also speaking to her was kemi badenoch, the for the uk and france to work with kyiv to stop the war supportunder prime ministerjohnson and his is successful in helping ukraine, but also in maintaining on friday night, with president trump berating president zelensky? he was being humiliated. we have to remember president zelensky is a hero, of the ukrainian people. whatever differences when everyone is watching because the only person no, no. i don't think it was an ambush. i think both parties are working for their respective national during all the trade negotiations i had as trade back on track. it is critical that ukraine is at the table not a surrender. they are a sovereign country and the principles we are we need to be very careful. that is something that's absolutely vital. guarantee within nato, if we lose them, we will be we need to make sure that america doesn't disengage. if we all get dragged into an escalation, america will get dragged in eventually and it's bad for all of us. badenoch. let me bring you a we have had from badenoch. let me bring you a tusk, we have had from bad

kemi badenoch, responded to sir keir starmer. have a listen. and sovereign country.se that ukraine is fighting for her survival and fighting to have the same freedom, democracy and sovereignty which all of us here enjoy. that is why both the opposition and the government are fully to convene european leaders, as well as the focus in defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2027. and we will support him in taking difficult but for now, it is right that the prime minister is working with allies in europe and with and not a surrender to russia. as part of this, the prime to support british jobs. as the prime minister knows, we welcomed the uplift in defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2027. we also support the use of foreign aid to achieve this. we welcome a commitment to reach 3% in the years ahead, spending decisions, including on welfare, and we will return to the details of how the government will fund this in the near future. but for now, it is right that the prime minister is working with allies in europe and with the united states to bring peace to ukraine and not a sur

kemi badenoch — the conservative leader — what were the guarantees around that?y shouldn't be doing it on our own. we support him in that. that we have for ukraine. people know what we did under prime ministerjohnson ukraine, but also in maintaining our national berating president zelensky? i watched it, and i couldn't believe what was happening. he was being humiliated. and difficulties we might have during negotiations, because the only person who would have liked that... would have been vladimir putin. inafew in a few minutes will be by alistair campbell, formerly for a spokesman for uk prime minister, tony blair and now host, we will be minister, tony blair and now hos alistair ll be a few minutes on bbc? in just a few minutes on bbc news. before i am joined news. before then, i am joined by the former swedish "gig thgfgfmgf éwséish ffimg thank you very much on 7 i 7 today.iknow 7 i 7 today. i know that have been ttqetjzjetqhiq " ' ’h1;;e1,’e’e;m’g”hi; éfiii'c'at ' you hauebeen. highly critical. the way you houoooon. highly critical. the way the us conducted

know, instead of we have a seat at the table rather than just shouting through the letterbox like kemi badenoch gangs and i�*m not seeing any gang smashing happening. >> no. and you're right to say >> no. and you�*re right to say this is very convenient for keir starmer because his polling is appalling. his domestic policy is falling apart. it's nothing's working. we�*ve just i�*ve just working. we've just i've just heard literally in the last i think on the way up that rachel reeves is having to do something very, very drastic to stop her disaster budget actually crashing the economy properly this time. but what you were saying about, i mean, what gets me just jumping back to this situation with what the strategy is with the ukraine russia conflict, what really gets me is what we�*re doing isn't working. what we're doing isn't working. now, i hear what you say, chris, about when you said that, you know, putin doesn't do diplomacy. well, then do something about it. then why didn't we go in with nato? and i know the answer to this. i�*m just sort of saying the why didn't we go in with nato and p

but with kemi badenoch today using five of his six questions to ask the prime minister about ukraine.ng what's going on here at home in the united kingdom now, especially as big welfare cuts seem likely in the spring statement? have our political class forgotten that they're not elected by ukraine? they're elected by the voters of the united kingdom. we'll discuss this in the studio. is gb news political editor , chris 1515 00:09:1

. >> masca kemi badenoch. >> masca kemi badenoch. >> thank you, mr speaker.lad the prime minister has confirmed that those talks have started. people across our country are worried. they're worried about national security. they're worried about whether we can equip our military fast enough. they are worried about whether we will deploy troops in ukraine, and whether we will be able to keep the peace. they are also worried about our economic security. can we afford 1551 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:15

sir keir starmer has clashed with kemi badenoch in his first prime minister's questions since meeting president trump in washington and hosting that significant ukraine summit in london. the opposition leader earlier, though, challenged the prime minister on his stance on ukraine and ties to the us president. >> president zelenskyy is right to try and rebuild his relationship with president trump. he is keeping a cool head under very difficult circumstances, and i was glad to see president trump receive his letter positively. what is the prime minister doing to help rebuild their relationship after a challenging week? as the opposition, we support efforts to resolve this conflict, but we cannot write a blank cheque if british peacekeeping troops in ukraine were attacked, whether directly or via proxies, we could be drawn into conflict with russia. can the prime minister reassure all those who are concerned about the uk being drawn into war? >> however, sir keir starmer insists he is in regular contact with key leaders and is focused on securing peace for ukraine. >> to do everything w

