as even broadcaster matthew stadlen. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with sophia wenzler. >> jacob. thank you. it's just gone. 8:00 these are your headunes gone. 8:00 these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. sarah sharif's father and stepmother have been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of their ten year old daughter following years of horrific abuse, irfan sharif was handed a minimum of 40 years in prison, while bineesh batus received 33 years. her uncle, faisal malik was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. sarah was hooded, burned and beaten during a campaign of torture that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in surrey. in 2013. nigel farage is back in the uk after meeting with elon musk at donald trump's mar a lago resort. the reform uk leader was joined by his party treasurer, nick candy, to meet with musk for the first time since rumours surfaced of a multi—million donation f

broadcaster matthew stadlen and the journalist duncan barkes.atthew stadlen as a representative from reform uk. no. i'm joking. do you have any sympathy with nigel farage's plight here in being told that he's fudging the figures? >> well, if kemi badenoch has no evidence for her assertion, she shouldn't have made it. but at the same time, we don't want politicians to go around threatening potential legal action against each other. i mean, we just that's not how british democracy should work, in my view. this speaks to a much wider and much more interesting political question for the year ahead. how are things going to play out not just between labour and what opposition exists within parliament, but also outside? but how do the dynamics work between the tories and reform? because there's no doubt that reform are rattling the tories and they are to some extent rattling labour. except for the moment, labour can take some solace in the fact that there's no hope of them being removed from office next time round. if the right continues to be split be

. >> political commentator matthew stadlen joins us. is it very difficult, isn't it?you always get me in for the most difficult stories? because there are so many these days. >> there are so many. >> there are so many. >> there are anyone who thought that this wapping labour majority, which we know is very, very wide or ocean wide, but sort of pond thin, would lead to some sort of political stability or consensus in westminster. well, that's been blown out of the water, hasn't it? repeatedly. >> big majorities can be very difficult for the person leading the party. >> they can be if you don't lead a disciplined party. and if 100 mps were to vote against the government, that would obviously be very problematic indeed, not least because it could set a precedent. i think one of the reasons why there is no government can just not have vote. >> they control the agenda. >> they control the agenda. >> one of the reasons, i think, why there is or seems to be so little stability is because of social media. so now we all have a voice, don't we? so even if there are only 121 con

former co deputy leader of reform uk, ben habib and political commentator matthew stadlen.thank you very much . and you've thank you very much. and you've got your own christmas tree each. you know it's that boy's happy we're wearing the same tie as well. same brand, same brand of tie. yes. thank you very much. we've had a very long, very interesting conversation about ties before you came to us. but yeah, they're going to shut up about that. it's all about christmas. but before we get stuck into today's stories, let's get those news headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> dawn, thank you very much. and good afternoon. well, we start with some breaking news at 834 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape at the groucho club in london's soho.the the groucho club in london's soho. the arrest took place last night at an address in hertfordshire, according to the metropolitan police. at this stage, the force says there's no suggestion that any employees of the club were involved. the groucho club, a private members venue, popular with celebrities, had its licence suspende

now keeping me company on today's show is the political commentator matthew stadlen and the broadcaster charlie downs. but before we get stuck in to today's stories, here's your news headlines with sam francis. >> darren, thank you very much and good afternoon to you. fast approaching 1:02. well, the top story today. labour has claimed a record pace for removing migrants from the uk, but channel crossings are still at an all time high. the home office says nearly 13,500 people have been removed since labour's election win in july. that's the most in any six month period since 2019, but the number of channel crossings continues to rise, with now over 21,000 migrants arriving by small boats, including a record 609 on thursday alone. home secretary yvette cooper says labour is intensifying border security, and she says cracking down on illegal working. but conservative leader kemi badenoch told us it's labour who is failing to control our borders. >> i'm not going to run away from the subject of immigration, inever from the subject of immigration, i never have. labour are pretending that t

ben habib, the former deputy leader of reform uk, and matthew stadlen, the political commentator.ood evening, gents, to both of you. you're very welcome tonight. very disappointed though gentlemen, because today is christmas jumper day. new review, new review. >> on the way in i saw people wearing their christmas jumpers in great numbers and i was thinking, why are they wearing their christmas jumpers? and now, thanks to coming on your show, i have been educated in the matter. >> i didn't know it was. is there an official christmas jumper day? >> yes there is, and @gbnews we've had an unofficial staff competition to see who had the best christmas jumper i had mine on. i wasn't allowed to wear it for the show just in case, you know, there was any serious issues of the day that happened whilst i'm on air and i'm sitting there on christmas stuff. it wouldn't have been a good look, but i think that i was definitely the winner. so i'm going to show you my christmas jumper today. you can tell me whether or not you think i'm worthy of a prize. hopefully a very high value one. and i hope

yes, that great mind, the political commentator matthew stadlen. well, he wasn't chuffed either.at christmas. he wrote this on x. elon musk's platform. ironically. aren't reform fans supposed to be against globalism? and yet, here we are w