“I once wanted to G0 after him live on air” – Eamonn Holmes drops B0mbshell about the feud between 2 Famous TV figures from the UK and the US, leaving viewers stunned!
EAMONN Holmes has revealed how he once had a feud with a 70s pop legend.
GB News star Eamonn, 65, made an on air rant on his daily show – shocking his co-presenters when he revealed how much he “hated” the singer in question.
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Eamonn Holmes revealed his feud with a 70s pop starCredit: GB News
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The presenter shocked his co-anchors with the story last yearCredit: GB News
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Eamonn revealed he used to ‘hate’ Donny OsmondCredit: Getty – Contributor
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Donny is best known for his singing career in his family’s band, The OsmondsCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
In an unearthed conversation on his morning show from 2024, Eamonn was chatting to fellow hosts Paul Coyte and Ellie Costello about how much he used to “hate” Donny Osmond and his music growing up.
But he then revealed how his mind was changed following an encounter with The Osmonds star.
The story started with Eamonn telling his co-hosts how he was having a nosebleed backstage on a television show, and Donny came to his rescue.
“It was pouring like a tap and Donny was presenting this programme called… I think it was called the Pyramid Game,” he revealed.
“He (Donny) walked into my dressing room and I was bleeding and panicking like mad into the sink and I got this pat on the head and he said, ‘Hey buddy…’”
His co-hosts erupted into laughter as Paul said: “Say that again…”
Continuing to mimic Donny, Eamonn said: “‘Hey buddy don’t worry’ and he was doing all of this to me and he said to me, ‘This happens to me all the time’.
“He was probably fibbing, but anyway, it made me feel very good, and I felt bad because when I was 14, I hated him.”
“And he turned out to be really nice,” Ellie interjected as Eamonn responded: “There was him and there was David Cassidy.”
Eamonn Holmes, 65, and girlfriend Katie, 43, go Instagram official in sweet montage
He then revealed how he had a “run-in” with Donny’s fellow 70s pop icon, the late David Cassidy.
Eamonn bluntly said: “David Cassidy was a complete a**.
“He was not a very nice man at all, but Donny Osmond, the nicest fella.”
“I say that, but I have had a run-in with Cassidy.”
The revelation comes just days after Eamonn’s girlfriend Katie Alexander opened up on the heartbreaking reason she missed her red carpet debut with the TV star at last week’s TRIC Awards.
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Eamonn also revealed how he once had ‘run-in’ with the late David CassidyCredit: Getty – Contributor
The marriage counsellor, who has been in a relationship with Eamonn since last year, took to Instagram and shared a photograph of herself sat barefoot inside a wooden cabin.
She used stickers saying “be mindful” and “peace and quiet” to illustrate the snap.
Writing alongside it, Katie admitted that she deliberately avoided the high profile event in London because of h::rtful tr0lls.
She said: “Was going to The Tric Awards, but I’d rather protect my Mental Health and Inner Peace than be subjected to more online hate from people who don’t know me.”
Ruth and Eamonn’s relationship timeline
Before the shock split announcement, Ruth and Eamonn seemed like one of the strongest couples on UK TV – even with their signature bickering style.
Here’s how their romance played out…
1997 – The couple first meet after being introduced by mutual friends, two years after Eamonn splits from his first wife, Gabrielle, with whom he has three children.
1997-2002 – To be respectful to Gabrielle, the couple kept their relationship out of the limelight. Ruth told Daily Mail: “I thought it spoke volumes about the sort of man he was, the sort of father he was and the integrity he had. It made me love him more, not less.”
2002 – Ruth and Eamonn welcome their son, Jack, to the family.
2005 – Eamonn finalises his divorce with Gabrielle.
2006 – The pair begin to host Friday episodes of This Morning together.
2010 – Eamonn proposes to Ruth while at the Cheltenham Races, after asking Ruth’s mother for her hand.
June 2010 – Eamonn and Ruth marry at Elvetham Hall, Hampshire.
2016 – Eamonn undergoes a double hip replacement in the first of many health battles.
June 2019 – On This Morning, Ruth and Eamonn say the secret to their happy marriage. Eamonn credits “compromise, consideration and lots of conjugal,” while Ruth said it was “laughter and an equal marriage”.
November 2020 – Ruth and Eamonn are replaced on their regular Friday slot by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary in a ‘show shake-up’.
December 2021 – After a year of being moved to the bank holiday presenting slot, both Eamonn and Ruth left This Morning.
