ben, leo is one more topic. on taylor swift being named person of the yeah swift being named person of the year. you would could year. you would think he could just shake it off, seems . just shake it off, but it seems. we're not out of the woods quite yet. you with the saturday five live on gb news welcome back to the saturday five as always. cheers very much for your company and your emails on rwanda. jenny's written in and jenny says i just want to see a solution to this chaos. now i mean, i'm as frustrated as jenny is, to be honest. the government's handling of rwanda has laughable . well, that's has been laughable. well, that's something we can all agree on. i think maria says. red wall think maria says. i'm a red wall voter , and i can tell you that voter, and i can tell you that the only joke on migration is the only joke on migration is the labour party. if they get in, we can look forward to years of blame , blame and more blame. of blame, blame and more blame. the only person benjamin button both won't

plus back after many a long week, it's ben leo, he , of week, it's ben leo, he, of course, boldly ventured somewhere very few englishmen dare to tread, and even fewer survive unscathed . and as well survive unscathed. and as well as getting married, he was also popping as getting married, he was also popping over to australia for a bit. so you know, you know the drill. >> we all get around 60s to outline an argument about a chosen topic. then everyone piles in and it goes downhill faster than your average office christmas party. ours, by the way, is immediately after this show. we're heading to ours a little bit later, so of course we want to know your views as well. get in touch by emailing gbviews@gbnews.com but before we start tearing each other apart, it's saturday night news it's your saturday night news with callahan . with elizabeth callahan. >> good evening, i'm elizabeth callahan in the gb newsroom . the callahan in the gb newsroom. the italy, the uk and italy have agreed to finance a plan to return migrants to tunisia, as the prime minister warned that illegal migration could ove

talk to ben leo and pip tomson.bs & co week nights from six. >> welcome back to britain's newsroom on gb news. we are rattling towards 1040, and it's great to have your company or with ben leo and pip tomson and we've had lots of thoughts coming in on all sorts of topics. i just want to mention those of you who've been messaging us about new year's eve and whether it's overrated. quite a few us are telling us quite a few of us are telling us how brilliant it is, though. in scotland , duncan says, uh , in scotland, duncan says, uh, in england, new year's eve is an expensive commercial organised boxing match. but the real new year's eve is the best evening party of the year. and then we've got one from a dj. is it cj who talks about how brilliant it is in scotland? somebody else has, but also cj says, uh, we remember when new year's eves were actually really great fun before influencers before social media influencers and cancel culture believe it or not, the 80s were actually really interesting. >> it's just what i w

i'm going to come to you ben leo, because you first, ben leo, because you're one of the two parents onhe panel. do you think it's controversial to say that that bad parenting to bad bad parenting leads to bad outcomes children ? outcomes for children? >> no, i think he was quite right. anyone who cries in right. and anyone who cries in objection bit of objection is just being a bit of a snowflake, be honest . uh, a snowflake, to be honest. uh, where where else is a child going to learn about manners and decorum and how to behave, uh, other than at the home or in the home? rather, you've got parents who these days, unfortunately, just kids in front of just dump their kids in front of netflix, feed them sugary rubbish for tea . i remember even rubbish for tea. i remember even when i was at school in primary school, you had some kids coming when i was at school in primary sciforl, you had some kids coming when i was at school in primary scifor breakfast, some kids coming when i was at school in primary scifor breakfast, some i

ben leo going to rubbish? ben leo is going to have you're with the have his say.lcome back to the saturday five. it's time for our next debate. up next, it's ben leo. ben what's on your mind today? >> right . i'm ben what's on your mind today? >> right. i'm going to keep this short and sweet . christmas for short and sweet. christmas for me lost all of its original me has lost all of its original meaning. i'm not religious by any stretch of the imagination, but we've youngsters but when we've got youngsters growing days obsessing growing up these days obsessing over presents , money, even going over presents, money, even going out and getting drunk at christmas, and not for one iota thinking about the man himself, jesus it's his birthday jesus christ, it's his birthday by the if you didn't know by the way. if you didn't know in days, then i just, i just in two days, then i just, i just think, what's the point? what's the this holiday if the point of this holiday if you're even going to you're not even going to remember original meaning you're not even going to rem

