the mayor of london, sadiq khan. with us. okay.me back to gbn tonight with me, emily carver and a very happy new year's eve to you at home. now, fury today has erupted after london mayor sadiq khan was knighted in the king's new year's honours list. now sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure because, among other things, knife crime has increased in the capital city by 50% since sadiq khan took office in 2016. now, the london mayor has also been responsible for rolling out the controversial ulez scheme in greater london, which a lot of people say is hitting the poorest workers the hardest. and why exactly does sadiq khan, who often talks about decolonising things? he likes to change street names if they're if they're not deemed politically correct? he wants to decolonise our statues and everything like this. why does he want to accept such an award? but let's speak to the reform london assembly member alex wilson, who criticised the decision, calling it yet another kick in the teeth to hard working londoners. he join

he made a suggestion to sadiq khan in the chamber.et's just have a quick look at that clip now. >> the year has only just begun, and already we've seen at least nine major stabbing incidents on our streets. my team has been working on a budget amendment where we would like to fund almost 1000 police officers to deliver a targeted knife crime task force. and the way we do this is reduce the cost of your staff budget back to 2016 levels. that would give us the funding to do this. would you encourage members of other groups, perhaps your own group and the labour party, perhaps the conservatives, perhaps anybody to second that amendment? >> as a rule of thumb? i never encourage anyone to work with reform. >> well, you saw the clip, guys. i thought that was pretty bad. pretty mean from sadiq khan. matthew, straight to you. is the mayor of london putting politics before people's lives? >> definitely not, because there is no suggestion that he is not prioritising getting a grip on knife crime. and that is the single most important, i think,

london mayor sadiq khan is going to be knighted. rhaps the king could use a machete or a zombie knife instead of the ceremonial sword, so that sadiq can feel right at home. mayor khan has overseen a 20% increase in knife and gun crime in the capital. it's just as well, though, that sadiq said that he'd do everything within his power to cut, stop and search. he wanted to make women feel safe in london. >> my name is sidique khan. i am the mayor of london. just three things we're doing to tackle violence against women and girls. we're tackling the behaviour of perpetrators, which is really important. more police. >> well, here's the reality, sadiq. there is one rape every hourin sadiq. there is one rape every hour in the capital. he gave away about £1 million to diversify the public realm. grants of up to 25,000 are being made available for community led groups that wish to remove and replace street names, building names, memorials in their area that reference figures responsible for slavery and other events of oppression and coloniali

do you think sir sadiq khan has got a certain ring to it, ben?> yeah, well, i mean, i don't know what that ring is, but i did a tweet earlier on today saying that i wasn't shocked by his knighthood. after all, tony blair got a knighthood and tony blair got a knighthood and tony blair was, in my view, guilty of not just being an awful prime minister and doing huge. to this country. he launched what i would call an illegal war and is guilty of crimes against humanity. we all naturally are worried about the death toll in gaza, but the death toll that the united states and the united kingdom jointly delivered in iraq on an illegal premise that they had weapons that they could get to the united kingdom within 45 minutes was absolutely horrendous. i think it was pushing a million people. so we shouldn't be surprised when someone who hasn't actually done anything particularly remarkable is given a knighthood. i say i would say sadiq khan absolutely does not deserve one. obviously knife crime is up. as you've mentioned the ulez thing 61% increase in knif

of london, sadiq khan, has mayor of london, sadiq khan, has failed to answer questions on grooming gangs. london assembly member and former mayoral candidate susan hall is going to be joining us to tell us about that damning interaction she's had with the mayor over those alleged grooming gangs in london, also, our gen z lazy or let down. that's revealed that one third of 18 to 24 year olds have taken time off due to stress. so has our system failed younger generations, or do they just need to get off their backsides and. ymca? is one of those bev turner is joining us all the way from washington as she gives us the inside scoop on trump's impending inauguration. >> that's right. good evening from washington, dc. that is the white house behind me and the city. this weekend is a hive of activity, not least because all the plans have changed only in the plans have changed only in the last few hours. the inauguration will take place inside because the forecast is for cold as much as —11 here tonight. though, as you can see, it's still a beautiful evening. this evening is going to be kicking