January 2022 – Eamonn debuted on GB News, while Ruth stayed with ITV in her long-standing role on Loose Women.
September 2022 – Eamonn undergoes spinal surgery after years of back issues including a trapped sciatic nerve.
November 2022 – Eamonn falls down the stairs of his Surrey home with Ruth and breaks his shoulder, requiring a new operation.
September 2023 – Eamonn has a spine and neck stretching procedure as part of his year-long recovery.
May 2024 – Ruth and Eamonn announce they have split after 14 years of marriage and a 27-year relationship.
September 2024 – Eamonn was spotted on a luxury holiday in Barcelona with his new girlfriend Katie Alexander. Ruth calls in a ‘fierce’ divorce lawyer.
Eamonn, who suffers from chronic pain, joined his GB News Breakfast Show co-stars on stage in his wheelchair as they collected the award for Best News Programme.
Katie has since shared a photo of the team to congratulate them, writing: “Winner winner chicken dinner!”
Eamonn and Katie began dating in mid-2024 following his split from his wife of 14 years, Ruth Langsford.
The former couple, who share son Jack, are now in the midst of divorce and a battle over their £3.6million home.
SH0CKING: EastEnders actress Heather Peace’s family of 5 (with 3 young daughters) – 2 Members suddenly Diagnosed with CANC3R, fans stunned!
EastEnders actress Heather Peace has just revealed a painful and rare truth: both she and her wife Ellie Dickinson were diagnosed with breast cnc3r at almost the same time. Last month, Heather – who plays Eve Sopal-Unwin – shared that she had undergone surgery and chemotherapy after being diagnosed back in October. But now, as she starts radiotherapy, Heather said Ellie also received the same devastating news earlier this year.
In an interview with the Mirror, Heather explained: “Ellie’s lump was smaller but aggressive, so she had a lumpectomy and then radiotherapy. But mine was 12cm, absolutely huge, so I had to have a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and now I’m about to start radiotherapy.” Ellie even joked: “You always have to do everything bigger, don’t you? Like, ‘Hold my beer.’”
The pain was even heavier as the couple are mothers to three young daughters: Annie (10) and twins Jesse and Lola (8). The shocking news came so quickly that they had “no time to process.” At first, Heather was reluctant to see a doctor because of her busy filming schedule, but thanks to Ellie’s encouragement, she went for a check-up – and just three hours later received the diagnosis.
In May, Heather opened up about her illness publicly, sharing a video of herself being fitted with a wig along with a thank you to the EastEnders team, especially the makeup department: “You all went above and beyond to help me.” She also expressed deep love for Ellie and their three daughters, as well as gratitude to the NHS medical staff.
“Life feels very different now, but it’s still wonderful. I cherish every moment and feel incredibly lucky.”
UK SH0CKER: 1 TAP – 7 years of FEUD – Nearly £280,000 Spent! 81-year-old Christel Naish vs. Neighbour Dr Jyotibala Patel – Final Twist Stuns Everyone!
A pensioner has lost a ‘ridiculous’ £280,000 legal battle against her neighbour over just a few inches of land.
Christel Naish, 81, and her doctor neighbour Jyotibala Patel had been fighting over an inches-wide strip between their houses – which was too narrow for a person to comfortably walk down.
Ms Naish complained that Dr Patel’s garden tap and pipe were ‘trespassing’ on her property in Ilford, east London and after several rounds of litigation, brought her case before the High Court.
Senior Judge Sir Anthony Mann said in the High Court that the offending strip of land was ‘not worth arguing about’ and criticised Ms Naish for ‘bringing litigation in to disrepute’.
The decision marks the end of a seven-year legal battle started by Ms Naish after she returned to the property in 2001 following her father’s death.
It comes after a trial at Mayors and City County Court in central London, which last year ruled in Dr Patel’s favour on the boundary issue – landing Ms Naish with more than £200,000 in lawyers’ bills.
Following the trial, the pensioner had been told to pay for 65 per cent of her neighbours’ costs – amounting to about £100,000 – on top of the six-figure sum she ran up herself.
The appeal is costing more than £30,000, the High Court heard, and Ms Naish’s lawyers say there could be ‘another £200,000’ spent on a second trial if she succeeds.
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Christel Naish, 81, had complained that her neighbour Dr Jyotibala Patel’s garden tap and pipe were ‘trespassing’ on her property in Ilford, east London (pictured)
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Ms Naish (pictured) and her doctor neighbour had been fighting over an inches-wide strip between their houses too narrow for a person to comfortably walk down
At the High Court, Sir Anthony criticised the parties for the ‘ridiculous’ row after hearing the tap and pipe issue which began the dispute did not even matter anymore – with the tap having now been removed by Dr Patel.
