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New: Farage
Thursday 15 October 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 40 of 60 min on news stories (67%)
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The bulletin reported that former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for historical sexual offences against two children; he denied the allegations, and the judge said he had shown no regret or shame, while a detective said he had manipulated his victims. It also reported the trial of Russell Brand, where a woman alleged he raped her in a hotel room and described him as changing from camp and effeminate to monster-like; he denies charges from six women over a 10-year period. President Trump said the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan would not be live-streamed after the Pentagon had announced it and retired officers and others had objected. NHS England guidance said trans women would no longer be placed on female-only wards and patients should be accommodated in line with biological sex. Eritrea’s UK embassy dismissed the Home Secretary’s threatened visa ban as a political gimmick, while Shabana Mahmood said she would block Eritreans unless Eritrea accepted returns of criminals and small-boat migrants; Eritreans made up 18% of small-boat arrivals in the 12 months to June. The Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry were cheered at their first joint engagement since returning to the UK, visiting a Nottingham recording studio and organisations supporting young people.
Discussion then turned to an EU summit in Brussels on 20 November and plans to move closer to the EU, including potential membership. A Bow Group report put a future membership fee at between £28bn and £41bn, compared with £17bn in the last year of full membership, while Goldman Sachs estimated that single-market membership could raise UK GDP by 2% to 5%. Lord David Frost and Norman Baker debated access to the Schengen Information System and Eurodac, European Court of Justice oversight, costs, benefits and whether a referendum would be needed.
The programme then examined returns to Eritrea after the case of Radiet Meles, an Eritrean convicted of attempted rape who was not deported and later convicted of rape in South Wales. It heard that there were nearly 6,000 Eritrean small-boat arrivals in the first half of the year and two deportations, and discussed Shabana Mahmood’s threatened visa ban with Lord Maurice Glasman and others. A later segment considered figures showing nearly two million foreign nationals on benefits, including 1.3 million on universal credit and 400,000 on state pension, with Centre for Social Justice analysis estimating costs near £30bn by the end of the decade. The broadcast also covered an Ipsos MORI poll suggesting 48% would refuse to take up arms under any circumstances, followed by a discussion of defence spending, threats from Russia and China, and the UK’s alliances, including comments from Jacob Rees-Mogg.
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Claim Bow Group report estimates rejoining EU could cost up to £41bn
The UK's last full year of EU membership involved a fee of £17bn.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 6:21-6:25
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Claim Bow Group report estimates rejoining EU could cost up to £41bn
The Bow Group estimated that rejoining the EU could cost between £28bn and £41bn.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 6:40-6:47
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Claim Bow Group report estimates rejoining EU could cost up to £41bn
Goldman Sachs estimated that joining the single market could raise UK GDP by 2 to 5 per cent.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 7:11-7:17
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Claim Shabana Mahmood threatens Eritrea visa ban over migrant returns
Radiet Meles, a 35-year-old Eritrean man, was jailed for attempted rape, was not deported, and later committed rape in South Wales.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 22:20-22:36
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Claim Shabana Mahmood threatens Eritrea visa ban over migrant returns
Almost 6,000 Eritreans arrived in the first half of this year and only two were deported.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 23:32-23:39
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Claim Shabana Mahmood threatens Eritrea visa ban over migrant returns
The Home Secretary said sanctions, including a visa ban, would be imposed on Eritrea if it does not take back failed migrants.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 23:47-23:57
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Claim CSJ inquiry finds nearly two million foreign nationals on UK benefits
A CSJ inquiry found nearly two million foreign nationals received benefits, including 1.3 million on universal credit and 400,000 on the state pension.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 35:09-35:21
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Claim CSJ inquiry finds nearly two million foreign nationals on UK benefits
The annual cost of benefits paid to foreign nationals across the age groups examined was about 25 billion pounds.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 37:04-37:07
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Claim CSJ inquiry finds nearly two million foreign nationals on UK benefits
There was a net increase of 2.1 million foreign nationals from outside the EU on company payrolls.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 37:39-37:46
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Claim Ipsos poll finds 48 percent of Britons would refuse to fight
The 1933 Oxford Union motion against fighting for king and country was carried by 275 votes to 153.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 46:11-46:28
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Claim Ipsos poll finds 48 percent of Britons would refuse to fight
An Ipsos MORI poll found that 48% of people would refuse to take up arms under any circumstances, while 36% said they would in the right circumstances.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 46:57-47:09
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Claim Ipsos poll finds 48 percent of Britons would refuse to fight
GB News linked public cynicism about overseas interventions to the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 47:45-47:54
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Claim Panel debates whether Trump's Iran war is the biggest mistake of his career
A GB News panel discussed whether US involvement in the Iran war was Trump's biggest mistake, with one panellist predicting the midterms would show it.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 49:39-49:43
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Claim Panel debates whether Trump's Iran war is the biggest mistake of his career
GB News panellists disagreed over whether Netanyahu led Trump into the Iran war, with one saying Trump was persuaded by Netanyahu and another rejecting that account.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 49:49-49:55
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Claim Panel debates whether Trump's Iran war is the biggest mistake of his career
GB News panellists disagreed over whether Netanyahu led Trump into the Iran war, with one saying Trump was persuaded by Netanyahu and another rejecting that account.
GB News, New: Farage, 15 October 2026, 50:05-50:15
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