the next general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 6000 people found reformwould have 175 seats. labour would drop from 412 to 174, and the conservatives would gain around 50 wes streeting. yvette cooper and angela rayner would be among those to lose their seats, with the conservative and reform coalition the most likely outcome if an election was held tomorrow. and royal news the king and queen have been hosting a black tie dinner at highgrove tonight to celebrate italian cuisine, joined by stars including victoria and david beckham and stanley tucci. guests enjoyed a feast featuring british sourced ingredients like scottish crab and isle of wight tomatoes. well, now you know. tucci, a well known foodie, inspired the menu, which embodied the slow food philosophy that king charles has long championed. and special martinis were made with herbs from highgrove gardens served alongside the meal. the event also highlighted sustainable, slow fashion, with students showcasing their garment skills. what a way to spend friday night. those are the latest headlines. ple

these are important elections because i think it's a true test of what reform can do and how we can also pull off labourr reform because nigel farage made those promises. actually, when you were unveiled as a reform mayoral candidate, saying, you know, it's all about the local elections, we can get hundreds of seats. and now that opportunity to sort of flex your muscles in may has been taken away. how damaging has that been for reform? >> i think it's been purposely taken away actually by the two main parties colluding. and i think that's pretty bad. and it's undemocratic actually. but look, there's these elections. we've got a good chance in lincolnshire. touchwood. we've got a good chance in, in the hull and east riding election for mayor. and don't forget, the next stage after that will be the elections in wales to the welsh assembly. >> i was just thinking, as i'm speaking to you, because we were covering the andrew gwynne story earlier today, i appreciate that you're going for a mayoral position, but actually we could be facing a by—election in gorton and denton if andrew gwynne can't go the distan

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with a lot of other labour doesn't take action against anybody in the group with the labour party. could action too. reformland. of the labour party, which was around 370,000 at the end of 202a. the labour party have 309,000 members and, when we overtake them, we will be the biggest political party in this country. newspapers, you'll see there's much talk of me doing deals with the conservative party. but, sadly, they betrayed the country with open—door sir, because we are going to replace them! the integration of the baltic states lithuania, latvia ursula von der leyen said the chains of power lines linking them to hostile neighbours will now be a thing of the past. ms von der leyen was speaking in vilnius, baltic leaders. the plans for this move away from russian and belarusian grids has been discussed for decades but gained momentum after russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine in 2022. ursula von der leyen emphasised the historical let's have a listen. today, history is made. european electricity grid. are being dismantled. this is freedom. freedom from blackmails. it's truly a big, big deal. and the s

reform. and she essentially said that she thinks the system at the moment traps people out of work who ought to be a chancellor of the exchequer, especially a labourhancellor for a lot of labour mp5 ,, a chancellor of the exchequer, especially a labour chancellor of the exchequer, says something like that, for a lot of labour mps and certainly a lot of labour activists, a bell goes off in their head, which goes "ding, ding, ding, welfare cuts". and i was speaking to someone in the course of this story, and they reminded me that when keir starmer was running to be leader of the labour party, at a point at which people said no—one sort of further right ofjeremy corbyn and his supporters could ever become leader of the labour party again. what his now chief of staff and then campaign director morgan mcsweeney found was actually labour members, labour party members, whether they'd come into the labour party on the wave of corbynite enthusiasm, orwhetherthey'd been knocking doors since harold wilson were united by a few things, and top of that list is a commitment to the welfare state. right. that is why this issue is potentially so tricky and so contr

labour. if we get a proper government reform or something, maybe we could have a proper police. >> it just. >just. >> sounds like blaming individual officers who work very hard. >> no, no, of course not. no. >> many great people. >> many great people. >> it just sounds like that sort of classic ideology of, oh, the policeman walking the beat, you know, the bobby on the street. and we just don't live in that world anymore. >> i think that would be good. i'd like to see police on the beat. >> it would be good if. they if they do anything. yeah, if they do deterrent. but people have lost all fear because they can just shoplift. they can do anything. we live in a narco tyranny. they can. but yeah, proper old fashioned bobbies on the beat with a big stick. >> oh, that'd be great. >> oh, that'd be great. >> who actually does something? >> who actually does something? >> and the hats. spring hats back. >> bring back the hats. >> bring back the hats. >> big hats and sticks. okay, moving to the telegraph. and the shadow home secretary has accused brits of laziness. has anyone bothered to argue with th

