bill rammell?at the count in my former constituency of harlow, cheering in the new labour mp. more interestingly, was the calling of the general election. i was sitting at home at lunchtime on the day the election was called, and i got a text from gb news saying, if the election is called this afternoon, will you come into the studio this evening? and i just roared myself with laughter. yes, they're having a joke. and i tell that story because it still beggars belief that sunak went to the country when he did, and i think majorly he just had enough and he wanted to go to the country and there was that huge landslide. but i said before the election, labour would be elected and be the first party to be elected with a landslide, with no enthusiasm. and i think that's part of the problem that labour is grappling with in government. >> and when you say huge landslide, i know there'll be many people will be watching this in their christmas festive attire and they'll be shouting and going, well, hang on a

great panel for you tonight, matt goodwin, the pollster and academic and bill rammell, the former labourminister. and there's lots we need to discuss. i also want to ask you, do you think politicians are too? kind of like local looking down focus? do they lack the bigger picture? many people saying now that we need more winston churchill types in our politics, do you agree with that or not? before we get stuck into all of that, let's cross live for the 6:00 news headlines. >> michelle, thank you and good evening. it'sjust >> michelle, thank you and good evening. it's just gone. 6:00. these are your latest headlines from the gb newsroom. pleas of not guilty have been entered on behalf of axel rudakubana after he failed to reply when arraigned at liverpool crown court on three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder following the deaths of three young girls in a knife attack at a taylor swift themed dance class in southport, roger cabana appeared via video link in court as pleas of not guilty were entered to all 16 counts on the indictment. the leader of the indictment. the lea

and, well, this is rammell. and, well, this is a bit odd. >> i want to be the first person to be with 1000 guys in one day. >> a porn actress has caused serious concern over plans to sleep with 1000 men in a single day. what does this say about modern society? get ready britain, here we go. if you'll excuse the pun, the labour government doesn't have a position on having sex with your first cousin. let that sink in. next. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines. just after 9:00. the uk and germany have reached a landmark deal to tackle migrant smuggling. germany has agreed to tighten laws, making it easier to prosecute smugglers behind small boat crossings to the uk. the deal also focuses on intelligence sharing and removing smuggling content from social media to disrupt criminal networks. independent mp iqbal mohammed has spoken out against a proposed ban on first cousin marriages in the uk, calling the move unnecessary and unenforceable. speaking in the commons, mr mohammed acknowledged the hea

we've also got bill rammell. he's a former labour minister. we're going back in the day with former gladiator star warren furman and last orders with hollyoaks star paul danan. but first, let's go to the news. >> good evening. your top stories at 7:00. the prime minister has said the world should be cautious about what comes next in syria. speaking dunng 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 syrians. the widow of former england rugby player tom voice says she's overwhelmed by the support she's overwhelmed by the support she's received since he went missing. his wife anna said she is absolutely devastated and heartbroken, but that doesn't describe exactly how it feels. the 43 year old's body was recovered yesterday and his identity confirmed after a five day search of the river, and the player's car was swept away while trying to cross a ford in northumberland during storm. darrah, a wic

even lots to come on today's show, as ever, i'm going to be speaking to the former labour mp, bill rammell. i'm going to ask him whether he's clear on keir starmers plan. do you know the difference between a milestone , difference between a milestone, a pledge, a pillar and a mission? i'm not sure i do, but we'll try and drill into that a little later. i'm also going to be joined by the shadow chief secretary to the treasury. he's also a former conservative chairman, richard fuller. going to be asking him about the rise of reform. has kemi badenoch made enough of an impact in her first few weeks in office? and the reform uk mp rupert lowe will be joining me. he's the mp for great yarmouth. as you know, i'm going to be asking him about elontos's w— — i'm going to be asking him about elonto come w— — i'm going to be asking him about elonto come on — — f i'm going to be asking him about elonto come on today's—————— w 7 i'm going to be asking him about elonto come on today's show,— w 7 i'm going to be asking him about elonto come on today's show, as—— w , lots to come on today's show, as even

we've also got political commentator alex armstrong and former labour minister bill rammell, who i thinkg to have his work cut out tonight. esther sadiq khan, a knighthood for failure. >> well, just in principle, i don't agree with giving sitting politicians a knighthood. it's inherently political, and i think it's the last thing that the labour party needs. i mean, at the moment the country just looks at the labour party as if you're one of their client groups, if you're a unionist, or if you're a union or if you're a train driver, you're fine. but if you're everything else, you're not. and i don't think this is a good look for the labour party in particular. i think if any one else, if any other politician, particularly a conservative politician, had sadiq khan's track record on london. s&p, every other party out there would be shouting it from the rooftops about how much of a failure he's been. this is not a political issue. it's the reality. as a woman, i personally don't travel at night on the tube in london for various reasons. i have a young black brother who's 25, who's in black