good luck earlier on, gb news radio. >> welcome back here with me, ben leo on mark dolan tonight. >> r thoughts. i'm just going to read this direct this one from my phone direct off twitter says hello ben. it's great that you guys great to hear that you guys at gb lonely ones gb news think of us lonely ones at christmas at a very difficult time like to time of year. i'd just like to wish you all and all your viewers a merry christmas. viewers a very merry christmas. well that's why to well that's why i wanted to mention because christmas we mention it, because christmas we always about family and always bang on about family and food know, are you food and you know, what are you doing? going to your doing? you're going to your in—laws know what are the in—laws or you know what are the kids doing? but actually there's plenty of people who don't have anyone christmas with. plenty of people who don't have anyoni christmas with. plenty of people who don't have anyoni said christmas with. plenty of people who don't have anyoni said at christmas with. plenty of people who don't have anyoni s

gb news presenter ben leo, conservative peer bailey conservative peer lord bailey and author and broadcaster the moment. >> yeah, nuttery good, good way to describe it. like you said, we had this in uh, in batley. there another incident, um, there was another incident, um, in north somewhere where the in up north somewhere where the child scuffed the child accidentally scuffed the quran mother quite quran and the mother quite laughably, was dragged into some village hall and made to give a grovelling apology. had grovelling apology. you've had incidents in france where i think a teacher was beheaded for potentially doing something with the prophet muhammad . um, these the prophet muhammad. um, these certain religious groups think that it's acceptable to hound hardworking staff and also take their religious views as a higher priority over the education of not just their children, but plenty of other children, but plenty of other children in that school. and it's absolutely out of order. they shouldn't, first of all, be sending their kids to school with any geopolitical propaganda on their the

plus back after many a long week, it's ben leo, he , of week, it's ben leo, he, of course, boldly venturedven fewer survive unscathed . and as well survive unscathed. and as well as getting married, he was also popping as getting married, he was also popping over to australia for a bit. so you know, you know the drill. >> we all get around 60s to outline an argument about a chosen topic. then everyone piles in and it goes downhill faster than your average office christmas party. ours, by the way, is immediately after this show. we're heading to ours a little bit later, so of course we want to know your views as well. get in touch by emailing gbviews@gbnews.com but before we start tearing each other apart, it's saturday night news it's your saturday night news with callahan

this is britain's newsroom with me, ben, leo and pip tomson coming up , me, ben, leo and pip tomson comingaking the axe to inheritance tax. just the latest sweeteners from the prime minister to woo over tory voters is lifting the cartoon on the king's coronation. >> were you watching last night's royal documentary revealing the intimate details andinner revealing the intimate details and inner workings of the royal family during the coronation and manchester united came from two nil down last night to secure a late win versus aston villa . late win versus aston villa. >> is erik ten hag's job now safe ? safe? >> two days after christmas we were asking about the worst christmas presents you've received . received. we're already getting some, uh, some answers coming in there with photos attached , so we're with photos attached, so we're looking forward to showing you those in a bit. >> some dodgy looking gifts. there's a rope brooch which looks fairly ominous. i might say. >> gb views at gb news. com do of course, let us know your name and where you're getting in touch with us from right. le

you are watching britain's newsroom with ben leo and pip tomson >> jeremy hunt has announced a spnng >> jeremy hunt has announced a spring budget will be set out on six of march, in what could be his last chance to introduce changes to the tax burden before the next general election. will this be enough to save the tories .7 tories.7 >> the disruption caused by storm garrett brings misery for travellers on their way home from the christmas holidays across the country, with wind gusts of 80mph and heavy rain delays have plagued road, rail, air and ferry transport. will you be stranded at new year and the labour party is reportedly drawing up plans to create thousands of new nursery places as part of a signature offer to working parents to help sway them in the next election. >> in . >> in. >> in. >> we of course, want to hear your thoughts on all the topics we're getting stuck into this morning, including something very important. are you a coffee or tea drinker .7 is the cult of or tea drinker? is the cult of coffee ruining britain's tradition ? love of tea. what do tradition? love o

