Announced that £117 million will be provided in security funding for uk muslims and 70 million as well of the same for jewish communities. How on earth has communities. How on earth has all of this become necessary and is this money the answer to current tensions . Also as well, current tensions . Also as well, rishi sunak wants to eventually scrap National Insurance in full. Hows he going to fund that . Well, by reducing the amount of money we spend on benefits. Does that sound like a goodidea benefits. Does that sound like a good idea or not . And have you seen this . Well how could you have missed it . Quite frankly, people losing their minds people are losing their minds over royal photograph. Who over this royal photograph. Who on in this day and age on earth in this day and age doesnt edit their photos . You tell me. Were going to get tell me. Were going to get stuck into all of that over the next hour with Quentin Letts and Aaron Bastani. But before we do, lets cross live for tonights latest news headlines. Latest news headlines. Michelle. Thank you. The top stories from the gb newsroom. Stories from the gb newsroom. Lee anderson says he would still have defected to the reform uk party, even if he hadnt been suspended from the conservative, as he became the partys first mp this morning after he lost the tory whip for claiming that islamists had got control of the london mayor. Polls suggest around 30 of voters support reform as recently as january, mr anderson said it was not a proper political party. He now says reform will allow him to speak out on behalf of millions. Speak out on behalf of millions. What i think this reveals is the sheer chaos in the conservative party, a government divided from top to bottom, and rishi sunak too weak to exert any authority and a divided government cannot govern in the interests of the country. I think people have had enough of this. And after 14 years of failure, this proves once again that it failure, this proves once again thatitis failure, this proves once again that it is time for change. Shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth there. Well, shortly after mr andersons defection to reform was announced today , gb news asked announced today, gb news asked people in his constituency of ashfield how they feel about his decision to join the party. Hes probably doing it to save his own bacon, to be honest , because the people around here would probably vote for reform , would probably vote for reform, so thats probably all he is doing it. It speaks truth and thats said a lot of people dont like that. So. Well, i think its very nice and i dont have any issues about him at all. Well, i mean, its not my prerogative what lee anderson does, but i think that it would suit his views more than the conservative party. And hes tried the labour party already. Tried the labour party already. So yeah, i think, i think its for him maybe not for ashfield, but yeah, i think its, thats his lane. His lane. Two other news, the princess of wales has apologised for an altered family photo released by kensington palace. Posting to social media she admitted that like many amateur photographers, she occasionally experiments with editing, adding she was sorry for any confusion it caused the mothers day image taken by the prince of wales was withdrawn by various global photo agencies after suspicions that a number of edits may have been made. An aristocrat accused been made. An aristocrat accused of neglecting her newborn baby, leading to her death, told a court today that shed planned to pay someone to smuggle the child overseas. 36 year old Constance Marten went on the run with her partner mark gordon, whos 49, in an attempt to keep their baby after four other children were taken into care, miss martin said she and her partner had planned to smuggle themselves abroad, evading a ban on her leaving the country. Their child, who was named victoria , died while they were victoria, died while they were on the run from police camping in wintry conditions on the south downs near brighton last yeah south downs near brighton last year. Both defendants deny the charges against them and the case is continuing. Case is continuing. Nottinghamshire police has been told by a watchdog that it must urgently produce an Improvement Plan after it was put into special measures. The families of Barnaby Webber and grace omalley, cooma, welcomed the news. The two teenagers and school caretaker, ian coates , school caretaker, ian coates, died during a spate of knife attacks in nottingham last year. The force has been asked to improve how it manages and carries out effective investigations, and to put measures in place to ensure victims get the support they need. Victims get the support they need. The energy regulator, need. The energy regulator, ofgem , is looking at ways to ofgem, is looking at ways to protect consumers from spiralling costs amid a Record Number of unpaid bills around £3. 1 number of unpaid bills around £31 billion of debts are piling £3. 1 billion of debts are piling up as concerns grow over the high cost of household bills. High cost of household bills. Its after the price of energy in an average british home hit more than 3500 pounds a year last october. Donald trump will not give any money to ukraines effort to fight russia if he wins the next election in november. Thats according to the hungarian Prime Minister. Viktor orban met his longtime ally in florida on friday. He said the former president s claim that the war would end within 24 hours of his re election is true because, he said it was clear ukraine couldnt win without us support. Leaders across the European Union are concerned that a Trump Presidency could lead to an escalation in the conflict. Now, escalation in the conflict. Now, passengers on board a flight from australia to new zealand endured a terrifying mid air moment when the plane unexpectedly dropped. 50 people were injured, with witnesses described chaos inside the cabin, saying some were thrown into the ceiling with enough force to break roof panels. 12 force to break roof panels. 