we havejust had a statement from the duke of york's office, and they are saying that the duke of yorkcontact with the businessman accused of being a chinese spy after receiving advice from the government. the statement says" the duke of york, prince andrew, followed advice from the government and seized all contact with the individual after concerns were raised. the duke met the individual through official channels, says the statement, with nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed. in the statement goes on" he is, the duke of york, unable to comment further on matters relating to national security. " on matters relating to national security. sojust a on matters relating to national security. so just a storm up, the duke of york's office saying he has ceased all contact with the alleged chinese spy who he has been linked to all after he got advice from the government and ceased all contact with the individual after concerns were raised. the duke says the statement scott met the individual only through official channels are nothing official channels are nothing of a sensitive nature

a statement issued by the duke of york's office said the duke of york followed advice from his majesty'sed all contact with the individual after concerns were raised. the duke met the individual through official channels, with nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed. he is unable to comment further on matters relating to national security. prince andrew has a long history of promoting trade links with china. the revelations that he was in a close working relationship with a man who worked for chinese intelligence have been made public after the man, known only as h6, was barred from the uk on national security grounds. when m15 became suspicious of h6, they searched his phone. they found a letter from prince andrew's senior adviser, dominic hampshire. it said, "outside of the prince's closest internal confidants, you sit at the very top of a tree that many, many people would like to be on." and in a note he'd written to himself, the alleged spy said, "manage expectations. "really important to not set too high expectations. he is in a desperate situation and will grab at anything." i

returning to that of breaking line we had a short while ago, royal sources telling the bbc the duke of yorkthe duke of york will not be joining the royal family for christmas at sandringham. prince andrew is instead expected to stay at—home in windsor palace, sources are saying they hope the duke will honourably withdraw from royal events this year to prevent being a distraction. a little earlier this afternoon, the alleged chinese spy with links to prince andrew was named after a court lifted an order protecting his identity. the businessmen who can be identified as yang tengbo had previously only been known as h6. he was banned from the uk last week by a semi—secret national security court. mr yang, who agreed to have his anonymity lifted, said he had done nothing wrong and descriptions of him as a spy were "entirely untrue". the former conservative leader iain duncan smith has raised the case in the house of commons as an urgent question saying the h6 case was simply the tip of the iceberg.- the tip of the iceberg. yang tentbo, the tip of the iceberg. yang tengbo. h6. _ the tip of the ic

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the revelation came as the man who's alleged to be a chinese spy, with close links to the duke of yorks named publically as yang tengbo, also known as chris yang — he was banned from the uk last year. our senior royal correspondent daniela relph is at buckingham palace tonight. well, the question over the duke of york's presence at sandringham after news of his links to that alleged spy news of his links to that alleged spy were threatening to overshadow the royal family christmas. it was planned as a meaningful christmas, because it has been a difficult 12 months for the king and the princess of wales. but palace sources confirmed that prince andrew won't be there for christmas with his elder brother the king and the wider royal family. he was there last year at the church on the sandringham estate with his ex—wife. it was the first time she had been present at sandringham in more than 20 years. it is expected they will spend christmas privately together at their home in windsor. palace sources said it had been the general hope that prince andrew would do the honourable thing and with

it says the duke of york has ceased all contact with the businessman after he received advice from theent after concerns were raised the duke had met the individual through official channels with nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed. there is a thing at the bottom of the statement which says he cannot discuss security matters. he said, when i was told about this i cut the ties. but these are hiuhl about this i cut the ties. but these are highly sensitive _ about this i cut the ties. but these are highly sensitive issues. - about this i cut the ties. but these i are highly sensitive issues. someone at the very highest level must have decided that all of this should come out and be public. this decided that all of this should come out and be public.— out and be public. this is often a difficult calculation _ out and be public. this is often a difficult calculation within - out and be public. this is often a difficult calculation within the - difficult calculation within the security service. they want most of their operations to stay discreet and private and confidential because