why can't sadiq khan define what grooming gags are next? >> alex, thank you very much and good evening. the top stories this hour, a group of eight men who were part of a west yorkshire grooming gang in the late 1990s have all been jailed. three of the men, 47 year old ibrahim hussain, and brothers, 62 year old imtiaz ahmed and 45 year old fayyaz ahmed, all from keighley, were sentenced for rape today. they were found guilty of assaults on a girl after a trial in november and december last year. five other men were jailed for their involvement. the court heard the offenders had targeted two children. >> if we're going to be tough, yeah, let's have the inquiry, just as you say. you're quite right about that. but i don't think we should let the government get away with not taking the action. now. we need to take the action now. and i think that's what liberal democrats would urge the government and all opposition parties, and i'm sure you would agree we do need action now. >> well, that was, of course, the liberal democrats leader, sir ed dav

and i think sadiq khan's comments are absolutely unacceptable.here is so much that's unacceptable about sadiq khan's views and comments, but you won't be surprised by what i think about that. look, the reality is president trump is going to be inaugurated tomorrow in that building behind me. he has won a huge mandate. the american people have put their hopes and trust and confidence in him to deliver for the people of america, for this great country, but also importantly for us. and i say this as a conservative, you know, i've been invited here by our sister party, the republican party. we have strong and enduring ties and links with our sister party. we've always stood shoulder to shoulder as two countries, and that's where we should be again. the challenge and the onus now is on sir keir starmer, his labour government, perhaps his mayor should, you know, really now just keep his views to himself because trump has a mandate and a big majority and we should respect that. and i would also say the same about khan's comments about giorgia meloni. sh

and i think sadiq khan's comments are absolutely unacceptable.re is so much that's unacceptable about sadiq khan's views and comments, but you won't be surprised by by what i think about that. look, the reality is president trump is going to be inaugurated tomorrow in that building behind me. he has won a huge mandate. the american people have put their hopes and trust and confidence in him to deliver for the people of america, for this great country, but also importantly for us. and i say this as a conservative, you know, i've been invited here by our sister party, the republican party. we have strong and enduring ties and links with our sister party. we've always stood shoulder to shoulder as two countries, and that's where we should be. again, the challenge and the onus now is on sir keir starmer, his labour government, perhaps his mayor should, you know, really now just keep his views to himself because trump has a mandate and a big majority and we should respect that. and i would also say the same about khan's comments about giorgia meloni.

we get sadiq khan, the village idiot. over the next few hours. anything could and probably will happen. >> yes, indeed. so grab yourself a cuppa, sit yourself down, strap yourself in. because, ladies and gents, the second term of donald trump is about to begin. but before we get stuck into events overseas, we must come back here to the uk because we've had some massive breaking news here. as axel rudakubana pleads guilty to murdering those three little girls in southport. let's cross live to our north west reporter sophie reaper, who joins us from outside liverpool crown court. >> well, there's been an overwhelming sense of surprise here at liverpool crown court today following that change in plea. of course. axel rudakubana originally pleaded not guilty to those offences back in december of last year and that those offences back in december of last year anioniat those offences back in december of last year anion all 16 counts, pleaded guilty on all 16 counts, including three counts of murder. during that attack in southport last july. now that w

sadiq khan has just been knighted. for what services?r turning london into a third world hellhole. and it's not just violent crime, is it? a total of 470,000 shoplifting offences were logged by police forces in england and wales in the year to june 2024. people don't care anymore. >> that's. up to them. >> that's. up to them. >> we've got tens of thousands of people on a terror watch list. 43 terror plots were foiled since march 2017. i'm sick of it. children being stabbed to death on buses. women being raped every hour in our capital city. armed police at christmas markets. you go into tesco, you just people filling their pockets up legging it. and it's non—stop isn't it. and meanwhile we have police investigating non—crime hate incidents and doing a macarena at a gay pride event. we shouldn't have to live like this. let's get our thoughts on my panel this evening. we do have broadcaster and columnist esther krakue. we also have political commentator and gb news presenter as well alice armstrong and journalist jonathan lees. esther, it'

