Is a result of 14 years of tory misery. But is that the is a result of 14 years of tory misery. But is that the case, or are they being abused by people who dont really need them . Well, thats all coming up in your next hour. And as well your next hour. And as well as all that, weve got two astonishing political stories. The first one is this 50 mps and peers have written to James Cleverly demanding that britain takes in refugees from palestine. What could possibly go wrong . Well, look to denmark, go wrong . Well, look to denmark, where they tried this in the 1990s, and 64 of those taken in went on to get criminal records, and i can dramatically announce that after last night on the Jacob Rees Mogg show , when jacob Jacob Rees Mogg show, when jacob would say that richard tice nigel farage and ben habib of the reform party, of course, should be welcomed into the tory Party Tonight , the dons of the Party Tonight, the dons of the rise, the godfathers of the riots, Jacob Rees Mogg and nigel farage, will dramatically meet in this studio. Could this be the breakthrough the political right has been waiting for to dons two godfathers coming together . Or has the plan got no legs . Will it end up sleeping with the fishes . Thats all coming up on this show. Get in touch. The usual ways. Gbnews. Com forward slash your say. But first is your headlines andifs say. But first is your headlines and its Aaron Armstrong. And its Aaron Armstrong. Very good afternoon to you. Its 3 02 im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom. Well as youve just been hearing slovakias Prime Minister robert fico has been shot following a government meeting in handlova , a town meeting in handlova, a town outside the capital bratislava. This is the moment the Prime Minister was bundled into the car after being shot. Witnesses in the area said they heard several shots before a man was detained by police. The slovakian president has condemned what hes described as a brutal attack and has wished robert fico a speedy recovery. This is, of course, a developing story. More as we get it here gbnews sir keir starmer used all six questions at todays pmqs to grill rishi sunak about overcrowded prisons, as emergency measures were triggered to deal with the problem in england. It means defendants in Police Custody remain there and wont be transferred to courts for bail hearings. Now the labour leader referenced a recent report which says high risk prisoners are being released up to 70 days early at short notice without sufficient planning. On monday, the Prime Minister suggested labour cant be trusted with national security. National security. The Early Release of stalkers, domestic abusers and those considered a risk to children sound like the work of someone who is making the country more secure. Here mr speaker, as ive said, as ive said, no one should be put on this scheme if they are a threat to the public. And let me be crystal clear, it does not apply. It absolutely does not apply. It absolutely does not apply. It absolutely does not apply to anyone serving a life sentence. Anyone convicted of a serious violent offence, anyone convicted of terrorism, anyone convicted of terrorism, anyone convicted of terrorism, anyone convicted of a sex offence and crucially, in contrast to the system that labour had put in place, mr speaker , governors and place, mr speaker, governors and the Prison Service have an absolute lock so that no one is put on the scheme who shouldnt be. The governments also suggested police could make more use of existing stop and search powers as part of new measures to tackle knife crime. The searches were curbed a decade ago by then home secretary theresa may, after it was found minorities were being disproportionately targeted. Disproportionately targeted. £3. 5 million will be invested into developing new technology , into developing new technology, which could help police detect suspects carrying knives by scanning them from a distance. Scanning them from a distance. New proposals could see schools in england banned from teaching students about gender identity. The governments review would also see all Sex Education halted for children under the age of nine. The Prime Minister ordered a review into relationships, sex and Health Education last year over concerns some kids are being exposed to inappropriate content. The report suggests parents will be provided samples of Sex Education before lessons can take place. A red notice can take place. A red notice search warrant has been issued for an escaped french prisoner. Interpol have sent it out. 30 year old Mohamed Amara, also known as the fly, escaped from a prison van in northern france yesterday , sparking a major yesterday, sparking a major manhunt. He was broken free by gunmen in an ambush that killed two prison guards. More food two prison guards. More food parcels were handed out over the past year than ever before. The Trussell Trust says it donated more than 3 million emergency packages in the year to the end of march, as the cost of living puts more households under strain. More than a million of strain. More than a million of those were for children, and the overall totals doubled in just five years. The trust is calling on the government to tackle long term deficiencies in the welfare system. The mother of barnaby system. The mother of barnaby webber, who was stabbed and killed in nottingham last year, has told gb news she feels the killers sentence was the result of a flawed and weak Police Investigation. Barnaby