a chinese businessman described as a "close confidante" of the duke of york has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from entering the uk on national security grounds. let's speak to our correspondent charlotte gallagher who's in windsor. what's the background to this? we don't know the identity of this man. he is only known as h6. as you said, he is a chinese businessman who developed a close working relationship with prince andrew. he was invited to his 60th birthday in 2020 and was active to advise, essentially, prince at risk if they don't get the funding to cover higher staff costs. two people have been rushed to hospital after a fairground ride in birmingham city centre a double win for a chess prodigy, winning the world chess championship and being a chinese businessman described as a "close confidante" of the duke of york has lost his appeal against a decision to bar him from entering the uk on national security grounds. let's speak to our correspondent charlotte gallagher who's in windsor. what's the background to this? we don't know the identity of this man. he is onl

the duke of york insist he have stopped all contact with a business man accused of being a chinese spyfrom a government. prince andrew said he met the individual through official channels with nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed. the businessman described as a close confidant of the prince lost an appeal yesterday after previous home secretary sabella braverman barred him from entering the uk on national security grounds. the judges on national security grounds. thejudges heard on national security grounds. the judges heard the businessman had formed thejudges heard the businessman had formed a the judges heard the businessman had formed a close working relationship with prince andrew, receiving an invitation to his birthday party in 2020. he was told he could act on the prince's behalf when dealing with potential investors in china. a prince under pressure, an adviser standing by him, and a mystery businessman we cannot name — was this set of special relationships now revealed in an extraordinary court document the moment the chinese state targeted the royalfamily? for ten ye

a chinese businessman described as a close confidant of the duke of york has lost his appeal againstk on a security issue. it is believed he was involved in covert activity for the chinese communist party and the relationship could be as free political interference. i asked charlotte gaelic are what we know that the relationship between the pair. we know that the relationship between the pair. we know they had a very _ between the pair. we know they had a very close _ between the pair. we know they had a very close working - had a very close working relationship and we know this man, known as h6, was invited to prince andrew's 60th birthday party in 2020 and he could act on prince andrew's pass when talking with potential investors in china, so a close working relationship. there is also a letter from one of prince andrew's senior advisers describing this man, he was described as being at the top of the tree when it comes to prince andrew because my contacts, so prince andrew met him, thought he was a chinese businessman that could help him. however, the security services and the hom

the duke of york insists he stopped all contact with a businessman accused of being a chinese spy afterdvice from the government should chris andrew said he met the individual through official channels with nothing of a sensitive nature discussed. the businessman described as a close confidant of the prince lost an appeal yesterday after previous home secretary suella braverman barred him from entering the u.k. on national security grounds. judges heard the businessman had formed a close working relationship with prince andrew, receiving an intro -- an invitation to his birthday party in 20. he was told he could act on the prince's behalf when dealing with attentional investors in china. >> the prince under pressure and advisers standing by him and a mystery businessman we cannot name. an extraordinary court document the moment the chinese state targeted the royal family. for 10 years prince andrew promoted the uk's relationship with china as a trade envoy. >> i believe china is a very important country. it is one the u.k. needs to continue to have a good relationship with. >> from stat

a chinese businessman described as a "close confidante" of the duke of york has lost his appeal againstentering the uk on national security grounds. the home office said they believed the man — known only as h6 — was engaged in covert activity for the chinese communist party, and that his relationship with prince andrew could be used for political interference. let's talk live with charles parton, head ...isa is a price to you by the story question? _ is a price to you by the story question? i'm - is a price to you by the story question? i'm not i story question? i'm not surprised at all because this is the normal way the chinese operate and i think i have heard also that they have in the past tried to get into the royal family circles for obvious reasons, so i'm not surprised. obvious reasons, so i'm not surprised-— obvious reasons, so i'm not surprised. the chinese have reacted. _ surprised. the chinese have reacted. as _ surprised. the chinese have reacted, as you _ surprised. the chinese have reacted, as you would - surprised. the chinese have - reacted, as you would imagine, saying

the alleged chinese spy links to the duke of york has been named after an order was lifted this afternoonhat we know about chinese national yang tengbo. he ran a consulting firm here. he first arrived in britain in 2002. he studied for a masters in public health university and policy at york university. he had been given leave to set up an advisory group to help with investor. for that consultancy, he met with at least two prime ministers and by 21 was attempting to leverage his contacts with prince andrew. in november of that year, he was stopped on his way into the u.k. the intelligence services confiscated all of his digital devices, from which they glean some concerning messages relating to the prince. yet not until february 2023 was he finally banned from returning to the u.k. today, mr. yang issued a statement, claiming he done nothing wrong and that the widespread description of him as a spy was entirely untrue. our correspondent damian grammaticas has more. damien: this designed to drum up business. we see yang tengbo, we can now name him, banned as a risk to national security. mr

