yes, sally costello and ben said earlier that it was dawn neesom.ihave earlier that it was dawn neesom. i have left my blonde bob at home. but fear not, because this show it's still the same. nothing without you and your views. let me know your thoughts on all of the stories we'll be discussing today by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. join the conversation now. keeping me company this hour is the former labour adviser scarlett mccgwire, as well as the political commentator and broadcaster duncan box. but before we get stuck in to today's stories, we're going to get your news headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> darren, thank you very much. and good afternoon. let's get you up to speed on that. breaking news that more than 35,000 migrants have crossed the engush 35,000 migrants have crossed the english channel illegally in small boats so far this year. the milestone figure was reached this morning after at least 250 migrants made that illegal journey in five small boats. after more than a week of no small boat crossings because of bad weather in the chann

i'm stephen dixon and i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news breakfast.ight. >> paul coyte, i'm told, do not show any favouritism when it comes to sport whatsoever. so i'm just straight that i didn't give anything away, did i? >> man united fan will be upset. >> man united fan will be upset. >> yeah i was. it's when you go. i wasn't laughing at that. it was just. i was laughing at a joke. someone told me earlier, you know, when they do that and you know, when they do that and you go really completely neutral, unbiased broadcasting, that's what i'm all about. that's what i'm all about. >> yeah. i hadn't heard the result till you >> yeah. i hadn't heard the result till the weather is looking days, but the weather is looking increasingly windy. i'll have the full details coming up in the full details coming up in the forecast soon. >> it's just gone. 6:00. i'm stephen dixon and i'm dawn neesom and this is gb news breakfast. all right. >> paul coyte, i'm told, do not show any favouritism when it comes to sport whatsoever. so i'm just straight that i didn't gi

. >> hello, welcome to dewbs& co with me dawn neesom and a very happy new year's eve to you. hope you're having a lovely evening out there. joining me until seven is my wonderful panel tonight, ben habib, a former reform uk co—leader, and paul richards, former labour adviser. gentlemen, thank you very much for joining adviser. gentlemen, thank you very much forjoining me on a special night and looking so smart as well. good to have your company. now this show is all about you, though it's not about us. so the most important thing to do on this show, remember, is get your views coming in and you do that very easily at gbnews.com/yoursay, it's all about you, remember. so get those views coming in now and we'll get through as many as we can, because we've got a cracking show and there's lots to talk about. now, how are you feeling about this one? there's been a furious backlash to london mayor sadiq khan receiving a knighthood in the new year's honours list, pointing to spiralling knife crime and the much hated ulez expansion that has hammered the working classes. so has khan be

yes, i am dawn neesom and this is the weekend. and yes, i do appreciate i do look like a brussels sprout. okay, it's a slightly sparkly brussels sprout and you probably shouldn't eat anything that's this sparkly because it's dangerous, kids. but hey, come on, it's the sunday before christmas. thank you so much for joining me. i really appreciate your company. i know there's an awful lot to do, and i must confess, i did manage to get a present last night. i'm really pleased with myself. it's two of you to go, though, so. but this show is all about you and your views, especially at this time of year. it's a very special time of year. and so if you're feeling lonely and you want to chat, get in touch with us. let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're talking about today. or as i said, just to have a chat. it's really simple. gbnews.com/yoursay and joining our conversation. brilliant panel for the last show before christmas. well, keeping me company is a political commentator and former special adviser claire pearsall, as wel

i'm dawn neesom and the weekend starts right here and now. come on people, let me have some tinsel on that. the weekend. it's a field. it's lovely. i know, it's lovely and it's relaxing, but give me some blooming tinsel. it's christmas. as you might have noticed, i don't dress like this all year round, honestly. and this show, by the way, is nothing without you and your views. whether you're wearing sparkles or a christmas onesie or whatever you're wearing today, let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're discussing today by joining us at gbnews.com/yoursay and joining the conversation. easy. what do you want to talk about? it's christmas. come on, have a chat. this is what we're here for. keeping you company and indeed keeping me company. actually, live here in the studio is labour party activist chris wall and broadcaster mike parry. thank you very much, gentlemen. you didn't get the sparkles memo. in fact, you are twinning. >> that is particularly, well, not worrying. >> not really. i mean, christmas is a great time to sparkle, but

