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i've got senior reporter at guido fawkes, ellie wheatley and former labour party adviser matthew torbittephen, i'll start with you. look, that, for me, was absolutely astonishing. that really. i mean, he doesn't seem to be behaving like a man who. and i'm sure he will say he does take paedophilia very seriously. i'm not trying to drag him into that, but he's not really behaving like a bloke who does.is really behaving like a bloke who does. is he? >> he's not a man that's behaving like a decent man, patronising , haughty, arrogant, patronising, haughty, arrogant, self—serving . all of these come self—serving. all of these come to mind and some of it comes into the words that he used. he didn't use peasants revolt . he didn't use peasants revolt. he used revolting peasants. that is the same language of clinton when she said those things she said about the citizens of america, the same things that the deplorables. it's that kind of mindset. and what i find fascinating is you use the words simon, simon de sodbury , who was simon, simon de sodbury, who was the archbishop at the time, who los

wheatley, the director of migration, economic prosperity, steven woolfe and ex—labour advisor matthew torbitt1 british pub culture the best in the world coco gauff excel centre can be traced to the word khalife xl bully chim chim cher—ee. get ready britain. here we go . here we go. you will not believe what justin welby has done now. next . welby has done now. next. >> very good evening. it's just gone 9:00. i'm sphere hill with your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. our top story this evening, 3 million people received an emergency alert from the government this afternoon after forecasters issued a rare red warning for winds as storm dara hits the uk. gusts of up to 90 miles an hour are expected to batter parts of wales and the southwest of england, including cardiff, bristol and devon. the warning, in place from 3 am. tomorrow, calls for people to take care as flying debris and falling trees could pose a danger to life. an amber warning is also in place for the west coast of the uk, from scotland to cornwall and northern ireland, with large waves and potential damages to homes and buil

i'm particularly pleased to be joined by a friend of the programme and former labour adviser, matthew torbitthank you for coming in. you're a democrat who accepted the result. keir starmer wanted a second referendum and now he won't even rule out the ecj. the european court of justice ruling on matters that affect the uk. surely that is an attempt to undermine the whole referendum? >> no, i don't think so. i think, you know, i was a democrat, as many of us are. i was a reluctant remainer to put my cards on the table. i studied eu law and i thought, better the devil you know in a sense. but i understood tony benn was one of my political heroes and believed in proper democracy and sovereignty and whatever else. and i think the problem was, is probably in the whole brexit debate, in the sense that the question that was asked was, would you like to leave the european union? would you like to remain or leave now? we voted to remain or leave now? we voted to leave and we've left the framework of the european union. i think the problem since then is brexit hasn't necessarily made people feel better

i'm also joined in the studio by kwasi kwarteng, former chancellor and matthew torbitt former labour party adviser. just to quickly cut in with you guys before i come back to kane here, kwasi, basically you filled the country up with millions of people. the impact is we just have to build loads of houses. >> so this has been an issue for 25 years, but much worse. >> in the last 14, i'd say. >> in the last 14, i'd say. >> i'd say no, actually, i'd say it's been. well, look at the numbers. well, look, not just the immigration. >> let far more people in than anybody else might have done, but the issue live somewhere. >> the issue is the house building and we haven't been housebuilding. that's the issue. that's the issue. >> so it's not just about how could you when you were projecting for tens of thousands a year net to build, how could you build houses for millions? >> so that was an issue. but of course, you will remember that when we had lots of immigration from the eu in the in the noughfies from the eu in the in the noughties with under tony blair, and that was an issue as well. and

and of course, we've got the former labour party adviser, matthew torbitt.art with you and little bit tone deaf, i think, to be helping to grow the economies of malawi and zambia at the moment. >> it's completely and utterly outrageous. i mean, this is just typical, isn't it, of a government headed up by a prime minister who has openly said he prefers to be in davos. you know, this government is more concerned about spending money all over the place in foreign countries. i mean, the particular the particular outrage here is that we over a quarter of under—fives in some depnved quarter of under—fives in some deprived areas of great britain are not reaching the educational standards that they need to be. and yet we have got money to be educating children in malawi. it's completely outrageous. >> i mean, how can they actually justify that? seriously? so on the day our economy shrunk again, looming recession, children in the surrey area, they're saying that they're basically going to have to be home schooled because they can't go to private school anymore becaus

i'll speak to former labour party adviser matthew torbitt, who grew up homeless. he'll share his experience with me and more of his thoughts on the government and how they can tackle the issue. but before we get started, let's get your latest news with tatiana sanchez. >> nana. thank you very much and good afternoon. well, 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. however, the number of channel crossings continues to rise, with over 21,000 migrants arriving by small boat, including a record 609 on thursday. home secretary yvette cooper says labour is intensifying border security and cracking down on illegal working. however, conservative leader kemi badenoch says it's labour who are 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 p

centre for migration and economic prosperity, stephen wolf, and the former labour party adviser matthew torbittand this is a little bit nuts. okay, so there's a man tearing down christmas lights all over the place. we need your help to catch the suffolk scrooge. get ready britain, here we go. labour's tanking the economy while sending your money to malawi. next. >> good evening. i'm will hollis with your top stories at 9:00. nothing of a sensitive nature was discussed between the duke of york and a suspected chinese spy. according to the duke's office. a statement says the duke of york followed advice from his majesty's government and ceased all contact with the individual after concerns were raised. the man, known only as h6, was said to be a close confidant of the prince and reportedly invited to the duke's birthday. in other news, the prime minister has said the world should be cautious about what comes next in syria. speaking during a virtual meeting of the g7, sir keir starmer told allies while welcoming the syrian regime's collapse a new government should be credible and inclusive for all

our christmas panel commentator paula london, and sorry former labour advisor matthew torbitt. >> veryd morning to you both. sorry. good morning. i'm used to doing the morning programme. good afternoon, i should say. and merry christmas to you both. thank you to matthew will come to yourself first. we've seen these pictures of the royal family. how important is it, do you think, to the to the nation to see this? traditional scenes of the royal family attending the christmas service? >> i suppose it gives a feeling of business as usual. all things are well in the country and whatever else. the thing that i always find confusing, though, as someone that isn't very good at getting up in the morning, i put the news on at seven. 8:00 this morning, people queuing up just to see a glimpse of them. i suppose it shows i can't get my head round it, but i suppose it shows the whether it be the star power or the importance still placed on the royal family for lots of people up and down the country. so yeah, no, it doesn't necessarily bother me, but it's nice to see them looking well and whatever e