>> this is saturday morning live with ben, leo and me. emily carver. for the next two hours we'll be keeping you company on tv, online and digital radio. >> coming up this hour. >> coming up this hour. >> yes, labour is on course for a thumping victory at the general election . that's general election. that's according to a major new poll . according to a major new poll. so as speculative speculation mounts that sunak will call a may vote , the people polling for may vote, the people polling for gb news has starmer's party holding a 22 point lead over the conservative. is a may election a death wish for rishi, then .7 a death wish for rishi, then? >> the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for southern england and wales, with heavy wind and rain expected from 11:00 today. parts of the country will face up to 75mph gusts of wind and add two inches of rain during the new year weekend, with massive travel disruption expected across the country. what does this mean for you? are you going to be trapped inside with the in—laws this new year's? >>

got the brilliantly bold ben leo lorde , bailey and amy nicole and lorde, bailey and amy nicole andr home secretary. we want you to celebrate out and aboutin we want you to celebrate out and about in your community. >> but while you do so, we are going to help keep you safe . going to help keep you safe. >> yeah, basically, the longer version says merry christmas, everyone, but try not to get blown up at a christmas market. this is patrick christys tonight. here we go. all right , get tonight. here we go. all right, get in touch. has the labour party got a problem with terrorist sympathisers ? email me terrorist sympathisers? email me now gbviews@gbnews.com. i'll see you after the headlines . you after the headlines. >> patrick. thank you. good evening. i'm sam francis . the evening. i'm sam francis. the headunes evening. i'm sam francis. the headlines at nine police in prague say a large number of weapons have now been uncovered at the university building, where 14 bystanders were killed in that mass shooting. we've been hearing about throughout the course of this afternoon, at lea

i'm darren grimes along with albie amankona ben leo, benjamin butterworth and belinda de lucy.eremy clarkson is right. london is lost. >> time to ban social media for all under eighteens. >> why i've got bad blood with taylor swift . we need to stop taylor swift. we need to stop throwing hundreds of millions at the rwanda scheme , and it has the rwanda scheme, and it has wokery gone too far in the office place . office place. >> it's 7 pm. and this is the saturday five. welcome along to the saturday five. question of sport has been axed by the bbc, so we're only 52 years away

well ben leo as well, well done to ben leo as well, the other brilliant broadcaster here news who has in office soon. let you back in the office soon. let me just tell you, it's raining in adam brace yourself. in london. adam brace yourself. bnng . bring a scarf. >> brilliant stuff. thank you, adam. and now joining us is nigel farage's business partner, john mappin, owner of camelot castle in cornwall, where they've been hosting viewing parties every night. >> john, are you celebrating ? >> john, are you celebrating? >> john, are you celebrating? >> well, we are celebrating . >> well, we are celebrating. >> well, we are celebrating. >> i think nigel has done a remarkable job. and of course, i think the whole country has has has had the opportunity to really see who he who he is. >> and he's a wonderful, wonderful man, very kind and thoughtful soul. >> and i think also they've seen that he could well become the leader of this country. >> well, most definitely. >> well, most definitely. >> it's clearly going to help any political ambitions that he may have, you know, nigel. well what mi

well ben leo as well, well done to ben leo as well, the other brilliant broadcaster here news who hasou in office soon. let you back in the office soon. let me just tell you, it's raining in adam brace yourself. in london. adam brace yourself. bnng . bring a scarf. >> brilliant stuff. thank you, adam. and now joining us is nigel farage's business partner, john mappin, owner of camelot castle in cornwall, where they've been hosting viewing parties every night. >> john, are you celebrating ? >> john, are you celebrating? >> john, are you celebrating? >> well, we are celebrating . >> well, we are celebrating. >> well, we are celebrating. >> i think nigel has done a remarkable job. and of course, i think the whole country has has has had the opportunity to really see who he who he is. >> and he's a wonderful, wonderful man, very kind and thoughtful soul. >> and i think also they've seen that he could well become the leader of this country. >> well, most definitely. >> well, most definitely. >> it's clearly going to help any political ambitions that he may have, you know, nigel. well what

