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New: Dewbs & Co
Tuesday 30 June 2026 · 18:00 BST · 1h · 4 stories · 7 annotated moments · 41 of 60 min on news stories (68%)
Broadcast overview
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The broadcast began with headlines on defence, US Supreme Court, asylum repayment plan, Rochdale gang release, and the Queen's meeting with JK Rowling. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a £15 billion boost to defence investment, raising annual spending to £80 billion by 2029, with a focus on drones, autonomous weapons, and a hybrid navy. The plan was delayed and triggered the resignation of former Defence Secretary John Healy. In the US, President Donald Trump lost a Supreme Court challenge to end birthright citizenship. The Home Secretary proposed that asylum seekers who start earning could be required to repay up to £10,000 towards their accommodation and support, a plan critics said could discourage work. The ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, Shabir Ahmed, is set to be released and cannot be deported due to the 1971 Immigration Act. The Queen met author JK Rowling at the Palace of Holyroodhouse to discuss children's reading.
The programme then focused on the asylum repayment plan, with the panel debating its effectiveness and the broader issue of migration. The discussion also covered a new build estate in Stoke Heath where 21 houses have been earmarked for asylum seekers, prompting criticism from the panel about fairness. Later, the defence investment plan was examined, with Conservative MP David Reed arguing the £15 billion fell short of the £28 billion needed, while Reform UK's Zia Yousef criticised the previous Conservative government's record on defence spending. The broadcast also reported that resident doctors had agreed to end strikes after receiving a pay rise, though the panel questioned whether the dispute was truly resolved.
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- 5:04 Story begins Queen meets JK Rowling at Holyroodhouse
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Claim Queen meets JK Rowling at Holyroodhouse
Rowling has been rejected from various events because of her beliefs about sex and gender.
GB News, New: Dewbs & Co, 30 June 2026, 6:26-6:38
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Charged quote Government requires asylum seekers to repay up to 10,000 pounds for accommodation
Some of you will be talking about that tonight. I also want to talk to you about that so-called daddy, that creature that was in the bulletins there, the fact that we can't deport him. What on earth is this country coming to on things like that? But anyway, let's start then, shall we, with what the government think is good news today.
GB News, New: Dewbs & Co, 30 June 2026, 7:41-7:43
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Charged quote Government requires asylum seekers to repay up to 10,000 pounds for accommodation
they would say that they are frantically trying to mop up your mess. You, essentially, created what many people regard as open borders Britain. I think we are seeing a problem right across Western Europe. These problems are not individual to the UK at the moment. Our near neighbours in France, in Spain, in Italy,
GB News, New: Dewbs & Co, 30 June 2026, 9:16-9:21
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Claim Government unveils 15 billion pound defence investment plan
The plan was delayed by nearly a year and was originally due in autumn 2025.
GB News, New: Dewbs & Co, 30 June 2026, 40:14-40:15
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Contested quote Government unveils 15 billion pound defence investment plan
to accept those 62 recommendations. And the settlement that has come out today in the defense investment plan is at 15 billion. So we are 13 billion pounds short of what we need to defend ourselves against the threats that we feel in the international systems. Sia? Well, obviously not spending anything like
GB News, New: Dewbs & Co, 30 June 2026, 41:13-41:18
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Charged quote Government unveils 15 billion pound defence investment plan
we couldn't put a destroyer in the field of battle. It took several weeks and even then it had to come straight back because it needed repairs. And look, even post all of these increases that Starmer is crowing about, we're still gonna be spending less than, well, less than 3% on defense as a percentage of GDP. Reform of the first party, by the way,
GB News, New: Dewbs & Co, 30 June 2026, 41:37-41:42
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Claim Government unveils 15 billion pound defence investment plan
The plan sets a target of 2.7% of GDP on defence by 2030, but defence spending will still be below 3% of GDP.
GB News, New: Dewbs & Co, 30 June 2026, 41:42-41:48
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- 50:30 Story begins Junior doctors accept pay offer, end strikes
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