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GB News — New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late...
Monday 3 August 2026 · 23:00 BST · 1h · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 53 of 60 min on news stories (89%)
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The broadcast's main story concerns the government's revised early prison release scheme. Offenders convicted of rape, child sex offences, and grooming gang crimes will be banned from early release, but those convicted of manslaughter, including two of PC Andrew Harper's killers, will still qualify. Prime Minister Andy Burnham paused the scheme after outrage over the potential release of PC Harper's killers, and the subsequent review led to the exclusion of sex offenders but not the manslaughter convicts. PC Harper's widow, Lizzie Harper, described the decision as disgusting. Separately, US President Donald Trump told GB News that Britain is a bankrupt country and must reopen North Sea drilling, and he urged the Prime Minister to tackle illegal migration.
England and Wales experienced their driest July since records began 80 years ago, with the Health Secretary warning of heat-related health consequences. The journalist and broadcaster Rod Liddle died at the age of 66 after a short illness. Reform UK announced a plan to deploy the Royal Navy in the English Channel to return migrants to France, a proposal the Daily Mirror labelled 'Farage's sinking ship'. The broadcast also covered the murder of British charity worker Elizabeth Ross in Athens, with an Afghan small boat migrant named as the suspect, and noted that Prime Minister Burnham is going on holiday two weeks into his premiership.
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Charged quote Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
Welcome along to late edition, all of tomorrow's newspaper front pages tonight and breaking right now. Yes, it's across the front of several different national newspapers, there's killers but not rapists to be given early release. So essentially Andy Burnham's had a look at the situation that was sparked by the killers
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 0:25-0:39
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Charged quote Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
of PC Harper about to be released early, he said don't worry lads, I'll review it. And then it turns out that his review has culminated in them being allowed out of prison but I suppose at least rapists and groomers will have to stay behind bars, what a world we live in. And that means... I feel for the family it's an appalling crime that was committed.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 0:53-0:58
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Charged quote Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
I feel for the family it's an appalling crime that was committed. The main perpetrator will not be subject to any early release. Hang on a minute, that now sounds a bit like a lie because cop killers will go free and PC Harper's widow who's already been through so much says that it's disgusting and she's right about that, isn't she?
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 1:11-1:19
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Charged quote Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
The main perpetrator will not be subject to any early release. Hang on a minute, that now sounds a bit like a lie because cop killers will go free and PC Harper's widow who's already been through so much says that it's disgusting and she's right about that, isn't she? So is this Burnham's, well I was going to say first misstep but actually there's
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 1:19-1:24
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
Rapists will be banned from early prison release under a new scheme.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 3:27-3:39
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
Albert Bowers and Jesse Cole, convicted of manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper, were eligible for early release under the government's prison overcrowding scheme.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 3:34-3:41
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Charged quote Four migrants die in English Channel crossing incidents
This is despite the fact that experts actually wrote it. So I suppose it's a little bit like Brexit, isn't it? Depends which experts you speak to. Lame bid to distract from pole woes and sleaze probes falls flat. I mean, so again with this, right? When, and I'm not going to go into specifics on this
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 25:25-25:31
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Contested quote Four migrants die in English Channel crossing incidents
with what he's actually talking about. And what he's talking about, I mean, Kai said in an earlier segment that it's not really a plan. It is the most detailed plan that you can possibly imagine. It's more detailed than anything that Labour has come up with in the last two years and certainly Burnham in the last two weeks.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 26:24-26:28
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Claim Man charged in Greece over murder of British aid worker Elizabeth Jane Ross
Investigators said the suspect used the victim's bank cards to withdraw money after the killing.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 38:40-38:45
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Claim Man charged in Greece over murder of British aid worker Elizabeth Jane Ross
A 26-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, robbery and violation of weapons law; police used video footage to identify him.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 38:49-38:58
- 45:04 Story begins Columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies at 66
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Claim Columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies at 66
Rod Liddle died at age 66 after a short illness.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 45:19-45:27
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Contested quote Columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies at 66
Right, the raft of hypocrites on the Labour front desk. I've got a couple of amazing clips for you and some brilliant stories about Rod Liddle, who's an absolute legend, who sadly passed away at the age of 66. We'll be bringing you a couple of his greatest moments. I forecast a perfect holiday in the sun.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 45:22-45:23
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Charged quote Columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies at 66
IRA, Hamas, Hezbollah, Soviet Union, Cuba, Venezuela. If you want people like that one in your country, vote for Corbyn. Oh, look, he was brilliant. I used to do a radio show on a different station and Rod Liddle had a weekly slot and it was the same every single week. And every single week, without fail,
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 50:51-50:53
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Charged quote Columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies at 66
because before you go on Question Time, you have a little bit of a drink and a bit of a dinner. He would have had all of the drink and hardly any dinner. And he came on and did that. He just shut them all up. And he said stuff. He, what I loved about him was that he wrote for The Sun and he wrote for The Times
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 51:53-51:54
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Claim Columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies at 66
Rod Liddle was editor of BBC Radio 4's Today program and a columnist for The Sun, The Sunday Times, The Spectator, and The Times.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 3 August 2026, 51:55-52:01
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