. >> she won't tolerate sadiq khan, who wants to block heathrow expansion. >> that is the big that isbig question. i think that this briefing that we've had today is basically a subtle or maybe not so subtle message to sadiq khan and perhaps my old boss ed miliband in in sitting around her own cabinet table. >> how do you think ed's doing, matt? >> well, i think the big question for ed is, is, as the world is a focus on his agenda decreases. and we've seen actually some stories today saying it's not just trump, but actually in japan as well. there's a kind of refocusing away from what some would say is the obsession with net zero, he would say, is the laudable goal of net of net zero. so, i mean, will that be a casualty of the first reshuffle? i think is one of the questions we're going to start. >> miliband threaten to resign under gordon brown should the heathrow expansion go ahead. and now he's saying, hell no, i'm not going anywhere. >> i'm staying here. >> i'm staying here. >> may i just suggest that this is marxism but groucho. >> yeah, well. >> yeah, well. >> here are my princi

so why then, was sadiq khan pretending that he didn't know what a grooming gang was?id you see this? i didn't see susan hall was questioning. the clip has gone viral now. we'll show it in a little bit. i should have got it up earlier. susan hall, the tory london assembly member, member, head of the tories there, basically asked him whether there were any grooming gangs operating in london. and he said, what do you mean by a grooming gang? what exactly do you mean by a grooming gang? all of this anyway. and she said, you know exactly what i mean. men perpetrating rape or whatever against women in gangs. >> and he just completely obfuscated, completely dodged it. and i do wonder whether he was trying to make her say pakistani, right, so that then he could then call her a racist. >> oh, he was trying to goad her into saying something about her race or ethnicity? >> i think so, yeah. and she wouldn't go there, right. and she wouldn't go there. but then sadiq khan has obviously been accused of dodging the issue and being in massive denial that there could be an issue in lo

is this sadiq khan's legacy? >> look at that knife, bro.n's got a shank on him, bro. >> big thing. look at that. look at that. >> our streets are totally out of control. >> plus, to talk about winter pressures on the nhs. and now winter is a 12 month period. there's no end to the constant waiting because ambulances should not be sat outside hospitals. >> when people are dying. it's another kick in the teeth for pensioners. labour refuses to rule out stopping free prescriptions. but. >> or you shut your mouth and look at my wand, loser. manny. >> civil servants on more than 100 grand a year have received £14,000 in bonuses for helping to bring in cuts to the winter fuel payments. on my panel tonight is broadcaster and columnist esther krakow, commentator alex armstrong and journalist jonathan lis. oh, and yeah, huge earthquake in nepal, sadly leaving at least 95 people dead. meanwhile, here in britain, well, trains are cancelled because unions tell their drivers not to walk through a bit of snow. get ready britain, here we go. guns, knives a

and what that little clip you've just shown with sadiq khan, that to me is just the same wilful blindnessor pretending you don't know what's going on that i've seen repeatedly and which in large part is responsible for why we are here today. but the good thing is that he is now being called out for that, and it shows full well that he is just being obstructive, that he is trying to pretend we don't have this issue that won't wash anymore, charlie, because in large part, for a lot of the good work that you've done and gb news has done, but the public throughout the country now are fully aware of the situation and it needs to be addressed properly. >> and maggie, just on that horrible story you had from rochdale, i remember the first time you told me about that case several years ago, and the person who was with us said that they thought it was like a paedophile honesty box, that that level of trust could exist between the abuser. it's a really horrifying case. but onto those people being jailed, those rapists, some of the sentences there for less than seven years in some cases. now we've h

