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mauritius used to own the chagos islands when france ceded them to great britain. they were run by mauritius. but the people of the two island groups, the pa lagos, the people don't have any affinity. what does mauritius say? of course we'll take it but they want to start charging the united states and u.k. 9 billion pounds for a 99-year lease. so we can lease our own military base all because the prime m minister of the united kingdom feels guilty because somebody, some tofu-eating rokorati at the united nations says they're bad people, bad, bad, bad clone yiss -- colonialists. and the prime minister of the united kingdom, he's going along with it. but he says, i'm negotiating with mauritius and the people -- the leader of mauritius just issued a press release. yes, he's negotiating. he's increased the price and he's shortened the lease. you know who is loving all of this? china because china has a close relationship with mauritius. and you know what? it's going to get a lot closer. this is insane. this is cell-deep stupid. this is bone-deep down to the marrow stup

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the government sir keir starmer has strongly defended the government's agreement to hand the chagos islandsf the archipelago in the indian ocean, but lease back the island of diego garcia, which is home to a us and british military base. the prime minister says the deal is essential for national security, and denied reports the cost had jumped from £9 billion to £18 billion. mobile phones and children — millions of parents struggle with a constant fight to stop kids spending all their time staring at the screen. more and more schools have moved to ban them during the day, but now, but her mum has changed her mind and her approach with the younger children. finlay has got a basic phone for simple games and keeping in touch with friends. smartphone bans at school have a limited impact, says today's research. from harmful content. gathers more evidence. in touch with friends. there is a dark world of smartphones, and it doesn't take much for children to start to access really inappropriate content through probably very innocent searches at the time. and then, before they know it, they've actua

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and she says look at the chagos islands. this is the guy we're going to have negotiating for.he likes to give away stuff. and i think that's a fairly compelling argument. the issue against kemi, of course, issue against kemi, of course, is always that she was there the whole time. the tories weren't taking advantage of brexit, except to bring in the boris wave of waves and waves of useless immigration. some would say i wouldn't say something like that, but right wingers say things like that. and also today on twitter, she was getting a little bit of trouble with some friends of ben's because she said that the project of the united kingdom and some were pointing out, we're not a project, we're not america, we're not a propositional nation. >> friends of ben. yeah, i don't i don't really understand. >> his his right wing mates. >> his his right wing mates. >> oh yeah, i've got loads. yeah, yeah. >> they were kicking off. >> they were kicking off. >> their horrible yeah horrible horrible people. >> i don't condone anything they say. >> no i don't. >> no i don't. >> see the point

islands and pay 5's) billion of n " r” ,,. ~ , �* money for a 99 year taxpayer money for a 99 year lease. the times decision to surrender chagosa base which would not be able to continue to operate without this deal. the times had against her already briefed against her saying that is bunk. the us and need no one help they say uk need no one to help they say operate, its long as to operate, its as long as sovereignty is retained. what sovereignty isrretained'. “what you think the response is 7to 7 to be? to be? himself 7 to be? himselfa green likely to be? himself a green beret. , ., beret. we will see what happens _ beret. we will see what happens. we _ beret. we will see what happens. we saw - beret. we will see what i happens. we saw secretary beret. we will see what - happens. we saw secretary rubio weigh— happens. we saw secretary rubio weigh in— happens. we saw secretary rubio weigh in on— happens. we saw secretary rubio weigh in on this. _ happens. we saw secretary rubio weigh in on this. he _ happens. we saw secretary rubio weigh in on this. he said - weigh in on this. he said is that— weigh in on this. he said is that

ownership of the gaza strip, he also locked heads with the leader of the conservative party over the chagos islandsal, warning national security could be put at risk without a deal to give legal certainty over the status of the islands and the strategically important diego garcia military base. >> yesterday we heard the government offered £18 billion for mauritius to take our territory in the chagos islands. this is money that belongs to our children and their children. this is an immoral surrender. so north london lawyers can boast at their dinner parties. mr speaken at their dinner parties. mr speaker, when labour negotiates, we all lose. sometimes they don't even bother. >> this is a military base that is vital to our national security and to national security. a number of years ago, the legal certainty of that base was thrown into doubt. and let me. mr speaker, let me be clear, and i will pick my words carefully. without legal certainty, the base cannot operate in practical terms as it should. that is bad for our national security, and it is a gift to our adversaries that some within the party

