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New: Farage
Monday 21 September 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 3 stories · 15 annotated moments · 40 of 60 min on news stories (66%)
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New data published that day showed migrant households receiving a record £12bn in Universal Credit, up from £7.5bn in 2023, with two-thirds of that going to jobless claimants from overseas and about one in six Universal Credit payments going to households containing at least one foreign national. The discussion covered refugees, EU settlement scheme claimants and people with indefinite leave to remain, and noted Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's proposal to extend the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain from five to ten years, alongside an estimated £10bn lifetime cost to taxpayers. Rob Bates of the Centre for Migration Control and a panel discussed the figures; a government spokesman told GB News that net migration was down 82% from its 2023 peak, that only people in the UK legally can claim taxpayer-funded benefits and around half are in work, and that proposals would double the standard qualifying period to 10 years with shorter routes for those who contribute most.
The broadcast then reported breaking news that a mega dinghy carrying just over 80 migrants had arrived in Dover, with some migrants believed to have been taken off before UK waters and returned to France. It also recounted an earlier incident near Folkestone in which a GB News producer intercepted a dinghy, detained three migrants until police arrived and counted more people on board than the five police reported, with the programme noting that some of those on board may have gone missing. Former independent chief inspector of borders and immigration John Vine told the programme that boat arrivals were down but that boats still arrived undetected along the UK coast, and the panel discussed deterrence, removals, hotel use and the difficulty of stopping people-smuggling routes.
Later, the programme covered reparations, reporting that Caribbean nations are preparing to overhaul education to train children as anti-colonial activists to intensify calls for reparatory justice, with David Lammy cited as wanting reparations and a total figure of £18 trillion, six times UK GDP, and Barbados alone seeking £4 trillion. The panel debated the historical and economic arguments. The final main segment reported that Germany's Alternative for Deutschland had taken first place in another state election, its second state victory in two weeks, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz calling the result a disaster; AfD MP Alexander Wolff said the party had more than doubled its vote in Mecklenburg and argued the Christian Democrats' firewall policy was a disaster, while the panel discussed the party's rise and the future of Germany's mainstream parties.
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Claim Record £12bn migrant Universal Credit bill as 80 migrants reach Dover
New data indicated migrant households claimed £12bn a year in Universal Credit, up from £7.5bn in 2023.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 6:26-6:40
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Claim Record £12bn migrant Universal Credit bill as 80 migrants reach Dover
About two thirds of the £12bn Universal Credit total was reported to go to jobless claimants from overseas.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 6:40-6:49
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Claim Record £12bn migrant Universal Credit bill as 80 migrants reach Dover
Around one in six Universal Credit payments were reported to go to households containing at least one foreign national.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 6:45-6:56
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Claim Caribbean nations plan school lessons to train reparations activists
Caribbean nations including Barbados and Jamaica are reportedly planning to overhaul school lessons on slavery and colonialism to generate reparations activism.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 35:14-35:25
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Contested quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
Now the populist alternative for Deutschland party AfD has taken first place in yet another German state election. The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the result is a disaster for his party. But he says, of course, he'll valiantly fight on. Earlier this month, Herr Merz refused to step down despite a catastrophic election result in Saxony-Anhalt.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 45:31-45:34
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Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the result is a disaster for his party. But he says, of course, he'll valiantly fight on. Earlier this month, Herr Merz refused to step down despite a catastrophic election result in Saxony-Anhalt. We saw the AfD win an unprecedented 43.8% of the votes. I'm delighted now to be joined by my next guest, Maximilian Nella,
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 45:38-45:41
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Claim AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
Exit polls showed the AfD winning about 44% of the vote, falling short of an overall majority.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 45:41-45:47
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Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
I'm delighted now to be joined by my next guest, Maximilian Nella, a member of the AfD's Federal Executive Board. Maximilian, it's always a pleasure to have you again with me. Another huge victory for AfD. I'm not Maximilian Nella, my colleague whom I appreciate. I'm Alexander Wolf, member of parliament and deputy chairman of the party in Hamburg.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 45:55-45:57
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Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
the Christian Democrats fall below the 5% threshold in one of the German lender. And that is really historic. That should make it clear that the policy of the Brandmauer, the firewall, is a disaster for the Christian Democrats. And I hope strongly that this signal is received and that the Christian Democrats will change their policy.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 47:04-47:07
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Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg, because of course, state donation is up next. Nigel, let's start with you. The writing seems to be on the wall, certainly for the centre of German politics. It's not working, the country is failing, and that's not because of Brexit. No, it's not because of Brexit. I think Friedrich Merz is probably, his days are numbered.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 50:24-50:28
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Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
facing this country as well, but the reality is the mainstream parties are the architects of their own downfall. I include the Tory party in that because a generation of politicians have systematically betrayed their nations. CDU, of course, we had with Angela Merkel opening the doors to a million refugees in 2015 with all of the economic costs
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 51:32-51:35
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Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
CDU, of course, we had with Angela Merkel opening the doors to a million refugees in 2015 with all of the economic costs and the cultural costs and the rise in sex crimes and so forth. The failure with energy tying itself to Russia, by every measure you look at. There was a very good piece by Matthew Syed in the Times
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 51:42-51:45
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Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
The failure with energy tying itself to Russia, by every measure you look at. There was a very good piece by Matthew Syed in the Times saying forget the AfD, Angela Merkel and Trudeau, those were the real extremists, the hyper liberals and it's the German people who aren't extreme but they are fighting to preserve their country, preserve their way of life
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 51:56-51:58
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Contested quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
and secure the inheritance for their children. If the CDU wanted to win more votes, they simply need to revert to traditional conservative politics. This is not about fascism, this is about traditional no-nonsense 1980s conservatism. Jacob Rees-Mogg, let's get you in there. You were sort of gnashing your teeth there.
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 52:12-52:13
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Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
explaining how much damage Angela Merkel had done and these are the consequence of it. I don't agree with Nigel. I think this coalition of the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats is fundamentally anti-democratic, both the people who've been in government, both saw their votes collapse and the blobs said, well, we'll carry on regardless
GB News, New: Farage, 21 September 2026, 52:43-52:47
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