that's very generous interpretation of benjamin butterworth's age. next it is benjamin . what have you got for benjamin. what have you got for us, benjamin? >> well, it's a change in tone. uh, dame esther rantzen has this week said that she has joined the group dignitas, which allows the group dignitas, which allows the elderly and the infirm to be euthanized . dame esther, who we euthanized. dame esther, who we know from things like childline and silverline and all of her campaigning, has been diagnosed with stage four cancer. she knows that death is inevitable and potentially very painful , and potentially very painful, and potentially very painful, and death is something that she sadly very familiar with. but 83 years old. she's watched both her mother and her late husband have deeply painful deaths, but who in her close family did not have a painful death? she revealed this week. while her dog, she talks of how when her husband was desperately ill, they couldn't put him out of his pain. but when her dog was, they could. and i think that esther ra

benjamin butterworth. have the wokeist man in britain. tain. ben got n butt tonight have the wokeist man in britain. ben got n butt tonight ? have you got for us tonight? >> uh, don't my gender, >> uh, don't assume my gender, darren. uh, now, this week, we saw the unedifying sight of an unelected prime minister begging his tory mps to vote for the rwanda plan . never has a pm rwanda plan. never has a pm looked so pathetic and weak. i think the leadership elections come round sooner each year, as it feels like rishi won't last much longer. but the rwanda plan to send refugees that arrive on our shores to the african country isn't just bad because it's not going to pass in the courts and is costing a fortune, but also bad policy. one but it's also bad policy. one a lot of people don't realise is that we don't just get to send refugees to rwanda. that arrive here, but their entitled to send rwandans to this country. so if we send 100 there and that's the number specified in the legislation, they can send 100 here. what a farcical excuse. it f

we have journalist and broadcaster benjamin butterworth , and we benjamin butterworth, and we have journalistny aunt hilary freeman . benjamin, have journalist and agony aunt hilary freeman. benjamin, i'm going to go to you first because l, going to go to you first because i, uh, i remember watching you onune i, uh, i remember watching you online and sort of scream at my phone and here we are now , a phone and here we are now, a couple of years later, i believe we're friends. i like you a lot, yet we disagree on stuff. uh, yeah. >> i think there is a temptation and i don't accept that. >> it'sjust and i don't accept that. >> it's just people on the left. i think plenty of people on the right this too. right do this too. >> exactly they like to >> exactly where they like to see the world along tram lines, and decide had a set of and they decide had a set of ways in which they perceive political questions , and then political questions, and then they adjust the world around them to fit the straight line that they've already decided upon. >> and i think that's the real problem that modern politi

journalist and broadcaster benjamin butterworth will be with me alongside conservative homes assistantr william atkinson. as always, i want to hear from you. it's a crucial part of the programme. email me today on a different email. a special christmas email gbviews@gbnews.com. but now it's what we've all been waiting for. the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob. middlehurst. jacob. >> thank you and good evening to you. well, the uk was battered by snow, wind and rain today as storm garrett barrelled in, leaving homes without power and drivers trapped in their cars. police scotland declared a major incident as snow brought cars to a standstill on the a9 to aviemore, and 27,000 homes in northern scotland also experienced power cuts, with local energy company sgn saying they've now restored power to 8000 homes and are currently working hard to reconnect the rest. passenger cars on the east coast main line between london and scotland were told not to bother travelling, and thousands of other travellers at airports had delays as well, with flights grounded, multiple weather warn

so who better to defend the pair than benjamin butterworth? take it away. oathed. naturally. i'm on their side this week, documents released from the late queen showed that she believed harry and meghan should have their state funded security carry on. so in contrast to a lot of what we've been hearing, elizabeth, the second or elizabeth the great, as i think we should be calling her, said that it was of quote unquote, paramount importance that the security continue for harry and meghan because there were extremists out. there was her word. i'd use the word nutters who were going after them. now now, after years of hating on the duke and duchess of sussex , the relentless of sussex, the relentless attacks that this poor couple has faced, i think it's time that we heed the late queen's words . i that we heed the late queen's words. i mean, after that we heed the late queen's words . i mean, after all, it that we heed the late queen's words. i mean, after all, it is just nasty to remove the protection of this family. prince harry didn't ask to be born into the

