also on the programme was the shadow housing secretary, the conservatives, kevin hollinrake, and he waswould back labour's plans on these reforms. he said he welcomed that there were reforms coming forward, but obviously they need to see the detail on this. he was questioning whether labour would take what he described as the difficult decision if it was needed in some cases for cash benefits to be reduced. but we can hear a little bit of what he had to say in terms of his response to the points liz kendall was making. we are seeing a number of people leaving the place of work because of mental illness, a huge rise. and that's a huge cost for the taxpayer, of course. so we had plans in place. i think you referred to them earlier in your interview with liz kendall. that will reduce that number by 400,000. saving saving the taxpayer an awful lot of money. it's not just about saving money. it's also about getting people into work. you know, we most of us feel we are. 0ur mental health is better when we're at work. but there are incentives in the system to leave the place of work to go on c

acre family farm in the constituency of my honorable friend the member for thirsk and malton kevin hollinrakee spoken to their accountant. their new liability because of this government is half a million pounds. that is 12 years' worth of profit. when this generation passes away, that farm will become totally unviable, and it is just one of thousands and thousands of similar farms. it is clear the government have not got their facts right. the central association for agricultural valuers -- the real experts in this field -- say so. the national farmers union says so, it is shortly to publish a report showing that 75% of all commercial farms will fall above the threshold. if the government are not going to reverse this terrible policy, will the right honorable lady at least commit to no further increases to inheritance tax and no further reductions in agricultural property relief or business property relief in this parliament? >> the honorable gentleman talks about the facts, and i absolutely stand by the figures that the government have set out. the vast majority of estate owners will be tota

shadow levelling up secretary kevin hollinrake told gb news labour need to increase the uk's defence spending now. >> one of the highest spenders in nato constantly have been, but we recognise the growing threats around the world and that's why we committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2030, and that is a commitment not matched by the labour government. they have made some kind of general commitment to get there at some point in the future, but the threat is now and we should bolster our defences now. we made that firm commitment. labour should do the same. >> elsewhere, the justice secretary says the state should never offer death as a service. shabana mahmood made the comments in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill, ahead of a historic commons vote next week. in a letter to constituents, mr mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. she has previously made clear she would vote against the bill alongside health secretary we

the shadow secretary for housing, kevin hollinrake, joins us after kemi badenoch lambasted labour in the commons. >> i think the house would have heard that the prime minister could neither confirm nor deny whether there was a cap in council tax was being raised . so council tax was being raised. so i will ask him this question how much extra does he expect local authorities will have to raise to cover the social care funding gap created by the chancellor's budget, and increases in employers ni. >> king charles celebrates his 76th birthday. gun salutes will mark the occasion after what, of course, has been a challenging year for the royal family . year for the royal family. >> failing hospitals are set to be named and shamed as part of the government's nhs overhaul, but all pitting hospitals against each other cause more issues than it solves. we'll be debating that right here this morning . morning. >> john lewis christmas advert is about to be released, and we'll show it to you later this houn we'll show it to you later this hour, knowing you're not really into pink, but your mum k

shadow levelling up secretary kevin hollinrake told gb news labour need to increase the uk's defence spending now . the uk's defence spending now. >> one of the highest spenders in nato constantly have been, but we recognise the growing threats around the world and that's why we committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2030, and that is a commitment not matched by the labour government. they have made some kind of general commitment to get there at some point in the future, but the threat is now and we should bolster our defences now. we made that firm commitment. labour should do the same. >> the justice secretary says the state should never offer death as a service. shabana mahmood made the comments in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill, ahead of a historic commons vote next week. in a letter to constituents, mr mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. she has previously made clear she would vote against the bill alongsid

shadow secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities kevin hollinrake had this to saylier. >> kemi badenoch yesterday had to tease that out of him. really, what was had he really thought about this? so having said there would be no tax increases, everything was fully costed and fully funded. now we realise there's £25 billion of taxes, which really is going to hit working people and even people who are not working and just buying stuff because things are going to be dearer in the shops. >> and finally, for now, king charles turns 76 today as gun salutes are set to take place in green park to mark the occasion. today is the monarch's actual birthday, following the official celebration marked by trooping of the colour in june. and this morning the royal family posted an image of the king on x. the king is carrying out official dufies king is carrying out official duties today as he is set to visit a surplus food festival and open two coronation food hubs designed to bridge the gap between food need and food waste in the uk. it comes as charles attended the global premiere

