meanwhile, shadow business secretary andrew griffiths told gb news the report's conclusion is disturbingneeds to pubush >> the home secretary needs to publish this immediately so that we can all see for ourselves what and who it is that's saying these non—crime hate incidents, these non—crime hate incidents, these attacks and waste of police resources, something a conservative home secretary stopped. and there's clearly a cell within the home office that is not concerned about ordinary crime, ordinary policing in favour of this ideological approach to non—crime hate incidents. they're wrong. that's not where we should be putting our police resources. and the home secretary needs to come to parliament today, publish this report and explain who it is that keeps coming up with this idea. >> meanwhile, sir keir starmer has responded, saying when it comes to extremism, it's important to focus resources on the threats faced by the uk. >> i think when it comes to extremism, it's very important that we are focused on the threat so we can deploy our resources properly and therefore we're looking

shadow business secretary andrew griffith said that the chancellor failed to make some vital decisionsn her budget. speaking in the house of commons today, home office ministerjess phillips said work to implement recommendations made by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be completed as quickly as can possibly be done. that comes as also this afternoon, the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, has called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. in a statement posted to x, the mp said that local inquiries do not have the power to compel witnesses or evidence and would not satisfy the public concern of cover ups. over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for an inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. joe biden has delivered a foreign policy speech from the white house a short time ago, saying a gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is on the brink of fruition. the outgoing us president said the deal would also include a surge of aid to palestinians in what was h

i'll be assessing the state of the economy with shadow business secretary andrew griffith, who will also be discussing the corruption. minister tulip siddiq, who has resigned following, of all things, corruption allegations. well, i suppose she was the corruption minister. plus, the government is reportedly on the bnnk government is reportedly on the brink of finalising the chagos islands deal ahead of the trump inauguration. suella braverman joins me in a moment as she castigates this decision. the state of the nation starts now. i'll also be joined by my most pugnacious panel, the former conservative immigration minister tom pursglove, and the journalist and broadcaster michael crick. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views, mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite part of the day. the news bulletin with sam francis. >> jacob, thank you and good evening to you. just coming up to 8:02. well, top story tonight, rachel reeves has been grilled in parliament after her china trip sparked political outrage. reeves defended her visit, highlighting agreemen

shadow business secretary andrew griffith said that the chancellor failed to make some vital decisions in her budget. speaking in the house of commons this afternoon, home office minister jess phillips said work to implement recommendations made by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be completed as quickly as can possibly be done. that comes as also this afternoon, the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, has called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. in a statement posted to x, the mp said that local inquiries do not have the power to compel witnesses or evidence and would not satisfy the public concern of cover ups. over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for an inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. officials in los angeles said at a press conference today that severe fire weather conditions will continue until wednesday. la mayor karen bass said that close to hurricane force winds have been predicted. at least 24 people have been killed and t

shadow business secretary andrew griffith said that the chancellor failed to make some vital decisions in her budget. the prime minister says ai is a force for change that will transform the lives of working people for the better. in a speech this afternoon, sir keir starmer promised investment, jobs and economic growth due to a boom in the sector. labour claim that if ai is fully embraced, it could bring £47 billion to the economy every yeah billion to the economy every year. well, shadow technology secretary alan mach has accused labour of squandering the position it inherited from the previous government with al. officials in los angeles said at a press conference this afternoon that severe fire weather conditions will continue until wednesday. la mayor karen bass said that close to hurricane force winds have been predicted. at least 24 people have been killed and thousands evacuated as fires rage on in california. 23 people, all adults, remain missing and more than 92,000 people are currently under evacuation orders, officials have said. la county sheriff robert luna also added tha

shadow business secretary andrew griffith said that the chancellor failed to make some vital decisionsbudget. speaking in the house of commons this afternoon, home office minister jess phillips said work to implement recommendations made by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be completed as quickly as can possibly be done. that comes as also this afternoon, the labour mp for rotherham, sarah champion, has called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs. in a statement posted to x, the mp said that local inquiries do not have the power to compel witnesses or evidence and would not satisfy the public concern of cover ups. over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for an inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. officials in los angeles said at a press conference today that severe fire weather conditions will continue until wednesday. l.a. mayor karen bass said that close to hurricane force winds have been predicted. at least 24 people have been killed and thousan

shadow business secretary andrew griffith said that the chancellor failed to make some vital decisions in her budget. joe biden has delivered a foreign policy speech from the white house this evening, saying a gaza ceasefire and hostage dealis a gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is on the brink of fruition. the outgoing us president said the deal would also include a surge of aid to palestinians in what was his final foreign policy address. a round of gaza ceasefire talks would be held in doha tomorrow morning to finalise the remaining details of the deal. officials in los angeles said at a press conference today that a severe fire weather conditions will continue until wednesday. l.a. mayor karen bass said that close to hurricane force winds have been predicted. at least 24 people have been killed and thousands evacuated as fires rage on in california. 23 people, all adults, remain missing and more than 92,000 people are currently under evacuation orders, officials have said. la county sheriff robert luna also added that at least 34 people have been arrested. meanwhile, us president ele

