victims, jess phillips— not protecting victims, jess phillips has done a thousand times— phillips has it comes to protecting victims of sexual abuse — protecting victims of sexual abuse throughout her entire career— abuse throughout her entire career -- _ abuse throughout her entire career —— and they have even dreamt — career —— and they have even dreamt about. career -- and they have even dreamt about.— dreamt about. leslie, let me start with — dreamt about. leslie, let me start with you _ dreamt about. leslie, let me start with you on _ dreamt about. leslie, let me start with you on this. - some of the comments from other european leaders. emmanuel macron has decides to musk vertically intervening in elections, german chancellor 0laf scholz has condemned him for supporting an extreme right party, the afd. the norwegian prime ministers that he found it worrying that someone with such immense wealth and influence was interfering in the politics of european nations. today, ed davey said it is time to some of the us ambassador to ask why an incoming us official is suggesting the uk gov

jess phillips, jess phillips has denied that.ook at what's happened with utter disbelief. but there is a difference, is there not, between expressing a view and circulating claims to millions of people, with a megaphone that musk has, that are misleading and offensive? saying that somebody was complicit in the rape of the country, and i... i don't know the truth of what happened in 2008. let's find out. so, you think it's acceptable for somebody to say that the british prime minister was complicit in the rape of the country? i believe in free speech, even if what people say is offensive. if you find it offensive, if most people find it offensive, would i rather live in a world where we're free to cause offence than a world in which free speech and debate gets shut down? i know which of those two i prefer. but would you tell elon musk that he is wrong? so, i know you've distanced yourself from his comments about tommy robinson. do you know what? real friends, when they meet face—to—face, have conversations and they agree to agree

drip feed, drip feed, dripfeed~ _ no big, full national public inquiry. - jess phillips.e equally denied that. i but the question that i... and by the way, our americanj friends, ouramerican friends, and musk is one of them, look at what's happened i with utter disbelief. there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, including in rotherham in 2014, in telford and a seven—year national review that published its final report in 2022. labour say the recommendations that made were not implemented by the last government. the conservatives argue the review was not robust enough. they denied playing politics with the issue. the grooming gangs task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang rape perpetrators, but has also uncovered this problem has not finished and that's why it's — because of those reasons — that's why it's so important we now have a proper national statutory inquiry looking at all of this. injust over two weeks, elon musk will be part of trump's us government, increasing his already enormous influence. but it's his interventi

jess phillips.ople across the piece. but my question to you, again is, i think as a senior politician, as somebody who wants to get. i really don't think let down is an acceptable way of putting this. i mean, it's as if, oh, well, it's all a little bit of a pity. no, what happened was absolutely, truly be awful in a way that we ought to be actually ashamed of, ashamed of in every way. but the question here that i'm asking you is not about what happened in the grooming scandal. as you rightly say, everybody will agree that it was appalling. the truth about that came out over a period of many years. but is it... drip feed, drip feed? drip feed? no big, full national public inquiry. jess phillips. jess phillips has denied that the conservative administration before equally denied that. but the question that i'm... and i've been getting a little look at how the celebrities get ready. but first, the runners and riders. here we go. you're green. iam. wicked, the wizard of oz reimagined, has been spellbind

when people like keir starmer and jess phillips have done the hard yards of actually locking up wifein if you can though, harry, what the situation is with terms of the public inquiries and what labour have done on this issue. well, so this morning, actually, we have a letter from yvette cooper, the home secretary, in which she defends that decision not to hold a national inquiry. she says in the case of 0ldham in particular, a local investigation is more appropriate. and she points to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, which spent seven years looking into this issue, reported back in 2022. and in a letter to conservative shadow ministers who had written to her earlier this week, she says that of the 20 recommendations included in that final inquiry report, the previous government, ie the conservatives, failed to fully implement a single one. so that's her response to why labour are not holding a national inquiry. they say, well, there already was one. it took seven years, it reported in 2022. we're focusing on implementing those recommendations. of course, elon musk, n