webber, investigation. Barnaby webber, Grace Omalley Kumar and ian coates were killed last june by valdo calocane. The 32 year old, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia , was given an schizophrenia, was given an indefinite hospital order. Emma webber says the cases revealed weaknesses in the legal system. Weaknesses in the legal system. We were not expecting anything other than the outcome yesterday. I think weve hopefully made it very clear that all three families united, do not accept, the plea of diminished responsibility. So therefore manslaughter alongside therefore manslaughter alongside the attempted murder charges. And we feel its the result of a very , very flawed and failed very, very flawed and failed Police Investigation. And a weak, cps prosecution from the east midlands and an utter overreliance upon doctors reports gb news can reveal the number of people crossing the channel has increased by 40 this year after an apparent switch in people smuggling tactics, sources say criminal gangs are now pushing out fewer boats at any one time, but more often in a bid to avoid french beach patrols. Its resulted in almost a fortnight of continued migrant activity when boats were launched from the french coast every day over the past 12 days. Or for the latest on our stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts the qr code on your screen. The details are also on the website. Now its back to. Martin. Thank you aaron. Now to some breaking news. The slovakian Prime Minister, robert fico , has Prime Minister, robert fico, has been shot and wounded. Mr fico was shot in front of a Cultural Community centre in a town named handlova, where a government meeting had just been held. Meeting had just been held. Several shots were heard and the slovak leader has been taken to hospital and his alleged assailant has been detained by the police. Well, joining us now for a full update as gb news home and security editor, mark white. Mark, a dramatic dramatic scene. Whats the latest . What do we know about robert ficos politics . Do we know anything at all about his would be assailant, not at this stage. But as we tell you about the events that unfolded , we can events that unfolded, we can show you some video. The dramatic moments just after he was shot in the abdomen. You can see him being bundled into one of the security vehicles there by his Close Protection detail. And taken off to hospital. We know that he was treated initially at the hospital in this town of handlova , where he this town of handlova, where he was stabilised. According to medics. He is in a serious condition but theyve managed to stabilise him. Hes now, were told, being transferred to a Major Trauma Centre by helicopter, where its believed helicopter, where its believed he will be operated on an arrival. That major trauma arrival. That Major Trauma Centre, no details on who the assailant was, but reports locally suggesting that someone had shouted rob or come here, i would imagine in the local language, to the Prime Minister who was in the process of meeting and greeting members of the public after this governmental meeting at a Community Centre in handlova when the shooting happened. And when the shooting happened. And as i say, the reports are that he was shot in the abdomen and in the hand as well. He collapsed to the ground. He was collapsed to the ground. He was quickly scooped up by his close security detail and put into the back of that vehicle , driven back of that vehicle, driven initially to the local hospital and then airlifted , as i say to and then airlifted, as i say to this Major Trauma Centre , weve this Major Trauma Centre, weve had reaction from politicians around the globe, as you would imagine, the latest from Prime Minister rishi sunak here in the uk, saying that he is shocked by the awful news coming out of slovakia and his thoughts are with Prime Minister fico and his family. At this time. Were family. At this time. Were looking at images as well, family. At this time. Were looking at images as well , taken looking at images as well, taken immediately in the aftermath of the shooting. That show the suspect on the ground, hands bound behind his back. As the police deal with this man. And as i say, the fact that he is alive and well in terms of the suspect means that they will at least be able to speak to him, provide hes cooperative and get an idea, an indication of what the motivation martin was for this. What the government say was an attempted assassination, an incredible images there. Mark white of the Prime Minister literally being bundled into the back of an official vehicle by his detail, as you say, and being taken to hospital. I mean, incredible pictures , do we know anything pictures, do we know anything about his political background and what how that may have influenced this event today is rumoured to be a pro russian , a rumoured to be a pro russian, a populist. And weve seen, of course, in tbilisi yesterday , course, in tbilisi yesterday, rumours of the kremlin involved there, some distrust action in states out there. Mark, do we think theres anything connected to that potentially. And the ukraine situation . Well, its certainly possible. He is not without controversy, as you alluded to. There he is actually slovakias longest serving Prime Minister in terms of the fact that hed served three terms previously before , becoming not winning before, becoming not winning outright but becoming the Biggest Party in the elections in slovakia