He told Ms Naish’s lawyers: ‘Hundreds of thousands of pounds about a tap and a pipe that doesn’t matter – this brings litigation into disrepute.
‘You don’t care about the pipe and the tap, so why does it matter, for goodness’ sake, where the boundary lies? It seems to me to be a ridiculous piece of litigation – on both sides, no doubt.’
The court heard Ms Naish first moved into her semi-detached house as a teenager with her parents and, although she moved out, frequently returned as she worked from there in the family’s tarmac business.
She eventually moved back permanently after the death of her father in 2001, with Dr Patel and husband Vasos Vassili buying the house next door for £450,000 in 2013.
The couple’s barrister Paul Wilmshurst told the judge the dispute began due to Ms Naish complaining a tap and pipe outside their house trespassed on her land.
He accused her of ‘terrorising’ the couple with ‘petty and vindictive’ complaints and that they felt forced to sue due to the ‘blight’ on their home’s value caused by the unresolved row.
At the county court, they said they owned the tiny gap between the houses created when previous occupants built an extension on a much wider gap in 1983.
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Following the trial, the pensioner had been told to pay for 65 per cent of her neighbours’ costs – amounting to about £100,000 (Ms Patel pictured left outside the High Court, London)
They insisted the boundary between the two properties was the flank wall of Ms Naish’s house and not the edge of her guttering hanging above, as she claimed.
After hearing the trial in 2023, Judge Stephen Hellman last year found for Dr Patel and Mr Vassili, ruling that Ms Naish’s flank wall was the boundary and the couple owned the gap between the houses.
However, he found against them on Ms Naish’s counter-claim, under which she sought damages for damp ingress into her conservatory caused by the couple having installed decking above the level of her damp-proof course.
The judge found that, although the damp problem was already in existence, the installation of the decking screed was a 20 per cent contribution to it and he awarded Ms Naish £1,226 in damages.
But because he had found against her on who owns the gap between the houses, he ordered she pay 65 per cent of her neighbours’ lawyers’ bills.
Concluding his judgment, he said: ‘Now that the parties have the benefit of a judgment on the various issues that have been troubling them, I hope that tensions will subside and that they will be able to live together as good neighbours.’
Ms Naish has continued to fight and took her case to the High Court for an appeal last week, with judge Sir Anthony asking why the neighbours were pressing on and demanding of Ms Naish’s barrister David Mayall: ‘What is the point of this litigation?’
Mr Mayall replied: ‘To be frank, two things – costs and the damp issue.’
Dr Patel’s barrister Mr Wilmshurst said the couple felt they had to fight to protect the value of their home.
He added: ‘It’s because for many years the appellant has been making allegations about the trespassing nature of the [tap and pipe], thereby making it impossible for them to sell their house.’
For Ms Naish, Mr Mayall argued that Judge Hellman’s reasoning in finding that the boundary was the flank wall was ‘fatally flawed’ and should be overturned – although he noted a second trial in the event of a successful appeal would cost the parties ‘another £200,000’.
Mr Mayall said any ‘reasonable purchaser’ looking at the houses when they were first built and conveyed in the 1950s would have assumed that the boundary was the edge of Ms Naish’s guttering, giving her a few inches of extra land.
He added: ‘The only proper conclusion that he could have come to when construing the original conveyance was that the boundary ran along the outermost part of the house as constructed, including the eaves, guttering and foundations.’
For Dr Patel, who appeared in court, and Mr Vassili, who watched via a video link, Mr Wilmshurst said the appeal was a challenge to findings the judge was entitled to make on the evidence.
He said: ‘Overall, the judge did not overlook the contention of the appellant as to guttering, eaves and foundations – he considered it directly, evaluated it, and rejected it as being material to where the boundary was.
‘The judge correctly held that the legal boundary was shown by the conveyance plans as running along the flank wall of [Ms Naish’s house], not the outermost projection.’
On the issue of what contribution to Ms Naish’s damp her neighbours’ decking screed caused, he added: ‘There is no basis on which it can be properly said that the judge was wrong to find the concrete screed was only responsible for 20 per cent of the damp problems.
‘The judge also carried out a site view and was in the best position to form an assessment of the evidence.’
After a day in court, Sir Anthony reserved judgement on the appeal.
