Welcome to the show. Always a delight to have your company. Theres also fantastic news of a new clampdown on grooming gangs nationwide. Charlie peters, our reporter, will bring us all the latest on that, a topic very, very close to his heart. He did a course of documentary grooming gangs britains shame. Hes been pushing for action on this and now we have it. Plus i was speaking to lord walney. Hes speaking to lord walney. Hes the author of a controversial report published about two minutes ago into clamping down on on groups such as Just Stop Oil will strict new powers come into place to prevent them from protesting . To treat them like terrorist groups . Are we speaking with him and around about an hours time loads to get through, and a new way for you to get involved with your comments. And thats gb news forward slash com forward slash your say please send your comments and read out as many as i can during the show. But now its your headlines. Lets kick off. Its tatiana sanchez. Mart
After we, have said we will raise taxes, weve set out what we will raise and what well spend the money on. So what you did hear this morning is that were going to get rid of the tax break for private schools and use that money for the teachers we need in our state secondary schools. We did here is were going to get rid of the non dom status properly and use that money towards reducing reducing waiting lists. The tax reducing waiting lists. The tax burden on people is as high as its ever been under this government, you know, this has been the tax rising government of all time. Of all time. In other news, around 16,000 households in devon have been told to boil their water before drinking it for another week after a parasite was found in a key reservoir. The Uk Health Security Agency says 22 people are confirmed to have become sick , and as many as 70 other sick, and as many as 70 other cases of diarrhoea and vomiting are under investigation. The tory mp for totnes and south devon critic
Directors, shareholders and bondholders can feel consequences of their decisions. State of the nation starts now. Ill also be joined by my most intellectual panel this evening. Gb news is senior political commentator nigel nelson, and the journalist and conservative peer lord goodman. As you know, as always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me. Mail blog gbnews. Com but now its what youve all been waiting for. The news bulletin with tatiana sanchez. Jacob. Thank you. The top stories this hour. Sir keir starmer has told gb news therell be no tax cuts under a Labour Government until the economy is back on the path to growth. The labour leader says that while he wants to keep the tax burden as low as possible, he also wants to ensure that Living Standards improve. He said british people deserve to know that future generations will enjoy better opportunities, but that can only be achieved with tangible steps. After we, have said we will raise taxes, weve
Moral blindness of the woke left. You wont want to miss it. Im not pulling my punches. But im not pulling my punches. But first, heres the news and polly middleton. East middleton. East mark, thank you and good evening to you. Will. The main news tonight is that the us secretary of state has said that the egyptian controlled rafah Border Crossing into gaza should reopen for aid to pass into gaza. Hes fairly confident now. Gaza. Hes fairly confident now. He says the us is also working with egypt, israel and the United Nations to get that assistance through that border point. Hundreds of tonnes of aid from several countries have been waiting in egypt, Sinai Peninsula pending a deal for its Safe Delivery into gaza , Safe Delivery into gaza, together with the evacuation of some foreign passport holders through the crossing, egypt has said its stepped up diplomatic efforts to break the impasse. Israeli soldiers are now massing at the gaza border in preparation for their Israeli Ground assau
Struggling to treat huge numbers of patients injured by airstrikes. Aid agencies say airstrikes. Aid agencies say hospitals are running out of medicines and fuel for generators with only the most serious cases given access to vital treatment. And as the two leaders shook hands on the world stage, the United Nations was warning the humanitarian situation in gaza is deteriorating quickly. Well, there is hope. Twice earlier today that aid could come in through egypts rafah crossing in the south on its border with gaza. Calls were being made for the safe passage of humanitarian aid, along with the evacuation of foreign and dual National Passport holders from the area. There was an expectation the crossing would open first thing this morning and then again, this morning and then again, this afternoon. But it still hasnt opened up despite thousands massing at the border desperate to get out of gaza. Desperate to get out of gaza. Meanwhile, in the north, hezbollah has been firing rockets at i