in a statement, the duke of york's office says "nothing of a sensitive nature" was ever discussed with the businessman known as h6. two men have been arrested after a fairground ride crashed to the ground in birmingham city centre last night. people on the 180—feet—high city star flyer have spoken of their terror as the ride failed, leaving two women needing hospital treatment. france's new prime minister, francois bayrou, has said he faces a "himalayan" task ahead. he was speaking at a ceremony in paris as he took over from his predecessor, whose government collapsed after only three months. mr bayrou described the situation facing france as "dire". the uk economy shrank for the second month in a row in october amid uncertainty created by government's delayed budget. officialfigures showed a drop of 0.1% on the back of a similar fall in september, and it was the consumer—facing sectors including pubs, restaurants and retail that all reported weak months. if you are just if you arejustjoining us, welcome to the programme. tens of thousands of syrians have been on the streets of the cap

the revelation came as the man who's alleged to be a chinese spy, with close links to the duke of yorknamed publicly as yang tengbo, also known as chris yang he was banned from the uk last year. our political correspondent damian grammaticus has more. to cooperate, particularly, for example, on issues like climate change. to challenge where we must and where we should. mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk. he asked today for his own anonymity to be lifted, insisting he's an entrepreneur trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said: "i have done nothing wrong or unlawful. the description of me as a spy is entirely untrue." adding: "i love this country as my second home. i would never do anything to harm the interests of the uk." what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with china. conservatives say that comes with risks. when it comes to a member of the royalfamily, i simply say this, how was it that somebody who was known to the security forces, was al

the prince and princess of wales and their children, the princess royal and the duke and duchess of edinburgh. also part of that walking party, absent, though, was the duke of yorkwho's been accused of having links to an alleged chinese spy. meanwhile, king charles is set to break with tradition today, delivering his annual christmas message from a former hospital chapel. and you can watch the king's message here live on gb news at 3:00. gb news can confirm that at least 350 migrants have crossed the english channel in small boats so far on christmas day. several boats were seen making the dangerous journey from france this morning, with more expected to follow over the course of the day. now, those who arrived in dover following early hours crossings broke a penod early hours crossings broke a period of more than a week when no small boats had been spotted. now this all comes after gb news exclusively revealed yesterday that thousands of migrants were massing along the northern coast of france, preparing to cross to the uk in small boats over the christmas period. and finally, swimmers across the nation have braved the chilly waters as they celebrate christmas

a chinese businessman described as a close confidant of the duke of york has lost an appeal against aision to bar him from the uk on national security grounds. judges heard that the businessman had formed a close working relationship with prince andrew, receiving an invitation to his birthday party in 2020 and being told he could act on his behalf when dealing with potential investors in china. buckingham palace hasn't commented, saying it doesn't act for the prince, who isn't a working royal. here's dominic casciani. a prince under pressure. an advisor standing by him, and the mystery businessmen we cannot name. was this set of special relationships, now revealed in an extraordinary court document, the moment the chinese state targeted the royalfamily? for ten years, prince andrew promoted the uk's relationship with china as a trade envoy. i believe that china is a very, very important country. it's one that the uk needs to continue to have a good relationship with. from state dinners to business talks, he helped forge closer ties. this one, a business event nine years ago for china'

a chinese businessman described as a "close confidante" of the duke of york has lost his appeal against speak to our correspondent charlotte gallagher who's in windsor. what's the background to this? we don't know the identity of this man. he is only known as h6. as you said, he is a chinese businessman who developed a close working relationship with prince andrew. he was invited to his 60th birthday in 2020 and was active to advise, essentially, prince