well, the shadow business secretary, andrew griffith, told us earlier that the report's conclusion is disturbing. >> the home secretary needs to pubush >> the home secretary needs to publish this immediately so that we can all see for ourselves what and who it is that's saying these non—crime hate incidents, these non—crime hate incidents, these attacks and waste of police resources, something a conservative home secretary stopped. and there's clearly a cell within the home office that is not concerned about ordinary crime or ordinary policing in favour of this ideological approach to non—crime hate incidents. they're wrong. that's not where we should be putting our police resources. and the home secretary needs to come to parliament today, publish this report and explain who it is that keeps coming up with this idea. >> the scottish government has launched a review of child protection following the conviction of seven members of a glasgow child abuse ring. the case, which saw three children subjected to horrific abuse in a drug den, has raised serious questions about how authorities

well, shadow business secretary andrew griffiths told us the report's conclusion is disturbing. >> thee secretary needs to pubush >> the home secretary needs to publish this immediately so that we can all see for ourselves what and who it is that's saying these non—crime hate incidents, these non—crime hate incidents, these attacks and waste of police resources, something a conservative home secretary stopped. and there's clearly a cell within the home office that is not concerned about ordinary crime, ordinary policing in favour of this ideological approach to non—crime hate incidents. they're wrong. that's not where we should be putting our police resources. and the home secretary needs to come to parliament today, publish this report and explain who it is that keeps coming up with this idea. >> well, the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has also responded to that report. he says when it comes to extremism, it's important to focus resources on the threats faced by the uk. >> i think when it comes to extremism, it's very important that we are focused on the threat so we can deploy ou

shadow business secretary andrew griffith told gb news earlier that the chancellor failed to make someal decisions in her budget. >> we're in this mess and it really is a mess and there's more economic data out from businesses today showing that they're cutting back on hiring. confidence, as we know, is in the floor and the cost of borrowing that the gilt markets are at a near 30 year high. so the difficult decisions should have been made when the chancellor originally did her budget. and there's nothing that this government has done that has actually reformed the cost of government, which many of your viewers all know is not really delivering for british people. it's costing a lot of pubuc people. it's costing a lot of public sector employees. those are the difficult decisions she should have made. and frankly, i don't think she's got any credibility. >> at least 24 people have been killed and thousands evacuated as fires rage on in california. the la county medical examiner also said at least another 16 people remain missing. fierce winds are forecast to continue for the coming days,

former tory mp andrew griffiths was on gb news this morning, alluding to it. >> it's extremely disturbingis home office report has reached this conclusion. the home secretary needs to publish this immediately so that we can all see for ourselves what and who it is that's saying these non—crime hate incidents, these attacks and waste of police resources, something a conservative home secretary stopped. it just keeps coming back. and there's clearly a cell within the home office that is not concerned about ordinary crime, ordinary policing, the sort of things that people are experiencing every day on our streets, mobile phones being stolen, burglaries not being followed up by police in favour of this ideological approach to non—crime hate incidents. >> so let's look at the circus going on behind the scenes. the permanent secretary of the home office is a diversity and faith champion. he can't even answer bafic champion. he can't even answer basic questions about illegal immigration. >> put foreign offenders aside and albanians aside. just forget about those numbers. how many people travellin

meanwhile, shadow business secretary andrew griffiths told gb news the report's conclusion is disturbinghe home secretary needs to pubush >> the home secretary needs to publish this immediately so that we can all see for ourselves what and who it is that's saying these non—crime hate incidents, these non—crime hate incidents, these attacks and waste of police resources, something a conservative home secretary stopped. and there's clearly a cell within the home office that is not concerned about ordinary crime, ordinary policing in favour of this ideological approach to non—crime hate incidents. they're wrong. that's not where we should be putting our police resources. and the home secretary needs to come to parliament today, publish this report and explain who it is that keeps coming up with this idea. >> sir keir starmer has responded, saying when it comes to extremism, it's important to focus resources on threats faced by the uk. >> i think when it comes to extremism, it's very important that we are focused on the threat so we can deploy our resources properly and therefore we're looki

well, the shadow business secretary, andrew griffith, told us the report's conclusion is disturbing.> the home secretary needs to pubush >> the home secretary needs to publish this immediately so that we can all see for ourselves what and who it is that's saying these non—crime hate incidents, these non—crime hate incidents, these attacks and waste of police resources, something a conservative home secretary stopped. and there's clearly a cell within the home office that is not concerned about ordinary crime, ordinary policing in favour of this ideological approach to non—crime hate incidents. they're wrong. that's not where we should be putting our police resources. and the home secretary needs to come to parliament today, publish this report and explain who it is that keeps coming up with this idea. >> the scottish government has launched a review of child protection following the conviction of seven members of a glasgow child abuse ring. the case, which saw three children subjected to horrific abuse in a drug den, has raised serious questions about how authorities failed to act de