quick context, elon musk has been saying incredibly rude things about keir starmer and jess phillipsut their decision not to have a uk—wide huge specific inquiry into what happened into the grooming gangs over a period of many yea rs. if you have been paying attention, you know that there have been lots of different investigations, however, there is no question that many vulnerable young women were let down appallingly for a long time and the authorities did not act anything like rapidly, seriously enough and they have been, the evidence that people basically look to the other way. the impact of such an inquiry would be very very important. i think that the anger right now, many of the grooming gangs, rape gangs, call them them what you will, have been prosecuted. there may well be many more still operating, i don't know. they have been prosecuted. nobody is questioning that. the investigation, the inquiry should be into why was it downplayed. why was a father arrested for trying to save his child. who was it? who were the police? we have had named police by some of the victims, noth

jess phillips does not need me or anybody else to speak on her behalf. when the poison of the far right leads to serious threats tojess phillips and others, then, in my book, a line has been crossed. let's speak to our political correspondent rob watson. sir keir starmer really clearly pretty angry about this. he did not use mr musk�*s name but he was really very clear about what he thought were attacks on him. , ., ., , �* ., , him. yes, one doesn't often use the word impassioned _ him. yes, one doesn't often use the word impassioned and - the word impassioned and kissed, side by side and i think i was probably the most passionate he has been since becoming minister and i think he used that line, the line had been crossed on the treatment ofjess phillips but also quite interesting that he tried not to make his defence of his government's role, the defence of handling of rape gangs by not mentioning mr musk personally. it was much more about british politics and british politicians in particular, those from the now opposition conservative party. he said

he's accused the prime minister of complicity and called the minister jess phillips a "rape apologistto child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. it is a disgraceful smear. keir starmer and jess phillips, by the way, who've both been on the receiving end of completely ill—judged and ill—founded criticism, are people who have done, in their professional lives, more than most people ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife—beaters and every other kind of scumbag in our society. there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, including in rotherham, in 201a, in telford and a seven—year national review that published its final report in 2022. labour says the tories didn't put in place the recommendations of that review. the conservatives argue it wasn't robust enough. the grooming gangs task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over 500 arrests of gang rape perpetrators but has also uncovered this problem has not finished. for those reasons, that's why it's important we have a proper national statutory inquiry looking at all of this. take over, elon. when donald trump retur

keir starmer and jess phillips have — keir starmer and jess phillips have been on the receiving end ofiticism are peopie _ of ill founded criticism are people who have done in their professional lives more than people — professional lives more than people ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife heaters _ paedophiles, rapists, wife beaters and every other kind of scumbag — beaters and every other kind of scumbag in our society. they have — scumbag in our society. they have been_ scumbag in our society. they have been several inquiries into— have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse including rotherham, telford and a — including rotherham, telford and a seven—year review. including rotherham, telford and a seven-year review. labour sa s that and a seven-year review. labour says that tories _ and a seven-year review. labour says that tories didn't _ and a seven-year review. labour says that tories didn't put - and a seven-year review. labour says that tories didn't put in - says that tories didn't put in place recommendations of that review, the conservatives argued it was

and jess phillips, a safeguarding minister, jess phillips, responded to the council's request, acknowledgingtrength of feeling that a further inquiry into child sexual exploitation in oldham should be undertaken in letters to the council executive. phillips apologised for delays in responding, but maintained that local authorities should take the lead, saying it is for oldham council alone to decide to commission an inquiry into child sexual exploitation locally, rather than for the government to intervene, and she welcomed the council's resolution to continue its work with victims and survivors. okay, moving on. we've got the daily telegraph that was really helpful. >> that statement, by the way, changes everything, doesn't it? back to what i said. let's have an inquiry. yeah. okay, so we're on the daily telegraph and i'll rush out a few of the smaller stories at the bottom. paul, jump stories at the bottom. paul, jump in if you want to. the french prefer beer to wine for the first time. so now they've finally realised that beer is better than their wine. i don't know what we're supposed to

and what is the one thing you will say to jess phillips? ernment say tojess phillips? please give us a government inquiry. we need _ please give us a government inquiry. we need this. from morning to afternoon, separate survivors and victim support workers from 0ldham. coming to birmingham to meetjess phillips. hello. nice to meet you. and _ hello. nice to meet you. and at— hello. nice to meet you. and at the _ hello. nice to meet you. and at the same - hello. nice to meet you. and at the same time, . hello. nice to meet you. and at the same time, a| hello. nice to meet you. _ and at the same time, a government announcement in the commons. action on grooming gangs. relief for some. none of the survivors we have been speaking to new this was happening today. the home secretary announcing a new national rapid audit of grooming gangs, examining the ethnic background of abusers, and also, it will support five victim centred local inquiries, including one in oldham. 0ldham. a lot to take in for these survivors today. i feel like the weight of the