huge yeah, on a personal level, jane, this is a hu-e blow to the duke this is a huge blow to the duke of yorkof the very few occasions that he was able to join the royal family publicly, going to church on christmas morning at sandringham. there was no other moment in the role year where we see so many senior members of the royal family together in this way as we do on christmas day was that it is a key image of the year, seeing them outside church, a unified family togetherfor outside church, a unified family together for christmas. this year, also going to be more charged because the difficult 12 months that the king and princess of wales have had. so nobody wanted the prince andrew problem to overshadow that. this afternoon, palace sources confirmed that prince andrew would not be travelling to norfolk for christmas. sources said it had been the general hope that he would honourably withdraw from all family events to avoid being a distraction. it seems he has taken that on board with regard to sandringham. instead, he will spend the christmas privately at his home in windsor with his ex—wi

the alleged chinese spy with alleged chinese spy with alleged links to the duke of york was named after court ofjustice. yang tengbo ran a firm called hampton group international here, first arrived in britain in 2002 and studied for a masters in public administration and policy at york university. in 2013 he had been given leave to remain and was setting up an advisory group to help would—be investors. through that consultancy he met at least two macro ministers and by 2021 was attempting to liberate his contact with prince andrew. in november of that year he was stopped on his way into the uk. intelligence services confiscated all of his digital devices from which they glean some concerning messages relating to the prince. and yet not until february 2023 was he finally banned from returning to the uk. today he issued a statement claiming he had done nothing wrong and that the widespread description of him as a spy was entirely untrue. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas reports... the royal and the alleged spy — this is glossy video from the prince himself designed to drum

a chinese businessman described as a "close confidante" of the duke of york has lost his appeal againstecision to bar him from entering the uk on national security grounds. the home office said they believed the man — known only as h6 — was engaged in covert activity for the chinese communist party, and that his relationship with prince andrew could be used for political interference. our correspondent charlotte gallagher is at windsor — and joins us now. hello to you. what more do we know about the relationship between prince andrew and this man known as h6? we between prince andrew and this man known as h6?— between prince andrew and this man known as h6? we know they had a very — man known as h6? we know they had a very close _ man known as h6? we know they had a very close working - had a very close working relationship. we know that this man known as h6 was invited to prince andrew's 60th birthday party in 2020 and that he was told that he could act on prince andrew's behalf when it came to talking to potential investors in china. so it was a close working relationship. there was a

a chinese businessman described as a "close confidante" of the duke of york has lost his appeal againsturity grounds. the home office said they believed the man — known only as h6 — was engaged in covert activity for the chinese communist party, and that his relationship with prince andrew could be used for political interference. our correspondent charlotte gallagher is at windsor — and joins us now. this is an extraordinary story, tell us more. tt this is an extraordinary story, tell us more.— tell us more. it is absolutely extraordinary, _ tell us more. it is absolutely extraordinary, as _ tell us more. it is absolutely extraordinary, as you - tell us more. it is absolutely extraordinary, as you say. i tell us more. it is absolutely i extraordinary, as you say. also very embarrassing for prince andrew. this man, this chinese businessmen, described as having a close working relationship with the prince, he went to his 60th birthday in 2020 and was also acting on behalf of the prince with potential investors in china. they have this incredibly close working relationship, in fact, one o

a chinese businessman described as a close confidante of the duke of york has lost his appeal againstision to bar him from entering the uk on national security grounds. the home office said it believed the unnamed man has been engaged in covert activity on behalf of the chinese communist party. our correspondent charlotte gallagher is in windsor. charlotte, what more do we know? we know that this man had this incredibly close relationship with prince andrew, he was even invited to his 60th birthday in 2020, and he was told to act for the prints when it came to dealing with potential investors in china. however, the security services were incredibly concerned about this man and this relationship with a senior member of the well family and they say he was not as innocent businessmen hoping to help prince andrew, he was a spy for the chinese communist party. last year that then home secretary suella braverman barred him from the uk due to national security and yesterday a judge ruled against him when he tried to appeal and said he was indeed a threat to national security and there was a

