we've got andy twelves, trade unionist and self—proclaimed anarchist. lisa mckenzie.r lisa mckenzie. sorry about that, lisa. yeah. we're going to talk about elon musk. he's the richest man in the world. he met this week earlier with nick candy, the reform uk treasurer, and nigel farage. a bit of a furore in the in the in the in the mainstream media is going to donate £100 million, $100 million. we're not sure about that. but look, andy, there's no there's no no doubt he's a very wealthy man. he cares deeply about his own country and this country. and if he does donate a few quid, maybe we'll get you a better jumper than you've got on today and sort yourself out. but seriously? seriously, is it okay for him to donate money to political parties in this country? >> well, i mean, unfortunately, i'm not a subscriber to reform uk limited, so i don't know whether they'd be able to give me a jumper. but no, i think this is this is baffling. this is the same elon musk, the same nigel farage. that was saying when the labour party was sending over a couple of 20 year olds to go

on our panel tonight, we've got andy twelves and doctor lisa mckenzie. but first let's go to the news. >> hello there. i'm mark white with the latest stories from the gb news studio. a key aide to donald trump has described lord mandelson as an absolute moron, after downing street confirmed the labour peer is to become the uk's next ambassador to the united states. lord mandelson, who served under tony blair and gordon brown, will take up the washington appointment as donald trump returns to the white house. sir keir starmer said he would bring unrivalled experience in dealing with one of the uk's most important allies. but posting on x, trump campaign manager chris lacivita criticised the decision to replace a professional diplomat with a man he described as an absolute moron and referred to comments. lord mandelson had made previously, describing president trump as a danger to the world. the us has confirmed it's killed the leader of the isis terrorist group in syria. us central command forces carried out an airstrike targeting abu yusuf on thursday. a

trade unionists andy twelves and self—proclaimed anarchist. that's doctor lisa mckenzie, the first.et's go to the news. >> good evening. the top stories from the gb newsroom this christmas day. his majesty the king has delivered his christmas message, emphasising the importance of community, compassion and service amid a turbulent year for both he and the princess of wales, who had their own health battles. in a break from tradition, king charles delivered this year's christmas speech from the fitzrovia chapel, a former hospital in central london. it's the first time in over a decade it hasn't been recorded at a royal residence, with the king choosing to praise the community response to the anger and lawlessness of this summer's riots in towns and cities around the uk, and also to the selfless doctors and nurses who provided strength, care and comfort to both him and the princess of wales during their cancer treatments. >> from a personal point of view, i offer special, heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who this year have supported me and other members of my family

trade unionists andy twelves and self—proclaimed anarchist. that's doctor lisa mckenzie, the first.et's go to the news. >> hello there. the latest headunes >> hello there. the latest headlines from the gb news centre and gb news can confirm that more than a thousand migrants have now crossed the engush migrants have now crossed the english channel since christmas day, as hundreds more crossed today. it comes as the home office confirmed 407 arrived on boxing day. 451 made the illegal crossing on christmas day on friday. so far, five small boats have crossed from france, with at least 200 migrants on board. they take the total number who have arrived in the uk this year to more than 36,000. it also marks another grim milestone of 150,000 small boat migrants since the crisis began in 2018. the prime minister has paid tribute to his brother nick, who died on boxing day after suffering from cancer. sir keir said in a statement my brother nick was a wonderful man. he met all the challenges life threw at him with courage and good humour. downing street has confirmed the prime minister has