have a fantastic panel, ben habib, businessman and former deputy party leader of reform and bill rammell former labour mp and government minister. but first, your latest news headlines . news headlines. >> good evening. it's 6:01. i'm cameron walker here in the gb newsroom. sir keir starmer has once again promised to reduce immigration but avoided setting specific targets. in a speech at pinewood studios earlier today. he outlined his plan for change, though immigration was absent from his six pledges when pressed, the prime minister said the government would only tackle the government would only tackle the issue with a serious plan focusing on dismantling people smuggling gangs. reform uk have quickly criticised the lack of measurable targets. but sir keir starmer argues controlling borders is still a fundamental responsibility for 14 years we had an arbitrary number under the previous government, they said. >> it was a hard cap, it wasn't hard and it wasn't a cap. the net result of their deliberate policies was that migration went up four times. staggering. those figures of last year.

the former armed forces minister bill rammell, and the former labour adviser matthew lazor.e're going to go through some of the biggest stories this morning, and i think it would be remiss to miss out the story that is on the front page of the daily mail. number one, because it involves this very television channel. yes. the leader of his majesty's most loyal opposition has reportedly hit out at my boss, at the boss of this television channel for being too favourable to nigel farage. well, is that the case.7 what is going on here? let's the case? what is going on here? let's turn first to matthew lazor. what do you make of this story? i suppose it's always a bit embarrassing to be talking about yourself, or the television channel that you're currently appearing on on the news, but let's let's leave that be. by the by. >> well, we'll have to watch what we say, won't we? so we don't get in trouble with with manager. we'll have to hope management have a mince pies and not watching this exact second. i mean look i think this is an extraordinary story. i mean, first of all, the g

that's bill rammell former labour member of parliament. sorry about that, bill. sorry about that. and political commentator chloe dobbs. straight to it, guys. look, we've seen over the past few weeks some decisions in government where where government's been cutting things like the winter fuel payment. and then we see senior labour ministers, i.e. the dwp secretary is claiming fuel allowance for the constituency home back in leicestershire. allowance for the constituency home back in leicestershioctober second month in a row in october as concerns about the budget continue to weigh on confidence. the office for national statistics said output fell 0.1% , statistics said output fell 0.1%, following the 0.1% decline recorded for the previous month. the figures showed zero growth in the powerhouse services sector, with manufacturing and construction declining at a pace of 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively, the ons says activity had stalled or declined, with pubs, restaurants and retail among sectors reporting weak months. chancellor rachel reeves said she was disappointed by the data. that

>> bill rammell, the former labour minister. i didn't really mean that, by the way.e was lots of people available and i said, no, the audience love you too. >> sorry. who are you? >> sorry. who are you? >> well, who am i? that's that's $1 million question. actually. i often wander the streets late overnight, thinking to myself, who am i? and how did i get here? i've never quite answered that, i can tell you. anyway. how are you all? all you lovely people? how is your christmas going? lots that we need to discuss tonight, and you have had an opportunity to be very much part of this conversation. i'm excited to share with the nafion i'm excited to share with the nation many of your christmas trees. you've all been getting in touch with me as well, telling me your highs and your lows of 2024. so as i said, it's a lot that we need to discuss. but do you know what i thought to myself? since it is christmas, it'd be rude, wouldn't it? not to start with a long standing tradition of dewberry tavern. so without further ado, cheers to each and every single one of you at home. c

commentator alice grant, former adviser to nadhim zahawi james price and former labour minister bill rammellood to see you all. james, first of all, you all. james, first of all, you were in government relatively recently. is it necessary? is it good practice to have these relaunches to have all these targets and pillars and missions that can so easily be parodied as we're all enjoying doing at the moment? >> it's certainly difficult if you mix up the metaphors as much has been happening. we've got, what, seven pillars, six milestones, five gold rings, four calling birds, three french hens, whatever else it may be. and that's. that's complicated. none of them have been promises or pledges. and this is part of the problem. we tried this in department for education, saying we're going to go and publish all of our actual targets with numbers. if you know how many kids you want to get back in school, how many university places those kinds of things, civil servants would come along and say, but what happens if we don't meet those targets? well, that's the point. it's there in pubuc that's the poi