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Farage
Thursday 22 October 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 3 stories · 14 annotated moments · 33 of 60 min on news stories (55%)
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The news bulletin reported that the government had launched a campaign to make the UK more resilient to emergencies, including cyberattacks and supply-chain disruption, with a nine-point Be Ready checklist and guidance on wildfires and flooding. It also reported that 32 government services had been offline because of a critical security flaw affecting the widely used software PHP; the National Cyber Security Centre called the outage unprecedented but said no official breaches had been detected. Britain was said to be preparing for two named storms in three days, with Storm Austin bringing amber warnings, 80mph gusts, power cuts and travel disruption to southern Britain, followed by Storm Buelow over the weekend. A US judge ordered President Donald Trump to answer questions under oath by 11 December in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama edit; the BBC chairman apologised over an error of judgement. The bulletin also covered the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, President Macron saying illegitimate protests would be banned after violence in France, and Keir Starmer being named a core participant in the National Grooming Gangs Inquiry, with public hearings due in December.
In the programme, discussion began with Home Office policy on indefinite leave to remain and the Boris wave. It reported that a consultation on extending ILR from five to ten years ended in February and that an expected 14 October announcement had been removed from the Home Office Immigration Change Landscape document. David Shipley said the Home Office was still reviewing responses with no announcement or implementation date, and panel members debated legal and parliamentary obstacles, cabinet and backbench support, and estimates that the Boris wave could cost up to £200 billion over the lifetime of those involved.
The programme later returned to the grooming gangs inquiry, noting Starmer had been summoned to appear and that the inquiry under Baroness Anne Longfield would have statutory powers and public hearings from December; the discussion covered institutional failings and the need to implement recommendations. It then reported that almost 4,000 young men were in camps between Calais and Dunkirk, close to double the normal number, according to border security commander Duncan Capps. Finally, it covered a House of Lords private member's bill by Lord Weir requiring a referendum of the Chagossian people before any transfer of sovereignty or lease over the British Indian Ocean Territory, interviewing Misley Mandarin and debating the Diego Garcia base and Chagossian resettlement.
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Contested quote Mahmood's indefinite leave plan in retreat as Home Office drops key date
one of which was to shift to 10 years. And then we get really, really detailed policies announced in November, 2025, when she was pretty new of the job. And we thought, wow, this is amazing. Immediately, a consultation was opened up until February, 2026, and we were told, we were told that on the 14th of October,
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 6:43-6:45
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Charged quote Mahmood's indefinite leave plan in retreat as Home Office drops key date
that really rather exposes the fact that somehow they've conveniently just dropped the date and hoped that no one would notice. So before I go to David Shipley, let me ask you at home, has Shabana gone soft? Tweet hashtag Farage on GB News or email Farage at GB News.com where David Shipley joins me down the line right now.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 7:27-7:29
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Claim Mahmood's indefinite leave plan in retreat as Home Office drops key date
A Home Office timeline document removed the 14 October announcement date for changes to indefinite leave to remain without a replacement, and the Home Office said it was still reviewing consultation responses that ended in mid-February.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 8:24-8:28
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Claim Mahmood's indefinite leave plan in retreat as Home Office drops key date
A Home Office timeline document removed the 14 October announcement date for changes to indefinite leave to remain without a replacement, and the Home Office said it was still reviewing consultation responses that ended in mid-February.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 8:36-8:43
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Charged quote Mahmood's indefinite leave plan in retreat as Home Office drops key date
You know, they are not going to vote for this. They think that it's cruel to send people who will always be a fiscal burden home. They think we should be kind as just letting people come in to sponge off us forever. They're fools, but unfortunately they've got a majority. David Shipley, thank you very much indeed
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 10:03-10:07
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Contested quote Mahmood's indefinite leave plan in retreat as Home Office drops key date
former Conservative Attorney General, and John McTernan, former political secretary to Tony Blair. Well, it's all your fault, really, Michael Ellis. You let all these people in. Most of them don't work. Everything's always my fault. Well, I know that's what we have you on. I don't care for the... I'll tell you whose fault it really is.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 10:28-10:29
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Charged quote Mahmood's indefinite leave plan in retreat as Home Office drops key date
They're now pulling back from it. They've removed the date. Good journalism work there from Shipley. But the reality is they can't get any further because Labour lefty lovies are saying no. It feels that way. On a legal point, quickly, people came here. Some were on work permits. There were other categories of people that came.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 11:12-11:16
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Contested quote Mahmood's indefinite leave plan in retreat as Home Office drops key date
Look, the state has executive authority over the right to remain here. And yes, under English law, retrospective legislation is considered improper. This isn't retrospective. This is not, I see this as something that is a change of policy as opposed to a change of legal principle. Yeah, in that they would have expected ILR
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 11:46-11:48
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Claim Keir Starmer summoned to grooming gangs inquiry in December
The national inquiry is intended to have statutory powers to summon and question witnesses.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 22:43-22:54
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Claim Keir Starmer summoned to grooming gangs inquiry in December
Keir Starmer accepted Louise Casey's audit recommendation for a national inquiry after initially opposing one.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 24:02-24:10
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Claim Keir Starmer summoned to grooming gangs inquiry in December
Keir Starmer is due to appear before the National Accountability Hearings, which begin in mid-December.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 24:15-24:27
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Claim Lords bill seeks Chagossian referendum before Chagos transfer
Wes Streeting told the Commons that the base's capabilities made legal uncertainty unwise and that treaty negotiations continue.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 46:28-46:45
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Claim Lords bill seeks Chagossian referendum before Chagos transfer
Lord Weir's bill would require approval via a Chagossian referendum and an act of Parliament for any transfer of sovereignty or lease over the British Indian Ocean Territory.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 47:07-47:24
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Claim Lords bill seeks Chagossian referendum before Chagos transfer
Lord Weir's bill would require approval via a Chagossian referendum and an act of Parliament for any transfer of sovereignty or lease over the British Indian Ocean Territory.
GB News, Farage, 22 October 2026, 48:07-48:13
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