but obviously labour denies that the labour party denies that but he was in a programme but he was asked in a programme about a deal that could be done with reformh reform party to make deals with reform uk, are a threat to the uk, they are a threat to the conservative party and he seemed to say he be seemed to say he would not be making that deal but let's listen. ~ , c, , am :_:: ' “tikat killing us i do not think that is a — killing us i do not think that is a conversation.— killing us i do not think that is a conversation. is a centersatie believe there is a censersstis believe there may colleagues believe there may come the point when makes come the point when it makes sense for parties on the right unite us, so i ask you to unite us, so i ask you again, you ever concede to unite us, so i ask you again we you ever concede to unite us, so i ask you i again-ver concede to unite us, so i ask you i again_ concede to unite us, so i ask you aaain~ ., c, , ,, that? we have an impressive new leader who _ that? we have an impressive new leader who i _ that? we have an impressive new leader who i believe _ that? we have an impressive new leader who i

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for now, the most likely government outcome of this would point to a conservative reform uk coalition now. meanwhile, labourn 98 red wall seats are panicking that keir starmer isn't doing enough on immigration to keep the reform party at bay. but with many other labour mps in favour of freedom of movement and in fact some even wanting to give immigrants the right to vote. is immigration a problem that labour simply cannot or will not solve? now that is a lot to get our teeth into, and i've [000:09:09;00] [000:09:09;00]

general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 1800 people by mega poll found reformld have 175 seats, up from only five. labour would drop from 412 to 174, with the tories gaining about 50. wes streeting yvette cooper and deputy prime minister angela rayner would be among those to lose their seats, with the most likely outcome. a conservative reform uk coalition. if a general election was held tomorrow, a major railway line in manchester is closed after a car driven by a suspected drunk driver crashed onto the tracks. images from the scene show the vehicle had come to rest upside down. plenty of debns to rest upside down. plenty of debris there as well. these are the tracks in salford. it's caused major disruption to train services between manchester and liverpool already, and that line is expected to be closed for much of the day. celebrity chef gino d'acampo has denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour on the sets of his tv programmes. an investigation by itv news found accusations of misconduct against the 48 year old, including using sexualised and aggressiv

it's labour running scared from nigel farage and reform. the party is facing a backbench rebellion on migration. but tonight we will reveal the top labour seats that are facing an existential threat from reform, as the government is revealed to be planning a new islamophobia definition. i'm going to be asking tonight the free speech union founder, toby young, what this means for the future of free speech. i'll also be speaking to the former home secretary, suella braverman, about the government's plan to press ahead with the disastrous chagos surrender. plus, following the killing of a swedish anti—islam activist. we're going to be going live tonight to sweden, revealing how it has been utterly transformed by mass immigration. that's state of the nation with me. matt goodwin starts right now. state of the nation with me. matfacing win starts right now. state of the nation with me. matfacing winexistentialt now. state of the nation with me. matfacing winexistential threat are facing an existential threat from reform, as the government is reve

everything right now points to chaos in this government, not least devastating polls showing labour in disarray. reform uk topped a yougov poll for the first time this week, with 25% of the vote, pipping this week, with 25% of the vote, pipping labour and the tories by one and 4% respectively. then we had this absolute bombshell yesterday from mrp, a so—called mega poll of 5700 people that put reform uk absolutely top of the pile yet again, picking up 175 seats that would probably see them form a coalition with the tories, who were on 178. and that's an idea i imagine reform would scoff at right now anyway, so bear those polls in mind when we're looking at what's been happening in the labour trenches recently. we had what looks like a coordinated attack on reform uk and nigel farage, particularly on one issue, the nhs. >> crux of farage's argument is this what was possible in the 20th century is not possible in the 21st. it's a miserablist, declinist vision for britain's future. people shouldn't have to choose between a health service that treats them on time, and an nhs free at the point of use. thati