. >> i'm dawn neesom and i'm charlie peters and this is gb news breakfast. >> so welcome you lot. happy christmas eve. thank you so much for joining us. it's a bit of forjoining us. it's a bit of a busy day, boys, isn't it? so take this time just to sit down. put your feet up, give yourself a couple of hours and join us for gb news breakfast. we've got some real festive, fun and games coming up for you, and make sure you get in touch with us on your say, because i'm very keen to know just how you're spending your christmas eve. >> is this going to be a panicked mad rush? one are you going to take dawn's advice? please do and have that few hours. just a couple of hours. let us look after you for a bit and then you can turn to your families and those demands if they are running around, if you are running around, by the way, doing your last minute shopping, guess i'm going to be there as well. >> you can take us with us on the radio because we're on the radio. two. easy, easy. yeah, wherever you go, chill. you, aiden. you are you. you've got the look of a man that's got everything do

i'm cameron walker and i'm dawn neesom. >> and this is gb news breakfast. good morning to you all. thank you for joining good morning to you all. thank you forjoining us on this good morning to you all. thank you for joining us on this very festive day. i've come basically dressed as well . i don't know dressed as well. i don't know what sparkly stowlawn quite conservative for you today there, or toning it down for christmas or liberace's older sister. yes, i like to identify as liberace's piano, even though you look million dollar, you're not entirely sure you're helping here. >> it's a lovely way, obviously, but thank you, boys, for making so much effort as well. >> i mean, we very boring. >> i mean, we very boring. >> well, we did think we'd dress it down a little bit just to make just to make just to make the star of the show shine. >> thank you very much. but are we ready? >> ready for christmas? not quite. to be perfectly honest, the studio is ready for christmas. yes. all the baubles gb news baubles as well. >> the elf on the shelf has moved. >> oh, yes we do. we do have an

. >> 6:00 i'm cameron walker and i'm dawn neesom, and this is gb news breakfast. >> well, good morningo you on this. happy sunday. you know, i'm not surprised that it's 38% of new year's resolutions had to do with getting fit, because the gym is always packed in january. >> yeah, well, you went yesterday straight after the show. cameron was such a good person yesterday. he went straight after our breakfast show yesterday morning. straight to the gym. >> the thing is, we're very lucky because there's one downstairs in the basement. it's really good. aiden. yeah, and it means that if i went home first, there is no way i would leave there is no way i would leave the house again because i just fall asleep. so if i force myself to go on my way down to the car, then it's easier. >> you were very good. some of us went home and sat on a sofa and watched gavin and stacey finally watch gavin and stacey. >> but you were lucky because you had a second christmas, didn't you, yesterday? >> yeah, yeah. the husband did a second christmas day for us and went home and surprised me with a lovely christma

. >> i'm warning you, i'm dawn neesom and i'm cameron walker and this is gb news breakfast. >> becauseody has a clue what day it is. do they? it's like i'm waking up every day going, what day is it? i've got no idea. but it's good, though, isn't it? saturday. >> it's good. yeah. it's that awkward time between christmas and new year where you're in your pyjamas, you're eating the leftover turkey and the chocolate. >> he's not in his pyjamas, by the way. no, he's got his slippers on. >> i know i've got my brogues on. i did manage to get dressed this morning and put on a tie. well, i've already complimented you on your suit. thank you. thank you very much. and also, funnily enough, me and ben leo have exactly the same suit. gb news presenter who seems to have the same taste. >> is that a good thing? >> is that a good thing? >> is that a good thing? >> i think you're sharing the same way. >> i think so, yeah. >> i think so, yeah. >> no, it's a decent style. >> no, it's a decent style. >> why not? oh. thank you. yeah. no, ben, leo is a lot taller than me. i don't think we would fit into the

it is just gone 6:00 i'm dawn neesom and i'm cameron walker and this is gb news breakfast. a fresh fire has broken out between reform ukip leader nigel farage and conservative leader kemi badenoch. >> yes, well, it follows the party claiming to have surpassed the total number of conservative party members, according to a digital tracker. >> but kemi badenoch has slammed the announcement as fake and issuing misleading figures. >> well, nigel farage has since hit back, accusing her of being bitter, upset and angry. >> meanwhile, in other political news, the government has been urged to move thousands of inmates to open prisons in efforts to deal with the overcrowding crisis. >> well, let's talk now to the political commentator peter spencen political commentator peter spencer. peter, welcome to gb news. so a bit of a twitter spat happening over the last 24 hours or so. who's right.7 >> it's very hard to tell who's right because of the fact that the tories don't keep a very clear record of their membership, and farage's side are only have only got a sort of are only have only