simon danczuk, former labour mp and benjamin butterworth here in the studio. u be turning a tea over a glass of fizz? >> do you know, i was actually thinking how much i agree with you i'm prefer you because i'm much prefer engush you because i'm much prefer english sparkling wine to champagne , i really can't champagne, i really do. i can't stand prosecco . it's far too stand prosecco. it's far too sweet, so i actually this morning i was in, um, fort mason, if i can say. of course you were. and buying a you were. and i was buying a couple bottles english couple of bottles of english sparkling do sparkling wine because they do great my great stuff. so that's my christmas day tipple. >> simon. >> simon. >> start christmas day >> yes, i'll start christmas day with for breakfast. with champagne for breakfast. but fortnum but you're right. i'm a fortnum and they do an and mason's fan. they do an excellent tea. excellent sparkling tea. sparkling. so the sparkling tea she referred to, you can get it. and it's alcohol. i mean, and it's zero alcohol. i mean, my drinks.

benjamin butterworth. have the wokeist man in britain.itain. benjamifor utt tonight have the wokeist man in britain. benjamifor utt tonight ? have you got for us tonight? >> uh, don't my gender, >> uh, don't assume my gender, darren. uh, now, this week, we saw the unedifying sight of an unelected prime minister begging his tory mps to vote for the rwanda plan . never has a pm rwanda plan. never has a pm looked so pathetic and weak. i think the leadership elections come round sooner each year, as it feels like rishi won't last much longer. but the rwanda plan to send refugees that arrive on our shores to the african country isn't just bad because it's not going to pass in the courts and is costing a fortune, but also bad policy. one but it's also bad policy. one a lot of people don't realise is that we don't just get to send refugees to rwanda. that arrive here, but their entitled to send rwandans to this country. so if we send 100 there and that's the number specified in the legislation, they can send 100 here. what a farcical excuse. it

i have got carole malone, benjamin butterworth and belinda de lucy .butterworth and belinda de lucy. this is patrick christys tonight. and we're live . tonight. and we're live. all right. email me, gb views at gbnews.com should sunak scrap rwanda? i'll see you after the headunes. headlines. >> patrick. thank you. good evening. well, the top story from the gb newsroom is that a group of tory mps who think the government rwanda policy needs a complete rewrite say they will vote for rishi sunak rwanda legislation tomorrow. but they warned they would oppose any amendments that would risk the uk breaching the rule of law . uk breaching the rule of law. the european research group says the current law provides an incomplete solution and a total overhaul may be the only option to save the boats. well, earlier on today, the illegal migration minister, michael tomlinson , minister, michael tomlinson, said he's confident the plan will work. >> this is the toughest piece of legislation that's ever been tabled before parliament. this is what we're determined to de

i have got carole malone, benjamin butterworth and belinda de lucy .butterworth and belinda de lucy. this is patrick christys tonight. and we're live . tonight. and we're live. all right. email me, gb views at gbnews.com should sunak scrap rwanda? i'll see you after the headunes. headlines. >> patrick. thank you. good evening. well, the top story from the gb newsroom is that a group of tory mps who think the government rwanda policy needs a complete rewrite say they will vote for rishi sunak rwanda legislation tomorrow. but they warned they would oppose any amendments that would risk the uk breaching the rule of law . uk breaching the rule of law. the european research group says the current law provides an incomplete solution and a total overhaul may be the only option to save the boats. well, earlier on today, the illegal migration minister, michael tomlinson , minister, michael tomlinson, said he's confident the plan will work. >> this is the toughest piece of legislation that's ever been tabled before parliament. this is what we're determined to de

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on my panel, we've got christine hamilton , we've got christine hamilton, adam brooks and benjamin butterworthis going to get lively. this is patrick christys tonight. here we go . tonight. here we go. all right. email me now. tonight. here we go. all right. email me now . junior all right. email me now. junior doctors. should they get back to work? vaiews@gbnews.com. i'll see you after the headlines . see you after the headlines. >> patrick. thank you. and good evening to you. well, the top story from the newsroom tonight. the mother of the murdered teenager, brianna gee, says her daughter's two killers have not yet shown an ounce of remorse after being found guilty of her daughter's murder in february , daughter's murder in february, brianna was found with fatal stab wounds in a park in cheshire. the pair identified only as girl x and boy y, both now aged 16 but 15 years old at the time , denied murder and the time, denied murder and blamed each other for the killing . in other news today, killing. in other news today, the head of scotland's water industry regulator has quit after a watchdog