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tonight reform uk has come top of a national opinion poll overtaking the labour party. be renewing calls for a tory reform electoral pact and discussing it with gb news viewers favourite and indeed, elon musk's favourite rupert lowe. could the labour party be on the brink of a green rebellion? as backbenchers rage over reports suggesting the government will give approval to the rosebank oil field? the government is also set to create an islamophobia advisory council headed by angela rayner. will this be a back door to an islamic blasphemy law for the uk? plus, i'll be joined by one of the great historians of our time, professor nigel biggar, now raised to the peerage on his scathing new report on the church of england's reparations plan, which would hand over £100 million. state of the nation starts now. i'll also be joined by my most pugnacious panel. the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and the journalist and author michael crick. as even and author michael crick. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views, mailmogg@gbnews.com. bu

did letby do it.7 why are reform and. >> labour getting. >> labour getting. >> it on.7 >> it on.7 >>and what. >> and what. >> isjoe. >> is joe. >> is joe. >> biden's new hollywood job.7 i'm josh howie and tonight i'm joined by second cousins kerry marks and paul cox, who together will. >> take you through wednesday's top stories. this is headliners. but before tomorrow's. >> news, let's go to headlines with aaron armstrong. with aaron arm strong. >> with aaron armstrong. >> good evening to you. it's 11:00. our top stories swedish police say around ten people have been killed in a shooting at a school in the central city of orebro, including the suspected gunman. a warning viewers may find the following footage distressing. >> ten. oh my god, diogo jota. oh my god. >> the shooting took place at campus masca in the in the centre of the country, which is attended by students aged 20 and above. this footage shows students hiding under desks while the attack took place. well. police believe the male perpetrator to be amongst the dead, adding he acted alone was not previously known to them

we have this poll out this week that had the tories slipping down the polls to third place, reform top, labourecond, tories third. is it now? and because of that poll that kemi badenoch decided to come out and talk tough on on migration? >> i mean, look, she is talking tough on it. i would say that that there's a difference between and actually this is to your point, this is a trap the conservatives probably fell into where all they did was talk tough. the talking actually isn't that tough on this. it's in some ways it's quite it's quite dry kind of detailed policy on doubling the time for indefinite leave to remain what we would deem skilled in this country. if you've claimed benefits, you know, social housing, just raising that threshold. so it's not talking too tough. i think this is actually decent, workable, practical policy in all fairness. and there's probably people watching this now going, why isn't this already, you know, why doesn't this already exist? why do we why, you know, the idea that you can't have a criminal record if you've had a criminal record if you've had a criminal rec

the next general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 6000 people found reformhave 175 seats, up from only five. labour would drop, though, from 412 to 174, and the tories would gain around 50. it would mean wes streeting yvette cooper and angela rayner would be among those to lose their seats. with the conservative and reform coalition the most likely outcome? itv has pulled gino d'acampo shows from its schedule after accusations of inappropriate and intimidating behaviour on set. family fortunes and secret of the south have been replaced this weekend, with no plans to air a new series filmed last october. itv says dozens of people accused the chef of aggressive and sexualised language, though he denies the claims and calls them deeply upsetting. and just before i hand you back to matt, the king and queen are hosting hollywood actor and foodie stanley tucci tonight for a black tie dinner at highgrove, celebrating italian cuisine and sustainable food. the feast uses british ingredients blended with italian traditions, inspired by his tv series exploring italy. t

reform on 175 and labour on 174. so if an election was called, that would be the result.ng that if you put the two right wing parties together, that would be a mega party on the right, wouldn't it? definitely defeating labour, which surely is the point. let's find out, shall we? joining me now is mark howe, the chairman of sutton coldfield reform uk. mark, thank you very much for joining me today. very intriguing story here. now we did try to talk to one of the very high up people in reform this morning, and i can't repeat what they actually said live on air. so what's your comments on this one? >> well, i'm not surprised they couldn't repeat it on air. i think the thing is, dawn, first of all, it's the daily mail report. they're not really friends of reform uk. and we saw back in, you know, 2019 when we did a deal with, well, when we sort of stood candidates down for boris johnson to defeat laboun for boris johnson to defeat labour. and then johnson obviously squandered an 80 seat majority with mass immigration. et cetera. et cetera. so, you know, my own personal view wo

