that's state of the nation tonight with me, matt goodwin starts right now. now i'll also be joined tonight by my top panel founder of novara media, aaron bastani and political commentator charlie downs. as ever, let me know your views at gbnews.com/yoursay and hit me up on x at goodwin mj. now it's time for the news bulletin with mark white. >> good evening. the latest headunes >> good evening. the latest headlines from the gb news centre . conservative leader kemi centre. conservative leader kemi badenoch has criticised the prime minister's style of leadership over claims he broke covid lockdown rules. speaking to gb news, the tory leader questioned the explanation sir keir starmer gave for meeting with a voice coach during lockdown. miss badenoch branded sir keir a lawyer, not a leader. >> i think it's just how hypocritical. keir starmer has been.i hypocritical. keir starmer has been. i don't know anyone who needs emergency voice coaching on christmas eve. i think that keir starmer is a lawyer, not a leader, and i think he knows exactly what he can and can

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matt goodwin starts right now. now i'll also be joined tonight by my top panel. at least i'm hoping to be joined by labour adviser stella santokhi on her way from westminster and former spokesman here in the studio with me for reform uk, gawain towler. as ever, let me know your views at gbnews.com/yoursay. hit me up on x at goodwin mj. but for now, it's x at goodwin mj. but for now, wsfime x at goodwin mj. but for now, it's time for the news bulletin with sam francis. >> very good evening to you. a recap of the top stories at just after 8:00. we'll start in the united states, where on day 19 of donald trump's second term in office, japan has committed to doubung office, japan has committed to doubling its defence spending by 2027. well, a joint news conference has just wrapped up where donald trump has pledged the full strength of american defence to its ally as both nafions defence to its ally as both nations ramp up cooperation against china and tackle north korea's nuclear ambitions. japan's prime minister, shigeru ishiba, promised $1 trillion of investment in t