12 passengers were taken to hospital when the flight landed in auckland, with one in a serious condition. The boeing 787 sudden loss in altitude is still being investigated, Latam Airlines says. A technical event caused the sudden movement dunng caused the sudden movement during the flight. Caused the sudden movement during the flight. And the queen during the flight. And the queen has joined the prince of wales at Westminster Abbey for todays Commonwealth Day service. Theyre among the senior royals who are gathering for this years event, which draws on the theme of resilience against a backdrop of Health Worries in the family. Though hell miss todays service, the king reaffirmed his commitment to the 56 member countries in a video message. Message. As ive said before, the commonwealth is like the wiring of a house and its people are energy and our ideas are the current that runs through those wires together and individually. We are strengthen by sharing perspectives and experiences. My belief in our shared endeavours and in the potential of our people remains a sure and strong as it has ever been. As it has ever been. For the latest stories, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or you can go to gb news complex. Now back to. Michelle. Complex. Now back to. Michelle. Thanks very much for that. Tatiana ive got to say, you flipped my stomach there with that. Those images of that plane. Can you imagine being on that plane . I dont think id ever want to fly ever again, that old chestnut of technical problems. Can you imagine . Anyway, look, im pleased that everybody safe anyway. And, everybody was safe anyway. And, Michelle Dewberry, you Michelle Dewberry, im with you till ive got till 7 00 tonight. Ive got alongside the parliamentary alongside me the parliamentary sketchwriter for the daily mail, Quentin Letts and the co founder of media, Aaron Bastani. Of novara media, Aaron Bastani. Welcome back, gentlemen. Of novara media, Aaron Bastani. Weitechnicalk, gentlemen. Of novara media, Aaron Bastani. Weitechnical event. Lemen. Of novara media, Aaron Bastani. Weitechnical event. Thats what technical event. Thats what they called. It wasnt a technical event. Can you imagine that poor passenger that was the floor . Passenger that was on the floor . I honestly dont think i honestly just dont think i would dare step foot on would ever dare step foot on a plane. I think what youd have to just get to do, though, is just get straight a different straight back on a different one. On. Dont one. Straight on. Dont even come out the airport. Dont come out of the airport. Dont even even leave. Dont even dont even leave. Dont even dont even leave. Dont even home. Just get straight even go home. Just get straight on the plane, wherever its going. Ask for drinks trolley to ask for the drinks trolley to come again. Come round again. Your fear. Any go conquer your fear. Any planned stories you want to share with us, aaron . Absolutely all, im absolutely none at all, im afraid. Good. Well, ill get on with the rest shall you rest of the show, shall i, you know on program. Know the drill on this program. Its about austria. Its not just about austria. Its not just about austria. Its about you guys at home as well. Can in touch with well. You can get in touch with me all the usual ways. Gb views at gb news. Com you can tweet at gb news. Com or you can tweet or me at gb news. What . Or text me at gb news. What . I always say theres never dull always say theres never a dull moment politics at moment in british politics at the it . It certainly the moment, is it . It certainly keeps locked in a job, keeps us locked in a job, doesnt it, and did you see the story today, lee anderson has defected, to reform defected, of course, to reform uk. Saw that coming, anyone uk. Who saw that coming, anyone out there . Ask sarcastically. Out there . I ask sarcastically. Anyway, lets have a listen to what had say. What he had to say. When did he decide to join the reform party . You did say, the reform party . You did say, didnt you . Back on the 2nd of january, i think, on gb news that reform was not the party for it was opening a door for you. It was opening a door to well, things to keir starmer. Well, things have changed. Moved on. Things have moved on. Choppen things have moved on. Chopper, then. We saw the chopper, since then. We saw the we last George Galloway we saw last week George Galloway entering which entering parliament, which frightens and lot frightens me to death and a lot of mainstream across the of mainstream people across the country. Hes country. Thats scary. Hes mobilising of mobilising the rest of parliament seem be parliament seem to be sleepwalking disaster, not sleepwalking into disaster, not prepared up and fight, prepared to stand up and fight, fight against threat. Fight back against this threat. So, know, reform party so, you know, the reform party often economic policies as often sound economic policies as well as sticking up for this great of ours, you know, great country of ours, you know, and said time time and ive said time and time again, chopper, i want is my again, chopper, all i want is my country back. I want to be able to feel safe. And family and to feel safe. And my family and friends safe walking the friends feel safe walking the streets. I want these demonstrations of demonstrations on the streets of london. That london. Stop these idiots that are know, these yobbos are out. You know, these yobbos that shouting murderous, you that are shouting murderous, you know, streets of know, things on the streets of london. Need to be locked london. These need to be locked up. All and good, you up. Its all well and good, you know, strong words know, spouting out strong words from downing street from the steps of downing street and the chamber. But and in in the chamber. But people want action. They want to see action. Want to see see action. They want to see this stop. They want want this stop. They want they want our country back. You want country do you want your country back . Get in touch and let me know. Im running x or know. Im running