yesterday we heard the government offered £18 billion for mauritius to take our territory in the chagos islands >> this is a military base that. is vital to our national security. >> starmer refuses to deny giving £18 billion to mauritius over chagos. but. >> but now. but it cannot be. and i'm sure president trump will tell him under no situation. >> i'm we have a world exclusive for you. trump will block chagos, says his former right hand man. and. bristol university is forcing students to go vegan. is this fair? plus. >> i don't even know what all of this stuff means, but it's signed for her. >> meghan markle is slammed for using the wildfires to prove how many celebrity friends she has, and you won't believe the latest on this monster. >> are we good, mate? it's time. >> are we good, mate? it's time. >> also tonight. >> also tonight. >> we want to bear down properly on the non—dom tax status. >> closing the tax loopholes that are currently left there by the conservatives in their non—dom arrangements. >> labour have committed to getting rid of the non—dom tax status. >> rachel reeves appears

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island drama. no, it's not casa amour. it's chagos chaos. the pm's tangled in a web of personal connections, stirring up a storm over this botched deal up a storm over this botched deal. i'll be telling you all the latest on that, and. >> it's amazing to us to welcome us, even though we are from great britain. >> labour's attorney general, the chief legal adviser in the country, has said that the british empire is deeply racist and that your children should be made to learn about the empire's legacy of violence. also. >> there is no justification for cancelling these elections whatsoever other than sheer cowardice of what reform might do to them in those campaigns. >> reform councillor oliver freeston was gagged by a council watchdog. why.7 well, freeston was gagged by a council watchdog. why? well, he joins us to expose the truth and weigh in on the growing buzz around a potential tory reform coalition. plus. >> change begins now. >> change begins now. >> cabinet chaos well, starmer warns ministers to disrupt or be disrupted. that's as labo

and the chagos islands, why on earth are we considering sending £18 billion, apparently, to somewherethat we already own? you tell me. and nigel farage says that cancelled local elections are a one way ticket to a dictatorship. do you agree? >> with. >> with. >> keeping me company tonight? a new face of the panel. we've got patrick o'flynn, the political commentator and columnist, and zoe grindelwald, the political journalist and broadcaster. but before we get stuck in, let's cross live for your 6:00 news headlines. >> michelle. thank you. i'm katie bowen. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. the governments counter—terrorism prevent programme, prematurely closed cases into southport killer axel rudakubana. that's according to the prevent learning review published this afternoon, outlining the findings in the house of commons, security minister dan jarvis has told mps that the government has begun an internal review of the prevent thresholds and has accepted all 14 recommendations for improvements in the prevent learning review. the review found that there were 15 con

. >> and sir keir starmer is to push ahead with his deal to cede sovereignty of the chagos islands. is, according to the prime minister of mauritius, amid reports the new terms on the indian ocean archipelago have been agreed. the pm is currently hosting his danish counterpart this evening, where they are expected to discuss european security and migration. the meeting comes amid a diplomatic row between denmark and the united states over donald trump's claims he wants to acquire greenland. the donald trump, incidentally, may still veto sir keir starmer's controversial plans to hand the chagos islands over to mauritius. those are the latest gb news headlines. more from me just after 9:00. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> welcome back to state of the nation. is nigel farage. the new and improved roy jenkins? is he breaking the mould of british politics in the way the sdp tried to 40 years ago? certainly the two party system is under strain, with a new yougov poll showing reform in t

