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Farage
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 37 of 60 min on news stories (61%)
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The news bulletin reported that two men had been re-arrested over an alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford, a 24-year-old UK national and a 25-year-old UK and Iranian national from Westminster, on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, with police saying the investigation related to Iran. It said the Covid inquiry had rejected Matt Hancock's claim of a protective ring around care homes, finding action came too late and more than 43,000 people died in British care homes between March 2020 and July 2022; the prime minister, Andy Burnham, said the government was committed to learning lessons. It also reported that over 2,500 serious criminals in psychiatric wards, including killers, were set to lose benefit rights, with Pat McFadden saying mental health support would remain available; that a suspect arrested in France over the burning of Limoges town hall was reportedly a far-left activist, with anti-terror police investigating the suspected arson; that the government was reportedly set to approve the Jackdaw gas field off Scotland; that the BBC had confirmed closures of BBC3, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra linear services in spring 2027 and about 100 BBC News role cuts; and that Prince Harry had said in a GQ interview that mending royal family ties was the most important thing to him.
The programme then reported that Andy Burnham was open to a longer-term discussion about the UK's relationship with the EU. It presented a GB News exclusive that 750,000 migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Eritrea had become EU citizens since Brexit, and discussed the implications for freedom of movement if the UK rejoined or entered the single market, alongside a court case over disclosure of migrant crime data involving the Centre for Migration Control and the Ministry of Justice; it said the government rejected allegations of a cover-up. It also reported Kemi Badenoch's interview with Christopher Hope, in which she said hybrid warfare was already happening, citing a power plant shut down by Iran, the RAF Fairford attack and Russia's shadow fleet, and warned war could be coming, so the country needed to get ready rather than sit on benefits. A panel debated whether such warnings were warmongering, military funding, welfare cuts and preparedness for civil unrest.
The programme also reported an exclusive that NHS hospitals were providing maternity care to foreign women not entitled to free treatment at a cost of more than £300,000 a week, with almost £50 million billed over three years, more than £30 million unpaid and £8 million written off; a former midwife discussed how checks and cost recovery worked, and the NHS said it was legally required to provide urgent treatment and must recover costs. Later it reported President Trump's comments on the unrest in France and mass migration in Europe, including that France was being conquered, looted and burned by migrants, jihadists and communists and that if Europe did not change course the US would have no choice but to leave, with the programme noting uncertainty over what he meant. A panel discussed his remarks, the French unrest, migration and European defence spending.
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Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
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Rob Bates, research director at the Centre for Migration Control
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Kemi Badenoch, Conservative party leader
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joe hart, former midwife
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Donald Trump, US president
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Claim Burnham says Brexit status quo not good enough as EU leaders welcome closer ties
GB News reported that rejoining the EU could mean gross fees of up to £41bn a year.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 7:05-7:18
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Claim Burnham says Brexit status quo not good enough as EU leaders welcome closer ties
GB News reported that 750,000 migrants from five countries had become EU citizens.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 7:25-7:41
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Claim Burnham says Brexit status quo not good enough as EU leaders welcome closer ties
Nigel Farage warned that rejoining or joining the single market could mean accepting freedom of movement.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 7:41-7:53
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Claim Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes and welfare cuts for defence
Kemi Badenoch said a Conservative government would cut the benefits bill to spend more on the armed forces.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 23:20-23:26
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Claim Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes and welfare cuts for defence
Criticism was raised over whether Badenoch and Andy Burnham's rhetoric was warmongering.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 23:36-23:49
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Charged quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes and welfare cuts for defence
against the tide of common opinion here yet again because we all agree that we need to fund our military much better but is this sort of talk from Kemi Badenoch and obviously andy burnham just warmongering it's almost like they are desperate to go to war with russia joe phillips is with me and also Sir Ranil Jayawardena you're both nodding
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 23:42-23:49
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Contested quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes and welfare cuts for defence
pitching for money don't forget every time he stands up he's telling the government and he's right i back him on that but i don't like asking for money at the expense of terrifying the country no but he was actually saying that britons as a whole must understand what the army does for them and consent to sacrifices uh including cuts to welfare which was asking for money
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 24:51-25:01
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Claim Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes and welfare cuts for defence
Kemi Badenoch said a Conservative government would cut the benefits bill to spend more on the armed forces.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 25:06-25:16
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Charged quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes and welfare cuts for defence
can be ready i agree i agree but ask for money but this kind of talk from Kemi joe it makes me really cross because the british public are already demoralized there's a there's a malaise across this country and i want people to sleep well at night and i don't want them to be worrying about impending war without further clarification of what the evidence is that so we can all live
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 25:16-25:27
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Charged quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes and welfare cuts for defence
and i think people are foolish if they don't realize these glitches that keep happening hang on a minute all the supermarkets will tell you and everybody involved in civil contingency planning will tell you we are three days away from civil unrest you need to have supplies for light heating if you've got something and clean water just three days away from civil
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 27:13-27:21
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Claim Foreign women's NHS maternity bills top £300,000 a week
NHS hospitals charged foreign maternity patients nearly £50 million over a three-year period.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 33:54-34:05
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Claim Foreign women's NHS maternity bills top £300,000 a week
More than £30 million of the charges remained unpaid, and £8 million was written off.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 33:59-34:11
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Claim Foreign women's NHS maternity bills top £300,000 a week
A former midwife reported that staff had little time to check paperwork during a woman's labour.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 34:55-35:03
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Claim Trump says US may have no choice but to leave over European migration
Trump said France was being overtaken by migrants, jihadists and communists.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 47:23-47:35
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Claim Trump says US may have no choice but to leave over European migration
Trump warned that the US could be forced to leave Europe if conditions did not improve.
GB News, Farage, 20 October 2026, 48:11-48:21
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