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New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late...
Monday 21 September 2026 · 23:00 BST · 1h · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 53 of 60 min on news stories (88%)
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The broadcast reported that the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, had ordered an RAF aircraft, a Voyager, to support Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, the first time he had sent an RAF plane to support another country militarily since becoming Prime Minister two months ago, after Houthi drone and missile attacks on Riyadh. It also reported that Burnham was due to meet Donald Trump for the first time in New York, with talks covering Ukraine, the Middle East and AI, and that Trump was expected to raise Britain's commitment to NATO's 5% of GDP spending target. The programme covered a second air traffic control failure in less than two weeks, which caused around 200 flights to be cancelled across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, with Airlines UK demanding urgent action and pressure on National Air Traffic Control Service chief executive Martin Rolfe, whom Burnham had refused to back.
On migration, the broadcast reported that 80 migrants travelling in a mega dinghy had arrived in Dover, and that some were believed to have been taken off before it reached UK waters and returned to France; at least five other migrants had landed on a Kent beach in a small dinghy undetected by Border Force, prompting a Home Office investigation. It described tracking a boat from near Normandy that was guided by French authorities before being picked up by a British Border Force vessel, and reported an allegation that the charity Care4Calais had coached adult migrants to pose as children. The programme also discussed a proposed asylum camp in Piddington, a village of about 350 people, for around 1,250 men from the Horn of Africa, local opposition, and a legal challenge over floodlights and rare bats.
The programme later reported that the White House had launched Trump TV and that CNN, Politico and MS Now had been banned, with those networks suing and major television networks halting pooled coverage; a correspondent in New York said Trump TV would be pre-recorded highlights rather than a live news rival, and reported on the UN General Assembly, Trump's meetings with Macron and Mamdani, and his forthcoming meeting with Burnham. It later discussed the Yemen deployment in relation to the Bab al-Mandab strait and oil supplies. Later, the broadcast covered a Sun report that Dr John Gibbs, a doctor who had originally accused Lucy Letby of murdering babies, had called for a retrial, was now uncertain of her guilt, and feared no crime had been committed, with discussion of the impact on the parents of the babies and of NHS complaints. The final segment covered Nadiya Hussain sharing a video accusing Ed Sheeran of white tears and becoming a victim after his return, with discussion of her remarks.
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Contested quote UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
our producers alerted the authorities. How often does that happen? And by the looks of things, he sent the RAF to Yemen for the first time in a bid to assist Saudi Arabia in their war against the Iran-backed Houthi militants. Plus, saving your country from the threat too because if Iran had a nuclear weapon.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 1:10-1:26
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Trump is expected to challenge Burnham over Britain's defence support and its NATO 5 per cent GDP spending target.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 1:27-1:37
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Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia requested defensive support from several countries and the UK was reportedly first to agree, with the Prime Minister ordering the RAF to provide one Voyager aircraft for limited defensive air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets rather than offensive operations in Yemen.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 2:28-2:37
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Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia requested defensive support from several countries and the UK was reportedly first to agree, with the Prime Minister ordering the RAF to provide one Voyager aircraft for limited defensive air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets rather than offensive operations in Yemen.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 2:28-2:37
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Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia requested defensive support from several countries and the UK was reportedly first to agree, with the Prime Minister ordering the RAF to provide one Voyager aircraft for limited defensive air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets rather than offensive operations in Yemen.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 2:42-2:51
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Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia requested defensive support from several countries and the UK was reportedly first to agree, with the Prime Minister ordering the RAF to provide one Voyager aircraft for limited defensive air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets rather than offensive operations in Yemen.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 2:42-2:51
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Burnham agreed to provide UK air-to-air refuelling support to Saudi Arabia in its conflict with the Iran-backed Houthis, involving an RAF Voyager based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and starting in the coming days.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 2:42-2:51
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Burnham agreed to provide UK air-to-air refuelling support to Saudi Arabia in its conflict with the Iran-backed Houthis, involving an RAF Voyager based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus and starting in the coming days.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 2:42-2:51
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Andy Burnham will meet Donald Trump on the Tuesday of next week's UN General Assembly summit.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 2:57-3:05
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Trump is expected to challenge Burnham over Britain's defence support and its NATO 5 per cent GDP spending target.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 3:05-3:20
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Trump is expected to challenge Burnham over Britain's defence support and its NATO 5 per cent GDP spending target.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 3:05-3:20
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Charged quote Second air traffic control failure disrupts UK flights
disruption. The technical problem caused disruption at airports across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England with around 200 flights cancelled. The chaos has put even more pressure on Martin Rolfe, the chief executive of the National Air Traffic Control Service, who Mr Burnham has refused to back. GB News can reveal that 80 migrants
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 3:45-3:50
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Charged quote Second air traffic control failure disrupts UK flights
and on your smart speaker. Just say Play GB News. Well, welcome along to Late Edition. Let me get you all of Tuesday's newspaper front pages and we start with the Metro air traffic out of control. Well, it's happened again, hasn't it? More flights grounded with a faulty air traffic control. The airline chiefs are now saying, sack the £1.4 million boss after a
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 5:02-5:08
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Claim Second air traffic control failure disrupts UK flights
Michael O'Leary called for NATS boss Martin Rolfe to resign.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 5:08-5:18
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Contested quote Second air traffic control failure disrupts UK flights
traffic out of control. Well, it's happened again, hasn't it? More flights grounded with a faulty air traffic control. The airline chiefs are now saying, sack the £1.4 million boss after a second meltdown this month. The only thing I would say is there's someone who's flown British Airways fairly regularly. I think
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 21 September 2026, 5:11-5:18
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