. >> the sadiq khan. >> the sadiq khan. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> i recentlyd mid—kent college, which serves my constituency of gillingham and rainham and where valuable construction skills are taught to young people. however, i was also informed that the college faces significant challenges in recruiting teachers to deliver those courses. >> does the prime minister agree with me that proper skills training and having the teachers necessary to deliver it is absolutely vital to growing our economy and building the homes we need for the future? and will he agree to set up a meeting with the relevant minister to discuss the recruitment challenges that some colleges face? >> the prime minister, mr speaken >> the prime minister, mr speaker, skilling up the next generation is, of course, vital to kick starting economic growth and our plan for change will rebuild britain by delivering 1.5 million new homes. that is why we have established skills england reforming our planning system and training the workforce. i will ensure that she gets the meeting that she wants wi

and what that little clip you've just shown with sadiq khan, that to me is just the same wilful blindnesspretending you don't know what's going on that i've seen repeatedly and which in large part is responsible for why we are here today. but the good thing is that he is now being called out for that, and it shows full well that he is just being obstructive, that he is trying to pretend we don't have this issue that won't wash anymore, charlie, because in large part, for a lot of the good work that you've done and gb news has done, but the public throughout the country now gb news has do

. >> is sadiq khan just a nasty piece of work? i speak to the man who was grilling him there later and he has the tour for every season. >> gave me all this pain so i can understand the meaning. i don't understand the meaning yet. >> is this really life for me? >> is this really life for me? >> the bbc stoops to yet another new low, as it turns out that they've done a pr job for a rapper who murdered teenager jimmy mizen. on my panel tonight, it's the former tory mp anna firth, conservative peer lord bailey and the former labour adviser matthew lazar. oh, and can you tell me what's wrong with this? oh jesus christ. >> oh, oh, okay. >> oh, oh, okay. >> we're out of time. we're out of time. 00:00:59,728 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 >> get ready. britain. here >> it's 9 pm. on patrick christys tonight. >> okay, you won't ever threaten me jimmy. ever threaten me will you leave this room? again. will you leave this room? >> the runcorn rocky labour's very own answer to muhammad ali. iron mike amesbury pleaded guilty today to battering one

and sadiq khan has launched a fresh attack on donald trump, claiming that the democratically elected president is part of a wave of resurgent fascism. surprise, surprise. maybe it's time for someone to remind the mayor of his place. stay tuned for that. and of course, tonight i'm joined by my superstar panel and nancy rees—mogg, diana moran and nancy rees—mogg, diana moran and paul richards, who'll be giving their expert opinions on all of tonight's biggest stories. our labour importing voters next. >> alex, thank you very much and good evening. the top stories three israeli hostages released from hamas captivity today have been reunited with their families. sir keir starmer says their release, including british citizen emily de—man, is wonderful news after months of agony for them and their families. earlier today, the red cross said they were all in good health. all three are now currently at the sheba hospital in israel. emily's mother has thanked everyone who never stopped fighting for her throughout this horrendous ordeal. she says her daughter is finally home. there were chaoti

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london mayor sadiq khan has received a knighthood in the new year's honours list, sparking fury among some amid his controversial ulez scheme and london's spiralling crime rate. sir keir starmer has been accused of rewarding failure as knife crime has increased in the capital by 50% since khan took office in 2016. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, said londoners would be furious. meanwhile, the newly appointed sir sadiq said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. in other news, tony blair's labour government pushed on with plans to open uk borders to eastern europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers. that's according to newly released official files . the released official files. the national archives has published cabinet office files from 2003 to 2004, when tony blair was prime minister. the documents revealed the issue of immigration was top of the agenda, with senior ministers urging the then prime minister to delay granting employment rights to eastern and central european workers. when the eu expanded in 2004. but mr blair's government went ahead with the

