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Sky News Today with Sam Washington
Saturday 5 September 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 19 of 30 min on news stories (64%)
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President Trump dispatched peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv, with Russia cautioning the US to account for battlefield realities. Trump voiced optimism about a deal while citing heavy troop losses, and a military analyst suggested Putin may be awaiting whether Trump will pressure Ukraine into concessions.
Masked demonstrators blocked traffic in and out of the Port of Dover, halting vehicles on the A20 and disrupting ferry departures. Kent Police attended the protest, and the Labour MP for Dover condemned the disruption, noting that small boat crossings have fallen.
In the US, the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy ended in a mistrial after jurors deadlocked 11-1, with the former nurse held in a psychiatric hospital; prosecutors will decide on a retrial. Meanwhile, Reform UK's conference concluded with plans to raise the personal tax-free allowance to £15,000, while leader Nigel Farage faced a standards watchdog referral over allegations about poll funding.
- 1:22 Story begins US envoys arrive in Kyiv for peace talks
- 1:27
Claim US envoys arrive in Kyiv for peace talks
Trump confirmed that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow on Saturday and Kyiv on Sunday for talks on ending the war.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 1:27-1:34
- 1:27
Claim US envoys arrive in Kyiv for peace talks
Trump confirmed that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow on Saturday and Kyiv on Sunday for talks on ending the war.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 1:27-1:34
- 1:42
Claim US envoys arrive in Kyiv for peace talks
Russia told the United States to consider the realities on the ground.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 1:42-1:47
- 1:42
Claim US envoys arrive in Kyiv for peace talks
Russia told the United States to consider the realities on the ground.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 1:42-1:47
- 1:47
Claim US envoys arrive in Kyiv for peace talks
Trump said his administration has an idea for peace and that he believes there is a good chance of a deal.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 1:47-1:52
- 3:19
Charged quote US envoys arrive in Kyiv for peace talks
because at the moment he's clearly got caught in Iran. That's clearly not working well for him. And with the midterms coming up, he's desperately trying a last-ditch attempt to gain some political credibility and kudos for trying to bring the Ukraine war to an end. The hard reality on the ground, though, is that Russia is still grinding forward,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 3:19-3:28
- 4:04
Charged quote US envoys arrive in Kyiv for peace talks
and how comfortably in the fifth year, I think it's far more likely that Putin will be waiting to see whether Trump is going to sell out Ukraine and what efforts he can bring to bear to push pressure onto President Zelensky. I don't hold much hope at this stage. Talk me through, Sean, what you make of the comments from the Kremlin about this meeting,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 4:04-4:07
- 5:55
- 7:17
Claim Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
Kent Police were engaging with protesters at the Port of Dover.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 7:17-7:27
- 7:56
Charged quote Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
who has just tweeted on X, Dover part run cancelled, port access disrupted, the lives of residents made more difficult. I'm fed up with idiots coming to Dover to cause disruption. I bet if you asked any one of those inverted commas, protesters, they wouldn't know, small boat crossings are down by 40%.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 7:56-8:00
- 7:56
Claim Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
Labour MP Mike Tapp criticised the protest and claimed small boat crossings were down by 40%.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 7:56-8:00
- 8:17 Story begins Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder trial
- 13:40 Story begins Nigel Farage defends failure to declare £5m gift
- 13:51
Claim Nigel Farage defends failure to declare £5m gift
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is investigating Nigel Farage over an undeclared £5 million gift.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 13:51-14:03
- 13:51
Claim Nigel Farage defends failure to declare £5m gift
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is investigating Nigel Farage over an undeclared £5 million gift.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 13:51-14:03
- 14:03
Contested quote Nigel Farage defends failure to declare £5m gift
to the standards watchdog following allegations that two senior aides arranged for a US company to fund three polls for the party. Reform has denied any wrongdoing. Well, let's speak now to our political correspondent, Rob Powell, who is at the conference in Birmingham. Rob, you've been following the cadence of this conference,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 14:03-14:06
- 15:14
Contested quote Nigel Farage defends failure to declare £5m gift
that was broadcast on Channel 4. And I don't think there's a sort of uniform reaction from delegates and Reform members to it. Some people believe, frankly, it was a hoax, it was a political stunt, a set-up, and they believe it to be evidence of what they believed already, essentially, that the establishment is out to get Nigel Farage
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 15:14-15:20
- 17:24
Charged quote Nigel Farage defends failure to declare £5m gift
so putting it up by £2,500 or so, something they say will take most taxpayers' tax bill down by £500 a year, will take a couple of million people out of paying tax altogether. It's massively expensive. £17 billion, the party say, will cost in year one, rising to over £20 billion by the fifth year of the forecasts.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 5 September 2026, 17:24-17:26
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