or france and has praised both countries for fighting bravely alongside the us. in other news tonight, the trial of triple killer karl clifford has heard he raped his ex—girlfriend in a violent sexual act of spite before murdering her and her family with a crossbow and knife. family with a crossbow and ane.the family with a crossbow and knife. the 26 year old admitted killing louise hunt, her mother carol and sister hannah at

i'll also be joined by the deputy leader of reform uk, richard tice, two leaders from the social careustry, former conservative minister damian green and co—chair of the national care association, nadra ahmed, will be here. i'm going to find out the impact of the budget on the care sector, and i�*ll be speaking to paolo diana, the chair of the women's policy centre, about calls to repeal the gender recognition act. we've got once again, 90 minutes of very punchy politics to get through. do not even think of moving a muscle. but first with me now to review the sunday front pages is the political editor of the spectator, katy balls, who i congratulate on landing a very big job in washington. good luck with that. well done you. and what a spread of papers. we�*re still reeling from friday's extraordinary events in the oval office. and let's look at how both the observer and the sunday telegraph are covering it, just to get opposite ends of the ideological spectrum there. we've got the observer making this point that starmer is now walking a tightrope between zelenskyy and trump. and we'v

. >> meanwhile, reform uk leader nigel farage, this very own show he has hit back at the us vice president, saying he's wrong about britain's military role. >> jd vance is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. for 20 years in afghanistan, pro—rata our size against america's. we spent the same amount of money. we put the same amount of money. we put the same number of men and women in and we suffered the same losses. we stood by america all through those 20 years, putting in exactly the same contribution. and all right, they may be six times bigger, but we did our bit. so on this one jd is wrong. >> jd vance, though, has defended his comments, insisting he never mentioned the uk or france and has praised both countries for fighting bravely alongside the us. in other news tonight, the trial of triple killer karl clifford has heard he raped his ex—girlfriend in a violent sexual act of spite before murdering her and her family with a crossbow and knife. family with a crossbow and ane.the family with a crossbow and knife. the 26 year old admitted killing louise hunt, her mother carol and sister hannah at

as reform uk are arguing, the current target is in the first five years of the next decade, the 20305ment for him to offer that. and as you said, all those questions still stand now. i was just very briefly wants to talk about nato, because where does that leave nato? if we have a coalition of the willing, won't it dilute nato? and then does the aid budget become less for nato and the coalition? i don't see how this is going to work at all. >> the question of nato is one which hasn't yet really been discussed since last week. russia says that having nato troops in ukraine is unacceptable to them. and don't forget, they have to agree this peace deal. so if they won't peace deal. 50 if they won't allow nato to be deployed as a, as a as allow nato to be deployed as a, mafia allow nato to be deployed as a, as a as a peace force in ukraine, what do you do? you have a coalition of the willing under a new badge. it can't be the european union army, as has been mooted in the past by france. that will be unacceptable to uk politicians, given we�*re outside the european union. 50 what could be a

uk. >> and reform must choose between the united kingdom and russia. >> absolutely ludicrous. >> absolutely ludicrous. >> ridiculous thing to say. >> ridiculous thing to say. >> it's 6 pm. and this is the saturday five now. good evening and a very warm welcome to you, my friends. i�*m darren grimes, my friends. i'm darren grimes, and what a week it has been. shocking scenes as a short, shocking scenes. as a short, squabbling egomaniac publicly demanded more cash, more munitions and bigger security guarantees from the leader of the free world. for a moment, my friends, i thought i was watching an episode of the saturday five board meetings where a short squabbling alex where a short, squabbling alex armstrong demands more airtime, more social media clips, and a bigger slice of the budget. and just like sleepyjoe biden, just like sleepyjoe biden, i was often the one left nodding along, unsure of what i'd just along, unsure of what i�*d just agreed to. naturally, alex joins us tonight, fresh from his latest bid to increase his screen time. it's going quite screen time. it�*s going quite well.

the sentencing council, meanwhile, says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. tonight, the ukland have pledged to work more closely together as their leaders met for a major summit in liverpool. sir keir starmer and the irish premier say their partnership is more important than ever in an uncertain world. the two governments want to reset in relations after tensions over brexit and legacy laws on northern ireland. they'll host business talks on trade, energy and construction before agreeing and construction before agreeing a new cooperation plan through to 2030. the trump administration has been holding secret talks with hamas in qatar to secure the release of hostages in gaza. it marks a major shift in us policy, which has long avoided direct engagement with the terrorist group. sources suggest. the talks include efforts to free edan alexander, believed to be the last living american hostage. but us officials and the israeli government haven't commented. trump's envoy, steve witkoff, is set to return to the middle east to negotiate the next phase of the gaza ceasefire deal so

the sentencing council, meanwhile, says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. tonight, the ukland have pledged to work more closely together as their leaders met for a major summit in liverpool. sir keir starmer and the irish premier say their partnership is more important than ever in an uncertain world. the two governments want to reset in relations after tensions over brexit and legacy laws on northern ireland. they'll host business talks on trade, energy and construction before agreeing and construction before agreeing a new cooperation plan through to 2030. the trump administration has been holding secret talks with hamas in qatar to secure the release of hostages in gaza. it marks a major shift in us policy, which has long avoided direct engagement with the terrorist group. sources suggest. the talks include efforts to free edan alexander, believed to be the last living american hostage. but us officials and the israeli government haven't commented. trump's envoy, steve witkoff, is set to return to the middle east to negotiate the next phase of the gaza ceasefire deal so

it's squeaky bum time for reform and for nigel farage. the uk or russia? >> squeaky bum time. is ultimately reached. to what extent is demanding that we have some form of troop that would prevent russia from being able to re—enter? demanding that america. what happened yesterday was regretful. how is any of this a pro putin apology to? >> i mean. >> i mean. >> i mean. >> i think you're on cloud nine. you're off your rocker. >> you are. and actually, that comment about putin he made in 2014. so talk about looking back in time, which is what labour like to do, because they don't want to look forward about what they're not doing. but the other thing to think about is actually farage has been the only one in the room here who has actually acted like a diplomat, because when trump came out and called zelenskyy a dictator, farage didn't come out and say, yes, trump is absolutely right. he disagreed with him knowing that he's his friend and he's the one. he gets on well with him, but he still wasn't going to just fall into trump's pocket. he carefully and cleverly negotiated that and