in september of last yeah in slovakia in september of last year. The president asked him to form a Coalition Government, which he did, but really, within months of that, Coalition Government coming to power, he ceased the funding that slovakia was giving, the aid that that country was giving to ukraine. And youre right, he has, you know, hes seen as an ally of putin, also an ally and friend of viktor orban in hungary, whos been reacting this afternoon saying that he is deeply shocked and outraged by this, assassination attempt on his friend and ally in slovakia. So as i say, not a man without controversy at all. In fact , the controversy at all. In fact, the latest, controversial, government policy of his is to dismantle their state broadcaster, their equivalent of the bbc, the government in the process of trying to do that. So process of trying to do that. So a lot of controversy swirling around this man and his government at the moment. But we dont know, martin, what the motivation for this attempted assassination was just that the Prime Minister at this hour is in hospital , likely Prime Minister at this hour is in hospital, likely in the operating theatres as we speak. Operating theatres as we speak. Astonishing pictures, a knife edge situation and a comprehensive ran out there. Mark white, thank you very much. And of course, well cross back to you throughout the show as and when more details emerge. On the attempted assassination of robert fico, the slovakian Prime Minister. Thank you. Mark white. Now moving on, because earlier today, the two main Political Parties clashed over their records on crime. Keir starmer challenged the Prime Minister at pmqs on the Early Release of criminals under a scheme that was aimed at easing overcrowding in jails. In jails. I am disappointed to see that version 7. 0 of his time in office does not extend as far as answering questions or giving any information on those prisoners he is releasing early, based sukh details like how many where are they . What crimes have they committed . So will he at least guarantee that none of the criminals he is instructing prisoners to release early are considered high risk . Considered high risk . There are strict Eligibility Criteria in place , with criteria in place, with exclusions based on Public Safety and no one will be put on the scheme if they were deemed a threat to Public Safety. Threat to Public Safety. High drama earlier this comes, of course, as the government is telling the police that they must use their stop and search powers to tackle knife crime rather than to do what they say is to appease Campaign Groups who claim that the method is discriminatory. While policing minister chris philp says that stop and search is a vital tool in helping remove knives off the streets, but is concerned that it is not being used often enough by police well to pick over all of this, im joined in the studio by gb news Political Editor chris hope. Chris, welcome to the studio. Of course, you covered pmqs today. It was a dramatic exchange. The tory Party Started off on a front foot, getting tough on stop and search, promising to stamp out knife crime. But then it was sir knife crime. But then it was sir keir starmer who in a sense went for the kill at pmqs and he was often referred to historically as forensic. Got to be said today. He was very forensic. He went for him. Yeah, i think its a one all score draw. I think now you had chris philp, the policing minister, on gb news earlier, saying how he wants stop and search, be increased numbers have fallen from 1. 2 million in 20 1011 to 200 to just 279,000 stop and search incidents in england and wales in those eight years. The first eight years of the last decade. Thats because hed be concerned, because black people have been five times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people. That has raised concerns about community tensions. The tories want the police to be more on the front foot on stop and search. If someone is suspicious, stop them, search them is what it means. Youve heard that from chris philp. Even mark rowley , the new met even mark rowley, the new met police chief, hes quite keen on it. Labour are divided, though. We hear from Yvette Cooper saying they want it. Can be done in an effective way and is an extremely important tool. Sadiq extremely important tool. Sadiq khan, in charge of the met police and the biggest force in the country by some margin. Hes very sceptical, saying that hell do all in his power to further cut out its use. So further cut out its use. So a debate there which the tories might have won. But on Early Release the tories are in some trouble. The jails are 99 full, we are seeing numbers being released in volume of early from the from these numbers of criminals. The question that the keir starmer asks is a former prosecutor six times who are you releasing . Are they committing crimes and only towards the end did we hear a response from sir keir starmer. He said that the no prisoners to be released. We will post any risk to the public bookmark that line, martin, bookmark that line, martin, bookmark it. Because if anyone to haunt him, if anyone who is Early Release now goes on to offend in a bad way or a serious way, or the wrong person who is released as can happen, it will be on on rishi sunak and what he said in the house of commons and labour will say come back and apologise to this house. Its difficult, i should say. Also theres a thing called the sensing bill. The government wants to sto