but however, people who are in charge now, i think, might politely point out to alastair campbell thatbility, the economic watchdog, works, they need a couple of months to look at the government's plans before you can actually publish a budget. so there was not a little bit of tittering and people enjoying correcting alastair campbell on that particular criticism — not that anyone in politics would ever like to get one up on each other. no, no. and thus correcting me. you know, in a way it is very interesting context, but nonetheless, this is how it's been going. she's been under pressure for a long time. now, one of the places she appeared in was bromptons — a bike shop in china, in beijing. and last week, we had the boss of bromptons on radio four. he's called will butler—adams. he cycled in, as you'd hope, and... and for people who don't inhabit the world of wia, these are the very successful foldy bikes. foldy bikes?! well, they're amazing contraptions, but they are foldy bikes. so for people who don't — have never watched wia or don't live in part of the country where people have

alastair campbell there playing bagpipes.'m not sure how many people would have expected that the former spinner in number 10 for many years in those early new labour years , playing the new labour years, playing the bagpipes as the coffin of john prescott is walked through the minster there. >> his daughter often comments that alastair campbell always gets the bagpipes out whenever he can. he absolutely loves her, loves playing that instrument. >> well, what a what a poignant moment there. some of the biggest figures that we'll all recognise from the early 2000. but my goodness me, thinking back on the figure of john prescott, what a what a character. we'll all remember the 2001 general election, when some protester tried to sock a punch to john prescott, and he wasn't having that. he quickly returned the favour. the prime minister at the time, tony blair's response to that after crisis meetings. what did he tell the media? john? is john. >> i think everyone will remember that that incident, one of the most memorable moments

fires getting so out of control, and alastair campbell's made himself look like an idiot again. >> thenou had other newspapers, particularly on the right and gb news and others. right. this is the issue for the new year. >> i'll reveal all shortly. on my panel tonight is the director of the centre of migration economic prosperity, steven wolf, guido fawkes, his star reporter ali wheatley, and columnist jj anneliese. obe. oh, and is this the worst advert you've ever seen? i don't know, i'd probably give it or i don't know, maybe nine out of ii. anyway, get ready britain. here we go. so we are hoping very shortly to take you live to our political edhon take you live to our political editor, christopher hope, with the chairman of the reform party, yusuf nigel farage, has apparently just maybe opened the door for shamima begum to return. so we'll see about all of that. and other news, of course. well, ed miliband freezes all to death next. >> good evening. it's 9:00. these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. president elect donald trump has been handed an unconditional discharge in the

well, now he spends his days sitting on alastair carpet bombed baghdad campbell's knee.nd now he said this. >> i think he's a genuine fascist. i think that he is somebody who loves the idea of being connected to stirring up a massive political movement. he loves the propaganda tool. and he. >> well, who do you think he was talking about there anyway? it's quite funny, though, isn't it? because i'm about to take you live now to a reform event very shortly. >> well, it's all well and good saying sewer, but you have to prove actual harm. she hasn't harmed us. she's given us tens of thousands more members . of thousands more members. >> on my panel tonight. it's political strategist and former conservative special adviser lauren mckevitt. we've got the director of the centre for migration and economic prosperity, stephen wolf, and journalist and broadcaster jj anas sarwar. bebe o arade dam. you'll never guess why starmer was getting booed here. get ready britain, here we go. we go live to farage and longy next. >> very good evening to you. it's just gone 9:00. well, the top