an x or twitter whatever you want know. Im running an x or twcall whatever you want know. Im running an x or twcall it whatever you want know. Im running an x or twcall it on whatever you want know. Im running an x or twcall it on there. Ever you want know. Im running an x or twcall it on there. Let you want know. Im running an x or twcall it on there. Let me want know. Im running an x or twcall it on there. Let me know to call it on there. Let me know whether you think lee anderson was right to make that move to reform not. Quentin letts, reform or not. Quentin letts, what say to all of that . What do you say to all of that . Was really about i think this was really about mr anderson trying save his mr anderson trying to save his seat, suspect hes looked seat, and i suspect hes looked at the opinion poll findings, which are, suggest labours which are, suggest that labours well ahead his seat and he well ahead in his seat and he may be able get few voters may be able to get a few voters from be the real, from labour. He may be the real, really interesting about really interesting thing about a move like this is will he be able to ignite . Will he be able to in people who otherwise to pull in people who otherwise werent i think werent going to vote . I think that might be a lot of it. So i think its really lot of it think its really a lot of it will to do about lee anderson will be to do about lee anderson himself about his own himself thinking about his own prospects. You have to say prospects. But you have to say how the conservative how stupid the conservative party were effectively party whips were to effectively try discipline him and try to discipline him and basically out. What basically force him out. What a ham fisted operation was. Ham fisted operation that was. And to that and also listening to that speech anderson gave speech that, mr anderson gave today, was actually a bit today, it was actually a bit like listening to rishi sunak on the steps of downing street. Theres little between what theres very little between what he today what sunak he said today and what sunak said. Was it two weeks ago . So i think this mainly its to do with his personal electoral fortunes him thinking im fortunes and him thinking im more likely to hold the seat if i fight it for reform rather than for the conservatives. Where are you on it, aaron ashfield is a fascinating constituency because you have the independents the ashfield independents once, and they a parliamentary and they had a parliamentary candidate jason zadrozny. Candidate called jason zadrozny. Jason, if ive sorry, jason, if ive mispronounced and they came mispronounced that and they came second in 2019, they got 27 of the vote. Theyve got 32 out of 35 councillors. I think on the district council. So it could be district council. So it could be a four way seat at the next election. You could have the election. You could have the conservatives even finish fourth, i would put a punt on the ashfield independents winning , but who knows . I think winning, but who knows . I think youre absolutely right that the calculus here is that hes just trying to basically keep his political skin. I dont think itll be enough. Do you think, if an mp is not just about lee anderson . This is a more general point. Do you think if any mp essentially defects different party, defects for different party, they that should they should that should automatically by election . I think if theyre decent i think if theyre a decent and they and honourable person, they they should thats should feel like thats the right do. How you right thing to do. How you compel them to do that, i dont know, i certainly think it should be the case. But look, ive just used word decent ive just used the word decent and honourable. Thats not something many something we apply to many politicians these days. The trouble with yeah, but the trouble with that first all, its not. That is, first of all, its not. Its not the way that our system is up. We elect the person is set up. We elect the person rather than party. I dont rather than the party. I dont want make the parties any want to make the parties any more, powerful in this. One of the with politics the problems with our politics is that the party whips and the Party Leaders have too much power, to power, and if you want to encourage independent thinking within i dont within the parties, i dont think thats a very move. Think thats a very good move. So and so close to a so and also so close to a general election. Its nuts. Yeah, you say that people yeah, but you say that people vote not the vote for the person, not the party. Thats the idea. I think actually, in truth, i was going to say the reality is, i mean, theres certain seats where you could put, for example, i dont know, a of example, i dont know, a tin of baked ballot paper baked beans on the ballot paper with say, with a, lets just say, a labourer. Thats certainly where i live, those kind of places. And those people will just get elected because its the party. So a massive so the parties play a massive role as being parties. Role in this as being a parties. Richard hes full of richard tice, hes full of optimism success optimism about the success or potential party. Potential success of his party. Listen lees be our listen lees going to be our champion the red wall. Champion of the red wall. This is going to boost us in the polls rapidly. And heres my prediction. The summer, were prediction. By the summer, were going that gap the going to close that gap with the tories. Were now about 5 or 6 behind couple of polls that tories. Were now about 5 or 6 behin reform uk, get this. 750 new reform uk, get this. 750 new members apparently have joined reform alone, giving that, reform today alone, giving that, tasty bank account nearly £30,000. Not bad , yeah. Well, £30,000. Not bad, yeah. Well, its big money to too , us, but its big money to too, us, but its big money to too, us, but its not very much in terms of Party Political spending, im afraid. Yeah, but it it certainly shows though, because, i mean, these are from 80 million fo