not that long ago, dan carden.mp andy burnham and others breaking rank with keir starmer over this national inquiry issue. but specifically on wes's comments. is this not a throwback to the exact same rhetoric that tony blair and others allegedly used to start this whole scandal in the first place? >> i don't think so. i think it's a different issue. i think he's seeing it in the light of the of the riots last summer. and the trouble is, people will seize on facts and so that everybody will be painted with the same brush. and i can understand if his constituents, who are of pakistani or asian origin. you know, people will look at them. you know, all any pakistani man, you will look at just getting on a tube, looking at a pakistani man. are you a rapist? are you a somebody who's part of a grooming gang? so i think he's just saying, let's put the brakes on slightly. i don't think he's he's trying to literally whitewash it, but, you know, you have to you have to remember that this is a this is a dreadful tragedy. it's

because dan carden had, i think, called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs, which obviously leadership's position. and last week, elon musk spent this day talking about how rupert lowe should be the leader of reform. i mean, it isjust utterly surreal that elon musk knows who rupert lowe or dan carden, let alone cares. and i think that's surrealness is kind of still there in how people in westminster are discussing how to deal with it. so, you know, it is an issue. very interesting front page in the mail on sunday today, claiming or reporting claims that dominic cummings might be involved in all of this. i mean, obviously the two of them have things that they'd agree on when it comes to sort of science and government waste — before you even get to what's going on in the uk and who governs the uk. so it's definitely a person we're going to talk about again and again in 2025, whether people like it or not. and i think you're right, henry, also to say how surreal it is, you know, we shouldn't alljust be like boiled frogs and think this is normal, right? we said this last week —

because dan carden had, ithink, called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs, which obviously isership's position. and last week, elon musk spent this day talking about how rupert lowe should be the leader of reform. i mean, it isjust utterly surreal that elon musk knows who rupert lowe or dan carden are, let alone cares. and i think that's surrealness is kind of still there in how people in westminster are discussing how to deal with it. so, you know, it is an issue. very interesting front page in the mail on sunday today, claiming or reporting claims that dominic cummings might be involved in all of this. i mean, obviously the two of them have things that they'd agree on when it comes to sort of science _ and government waste, before you even get to what's going on in the uk and who governs the uk. so it's definitely a person we're going to talk about again and again in 2025, whether people like it or not. and i think you're right, henry, also to say how surreal it is, you know, we shouldn't alljust be like boiled frogs and think this is normal, right? we said this last week —

that's now as labour mp dan carden has broken ranks from sir keir starmer, joining andy burnham in his calls for a national inquiry into the scandal. fury over grooming gangs has reignited in recent weeks after labour blocked a national inquiry, backed by kemi badenoch and elon musk. however, science secretary peter kyle told gb news labour are dedicated to making a change for victims bill that we introduced into parliament this week. >> the child welfare bill had as its central commitment, multi—agency co—operation. for fact we would deliver it and the conservatives tried to stop it. now, we didn't just introduce this on the back of a national debate. this happened in the last fortnight. we planned this bill in opposition. we have been drafting it in government. we implemented it last week. there are things we are doing and actions we are taking, and we will continue to do so and deliver for those victims. >> in other news, the chancellor will lead a new drive to tackle waste and inefficiency across the public sector in an attempt to get back on the front foot after a week of turmoil

that's now as labour mp dan carden has broken ranks from sir keir starmer, joining manchester mayor andy burnham in his calls for a national inquiry into the scandal. an off duty policewoman who was killed by a lorry as she helped at the scene of a crash, epitomises the very best of british policing, a senior officer has said. pc rosie prior was standing on the verge of the a19 at bagby, near thirsk, with the driver and passenger of one of the cars involved when the lorry collided with them yesterday morning. miss prior and a 41 year old man, ryan welford, from knaresborough, both died at the scene. the 65 year old lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. he has been released under investigation. a teenage boy who was a passenger in mr wilford's car is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. the uk health security agency has extended its cold weather health alert for all of england until tuesday. amber alerts will now run until january the 14th, meaning a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, is li