. >> elsewhere, conservative leader kemi badenoch said her party would back a change in the law to overrule the sentencing council as the justice secretary, shabana mahmood, calls for a u—turn on planned changes that would make an offender's background a bigger factor in sentencing. miss mahmood says she's written to the sentencing council, urging them to scrap the new guidance after the conservatives accused labour of creating two tier justice. the changes, due in april, would place more emphasis on pre—sentence reports, particularly for offenders from ethnic or faith minorities, young adults, abuse survivors and pregnant women. the sentencing council says its reforms aim to ensure consistency and avoid bias in the justice system. robert jenrick told gb news earlier on that the government needs to intervene. >> it's completely outrageous and ludicrous and it needs to stop. and frankly, the justice secretary should have known about this before, if indeed she didn't. she has a personal representative on the very sentencing council that issued these guidance. i've read the minutes. there was

conservative leader kemi badenoch has praised the ukrainian president, though, for, she says, keeping a cool headin for, she says, keeping a cool head in difficult circumstances. farmers have been staging another protest in london today over labour's inheritance tax changes, with a pancake day rally near parliament. they're opposing a planned 20% tax on agricultural land and businesses worth more than £1 million. they argue it will force land sales and hurt farming families. the met police has limited the number of tractors allowed on the march today under the public order act. a decision, though questioned by some politicians, including nigel farage. he urged farmers to pressure labour mps in rural constituencies. but the government says the plans are fair and balanced. jermaine jenas and his wife ellie penfold, have announced they are splitting up after 16 years of marriage. the former footballer and tv presenter was sacked from the bbc last year following complaints about workplace conduct. his wife confirmed the separation on social media, saying they will remain friends and co—pa

meanwhile, conservative leader kemi badenoch has praised the ukrainian president for keeping a cool headdifficult circumstances. the trial of triple killer karl clifford has heard he raped his ex—girlfriend in a violent sexual act of spite before murdering her and her family with a crossbow and a knife. family with a crossbow and a ane.the family with a crossbow and a knife. the 26 year old admitted killing louise hunt, her mother carol and sister hannah at their home last july, but he denies rape. prosecutors say he carefully planned the attacks after miss hunt ended their relationship, and he bought weapons and deceived his way into the home, jurors were also told. louise described her relationship with karl as sucking the life out of her, before breaking up with him just weeks before the attack. the trial continues. a manhunt is underway tonight after a teenage boy was shot dead in broad daylight in london. the 16 year old was found with gunshot wounds this afternoon in clapham but sadly couldn't be saved. no arrests have been made so far, as police are racing to identify the victim a

keir starmer has faced kemi badenoch in his first prime ministers question since his meeting with president trump in washington and his ukraine summit in london. the leader of the opposition pressured the prime minister on ukraine and his relationship with the us president. >> president zelenskyy is. right to try and rebuild his relationship with president trump. >> he is keeping. >> he is keeping. >> a cool head under very difficult circumstances, and i was glad to see president trump receive his letter positively. what is the prime minister doing to help rebuild their relationship after a challenging week? as the opposition, we support efforts to resolve this conflict, but we cannot write a blank cheque. if british. >> peacekeeping troops in. >> peacekeeping troops in. >> ukraine were attacked, whether directly or via proxies. >> we could. >> we could. >> be drawn into conflict with russia. can the prime minister reassure all those who are concerned about the uk being drawn into war? >> meanwhile, sir keir starmer responded by assuring he is in regular contact with key players and wants t

conservative leader kemi badenoch has praised the ukrainian president, though, for, she says, keeping a cool headin for, she says, keeping a cool head in difficult circumstances. farmers have been staging another protest in london today over labour's inheritance tax changes, with a pancake day rally near parliament. they're opposing a planned 20% tax on agricultural land and businesses worth more than £1 million. they argue it will force land sales and hurt farming families. the met police has limited the number of tractors allowed on the march today under the public order act. a decision, though questioned by some politicians, including nigel farage. he urged farmers to pressure labour mps in rural constituencies. but the government says the plans are fair and balanced. jermaine jenas and his wife ellie penfold, have announced they are splitting up after 16 years of marriage. the former footballer and tv presenter was sacked from the bbc last year following complaints about workplace conduct. his wife confirmed the separation on social media, saying they will remain friends and co—pa

