let's go live to the house of commons where we are hearing from david lammy, who is delivering a statement to parliament on the gaza ceasefire.— parliament on the gaza ceasefire. �* ., , ., ceasefire. after months of despair. — ceasefire. after months of despair, there _ ceasefire. after months of despair, there is - ceasefire. after months of despair, there is no - ceasefire. after months of despair, there is no hope. | ceasefire. after months of i despair, there is no hope. a glimmer of light in the darkness, a darkness that had seemed all—consuming since hamas barbaric attack on the 7th of october 2023. i am sure the whole house remembers the agony as we learned the full horror of what happened. the grief as we mourn those who were lost, for the hostage families, the agony has gone on and on. members across the house will have met many of them. including the relatives of british citizens. and i know we have families with us here in the chamber today. i want to pay tribute once again to them for their bravery, humanity and commitment to bring the hostages home. and i invite the house to

. >> yeah, it's humza yousaf accuses david lammy of racism.eption level endgame of leftists. i can't even understand this. but when it comes down to it, something quite bizarre. it's. humza yousaf says it's about him getting on too well with netanyahu and with israel, and says i wouldn't expect david lammy to be posing, smiling with the russian foreign minister or putin. and he ends up saying that european lives are worth more than arab lives, simply do not matter to the same extent as european lives. so i don't know if he just doesn't want to say jewish or if he means the hostages. >> i think he might just be incredibly thick. that's part of it. and also the fact that he sort of the way that he tries to equate israel as russia here, russia invaded ukraine. israel was the country that was invaded by hamas. that's the difference. and humza has got it wrong because david lammy can't be racist, because we all know racism can only be done by white people. i think that's the definition that is used these days. so you've got to if that's the definit

henry, we've also heard from david lammy, who was asked to comment on president—elect donald trump'sve to say about that? well, he was trying to play down the tension, which is apparent here, between the us and many of its nato allies over this. well, presumably all of its nato allies. and i think itjust exemplifies what a challenge it is going to be for the uk government, as it was for previous uk governments from 2017 to 2021, dealing with donald trump, just in terms of responding to things he says day—to—day. it's such a reminder as a result of that press conference the president—elect gave a couple of days ago where he talked about many things besides greenland, but obviously that was one of the most eye—catching, and, you know, the uk government and uk government officials have spent the subsequent couple of days having to respond to them one—by—one. that's while he's president—elect. just wait for 11 days' time when he's president. it's always the case that the us has an outsized role in affecting what happens in the uk and the tone of discussion and the nature of discussion in

let's go live to the house of commons where we are hearing from david lammy, who is delivering a statement the gaza ceasefire. �* ., , ., ceasefire. after months of despair. — ceasefire. after months of despair, there _ ceasefire. after months of despair, there is - ceasefire. after months of despair, there is no i ceasefire. after months of despair, there is no hope. | ceasefire. after months of i despair, there is no hope. a glimmer of light in the darkness, a darkness that had

speaking during a visit to the sudanese border with chad, the foreign secretary, david lammy, said heng with sudan s neighbours and other international players to try and find a solution to the 21—month civil war. the conflict pitting two generals against each other has resulted in the world's largest humanitarian crisis. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has been travelling with mr lammy and sent this report. a long and perilous journey is coming to an end for these families, at least for now. they arrive here weary, but relieved. the british foreign minister was here to see for himself the impact of 21 months of the sudan civil war and speak to those affected by it. the stories are heart—rending — the most horrific things mr lammy says he's ever heard or seen. i just sat with a woman who showed me the burn marks. she had been burnt by soldiers up and down her arms. she had been beaten and she had been raped. this is desperate and we must bring the world's attention to it and bring the suffering to an end. nearly a quarter of a million refugees have sought shelter in adre. the

the british foreign secretary david lammy has released a comment saying that they are extremely saddenedgic news that a british man was amongst those killed during the attack in new orleans and we are supporting the family and are supporting the family and are united with the us against terror threat. that statement is just common in to us from the uk foreign office as it comes from the prince of wales who has also released a statement. this is on the death of his former nanny�*s stepson. 31—year—old edward pettifer from west london was among 1a people killed in the new year's day attack. he was the stepson of alexandra pettifer, previously known as tiggy legge—bourke, who was nanny to prince william and his brother prince harry. prince william said: earlier, buckingham palace announced king charles was "deeply saddened". the bbc understand prince harry has also been told. vigils are taking place in new orleans today for all the victims of the attack.0ur correspondent frances read reports. another victim of what the fbi says was a premeditated and evil act. edward pettifer, from chelsea