“We Still have 3 Young Kids – This SH0CK is too Much for them” – HEARTBREAKING NEWS from Eastenders as Actress Heather Peace and her wife Ellie Dickinson BOTH Diagnosed with CANC3R – Devastating Situation Stuns viewers!
EastEnders star Heather Peace has revealed she and her wife Ellie Dickinson have both been battling breast cnc3r in a heartbreaking admission.
The 50-year-old, best known for her role as Eve Sopal-Unwin in the BBC soap, announced last month she’d undergone surgery and was going through chemotherapy following her diagnosis in October.
Now, as she begins radiotherapy, Heather shared how Ellie received the same devastating diagnosis earlier this year.
In a new interview with the Mirror, she said: ‘Her breast cnc3r was a smaller, aggressive lump, so she had a lumpectomy and then radiotherapy.
‘Of course then I come along with my 12 cm lump, absolutely ginormous, and mastectomy, chemotherapy, just about to go into radiotherapy.
‘She’s like “Even that you have to do bigger.” It’s like “Hold my beer.”‘
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EastEnders star Heather Peace has revealed she and her wife Ellie Dickinson have both been battling breast cnc3r in a heartbreaking admission (pictured together in 2021)
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The 50-year-old, best known for her role as Eve Sopal-Unwin in the BBC soap, announced last month she’d undergone surgery and was going through chemotherapy following her diagnosis in October
The couple, parents to Annie, 10, and eight-year-old twins Jesse and Lola, admitted the news was overwhelming as there was ‘no processing’.
Heather was originally reluctant to see a doctor after noticing a change in her nipple due to her busy EastEnders filming schedule.
However, Ellie encouraged her to get checked straight away, and the actress was diagnosed with the disease just three hours after her appointment.
In May, Heather revealed her secret battle with breast cnc3r .
She told her Instagram followers she has completed chemotherapy and feels ‘very lucky’ following months of treatment.
Sharing the clip alongside a lengthy caption on Sunday, she wrote: ‘This video is an important part of my recent journey, which I wanted to share with you.
‘I’ve been on quite a road for many months now. I was diagnosed with breast cnc3r at the beginning of October.
‘Since then I’ve undergone surgery and recovery over the Christmas period and today my chemotherapy journey ended. To conclude – I’ve just picked up my medal.’
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Now, as she begins radiotherapy, Heather shared how Ellie received the same devastating diagnosis earlier this year
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The couple, parents to Annie, 10, and eight-year-old twins Jesse and Lola, admitted the news was overwhelming as there was ‘no processing’
EastEnders star reveals cnc3r battle as she gets wig after chemo
Heather was diagnosed with breast cnc3r in October 2023, and has continued working on EastEnders throughout parts of her treatment.
In her video, which featured the actress being fitted with a wig, she thanked the production team and highlighted the support of those around her, while revealing she has needed a wig fitted during her health fight.
‘There have been so many positives,’ she said. ‘Thank you to the whole EE team for going above and beyond. Particularly our amazing makeup team.
‘And to Alex Rouss for the original wig and (stylist) Linda for the spot on cut. I’ve felt totally supported by you all.’
Heather also expressed gratitude for her family, praising her wife Ellie and their three daughters – Annie, Jessie and Lola – for their love and encouragement.
She said: ‘There have been so many positives… Just trying to appreciate every moment of them.’
Heather went on to extend heartfelt thanks to medical staff who cared for her.
‘Thank you to the NHS. You are wonderful, skilled people. You treated me efficiently. You gave me dignity and showed me kindness. It’s so appreciated,’ she said.
Heather concluded her post by reflecting on how her health fight had changed her, adding: ‘Life feels very different now, but it’s wonderful.
‘I will continue to cherish and be grateful for all I am blessed with. I feel very lucky. With love, Heater.’
Can Rachel Reeves’ Tears SAVE her situation? Fiscal figures and Starmer’s statement rock Britain!
Rachel Reeves put on a smile for cameras today as she appeared at an NHS plan launch less than 24 hours after her dramatic tears at PMQs.
The Chancellor was flanked at the event in London by Keir Starmer – who gave her an awkward hug – and Health Secretary Wes Streeting – who heaped praise on her.
She said it was ‘great to be here today’, but did not refer to the scenes from yesterday. And onlookers seemed to be regarding her upbeat demeanour with some scepticism.
The PM has given a guarantee that Ms Reeves will remain in her job ‘into the next election and for many years after’ amid continuing mystery over her public show of emotion.
