Broadcast Prism — GB News: Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The

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US midterms led this bulletin at 12 minutes 28 seconds. Politics dominated the airtime, with a proposed conversion therapy law at 11 minutes 18 seconds and UK polling at 9 minutes 56 seconds. Obesity data and condiment sachets filled 3 minutes 5 seconds and 1 minute 3 seconds respectively.

Running order

1:55 Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms · 12m 28s
Trump said the Iran war was worth it while projections gave Democrats 258 House seats to the Republicans' 177, and JD Vance blamed the war.
6:12 Conservatives close gap on Labour to 2 points as Reform trails in polling · 9m 56s
The bulletin reported Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives had closed to within two points of Labour and moved ahead of Reform, with Labour on 28 per cent in YouGov's poll.
34:42 Proposed conversion therapy law targets misgendering by bosses · 11m 18s
The bulletin reported a Labour bill could jail parents for up to five years for trying to suppress a child's gender identity, while Peter Tatchell defended its four tests.
49:16 Children in England's most deprived areas more than twice as likely to be obese · 3m 5s
Government data showed 10 to 11 year olds in England's most deprived areas had a 30.4 per cent obesity rate, against 13 per cent in the most affluent.
52:21 Number 10 fails to rule out EU ban on single-use condiment sachets · 1m 3s
The bulletin reported Number 10 did not rule out accepting an EU ban on single-use plastic condiment sachets in catering by 2030.

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.

1:42

Julia Lopez, shadow business secretary
2:46

Donald Trump, U.S. president
8:57

Benjamin Butterworth, political commentator
20:31

George King, vice chairman of Democrats Abroad UK
35:12

Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner

1:55
Story begins Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms
1:55

Claim Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms

Trump accepted that the Iran war was a partial factor in the result but did not take full responsibility.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 1:55-2:12
3:07

Claim Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress; House projections put them on 258 seats to 177 for Republicans, and they flipped seven Senate seats.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 3:07-3:18
3:12

Claim Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms

Democrats won the House, with 231 seats reported against the 218 majority threshold.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 3:12-3:24
3:12

Claim Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress; House projections put them on 258 seats to 177 for Republicans, and they flipped seven Senate seats.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 3:12-3:29
3:24

Claim Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms

Democrats gained at least seven Senate seats, including Texas and South Carolina for the first time this century and Kansas for the first time in nearly 100 years, with further flips in Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina, and Maine.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 3:24-3:35
3:35

Claim Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms

BBC One reported that JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the defeat.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 3:35-3:44
6:12
Story begins Conservatives close gap on Labour to 2 points as Reform trails in polling
6:12

Claim Conservatives close gap on Labour to 2 points as Reform trails in polling

GB News reported polling figures showing Labour on 28 percent, the Conservatives within two percentage points and ahead of Reform, and no budget bounce for Andy Burnham.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 6:12-6:24
30:27
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34:29

Claim Proposed conversion therapy law targets misgendering by bosses

A new Labour bill could impose prison sentences of up to five years for trying to suppress or change a person's gender identity, and could lead to gender-critical parents being jailed for questioning whether their child wants to change gender.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 34:29-34:46
34:42
Story begins Proposed conversion therapy law targets misgendering by bosses
35:50

Claim Proposed conversion therapy law targets misgendering by bosses

Peter Tatchell said the bill mainly concerned protecting gay, lesbian and bisexual children from abuse.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 35:50-36:05
46:00
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49:16
Story begins Children in England's most deprived areas more than twice as likely to be obese
49:16

Claim Children in England's most deprived areas more than twice as likely to be obese

New government data indicate that 10 to 11 year olds in England's most deprived areas are more than twice as likely to be obese as those in the most affluent areas, with rates of 30.4% and 13% and the deprivation gap at a post-pandemic high.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 49:16-49:33
52:21
Story begins Number 10 fails to rule out EU ban on single-use condiment sachets
52:26

Claim Number 10 fails to rule out EU ban on single-use condiment sachets

The EU ban on single-use plastic condiment packaging in catering is due to take effect by 2030.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 52:26-52:38
52:38

Claim Number 10 fails to rule out EU ban on single-use condiment sachets

A Number 10 spokesperson did not confirm that the ban would be excluded from UK-EU trade negotiations.

GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 4 November 2026, 52:38-52:49
53:24
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