the safeguarding minister, jess phillips, has said that 0ldham council should lead the inquiry, and thea previous national report into the issue. the women have been speaking to our uk editor, ed thomas — and a warning that his report does contain some distressing details of abuse. i was piled with alcohol, piled with drugs, and i couldn't move. honestly, i can't say how many men and i can't... i probably couldn't put a number on it. he raped him continuously. the care home knew he was being abused. i'm broken, damaged. i don't even class myself - as a human being any more. the schoolgirl trafficked by white british abusers. a mother wanting justice for her dead son. and the 12—year—old repeatedly abused by a british pakistani grooming gang. survivors of child exploitation in 0ldham over a decade ago, but reliving the trauma every single day. there was one point where the police had actually turned up while there was an illegal immigrant with me and they put me in handcuffs and arrested me for prostitution, and i must have been about 1a or 15. i was constantly self—blaming and blaming m

keir starmer and jess phillips have been on the receiving end of ill—founded criticism are people whoan most people ever do to lock up paedophiles, rapists, wife—beaters and every other kind of scumbag in our society. there have been several inquiries into child sexual abuse, sexual abuse, including in rotherham, telford and a seven—year national review published in 2022. labour says that tories didn't put in place recommendations of that review, the conservatives argued it wasn't robust enough. the task force that rishi sunak set up has led to over- 500 arrests of gang rape - perpetrators and uncovered, this problem has not finished. for those reasons, it's- important we have a proper national inquiry looking at all of this. _ when donald trump returns to the white house later, elon musk will be with him. his influence will increase more — a development that will be watched closely by politicians who are now dealing with the tricky consequences of his unpredictable interventions. earlier i spoke to veteran uk political correspondent michael crick, who is the author of �*0ne party aft

here, the safeguarding minister, jess phillips, has told bbc newsnight that social media messages byused her of being a "rape genocide apologist" for refusing a government—led inquiry into child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. and our politcal correspondent hannah miller is westminster. what'sjess phillips been saying? it is clear from this interview that the disinformation that has been spread online over the past week is having a real impact onjess phillips and her daily life, and yesterday keir starmer said it had led to serious threats against her. he did not mention elon musk by name but he said thatjess phillips had done a thousand times more than her critics when it came to protecting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. this row began after it emerged thatjess phillips had said no to a government led inquiry into grooming in the town of 0ldham, something the conservatives also said no to when they were in government. tonight she defended that decision and pointed to the inquiry that happened in telford and said that was the only model she had seen work where it was independ

but look, let's just talk about jess phillips because she's the safeguarding minister.ne a lot of work in her career over women, children and this, this, you know, horrific, horrific topic. why is she not calling for a national inquiry? why is she not breaking ranks? surely there's got to be some conscience. i know people want their political careers, but is this above that? >> yeah, it is above that. i think the importance is justice and people feeling like there's and people feeling like there's an element of closure. almost no doubt these people will never get over this sort of stuff. but the idea that there is potentially been rights wronged wrongs, right, sorry will go some way, but actually in a way, if labour was serious about this, it shouldn't even come down to jess phillips. because as you'll know, one of the jay report's recommendations was to have a children, a safeguarding minister. we haven't had one of those because we've only just decided that we're going to implement the recommendations. and actually, that minister would have been likely the one that wo

. >> reporter: musk's vitriol sharpestst against jess phillips, the government official charged witheguarding children, calling her plain evil and a wicked creature who should be imprisoned for not sanctioning a nationwide inquiry, but a local one instead. >> when the poison of the far right leads to serious threats to jess phillips and others, that in my book, a line has been crossed. >> reporter: musk's inaccurate and sensationalist accusations are catching uk politicians offguard. and musk is also attacking a staunch trump ally, nigel farage, saying faraj doesn't have what it takes to lead his upstart reform uk party. farage, the british populist, who pushed brexit, just hours before mufkt's putdown, had counted the tech titan a supporter who might finance his fledgling party. >> the fact that he supports me politically and supports reform doesn't mean i have to agree with every single statement he makes on x. >> reporter: why the falling out? possible differences over this man, known as tommy robinson, a jailed anti- muslim campaigner, who fanned the flames of racist riots last s