that's now as labour mp dan carden has broken ranks from sir keir starmer, joining andy burnham in hisalls for a national inquiry into the scandal. fury over grooming gangs has reignited in recent weeks after labour blocked a national inquiry, backed by kemi badenoch and tech billionaire elon musk. science secretary peter kyle told gb news earlier today labour are dedicated to making a change for victims bill that we introduced into parliament this week. >> the child welfare bill had as its central commitment, multi—agency co—operation. for fact we would deliver it and the conservatives tried to stop it. now, we didn't just introduce this on the back of a national debate. this happened in the last fortnight. we planned this bill in opposition. we have been drafting it in government. we implemented it last week. there are things we are doing and actions we are taking, and we will continue to do so and deliver for those victims. >> the uk health security agency has extended its cold weather health alert for all of england until tuesday. amber alerts will now run until january the 14th, m

meanwhile, labour mp for liverpool walton, dan carden, has called for a national inquiry, the first from the party to break ranks, urging sir keir starmer to use the full power of the state to deliver justice in germany. the afd has nominated co—leader alice weidel as chancellor candidate at a congress live streamed on elon musk's social media platform x, she promised to close the borders and abandon eu. eu climate policy, pledging to tear down windmills of shame. earlier, protesters clashed with delegates attending the congress in risor, the right leaning alternative for germany is polling at second ahead of the country's election in february. ukraine says its troops have taken two north korean soldiers prisoner in the kursk region. writing on x, president volodymyr zelenskyy said the wounded men who are fighting alongside russian forces are being treated and transported to kyiv, where journalists will be able to speak with them. some 10,000 north koreans are believed to be supporting putin's armies in the defence of russia. after ukraine's surprise incursion into its territory earlier

news that the inquiry chose to prioritise the voices of officials over survivors, while labour mp dan carden has become the latest mp to break ranks with the prime minister to call for a grooming gangs inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. a government spokesperson from the home office issued the following statement. no child should ever suffer sexual abuse or exploitation, and it's paramount that we do more to protect vulnerable children, which is why we are working at pace, they say across government to drive forward real action. in other news, the government will mainline ai into the veins of the uk, with plans being unveiled today by sir keir starmer. the prime minister is set to promise investment, jobs and economic growth due to a boom in the sector. it comes as his government battles against allegations they are mismanaging the economy. the government's announcement claims that if ai is fully embraced, it could bnng is fully embraced, it could bring £47 billion to the economy every year. and it says that £14 billion is set to be

over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for an inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. meanwhile, sir keir starmer says he's completely confident in his team, with his spokesman saying this afternoon that rachel reeves will stay on as chancellor until the next general election following turmoil in the markets. the pm's official spokesman added that sir keir starmer has full confidence in rachel reeves, and he will be working with her for the whole of the parliament. in the whole of the parliament. in the past week, there's been a drop in the pound and an increase in borrowing costs, with downing street saying nothing is off the table as government departments consider where to cut spending. ms reeves has been in china bolstering ties with the nation, which senior cabinet minister pat mcfadden has today said was in the national interest. shadow business secretary andrew griffith said that the chancellor failed to make some vital decisions in her budget. the prime minister says

dan carden, the mp for liverpool walton, urged sir keir starmer to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. speaking to the liverpool echo newspaper, he called it shocking that crimes may have been covered up to avoid confronting racial or cultural issues, adding calls for an inquiry were not an obsession of the far right. urging others in the party to speak out. meanwhile, nigel farage has repeated a pledge that reform uk will pay for an inquiry into the grooming scandal if the government continues to reject calls. speaking at the party's north west conference in chester, reform's leader renewed calls for a national inquiry while criticising division in the uk of living in two tier britain. >> had enough of two tier policing, had enough of two tier justice, had enough of us all being divided up. >> well, that speech comes as ten reform derbyshire councillors leave the party over the leadership of nigel farage. meanwhile, the health secretary has warned the use of inflammatory language over grooming gangs risks vilifying entire communities. in germany, the afd party has nom

it comes as over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer toall for an inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. to use the full power of the state to deliverjustice. we'll state to deliver justice. we'll bnng state to deliver justice. we'll bring you more on that as we get it. >> the prime minister says ai is a force for change that will transform the lives of working people for the better. >> sir keir starmer promised investment, jobs, investment, jobs and economic growth due to a boom in the sector, he said in a boom in the sector, he said in a speech this afternoon. it comes as his government battles against allegations that they're mismanaging the economy. the government's announcement claims that if ai is fully embraced, it could bring £47 billion to the economy every year. and it says that £14 billion is set to be invested by the private sector, bringing around 13,000 jobs. sir keir starmer added that al is a chance to turbocharge growth. >> so if you're sitting around the kitchen tabl

