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Patrick Christys Tonight Late
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · 23:00 BST · 1h · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 34 of 60 min on news stories (57%)
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The 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 dual UK and Iranian national, both from Westminster, arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, with police saying the country concerned was Iran. It also reported that new North Sea gas drilling was expected to be approved tomorrow, with Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh expected to approve the Jackdaw licence after delays, as gas prices reached their highest level since December 2022 and bills were forecast to rise because of the war in Iran. 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 of the 19th-century building, which needs complete reconstruction after nationwide demonstrations. The Prince and Princess of Wales attended King Charles's state banquet for the Sultan of Oman, hours after Prince Harry gave an interview saying he wanted to reconcile with his family.
Later segments discussed Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's migration reforms, including a reported move to extend the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain, with cabinet and backbench pressure to water down the changes and possible exemptions for social care workers. The programme also covered the Covid inquiry's findings that not enough was done to protect care home residents and that the care sector was treated as an afterthought, with Matt Hancock's claim of a protective ring described as unfounded and the virus said to have spread among the most vulnerable.
The programme then discussed the North Sea drilling decision, reporting that Andy Burnham faced a climate revolt after approval of the Rosebank and Jackdaw licences, with an announcement expected from Aberdeen. It also covered a government-commissioned review into anti-Semitism in schools by Sir David Vowell, which found that three in five Jewish pupils reported being targeted and made 27 recommendations for schools and colleges in England, alongside a reported ban on teachers wearing Palestine badges. The programme later returned to Prince Harry's interview, noting that it aired around the state visit and that he had called for reconciliation.
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Charged quote Covid Inquiry says care home protective ring claim was unfounded
otherwise he'll have to go home. Which many people on X have suggested funnily enough. Now I'm just going to the front cover of the Independent. Care home residents were sacrificed to save the NHS. And this story is about ministers treating the care sector as an afterthought during the pandemic, the report finds,
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 16:41-16:45
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Charged quote Covid Inquiry says care home protective ring claim was unfounded
and then starting to see the effect this would have on the wider population and the working population in particular. But it's not really our job to save the NHS, the NHS is meant to be saving us. It just seems a bit ridiculous that we were sort of meant to save it and I guess, you know, but that still doesn't really, I don't think it makes sense really.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 19:44-19:49
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Contested quote Government expected to approve Jackdaw and delay Rosebank
Really? Yeah, and I'm... The point is, if Jackdaw and Rosebank are approved, then you've got to give Burnham a great deal of credit. This is not popular on the left, it's not popular in his party. Again, we don't know if this is going to happen. This is obviously whispers that we're hearing behind the scenes,
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 25:37-25:40
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Claim Government expected to approve Jackdaw and delay Rosebank
The government is expected to approve the Jackdaw gas field.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 25:55-26:05
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Charged quote Government expected to approve Jackdaw and delay Rosebank
although apparently this oil, Injector and the other field are basically a different oil that we can't actually use. Well, lucky for you, Nana, I am a scientist. I can tell you that net zero itself is a huge Ponzi scheme. That's not verifiable, by the way. That's just my current thesis. Well, I was absolutely right.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 26:49-26:54
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Contested quote Government expected to approve Jackdaw and delay Rosebank
Yeah, he already wants to approve it. And the reason why we – I think that it's a very muddled debate. I don't like this headline because I don't think that Burnham is facing much of a revolt at all. I don't think that it's such a big deal at all apart from people for whom they have a very specific political issue with Jackdaw.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 28:12-28:17
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Contested quote Government review finds widespread antisemitism in English schools
They are like sponges, they are open and they're ready to absorb information. And if you teach them this, which many believe the whole pro-Palestine and Palestine action and all of that are very anti-Semitic, this isn't a good thing. The only political symbol I ever saw throughout my school career, if we can give it that title.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 37:11-37:19
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Charged quote Government review finds widespread antisemitism in English schools
but it's up to their interpretation what is political. I don't see how anyone could see this and not think it is political. This is literally the most divisive political debate of modern times, is the Gaza issue and the issue around Palestine. So schools should be stopping this of their own volition. But I think, Paul, to your point,
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 38:23-38:30
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Charged quote Government review finds widespread antisemitism in English schools
So schools should be stopping this of their own volition. But I think, Paul, to your point, this is part of a broader trend where too many teachers now have stopped thinking of themselves primarily as educators and start thinking of themselves as activists. And they see themselves as having a duty to promote some sort of
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 38:35-38:44
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Charged quote Government review finds widespread antisemitism in English schools
specifically with Palestine badges or with anything else that could have been related to that conflict exactly because it is such a toxic conflict it is a toxic conflict which is concerning primarily other countries it concerns the UK but it is not about the UK it's a foreign conflict and because we know the impact it has
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 41:06-41:11
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Charged quote Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation but denies swipe at William
late edition with me Nana Akua alright let's take a look at the front cover of the Daily Mail I thought this one is so funny okay so Prince Harry oh do put a sock in it yeah of course this is Prince Harry he aptly timed his sort of interview that he did at the same time that the King was meeting and Prince William were meeting the Sultan of Brunei
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 48:46-48:48
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Contested quote Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation but denies swipe at William
okay so Prince Harry oh do put a sock in it yeah of course this is Prince Harry he aptly timed his sort of interview that he did at the same time that the King was meeting and Prince William were meeting the Sultan of Brunei which was really out of order frankly where is my one anyway so there he is again
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 48:50-49:05
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Charged quote Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation but denies swipe at William
I get where you're coming from but it's not just about the level of privacy that they can or cannot get it's also about other things They made the final months of the Queen's life miserable Oh god that was awful Particularly when her husband was passing or passed away Philip was equally, they also were equally insensitive there
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 51:03-51:06
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Charged quote Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation but denies swipe at William
I will not hear a word about Queen Elizabeth II One thing I do know is the statement that he made he could have made without saying there are people that don't want him to reconcile because that's the incendiary comment within this he can still just say and if you're playing this well and if you genuinely want to reconcile
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 51:42-51:45
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Contested quote Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation but denies swipe at William
Or you could actually just reconcile without doing a big public interview which goes out to the world and then just fans the flames once again but it's always about the publicity with these two they have to have it accompanied with a PR tour Well I mean if he just said sorry Megan maybe said it but yeah I don't think I've heard him say it
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 20 October 2026, 52:03-52:05
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