jess phillips, who has a long record of protecting women and girls, was attacked by elon musk becausehe has recently said that in oldham a local inquiry would be better than a government led one. when the poison of the far right leads to serious threats tojess phillips and others, in my book a line has been crossed. he said conservatives had done nothing in government and labour would make it a crime not to report child sexual abuse if you were aware of it. our political correspondent rob watson has been giving me more analysis on the pm's reaction. one doesn't often use the word impassioned and keir starmer side by side. but i mean, i think that was probably the most passionate he's been since becoming a prime minister. and i think very interesting that he used that line, that a line had been crossed in the treatment ofjess phillips, but also, of course, rather interesting that he tried not to make his defence of his government's role, the defence of handling of the rape gangs, by mentioning... by not mentioning mr musk personally, saying this wasn't about musk, it wasn't about ameri

jess phillips, who has a long record of protecting women and girls, was attacked by elon musk becauseecently said in oldham a local inquiry would be better than a government led one. when the poison of the far right leads to serious threats tojess phillips and others, then in my book a line has been crossed. he said conservatives had done nothing in government and labour would make it a crime not to report child sexual abuse if you were aware of it. the conservative party have accused the prime minister of �*disgraceful�* smears and repeated their calls for a national inquiry. let�*s speak to our political correspondent harry farley. hello. so there is the row over the tweets from elon musk, we will talk about that in a moment, but then there is this domestic political row. how problematic is that? $5 domestic political row. how problematic is that?- problematic is that? as you heard there, _ problematic is that? as you heard there, keir _ problematic is that? as you heard there, keir starmer l heard there, keir starmer accusing the main opposition party, the conservatives, over jumpi

mr musk called the home office minister, jess phillips, an "evil witch who should be locked up".overnment—led inquiry into child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. ru paul's drag race uk starjames lee williams, better known as drag queen the vivienne, has died aged 32. publicist simonjones said the performer, who died over the weekend, was "an incredibly loved, warm—hearted and amazing person" and drag racejudge michelle visage said she was �*utterly heartbroken�* at the news. you're live with bbc news. the fbi says a man who killed ia people in new orleans on new year's day visited the city twice — in the months before the attack. investigators say shamsud—din jabbar recorded videos of the area where he rammed a truck into crowds. the us army veteran, who'd pledged allegiance to the islamic state group, was killed in a shoot—out with police. officials say they believe he acted alone and the team showed unseen cctv footage of the suspect placing improvised explosive devices into coolers in the area where he later carried out the attack. they're also looking into trips he made to cana

not actually on the main origin, isuppose, all these critical remarks ofjess critical remarks of jess phillipsmarks ofjess phillips in particular, which is elon musk and the role that he will have in donald trump's new administration injust he will have in donald trump's new administration in just a couple of weeks' time. harry farley in _ couple of weeks' time. harry farley in westminster, - couple of weeks' time. harry| farley in westminster, thank you. more than 60 million americans are in the grip of a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snow — and lowest temperatures — in a decade. several inches of snow have been dumped on eastern parts of the us. it's all part of a polar vortex sweeping down from the arctic. a state of emergency has been declared in seven states, including missouri, kentucky and arkansas. graham satchell reports. the snow is heavy, thick and relentless. this is stjoseph, missouri, where blizzard conditions have brought much of the state to a standstill. tens of millions of americans are bracing themselves for what's predicted to be the heaviest snowfall and

are locally led and has pointed to the example of telford where there was a local inquiry and jess phillipsr mind that that led to some changes that she thinks make a difference, so it's that sort of model we will see yvette cooper outlined today but the big question around that is going to be, what is the response, notjust on the other political parties, which is important, but more importantly from victims and those who support and work with the victims of these crimes around the country. alex, for the moment. _ crimes around the country. alex, for the moment, thank— crimes around the country. alex, for the moment, thank you _ crimes around the country. alex, for the moment, thank you very - crimes around the country. alex, for the moment, thank you very much l crimes around the country. alex, for i the moment, thank you very much and we will be back at the commons as soon as yvette cooper gets to her feet. first though we will pause for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good afternoon. fairly stagnant weather at the moment with high pressure around, which means only subtle chang

