she po5ed with waspi liz kendall on this issue. she posed with waspi posters.uture prime minister before the election. he was campaigning again and keir starmer at least showed an emotional commitment to the campaign if he didn't actually sign up to it. we can listen to an interview he did on bbc radio merseyside back in 2022 when he took a question from carol in warrington. i think this is a real injustice and that's why there's been obviously a big campaign around it. you may have been part of that campaign because it's notjust that the age is 67 it's that... and this probably is the case foryou, iguess, carol, that all your working life you've got in mind the date on which you can retire and get your pension and then just as you get towards it the are moved and you don't get it. and it is a real injustice. and we need to do something about it, carol, because that wasn't the base upon which you in. that wasn't the basis upon which you were working and we've got a government that has basically put its fingers in it is as far as i can see in relation to this. k

the waspi women fou~ht russia, backed off. the waspi women fou . ht one russia, backed off.pi women fought one of — russia, backed off. the waspi women fought one of the _ russia, backed off. the waspi women fought one of the most _ russia, backed off. the waspi women fought one of the most sustained - russia, backed off. the waspi women fought one of the most sustained and| fought one of the most sustained and passionate campaigns forjustice passionate campaigns for justice that passionate campaigns forjustice that i can remember, you're in, year out. we did promise them that we would give them justice. i understand the issue about the cost, but does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? i do understand how let down waspi women feeltoda ? ., , ., feeltoday? i do understand the concern, feeltoday? i do understand the concern. of _ feeltoday? i do understand the concern, of course _ feeltoday? i do understand the concern, of course i _ feeltoday? i do understand the concern, of course i do. - feeltoday? i do understand the concern, of cours

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we are discussing the waspi _ on bbc two. we are discussing the waspi women. _ on bbc two.rs said in support and solidarity, enduring support and solidarity for these women. the things they said before they were elected. so keir starmer was photographed with a waspi sign saying i support fair compensation. liz kendall stood up compensation. liz kendall stood up in the commons yesterday and she said, this injustice cannot go on. rachel reeves brandished a poster saying she will work for a fair solution for all women affected. the first solution seems to be now they are in power the £22 billion black hole would be zilch. absolutely nothing. the ombudsman said there should be a payout. they are now saying most of the women were informed about it and should have planned accordingly, so there will be no money. get in touch. we have also on the line a craig and peter borough and a former teacher from craig and peter borough and a former teacherfrom brighton. for those joining former teacherfrom brighton. for thosejoining isjust now, listening to how angry you are, you feel you

have you betrayed the waspi women, i have you betrayed the waspi women, prime minister?ollowed keir starmer to _ prime minister? followed keir starmer to parliament. - prime minister? followed keir starmer to parliament. an - starmer to parliament. an independent report concluded millions of women were not properly informed the state pension age is going up and deserve compensation for that. the government said sorry but said no to handing over any money despite the impression the prime minister and others had left in opposition. he prime minister and others had left in opposition-— prime minister and others had left in opposition. he lined up for many hotos in opposition. he lined up for many photos with — in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi _ in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women - in opposition. he lined up for many photos with waspi women saying . in opposition. he lined up for many| photos with waspi women saying he would _ photos with waspi women saying he would have their gaps and he has 'ust would have their gaps and he has

wasiwomen. , ., waspi women. — waspi women. many of those impacted are furious to put _ waspi women. many of those impacted are furious to put it _ waspi women. many of those impacted are furious to put it mildly. _ waspi women. many of those impacted are furious to put it mildly. it _ waspi women. many of those impacted are furious to put it mildly. it is - are furious to put it mildly. it is absolutely _ are furious to put it mildly. it is absolutely shattered my faith that the government that we have actually governs _ the government that we have actually governs on _ the government that we have actually governs on behalf of the people. they— governs on behalf of the people. they don't. i don't know who they they don't. idon't know who they govern— they don't. idon't know who they govern on— they don't. i don't know who they govern on behalf of but it's certainly— govern on behalf of but it's certainly not on behalf of of older people _ certainly not on behalf of of older --eole. ., , certainly not on behalf o