but instead, as always, i'm joined by the wokeist man in britain, benjamin butterworth.w, the ropes. by bumpy ride. you know, the ropes. by now, folks. each host gets about 60s to outline their argument about a chosen topic. then we're all pile in

but instead, as always, i'm joined by the wokeist man in britain, benjamin butterworth. this could be a bumpy ride. you know, the ropes. by bumpy ride. you know, the ropes. by now, folks. each host gets about 60s to outline their argument about a chosen topic. then we're all pile in and it's like rats in a sack. it's messier than matt hancocks appearance at the covid inquiry. and of course, we want to know your views as well. get in touch by emailing gb views at gbnews.com. but before we start tearing each other apart , it's tearing each other apart, it's a saturday night news with ray addison . addison. >> thanks, darren. good evening . >> thanks, darren. good evening. our top stories tonight, fresh weather warnings for snow and ice are in force until midday tomorrow for many parts of the uk . forecasters are saying that uk. forecasters are saying that temperatures could drop to —12 in parts of scotland . meanwhile, in parts of scotland. meanwhile, cumbria police have declared a major incident due to heavy snow with some vehicles stuck in traffic. meteorologist john ham

carole malone benjamin butterworth and belinda de legend de lucy. us get stuck into whether the bbc licence fee should go up. this is patrick christys tonight and . and we're live. get the emails coming in gbviews@gbnews.com has mass migration made britain better or worse at gb news on twitter we get stuck into that after your headunes. headlines. >> patrick thank you and good evening to you. well, let's bnng evening to you. well, let's bring you some breaking news that's come to us in last that's come to us in the last half hour or so. mps have voted in the house commons tonight in the house of commons tonight at 246 to 242, narrowly in favour of establishing a new body to help compensate infected blood victims from the 70s and 80s, a cheer rang out as the government was narrowly defeated by just four votes to help thousands of people who contracted hiv and hepatitis. having been given contaminated blood products in the 70s and 80s, the department of health saying it was sympathetic to the strength of feeling, but weighed up it wouldn't be right to

there may not be any bushtucker trials here, but benjamin butterworth is, which is arguably worse. by emailing gb views at gbnews.com but before we get into it, it's time for your saturday night news with sophia wenzler. >> thank you, darren. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom. a 16 year old boy has been charged with the murder of leon gordon who was shot dead in east london on tuesday evening. the boy has also been charged with the attempted murder of a 20 year old man and a 16 year old boy. he was also charged with possession of firearm and possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm and possession to supply possession with intent to supply class a drugs. he will appear at barkingside magistrates court on monday . matt, police have monday. matt, police have arrested two protesters at

i'm now benjamin butterworth.u this morning actually surprised me, to be honest, because you said, actually, i think sir tim martin probably it's all right that he's got a knighthood. >> i mean, look what i think is great about wetherspoon is that they keep old buildings beautiful and they do an amazing job. so wetherspoons pubs are truly beautiful. so look, i'm grateful for that. and he employs tens of thousands of people. think people. people. i think 40,000 people. so is that so fine. but the truth is that basically desperate tory basically this desperate tory government will give a gong to anybody who keeps up the brexit lie. the fact you go in lie. the fact is, you go in wetherspoon, you're your pint of whatever pint of wine whatever your pint of wine is going expensive going to be more expensive because of brexit. and when we have the covid pandemic , here have the covid pandemic, here was a guy that cares so much about the working class that he told his own serving told his own long serving employees leave

we've got benjamin butterworth, we've got connor well. connor tomlinson as well.so just say thank you, thank you, you everybody who you, thank you to everybody who is who's getting is emailing in and who's getting in wonderful in touch with your wonderful pitch. inundated, pitch. we've been inundated, especially with first especially this year, with first christmases. . the little christmases. so. the little babies, baby galore , it's baby babies, baby galore, it's baby galore, the new arrivals this yearin galore, the new arrivals this year in your wonderful families and just any youngsters as well opening their presents. so thank you . it really does mean the you. it really does mean the world to be able to share christmas with you. so keep them coming gb arab coming in. gb views arab news.com. stay tuned . >> happy christmas! welcome back. it's 942 in the morning on christmas day . of course. now christmas day. of course. now while we're while we're recovering from a aidan magee latest attempt to make christmas cocktails, we're going to go through some of the da