so let's find out what exactly happened with ben who is in happened with ben leo, who is in the gold n the gold coast, i should say, in australia. gb news, reporter extraordinaire, doing his bit on the ben what happened . the jungle. ben what happened. >> yeah. so he was tasked with basically dunking his head underwater water and unscrewing stars for his campmates to get meals for them. >> but he couldn't seem to hold his breath for longer than five seconds. i said on breakfast this morning, i don't know if it's anything to do with the fact he smokes like a trooper. maybe but he just couldn't do it. and it's a stark contrast to his previous bushtucker trials where absolutely smashed where he's absolutely smashed them, whether it's downing, you know, drinks or know, disgusting drinks or eating anus or, you know, eating camel anus or, you know, everything else, he was fine with that. but as soon as it came to the water and admittedly, he did look very nervous before the trial started, he just couldn't do it. i felt very sorry for him, but this is the moment he cried defeat said, i'm def

we'll ben, leo and emily. we'll see you you then . you tomorrow. of course, in for have ben leo, of course, in for tom with me this week. tom harwood with me this week. >> what got coming up? >> what have we got coming up? >> what have we got coming up? >> thank you for having me back. >> thank you for having me back. >> not >> thank you for having me back. >> this not >> thank you for having me back. >> this volcano not >> thank you for having me back. >> this volcano in not >> thank you for having me back. >> this volcano in iceland. not least this volcano in iceland. 3.5km crack in earth with 3.5km crack in the earth with lava spewing absolutely everywhere . everywhere. >> i want to know if i'm going to make my own holiday in two weeks. >> and trans guidance for schools is finally dropped. we'll it find out we'll dig into it and find out what's on there. looks what's going on there. looks like things are heating up boxt boiler sponsors whether on boiler as sponsors of whether on gb news . gb news. >> hello , welcome to your latest >> hello, welc

because ben leo is here, please. because ben leo is next with tonight live.iewers. god bless us every one are. >> looks like things are heating up boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news . weather on gb news. >> good evening. welcome to your latest gb news weather. i'm ellie glaisyer looking towards christmas and it's looking like it's staying cloudy and damp for most of us with temperatures generally above average for the time year as low pressure time of year as low pressure continues sit out towards the continues to sit out towards the northwest, slowly bringing frontal across uk frontal systems across the uk through the rest of the weekend and in towards the christmas period, that's been period, heavy rain that's been across parts of western scotland gradually starts to ease, but turns across western turns heavier across western parts of wales. we could see up to 18mm here and generally quite a picture for much of a cloudy picture for much of england and wales. some clearer spells but spells further north, but blustery in from blustery showers pushing

this is mark dolan tonight with me, ben leo. for one night only. you lucky. so.ue. i'll tell you why. there's plenty to look forward to in 2024, not least the likely election win of a certain donald trump and why he'll be good for britain. also who's had a better 2024? keir starmer or rishi sunak? i think i know the answer to that one, but we'll thrash that out with my top panel shortly. and elsewhere, christine and neil, the hamiltons will join me live to discuss the latest pro—palestine protests that have caused havoc to poor christmas shoppers today. and in my take at ten, why they shouldn't bother

yes, ben, leo, superb stuff as ever. thank you very much. was much.ounced the new prime minister, four ago minister, exactly four years ago today. cast your mind back to those heady days now , boris those heady days now, boris moving back into number 10 seems very unlikely these days. but stranger things have happened. senior figures believe that johnson back in government would be electable . suicide, however , be electable. suicide, however, there are small amounts of mps who still feel that the return of boris johnson could be the answer to the party's electoral problems . answer to the party's electoral problems. the times have also reported a list of red wall tories who regret not ousting bofis tories who regret not ousting boris johnson in. well, joining me now is the deputy editor of conservative home, henry hill. henry, welcome to the show. it's always a pleasure, of course, today for years on from that momentous moment in time, a whopping 80 seats majority. the promise to get brexit done. and yet today we are hours away from potentially an hum

this is good afternoon britain with me emily carver and ben leo.et israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to discuss a potential ceasefire in gaza, where the death toll continues to mount. the former prime minister has reportedly received the blessing of government to hold the of the uk government to hold the talks, as he is known. >> benjamin netanyahu over >> benjamin netanyahu for over 25 israeli media has 25 years and israeli media has previously touted blair as a potential intermediary in negotiating to bring the conflict to an end . conflict to an end. >> so let's get the thoughts now of former labour special adviser paul richards as paul, thank you very much for your time. do you know tony blair? well, just to start , well, i served in start, well, i served in a government as an adviser under tony blair and i, and i knew him since the 90s from before when he was prime minister >> even then, he is the ideally placed this. mean, he's 70 placed for this. i mean, he's 70 now, so he's been around the block and he knows the middle now, so he's

. >> ben, leo and emily, >> it is ben, leo and emily, fresh from the jungle. >> ben will be with forgreat to be back. >> yeah, great to be back. >> a bit cold, though, emily. a bit a change from the gold bit of a change from the gold coast. >> @ show >> massive show today. >> massive show today. >> rwanda. forget courts. >> massive show today. >> grounded orget courts. >> massive show today. >> grounded because courts. >> massive show today. >> grounded because the|rts. it's grounded because the government airlines it's grounded because the gotakenent airlines it's grounded because the gotake migrants airlines it's grounded because the gotake migrants deportation flights. >> is this the end of the controversial rwanda scheme? yes >> and also, we'll be looking to israel because ben wallace, our defence secretary, had some strong words against israeli actions. >> we'll let you know in just a moment. >> first, the weather looks like things are heating up . things are heating up. >> boxt boilers spot of weather on gb news is . on gb news is. >> hi there. >> hi there. >> it's aiden here f

i want to ask him, is there going to be disruption to ben leo's honeymoon?ere you 90, leo's honeymoon? so there you go, the travel gods. we'll bring you the very latest, of course, and speak to travel and we'll speak to that travel expert soon. moving on. expert very soon. but moving on. schools england have been schools in england have been told there is no general duty to allow children to change their gender identity. >> yeah, and it's part of a long awaited guidance for schools and colleges for pupils who question their gender. >> so the minister for women and equalities, badenoch, was equalities, kemi badenoch, was asked act if children in single sex schools would have to change school if they change school if they wanted to change their here's what she had their sex. here's what she had to say. >> transitioning does not and cannot change sex, so cannot change your sex, so irrespective social irrespective of social transitioning, which we have said is not a neutral act and should only be happening in the rarest circumstances , you rarest of circumstance

it's britain's newsroom with ben leo and pip tomson and they are to tell tomson and they are here toall about it. morning, you twowe're talking the >> we're talking about the fallout garrett. i've fallout from storm garrett. i've just at some just been looking at some incredible video and pictures just been looking at some increigreaterieo and pictures just been looking at some increigreater manchester,|res just been looking at some increigreater manchester, where from greater manchester, where police major police have declared a major incident what's incident from what's been described a localised described as a localised tornado. holes in people's roofs back windows of people's cars smashed . so we want to hear how smashed. so we want to hear how this awful weather has been affecting you. do get in touch because people who are heading home after christmas home after the christmas holidays are being urged to delay it for a because delay it for a day because there's still many. delay it for a day because the andstill many. delay it for a day because the and also many. delay it for a

people like ben leo over here who don't want it in their back yard.planning is really important , >> planning is really important, but nimbyism is an important constraint on our ability to build homes . constraint on our ability to build homes. but it's a more important factor in the medium to long terme, because we're going to need a lot more land to build the homes that we need. but we really need to pay attention to what land, where, for of homes . we've for what types of homes. we've actually out many for what types of homes. we've actua planning out many for what types of homes. we've actua planning permissionsany for what types of homes. we've actua planning permissions over more planning permissions over the last ten years. if you look at things in the round, but we haven't been giving out planning permissions for more affordable homes. we haven't been giving out planning permissions for homes that going to be homes that are going to be affordable to people who are stuck we've giving stuck renting. we've been giving developers essentially more

another person who was on your screens a little earlier is ben leo. that's not bad.nham is going on there. yeah bad, join me yeah that's not bad, but join me in or to other people in the studio or to other people of chosen evening of course, have chosen evening michelle pictures? >> where's our pictures? >> where's our pictures? >> , let's have a look. wow. >> well, let's have a look. wow. so also we've got patrick on patrick christys tonight, 9 to 11. before we go ahead, why don't we take look at their don't we take a look at their pictures from that calendar? first of all, michelle dewberry , first of all, michelle dewberry, let's have a look. >> let's see jude butchers as well. oh the suspense is killing me . i'm going to do a well. oh the suspense is killing me. i'm going to do a good well. oh the suspense is killing me . i'm going to do a good lord. me. i'm going to do a good lord. >> that's not bad. that's all right. >> i don't want to be egotist or anything, but i think i look better real life. better in real life. >> yeah, we do, you do. look better real life

this is good afternoon britain with me, emily carver and ben leo.es from the possibility of joining any european super league. any new european super league. arsenal arsenal the arsenal oh, arsenal became the last clubs who joined the last of the clubs who joined the original 2021 original super league in 2021 to confirm position earlier confirm their position earlier today. we've also heard breaking news. we've heard what keir starmer makes of this all, so we'll let you know what he's had to say in just a moment. >> yes. now arsenal, the gunners, they issued a statement saying they will continue in uefa competitions such as the champions league, which they currently play in despite a european of justice ruling european court of justice ruling which at least opened the which has at least opened the possibility of a club led tournament to rival the champions league from being launched. >> well , let's speak with sports >> well, let's speak with sports broadcaster chris skudder. thank you for joining broadcaster chris skudder. thank you forjoining us,

this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me, ben leo and pip tomson on. >> previously classified government who was killed as a car collided with a crowd of people has been described as a good samaritan christian marriott, a father of two, was run over as he tried to help a stranger lying in the road. we'll have the latest on the un, says an estimated 150,000 palestinians are being

he's ben leo i'm emily carver.oon. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. it'll be turning very windy for many areas of the uk overnight tonight , and that's as overnight tonight, and that's as a result of storm pier that's been named by the danish met service, as that's where the strongest winds will be. but it's this area pressure it's this area of low pressure up to the north by iceland that is pier that will be is storm pier that will be bringing very strong winds throughout second of bringing very strong winds thronight.t second of bringing very strong winds thronight. but second of bringing very strong winds thronight. but aheadd of bringing very strong winds thronight. but ahead of of bringing very strong winds thronight. but ahead of thatyf the night. but ahead of that we've got mild, cloudy and damp air uk . so it's going air across the uk. so it's going to be a cloudy with some to be a cloudy night with some quite drizzly rain quite persistent drizzly rain for many and western

still, this is britain's newsroom with ben leo and pip tomson >> afternoon, morning, rather still hange to come. tory tax cuts in the spring. uh, income tax and of course, the hated inheritance tax. is it going to be enough for rishi sunak to save his premiership ? at and lifting the premiership? at and lifting the curtain on the king's coronation, were you watching last night's royal documentary revealing

>> this is saturday morning live with ben, leo and me. emily carver.p this hour. >> yes, labour is on course for a thumping victory at the general election . that's general election. that's according to a major new poll . according to a major new poll. so as speculative speculation mounts that sunak will call a may vote , the people polling for may vote, the people polling for gb news has starmer's party holding a 22 point lead over the conservative. is a may election a death wish for rishi, then ? a death wish for rishi, then? >> the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for southern england and wales, with heavy wind and rain expected from 11:00 today. parts of the country will face up to 75mph gusts of wind and add two inches of rain during the new year weekend, with massive travel disruption expected across the country. what does this mean for you? are you going to be trapped