and today marks three years since the death of sir david amess, who was brutally stabbed 20 times by an islamist terrorist. three years on, and have we clearly learnt nothing? because yesterday an illegal migrant threatened to kill nigel farage? >> englishmen don't talk about me . me. >> this this creature with a kalashnikov gun tattooed on his face could be in britain by tomorrow. some people say he might already be here. all that to come. but first, here's your news headlines with lewis mckenzie. >> thank you very much, martin. good evening. it's 7:00. i'm lewis mckenzie here in the gb newsroom. well, as you've just been hearing, the prime minister and the health secretary have said new weight loss jabs could help boost the british economy by getting people back to work. wes streeting suggested the latest medicines could be life changing for individuals and would ease pressure on the nhs . would ease pressure on the nhs. but experts are insisting that the drug is not a quick fix, nor a replacement for eating well and exercising, and should only be offered under medical supervision

the roads are amess. checkpoints and it is one problem after another and the polio lesson is we could do it and they could help us do it if they choose to. >> if there is coordinated international pressure to allow for it. >> yeah. >> moving away from the middle east and to africa. i know sudan is an issue you have been trying to put on the world's radar for some time. nearly 4 million children under five are acutely malnourishes and there is a cholera outbreak. >> sudan is the most alarming place for me because of the scale of it. it is the largest displacement crisis in the world and the largest hunger problem in the world. we have declared that there is famine in part of sudan. children are grossly malnourishes and on the verge of famine where it hasn't already been declared. there is incredible violence and children are moving constantly and very vulnerable. i was there several months ago and the stories i heard were heartbreaking of what children have seen and experienced of this 19 million children

perhaps you could share some of your memories of sir david amess, your friend .7 amess, your friend? indeed. he had a tremendous sense of humour, but he was a very, very dedicated member of parliament. spent absolutely oodles of time in his constituency. was always dashing back to westminster because he'd spent the day in the constituency. loved by people of all political persuasions in southend . and of course, southend. and of course, i remember him as a very good colleague and as a very kind colleague and as a very kind colleague . and significantly, colleague. and significantly, i think that when we had his memorial service after the murder, there were many people present from other parties who were talking about how good he had been to them . had been to them. >> and hadley anderson in the studio earlier on an and he was saying of all of the parliamentarians he met, he said, david was so slight, so affable , so nice, the very, very affable, so nice, the very, very last person you would ever imagine anything like this to happen to . happen to. >> indeed. but he happened to have v

i know when you were in the conservative party, david amess was was a colleague and somebody you held in high regard. >> yeah, not just me, martin. i think everybody in parliament, he was. >> it was a gentleman. he was a gentle soul and somebody who was respected throughout parliament from, you know, people on on the whole spectrum of politics. just just a decent guy in the job for the right reasons and always there to help people, especially us newbies. >> and when that chilling moment came, the details were absolutely too , almost too much absolutely too, almost too much to comprehend. an ordinary parliamentarian revelling in what you do day in, day out, having face to face meetings with constituents. and of course, with that comes risk . course, with that comes risk. and so david amess paid the ultimate price that day , when ultimate price that day, when a crazed islamist stabbed him to death. >> yeah, a gentle soul, you know, not a man of very slight stature would not have been expecting this . just nice to expecting this. just nice to everybody. >> you know, i doubt very much if

, mp to death three david amess, mp to death three years ago today.ell, i'm sorry to say that we've learned nothing . ali harbi ali nothing. ali harbi ali slaughtered an mp because he was an islamist who supported islamic state. and yet our mps wanted to make it all about social media. they wanted david's law to cut down on social media abuse. well, look, hey, why don't we just cut down on jihadis instead? the head of mi5 on jihadis instead? the head of m15 has just warned us that al—qaeda and isis are on the rise again in britain. >> we've worsening threat from al—qaeda and in particular from islamic state. >> ex—tory mp mike freer, who had to wear a stab vest at all times, stood down because he didn't want to be killed. we see open support for terrorist groups every single weekend, pretty much on the streets. >> the only solution is jihad by the armies of the muslim country, not by you and me, who we are training to our help. there are people with arms in egypt' there are people with arms in egypt, in pakistan, in saudi arabia, in jordan, across the

ready to wrap us in binding treaties and brussels red tape and three years ago today, tory mp david amesswas viciously stabbed to death by an islamist terrorist. but with death threats against politicians such as nigel farage on the increase, have we learned nothing? i'll be joined shortly by lee anderson, who will tell us about the numerous death threats he's faced and what he thinks ought to happen to the perpetrators. that's all coming up in your next hour. perpetrators. that's all coming up in your next hour . with the up in your next hour. with the show always a pleasure to have your company. three years ago today, david amess was viciously stabbed to death at a political surgery by an islamist terrorist because he didn't agree with his political beliefs. today, either in britain or on the other side of the channel, there is another islamist, an afghan illegal, who issued a death threat to nigel farage yesterday. he has an ak 47 tattooed on his face. the intent is clear. the parallels are chilling. history could repeat itself . have we learned repeat itself. have we learned nothing t