he said as security minister, i saw the advice on the chagos islands deal.is explanation is nonsense. now he, supported by former government official who also shut down the government's argument. they said the foreign office is worried that it would make us look bad if we lost the case to try and keep the territory. they said to the global south we would look like colonisers again, and that the government are scrambling for a justification for giving away up to £9 billion, and that this telecoms issue could be solved for a fraction of that cost. there you go. this isn't diplomacy, is it? it's a lefty lawyer coup. the prime minister seems to be compromised, tangled up in a bias due to his personal relationships and perceived loyalties to mauritian legal networks. and what's the apparent goal here? i think it's to sell him as some anti—colonialist hero. a man who sacrifices british sovereignty while uk taxpayers get fleeced for billions under the thin guise of reparations. but that being said, let's get the thought of my panel. we've got political consultant s

deal today over the chagos islands deal.servative party leader challenged sir keir starmer on the money being spent, accusing labour of spending money that belongs to our children and their children, labelling it an immoral surrender. the prime minister hit back by arguing that legal certainty was needed over the status of the islands and the strategically important diego garcia military base. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's time for headliners. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you katie. hello and welcome to headliners, your first look at tomorrow's top stories. >> with three. >> with three. >> comedians or two comedians and a magician comedian, a funny magician as. >> well a child and i'm a commentator competition. >> i'm the only one who. >> i'm the only one who. >> does stand up anymore. i'm too busy here. >> oh, well, let's see if we can bnng >> oh, well, let's see if we can bring it all together

badenoch should ask about it, because i think she should ask about why they're giving away the chagos islandsor £18 billion, which we own. >> yeah, i mean, there's so much that she can go after, isn't there, as there is every single week at the moment, because so many things are going wrong. i don't know how she'll handle reform taking them over in the polls. she can't really say that ehhen polls. she can't really say that either, can she.7 >> either, can she? >> here we go. this is prime minister's questions. now . we're minister's questions. now. we're handing over now to. >> question number one. mr speaken >> prime minister. >> prime minister. >> thank you, mr speaker. i know the whole house will be appalled by the death of a young boy in sheffield on monday. our hearts go out to his family and his loved ones. knife crime blights our communities, and we redouble every step to ensure that young people are kept safe. mr speaken people are kept safe. mr speaker, on monday i met other european leaders in brussels to discuss vitally important focus on security and defence in a volatile world. i

minister of mauritius that it faces paying more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the chagos islandsber, the uk announced it would hand over sovereignty of the islands to mauritius, but maintain a 99 year lease over the uk us military airbase on the largest island, diego garcia. the times previously suggested the payments by the uk government to mauritius could effectively double from £9 billion to 18 billion, but this has been denied by the uk foreign office, who said the figures being quoted were inaccurate and misleading. shadow foreign secretary dame priti patel told gb news the deal is a huge national security risk. >> over the last four months, we cannot forget the fact that starmer's government had been trying to railroad this deal through while joe biden was in the white house and before president trump was inaugurated, because they knew that the americans would run the slide rule over this terrible deal and questioned the whole issue of national security. we know that the mauritians have closer relations and links with china. there's no guarantee that the chinese will not ac

. £18 billion, that's what they're going to send them just to hand over the chagos islands.obert jenrick will be live on this show very shortly. but on my panel tonight is columnist and broadcaster esther krakue, gb news presenter alex armstrong and journalist jonathan lewis. oh, and what on earth is going on on this plane? >> oh come on, i got. >> remain seated until further notice. >> get ready britain, here we go. has keir starmer been a very naughty boy? next. >> i thank you very much, patrick. and a good evening to you. our top stories. around ten people have been killed after a shooting at an adult education centre in sweden. a warning viewers may find the following footage distressing. >> oh my god, oh my god. >> oh my god, oh my god. >> the shooting took place at campus ribarska in the central city of orebro, which is attended by students aged 20 and above. this footage shows some pupils hiding under their desks while the attack took place well. police say the male perpetrator is amongst the dead. his identity and age are unknown andindeed his identity and age are un