reform's momentum. we also discussed on yesterday's show how number 10, downing street has dispatched strategy experts and advisers to try and support labourmps on issues that clearly matter to reform voters. and it's no doubt that this all stems from reform surge in the polls, including today's poll from find out now, which has reform leading by four percentage points. but now it seems the conservative party is following labour's lead. ever since kemi badenoch became leader, she has insisted the party was not ready to issue policies. but finally, we now have a policy from the new tory leader. check this out. >> need to make sure that all of the people who are here have to have a meaningful contribution to the uk. so one of the things that we would be changing is making sure that people are net contributors to the to the uk. british citizenship is not an entitlement. it is not a right. it is a privilege. and we have one of the easiest routes to citizenship. >> so the tories are now proposing that jobless and low paid legal migrants will be banned from settling indefinitely in the uk. up until now, they could apply after having lived in the

and a group of panicked labour mps from 89 seats where reform came second at the general election, urgingir keir starmer to shout louder on both legal and illegal immigration. i'll be joined by one of the labour mps to ask them is this the beginning of a red wall revolt? and at 4 pm. today, reform uk will hold an emergency press conference. they are expected to blast labour's plans to cancel may's elections in nine council areas, meaning 5.6 million votes will be postponed. we'll be there for you live exclusively on gb news. and that's all coming in your next. okay. and we're going to go straight now to the house of commons. the security minister is speaking on the inquiry into prevent. >> on each. >> on each. >> of these occasions. >> of these occasions. >> the decision. >> the decision. >> at the time. >> at the time. >> was that. >> was that. >> the. perpetrator should not progress. >> to the. >> to the. >> channel. >> channel. >> multi—agency process. but the prevent. >> learning. >> learning. >> review found. that there was sufficient. >> risk for. >> risk for. >> the perpetrator to

the chairman of the great british pac, and is, of course, the former deputy leader of reform uk and the former laboursor matthew laza. but before we get stuck into all of those stories and more, let's give you your 6:00 news headlines. >> very good evening to you. our top stories. around ten people have been killed after a shooting at an adult education centre in sweden. a warning viewers may find the following footage distressing. >> oh my god. oh my god. >> oh my god. oh my god. >> the shooting took place at kampus ribarska in the central city of orebro, which is attended by students aged 20 and above. nearby facilities were locked down before being evacuated. for viewers on tv, this footage shows students hiding under desks while the attack took place. police believe that the male perpetrator is amongst the dead. we don't know the age of the identity of the shooter or a potential motive. police have added they don't expect any further attacks and they don't believe there was a terror motive. the swedish prime minister, ulf kristersson, says it's a very painful day for the country. a panel of inter

labour won 74, down from 412 and reform 175, a dramatic rise from just five seats at the moment.if a general election were held tomorrow, the figures were replicated. the most likely outcome would point to a conservative reform uk coalition government. celebrity chef gino d'acampo has denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour on the sets of his tv programmes. an investigation by itv news found accusations of misconduct against the 48 year old, including using sexualised and aggressive language, with his behaviour described as unacceptable and distressing. well, d'acampo has firmly denied the accusations in a statement, saying they're simply not in my nature and describing them as deeply upsetting , and the public deeply upsetting, and the public is being invited to suggest names for the next archbishop of canterbury. following justin welby's resignation. his replacement will be the 106th appointment to the role. candidates must be aged at least 30 and can be submitted to the crown nominations commission, which is the body charged with nominating the new archbishop. that's it

the next general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 6000 people found reformk would have 175 seats, up from only five. labour, meanwhile, would drop from 412 to 174, and the tories would gain around 50 wes streeting. yvette cooper and angela rayner would be among those to lose their seats, with the conservatives and reform building a coalition, that's the most likely outcome. if an election was held tomorrow. turning now to the middle east, and hamas has named the next hostages to be freed in gaza this weekend, including three men. they are eli sharabi, ohad ben—ami and or levi. 18 hostages have so far been released, with israel freeing 383 palestinian prisoners in return. by the end of this ceasefire stage, 33 hostages and 1900 prisoners are expected to be released, though israel says eight of its hostages are dead. meanwhile, hamas has accused israel of blocking critical humanitarian aid. that claim, though, is disputed by the united nations. back here at home, the liverpool manchester railway line continues to be shut tonight after a car crashed onto the tr