over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for an inquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. officials in los angeles said at a press conference today that severe fire weather conditions will continue until wednesday. la mayor karen bass said that close to hurricane force winds have been predicted. at least 24 people have been killed and thousands evacuated as fires rage on in california. 23 people, all adults, remain missing and more than 92,000 people are currently under evacuation orders, officials have said. la county sheriff robert luna also added that at least 34 people have been arrested. meanwhile, us president elect donald trump has called politicians in california incompetent over their handling of the fires. the prime minister says i is a force for change that will transform the lives of working people for the better. in a speech this afternoon, sir keir starmer promised investment, jobs and economic growth due to a boom in the sector. labour claimed that if ai is fully e

over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for annquiry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. joe biden has delivered a foreign policy speech from the white house a short time ago, saying a gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is on the brink of fruition. the outgoing us president said the deal would also include a surge of aid to palestinians in what was his final foreign policy address. a round of gaza ceasefire talks will be held in doha tomorrow morning to finalise the remaining details of the deal. officials in los angeles said at a press conference today that severe fire weather conditions will continue until wednesday. l.a. mayor karen bass said that close to hurricane force winds have been predicted. at least 24 people have been killed and thousands evacuated as fires rage on in california. 23 people, all adults, remain missing and more than 92,000 people are currently under evacuation orders, officials have said. la county sheriff robert luna also added that at least 34 people have

over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for an. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. officials in los angeles said at a press conference today that severe fire weather conditions will continue until wednesday. l.a. mayor karen bass said that close to hurricane force winds have been predicted. at least 24 people have been killed and thousands evacuated as fires rage on. in california, 23 people, all adults, remain missing and more than 92,000 people are currently under evacuation orders, officials said. la county sheriff robert luna also added that at least 34 people have been arrested. meanwhile, us president elect donald trump has called politicians in california incompetent over their handling of the fires. those are the latest gb news headlines. now, let's go back to jacob 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. whatever little credibility read rach

over the weekend, another labour mp, dan carden, also broke ranks with sir keir starmer to call for anry. he's urging the prime minister to use the full power of the state to deliver justice. to use the full power of the state to deliver justic as fires thousands evacuated as fires rage on in california. 23 people, all adults, remain missing and more than 92,000 people are currently under evacuation orders, officials have said. la county sheriff robert luna also added that at least 34 people have been arrested. meanwhile, us president elect donald trump has called politicians in california incompetent over their handling of the fires. those are the latest gb news headlines. now let's go back to patrick 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. >> good evening and welcome to patrick christys. tonight i'm going to start tonight's show in a very different way. as regular viewers and listeners will know, ihave viewers and listeners will know, i have done a few fundraisers here, and to be very honest

well, that's as labour mp dan carden has broken ranks from sir keir starmer, joining andy burnham inis calls for a national inquiry. >> meanwhile, the chancellor, rachel reeves, has vowed to launch a war on wasted public finances as she ignores the growing calls to resign after borrowing costs reached a 25 year high this week. >> well, as if that wasn't enough, labour faces turmoil elsewhere. tulip siddiq, the mp and niece of the overthrown prime minister of bangladesh, has been forced to refer herself to the ethics watchdog amid claims that the anti—corruption minister lived in properties unked minister lived in properties linked to her ousted aunt. so she's facing claims of corruption. >> but she's referred herself now, which is never a good sign ehheni now, which is never a good sign either, i suppose. but we'll see what happens on that. anyway, we're joined, i think, now by political commentator john oxley. a very good morning to you. john. good morning. yes, there's a lot going on at the moment. i mean, any other government would be feeling the headaches pretty badly, but it see

that's now as labour mp dan carden has broken ranks from sir keir starmer, joining andy burnham in his calls for a national inquiry into the scandal. fury over grooming gangs has reignited in recent weeks after labour blocked a national inquiry, backed by kemi badenoch and tech billionaire elon musk. science secretary peter kyle told gb news this morning that labour are dedicated to making a change for victims bill that we introduced into parliament this week. >> the child welfare bill had as its central commitment, multi—agency co—operation. for fact we would deliver it and the conservatives tried to stop it. now, we didn't just introduce this on the back of a national debate. this happened in the last fortnight. we planned this bill in opposition. we have been drafting it in government. we implemented it last week. there are things we are doing and actions we are taking, and we will continue to do so and deliver for those victims. >> the chancellor will lead a major new drive to tackle waste and inefficiency across the pubuc and inefficiency across the public sector, which will leave