we've got journalist benjamin butterworth and associate editor at the daily express, sam lister. oh, and what the heck is going on here? get ready, britain, here we go. are we living under a keir starmer dictatorship? next. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines. it's just gone 9:00. the alleged chinese spy linked to prince andrew has said he did nothing wrong or unlawful after he was publicly named for the first time. the high court lifted a ban on naming yang tingbao, described as a close contact of the duke, after rejecting his bid for anonymity. the 50 year old, who was banned from britain on national security grounds, ran a lobbying firm with ties to beijing, westminster and royal circles. yang reportedly attended the duke's birthday party in 2020 and helped organise a uk china business wmmw organise a uk china business summit. pressure to reveal his identity mounted after reform uk's nigel farage vowed to name him in parliament. meanwhile, the duke of york will not join the duke of york will not join the royal family for christmas at sandringham. that's acc