what is our that up waspi women. what is your argument? _ that up waspi women.nt? the _ that up waspi women. what is l your argument? the government are very keen about talking about taxpayers who were taxpayers all our work in either the lot of us to pay taxes it's not as if we're outside the system for the this is something that affects not only women but women's families. we feel as if... would never disagreed about the principle of pension age being changed but we certainly pol at the government spends a huge amount of money, is able to find money what it needs it and what it wants to this is really an obligation. it's not a lot of money compared with the overall budget of the government spends every year. it is a small amount. there is this 22 billion black hole that is become the political... we have become a political football, being kicked back into this black hole as well. it is just not right. you sharing your thoughts with us today. the former archbishop of canterbury george carey has resigned as a priest following a bbc investigation into the church

does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today?rse i do. i set out the history, mr speaker, but the research is clear that 90% of those impacted did know about the change. and in those circumstances, the taxpayer simply can't afford the burden of tens of billions of pounds of compensation, but i do understand the concerns. some campaigners dispute that 90% figure. neither labour nor the conservatives promised compensation in their election manifestos, but labour had done before, and frequently expressed their support for the campaign. for years, the prime minister and his cabinet played politics with the waspi women. the deputy prime minister said conservatives were stealing their pensions. she promised to compensate them in full — another broken promise. now they admit we were right all along. here was the now chancellor four years ago, and the deputy prime minister two years ago. oh, and the prime minister too, photographed with anne potter, who i talked to earlier on politics live. i have to say, i am so disappointed in this cur

women for a very long time. ,, . ~' the waspi women for a very long time. ,, ., ,, ., time.re _ time. still talking about the economy more widely - time. still talking about the economy more widely and l time. still talking about the i economy more widely and how much pressure the government is coming under we are hearing business leader of the business leader, small businesses, large businesses, really expressing worries about what 2025 has in store after what came in the budget earlier this year? yeah, and that is _ budget earlier this year? yeah, and that is a — budget earlier this year? yeah, and that is a concern _ budget earlier this year? yeah, and that is a concern for- and that is a concern for labour. it puts economic growth at the very heart of what it said it was going to do in government saying it was its top priority, to boost economic growth. rachel reeves came in promising stability, that things ineffectual going to get better in the economy so if you have now got, as you were saying, business leaders raising doubts about what the future is going to look like

does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today?, mr speaker, but the research is clear that 90% of those impacted did know about the change. and in those circumstances, the taxpayer simply can't afford the burden of tens of billions of pounds of compensation but i do understand the concerns. some campaigners dispute that 90% figure. neither labour nor the conservatives promised compensation in their election manifestos, but labour had done before and frequently expressed their support for the campaign. for years the prime minister and his cabinet play politics with the waspi women. the deputy prime minister said conservatives were stealing their pensions. she promised to compensate them in full. another broken promise. now they admit we were right all along. here was the now chancellor four years ago and the deputy prime minister two years ago. oh, and the prime minister also photographed with anne potter who i talked to earlier on politics live. i wonder as you reflect back over the last couple of years and those photos that you h

does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? the research is clear that 90% of those impacted did know about the change. and in those circumstances, the taxpayer simply can't afford the burden of tens of billions of pounds of compensation, but i do understand the concerns. some campaigners dispute that 90% figure. neither labour nor the conservatives promised compensation in their election manifestos, but labour had done before and frequently expressed their support for the campaign. for years, the prime minister and his cabinet play politics with the waspi women. the deputy prime minister said conservatives were stealing their pensions. she promised to compensate them in full. another broken promise. now they admit we were right all along. here was the now chancellor four years ago and the deputy prime minister two years ago. oh, and the prime minister also photographed with anne potter who i talked to earlier on politics live. i wonder as you reflect back over the last couple of years and those photos that you had taken alongs

a case, say the waspi women, of political leopards changing their spots.and, you know, felt very much that they were on our side and they realised the enormity of what had happened to us and they were prepared to do something about it. so to get to this position now and find they're going to renege on it, yeah, it's heartbreaking. the age to claim a state pension had been 60 for women and 65 for men. from 2010, the state pension age for women was due to gradually increase to 65 over the following decade, but it was then announced the process would happen by 2018, two years sooner than originally announced. campaigners say they weren't properly informed of the change and had little time to prepare, affecting them emotionally and financially. a parliamentary ombudsman suggested payouts of up to nearly £3000 to those affected. the government has ruled that out. the chancellor, rachel reeves, another to have previously shown her support, was out defending the decision today. i understand that women affected l by the changes to the state pension age feel disapp