musk has also targeted jess phillips, the safeguarding minister, who he labelled a "rape genocide apologistto child sexual exploitation in 0ldham. 0ur political editor chris mason reports. it will be the fastest to 100 mph... the world's richest man, elon musk, the billionaire entrepreneur. rockets, electric cars, tesla, and he owns the social media site x too. mr musk is a businessman with a growing drive for politics and a growing habit of claiming the british government, the prime minister, is incompetent. he accused keir starmer of being complicit in the rape of britain and that he should go. he called the home office ministerjess phillips a "rape genocide apologist", and today, he conducted a survey on x about whether the people of america should liberate the people of britain from their tyrannical government. now, listen to the prime minister's indignance, his anger in defending his record as director of public prosecutions. he says he challenged those who ignored the victims. when i was chief prosecutor for five years, i tackled that head on, and when i left office, we had the highes

jess phillips, thank you very much for talking to us tonight. —— talking to newsnight.ment minister and here is one who appears to be having to have extra security since elon musk tweets. do you have sympathy with her? ., ., ., ., , her? no-one can condone any behaviour. — her? no-one can condone any behaviour, words _ her? no-one can condone any behaviour, words or _ her? no-one can condone anyj behaviour, words or otherwise her? no-one can condone any - behaviour, words or otherwise which put an mp puzzlement life in danger. i have been there in westminster and i have been there in westminster and i have been there in westminster and i have lived through the death of a good friend, david amess and jo cox. —— an mp's life. i have been subject to many death threats myself and i had a stalker for nine years which ended up as a court case. but i'm afraid it is part of modern life as afraid it is part of modern life as a politician that this is what happens. d0 a politician that this is what ha ens. ,, a politician that this is what happens-— a politician that this is what

musk's posts have resulted in a widely respected british politician, jess phillips, fearing for her ownnded by suggesting musk hurry up with his mission to mars. >> you know, musk is a bond villain. he really is like something out of a hollywood movie. >> reporter: james o'brien is a talk back radio host here in london, who's reported on the rape cases. >> nobody should be listening to elon musk's opinions on british politics. >> reporter: he believes musk is courting the far right for personal reasons. >> he failed to secure the kind of adulation that i think that he craves with his memes and his attempts at comedy or even with his kind of attempts to be cool. i think it might be that simple. >> you think he's doing this just to, kind of, stroke his own ego? >> why does any troll troll? >> reporter: holly williams, cbs news london. >>> still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," jeff bezos' origin gets ready to make its big mark in the space race. stay with us. years of hard work. decades of dedication. committed to giving back. you've been there, done that. and you're still here for more.

from morning to afternoon, separate survivors came to birmingham from oldham to ask why jess phillips into abuse in the town. hiya, hayley, nice to meet you. but at the same time... nothing matters more... a major announcement. yet for too long victims were ignored, perpetrators were left unpunished and too many people looked the other way. action on grooming gangs — and relief for some. none of the survivors we've been speaking to knew this was happening today. the home secretary announcing a new national rapid audit of grooming gangs, examining the ethnic background of abusers, and also, it will support five victim—centred local inquiries, including one in oldham. a lot to take in for these survivors. i feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders. i'm satisfied for now, but actions speak louder than words. let's see what happens now. let's see if they actually act on what they've said. from oldham to international rage, pressure onjess phillips has been relentless. tweets from elon musk, even death threats. today, with the victims, there was no animosityl betw

mr musk called the home office minister, jess phillips, "an evil witch who should be locked up".cted a request for a government—led inquiry into child sexual exploitation in oldham. ru paul's drag race uk starjames lee williams, better known as drag queen the vivienne, has died aged 32. publicist simonjones said the performer, who died over the weekend, was "an incredibly loved, warm—hearted and amazing person" and drag racejudge michelle visage said she was �*utterly heartbroken�* at the news. you're live with bbc news. monday marks 4 years since the january 6 riots at capitol hill in washington, when thousands of donald trump supporters stormed the barricades and ransacked the halls of congress in an attempt to stop the certification of joe biden�*s election. more than 1500 people have been charged with federal crimes since — nearly 600 of those have faced felony charges of assaulting or impeding law enforcement. but now with president—elect trump just two weeks away from returning to the white house, trump's jailed followers are counting the days until they could receive a par