er he was at one point, at one point so close to the duke of york, he went to his 60th birthday party this chap h6 even showed the chinese president xi jinping around on a state visit to the uk. he was his number one chaperone when here in the uk. very bizarre. just sticking on the royal stories. there's another one on the front page of the sun, apparently a christmas party of buckingham palace staff went a bit, went a bit wrong, shall we say, after a boozy brawl. it wasn't on the palace grounds and it was an informal party. but yeah, trouble flared up when up to 50 servants arrived for a pre—arranged bash. a woman believed to be a household maid at buckingham palace, aimed a punch at a manager, smashed glasses and there was an arrest as well. so there we go. >> well, there you go. >> well, there you go. >> happens to the best of us all. >> workplaces are the same, not tv news, of course. we don't have a punch up there. >> indeed, lots to come in the next hour, including the under 30s, may be able to get free movement back in a deal with germany. stick with us back in just a tick. >>

of five new york times bestsellers. in july 2021, he became full professor at duke university, teaching at the sanford school of public policy. he currently writes a weekly newsletter for the times and produces additional essays as one of the newspaper's contributing writers. let's welcome frank bruni. okay. i know. so i'm going to ask frank some questions and he's going to share his book. then you get to ask frank questions after we've gone on for 20 or 25 minutes or so. and the protocol, you line up in the middle by the microphone. and we'll take questions one at a time. and with that, let's start with did you title this book, the age of grievance? you know, over the past decade, as i've been as all of us have kind of watched public life and political and as i've written about it, i have been surprised and then surprised anew by just how angry the tenor of our public discussions and our politics have become by how many people engage in public life and engage in politics by figuring out how they're, being wronged, what most urgent complaint is, is sometimes not an urgent complaint at all. who's to blame and whom they want t

we add 10% or 20% to today's taxation of shirts, winter vegetables, cars, energy, otc medicines, salt, all 11,414 goods in the tariff schedule. ms. york and mr. dukeave both done excellent studies of the impact this would have on families. i would only add that this impact falls most heavily on lower income americans since more of their budgets go to goods. a single family, a single parent family, for example, spends 39% of post-tax income buying goods, twice as much as the 19% for the wealthiest households. second, economy-wide, as we impose a tax that hits us goods using industries manufacturing, farming, retail, and construction, the economy changes a bit as they shrink relative to non-goods users, such as, for example, real estate or financial services. as tariffs raise costs for energy, metals, paint, fertilizer, and other inputs, us manufacturers and farmers lose ground to their foreign rivals both here in the us and overseas. as tariffs hike home and consumer goods prices, builders and retailers lose sales. meanwhile, the industries which spend less on goods, more on investment, more on services, are mostly exempt, and they tend to grow. in

>> ainsley: plus, the accuser at the center of the infamous duke rape case years ago now admits she made it all up. >> brian: next, new yorkity mayor eric adams finding common ground with trump's new border czar tom homan. he joins us on the couch after yesterday's big meeting. >> lawrence: "fox & friends" starts right now. >> brian: yep. >> steve: all right. a fox news alert. we got new video in that shows mysterious drones they are believed to be over the skies across the northeast, including now, connecticut. >> brian: all right. and there are new reports of drones over parts of southern california. >> ainsley: but, as americans search for answers, the white house is dismissing concerns, calling them a lawfully operated manned aircraft. >> brian: that's a little different. >> lawrence: madeleine rivera joins us now. >> madeleine: u.s. officials are quick to say the reported drones do not have any malicious intent even as they admit they can't say definitively what the sightings are. >> jacqui: can you make that make more sense? because i think people in new york and new jersey see drones the size of an suv over their ho

decades later, the woman who falsely accused three duke lacrosse players of rape admits she lied and unexplained drone sightings are now being reported in new york as lawmakers demand the fbi tell the public who is flying these mysterious, sometimes car sized objects. >> plus, canada hitting back. ontario's top leader threatening to cut off energy to the u.s. if president elect trump implements his promised tariffs. we're following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central we begin with the first ever public confession from the woman who falsely accused three duke university lacrosse players of raping her nearly 20 years ago. >> crystal mangum now admits lying about the encounter. lies that ignited a national firestorm. mangum was an exotic dancer back in 2006, when she claimed that david evans collin finnerty and reade seligmann raped her at a teen party where she'd been hired to perform. the charges were later dropped and the men were exonerated, but got no apology from their accuser. she had stuck by her story until now. >> i testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they