. >> meanwhile, london mayor sadiq khan dodges questions about whether grooming gangs operate in the capital city. >> just how many grooming gangs have we got in london.7 >> the worrying misunderstanding. can she define what she means by that? >> and as that series of local reviews is announced, just five towns expected to be selected as survivors tell gb news they hope they're picked in a lottery of reviews. >> and farmers take their protests against the government's inheritance tax raid to a supermarket near you. this morning. we'll have the latest . latest. >> and conservative leader kemi badenoch said she would consider means testing the pensions triple lock. do you support that idea? >> elon musk's starship prototype unexpectedly breaks up in space, disrupting air traffic. we'll bring you the amazing footage. >> and is it time for gen z to toughen up? as it's revealed 1 in 3 workers aged between 18 and 24 missed work last year due to their mental health. we'll have a debate. >> honestly, seriously, i this mental health thing. now i understand some people will suffer with mental

it's the eve of donald trump's inauguration, and sadiq khan has warned of resurgent fascism as the presidentlect gears up for a second term, could the london mayor be in danger of jeopardising labour's relationship with the united states .7 and tiktok are time is states? and tiktok are time is up.the states? and tiktok are time is up. the video sharing app goes offline in usa, just hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. i'm asking if the uk could soon follow suit. i'm dawn neesom and this is the weekend. so thank you very much for your company on this sunday afternoon. obviously a very important day. lots of live breaking news to bring you, including the situation in israel with the release of three female hostages. we are going to be live on the ground bringing you all that breaking news as and when it happens. so you don't want to miss anything, including hopefully, the release of the british hostage emily out there. and this show is indeed nothing without you and your views. so let me know all your thoughts on all the stories we've been discussing today b

although if you turn your attention to the mail online this morning, it does say that apparently sadiq khanen messages attacking rishi sunak and the tories with his fireworks . anger at london mayor fireworks. anger at london mayor for politicising the london display. apparently the choice of the song why does it always rain on me was a little cheeky dig at rishi sunak and also the 1993 hit. things can only get better was a pro—labour anthem. >> apparently it's the anthem of the blairite era, isn't it? >> so was that a cheeky political spin there? >> i don't know. well, what do you reckon? i mean, from primrose hill, all i could see was a load of fireworks. really? so i don't feel like i'm in a position to say you didn't hear them. >> you didn't hear what was being said and things. >> yes, i didn't, i was, i was sheltered from it, but it looked good to me. i thought london always has great fireworks, i think. i think as usual we, we put the rest of the world to shame. >> i do feel a bit sorry for, you know, a lot of our towns and cities where they just got axed. i mean, was that maybe a pre

this is what sadiq khan is calling for, by the way. and since he's cut it, all prices and rents have dropped dramatically because the free market sorts. >> it out. >> it out. >> demand stop. why do they just keep on interfering with things? got nothing to do with them. >> well, why do we always forget these stories? why? you know, as juue these stories? why? you know, as julie says there. and i think juue julie says there. and i think julie probably agrees with us, but do you think, actually that we need reminded of economic lessons? >> yeah, i think a couple of things. i think, number one, we are run by historical illiterates who many times, you know, don't know the historical bafis know, don't know the historical basis of free speech or the historical basis of free market economics. and i think that is really depressing. the other thing i'd say is, if you regulate as a politician, it looks like you're doing something. it looks like you're active, it looks like you're busy, it looks like you're achieving something. it is actually harde

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has called the stabbing heartbreaking and said it has no place in theity of london. it comes just a day after an unrelated stabbing left another 18 year old man fighting for his life in the same area. well, let's turn to the latest developments over in the united states, where a state of emergency has been declared as massive wildfires are sweeping through los angeles in california, forcing thousands to flee those flames, firefighters are battling fierce winds that are battling fierce winds that are turning homes into what can be best described as raging infernos. over 30,000 residents have so far been evacuated, with more than 13,000 buildings now in danger as the flames approach, and the latest pictures show neighbourhoods engulfed in flames as people abandon their cars and run for safety. with millions of californians on high alert, federal resources have been deployed to help contain the blaze and staying in the united states. president elect donald trump has suggested the us could use military or economic force to acquire greenland and panama canal