a case, say the waspi women, of political leopards changing their spots.s that we had had with members of parliament prior to them coming into power, and, you know, felt very much like they were on our side and they realised the enormity of what had happened to us and they were prepared to do something about it. so to get to this position now and find they're going to renege on it, yeah, it's heartbreaking. the age to claim a state pension had been 60 for women and 65 for men. from 2010, the state pension age for women was due to gradually increase to 65 over the following decade. but it was then announced the process would happen by 2018, two years sooner than originally announced. campaigners say they weren't properly informed of the change and had little time to prepare, affecting them emotionally and financially. the parliamentary 0mbudsman suggested payouts of up to and it's one that has been supported by high—profile mps. this was when sir keir starmer and work and pensions secretary liz kendall were in opposition. but in power, this. we don't agree

speaker, for years the prime minister played waspy. they were stealing pensions and she promised to compensate them in full. another broken promise. now they admit we were right all along. let's ask about another group of pensioners whose trust -- let's ask about another group of pensioners whose trust was broken. how many have applied for credit? >> mr. speaker, the number one job of this government was to put things back in control. they left a black hole and we had to make tough choices. we made sure the vulnerable pensioners get the fuel payment and we've been encouraging them driving up eligibility for pension credit. she should join that campaign. mr. speaker, here's the difference. because we've stabilized the economy, we can commit to the triple lock. that means that next april, pensioners get another $470 pounds p. two weeks ago the chancellor said the triple lock is unsustainable. so pensioners would lose out yet again. >> mr. speaker, he didn't answer the question because he didn't know the answer. 800,000 are not claiming p

they believe more than three million women born in the 19505 known as "waspi women" weren't given sufficient5 billion pound bill represented poor value for the taxpayer. you're live with bbc news. the united nations is warning that unless syria gets urgent support it could be plunged back into conflict. there have been clashes between turkish—backed groups and kurdish forces in the northeast. the un special envoy to syria says sanctions should be lifted to enable its reconstruction. the leader of hts — the rebel group that ousted president bashar al—assad — is also calling for the west to lift sanctions. including the designation of its group, hyatt tahrir al—sham, as a terrorist organisation. in his first interview since taking over the country, ahmad al—sharaa told the times of israel that the west "should lift all restrictions, which were imposed "on the flogger and the victim the flogger is gone now." he also warned israel that it must end its air strikes in syria and withdraw from syrian territory. it comes as british diplomats meet with the syrian leader to ensure a smooth transition o

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but that assimilation into morgan stanley, which was what was extreme it was complete leh waspy. i mean, there were perhaps all the the senior ranks in the nineties in, the nineties, well, eighties is when that late eighties is when i started the senior ranks as i recall, most of them lived in greenwich. no surprise. the typical cv was yale undergrad. you know went to maybe the variation that went to west point and the us marine corps and and almost always harvard business school. i mean, it was just literally everyone was the same. so fitting in was a was a real challenge. but i mean, it's it's completely different now. but that was my struggle, you know, just kind of assimilating. assimilating. yeah. yeah. and this country, at least at the time, did that to you. you to assimilate. yes. and i guess did ever think about going back to india after business school or were you excited about an international path like, oh, no, i mean, what would you go back to i mean, it was devastation. like i said, the economy. i mean, it just literally it hit a wall in the early nineties. now, havi

and that crucially, to wesley's points, about this waspy ethic about not talking politics and religione dinner table. sometimes loving someone and respecting someone, doing this thing called life with others, that actually requires talking about those things, religion, politics. it requires being impolite, breaking the rules of politeness in order to actually respect the other. and disagreeing with someone, voicing our disparities, our differences, that's a way to actually respect and love someone, say i respect someone therefore i will take your idea seriously and then you say i disagree with someone. i love etymology to help us understand the difference between civility and politeness. the root of the two words, politeness comes from to smooth or too polished. it tapers over differences. it is superficial and sweeps differences under the rug as opposed to giving us the tools to grapple with difference head on. civility, the latin root of civilization. there are habits, befitting a citizen in the city which, are commenter said, requires speaking truth to power. it requires being impol