the next general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 6000 people found reformuld have 175 seats, up from only five. labour, meanwhile, would drop from 412 to 174, with the tories gaining around 50. it would mean that wes streeting yvette cooper and angela rayner would be among those to lose their seats, with the conservative and reform coalition the most likely outcome. a suspected drink driver's car has caused travel chaos today after crashing onto a railway track in salford. the bmw careered over a roundabout, damaging overhead cables and closing lines between liverpool and manchester. network rail says repairs will take hours, with services likely disrupted for at least another hour. northern, transpennine express and transport for wales trains are all currently affected. and itv has pulled gino d'acampo shows this weekend from its schedule after accusations of inappropriate and intimidating behaviour on set. those include family fortunes and secrets of the south. they've both been replaced with no plans to air a new series filmed last october ehhen new seri

tonight my panel rupert lowe the mp for reform uk, and barry gardiner, the mp for the labour party. but before we get stuck in, let's cross live to your 6:00 news headlines. >> very good evening to you. our top stories. a 15 year old boy has died after a stabbing at a school in sheffield. the victim was airlifted to hospital after the incident at all saints catholic high school just after midday, but died of his injuries. south yorkshire police have confirmed that a 15 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and he remains in custody. the prime minister says the uk won't pick between the us and the eu, and says he wants to maintain good ties with both. sir keir starmer has been speaking alongside mark rutte, the head of nato, following talks in brussels. defence spending high on the agenda. but also he faced questions about the threat of tariffs from donald trump. the joint news conference came after starmer joined joint news conference came after starmerjoined an informal eu leaders summit. he's the first british prime minister to do so since brexit. >> the relations

the next general election, with labour cabinet ministers set to lose their seats and nigel farage holding the balance of power. the survey of almost 6000 people found reform would have 175 seats. that's up from only five at the moment. labour would drop to drop from 412 to 174, and the tories would gain around 50 wes streeting. yvette cooper and angela rayner would be among those to lose their seats, with the conservative and reform coalition the most likely outcome? well, there is more commuter chaos tonight as liverpool and manchester railway line is shut after a car crashed onto the tracks at salford earlier. train services across northern england and north wales are facing severe disruption until at least 10:00 tonight. network rail has said the vehicle has now been removed and damaged. overhead lines are in the process of being repaired. police have arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of drink driving. authorities have arrested a second woman accused of using wigs and disguises to fraudulently sit the uk citizenship test for 12 other people. the 42 year old was detained during a raid in kent, where officers found multiple wigs and suspected fake d

sort of justification for being hard on this person is the fact that labour, if you know, a tory minister or somebody else, a reformister, was caught to have made a joke in private, they would also be like, oh my god, he made a joke in private. this is the worst thing that's ever happened. he must be fired. yeah. >> so there's consistency suppose. >> yeah, yeah. i don't like consistency. anyway, moving on to the sunday express. nick, what have they got? >> they've got tories call for reform pact to save uk. and of course many people have been talking about this. should the tories merge with reform. and this is the tory party in itself ironically. so it's another split. so lord mckinley is very much saying they should do this. peter bedford we already know jacob rees—mogg has said it suella braverman seems to have hinted it and some people are against kemi badenoch said she can't work with farage. rupert lowe seems fairly unenthusiastic based on reform doing a sort of a pact in the past or a deal. so it's but it's a big question. i mean, i think 1559 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:47,

sort of justification for being hard on this person is the fact that labour, if you know, a tory minister or somebody else, a reformister, was caught to have made a joke in private, they would also be like, oh my god, he made a joke in private. this is the worst thing that's ever happened. he must be fired. yeah. >> so there's consistency suppose. >> yeah, yeah. i don't like consistency. 1561 00:

sort of justification for being hard on this person is the fact that labour, if you know, a tory minister or somebody else, a reformister, was caught to have made a joke in private, they would also be like, oh my god, he made a joke in private. this is the worst thing that's ever happened. he must be fired. yeah. >> so there's consistency suppose. >> yeah, yeah. i don't like consistency. anyway, moving on to the sunday express. nick, what have they got? >> they've got tories call for reform pact to save uk. and of course many people have been talking about this. should the tories merge with reform. and this is the tory party in itself ironically. so it's another split. so lord mckinley is very much saying they