the new york times reporting pelosi fractured her hip on a congressional delegation trip to luxembourg. the grand duke of luxembourg, posting this picture of her there. i want to get straight to lauren fox, who is learning more details. and lauren, what more can you tell us about how this happened to the former speaker? >> yeah, what we know right now is that the 84 year old former speaker of the house was on this bipartisan codel to mark the anniversary of the battle of the bulge. it is now the 80th anniversary of that very key battle in world war two. and, you know, as part of that delegation, obviously, pelosi has become a really key person when she's traveling abroad, when she's part of these codels, she's often led these bipartisan codels. but what we understand is that she did suffer a fall on the stairs. now, her office is not releasing many additional details, but they are saying this. quote. speaker nancy pelosi sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation. the speaker is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical profess

comes to schools, "the new york times" was three years behind us here at fox because we said back in 2020, kids are going to suffer as a result of this and danny benjamin from duke spread of the virus. even if you were hyperventilating over this virus you should look at the whole picture. another thing this report brings up. what's the whole picture? what's the collateral damage that is going to happen from the move you make? you close schools, kids are at home and people especially kids in poor communities are going to spread more covid at home than they would at the school. >> dana: quick answer on this. we know that pandemics come now and again. sometimes it's 100 years but not always. sometimes much sooner. do you think our federal government will have learned these lessons for the next time? >> i hope so. let me tell you the biggest lesson quickly. we have to get in there and figure out what's happening on the ground. dr. redfield head of cdc at the time wanted boots on the ground in the lab. still a big debate where covid came from. we're very suspicious about the wuhan institute of virology. more evidence linking it to the wet market. bottom line we can't

york area. while frustrated lawmakers are demanding federal agencies give them more details about these unexplained sightings. plus, she set off a national firestorm back in 2006, falsely accusing three duke lacrosse players of rape. now, nearly two decades later, crystal mangum admits it was all a lie. why she's finally coming clean. >> also ahead, better and more accurate weather predictions. how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of forecasts. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. >> a deepening mystery unfolding in the tri-state area today. people in the new york metropolitan area are now reporting a growing number of drone sightings in their communities. this follows a wave of mysterious appearances in the skies over new jersey, sparking major concern among residents as well as among local and state leaders. the white house and fbi say there is no evidence to this point that the drones pose a national security threat or have any kind of foreign connection, but that's only adding to the confusion, because so far there are no explanations as to what they even are, or where they're coming from, or who might be launching them.

on. >> the irony over the duke of york. sorry. the duke of york. reudian slip. >> the archbishop of york. >> the archbishop of york. >> york is in trouble today. >> york is in trouble today. >> that's in trouble if he's forced to stand. and he's second in the hierarchy of the church of england. he was just about to take over from justin welby, the archbishop of canterbury, who's quitting because of his failure to act over child abuse. and now that's exactly what the archbishop of york has been accused of. >> it does seem like a crisis, and this story is really shocking. this priest was allowed to continue working for many, many years, even after being convicted. i think there are some points about why the law doesn't allow you to sack people like that. but yeah, very, very difficult for the church. >> yeah. now, we'd love to hear what you think. send your views and post your comments by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. but first, here's the news with saint francis. >> very good morning to you. it's just after 9:30. the top story from the newsroom this h

but at last, the alleged chinese spy, who has forged close links with the duke of york as well as meetingsa may and david cameron, has had his identity revealed. tom tugendhat joins me shortly. and the people have spoken. the reverend starmer is the worst prime minister in their view in modern history. a poll has revealed. within five months of taking office, sir keir has the worst approval rating on record. perhaps one of the reasons why is that he's busy betraying brexit. former prime minister bofis brexit. former prime minister boris johnson, who had a much tonight. increasingly, nation tonight. increasingly, the courts want to cover everything with a gossamer veil of secrecy. but at last, the alleged chinese spy, who has forged close links with the duke of york as well as meeting theresa may and david cameron, has had his identity revealed. tom tugendhat joins me shortly. and the people have spoken. the reverend starmer is the worst prime minister in their view in modern history. a poll has revealed. within five months of taking office, sir keir has the worst approval rating on record.

