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Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The
Monday 26 October 2026 · 20:00 GMT · 1h · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 35 of 60 min on news stories (58%)
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An independent review has been announced into the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, who was fatally stabbed by Vikram Digwa in Southampton last December; Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood promised his family answers, and the review will examine whether opportunities were missed to prevent the killing. Nigel Farage said rejoining the EU would be utterly moronic after the Prime Minister suggested a possible referendum on EU freedom of movement and an honest discussion, saying Brexit had weakened the economy; Farage said Brexit's opportunities had not been delivered but leaving was right. The former personal assistant of Russell Brand told Southwark Crown Court that Brand had an insane sexual appetite and that his behaviour was normalised; Brand denies charges including three counts of rape. Senior doctors in England will strike for two days on 25 and 26 November in a BMA pay and conditions dispute; emergency care is unaffected but thousands of appointments will be postponed, and Health Secretary Yvette Cooper called the decision irresponsible. Actor Walter Koenig, who played Chekov in Star Trek, died aged 90.
On the programme, Jacob Rees-Mogg examined the Prime Minister's past and current comments on the EU and free movement, playing clips from 2016 and recent interviews, and panel members discussed whether the position had changed and the political implications; the discussion also covered migration, settled status and the EU's migration pact. The programme then considered the government's new respect orders for anti-social behaviour, which could ban repeat offenders from town centres with breaches carrying up to two years in prison, and interviewed campaigner Ken Hines, who argued that underlying issues such as mental wellbeing and community support needed to be addressed rather than more people being jailed.
The programme also reported that the Burnham government's first budget was two days away, with Chancellor John Healey facing challenges over defence spending, growth and the welfare bill; it noted the Prime Minister promised to meet NATO spending commitments but remained vague on the 3% target, and that the Conservatives said Healey should resign if he failed to meet his own target. A later segment covered a petition by trans activists asking the Mayor of London to cancel an Oxford Street Harry Potter-themed Christmas light display over concerns that JK Rowling might profit; human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said he supported Rowling on women's rights but disagreed with her on trans rights, and that the lights celebrated the Harry Potter series rather than Rowling.
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Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
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Lord Redwood, former Conservative MP and Minister
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Ken Hines, Chief Executive of Communities Against Violence and Knife Crime Campaigner
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John Healey, Chancellor
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Peter Tatchell, Human Rights campaigner
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Claim Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
Andy Burnham ruled out rejoining the EU in the current Parliament but said he wanted it within his lifetime, having previously described Brexit as damaging while saying re-running the arguments was not now a priority.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 6:44-6:48
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Contested quote Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
saying there is nothing socialist about a system of free movement that is used by multinationals to undermine wages. So what does he want now? He wants an honest discussion. So are we to assume that everything he said previously was dishonest? I noticed that when he was answering one of the questions, he said, to be honest.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 9:25-9:29
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Charged quote Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
Six and a half million nearly then applied for settled status with them and their dependents. And they of course become a burden on the country in the end because the dependents outweigh the ones who are actually working and contributing. And we've seen GDP per capita squeezed because of mass migration.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 10:47-10:55
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Charged quote Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
It's going to be the migrants who have got into Europe in recent years and are then able to benefit from free movement. The million Syrians who went to Germany, the half million who have been given an amnesty in Spain and how many millions there are in France. Once they've fed up with rioting there, they'll be heading across the channel. Small boats are illegal. Free movement is legal.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 11:25-11:29
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Charged quote Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
Small boats are illegal. Free movement is legal. It would mean an enormous increase in migration just as we've got it under control. Let us all be honest. Let's have this honest conversation. Andy Burnham wants mass migration. He doesn't care about Makerfield. He didn't care about Leigh. He says whatever it's convenient for him to say.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 11:43-11:47
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Charged quote Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
Let us all be honest. Let's have this honest conversation. Andy Burnham wants mass migration. He doesn't care about Makerfield. He didn't care about Leigh. He says whatever it's convenient for him to say. His closet must be so full of coats because he wants to turn them day by day. As always let me know what you think.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 11:51-11:55
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Charged quote Burnham rules out EU rejoin this Parliament but wants it in his lifetime
Andy Burnham wants mass migration. He doesn't care about Makerfield. He didn't care about Leigh. He says whatever it's convenient for him to say. His closet must be so full of coats because he wants to turn them day by day. As always let me know what you think. I'm now joined by my panel, Lord Redwood, Matthew Larzer.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 11:55-12:01
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Charged quote Respect orders to give police and councils new anti-social behaviour powers
To enforce the new orders, Labour wants to give police, local councils, housing associations and transport networks the ability to apply for a respect order in order to allow communities to tackle behaviour themselves. However, after 700 more prisoners have been put back on the streets under early release, is the solution not to bring in Blair-style quangocracy solutions, but to keep criminals in prison?
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 24:31-24:40
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Charged quote Respect orders to give police and councils new anti-social behaviour powers
However, after 700 more prisoners have been put back on the streets under early release, is the solution not to bring in Blair-style quangocracy solutions, but to keep criminals in prison? Is this simply another comm-centric, tough-sounding policy following the Prime Minister's devolution narrative, but failing to be serious about law and order?
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 24:40-24:49
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Contested quote Respect orders to give police and councils new anti-social behaviour powers
Look, we've tried this kind of scenario before, where we're putting more stick to people to try to get them to comply with what we believe is the right thing to do. But it doesn't work, because personally, as I said, you've got to look at the underlying issue, because all this does is really another pipeline to getting more people in jail.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 25:19-25:32
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Contested quote Respect orders to give police and councils new anti-social behaviour powers
That's one of the ways to use a carrot to help better behaviour, to be kindly to people. I wonder if it isn't more cultural than simply fining people and bossing people about. It's more like a nanny state that's over-protected, over-policed and under-protected, because that's going to be the end result.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 26:43-26:54
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Contested quote Respect orders to give police and councils new anti-social behaviour powers
The thug who is swaggering around doesn't, because the person enforcing it isn't going to challenge somebody who is physically stronger and actually dangerous, will go for the easy target. It seems to me this is trying to get policing on the cheap. You want proper police to be enforcing the real law, rather than obsessing about irritating but fundamentally minor things.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 28:09-28:21
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Claim Chancellor John Healey prepares first Budget with welfare reform
The Budget could include welfare reform after Healey pledged not to let the UK benefits bill spiral out of control.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 35:28-35:47
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Claim Chancellor John Healey prepares first Budget with welfare reform
Andy Burnham committed to NATO spending targets but did not specify how the 3% target would be met.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 35:47-35:53
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Claim Chancellor John Healey prepares first Budget with welfare reform
The Conservatives said John Healey should step down if he did not meet his own defence spending target.
GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg's State Of The, 26 October 2026, 36:24-36:30
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