the home office minister jess phillips says police and prosecutors must take seriously what are knownfter a number of women got in touch with the bbc saying the police had appeared to dismiss their experiences and didn�*t carry out a proper investigation when it happened to them. our special correspondent lucy manning reports — with strong language from the start. it was a very frustrating experience. i was very much pushing and driving it. sally marsden�*s 83—year—old mother claimed she was the victim of an indecent exposure by a workman in her own home. sally, a lawyer, claims her mum barbara was let down by police and prosecutor mistakes. the carer said, "your mum�*s reported he showed her his penis," so i was a little bit shocked, because we had a camera on the outside of the house, and what the video footage showed was him coming into the house. it was timed. as he came into the house, you could see him playing with himself. what were some of the issues you ended up having with the police? it took them a long time to agree that it was important to interview my mum on video, and t

monitoring of mr musk�*s tweets began after he made comments about the safeguarding minister, jess phillipsc news. in the us, the supreme court will hear closing arguments today in a case over whether tiktok should be banned in the country, if it doesn't separate from its chinese owner bytedance. the split is required by a biden administration law which says it's necessary to protect national security. tiktok and some its content creators have argued the ban would violate their first amendment rights to free speech. tiktok says it's used by around 170 million americans. the new law is set to take effect in nine days' time. let's speak to dr eleanor drage. she's a senior research fellow, university of cambridge and co—host of the good robot podcast. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. the government in the us argues that tiktok could be potentially used for spying and political manipulation. how credible are those claims? 50 credible are those claims? so there is credible are those claims? sr there is no evidence to suggest that there is anything different that is happening n

jess phillips, who has a long record of protecting women and girls, was attacked by elon musk becausehe has recently said that in 0ldham, a local inquiry would be better than a government led one. when the poison of the far right leads to serious threats tojess phillips and others, then in my book a line has been crossed. he said conservatives had done nothing in government and labour would make it a crime not to report child sexual abuse if you were aware of it. we you were aware of it. will bring that to live here on we will bring that to live here on bbc news. it is not correct to brand as far right _ it is not correct to brand as far right we _ it is not correct to brand as far right. we are _ it is not correct to brand as far right. we are raising. far right. we are raising legitimate _ far right. we are raising legitimate concerns - far right. we are raising . legitimate concerns about far right. we are raising - legitimate concerns about the gang — legitimate concerns about the gang rape _ legitimate concerns about the gang rape of— legitimate concerns about the gang rape of vu

that sir keir starmer was "complicit in the rape of britain" and called the home office minister, jess phillipsarage, has defended elon musk in an interview with the bbc, after the tech billionaire made a series of comments criticising british politicians on his social media platform x. helen catt reports. he is the richest man in the world, best known as a tech billionaire, the owner of social media site x and electric car—maker tesla, and soon to be part of the us government. but elon musk has also been weighing in on uk politics. he has backed nigel farage, snapped here together at donald trump's mar—a—lago resort last month, with reports he is considering donating a sizeable sum to reform uk. but he has also been highly critical of keir starmer�*s government in increasingly provocative social media posts. speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, mr farage defended mr musk�*s right to say what he chooses. you know, in public life, tough things get said. they get said by both sides of the debate. you're right, this man happens to be the richest man in the world. but equally. ..equally, the fa

jess phillips does not need me or anybody else to speak on her behalf, but when the poison of the farous threats tojess phillips and others, then in my book a line has been crossed. what i won't tolerate is this discussion and debate based on lies without calling it out. what i won't tolerate is politicians jumping on the bandwagon simply to get attention. when those politicians sat in government for 1h long years, tweeting, talking, but not doing anything about it. now so desperate for attention that they're amplifying what the far right is saying. what was was behind the decision of keir starmer doing this today? downing street decided he had to call out elon musk clearly and to do so in a way that would not jeopardise his relationship with donald trump, so he did not name elon musk but he talked about people who are prepared to debase themselves and their country. but this is not over, and there is absolute horror at the highest levels of the government at the incendiary language we have seen from elon musk. and there is going to be a hard—headed assessment, is this just to be a ha