minister locked heads with kemi badenoch in prime minister's questions this lunchtime over the chagos islandsl. the conservative party leader challenged sir keir starmer on the money being spent, accusing labour of spending money that belongs to our children and their children, labelling it an immoral surrender. the prime minister hit back by arguing that legal certainty was needed over the status of the islands and the strategically important diego garcia military base. metropolitan police sources have told gb news that no action will be taken over allegations that sir keir starmer broke covid lockdown rules in 2020 by meeting with a voice coach. a metropolitan police spokesman said in a statement the specific legislation that would be used by police forces dealing with alleged offences during covid has a three year deadline for initiating proceedings, as this alleged incident falls outside of this time frame, no action will be taken, just a brief breaking line coming out of the white house this evening. us president donald trump has not committed to putting us troops on the ground in gaza a

minister locked heads with kemi badenoch in prime minister's questions this lunchtime over the chagos islandshe conservative party leader challenged sir keir starmer on the money being spent, accusing labour of spending money that belongs to our children and their children, labelling it an immoral surrender. the prime minister hit back by arguing that legal certainty was needed over the status of the islands and the strategically important diego garcia military base. metropolitan police sources have told gb news that no action will be taken over allegations that sir keir starmer broke covid lockdown rules in 2020 by meeting with a voice coach. a metropolitan police spokesman said in a statement the specific legislation that would be used by police forces dealing with alleged offences during covid has a three year deadline for initiating proceedings, as this alleged incident falls outside of this timeframe, no action will be taken. and finally, his majesty the king has visited the poush majesty the king has visited the polish social and cultural association today, viewing a newly opened art ex

. >> and why is the government so desperate to give up these chagos islands and give away up to £18 billionof our money to mauritius? well, new reports suggest the bizarre decision could all come down to a satellite communications system. we'll reveal. >> all and the conservative leader. kemi badenoch has vowed to ban migrants who claim benefits from becoming british citizens. but is it enough to win back votes from the reform party? >> and the government has plans to make it easier than ever for new nuclear power plants to be built as they rush to avoid net zero blackouts? previously, just eight sites in the uk were allowed to host nuclear power stations. now, could one be coming to your backyard. and could greggs become the new favourite? not only for sausage rolls but burgers too? we've sent our intrepid reporter out to try the new recipe. some breaking news for you to start the show. the bank of england has announced that interest rates have been cut. yes, they're down from 4.75% to 4.5%. >> well, there you go. that's what the experts were saying would happen. i thought maybe they'd be

. >> the prime minister is accused of giving in to mauritius to push the chagos islands deal through.hat's despite president trump's reservations. >> we'll take over the gaza strip, and we will do a job with it, too. we'll own it. >> that's donald trump's gaza takeover as the president shocks onlookers as he announces an ambitious plan to forever change the middle east. >> watch out for scammers. turns out most tech owning teens have been targeted by scam messages. is it time to set an age limit on owning a phone? >> all of you. my name is catherine and i'm going to come on your school trip today. >> and the princess of wales delights schoolchildren as she joins them on a very special toun >> and in sport this morning, arsenal will try to overturn a two goal deficit at newcastle in the carabao cup semi—final second leg tonight. there have been 13 var errors in the premier league, only 13 this season so far and in tennis, one double grand slam winner retires as our one off grand slam winner. guess who that is? loses again. >> at long last, i bring news of sunny skies for virtually all

she not for a briefing on the has not asked for a briefing on the chagos islands.s it will be of our energy supply for many part of our energy supply for many years to come. we have been absolutely clear about that. but we are going through a transition. it absolutely clear about that. but we are going through a t that tion. it absolutely clear about that. but we are going through a t that transition is important because that transition to renewable energy will give us a lower energy security, take lower bills, energy security, take putin's foot of our throat and is for national mr this is weak speaker, this is a weak answer because he doesn't know what is on. last week, i asked about 5—§= bill, he didn�*t know the employment bill, he didn't know what on. we asked about what was going on. we asked about the education he didn't know was on. let me tell him what was going on. let me tell him what was going on. let me tell him what is going on. maybe he can lgiglat isgoingomfifi�*laybe be can some lgiglatisgoi'ng'ongfi�*laybe be can some questions. shell has answer some