labour is facing criticism for the move, with reform uk saying it will leave a nasty taste in the mouth. pubs have already struggled. last year, 83% reported falling profits while costs soared. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to nana. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good afternoon and welcome to your with me. i'm nana akua. we're live on tv, online and on digital radio. this is dup news. we are britain's news channel coming up. trade tariff wars are set to begin with trump. trump tariff trade as the us president hits mexico, canada and china with new sanctions on their goods being imported into the united states. will this boost their economy or could it backfire? could the eu be next? then, for the great british debate, this asking was leaving the eu a good thing? it's been five years since we left the bloc, but the wide consensus is that it has not been positive due to politicians failing to deliver on their promises. but what do you think? cast your vote in ou

. >> labour can heckle farage all they like but get a load of this reform are now ahead by four pointsn the latest opinion poll. keep heckling lads. keep heckling. on my panel tonight it is ex—tory mp anna firth, conservative peer lord bailey and former labour party adviser matthew laza. and can anyone please tell me what's going on here? get ready britain, here we go. do you want 100 grand? just break into britain next. >> good evening. the main headunes >> good evening. the main headlines from the gb news 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 excuse sir keir starmer gave for meeting with a voice coach during lockdown. miss badenoch branded sir keir a lawyer, not a leader. >> insisting 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 c

labour is facing criticism for the move, with reform uk saying it will leave a nasty taste in the mouthpubs have already struggled. last yean have already struggled. last year, 83% reported falling profits while costs soared. astrazeneca has pulled the plug on a planned £450 million investment in merseyside, after labour failed to match the previous government's offer of support. the pharmaceutical giant says a reduced government grant and timing issues led to the decision, but the current site will remain open with no jobs at risk. it's a for labour after the chancellor spent the week promoting britain as a top spot for investment. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has also warned the uk needs stronger vaccine manufacturing to prepare for future pandemics. industry experts say the move sends the wrong message as the government shapes its industrial strategy . family, friends and strategy. family, friends and fans have turned out in blackpool for the funeral of singer linda nolan today, as the funeral topped casket was taken from the church. members of the pubuc from the church

but let's start with nigel farage eyeing up a reform tory mega party with boris johnson. joining me now is former labourephen pound. stephen pound what do you think a what would you call this, a raisi pac, a recon pac or con re. >> i honestly don't know. yeah. it's fascinating. what really interests me here is nigel farage. he's, you know, public school educated city trader, you know, living in the posh part of kent. and yet he seems to resonate with working people in a way that very few politicians actually do. he seems to have that ability to cut across. now, i was out canvassing yesterday in the rain and the snow in northolt. well, certainly the rain and the number of people who said, you know, he's talking our language. and yet you've got somebody who is genuinely from a working class background like keir starmer, doesn't seem to quite cut across so much. so are we talking about reform as a political game changer or nigel farage as a political game? what is reform without nigel? that is the key question. >> well, i don't know. i mean, reform have got some great people there. yusuf, who is quite. >>

labour wrong to cancel the local elections? i've got to pull up on gb news. com. cast your vote now. are they running from reform? and the conservatives aren't doing much better either either. in my difficult conversations this week, i'll be speaking to the founder of an autism awareness charity, doctor anna kennedy, to discuss the vital work that she does to support many charities and families diagnosed with autism. and she's got an event, autism's got talent. and then in clickbait, take a look at this. to find out what happens next a bit later. but first, let's get your latest news. >> nana. >> nana. >> thank you very much and good afternoon to you. fast approaching 3:02. the top story. >> this hour, israel has released. >> another 183 palestinian prisoners today after hamas freed three more israeli hostages. this morning in the fifth such swap of a fragile ceasefire in gaza. the hostages are ohad ben—ami or levi and eli sharabi. it comes as yesterday hamas accused israel of violating the ceasefire deal by delaying the entry of hundreds of aid trucks. the foreign office has denied reports it's set to open talks

