i can't answer - but i think a good person to ask the question to be suella braverman and priti patel, ., ., time. there is no record of you speaking _ time. there is no record of you speaking in _ time. there is no record of you speaking in the _ time. there is no record of you speaking in the chamber- time. there is no record of you - speaking in the chamber specifically about oldham, telford or rotherham or calling for a national inquiry. i did support and i did attend can you do not have to stand up in chamber and speak about something to support something, i attended those meetings at a time it was launched.— at a time it was launched. tomorrow conservatives _ at a time it was launched. tomorrow conservatives will _ at a time it was launched. tomorrow conservatives will force _ at a time it was launched. tomorrow conservatives will force a _ at a time it was launched. tomorrow conservatives will force a vote - at a time it was launched. tomorrow conservatives will force a vote in - conservatives will force a vote in parliament on holding another fresh national inquiry into the ch

plus, former home secretary suella braverman will be joining me live right here on this show to react to the viral court transcript of the oxford grooming gang trial, which has revealed the utter horror that has been taking place right here on britain's streets. i want to talk to suella braverman about what this is really all about, but this is with me tonight. state of the nation with matt goodwin. it starts now. now i'll also be joined by my panel tonight, including former conservative cabinet minister sir john redwood and gb news sirjohn redwood and gb news senior political commentator nigel nelson. as ever, let me know your views at gbnews.com/yoursay. and of course reach out to me at goodwin mj on x. but right now it's goodwin mj on x. but right now wsfime goodwin mj on x. but right now it's time for the news bulletin with sophia wenzler. >> good evening. these are your headunes >> good evening. these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. the suspect accused of driving a truck through a crowd in new orleans, killing ten people and injuring at least 35, has been identified as 42

suella, thank you very much for joining braverman. suella, thank you very much forjoining me.his scandal is so appalling. the information that's come out almost unreadable out in a pubuc almost unreadable out in a public arena, it's so deeply shocking. what seems to have been the problem, though, is that nobody was willing to enforce the law because they were worried that they would be accused of being racists. >> yes, jacob, you're you're absolutely right. if that's if there's one way of distilling this scandal, one of the biggest scandals our country has seen in recent years, down to, you know, a root cause, it is that there was countless instances when the authorities, people with powers, people who owed duties of care to these vulnerable children, police officers, social workers, teachers, counsellors and many, many more who knew about what was happening were told by the victims themselves about these heinous crimes, and they turned a blind eye because they were scared of being accused of being called racist. they were scared of causing tension to community relations. they

his navalny. >> with his navalny. >> suella braverman liz truss no longer an mp. >> yes. >> yes. >> nigel farage, of course. >> nigel farage, of course. >> who might only be farage and braverman. so i wonder if either of them will will get asked a question. of course, for ordinary backbench mps, you've got such a tiny chance each week of getting a prime minister's questions. the average backbencher just gets two pmqs a year and it's chosen by ballot. so it's by ballot every week. whether or not some people are lucky, they might get 5 or 6 in a year. >> what if you're not there? >> what if you're not there? >> if you're not? oh, you have to be. and if you can't be there for an emergency reason, you have to write to the speaker and say, i won't be there. and then he'll take you off the list. and then what happens is, if there's extra time, you can stand up and down and try and get by and you might get a question. >> go to parliament. now. prime minister's question is about to begin. here we are. >> thank you, mr speaker. the senseless, barbaric murder of three young girls in southport

suella braverman joins me in a moment as she castigates this decision. the state of the nation starts now. i'll also be joined by my most pugnacious panel, the former conservative immigration minister tom pursglove, and the journalist and broadcaster michael crick. as ever, it's a crucial part of the programme. let me know your views, mailmogg@gbnews.com. but now it's your favourite part of the day. the news bulletin with sam francis. >> jacob, thank you and good evening to you. just coming up to 8:02. well, top story tonight, rachel reeves has been grilled in parliament after her china trip sparked political outrage. reeves defended her visit, highlighting agreements she reached with the world's second largest economic power opportunity to make working people off by making britain better off. >> that is the mandate that this government had, has, and this is what we will deliver. >> despite calls for her sacking, prime minister sir keir starmer insists she will remain chancellor until the next election. the shadow chancellor, mel stride, slammed reeves f

shocking crimes spreads across the world on social media, we'll be asking if former home secretary suella braverman is right to call for the abusers to be deported, and the secretary of state for technology has said it's unlikely that the uk will follow australia's lead in banning social media for under 16 seconds, despite increasing evidence that time online is having a serious negative impact on childhood. we'll be asking why leading children's charities don't support social media restrictions for children, and as hospital treatment for obesity quadruples in a decade. is britain's obesity epidemic killing the nhs and what's the answer? fat jabs or just more self—control? and joining me tonight for the next hour i've got my panel. former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, alongside former jeremy corbyn adviser james schneider. alongside former jeremy corbyn adviserjames schneider. but adviser james schneider. but first, the latest news headlines with sam francis. >> miriam, thank you very much and good evening to you. the top story tonight at six. well, a truck attack in new orleans on new year'