was an inquiry carried out in telford by a guy called tom crowther kc and ministers, including jess phillips a lot of work in this area, thought that that was a really good model because what they say is it it affected change. so it ended up with having like child sexual exploitation experts in schools and things like that. so they're basing these five local inquiries on that model. they are going to beef them up with some more money. and tom crowther, the kc that did telford, is going to provide some advice and a kind of blueprint for how they're carried out. and ministers are really keen they're kind of locally led that they're victim led. the question is over things like are they going to have enough clout? you know, are they going to have the power to summon people that they need to summon? telford didn't have any statutory powers in that way. so there is a bit of a question mark. government says they're looking at things like this duty of candour. so public officials have to be honest and open and transparent, and they think that will help. but i think there are still some question mark

elon musk�*s tweets began after he made comments about safeguarding minister jess comments about safeguarding ministerjess phillipscatt in westminster, thankl ministerjess phillips. helen i catt in westminster, thank you for the moment. the british government has been defending its handling of the economy after a turbulent day on the markets on thursday saw the pound drop to its lowest level in more than a year and government borrowing cost surge to a 16 year high. the chancellor rachel reeves is on her way to china with a delegation of city executives, as labour seeks closer economic links with beijing as part of its quest for growth. 0ur asia business reporter sura njana tewari has more. rachel reeves under quite a bit of pressure over this trip to china given what is going on in the uk markets, but the goal could ultimately benefit the uk economy, with her defenders saying the trip is important for uk trade & investment. china is a uk's fifth largest trading partner with $68 billion worth of trade going from china to the uk last year. miss reeves will be the most senior british official to visit beijing in seve

jesse otto and chuck rocha. americans with different perspectives aren't talking to each other, but here they do. good evening. i'm abby phillip in new york. let's get right to what america is talking about. breaking news tonight out of capitol hill. the tie goes to >> elise alaska is at least in macau ski, kentucky. senator mitch mcconnell and susan collins, thom tillis actually voted for pete had nominated joining us in our fifth seat at the table is casey moss. >> she's a retired army lieutenant colonel and a combat veteran. casey, thanks for being here. your reaction to the decision to confirm pete hegseth, despite all the concerns about him? according to several of these senators, we don't know about mcconnell just yet. concerns about his experience or lack thereof, and also his comments about women in the military and in combat roles. >> yes. well, thank you, abby. it's deeply concerning and it's disappointing, disappointing to see that he was confirmed. um, i served in iraq in 2007 and six, 2006, 2007. i was a company commander of military police. i had the privilege to lead men and women in combat. and these comments,

where are the, you know, the reform mps defending jess phillips?t's like, well, sorry you guys haven't been doing the same for conservative politicians. >> well, and also i think it's you know, the strength of feeling is that we do need a national inquiry. the alexis aj report did not cover rotherham. that or oldham 1507

. >> the safeguarding minister, jess phillips, says elon musk is endangenng jess phillips, says elon musk is endangering her. >> well, the close starmer ally labels the tech billionaire ridiculous and tells him to crack on with just getting to mars. >> and the drama doesn't stop there because the conservative leader, kemi badenoch, is preparing to force a vote for a full national inquiry today. >> a 14 year old is stabbed to death in broad daylight on a london bus, with the capital left fearing whether anywhere is still safe . still safe. >> from today, tourists must cough up £10 to enter britain. we're asking this morning could it put visitors off.7 >> pros and cons of being the nation's highest pub in the land. and that snow tan hill inn knows this well. locals enter a fourth night stuck in the pub. a dream or a nightmare. >> and in sport this morning, newcastle have one foot in the carabao cup final after beating arsenal. west ham managerjulen lopetegui is still a dead man walking. and as if we haven't heard enough of him, surely liverpool now won't sell to elon musk, will they? >

jess phillips labour's jess phillips was running her mouth off. >> we're a year on from the independentnquiry into child sexual abuse. years and years worth of evidence. rishi sunak is doing nothing. and today, exactly what had happened in rochdale is happening in every single part of our country. >> well, now that same jess phillips is in a position of power at the home office, and she has just rejected a national inquiry into rape gangs. well, why do we think that is? i mean, i've got a little theory. >> oh, yeah. go on lad. just watching. >> okay, so that's rochdale police station there. and that was what appeared to be anyway, muslim men who were egging it and doing all sorts of stuff there in the wake of the alleged manchester airport incident. so i think that labour might be a little bit afraid of aspects of the muslim community. and i think to that i say, though, you're pathetic because when you read reports about a girl as young as 13 being gagged and gang raped, in other cases men would have their names on a list by a door, and then they went inside and they'd rape a child and