shadow levelling up secretary kevin hollinrake told gb news that labour need to increase the uk's defenceing. now . spending. now. >> one of the highest spenders in nato constantly have been, but we recognise the growing threats around the world and that's why we committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2030, and that is a commitment not matched by the labour government. they have made some kind of general commitment to get there at some point in the future. but the threat is now and we should bolster our defences now. we made that firm commitment. labour should do the same . labour should do the same. >> elsewhere, the justice secretary says the state should never offer death as a service. shabana mahmood made the comments in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill, ahead of a historic commons vote next week. in a letter to constituents, mr mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. a group of faith leaders have signed a letter opposi

shadow levelling up secretary kevin hollinrake told gb news labour need to increase the uk's defencepending, now one of the highest spenders in nato, constantly have been, but we recognise the growing threats around the world and that's why we committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2030, and that is a commitment not matched by the labour government. >> they have made some kind of general commitment to get there at some point in the future. but the threat is now and we should bolster our defences now. we made that firm commitment. labour should do the same. >> in other news, the justice secretary says the state should never offer death as a service. shabana mahmood made the comments in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill, ahead of an historic commons vote next week. in a letter to constituents, miss mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. she has previously made clear she would vote against the bill alongside health secret

shadow secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, kevin hollinrake mp will join me. i'm going to get his reaction to essex police dropping their investigation into journalist allison pearson. remember the non—crime hate incident? why the police investigating non—crimes will try and get into that. the former head of mi6, sir richard dearlove, will be with me to discuss the icc's decision to issue an arrest warrant for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu , also be speaking netanyahu, also be speaking about russia's cyber threat. ollie harrison, the co—founder of the farmers rally, will be to here recap on a busy week for farmers and what needs to happen to protect the countryside next, and the father of elon musk, errol musk, will be live from south africa. i'll be asking him how he thinks his son will do as part of donald trump's administration. joining me now to go through today's front pages is the political correspondent of the spectator, james heale james. lovely to see you. although i don't know why i'm being so cheery because we're headlining this gremlin

shadow levelling up secretary kevin hollinrake told gb news.abour needed to increase the uk's defence spending , now one of the highest spending, now one of the highest spenders in nato. >> constantly have been, but we recognise the growing threats around the world and that's why we committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2030, and that is a commitment not matched by the labour government. they have made some kind of general commitment to get there at some point in the future, but the threat is now and we should bolster our defences now. we made that firm commitment. labour should do the same . same. >> elsewhere, the justice secretary says the state should never offer death as a service. shabana mahmood made the comments in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill. editor. ahead of a historic commons vote next week , historic commons vote next week, in a letter to constituents, mr mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not for just religious reasons but because it could create a slippe

shadow levelling up secretary kevin hollinrake told gb news labour need to increase the uk's defenceending. >> now one of the highest spenders in nato, constantly have been, but we recognise the growing threats around the world and that's why we committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2030, and that is a commitment not matched by the labour government. they have made some kind of general commitment to get there at some point in the future, but the threat is now and we should bolster our defences now. we made that firm commitment. labour should do the same . labour should do the same. >> elsewhere, the justice secretary says the state should never offer death as a service. shabana mahmood made those comments in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill, ahead of an historic commons vote next week. in a letter to constituents, miss mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons, but also because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. while she has previously made clear she would vote aga

and kevin hollinrake, the shadow housing and levelling up secretary. and with me at the desk throughout the programme we have nadine dorries, former cabinet minister, broadcaster piers morgan, and jonathan dimbleby, broadcaster and historian — all of whom have personal stories that have shaped their views on assisted dying. but before we get to that let's see what's making the news this morning first... welfare and assisted dying dominate the headlines. the observer reports thejustice secretary describes it as a state death service and the sunday times splashes with a poll claiming public support for the bill. keir starmer�*s promised the mail on sunday a crackdown on what he calls a "bulging benefits bill blighting society". the sunday telegraph and the express both carry warnings about the threat from russia. and while you were sleeping, as the bbc reports, a deal was reached at the cop29 climate summit in baku — 300 billion to help with the costs of climate change after some last minute, late night drama over whether a deal could be done. jonathan,