this was what the shadow home secretary, chris philp, told us this morning about their plans for a lowere's no way that can be circumvented, i and we would set that out in law. _ in terms of numbers, - we haven't set a number yet, but we're working on that at the moment. - broadly speaking, it will be . far, far lower than the figures that were published a couple of weeks ago _ and it will also be far, - far lower than the 0br forecast accompanying the budget. that was 350,000 per year. interestingly, keir starmer- and yvette cooper have refused to set out a cap at all. so there's a big difference | there between the parties. so, interesting. that's a sort of new thing there. it's not a specific target, but the tories will set a cap for migration of lower than 300,000, which is what the government's official number crunchers were already forecasting for, i think, 2028. yeah, i mean, the argument is now if we are talking about reform, nigel farage has said we've got to leave the european convention on human rights, and once we've done that, we can deport people. so that's a very carnivo

but chris philp, the shadow minister, this is what he said this morning.now, whether the rwanda scheme is still available in five years time, we'll have to see. but certainly a deterrent scheme like that, where if somebody crosses the channel dangerously, illegally and unnecessarily, unnecessarily because france is safe, they will rapidly be removed somewhere else, would simply stop issuing visas when the cap was reached. so there's no way that can be circumvented. and we would set that out in law. in terms of numbers, we haven't set a number yet, but we're working on that at the moment. but it will be far. speaking broadly speaking, it will be far, far lower than the figures that were published a couple of weeks ago. and it will also be far, far lower than the 0br forecast accompanying the budget. that was 350,000 per year. interestingly, keir starmer and yvette cooper have refused to set out a cap at all. so there's a big difference there between the parties. that cap he's talking about there is on overall immigration to the country. so visas that are is

is a scheme that cost £700 million, no false returns were sent at all before the election, but chris philpresurrect a deterrent scheme, whether the rwanda scherne — scheme, whether the rwanda scheme is available in five years' _ scheme is available in five years' time we will see, but a deterrence team like that, where _ deterrence team like that, where if _ deterrence team like that, where if somebody crosses the channel. — where if somebody crosses the channel, dangerously and illegally and unnecessarily because france is safe, they will rapidly be removed somewhere else. stop issuing visas — somewhere else. stop issuing visas when the cap was reached, there _ visas when the cap was reached, there is— visas when the cap was reached, there is no— visas when the cap was reached, there is no way that can be circumvented, we would set that out in _ circumvented, we would set that out in law — circumvented, we would set that out in law. we have not set out a number— out in law. we have not set out a number yet, out in law. we have not set out a numberyet, we are out in law. we have not set ou

shadow home secretary chris philp has blamed sir keir starmer for scrapping conservative measures likehe rwanda plan, saying that labour's approach is an insult to the british people. the prime minister, though, has promised to smash the gangs. but that comes as more than 22,000 people have so far arrived since he took office, up 25% on last yeah took office, up 25% on last year. those are the latest headunes year. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in an hour 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. >> hello and welcome to headliners, your first look at tomorrow's top stories with three comedians. before we dive in, let's have a look at tomorrow's front pages. we can start with the mail on sunday. kemi's fury at tv chiefs favouring farage. more on that later. i imagine sunday express uk's £4 million pledge to find putin's cruel war criminals, the observer patients at risk as nhs urgent repair costs triple in decade. the sunday telegraph has families face £8,000 new year

we're joined now by the shadow home secretary chris philp. good morning.pected to be talking about today? well, from what i can see this — talking about today? well, from what i can see this as _ talking about today? well, from what i can see this as a _ talking about today? well, from what i can see this as a desperate - i can see this as a desperate attempt _ i can see this as a desperate attempt to relaunch for a government that has— attempt to relaunch for a government that has already got itself into huge — that has already got itself into huge trouble in its first five months _ huge trouble in its first five months. keir starmer's approval ratings _ months. keir starmer's approval ratings are — months. keir starmer's approval ratings are in free fall, down at -32% _ ratings are in free fall, down at —32% because of all of the broken promises — —32% because of all of the broken promises on tax which are going to punish _ promises on tax which are going to punish business and cause job losses as we've _ punish business and cause job losses as we've hea

but shadow home secretary chris philp claims the rwanda scheme would have been an effective deterrentif allowed to go ahead . deterrent if allowed to go ahead. >> the labour government, after it was elected , cancelled. they it was elected, cancelled. they cancelled that deterrent. they cancelled that deterrent. they cancelled that deterrent. they cancelled that rwanda deterrent before it had even started and had that flight taken off as planned. we would not have seen the 64% increase that we have seen since the election. exactly as the national crime agency foresaw. but it's not just me. it's not just the national crime agency. even ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission, has called for european member states to travel disruption could be >> travel disruption could be on the way with met office warning, icy stretches and some dense freezing fog this week. temperatures could plunge to as low as minus l degrees —eight degrees celsius after a pretty mild weekend , with tonight mild weekend, with tonight expected to be the coldest night of the week. parts of scot