and that crucially, to wesley's points, about this waspy ethic about not talking politics and religionthe dinner table. sometimes loving someone and respecting someone, doing this thing called life with others, that actually requires talking about those things, religion, politics. it requires being impolite, breaking the rules of politeness in order to actually respect the other. and disagreeing with someone, voicing our disparities, our differences, that's a way to actually respect and love someone, say i respect someone therefore i will take your idea seriously and then you say i disagree with someone. i love etymology to help us understand the difference between civility and politeness. the root of the two words, politeness comes from to smooth or too polished. it tapers over differences. it is superficial and sweeps differences under the rug as opposed to giving us the tools to grapple with difference head on. civility, the latin root of civilization. there are habits, befitting a citizen in the city which, are commenter said, requires speaking truth to power. it requires being imp

this is the waspi women they are vowing to fight on. here is the work and pensions secretary, liz kendall. >> the government does not believe paying a flat rate to all women, at a cost of up to £10.5 billion, would be a fair or proportionate use of taxpayers money. >> so that's another betrayal of pensioners. a new report says police must be better prepared for violence on our streets, as it's revealed they missed warning signs before the riots this summer. after the southport killings, more on that to come. >> nigel farage has met elon musk at donald trump's mar—a—lago residence as the world's richest man looks set to bankroll reform uk. are we going to witness a political revolution? >> i'm breaking this morning. inflation has risen to 2.6%, up from 2.3%. don't worry though, the chancellor says it's in line with other developed nations. >> and with a new year comes a new set of train strikes. that's right. avanti west coast have announced five months of weekly walkouts starting on guess what, new year's eve. >> unbelievable war in eur

i speak, of course, of waspi. are you a waspi woman? do you know what a waspi woman is?you sitting there thinking, i've never even heard of this in all my life? in which case, where have you been? but worry not, because i shall explain. all waspi relates to almost 4 million women who, you know, they're grafters. they went out to work, they paid their dues and they expected to have a state pension. they knew what they were doing. and then the goalposts were changed very, very quickly. and in some cases, many would argue without the proper and due process when it came to warning people and to give time for those people to accurately plan their retirements. can you imagine that you're working? you think that you're working? you think that you've got x amount of years to go and all the rest of it? you plan your life, you plan your finances, and then boom, the goalpost are shifted. you'd be very distressed, i imagine, by that situation. but many people have picked up the plight of the so—called waspi women, promising time and time and time again to pick up this injustice and

and you've been accusing our guests of being a waspi woman? would never, i would say accuse is a strong word. accuses. it's a bit awkward, and i apologise on her. i'm an eight. i'm a 68. >> i'm a. i was born in 68. >> you're not 68? >> you're not 68? >> no, i was born in 68. that's a long way off from the 50s. >> so we've just cleared that up. >> yeah, i apologise wholeheartedly. >> waspi woman. but, lisa, i think every single frontbencher for the labour party at some stage in the run up to the last election and the one before, said that they would give the waspi women their compensation, which was due. it's unfair, it's terrible, it's wicked, it's horrible. they deserve this money. and what have they done just just a few weeks back? >> well, they've they've decided that there's a technicality, i think, in the ombudsman's decision that they can get out of. that's what they've done. they've looked at the they've looked at the ombudsman's decision and they've gone right. how do we get out of this? so they found this technicality, which is about

faces the liaison committee for the first time, with storm clouds gathering on his betrayal of the waspi women, farmers and pensioners. will the prime minister have a nightmare before christmas and get a good old stuffing.7 and the electoral commission is vowing to strengthen the rules on foreign donations as panic spreads that elon musk's millions could rocket boost reform into number 10. is the electoral commission being weaponised by labour to help keep nigel farage out of power .7 and cynthia erivo, the power? and cynthia erivo, the black british actress and star of the new wicked movie, has blasted her critics, saying i am not a woke hire. but amid a growing backlash, does diversity in movies and indeed on on the telly and in advertising basically just mean fewer white people? that's all coming up in your next hour. of the show. always a pleasure to have your company. so six days to go until christmas and keir starmer is being lightly roasted in front of an open fire. but the liaison committee do these things have any teeth. will anything change? i mean, i was playing bingo a minute

do you have any any sympathy for the waspi women?you have any sympathy or do you agree with him that they deserve it? they don't deserve any compensation. also, it's a matter of priorities. do you know, it would be nice if the government actually prioritised british people for once and actually looked at priorities, rather than spending money on god knows what? well, or it makes me angry. >> prioritising british taxpayers is pretty high up on the list. yeah, yeah, young people so hard done by gbnews.com/yoursay get in touch. >> but it's your headlines with katie bowen. >> tom, emily, thank you and good afternoon. it's just gone. 1:00 your top stories from the gb newsroom. sir keir starmer and the leader of the opposition, kemi badenoch, faced each other in the house of commons this lunchtime in the final prime minister's questions of the year. conservative leader mrs. badenoch said that this winter people will suffer because of the decisions taken by the prime minister's government. this was sir keir starmer's response to those comme

