whitehall as we can. you know, i do believe i have very little time for many people that work in whitehall, because i look at the state of our country at the moment and i think, what, what have you not been doing? but if we are going to take power from whitehallx and have essex residents voting for essex representatives to make decisions, then i think that's a positive thing. if handled correctly, devolution can be good. but what i have to say is i'm very worried about the historic nature of our county being broken up. that's worry. >> that's really interesting. jamie, thank you so much for coming in. insightful stuff. right. well, the leader of essex county council, councillor kevin bentley, has said despite our differing political views, we all want to make essex as great as it can be for our residents and businesses. devolution is key to making this happen. it presents us with an opportunity for growth and productivity across the county like no other. all right, still to come. wes streeting went on the attack over rhetoric used to describe pakistani rape gangs. he claimed that the ongoing rhetoric risks inciting mass violence similar to that of new zealand mosque massacre. is he totally out of touch with reality or raising a valid point? w

but whitehall whitehall sources have told gb news the process is still ongoing, but that the decision brings relief after weeks of uncertainty over his nomination. the government is considering a major shake up to how the bbc is funded, with households using streaming services like netflix and disney potentially being hit with the licence fee. it's reported the idea is part of a menu of opfions idea is part of a menu of options under discussion, including a tax on streaming services or asking bbc radio listeners to pay the fee. ministers are also exploring alternatives like advertising or alternatives like advertising or a subscription model, as viewing habhs a subscription model, as viewing habits slowly shift away from traditional tv. no decisions, though, have been made so far, and the discussions are still in the early stages, with more details expected closer to 2027. those are the latest headlines for now. plenty more still to come right here on gb news with headliners. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go

recently praised the president's straight talking instincts in an attempt to mend relations with whitehall, whitehallources tonight have told gb news the process is still ongoing, but that the decision brings relief after weeks of uncertainty over his nomination, he'll now expected to take up that role next month , and the government next month, and the government is considering a major shake—up to how the bbc is funded, with households using streaming services like netflix and disney potentially being hit with the licence fee. it's reported the idea is part of a menu of opfions idea is part of a menu of options under discussion, including a tax on streaming services or asking bbc radio listeners to pay the fee. ministers are also exploring alternatives like advertising or alternatives like advertising or a subscription model, as viewing habhs a subscription model, as viewing habits slowly shift away from traditional tv. and just before ihand traditional tv. and just before i hand you back to patrick, take a look at this boom. supersonic took to the skies earlier in a historic test flight over the moj

whitehall mandarinate. britain will only recover when it has a government that treats the whitehall mandarin in the way margaret the national union of miners. we need to recognise that there are vested interests who need to be taken on and destroyed. trump has been very, very good at doing this in a weird way. the four years he spent having lost the election were a blessing in disguise. he used that time to figure out what to do to overcome the administrative state that, in effect, prevented him, in his first term of office from doing much. >> and that's what we must learn from. and i understand that the heritage foundation and similar groups prepared a lot of the groundwork for trump to start the moment he got in, both working out who the people needed to be and the executive orders that he would sign. and we obviously ought to learn from that here to make sure that an incoming government maximises the political capital it has on day one. >> absolutely. it's not enough to win a majority and then go to the king and be asked to form a government. when the king asked you to form a government, you need to have ord