but shadow home secretary chris philp claims the rwanda scheme would have been an effective deterrentwas allowed to go ahead the labour government, after it was elected , cancelled. after it was elected, cancelled. >> they cancelled that deterrent . >> they cancelled that deterrent. they cancelled that rwanda deterrent before it had even started and had that flight taken off as planned, we would not have seen these 64% increase that we have seen since the election , exactly as the election, exactly as the national crime agency foresaw. but it's not just me. it's not just the national crime agency. even ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission, has called for european member states to implement an offshore processing scheme . scheme. >> now, gregg wallace has apologised for any offence that he caused after posting a video saying complaints about his behaviour came from a handful of middle class women of a certain age. downing street has labelled the comments as inappropriate and misogynistic, and culture secretary lisa nandy has raised the issue with bbc bosses. t

shadow home secretary chris philp has blamed sir keir starmer for scrapping conservative measures likeanda plan, saying that labour's approach is an insult to the british people. the prime minister, though, has promised to smash the gangs. but that comes as more than 22,000 people have so far arrived since he took office, up 25% on last yeah took office, up 25% on last year. us president elect donald trump has made a last minute plea to the supreme court to delay an upcoming nationwide tiktok ban while he works on a political resolution. congress had passed a law earlier this year banning the popular video sharing app. as of january the 19th, if it's not sold by its chinese parent company bytedance, by that date, us officials and lawmakers had accused bytedance of being unked accused bytedance of being linked to the chinese government, which the firm denies. and would you believe? easter eggs are already hitting the supermarket shelves before even new year's eve, spotted in stores like tesco, morrisons and sainsbury's, customers have taken to social media to share their surprise, with

the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. in other news, tony blair's labour government pushed on with plans to open uk borders to eastern europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers. that's according to newly released official files . the released official files. the national archives has published cabinet office files from 2003 to 2004, when tony blair was prime minister. the documents revealed the issue of immigration was top of the agenda, with senior ministers urging the then prime minister to delay granting employment rights to eastern and central european workers. when the eu expanded in 2004. but mr blair's government went ahead with the plans despite the warnings, and johnnie walker has been described as a broadcasting legend following his death, aged 79. it comes two months after the radio presenter called time on his 58 year career because of ill health. dj bob harris, who took over bbc radio two sounds of the 70s s

the shadow home secretary, chris philp, doesn't think so, saying the plans don't go far enough. >> and we've got him on the programme a little bit later on, so we'll try and find out what his suggestion would be on all of this, but let's get the views in the meantime of our political correspondent katherine forster, who joins us from westminster. good morning to you, catherine. this is going to be something that the government will be really pleased to be rolling out . really pleased to be rolling out. >> yes, indeed. they'll be making a lot of noise about this today because of course, they came in. they scrapped the rwanda plan, which was supposed to be a deterrent. they haven't set any numbers on migration ehhen set any numbers on migration either. illegal or legal. but they are working on cracking the gangs as they keep saying smash the gangs. and of course, the people coming across the channel have made their way across europe to get there. so this new deal with germany? yes. as you said, they're changing the law to make facilitating people smuggling a specific criminal offence. i

. >> well, shadow home secretary chris philp, they're biting back. can any of our political parties reduce net migration numbers .7 migration numbers? >> and the bbc is saying that they won't take down programmes featuring the masterchef star gregg wallace, as number 10 wades in condemning his response to allegations as misogynistic . to allegations as misogynistic. >> and i think this might get you going. losing our marbles. well, the pm meets with his greek counterpart today. is he about to return the elgin marbles and junk food ads will be banned from tv before 9:00, in an attempt to prevent 20,000 cases of childhood obesity. >> is that really the best they can do ? can do? >> three. two one. >> he worked nervous moment there . there. >> what's more, would inbev him or the tree if you were listening on the radio? >> that was sir keir starmer turning on the christmas lights. and he said nervous moment. there because he knows what we know. it's broken britain and nothing normally works. whether you go and get a train, whether you go and get a train,

but shadow home secretary chris philp claims the rwanda plan would have been an effective deterrent ifallowed to go ahead. >> the labour government, after it was elected, cancelled. they cancelled that deterrent. they cancelled that deterrent. they cancelled 18 members of a major organised crime group have been convicted for their part in smuggling billions of pounds worth of illegal drugs into the uk. >> the case, which is the biggest ever drugs investigation into the country, also resulted into the country, also resulted in the longest running criminal trial in british legal history. the convictions in that trial can only now be revealed after the conclusion of a second unked the conclusion of a second linked court case. now, gregg wallace has apologised for any offence that he caused after posting a video saying complaints about his behaviour came from a handful of middle class women of a certain age. downing street has labelled the comments as inappropriate and misogynistic , and the culture misogynistic, and the culture secretary, lisa nandy, has raised the issue with bbc bosses.