leader of the opposition, kemi badenoch, has accused the prime minister of playing politics with the waspi women. the prime minister is now facing pressure to give mps a vote on his government's decision to rule out compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age. here's what sir keir starmer had to say at prime minister's questions earlier on. >> it is a serious issue. it's a complex issue. the research, as he knows, shows that 90% of those impacted knew about the changes that were taking place. and i'm afraid to say, the taxpayers simply can't afford the tens of billions of pounds in compensation when the evidence does show that 90% of those impacted did know about it, that's because of the state of our economy. >> uk inflation has risen to its highest level since march, according to official figures. the office for national statistics said inflation rose to 2.6% in november, up from 2.3% the previous month. that is the highest rate since march and the highest rate since march and the second rise in two months. the figures come ahead of the bank of england's latest de

the i pensions protest grows for starmer after betrayal of waspi women.he independent fury excuse me, fury of waspi women as pm says you knew about pension change and the daily star. take one to your leader. excuse me. well, so we have a lack of consensus there. those are the front pages. what should we start with, louis? how about the. let's have a look. what have you got? number one is the times i think. yes. >> is the times. and it's good news. good news in the times. is a uk soldiers post to train troops in the ukraine. we must work with kyiv or kyiv, however you decide to pronounce it. i guess it's political now, says defence secretary. >> this is good news. >> this is good news. >> this is good news. this >> this is good news. this is a country with no money that's cutting right and left, except the people who deserve to be cut and right and left. and we're giving money to the ukraine. >> well, i suppose if we win that war, they're on their behalf, then that will boost our energy prices, i suppose. i feel like i've seen this story a couple of times

yesterday labour killed that dream off stone dead were the waspi women stung by labour, and his critics are calling him never here. keir, after analysis has shown that the prime minister has spent an astonishing 173 hours in the sky, jetting to 18 trips in 15 foreign countries since becoming the prime minister. is jet set starmer flying the flag for britain? or he's having more air miles than richard branson? a bad look . and as i just said, bad look. and as i just said, could those baubles be killing you? because the stomach churning new study has shown precisely that. five times more germs on your baubles than there are on toilet seats. and i'll be sharing tips to help you keep your baubles clean this christmas. what's the show pledge to have your company either die off? yesterday, you may have noticed i had the most wonderful afternoon watching my daughter sing in her final nativity concert at my local church. yeah, i was that dad at the front, filming the whole lot, crying my eyes out from the very, very first minutes. so proud of my daughter dolly. so proud of my daughter dolly. so

and i want to keep fighting for a fair deal for the waspi women. >> labour has betrayed the waspi women a real injustice and we need to do something about it, carol. >> because that wasn't the base upon which you paid in. that wasn't the base, the basis upon which you were working. and we've got a government that has basically put its fingers in its ears. >> has keir starmer lied his way into downing street also? >> the westminster zara aleena yamal tam fry nadhim zahawi giles sadiq khan yamal musa qala acas took the words right out of my mouth. >> labour advertises council houses for people who can't speak english. what an absolute joke that is. >> plus, inflation numbers today show inflation at 2.6%. that is comparable to other countries around the world. >> yeah, rachel reeves has actually tanked the economy. inflation is up and a major shoe franchise has closed its stores and directly blamed her budget. >> also naive judges with our completely broken human rights laws, have given this man a right to live in the uk. >> the shadow justice minister, robert jenrick, discusses many thing

why did they make these waspi women. why did they make the decision?overnment says a flat rate of compensation for these women was just not affordable, or sensible, given, they say, the on the 20 pass report shows 90% of women were aware of this change in the state pension age. that is the argument of the government is making. it is in arguing that has frustrated the waspi women and some of their own mps but i expect them to stick to it. thank you. we have some money news coming this morning. john can tell us more. in the next hour we'll find out the latest uk inflation figure — the rate at which prices are rising by. 0ur chief economic correspondent dharshini david has been in york to find out how rising prices are impacting people this christmas. 0ne gullible penguin. we've got two cheeses and then one chicken. in york market the countdown for christmas has been under way. but the festive cheer has been mixed for rupert, who imports and sells woollen goods. the costs he pays are settling down, but higher prices elsewhere have taken their toll on cust

