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Patrick Christys Tonight Late
Friday 23 October 2026 · 23:00 BST · 1h · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 36 of 60 min on news stories (60%)
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The broadcast opened with newspaper reports about allegations involving Thomas Markle. It reported The Sun's claims about child abuse material and an image said to show him with a girl who appeared underage, and the Daily Mail's report that the Metropolitan Police was trying to find a 2018 letter informing Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, of allegations against her father. Meghan said a letter sent to the Met in 2018 had been shared with her and contained troubling allegations; the Met said it was making internal inquiries to confirm whether officers were involved in passing on a letter. Thomas Markle called the allegations a pack of lies, and Meghan's half-sister Samantha also denied them. The programme noted the Met did not have a record of the letter and discussed the discrepancy, and it also noted a Times report that the PM had been warned against a Truss-style budget crisis, with a former Bank of England chief economist saying Burnham must cut public spending.
It then discussed Tower Hamlets Council's advertised Islamophobia Awareness Month conference, which was scheduled for 11am on 11 November, the time of the Remembrance Day silence. The presenter criticised the timing, and the programme said the council had moved the event to 10 November at 10.30am and that GB News had contacted it for comment. The discussion also touched on two serving Tower Hamlets councillors said to have run for parliamentary office in Bangladesh.
Later items included a reported cabinet split on rejoining the EU and holding a new Brexit referendum, with 15 of 28 cabinet ministers said to support rejoining and 13 opposed or undecided. The broadcast also reported that EU net-zero rules would require smart TVs and other connected devices to power up more slowly to stay under two watts in standby, and that France and Germany had offered to supply Argentina with submarines amid the Falklands threat, with Donald Trump said to have suggested he might not support Britain against Argentina. It closed with a segment on the final screen tests for the next James Bond, naming Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O'Connor among the contenders and saying the fourth remained secret.
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Ade Akpala, writer and YouTuber
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Christo Fufast, journalist and broadcasted royalty
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Jonathan Liss, political commentator
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Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex
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Charged quote Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
Call us today and we will arrange a free home survey. Welcome along all of tomorrow's newspaper front pages. Tonight now with late edition and wow, well, this is absolutely bonkers. The Markle family, they are at war. Nothing new there, but the allegations are very, very disturbing, of course. And they've just come out tonight
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 0:28-0:30
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Claim Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
The Sun published allegations that Thomas Markle possessed child sexual abuse images and abused a child.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 1:02-1:08
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Charged quote Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
very weird about posing next to boxes of what you're saying is child abuse material that was supposedly owned by your dad and then presumably selling that to a newspaper. I mean, the whole thing is nuts. It's just bonkers. The Daily Mail met hunt for Markle letter. Scotland Yard was last night scrambling to find a letter
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 5:01-5:03
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Claim Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
Thomas Markle denied the allegations in a Daily Mail interview, calling them false and denying possession of child abuse images.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 6:44-6:50
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Claim Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
The Metropolitan Police had not opened an investigation into the allegations.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 6:50-6:52
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Contested quote Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
His daughter, one of his daughters denies it as well. She calls it lies. The Metropolitan Police are not investigating anything. We don't know if the FBI or the Filipino authorities are either. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. I'm gonna get all of that out there right now, but it's across the front pages.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 6:52-6:57
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Claim Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
Reports alleged that child sexual abuse images or videos were found at Thomas Markle's former home in the Philippines.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 7:36-7:44
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Claim Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
The Metropolitan Police said it was making internal inquiries into reports that its royalty protection command passed on a letter in 2018.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 8:14-8:22
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Claim Tower Hamlets moves Islamophobia conference off Remembrance Day
Tower Hamlets Council advertised an Islamophobia Awareness Month conference for 11 November and later moved it to 10 November; the event aimed to bring together the community and key partners to discuss Islamophobia.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 21:55-22:01
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- 50:37 Story begins Final auditions held for next James Bond
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Claim Final auditions held for next James Bond
Final auditions for the next James Bond are reportedly taking place this weekend, with between three and five actors thought to be in contention.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 50:53-50:56
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Claim Final auditions held for next James Bond
Callum Turner is reported to be among the actors in the running to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 50:56-51:06
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Charged quote Final auditions held for next James Bond
He might be the fourth one, actually, because they were talking about him for ages. And I would also win £531.25 if it was him. You bet on Bond. It's open corruption, isn't it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like the Tory party betting on the election. Yeah, it's like that, or it's just like that. I suppose you would have to be on the committee
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 51:59-52:00
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Charged quote Final auditions held for next James Bond
And I would also win £531.25 if it was him. You bet on Bond. It's open corruption, isn't it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like the Tory party betting on the election. Yeah, it's like that, or it's just like that. I suppose you would have to be on the committee choosing it, actually, wouldn't you? I have no opinion.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 52:02-52:04
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Charged quote Final auditions held for next James Bond
No, I don't really care who it is, as long as it's, you know, he acts well. As long as he's gorgeous. He's gorgeous. They don't over-modernise it as well. Do a lot of woke nonsense. Yeah, I'm fine. Woke bloody nonsense. Do you have a preference? Do you care, really? I know who I think the best looking is.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 52:21-52:23
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Charged quote Final auditions held for next James Bond
as long as it's, you know, he acts well. As long as he's gorgeous. He's gorgeous. They don't over-modernise it as well. Do a lot of woke nonsense. Yeah, I'm fine. Woke bloody nonsense. Do you have a preference? Do you care, really? I know who I think the best looking is. Hang on, bring them up. Bring them up.
GB News, Patrick Christys Tonight Late, 23 October 2026, 52:24-52:25
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