but shadow home secretary chris philp claims the rwanda scheme would have been an effective deterrentlowed to go ahead. >> the labour government, after it was elected, cancelled. they cancelled that deterrent, they cancelled that deterrent, they cancelled that deterrent, they cancelled that rwanda deterrent before it had even started and had that flight taken off as planned. we would not have seen these 64% increase that we have seen since the election, exactly as the national crime agency foresaw. but it's not just me. it's not just the national crime agency. even ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission, has called for european member states to implement an offshore processing scheme . scheme. >> now, gregg wallace has apologised for any offence that he caused after posting a video saying complaints about his behaviour came from a handful of middle class women of a certain age. downing street has labelled the comments as inappropriate and misogynistic, and culture secretary lisa nandy has raised the issue with bbc bosses. the corporation's under fire about clai

the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious.he london mayor was also responsible for rolling out the controversial ulez scheme in greater london, which critics say hit the poorest workers the hardest. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq has said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. nigel farage has delivered his new year's message from blenheim palace, the birthplace of sir winston churchill. in his message to the nation, he speaks about why he jumped back into the political arena, becoming a grandfather, the optimism he has for the country and his belief that reform uk can make britain great again. but he fears we've been let down by previous governments for decades. >> you know the fish rots from the head down. we have been appallingly led in this country now for several decades. we are in societal decline. we are in economic decline. most people are getting poorer. with every year that passes, we're losing any sense of national identity, and we're actually teaching kids at school that people like winston churchill

the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. in other news, tony blair's labour government pushed on with plans to open the uk's borders to eastern europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers. that's according to newly released official files. the national archives has published cabinet office files from 2003 to 2004, when tony blair was prime minister. the documents revealed the issue of immigration was at the top of the agenda, with senior ministers urging the then prime minister to delay granting employment rights to eastern and central european workers. when the eu expanded in 2004. but mr blair's government went ahead with the plans despite the warnings. new year's eve revellers in wales are being urged to drink sensibly, while ambulance chiefs have asked people only to call 999 in the case of an emergency to help reduce pressure on services across the country. in wales, the service said there were more than 340 calls waitin

the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious.eanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. truly humbled to receive the honour . as the new year honour. as the new year approaches, britain's farmers are not giving up their fight against the inheritance rate. tonight, farmers all over the country will be lighting beacons showing solidarity with each other. so far, 2430 farmers have pledged to take part and that number is expected to grow. in other news, a woman who died after being set on fire inside a new york subway train has been identified by police as a 57 year old. inaya khawam, who was burned to death while apparently sleeping in a subway car in brooklyn on sunday the 22nd of december. 33 year old sebastian zapata is accused of starting the blaze with a lighter. he allegedly fanned the flames with allegedly fanned the flames with a shirt and then watched the fire grow from a bench outside the subway car. and johnnie walker was has been described as a broadcasting legend following h

shadow home secretary chris philp has blamed sir keir starmer for scrapping conservative measures like rwanda plan, saying that labour's approach is an insult to the british people. the prime minister, though, has promised to smash the gangs. but that comes as more than 22,000 people have so far arrived since he took office, up 25% on last yeah took office, up 25% on last year. those are the latest headunes year. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in an hour. >> 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. >> it's saturday night and you're with the saturday five. i'm darren grimes, and i can promise that you're in for another very lively hour. we usually run a segment in this show called ask the five, and your contributions recently have been brilliant, so we thought we would honour you tonight, and we'll be answering your questions for a whole hour. so i hope they're ofcom compliant. let's without further ado, ask the five. right? your first question comes from a viewer call

the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. the london mayor was also responsible for rolling out the controversial ulez scheme in greater london, which critics say hit the poorest workers the hardest. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. new zealand has ushered in the new year with a fireworks display in auckland. but as the world prepares to welcome in 2025, severe weather is set to hamper britain's new year's events. the edinburgh hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled due to weather conditions. the met office have issued amber weather warnings as snow, gales and up to five inches of rain are set to batter the uk this new year. two fireworks displays planned for 6 pm. and midnight in newcastle's quayside have been cancelled because of the weather, while blackpool and nonh weather, while blackpool and north yorkshire are also reporting cancellations. meanwhile, city hall in london says they are monitoring weather conditions ahead of the caphaps conditions ahead of the ca