conservative leader kemi badenoch, meanwhile, has said that she praises the ukrainian president for keeping a cool head in difficult circumstances. in other news, the trial of triple killer karl clifford has heard he raped his ex—girlfriend in a violent sexual act of spite before murdering her and her family with a crossbow and knife. the 26 year old admitted killing louise hunt. her mother carol and sister hannah at their hertfordshire home in july but denies rape. prosecutors say he carefully planned the attacks after miss hunt ended their relationship, and he went on to buy weapons and deceived his way into the home. jurors were also told louise described the relationship as sucking the life out of her, before breaking up with him just weeks before the attack. that trial continues. a manhunt is underway tonight after a teenage boy was shot deadin after a teenage boy was shot dead in broad daylight in clapham. the 16 year old was found with gunshot wounds this afternoon but couldn't be saved. no arrests have been made so far, as police are racing to identify the victim and contact his fam

meanwhile, conservative leader kemi badenoch has praised the ukrainian president for keeping a cool head in difficult circumstances. the trial of triple killer karl clifford has heard he raped his ex—girlfriend in a violent sexual act of spite before murdering her and her family with a crossbow and a knife. family with a crossbow and a ane.the family with a crossbow and a knife. the 26 year old admitted killing louise hunt, her mother carol and sister hannah at their home last july, but he denies rape. prosecutors say he carefully planned the attacks after miss hunt ended their relationship, and he bought weapons and deceived his way into the home, jurors were also told. louise described her relationship with karl as sucking the life out of her, before breaking up with him just weeks before the attack. the trial continues. a manhunt is underway tonight after a teenage boy was shot dead in broad daylight in london. the 16 year old was found with gunshot wounds this afternoon in clapham but sadly couldn't be saved. no arrests have been made so far, as police are racing to identify the vict

meanwhile, kemi badenoch is calling on the labour government to increase defence spending to 3% of nationalby the end of this parliament. writing in the telegraph, she says the prime minister�*s pledge to reach 2.5% by 2027 cannot be the final one. the conservative leader argues the uk must lead by example, and warns that failing to set out a plan would be tantamount to planning to fail. it follows the government's £22 planning to fail. it follows the government's £2.2 billion loan government's £22 billion loan to ukraine that is the largest since the war began, was announced alongside defence spending increases this week. train fares are going up and so is the pressure on commuters already battling record cancellations. from today, the cost of many journeys in england and in wales is rising by around 4.6%, adding hundreds to the price of some season tickets. campaigners warn it will pile further misery on hard pressed households, with rail cards also becoming more expensive for the first time in over a decade. the transport secretary says she knows that passengers are frustrated, but insis

meanwhile, conservative leader kemi badenoch has said that volodymyr zelenskyy is a hero, adding shenment's support of ukraine. government�*s support of ukraine. >> quite an extraordinary press conference and we all need to remember that president zelenskyy is a hero. he represents the ukrainian people's strength and their resistance to an authoritarian regime that is trying to destroy them. he needs all the support that he can get, and i think that he can get, and i think that it that he can get, and i think thatitis that he can get, and i think that it is inappropriate to conduct that kind of disagreement in front of cameras. the only person who benefits from that is president putin. >> now, elsewhere, police say it is a reasonable assumption that actor gene hackman died when his pacemaker had its last event on the 17th of february. that's ten days before being found. hackman and his wife, betsy arakawa, were found dead in separate rooms of their home in a gated community in santa fe, new mexico, on wednesday. one of the couple�*s three pet dogs was also found dead. an official sai

kemi badenoch, the leader of the opposition�*s here, to say we must spend even more to keep us safe.ib dem leader ed davey wants zelensky to be honoured in parliament. and we'll hear the voice of ukraine as the war goes on. and our team at the desk, journalist and trump—whisperer piers morgan. legendary broadcaster christiane amanpour. and trump—backer greg swenson, chair of republicans overseas. jzfiii—jf to president 7—,: f ' ' f f jef—ii—jf to president trum- 127" f ' ' f f g to president trum- and ,, ww ' ' w i phone, talk to president trump and president zelensky, then invite president zelensky, then invite president zelensky, then invite president zelensky for an extensive meeting yesterday with a warm welcome. then further pick up the phone to president macron and president trump afterwards. because my view is you have to bridge this and find a way to work together because in the end we have had three years of bloody conflict now and we need to get to a lasting peace. i have to say i have spoken to president trump a number of times, i have met him twice. we had a long session

and the leader of the opposition kemi badenoch on her programme on bbc one from 9 o'clock.ion of the gaza ceasefire to cover the muslim ramadan and jewish passover periods. the first phase of the ceasefire expired yesterday. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is injerusalem. paul, is there any progress on the second phase of the deal? other any assurances from both sides it will go ahead?— it will go ahead? absolutely not, the agreement _ it will go ahead? absolutely not, the agreement you _ it will go ahead? absolutely not, the agreement you just - it will go ahead? absolutely not, the agreement you just referred | it will go ahead? absolutely not, l the agreement you just referred to as a statement released late last night _ as a statement released late last night by— as a statement released late last night by the prime minister '5 office — night by the prime minister '5 office here saying israel had agreed to american proposal to extend phase one of— to american proposal to extend phase one of the _ to american proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire deal it e