yes, from mar—a—lago to maidstone. that has been my week and. tell you, those reindeer were a lot more frightening than donald trump or elon musk. of that, there is absolutely no doubt at all. so it's been a pretty remarkable year there. my reflections, as i say, i've been very, very busy, very much in the public eye. but there's no doubt, you know, you think about life and what really matters. i think the birth of two grandsons actually is more important than being in parliament and many other things. and i think perhaps sometimes in the modern world, we're all so rushed in what we're all so rushed in what we're doing, we lose sense of our priorities. now, i'm joined tonight here in maidstone by gb news own bev turner. bev, welcome to the program . and joe welcome to the program. and joe phillips, paddy ashdown's former press secretary and a regular on this show. and joe local and a local. absolutely. and i think you'll agree. you know we don't always see eye to eye on global warming or other issues like that. but you always get a fair say here

chancellor and the chief secretary to the treasury, darrenjones met patients and staff at a hospital in maidstoneine services could be improved. speaking to media afterwards, the chancellor was asked whether this spending review will lead to a return to austerity. budgets in this parliament will increase. that is the envelope that we set at the budget and the first phase of the spending review in october. but it is absolutely vital that we get value for money for every pound of taxpayers money spent, especially when taxes are so high. and we're asking people to pay so much. and that's why we're really going to be driving productivity and efficiency and cracking down on wasteful spending in public services to make sure that every pound of taxpayers�* money is spent well. have you bought your christmas presents yet? if not, have you thought about getting something second—hand or pre—loved? known as �*thriftmas�* it�*s a growing trend, as more of us are avoiding buying brand new. nina warhurst reports. giving gifts that have been bought second hand can be a way to cut costs, and research shows it�*s

welcome to the nigel farage christmas special here live from maidstone.uests tonight. i've got vixen and christmas joining me. i have to say, this is the most ambitious thing i've ever done on gb news. but aren't they beautifully behaved? we're going to have a great show for you. we're going to talk about reflections on the yeah to talk about reflections on the year. we're going to have a look at the amazing sparkling wines that kent is now producing. neil razor ruddock will be joining us for talking pints, and we've got a fab military band at the end. and i have to say with these reindeer, it's so far so good. thank you. >> thank you for coming. thank you for taking.

welcome to the nigel farage christmas special here live from maidstone. i've got some very special guests tonight. i've got vixen and christmas joining me. i have to say, this is the most ambitious thing i've ever done on gb news. but aren't they beautifully behaved? we're going to have a great show for you. we're going to talk about reflections on the yeah to talk about reflections on the year. we're going to have a look at the amazing sparkling wines that kent is now producing. neil razor ruddock will be joining us for talking pints, and we've got a fab military band at the end. and i have to say with these reindeer, it's so far so good. thank you. >> thank you for coming. thank you for taking. >> good evening everybody. there are not many things in life that make me nervous, especially broadcasting live on gb news because i just come on and just because i just come on and just be myself. i've got to tell you, those two magnificent creatures on live television was without a doubt the most terrifying thing i've ever done. but hey, what a spectacular star

welcome to the nigel farage christmas special here live from maidstone. i've got some very special guests tonight. i've got vixen and christmas joining me. i have to say, this is the most ambitious thing i've ever done on gb news. but aren't they beautifully behaved? we're going to have a great show for you. we're going to talk about reflections on the yeah to talk about reflections on the year. we're going to have a look at the amazing sparkling wines that kent is now producing. neil razor ruddock will be joining us for talking pints, and we've got a fab military band at the end. and i have to say with these reindeer, it's so far so good. thank you. >> thank you for coming. thank you for taking. >> good evening everybody. there are not many things in life that make me nervous, especially broadcasting live on gb news because i just come on and just because i just come on and just be myself. i've got to tell you, those two magnificent creatures on live television was without a doubt the most terrifying thing i've ever done. but hey, what a spectacular star

we've got a huge audience here in maidstone, and we're going to begin with some reflections on the year. for me, 2023 was a big yeah the year. for me, 2023 was a big year. i was debanked by coots, part of the natwest group, and they thought i'd be too embarrassed to go public about it. well, they picked on the wrong bloke, didn't they? i then started this year, having come fresh out of the jungle, and that was really quite an experience. i'm a celebrity, quite an experience. pleased i did it. so i started off this year incredibly thin, detoxed in every way. an awful lot has gone wrong since then, i have to tell you. but perhaps for me, the most important part of the year wasn't to do with gb news or politics. believe it or not, it was the birth of my two grandsons, harrison and sebastian. and wow, that was a really, really, really special moment. they've they've got a bit bigger than those pictures since the summer, but i don't know what it was. but rishi went for this early election and i thought, what do i do? is it really time for me to get back involved in politics? well, i took the

she'll outline the approach alongside nhs workers today at maidstone hospital , workers today at maidstoneospital, promising savings and efficiencies to focus on the government's so—called plan for change. departments will be pushed to cut waste. aligning budgets with priorities set by prime minister sir keir starmer. the review kicks off as rachel reeves launches phase two of the spending review this afternoon . spending review this afternoon. the boss of thames water has defended paying executive bonuses as the firm pushes for a 59% hike in customer bills to avoid collapse. chris weston says competitive packages are essential to attract top talent. despite a 40% rise in pollution incidents and debts now nearing £16 billion. the regulator , £16 billion. the regulator, ofwat, has already blocked thames from using bills payers money for bonuses and will decide next week if the new proposed increases can go ahead. critics , though, blame the water critics, though, blame the water industry's focus on profits for decades of neglect, with unions now calling for thames water to be taken back int

she'll outline the approach alongside nhs workers today at maidstone hospital , nhs workers today atmaidstone hospital, promising savings and efficiencies to focus on the government's plan for change. departments will be pushed to cut waste, aligning budgets with priorities set by prime minister sir keir starmer. the review kicks off as rachel reeves launches phase two of the spending review later this afternoon. the billionaire nick candy is set to become reform uk's treasurer , accusing the uk's treasurer, accusing the conservatives of too many broken promises as he resigned his tory membership. candy, a close friend of nigel farage, called reform the future of british politics and vowed to raise funds to secure its success in the next general election. the property tycoon, married to actress holly valance, was pictured with donald trump and nigel farage at mar a lago in 2022. reform boosted by tory defections, has described candy's appointment as its latest coup ahead of may's local elections . latest coup ahead of may's local elections. hundreds of latest coup ahead of may's loca

i'm going down to see him in maidstone. >> lovely. and you've done all the cooking already and prepared all that because you do the cooking stuff. >> no, i don't do the cooking. i'm not, not, not on christmas day. no. i'm always i've worked 23 christmas days in a row, so i'll be in there, i expect. i expect to be in tomorrow as well. and so but yeah, i mean the shopping was all wrapped. i pay my the shopping was all wrapped. i pay my niece to do the wrapping up. >> i love this. he pays staff to do the wrapping up for him. >> she does it so well. >> she does it so well. and she'll get another gift for me for christmas as well. >> she's been marvellous. outsourcing, delegating. you've got to do it. >> i'm a capitalist, you know. >> i'm a capitalist, you know. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. you pay for these services. >> yeah. so husband, if you're watching, get a wriggle on today while i'm here, will you? but you can watch at the same time, obviously. are you ready, charlie? i'm ready. >> ish. eek. good luck. >> ish. eek. good luck. >> okay. good