but shadow home secretary chris philp claims the rwanda scheme would have been an effective deterrent allowed to go ahead . deterrent if allowed to go ahead. >> the labour government, after it was elected , cancelled. they it was elected, cancelled. they cancelled that deterrent. they cancelled that deterrent. they cancelled that deterrent. they cancelled that rwanda deterrent before it had even started and had that flight taken off as planned. we would not have seen the 64% increase that we have seen since the election. exactly as the national crime agency foresaw. but it's not just me. it's not just the national crime agency. even ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission, has called for european member states to implement an offshore processing scheme . scheme. >> now, greg wallace has apologised for any offence that he caused after posting a video saying complaints about his behaviour came from a handful of middle class women of a certain age. downing street has labelled the comments as inappropriate and misogynistic, and culture secretary lisa nandy has raise

shadow home secretary chris philp has blamed sir keir starmer for scrapping conservative measures likehe rwanda plan, saying that labour's approach is an insult to the british people. the prime minister, though, has promised to smash the gangs. but that comes as more than 22,000 people have so far arrived since he took office, up 25% on last yeah took office, up 25% on last year. those are the latest headunes year. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in an hour. >> 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. >> hello, very good evening. thank you for your company. we all know the story by now, don't we? reform say they've overtaken the tories for paying members, while kemi badenoch accused nigel farage of rigging the figures for which he wants an apology for. it appears an apology for. it appears an apology is indeed due after sky news, the spectator, the daily telegraph and financial times all independently verified reform data yesterday to suggest badenoch was indeed wide o

her opposite number, chris philp, the shadow home secretary's with us live, after his party failed to stop the boats. and scary future, fantastic opportunity or both? artificial intelligence is here to stay — the chair of one of the new tech super—giants says it will change the world. openair is a mission—driven company, and our mission is to ensure that our official general intelligence benefits all of humanity. forget the future for a sec, we'll revel in the recent past. in our last show of 2024, we'll take a look back at this lot�*s antics, and the huge changes the last 12 months have brought. still standing at the end of a crazy year, andy burnham, labour mayor of greater manchester, broadcaster susanna reid and james reed, chairman and ceo of the reed group. a warm welcome to you all. morning. let's start by looking at what's making the news this morning. the sunday times and sunday telegraph both splash with more claims about china and spying, notjust prince andrew but prime ministers caught up in it now. and picutres, of course, of chris mccausland winning the strictly final la

shadow home seceretary chris philp says the announcement is a desperate attempted re—launch for a governmentt i understand of their announcement coming later is that they're going to announce 13,000 officers. but when you look at it, that is again unsurprisingly for this labour government completely dishonest, because only 3,000 of those are actually new. some of them are being transferred from somewhere else, scotland are pcsos with no powers of arrest. so less than a quarter of the officers that keir starmer is going to announce are actually new. and the government are not giving police forces enough money to actually fund those officers — they're telling them to hire them without giving them all of the money needed. let's speak to our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. because they have gone, and thatis because they have gone, and that is why 1525 00:13:39,0

the daily telegraph leads on comments from conservative chris philp about sadiq khan's knighthood.x. the sun focuses on liam payne and the five people charged in connection with his death. the story quotes a friend of the 3i—year—old's family, who said it had been a "very difficult christmas" and "they now just want justice for their son". the daily mail's front page features a story about the theft ofjewellery and other high—value items worth more than £10 million from a home in north london. inside, we have different stories. you spotted one about snacks. everybody�*s favourite to talk about snacks. the star has a scientific survey being done by a professor, at the university college in london. he has tested the strength of crisps for dipping and discovered that tyrells ridged can carry 600 grams of dip, more than half a kilo of dip. that is my kind of crisp. before it snaps. dorito, 236 before they snap. what would be your dip of choice? now i know that, dip away. sour cream. for chunky crisps. everything. a bit of cranberry sauce left over. and crisps? absolutely. we remember p

shadow home secretary chris philp, and reform uk leader nigel farage have said the man should be namedinion as a consultation on plans for a new one in north east wales closes this evening. those in favour say it could protect rural areas, but some are concerned it could result in an overload of tourists. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith has more. a natural playground for everyone to enjoy. the river dee winds its way around northeast wales and right through what could become britain's 16th national park in 2026. forjason, who runs an adventure company, the idea is enticing. but there are worries. i suppose the scary thing for us is that if then restrictions come with that, does it then stop kind of growth of little businesses like ours and expansion and stuff like that? or would it help? the park would cover 555 square miles, from the coast in the north to forests and lakes in the south. right at the centre of it all is llangollen, beautiful all year round, but overloaded in summer. so at the moment we see there's lots of litter left lying around after all of these visitors come