we have heard from david lammy who was asked to comment on donald trump's comments about his desire to: was trying to play down the tension, which is apparent here between the us and many of its nato allies over this. and i think itjust exemplifies what a challenge it is going to be for the uk government, as it was for previous uk governments, dealing with donald trump. just in terms of responding to things he says day—to—day. it is such a reminder, as a result of that press conference that the president—elect gave, where he talked about many things besides greenland, and you know the uk government and uk government officials have spent the subsequent couple of days having to respond to them one ijy having to respond to them one by one. that is while he is president—elect. wait until he is president. it is always the case that the us has an outsized role in affecting what happens in the uk and the tone of discussion and the nature of discussion in the uk. but that is clearly going to be turbo charged on january 20th when donald trump swears the oath of office. ~ :, , ., ~ office. we ha

david lammy is expected to offer british help in organising humanitarian efforts during the talks inn the czech republic. eight others were injured in the blast in the northern city of most. it's believed to have been caused by a gas cylinder attached to a portable heater. rescue workers say they evacuated dozens of people as the flames rapidly spread to surrounding buildings. the nobel peace prize winner, malala yousafzai, has urged muslim leaders not to legitimise the taliban government in afghanistan. speaking in islamabad, the campaigner told a summit on girls�* education that the taliban didn't see women as human beings. she called on the muslim world to show true leadership on the issue. ms yousafzai was evacuated from pakistan as a 15—year—old after being shot by the pakistani taliban on her school bus. recognise the taliban regime as perpetrators of gender apartheid. do not legitimise them. do not make compromises on our fate. 0ur reporter, azadeh moshiri, is at the conference in the pakistan capital, and sent this report. the muslim world league and pakistan's education mini

david lammy is expected to offer british help in organising humanitarian efforts during the talks inries and european allies. after doctors found that baby luca's spine wasn't forming properly in the womb, his mum was faced with a remarkable treatment option — effectively giving birth to him twice. he was removed from the womb at 27 weeks for an operation to help reduce his spina bifida. baby luca was then born naturally atjust under nine months. leanne rinnee has the story. meet cheeky little luca. he's just turned two and his favourite thing to do is play peek—a—boo. again! his parents were told early on during pregnancy that luca had spina bifida, which is when a baby's spine and spinal cord doesn't develop properly in the womb. at first, they thought terminating the pregnancy was their best option. 0n the day that we were going to go through with termination, instead, we had a scan and luca's foot was moving and his toes were moving as well, and they brought all the doctors in to have a look which took, for us two, we were just like, why, why were we going to terminate if...? bec

but just going back to what wes streeting said, you know, it's completely tone deaf, as was what david lammyview, he said, oh, i'm fed up of talking about this. basically, i'm paraphrasing. i'm fed up about talking this. ask me about something else. completely tone deaf labour mp dan carden. he's got it right. he's got the tone right. he's recognised what needs to be done and good for him, because it takes a lot of guts to break away from your party. >> it really does. i mean, i sometimes get the impression that people like andy burnham are perhaps, you know, i don't know, doing this for their own political careers. i'm not sure, but but, nina, listen, i think there is a leadership challenge thing going on. >> the thing is another issue. >> the thing is another issue. >> wes streeting trying to balance, you know, people like robert jenrick, who is so nakedly ambitious he could eat himself, quite frankly. but but his rhetoric has been so over the top that you do need other people to say other things to balance. you really do . balance. you really do. >> well. so i was going to ask you, is thi

well, as i say, david lammy has been setting out those details and he's been calling it a significantof the solution to kerb dangerous crossings. >> we can strengthen borders, smash the gangs and get those with no right to be here, return to their countries. there are those who have told me that this isn't a progressive issue. i'm afraid they're wrong. there is nothing progressive about leaving the most vulnerable, exploiting, letting criminal gangs get rich and commit more crime on british streets. >> in other news, chief secretary to the treasury darren jones has insisted public spending will be in line with what was set out in the budget. that's despite borrowing costs hitting a 27 year high. the pound has also fallen to its weakest since april, fuelling speculation the chancellor could either raise taxes again or cut spending to balance the books. and in a rare move, the treasury stepped in last night, calling market speculation pure guesswork and insisting uk debt remains among the lowest in the g7. it means all eyes now turn to the office for budget responsibility, whose forecas

coming up in my niggle, i'll be taking david lammy head on as his chagos deal crumbled before his very eyes. his pact could be scuppered by us president elect donald trump, the very man our foreign secretary tactfully called a neo nazi sympathising sociopath. so whilst ashfield mp lee anderson, right after all, we've got over 6000 villages in the united kingdom and if you took the village idiot from every village, right. >> and put them 6000 village idiots into tottenham, david lammy would still be the village idiot, or is that a bit harsh? >> so for the great british debate this hour, i'm asking are you glad donald trump is stepping in over chagos to vote? go to gb news dot com. that's our website. i'll also be asking, is it time for sir keir starmer to come home rather than facing the farmers, the pensioners, the grooming gang survivors head on? he always seems to be somewhere else. and then for the interview, i'll be joined by christopher brownite, a double amputee who survived being bombed in afghanistan. he will be competing in this year's invictus games. it's set to be an inspiri