actually, the sunday times have caught up with the daughter of david amess. that's the tory mp that was killed in 2021 by a man called ali harbi ali and they've spoken to his daughter katie. this is three years on from the attack, but it's made the quite remarkable and frankly, horrifying revelation that ali, the killer, was referred to the home office's prevent programme by a teacher in 2014. but the case was closed after just one meeting and the paper points out that he obviously spent the next years orchestrating and planning this lone wolf attack that cost david amess his life. yes, and it makes questions again. maddie, it's not the first time we've talked about prevent and whether it actually does prevent terrorism. >> no. absolutely not. and you know, there are many cases of criminals who've been overlooked and have gone on to commit some kind of terrible crime, be that irregular crime or even indeed a terrorist crime. this is not even an isolated incident. i think part of the issue is also that, you know, david amess was such a lovely man. he was much

. >> a jihadi lunatic stabbed sir david amess , mp to death three david amess, mp to death three yearsgo today. well, i'm sorry to say that we've learned nothing . ali harbi ali nothing. ali harbi ali slaughtered an mp because he was an islamist who supported islamic state. and yet our mps wanted to make it all about social media. they wanted david's law to cut down on social media abuse. well, look, hey, why don't we just cut down on jihadis instead? the head of mi5 on jihadis instead? the head of m15 has just warned us that al—qaeda and isis are on the rise again in britain. >> we've seen appalling loss of life in gaza and now lebanon and conflict spiralling in the wider region, with all the implications that brings for middle eastern and uk security . middle eastern and uk security. today we are powerfully alive to the risk that events in the middle east directly trigger terrorist action in the uk. i'll finish here with a terrorist trend that concerns me most the worsening threat from al—qaeda and in particular from islamic state. >> ex—tory mp mike freer, who had to wear a stab ves

. >> mr speaker, this week we also remember our colleague and friend sir david amess, whose kindnessnd commitment to pubuc kindness and commitment to public service continues to inspire us all. and i know how deeply this was felt on the benches opposite, and i am so glad that his plaque is here in the house with us. yes, i also want to acknowledge the extraordinary life of holocaust survivor lily abbott, whose message of hope showed such courage. may her memory be a blessing. mr speaker, we also extend our sympathies to the family of general sir mike jackson. he was an inspirational leader of the british army and served with distinction. mr speaken served with distinction. mr speaker, i know the whole house will join me in wishing the best of luck to the new england manager. thomas tuchel. i won't hold his old job against him, but i wish him well in the new one. mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others . in colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house.i addition to my duties in this house. i shall have further such meetings later

ready to wrappers in binding treaties and brussels red tape and three years ago today, tory mp david amesswas viciously stabbed to death by an islamist terrorist. later in the show, i'll be joined by a close friend of sir david and widdicombe, who will be paying tribute to her late friend. and that's all coming up in your next hour. of the show. always a pleasure to have your company. should fat people get a jab to help them get a job? well, that's the idea of the health secretary. bit of a strange one, if you ask me. a pilot scheme to be rolled out in manchester will give ozempic to fat people, obese people, because they are finding it difficult to work. in fact, we've got a monstrous ballooning benefits bill, one of the highest in europe, in fact, and the softest touch to be able to get benefits if you're overweight is a jab for a job, a fair thing to do, or is it less jabs and less kebabs? while you're at it, let me know your thoughts. get in touch gbnews.com/yoursay. but now here's your headlines with lewis mckenzie . mckenzie. >> thank you very much, martin. good afternoon. it's 4:00.

three years ago, of course, today, david amess was viciously stabbed to death by an islamist terroristt his political surgery. today , just political surgery. today, just 22 miles away, on the other side of the channel , 22 miles away, on the other side of the channel, an afghan illegal wants to come to britain after issuing a chilling death threat to reform party leader nigel farage. have we learned nothing? when will we ever stamp out this threat, and how on earth could it be a situation where an illegal immigrant could come to britain? having issued a death threat against a standing parliamentarian, and he would become our responsibility? we'd become our responsibility? we'd be unable to deport him because he's an afghan. and guess what? his human rights would trump the human rights of nigel farage and of every briton. i'll be joined in the studio by lee anderson himself, who's been subjected to numerous death threats, and he'll have a few choice words about what should be done to these perpetrators. i'll also speak to ann widdecombe later in the show, who is a close a close persona