i'll be speaking to the former conservative home secretary, suella braverman, about that. plus, why is nigel farage not on the privy council? with members of the snp and dup allowed to access and be given highly sensitive briefings on issues of national importance? shouldn't one of the most influential figures in our modern politics be trusted with state secrets? all of this to come. but first, the news with sam francis. >> chris, thank you, and very good evening to you. it's just after 7:00. the top story. well, the uk's population is set to soar by nearly 5 million over the next decade, driven almost entirely by net migration. that's according to new figures from the office for national statistics. by mid 2032, the uk population is expected to hit 72.5 million people, sparking concerns over pressure on concerns over pressure on resources concerns over pressure on resources and services. campaigners are also sounding the alarm over social care, with the alarm over social care, with the number of over 85 seconds set to double to 3.3 million by 2047. with the sector already

nigel farage, suella braverman, sir jacob rees—mogg and baroness kate hoey, who joins me today in theio. and gerry adams could be in line for a british taxpayer funded payout because of keir starmers human rights plans. well, today the prime minister appeared to do a u—turn on the issue. on today's show, i'll speak to the son of a belfast police officer who was murdered by the ira. and that's all coming in your next houn as kemi badenoch got the bite to be a leader of the opposition. a few weeks ago, 500 tractors were outside whitehall. she didn't even mention them at pmqs. you could hear them inside a deafening cacophony of angry farmers simply ignored. today, tulip siddiq was put aside, resigned because of corruption charges. the anti—corruption minister following louise hague, who of course got the boot over a fraud allegation. two ministers gone to sweden. instead, kemi badenoch went on the offensive on the economy. well, inflation went down today. are they living in a bubble? have they got the teeth? have they got what it takes to be the leader of the opposition? let me know your

as i discussed yesterday with former home secretary suella braverman, looking at the latest revelationso come from places like oxford, we now need a national inquiry about this crisis. the real question everybody out there is currently asking themselves, as i asked the former home secretary, is why haven't more heads rolled? why haven't more people in the establishment been held responsible for this horrific scandal? as gb news very own charlie peters has pointed out? no police officer or government employee has ever been imprisoned for their gross misconduct in dealing with the grooming gangs. horror. the grim reality is that for too many people in positions of power, they have ignored this scandal for too long and they have avoided telling people the truth. now, i'll be speaking tonight to former rochdale mp simon danczuk about his first hand experience of that in a moment. but first, just think. who could forget the time that labour mp naz shah liked and retweeted a twitter post that said those abused girls in rotherham and elsewhere just need to shut their mouths for the good of div

and suella braverman reckons that reform and the tories need to unite if they are to defeat the labour party. she also says that we need to adopt some of the optimism that trump has shown. is she right.7 and a group of law experts have written to the met police, demanding an inquiry as to how they have dealt with the pro—palestine protest. they reckon they have been too harsh. your thoughts? we've got all of that and lots more and keeping me company tonight. my panel have got annunciator rees—mogg, the head of communications for popular conservatives, and aaron bastani, the co—founder of novara media. but before we get stuck in, let's cross live for your 6:00 news headlines. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines from the gb newsroom. donald trump has threatened russian president vladimir putin to end the war in ukraine. the us president said russia will face high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions if president putin does not end the war. posting on his truth social, trump expressed his love for the russian people and his good relationship with putin and then issue

jacob rees—mogg, suella braverman and many, many more.news reporter adam cherry will be dropping in from the inauguration watch party. >> here it is. the question is, what does it mean for people here in britain? >> that's adam cherry dropping in there from a republican overseas party live. but of course, the biggest story in the uk today is the government has just announced a full scale pubuc just announced a full scale public inquiry into the southport attacks from last yean southport attacks from last year, following suspect axel rudakubana guilty plea to all charges. the announcement was made just moments ago. gb news home and homeland security editor mike mark white is on hand to bring you all the latest. >> well, the announcement of this public inquiry is an acknowledgement of the very real concerns over axel rudakubana and the fact that he was referred to the prevent counter—extremism programme not once, but three times over the years. also referred to once, b

. >> suella braverman has called for the tories and reform to join forces. could it have anything to do with the latest opinion poll showing labour are now in third place? zia yusuf joins us on that but keen to get his views. and of course we will cover this. >> two girls became the sex slaves of a grooming gang in rochdale, manchester crown court heard this morning. >> it is yet another alleged grooming gang. on my panel tonight is the director of popular conservatives, mark littlewood, landlord and activist adam brooks and writer and broadcaster nina myskow. i wonder how much money do you think prince harry has just come into. >> son? the flagship title for rupert murdoch's uk media empire, has indeed engaged in illegal practices. >> get ready britain, here we go. knives don't kill people. deranged lunatics do. next. >> good evening. it's just gone. 9:00. these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. russia has responded to donald trump's ultimatum to end the war in ukraine. the us president said russia will face high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanction