> we'll see a cold snap which will quickly develop into a warm along with will kingston renee alex armstrongince the blitz. >> the fa is a woke political disaster. >> dai needs to die as white men are banned from our security services. >> the only the only change this country needs is a change of government. >> reject fascist trump, embrace the eu. >> it's 6 pm. and this is the saturday five. well, welcome to

joined right now by my panel, former labour mp lloyd russell—moyle and political commentator alex armstrongalex arm strong. lloyd. commentator alex armstrong. lloyd. this issue is really causing a big headache for the labour government and labour's failing. wouldn't you? wouldn't you agree? >> i think most of your monologue was factually incorrect. which bits? well, to start with the idea that labour's policies have made things worse. >> the worst christmas on record? >> no, this is records only started a few years ago. so yes, a few years ago in the last government, if you look at records that go 1504 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:38

the wonderful esther mcvey have also got political commentator alex armstrong and jonathan.t jonathan anneliese . journalist jonathan anneliese. there we go. as to look. should we take any of them, do you think in this latest syrian conflict? >> no. and i'd say we can't cope with the volume and the speed with the volume and the speed with which people are already coming into the country? >> and i'd say there's nothing compassionate about bringing into a country that we cannot cope. you mentioned before sort of the house places, you know, the homes, the schooling, the gps, and then you've got to look at the issues at home. i think you've got to look at the fear in local communities about whether people have been vetted properly. and we're seeing this the tensions bubbling up in local communities. and i think this is a massive issue. you've got to look at national security. so i'd say, no, we can't take any more. we've got enough people here that we've already got to look after. and if for the time being. >> jonathan, your views on this, should we be throwing our arms around t

along with will kingston renee alex armstrong and kai wiltshire. tonight on the show, sadiq khan is the worst night since the blitz. >> the fa is a woke political disaster. >> dai needs to die as white men are banned from our security services. >> the only the only change this country needs is a change of government. >> reject fascist trump, embrace the eu. >> it's 6 pm. and this is the saturday five. well, welcome to the saturday five. and a very good evening, my fellow storm battered brits and seekers of common sense . we storm through common sense. we storm through the headlines on this show with all the grace of a barn door caughtin all the grace of a barn door caught in dara's winds. i've been tossed about more times than a greg wallace innuendo tonight. biting the cold, the endless train delays and left wetter than the conservative party's benches . but i have made party's benches. but i have made it into the studio. so you know we're there and it's going to be brilliant, make no doubt about it. winds of 90mph were recorded on the welsh coast

on my panel tonight it's the broadcaster and columnist esther krakue, political commentator alex armstrong and ex—labour minister bill rammell. oh, and what's going on here, everybody? get ready. britain, here we go. the king should knight sadiq khan with a machete to make him feel at home. next. >> good evening. it's just gone. 8:00. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines from the gb newsroom. dubai has just ushered in the new year with a spectacular firework display. japan, australia and new zealand were the first to ring in the new year, with celebrations followed by hong kong and taiwan. thailand and vietnam and india have also rung in the new yearin india have also rung in the new year in the last few hours. but as the world welcomes in 2025, severe weather is set to hamper britain's new year's events. the edinburgh hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled due to severe weather conditions. heavy rain and high winds are causing disruption in much of the country, with blizzards forecast in scotland and widespread travel disruption. fireworks displays in newcastle, blackpool and north y

we've got political commentator alex armstrong and journalist jonathan., i'll start with you on this. do you think that starmer is frankly just running scared of the british public here? >> well, yes, but it's not random. it's not something that, you know, has just happened to happen because he has loads of international meetings. macron used to do the same thing. i mean, he's still doing the same thing because he i'm pretty sure if he stopped being president, no one will notice. that's that's how low his approval ratings are. boris did the same thing with the ukraine war because his approval ratings were through the floor. i mean, keir starmer has the lowest approval ratings since james callaghan, which i think is quite an achievement. and the question is whether he will grace the british people who elected him, believe it or not, with his presence at some point. look, at the end of the day, this is a man who was a human rights lawyer for basically the entirety of his life. he he has a strong belief in international institutions, in corporation, in a cer

we've got political commentator alex armstrong and journalist jonathan., i'll start with you on this. do you think that starmer is frankly just running scared of the british public here? >> well, yes, but it's not random. it's not something that, you know, has just happened to happen because he has loads of international meetings. macron used to do the same thing. i mean, he's still doing the same thing because he i'm pretty sure if he stopped being thing becau