despite multiple cabinet ministers previously pledging their support with the five towns and yorkshire waspiomen, they've been running a great campaign on behalf of women right across this area, but across the country as well. >> they've been so badly treated by this tory government. >> a new report into the summer riots warns that police must be better prepared for violence on our streets. that's on the same day as the teenager charged with the southport murders is due to appearin the southport murders is due to appear in court. >> the latest inflation figures. 7 am. this morning. will it be a christmas miracle or yet another rise? >> sarah sharif's father and step mother are jailed for life over the ten year old's murder that shocked the nation. >> could you get drunk on christmas pudding? well, scotland scoffs at the strict alcohol rules and they basically mean that you can't buy christmas desserts with alcohol before 10:00 in the morning. your views welcome. >> nigel farage has met with elon musk with rumours the tech tycoon could donate tens of millions of pounds to reform uk. but shoul

well, there's a rebellion brewing within the labour ranks over the decision not to compensate the waspi women. take a listen to the veteran mp, diane abbott. >> we did promise them that we would give them justice. i understand the issue about the cost, but does the prime minister really understand how let down waspi women feel today? >> up to 100 labour mps could rebel against the decision to rule out spending up to £10 billion to compensate the waafs begum prime minister says it's unaffordable. >> i'm afraid to say the taxpayer simply can't afford the tens of billions of pounds in compensation when the evidence does show that 90% of those impacted did know about it, that's because of the state of our economy, and the cost of living just got more expensive. >> as water bills will rise by 36% over the next five years, while 60,000 homes are without water in southern england. is britain's water supply broken? >> and more than 50 members from the extended royal family will have their traditional pre—christmas lunch at buckingham palace today. but the duke of york is not going to be there.

the waspi women claim that they didn't receive timely information. but we know for from oh seven, i think. no, no, we weren't in government. we weren't in government in 2004 entirely. >> labour would absolutely say that they do not agree with the speed at which george osborne accelerated the pension age. >> but the reason they claim they're entitled to compensation is the lack of information. i realise they don't like the decision to increase the pension age to 66, but that's not why they're entitled to compensation and now you're not paying them anything. having gone into the last election saying you would . last election saying you would. liz kendall with her waspi back starts right now. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> thank you, mr speaker. >> yesterday i met the brave men and women serving on hms iron duke and the troops serving in operation cabrit in estonia . operation cabrit in estonia. this christmas, as every christmas, members of our armed forces will be serving overseas, working day and night to protect britain's national security. and i know

>> up to 100 labour mps could vote against the government's waspi women.betrayal, as some would put it, that if they get a vote, could this destabilise an already weakened prime minister ? already weakened prime minister? >> and it could be a very lonely christmas for prince andrew? he's decided to stay away from the royal family's retreat at sandringham. was it his choice? he's also now going to miss his family's traditional pre—christmas lunch at buckingham palace. >> and breaking news in the last few minutes. in the last minutes, the bank of england has held interest rates in yet another blow to the government's economic plans. mortgage repayments will remain at the current rate of 4.75%. that's the bank base rate. that, of course, informs those mortgage rates. we'll have the very latest. more on this breaking news very shortly. >> well, i don't know about you, but i was hoping when labour got in. you know, after 14 years of tory chaos, as they said the economy would be stabilised, those interest rates would be coming down, inflation would be coming dow

i will be kicking off in a minute about that police report when it comes to southport, but waspi hasn a big backlash to that decision. last night we covered it at length on the programme. do you support the labour party in that decision not to pay the compensation for practical reasons? >> yeah, it's about money. the cost of the payments is £10.3 billion. that's a huge sum of pubuc billion. that's a huge sum of public money. and when you look at the research, 90% of the affected women were aware of the change. so you'd be compensating by several thousand pounds women who who've got no claim, who were aware of the change. and i just don't think you can justify £10.3 billion with all the other pressures for public spending. >> i've got to say it has created quite a divide among many people. even last night so many people. even last night so many of you was getting in touch. he was absolutely livid. have you calmed down? do you still feel as passionate as you did about it last night? get in touch and let me know. but for now, new report out today is showing that police officers were unp