i'm dawn neesom. instead we are broadcasting live from the heart of westminster and all across the uk. martin's off probably doing something weird with the turkey today because it is national turkey day or something or other who knows what he gets up to when he's off, but it's not here, right.7 okay . top story not here, right.7 okay. top story the rise of reform uk. nigel farage's party overtakes labour in a national opinion poll for the first time, pushing sir keir starmer's party into third place. i'll be joined by a reforms party chairman, zia yousef, who says they'll win the next general election . and we'll next general election. and we'll not just keir that's in trouble. red weather warning the met office warns brits to stay indoors for fear of a danger of life. warning as storm dara barrels towards britain . and barrels towards britain. and arise sir sir sadiq khan, the labour london mayor, looks set to receive a knighthood next year for his political and pubuc year for his political and publi

i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend and we are having a party today . party today. if i had the pleasure of your company yesterday and i think many of many of you, i did that weekend thing at the beginning, doesn't it need some tinsel or at least some bells or something? i mean, it's just very relaxing. right. okay. but this show is nothing without you and your views. and i love your company. i love chatting to you all, so please do let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're discussing today. really, really easy to get involved, just visit gbnews.com forward slash yoursay and join our conversation. i'd say our conversation. i'd say our conversation because i've got a cracking panel for you today. one of them is already fiddling. honestly, can't get the staff. just sit still, young man. keeping me company on today's show is political commentator and former special adviser. the wonderful claire pearsall looking very festive and she's brought her old man along. senior political commentator for gb news, nigel nelson. thank you very much. whose chair is you know,

i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend . weekend. thank you for joining weekend.thank you forjoining me weekend. thank you for joining me this sunday. pinch punch first of the month. hope you're having a lovely weekend out there. really appreciate your company because this show isn't about me and my wonderful guests who are interested. in a minute, it's all about you and your views, so let me know what you think about the stories we're discussing. anything you want to chat about? are you ready for christmas? christmas stories? lots of festive treats coming up in the show. it's very easy to get involved. gbnews.com/yoursay and join in our conversation. keeping me company on today's show is drumroll please . former show is drumroll please. former co deputy leader of reform uk, ben habib and political commentator matthew stadlen. thank you very much . and you've thank you very much. and you've got your own christmas tree each. you know it's that boy's happy we're wearing the same tie as well. same brand, same brand of tie. yes. thank you very much. we've had a very l

the observant ones might have spotted that i am indeed dawn neesom. and i'm covering for martin today. he's off doing christmas shopping or something, but we've got a cracking show lined up for you. sir keir starmer promises to transform britain's streets as the prime minister attempts to crack down on neighbourhood crime. but will more bobbies on the beat help save the government's stuttering popularity? and that's putting it politely and more working farmers than previously predicted could be hit by the changes to inheritance tax. in yet another to blow british agriculture. hill farmers are the latest sector, one of the poorest farming sectors, by the way, to call on the government to change course but have their cries fallen on deaf ears ? and cries fallen on deaf ears? and the intriguing story in new york the intriguing story in new york the manhunt for the gunman behind the killing of a major american businessman picks up today , with police continuing to today, with police continuing to track the suspect. we'll have the latest on that breaking s

i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend, and it starts right here and now . and it starts right hereand now. i'm thinking that needs a bit of tinsel , doesn't it.7 everything tinsel, doesn't it.7 everything else is really festive and i've got festive jingles. we've got christmas trees. i've even got santa hats for my panellists . santa hats for my panellists. but my that, that weekend thing, it's just like it's quite summery isn't it.7 any case, this show is all about you. it's not about me or my panellists. it's all about you and your opinions. so let me know what you think of all the stories we're talking about today and indeed anything you want to have a chat about, it's december, it's christmas. we're much more chilled vibe, aren't we.7 so we're much more chilled vibe, aren't we? so have a chat. it's very easy to join in. it's gbnews.com/yoursay and come and have a chat with us. join us now. keeping me company. this our cracking panel for you is labour party activist chris warrell and journalist and broadcaster mike perry . now, despite being perry. now, despite being political o