jess phillips is normally an outspoken feminist.he talks endlessly about protecting women and girls from misogyny and abuse. but when it comes to the issue of the grooming gangs, when it comes to defending women and girls from predominantly muslim pakistani gangs, she seems to be completely silent. she has also rejected oldham council's request for a national inquiry, claiming it is for oldham council alone to decide how to deal with this. it is not the case for a national. a national inquiry is not needed, but the labour party has established nearly 70 reviews and inquiries since taking office. so why the general disinterest when it comes to the issue of the grooming gangs? well, one explanation i would suggest might be this labour is simply worried about alienating and losing the muslim vote. take the former shadow paymaster general, jonathan ashworth, one of the labour party's foremost frontbench spokespersons, during the general election campaign back in july when he unexpectedly lost his seat to gaza. independent shokat adam. i

. >> back in the uk, labour has come under fire, as gb news reveals safeguarding minister jess phillips rejected calls to hold a public inquiry into historic sexual abuse by grooming gangs in oldham. >> and it's cold out there, isn't it.7 the met office has warned that up to one foot of snow could fall between saturday and monday, with almost all of england and wales included in this warning and the sussexes remember them, they storm into 2025 as meghan markle announces her triumphant return to social media. >> in a social media post that's confusing some people. >> yes. so charlie peters, our national reporter, revealed yesterday that jess phillips had a declined rejected calls for an independent inquiry into the grooming scandal in oldham, saying that it should all be deau saying that it should all be dealt with locally, essentially. now charlie peters seen a letter that shows this and it's gained a huge amount of traction online and in the media, and we're going to have charlie on the show to explain exactly why he thinks that is what's gone on, what jess phillips is being accused of

jess phillips, minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, has dedicated her careertackling sexual violence and abuse and to being a voice for victims and survivors of the most terrible crimes, including child sexual abuse. she goes on to say that she has worked with whistleblowers and campaigned tirelessly for justice for those badly let down by endemic institutional failure. meanwhile, this morning the prime minister pledged to reduce nhs waiting lists, saying we need nhs reform from top to bottom. the prime minister has called for more convenience for patients, and said that no institution is more important to the security of the country than the security of the country than the nhs. now a debate is due to be held this afternoon at around 430 in parliament on the petition calling for a general election. the petition has secured more than 2.5 million signatures after being launched by a west midlands publican. this is the third most popular e—petition since 2010, after easily surpassing the required 100,000 signatures required for a debate to take place. gb news sp

victims of domestic violence —— jess phillips is a female victims of domestic violence ——jess phillipso suffered in this way and i don't think thatjess phillips needs elon musk to tell her how serious this is. notjust this, these calls for a national inquiry. keir starmer, yvette cooper and jess phillips were calling for a national inquiry a long time before dj inquiry a long time before dj inquiry was convened by the tories —— before the jay inquiry was convened. -- before the jay inquiry was convened-— nick, what are you hearing about this in westminster as the dust settles? �* , , . ., ,, ., , settles? it's interesting, jake was talkin i settles? it's interesting, jake was talking about _ settles? it's interesting, jake was talking about elon _ settles? it's interesting, jake was talking about elon musk - settles? it's interesting, jake was talking about elon musk and i settles? it's interesting, jake was talking about elon musk and thisl talking about elon musk and this afternoon, in government circles they've _ afternoon, in government circles they've been looking carefully about

the billionaire suggested safeguarding minister jess safeguarding ministerjess phillips deserves to be in prison, he said. it comes after she insisted it was for oldham council alone to launch an investigation into child exploitation. between 2011 and 2014. meanwhile, conservative leader kemi badenoch is calling for a full national inquiry into the issue, saying justice for victims is long overdue. a group of 20 labour councillors has quit the party today, accusing sir keir starmer of abandoning traditional labour values. the group, from broxtowe borough council, have formed a breakaway independence group with 100 members and a county councillor also leaving labour. in response. the remaining labour councillors in broxtowe say they're extremely disappointed but pledged to continue working for local residents. suspected people smugglers could soon face travel bans, phone restrictions and social media blackouts under new government proposals. ministers are introducing interim serious crime prevention orders to impose immediate restrictions while courts review full orders. the move follow