we've also got journalist and broadcaster esther krakue and journalist jonathan less.start with you. i mean, seriously, are we going to end up in a situation where some numpty with blue hair overhears a conversation about a bloke in a woman's toilet and everyone has to go home? >> that's a very specific scenario. have you thought a lot about esther? >> have you joined the women's toilet? >> thank you. >> thank you. >> yeah. go on. >> but what you're highlighting there is the incompatibility with this new sort of employment bill and the actual reality of the workplace. and the bigger question it draws is obviously labour's priorities. right. they're not talking about creating more 1527 00:09:5

columnist and broadcaster esther krakue.ws presenter alex armstrong and the journalist jonathan les. esther, i'll start with you. do you think yvette cooper is basically just messed everything up? i mean, if so, why is she still in a job? well. >> i don't think she should be home secretary for various reasons, but, i mea

, gb broadcaster esther krakue, gb news superstar alex armstrong and journalist jonathan liz.h, and journalist jonathan liz. oh, and can you tell me, please, what's going on here? >> on navalny? labuschagne manifested. >> get ready britain, here we go. a transsexual, an illegal migrant and a climate denier walk into a pub next. >> very good evening to you. at just after 9:00. the top story tonight, rachel reeves has been grilled in parliament today after her trip to china sparked political outrage. she defended that visit, though, highlighting agreements she reached with the world's second largest economic power. >> the opportunity to make working people off by making britain better off. that is the mandate that this government had, has, and this is what we will deliver. >> well, despite calls for her sacking, the prime minister, sir keir starmer, insists she will remain as chancellor until the next election. but the shadow chancellor, mel stride, slammed reeves for leaving financial turmoil here at home, calling it a crisis made in downing street. >> to go or not to go, that

columnist and broadcaster esther krakue. ews presenter alex armstrong and the journalist jonathan les. esther, i'll start with you. do you think yvette cooper is basically just messed everything up? i mean, if so, why is she still in a job? well. >> i don't think she should be home secretary for various reasons, but, i mean, if you want to delve into the individual circumstances, it's sort of individual situations that she's messed up. i mean, where do we begin? we have to look at this woman's background before we think, why has she messed this all up? well, because she has no real life experience. this is this is like much of the cabinet, studied ppe at oxford, worked as a special adviser in 20 something. you know, in our 20s when we're trying not to burn pasta. yeah, most of us are not special advisers of anything. but somehow she became a special adviser to senior members of the government at the time, including harriet harman. she had two years, two count them two years of actual work experience outside of politics before

we do have broadcaster and columnist esther krakue. have political commentator and gb news presenter as well alice armstrong and journalist jonathan lees. esther, it's just lawless. look, you know, today again, a 14 year old boy stabbed to death on a london bus. yeah, it's never ending. >> well, there are some people that will tell you it's because there are not enough youth centres and activity centres in these neighbourhoods to keep these neighbourhoods to keep these young people busy, so they don't do a bit of stabbing in their spare time. look, inasmuch as i do think a lot of criticism levelled at sadiq khan is very valid and obvious, like stop and search, a very obvious 1 in 5 stop and search lead to a police action. that's a stop and search lead to a police act

on my panel tonight it's the broadcaster and columnist esther krakue, political commentator alex armstrong and ex—labour minister bill rammell. oh, and what's going on here, everybody? get ready. britain, here we go. the king should knight sadiq khan with a machete to make him feel at home. next. >> good evening. it's just gone. 8:00. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines from the gb newsroom. dubai has just ushered in the new year with a spectacular firework display. japan, australia and new zealand were the first to ring in the new year, with celebrations followed by hong kong and taiwan. thailand and vietnam and india have also rung in the new yearin india have also rung in the new year in the last few hours. but as the world welcomes in 2025, severe weather is set to hamper britain's new year's events. the edinburgh hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled due to severe weather conditions. heavy rain and high winds are causing disruption in much of the country, with blizzards forecast in scotland and widespread travel disruption. fireworks displays in newcastle, blackpool and north y