reform. and one of the issues whenever you meet a conservative is they say, well, what do we stand for and who on earth are we? if you're a laboun earth are we? if you're a labouryou're in favour of train drivers making £93,000 a yeah train drivers making £93,000 a year. and that's fair enough, right? and if you are reform, you're in favour of turning back. effectively turning back the migrants and lots of other ideas as well. all the weather was being made by farage. no, there was no news coming out of kemi and her colleagues. now they've had to say something because actually they could drift below 20% and this would be nightmarish, mainly for kemi and the conservatives that i know. and in fact, i had to speak to a whole group of them last night who are tory funders, are unsure what leadership is being given at the moment and what leadership within the conservative party is going to be available for them going forward. and whether actually one of the strange aspects of it is whether they actually pick the wrong one and they should have gone with jenrick. well. >> he's making a lot of noise as well, isn't he. >> yes. >> yes. >> so he. >> so he. >> he is battlin

. >> look, reform is the last chance britain's got of getting some sensible government and the tories and labouras i call them, the uniparty, the reds and them, the uniparty, the reds and the blues. they've let us all down very badly. so it doesn't matter whether it's started really, after maggie thatcher, john major, i discount as a sort of an irrelevance, really. he should never have won his election. but tony blair did a lot of damage to britain with derry , irvine, campbell, derry, irvine, campbell, mandelson and brown. so they they embedded all sorts of horrific laws like the human rights act and, you know, the equalities act, they started immigration. they weren't responsible for all of it. they started the legal apparatus for it. and then the tories. well, next the coalition. david cameron's got a lot of blood on his hands. and ultimately the electorate who government should be representing the taxpayers, the people who fund the country, the people who fund the country, the people who work hard, who pay the people who work hard, who pay their taxes. very often the businesses collect all t

a poll yesterday suggested that you would be one of the labour politicians who might lose their seats to the reform, broadly speaking, you have been well, i think there's been frustrations and i can completely understand people's frustrations. it takes time to turn that around and i am confident that we haven't done slogans. and society for a long time and therefore, turning it around does take a little bit more than seven months. seven months in, you are down there. we know now that the prime minister had a voice coach. you are a straight talker. look, keir has been completely open about wanting to do his best for this country and i admire him for that. i will say about him is, he won't do what he thinks is popular. what he wants to do is deliver, because there's nobody�*s worst critic to keir than keir. in my understanding of how he works, and my personal experience with him, is he will be feeling it harder if he does not meet the targets could tell him or any election result. was going to achieve. so you are saying he is his own worst critic? he would be, yeah, absolutely. —— that you said he co

reforming planning and regulation, building new homes, supporting the runway at supporting the third runway at what unites heathrow. what unites these championed by labouring he says. this is a man who needed emergency voice _ anything he says. this is a man who needed emergency voice coaching l anything he says. this is a man whol needed emergency voice coaching on eve. this government is so christmas eve. this government is so clueless it is borrowing £8 billion. is so clueless it is borrowing £8 that is not great. not project that is not great, not british and does not produce any its chairman, its own british and does not produce any it mr chairman, its own chairman, mr speaker, admitted it would take 20 years to create would take 20 yea rs' to create just meanwhile, 200,000 jobs 1000 jobs. meanwhile, 200,000 jobs are 1000jobs. meanwhile, 200,000jobs are stake in our and gas are at stake in our oil and gas sector right now. does he think that 1000 jobs in 20 years's time are worth more than the jobs we worth more than the 200,000 jobs we have now? worth more than the 200,000 “obs we have now? �* ,, worth more than the 200,000 “obs we have now? �* ,

reform uk say they are now the fastest growing political party in the country, with more than 200,000 members. at a regional conference in wiltshire, nigel farage said their next target is to overtake labour's 309,000 members. he called the party's growth extraordinary, with a live membership ticker on screen tracking their rise well. in the headune tracking their rise well. in the headline speech, nigel farage told the crowd that reforms ambition is to be the biggest party in britain. >> if you want to help us and do your bit in whatever way you can in our historic mission and a mission that i just feel we can't afford to fail at, there's so much at stake. otherwise. what do we leave to those that come behind us, other than a completely broken and betrayed country? i'm not going to put up with that. and i want you to help me in making sure we prevent that. are you going to help me in preventing that? >> the prime minister has sacked one of his health ministers over offensive comments he's reported to have made in a whatsapp group. andrew gwynne has also been suspended as a member of the labour party, and has since apologised for what he called misjudged comments. it follows reports claimin