also tonight, should the king strip scandal hit prince andrew of his duke of york title. asking one of the country's leading royal journalists. meanwhile, kemi badenoch has ruled out a deal with reform uk. is this political suicide? i'll get the views of a well connected tory insider and this is pretty special. in an hour's time, in the last take, at ten of the year, one of the bbc's biggest stars, mastermind, host and bbc news presenter clive myrie, has launched an attack on gb news. i'll be giving my reaction. have i got news for him? let me tell you that clive myrie and the bbc will find tonight's take at ten uncomfortable viewing. that's in an hour, but very comfortable company tonight because we have a stellar line up of pundits, broadcaster and former conservative mp sir michael fabricant, former government minister and broadcaster edwina currie and a brand new star on mark dolan tonight. political commentator andy williams. so two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. don't miss that. take at ten. in an hour's time. be ready folks. but first, my b

i'll also see what he makes of the duke of york's role in the m15 investigation into that chinese spy. we've got 90 minutes of punchy british politics to come, including that exclusive interview with kemi badenoch. so don't go anywhere. right. let's delve into the sunday papers this morning with my telegraph colleague, parliamentary sketchwriter madeline grant madelin. lovely to see you. morning, camilla. looking suitably christmassy, actually, with red and white festive jumper. absolutely lovely to see you. let's get straight in on the theme of something red. i'm thinking chinese flags. i'm thinking, why has another chinese spy been able to not just infiltrate it seems parliament, but also royal circles got on to the duke of york aspect in a minute. but the times has got this extraordinary image of this person who's only known as h6. it's all very james bond, isn't it.7 yeah. photographed not only with david cameron, but also with theresa may. >> yeah, there's perhaps there's a touch of the tinker tailor soldier spy there, too. it's a pretty damning story. i mean, i think that quite

no pigs in blankets and christmas crackers at sandringham for the duke of york. eally about keir starmer now and his judgement, because we've got this national security act, that part of it hasn't been implemented where there's going to be a referral scheme, where if you have links to companies and you are you are basically at the behest of countries with with interests in the uk, you have to declare these interests and there is an enhanced level. there's an enhanced level. there's an enhanced tier for countries, isabel, where there is a serious concern about what they're trying to do. and is china on that list? >> tom tugendhat about this, he claims that when he left office as security minister in the summer, it was all ready to go. and he doesn't understand what the dither and delay is on behalf of the government. but in the meantime, you know, i'm not entirely clear. and i suppose perhaps we never will be, because this is the nature of this being quite secretive and the work of the mi6, what exactly has happened here that is illegal, that has got him barred fro

in that way, which is similar to some of the language that's been used by sources close to the duke of yorking, of course, he had no idea. camilla. yes, yes, let's be very clear. >> in the case of the crg, that is the china research group, which was set up by tom tugendhat, which was a conservative think tank. there are two people who have now been charged with offences under the security act. now those individuals were employed and paid for by the conservative think tank. in my case, christine lee, who had been a friend for many, many years. has not been charged with any offence. she was no never been charged with any offence and in fact she is now taking m15 to court for charging her good name. now, on top of that, she wasn't paid for by money from my party or any other party or indeed by government. she she actually paid for people who were members of my staff who were members of my staff who were appointed by me, reported to me and had no official contact with her whatsoever. in order for me to do a betterjob for my constituents. so it's a completely different situation. okay, but now w

duke of duchess. the duke and duchess of edinburgh. absent, though, was the duke of yorko's been accused of having links to an alleged chinese spy. meanwhile, king charles is set to break with tradition later on today, delivering his annual christmas message from a former hospital chapel. well, the princess of wales, meanwhile, delivered her christmas message yesterday evening during her annual together at christmas carol service at westminster abbey. >> welcome to our together at christmas carol service here at westminster abbey. the christmas story encourages us to consider the experiences and feelings of others. it also reflects our own vulnerabilities and reminds us of the importance of giving and receiving empathy. it encourages us to turn to love, not fear. the love that we show ourselves and the love that we show others. love that listens with empathy. love that is kind and understanding. love that is forgiving, and love that brings joy forgiving, and love that brings joy and hope. it is love which is the greatest gift we can receive, not just at christmas, but eve