we are joined by the conservative mp for tatton, esther mcvey, the political commentator alex armstrong, and the former labour minister bill rammell esther. should it be illegal to enter into a marriage with your first cousin? and what do you make of that independent mp iqbal mohammed and his comments in parliament today? >> well, this has been bubbling up for a while. >> you talked about some of those studies, and i remember the born in bradford in 2013, that the number of children in bradford born with birth defects were double the national average, and this was mainly due to the first cousin marriages within the pakistani community. and really what we should be looking at is those health implications for those children. so yes, we should be banning first cousin marriages as had been bubbling around for a while, but it's obviously of much more importance right now. but people shouldn't be tiptoeing around it and finding excuses for it. when you see those serious disabilities, the suffering, those children, and it makes sense to me to ban it. and if you can't ban it, then you need seri

alex armstrong, minister of common sense in a world gone mad.loe dobs, secretary of spicy, takes an even spicier opinions. charlie rowley head of. is that a tory safe seat up for grabs? hahahahahai and benjamin butterworth, our jetsetting green grinch and official party pooper. let's get into it. you know the drill by now. each host outlines an argument about a chosen topic. then we all pile in and the first starts to fly. and of course we want your views as well. send your views and post your comments by visiting gbnews.com/win. forward slash york and don't forget your questions for ask the five. there's a special one tonight. but before we start tearing each other apart, it's your saturday night news with sam francis. >> very good evening from the newsroom. the top story tonight. well, russia's president vladimir putin has apologised to azerbaijan for a christmas day plane crash that killed, sadly, 38 people. but he stopped short of admitting that russia was to blame. the aircraft, reportedly hit by shrapnel from russian air defence systems, c

alex armstrong, the lion who roars against the madness with which, sharper than a wind turbines blade and last but not least , blade. and last but not least, kai wiltshire, whose views are so progressive and useless i had to check he wasn't powered by wind energy himself. so buckle up, my friends. the saturday five where opinions are sharp, the nonsense is blown away and the nonsense is blown away and the laughs are at full power. let's get started. you know the drill. by now, each host outlines their argument about a chosen topic. then we all pile in and of course we want your views as well. send your views and post your comments by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. don't forget your questions as well for ask the five. no topics are off limits, but before we start tearing each other apart, it's your saturday night news with joe casper . with joe casper. >> thanks, darren. it's 6:03. i'm joe casper in the gb newsroom . well, in the last few newsroom. well, in the last few moments, prince william has just arrived in paris. he was greeted by a french president, emmanuel macron , ahead of a g

sense after a week that's had less stability than one of those wind turbines in a hurricane, and alex armstrongs ready to tackle the headunes armstrong is ready to tackle the headlines with the enthusiasm of a booze hound on boxing day. and on the loony left of the panel, literally benjamin butterworth, the wokeist warrior, this side of the channel is back to remind us that taxing the rich, sending the syrians home, and probably even storm isha itself are all hate crimes. if there's a grievance to be found, benjamin's on the prowl. from spinning turbines to spinning politicians, we've got more chaos tonight than the bbc's hr department at the office. christmas party. let's dive in. you know the drill. each host outlines an argument about a chosen topic. then we all pile in. and of course, we want your views as well. send them and post your comments by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. and don't forget your questions in ask the five. no topics are off limits, but before we start tearing each other apart, here's your saturday night news with sophia hill. >> thank you darren. very good evening. it'sjus

it's the tory mp esther mcvey political commentator alex armstrong and the former labour minister billammell. and, well, this is a bit odd. >> i want to be the first person to be with 1000 guys in one day. >> a porn actress has caused serious concern over plans to sleep with 1000 men in a single day. what does this say about modern society? get ready britain, here we go. if you'll excuse the pun, the labour government doesn't have a position on having sex with your first cousin. let that sink in. next. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines. just after 9:00. the uk and germany have reached a landmark deal to tackle migrant smuggling. germany has agreed to tighten laws, making it easier to prosecute smugglers behind small boat crossings to the uk. the deal also focuses on intelligence sharing and removing smuggling content from social media to disrupt criminal networks. independent mp iqbal mohammed has spoken out against a proposed ban on first cousin marriages in the uk, calling the move unnecessary and unenforceable. speaking in the commons, mr mohammed acknowledged

alex armstrong is the lion with no need for courage. he's got it in spades andisnt courage. he's got it in spades and isn't afraid to roar about what matters. and nichi hodgson well , let's what matters. and nichi hodgson well, let's just what matters. and nichi hodgson well , let's just say what matters. and nichi hodgson well, let's just say she's what matters. and nichi hodgson well , let's just say she's the well, let's just say she's the elphaba of woke. casting spells of progressive charm and hoping we all sing along. spoiler alert we all sing along. spoiler alert we probably won't. so grab your broomsticks, hold on to your pointy hats and join us as we fly through the week's wildest headunes. fly through the week's wildest headlines . it's the saturday headlines. it's the saturday five where the banter is bewitching. the commentaries cutting and the nonsense melts away like a witch under a bucket of water. let's get wicked. you know the drill. by now, each host outlines an argument about a chosen topic. then we all pile in and the fur starts to fly. and of course, we