. >> sir sadiq khan pours cold water over rachel reeves plans to revive the economy, opposing her moveo back a third runway at heathrow. >> donald trump gets straight to work, putting the world on nofice work, putting the world on notice as he issues fresh tariff threats to canada, china and the european union. >> china's an abuser, but the european union is very, very bad to us. they treat us very, very badly. they don't. >> and in the sport this morning the champions league liverpool get their seventh win in seven games, which guarantees them first or second place going forward into the round of 16. still work to do for aston villa as they lose in monaco in front of prince william. and there's life in the old serbian yet, as djokovic beats alcaraz in australia. >> a bit of fog around today. many places will be dry. the winds are light at the moment, but a storm system is coming in for friday. stay tuned for a full update. >> hello there. very good morning to you on this wednesday morning. i'm eamonn holmes. >> i'm ellie costello and this is gb news breakfast with eamonn and ellie. >>

as the chancellor, rachel reeves and london mayor sadiq khan are at loggerheads over a third runway atathrow airport. >> and as president trump gets tough on gender diversity, eqtu tough on gender diversity, equity and inclusion. do you feel safe travelling to america? we'll be debating that. and did you see that bishop, who gave donald trump a dressing down in washington cathedral? take listen. >> in ipp citizens or have the proper documentation. but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. >> well, we'd love to know what you think, so please do send your views and post your comments online by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. what do you think of the home secretary's plans to ban knife sales online? >> it'sjust plans to ban knife sales online? >> it's just pathetic. plans to ban knife sales online? >> it'sjust pathetic. frankly, >> it's just pathetic. frankly, she hasn't said that she's not going to ban sales online. actually, what she said is, oh, amazing, you can buy a knife online. really easy. really. home secretary has only just woken up and she didn't realise that. amazon

. >> is sadiq khan just a nasty piece of work? i speak to the man who was grilling him there later and he has the tour for every season. >> gave me all this pain so i can understand the meaning. i don't understand the meaning yet. >> is this really life for me? >> is this really life for me? >> the bbc stoops to yet another new low, as it turns out that they've done a pr job for a rapper who murdered teenager jimmy mizen. on my panel tonight, it's the former tory mp anna firth, conservative peer lord bailey and the former labour adviser matthew lazar. oh, and can you tell me what's wrong with this? oh jesus christ. >> oh, oh, okay. >> oh, oh, okay. >> we're out of time. we're out of time. >> get ready. britain. here we. as muhammad ali said, you float like a butterfly. you sting like a labour mp. next. >> very good evening to you. just after 9:00. the top story tonight. well, following weeks of pressure, the home secretary has announced a major shift in tackling grooming gangs. yvette cooper ordered a nationwide review of evidence

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has said, this heartbreaking violence has no place in our city.ycook, said he is deeply saddened yet another young life has been lost in our community. another young life has been lost in our community-— another young life has been lost in our community. another young life has been lost in ourcommuni . ., ., ~ . our community. graham, thank you. we will return as — our community. graham, thank you. we will return as there _ our community. graham, thank you. we will return as there are _ our community. graham, thank you. we will return as there are any _ will return as there are any developments on that story. four minutes past six. we have got some really dramatic pictures coming in from the united states overnight. that's right. los angeles has declared a state of emergency, after a wildfire exploded from ten acres to more than 2,900 in just a few hours. more than 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. 0ur la correspondent emma vardy reports. this is our live shot. you can see firefighters battling the blaze. we can show you one mo

well, sadiq khan has been forced to remove them. all of these billboards featuring a controversial islamic preacher. this was first exposed, of course, by . course, by. gb news. >> okay, well let's go straight over to westminster on the breaking news relating to the vote on grooming gangs. christopher hope take it away. >> hi, emily. hi, tom. that's right. it's going to get quite interesting this afternoon here interesting this afternoon here in westminster all afternoon on gb news. the speaker has granted the tory amendment to the children's well—being and schools bill. this means that there will be a vote on whether there will be a vote on whether there should be a national inquiry into the rape gangs scandal. the amendment, if it passes, would wreck this bill, which is other things in there, including with ensuring children can't be removed from school that would put at risk by an adult, and removing a legal new cap on school uniform costs. so it's a big bill. but this bill put down this amendment put down by kemi badenoch, the l