here is the foreign secretary, david lammy, who once branded trump as neo—nazi. neo— nazi. >> neo—nazi welcome the election of donald trump. we look forward to working with donald trump at this tough geopolitical moment, recognising that 77 million people voted for donald trump. >> how much of that to do? did he mean the 28 year old british israeli emily tamar, released alongside two others after being held hostage for 47 471 days by hamas. more on that to come. >> and so—called sick fluencers are coaching people with self—diagnosed mental health conditions to cash in on a £69,000 a year disability benefit scheme. >> how much? >> how much? >> 69. what a year. i think it includes equipment, but even things like apple watches can come as part of this. >> outrageous. >> outrageous. >> and there's been an increase in the number of people claiming mental health reasons, from 5% to something like a third in just a few years. >> it's up to this country to many incentives to not work. >> yeah, well, we'd love to hear what you think, so please do send your views and post your comments by visiti

david lammy is expected to offer british help in organising humanitarian efforts during the talks inwell as arab countries and european allies. away from what they're calling the former conservative government's "overbearing focus on safety." the foreign secretary travelled to saudi arabia for talks on syria's future, one month after the collapse of the assad regime. david lammy is expected to offer british help in organising humanitarian efforts during the talks in riyadh with the new syrian authorities, as well as arab countries and european allies. london has lived in properties in london that were given to her by allies of the regime. now, the current leader of bangladesh has given an interview to the sunday times, and in it he calls on tulip siddiq to apologise and says that if recently. see. calls on tulip siddiq to apologise and says that if. recently. to what we've seen recently. see, i wasn't wrong! _ to what we've seen recently. see, i wasn't wrong! he _ to what we've seen recently. see, i wasn't wrong! he is _ to what we've seen recently. see, i wasn't wrong! he is after _

two weeks into that truce, foreign secretary david lammy has just been giving his reaction to that announcementtonight of the ceasefire. take a listen. >> finally, this horror has come to an end. this is the moment now to get the humanitarian aid in, to support those many, many, many people who have found the last 14 months so horrendous. and of course, to begin the reconstruction. and i thank the united states, both administrations, for what they have been able to achieve alongside the work of the qataris and the egyptians. >> in other news tonight, sir keir starmer and kemi badenoch have continued clashing over the economy, trading blows today on debt tax hikes and leadership stability. during prime minister's questions this afternoon, badenoch warned the uk is now spending more on debt than on schools and hospitals, accusing the chancellor, rachel reeves, of being unqualified and planning costly tax rises. >> his chancellor ignored all the warnings and ploughed ahead with an unprecedented borrowing spree, leaving all of us more vulnerable. now we have businesses saying they will raise prices

earlier, the foreign secretary, david lammy, said the ceasefire in gaza is a crucial geopolitical momentbut he warned the focus must now shift to creating a political horizon for palestinians. >> i'm thinking of the 95 hostages that are still held. this is a fragile deal. it's important that we get to the second and third phase. we need a political process. we've got to roll up our sleeves. israel's got to have security if it's going to step back and out of gaza. of course. and if we are to reconstruct gaza, along with arab partners and others, we've got to be sure that in 20 years time, this isn't happening again. that's why you need a political horizon. and our belief is you only get that through two states. >> members of the house of lords are calling on the prime minister to urgently reform what they've described as financially unsustainable health benefit systems. they say benefits assessments are too lenient and urgently need face to face checks. it comes as spending on disability and incapacity benefits has now risen over 40% since 2013, and now costing £65 billion. that is more t

foreign secretary david lammy has also welcomed their release.said our thoughts are also with those still waiting to be reunited with their loved ones. earlier today, the red cross said that all three released hostages were in good health. emily's mother has thanked everyone who never stopped fighting for her throughout this horrendous ordeal. she says her daughter is finally home and a photograph has since been posted on x of the two of them together. since her release, there were chaotic scenes in gaza city as the three female hostages were released after more than 470 days in captivity, along with 28 year old emily's. released today are two other named hostages , 24 two other named hostages, 24 year old romi gonin and 31 year old doron steinbrecher, who were also freed. today, the israeli prime minister's office says four other living hostages will also be released in seven days time, as the hostages were released after 15 months, there were cheers and tears from crowds in tel aviv. there are still many others yet to be released at a later sta

but david lammy put the bisexual pride flag outside the bisexual pride flag outside the foreign office. >> and i know why people have settled. they've settled because they've had to settle. so therefore, one of the main reasons for seeing this through is accountability, because i'm the last person that can actually achieve that. >> what changed? harry will debate whether prince harry has sold out by taking a £10 million settlement. plus. >> it's amazing to us that you welcome us even though we are from great britain. >> chris martin makes a prat of himself again on my panel tonight is ex tory mp anna firth, who got broadcaster cristo foufas and ex—labour adviser matthew laza. oh, and can you tell me what these generation alpha words mean? >> sigma sigma spider climbed up the skippity spout. >> get ready britain, here we go. it's time for people to take the blame . next. blame. next. >> 5 blame. next. >> chris martin makes a prat of himself again on my panel tonight is ex tory mp anna firth, who got broadcaster cristo foufas and ex—labour adviser matthew laza. oh, and can you tell me wh

and david lammy has got his priorities straight. >> and i came into office. was determined that britain would not look the other way. >> and can you spot what's wrong with itv's holocaust memorial day coverage. >> as well as millions of others because they were polish , because they were polish, disabled, gay or belong to another ethnic group. >> like the jews? maybe. on my panel tonight it is daily express columnist carole malone. we've got journalist benjamin butterworth and ex—chairman of the tory party, sir jake berry. and i'll tell you what, if this doesn't make you want to go out and vote for trump, nothing will. >> someone who missed the. capital offences. >> here come again? >> here come again? >> get ready britain, here we go. trump deports illegals. we pay for them to have driving lessons next. >> very good evening to you from the newsroom. 9:03. the top story. tonight. the princess of wales has warmly embraced holocaust survivors at a poignant ceremony marking holocaust memorial day in london. joined by prince william earlier, who described the occ

david lammy is set to offer uk expertise on humanitarian coordination during talks with arab countriespean allies and the interim syrian government in riyadh today. the talks come a month after the fall of bashar al—assad's authoritarian regime, which left the country in the hands of rebel group hayat tahnr hands of rebel group hayat tahrir al—sham, an organisation that's banned in the uk. before the visit, the foreign office said the government was committed to a syrian led transition to create an inclusive, non—sectarian and representative government, stressing the need to end ongoing hostilities in the north—east of the country , and north—east of the country, and train managers have launched the first of a series of five months of strikes on busy rail routes, causing travel disruption. there are currently picket lines outside stations including london euston, liverpool and edinburgh. today in the walkout, in a dispute over rest day working , members of the rmt working, members of the rmt union at avanti west coast will strike every sunday until the 25th of may. a reduced timetable

david lammy said he plans to convene a meeting of sudan's neighbours and other international partnerstime in a camp across the border in chad speaking to those who had been displaced. it's some of the most terrific things i've ever heard and seen in my life. and amongst it all, famine, hunger, such unbelievable plight. and they are urging, they are urging me, asa and they are urging, they are urging me, as a western politician, to come together with others to do more to alleviate the suffering and more to bring about a ceasefire and peace and stability in sudan and this region. four female israeli soldiers are expected to be freed this morning as part of the gaza ceasefire deal. they were all working at an army base on the border with gaza when hamas attacked israel in october 2023. in return, around 200 palestinian prisoners held by israel will be released. 0ur correspondent nick beake has the latest from tel aviv. the four hostages set to be released were all serving with the israeli military in nahal 0z. that is a place just over the fence from gaza, and it was overrun by hamas fig

speaking during a visit to the sudanese border with chad, the foreign secretary david lammy said he wouldrs and other international players to try and find a solution to the 21—month civil war. the conflict pitting two generals against each other has resulted in the world's largest humanitarian crisis. our senior africa correspondent, anne soy,has been travelling with mr lammy and sent this report. a long and perilous journey is coming to an end for these families. at least for now. they arrive here weary but

the foreign secretary, david lammy, will today announce plans for new sanctions targeting people—smuggling on gang members, as well as firms complicit in their operations. let's speak to our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. henry this is the government's attempt to stop small boat crossings? we know the government sees tackling small boats coming across the channel as one of the biggest issues they face and we know the government has powers to sanction individuals and entities but usually they use the powers when it comes to suspected human rights abuses, terrorists, cybercriminals. this in what the government says is a world first is an attempt to use powers of sanction people in involved in smuggling gangs. so their assets would be frozen in the uk, they would be frozen in the uk, they would not be able to come to the uk. somethings are unclear. people smuggling is often seen as an informal, cash —based undercover network so what assets and accounts they might have in the uk is not clear but we might have more details from the foreign secretary later. a couple of things to to

the foreign secretary, david lammy, has unveiled new plans today to use economic sanctions to try ands and firms who assist their operations. 0ur political correspondent, tom symmonds is at the foreign office. this is part of the attempt to stop a small but will it work? this is part of the attempt to stop a small