he also thought earlier that that lisa was a waspi woman.ld you like to just explain that? because i. >> that's not entirely true. >> that's not entirely true. >> well, lisa, you like to come back on. >> lisa is far too young to ever be a waspi. >> he did. >> he did. >> he did actually say earlier that it was lisa. >> it was a question. >> it was a question. >> are you a waspi woman? >> are you a waspi woman? >> it was like rude, isn't it? >> it was like rude, isn't it? >> it was like rude, isn't it? >> it is. >> it is. >> it is. >> i mean, it took us a year to get lisa back on this show. she came for the christmas edition last year, didn't you? i did somebody wind you up the wrong way. yeah. a certain former tory. it wasn't me. >> no, it wasn't. it was me. >> and this year, anneliese had a p0p >> and this year, anneliese had a pop up. >> yeah, just for you next year, that's all we need. >> really? yeah. it's just me and him. >> it's safe to say. guys, i know you're from from ladybrook in mansfield. >> i'm not from lady. >> i'm not from lady

and finally, our waspi women, a subject very close to my heart.abour has ruled out compensation for almost 4 million women who claim they lost thousands of pounds because of changes to the state pension aid, ignoring an official payout recommendation. indeed, yes. just how much do labour hate old people? and in particular today, old women? it seems that's what we've got coming up in our show. you really don't want to miss anything, but it's not about me. it's not even about martin and what he's doing on his day off. you know, it is about you and your opinion. so get in touch with all the stories we're talking about today and let me know your views. you can talk about what we're talking about. and it's so close to christmas. are you ready? are you enjoying? any case? this is about you. this show. gbnews.com/yoursay. get in touch now. want to talk to you? want to spend the afternoon with you? we've got loads to get through. but first let's get those news headlines from sophia wenzler. >> done. >> done. >> thank you. good afternoon. >> thank you. goo

we'll also discuss chagos once again and waspi women. but before all of that, let's get the news with katie bowen. >> and nigel. thank you. and a very good evening to you. your top stories from the gb newsroom at 7:00. a downing street spokesperson said a short time ago that the prime minister, sir keir starmer, had a call with us president elect donald trump this afternoon. the spokesperson said that both men agreed on their joint said that both men agreed on theirjoint ambition said that both men agreed on their joint ambition to strengthen the close and historic relationship between the uk and the us. sir keir starmer and mr trump reiterated the need for allies to stand together with ukraine in the face of russian aggression. the prime minister also underscored the importance of securing peace in the middle east. the downing street spokesperson shared that the two men looked forward to seeing one another at the earliest opportunity. pleas of not guilty have been entered on behalf of axel rudakubana valdo calocane after he failed to re

it's been the farmers being raided for tax waspi women. it's been the waspi women who we all thought he meant change, changing the nation. >> he was asking you if you've got any change. that's what he was doing. >> when you stand up in a rose garden and tell the country that things can only get worse before they get better. exactly. i mean, you know, setting yourself up and patrick, you're on gb news pretty much every night or i mean, you've had quite a good christmas actually, because darren grimes has literally been on gb news aukus gave you a few days off, which was good, but you must go on air every night and think, right, i want there to be some good news. >> there's something that they've done which has gone well. yeah. >> i mean, you could do you could very easily do two hours of. by the way, can i just quickly apologise for whatever i look like because i did get changed. i don't know if this actually. >> you look lovely. >> you look lovely. >> anyway, so i could do two hours of what this government has done that day. every single d

disappointment for the waspi women, as the work and pensions secretary announces they will not receiveompensation from the taxpayer for so—called historic injustices? was this campaign ever going to achieve anything? a decision to give away the chagos islands has upset lots of people, including the new prime minister of mauritius. the country has rejected the government's deal and demanded a renegotiation, a move the prime minister seems intent on seeing through. but to what end? is it time to admit defeat and actually keep chagos british? it's long been considered that the bedrock of a healthy society is a healthy marriage, and one new report believes that remains the case even in a modern society. with marriage on the decline. and does pope francis owe his life to mi6? state of the nation starts now. i'll also be joined by my formidable panel, former conservative mp sirjohn redwood and historian and broadcaster doctor tessa dunlop. as ever, i want to hear from you. let me know your views. mail margaret gb news. com but now it's your favourite time of the day. the news bulletin with j

. >> and also the waspi women, they came out and said they gave their, you know, unvetted support.out to tell us how they were going to tell us how they were going to support the waspi women. then they've to support the wa