so who better to defend the pair than benjamin butterworth? take it away. loathed. naturally. i'm on their side this week, documents released from the late queen showed that she believed harry and meghan should have their state funded security carry on. so in contrast to a lot of what we've been hearing, elizabeth, the second or elizabeth the great, as i think we should be calling her, said that it was of quote unquote, paramount importance that the security continue for harry and meghan because there were extremists out. there was her word. i'd use the word nutters who were going after them. now now, after years of hating on the duke and duchess of sussex , the relentless of sussex, the relentless attacks that this poor couple has faced, i think it's time that we heed the late queen's words . i that we heed the late queen's words. i mean, after that we heed the late queen's words . i mean, after all, it that we heed the late queen's words. i mean, after all, it is just nasty to remove the protection of this family. prince harry didn't ask to be born into t

carole malone benjamin butterworth and belinda de legend de lucy.o joins to us get stuck into whether the bbc licence fee should go up. this is patrick christys tonight and . and we're live. get the emails coming in gbviews@gbnews.com has mass migration made britain better or worse at gb news on twitter we get stuck into that after your headunes. headlines. >> patrick thank you and good evening to you. well, let's bnng evening to you. well, let's bring you some breaking news that's come to us in last that's come to us in the last half hour or so. mps have voted in the house commons tonight in the house of commons tonight at 246 to 242, narrowly in favour of establishing a new body to help compensate infected blood victims from the 70s and 80s, a cheer rang out as the government was narrowly defeated by just four votes to help thousands of people who contracted hiv and hepatitis. having been given contaminated blood products in the 70s and 80s, the department of health saying it was sympathetic to the strength of feeling, but weighed up it wouldn't b

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

grimes along with albie amankona beunda grimes along with albie amankona belinda de lucy, benjamin butterworthant your bends to have houses, reduce mass migrate an suella was wrong about many things, but she was right to talk about the values of migrants crossing the channel. >> it's time to celebrate the stiff upper lip after nigel farage demonstrates it so well in the jungle. >> last night. >> last night. >> why? i agree with her late majesty, we must pay for the security of harry and meghan. and why it's time to end the covid inquiry farce once and for all. >> it's 7 pm. and this is the. saturday five. >> welcome to the saturday five. now, folks. nigel farage might be in the jungle, but it's going to be much more wild in here over the next hour . every week over the next hour. every week join i'll be benjamin and myself along with our guest stars tonight, it's the former brexit party mep belinda de lucy and a new face to the show, the assistant us opinion editor at

i mean, it's charlie rowley and benjamin butterworth are still me, butterworth are still with me, ast is about all about alcohol. it is about saying goodbye to a year that hasn't been that good. let's be honest. we've had some horrible, horrible things happen this year and looking forward to the new yeah and looking forward to the new year. so benjamin, what what are your hopes for the new year? >> well, do you know what? i would turn that question around because i want to answer a different one now. it's just that oh right. >> okay, fine. show. ahead. >> going to say you made >> i was going to say you made a really point about how how really good point about how how you you don't have to you know, you don't have to sound you know, you don't have to souit's you know, you don't have to sou it's reflecting you know, you don't have to souit's reflecting and >> it's about reflecting and looking . and, you know, looking forward. and, you know, this year , my this time last year, my grandmother, who grandmother, the person who raised. had just been raised. yes had just been diagnosed tumou

benjamin butterworth and belinda de lucy. this is patrick christys tonight.overnment did officially take the knee over net migration. they're happy with those net migration figures, 372 to 445,000 people a yeah figures, 372 to 445,000 people a year. manifesto pledge shattered infrastructure shattered gbviews@gbnews.com. get in touch on that at gb news on twitter as well . i will see you the other well. i will see you the other side of the headlines . side of the headlines. >> patrick thank you and good evening to you all. we start this bulletin with some breaking news. we've received the news within the last hour that a british—israeli teenager has been gaza while been killed in gaza while fighting for the israel defence forces. 19 year old binyamin needham died yesterday, having only been in the gaza strip for two days. he was killed in action. the idf had promoted him to the rank of sergeant . after to the rank of sergeant. after his death, israeli media is reporting at the moment he was born in england but moved to israel with his family when he was eight

i'm darren grimes along with albie amankona ben leo, benjamin butterworth and belinda de lucy.t. 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 from being britain's longest running running panel show. and as always, i'm alongside alby and benjamin and we're also joined by the brilliant belinda de lucy . 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.