Broadcast Prism — GB News: Farage — Thursday 29 October 2026

Broadcast overview

An AI-generated overview based on this broadcast's transcript.

A domestic policy and business bulletin led by the resumption of small-boat Channel crossings, which took 12 minutes 14 seconds and dominated alongside post-Budget tax scrutiny at 11 minutes 52 seconds. Gambling taxation and football regulation each got over six minutes.

Running order

4:40 Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel after three-week pause · 12m 14s
20:32 Small business tax changes and HMRC bank powers draw post-Budget scrutiny · 11m 52s
The Federation of Small Businesses' Craig Beaumont warned that from 2029 self-employed taxpayers could face monthly or quarterly payments and a double-tax transition, while critics attacked HMRC bank powers.
36:17 Gambling tax rise prompts bookmaker warning over horse racing and black market · 6m 33s
Bookmaker Jeff Banks warned that raising machine games duty from 20% to 25% would hit horse racing and push gamblers to a black market worth an estimated £16 billion.
46:26 Charlie Methven says football needs a regulator and criticises PM over Manchester City · 6m 36s
Charlie Methven said football needed an independent regulator and called the Prime Minister's linking of Manchester City's case to Abu Dhabi investment in Manchester crass and ill judged.

On air

People and organisations this broadcast put on air during its news coverage. The channel's own presenters and reporters are not listed. Names as transcribed.

7:59

Kevin Craig, public affairs executive and former Labour councillor
8:44

Allister Heath, editor of the Sunday Telegraph
21:00

John Healey, Chancellor
21:58

Federation of Small Businesses
22:03

Craig Beaumont, Executive Director of the Federation of Small Businesses
37:40

Jeff Banks, online bookmaker
47:21

Charlie Methven, former Executive Director of Sunderland Football Club

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4:40
Story begins Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel after three-week pause
5:00

Claim Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel after three-week pause

No illegal small boat Channel crossings were reported between 7 October and the broadcast day, when crossings resumed.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 5:00-5:11
6:04

Claim Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel after three-week pause

GB News described one migrant dinghy as being dressed up as a Kurdish flag.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 6:04-6:11
8:44

Claim Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel after three-week pause

Allister Heath advocated the UK withdrawing from the ECHR and UN refugee conventions.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 8:44-8:51
20:32
Story begins Small business tax changes and HMRC bank powers draw post-Budget scrutiny
21:40

Claim Small business tax changes and HMRC bank powers draw post-Budget scrutiny

Nigel Farage claimed the Budget would allow HMRC to take money directly from individuals' or companies' bank accounts.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 21:40-21:54
22:29

Claim Small business tax changes and HMRC bank powers draw post-Budget scrutiny

Craig Beaumont said self-employed taxpayers will make more frequent tax payments from 2029, potentially monthly or quarterly.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 22:29-22:38
23:57

Claim Small business tax changes and HMRC bank powers draw post-Budget scrutiny

Burnham said 70,000 smaller high street businesses had been entirely removed from business rates.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 23:57-24:07
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36:17
Story begins Gambling tax rise prompts bookmaker warning over horse racing and black market
36:56

Claim Gambling tax rise prompts bookmaker warning over horse racing and black market

The Chancellor is set to raise machine games duty on higher-stakes machines from 20% to 25%, while protecting pubs and seaside arcades.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 36:56-37:07
37:32

Claim Gambling tax rise prompts bookmaker warning over horse racing and black market

Online bookmaker Jeff Banks said horse racing would struggle significantly without money from a gambling levy.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 37:32-37:47
38:46

Claim Gambling tax rise prompts bookmaker warning over horse racing and black market

Black market betting turnover was estimated at 16 billion.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 38:46-38:52
42:50
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46:26
Story begins Charlie Methven says football needs a regulator and criticises PM over Manchester City
50:04

Claim Charlie Methven says football needs a regulator and criticises PM over Manchester City

Methven called for external regulation of football, arguing that the previous system was controlled by the clubs themselves.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 50:04-50:13
51:24

Claim Charlie Methven says football needs a regulator and criticises PM over Manchester City

Methven criticised the Prime Minister's initial response to the Manchester City ownership row as crass and ill-judged.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 51:24-51:29
51:34

Claim Charlie Methven says football needs a regulator and criticises PM over Manchester City

Methven said the Abu Dhabi owners' investment in Manchester City had been a successful financial investment rather than philanthropy.

GB News, Farage, 29 October 2026, 51:34-51:46
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