Markets slowly recovered ground this morning after being spooked by the the Commons meltd0wn and speculation Ms Reeves might be on the way out.
Interest rates on gilts – the way the government borrows money – have subsided and the Pound has stabilised. Ms Reeves is said to have told MPs before the episode that she was ‘under pressure’ with an apparent £30-£40billion pound black hole in the public finances.
After Downing Street denied claims of a bust up at the top ranks of government, Sir Keir insisted that the cause of Ms Reeves’ misery was ‘purely personal’, saying that politicians are ‘humans’.
Extraordinarily, he also suggested he did not notice his Chancellor was crying next to him because he was busy answering questions – even though Kemi Badenoch was telling him that Ms Reeves looked ‘miserable’.
‘If it had been anybody else at work it would not really have been noticed,’ he told Virgin Radio.
Sir Keir suggested he had ‘personally didn’t appreciate it was happening in the chamber’ because he was answering questions.
He also appeared to double down on Ms Reeves’ stance on her ‘cast iron’ fiscal rules – despite the increasingly parlous state of the public finances.
‘She and I are absolutely committed to our fiscal rules,’ he said.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves was flanked at the NHS event in London by Keir Starmer – who gave her an awkward hug. But onlookers seemed to be regarding her upbeat demeanour with some scepticism
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting heaped praise on Ms Reeves
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves was flanked at the event in London by Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting – who heaped praise on her
‘Utterly crushed’: Body language expert analyses Reeves’ PMQs tears
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Tears roll down Rachel Reeves’ face in the Commons yesterday, sparking a political and economic crisis
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Rachel Reeves was weeping during PMQs as Keir Starmer was battered over his welfare humbling and refused to back her. She looked at him throughout the tears
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In an extraordinary moment, a tear appeared to roll down Ms Reeves’ cheek as Kemi Badenoch demanded a guarantee she would stay in No11 – something the premier did not give
Starmer backs Rachel Reeves to remain his Chancellor ‘for many years’
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Sir Keir has now backed Ms Reeves to be Chancellor ‘into the next election and for many years after’
‘Clearly I was upset’: Rachel Reeves on tearful appearance at PMQs
Sir Keir said the Chancellor’s tears were ‘nothing to do with politics, nothing to do with the ups and downs of this week, or her relationship with anybody in the Labour Party, it’s purely personal’.
He said: ‘What I would say is – and you’ll understand this – in politics, you’re on show the whole time, there’s no hiding place.
‘But we are humans in the end and sometimes personal things are obviously on our minds and, in this case, that was the situation.’
He said they were ‘absolutely committed to our fiscal rules and the economic stability that is so important for this country, and that is the rock on which we build everything else’.
‘On that issue, Rachel and I are in lockstep, and have been for years.’
He added: ‘She’s great colleague. She’s a friend of mine and I’ll be working with her for a very long time to come.
‘But like all human beings, we’re also personal. There are moments that catch us off guard and if you’re in front of a camera for large periods of your life, unfortunately, that could be caught on camera in a way, if it had been anybody else at work, it would have not really been noticed.’
The Chancellor is said to clashed with Speaker Lindsay Hoyle just before PMQs after he rebuked her for giving over-long answers at Treasury questions on Tuesday.
To Sir Lindsay’s surprise, she burst into tears and was heard to remark she was ‘under so much pressure’.
Ms Reeves appeared to become particularly emotional as Sir Keir refused to guarantee she will be in her job until the next election.
Afterwards she was seen being comforted by her sister Ellie – also a Labour minister – as she left the chamber, although Sir Keir did not speak to her.
Ms Reeves’ spokesman insisted afterwards that it was a ‘personal matter’ and he would not be ‘getting into’ the reasons.
No10 and No11 both denied claims Ms Reeves had an argument with Sir Keir before they entered the Commons.
One Cabinet minister told the Mail’s Dan Hodges: ‘She was already on edge after an argument she had with Angela Rayner over the benefits climbdown. Then when Lindsay had a little pop that pushed her over the edge. But it wasn’t his fault. It wasn’t really about him.’
But allies of Ms Rayner dismissed the suggestion of a row as ‘b***ocks’, insisting the Deputy Prime Minister had not spoken to Ms Reeves before PMQs.
In a separate interview with the BBC last night, Sir Keir denied any rift between them and said her tears had ‘nothing to do with politics’ or Labour’s embarrassing U-turns on benefits.
‘That’s absolutely wrong,’ he said. ‘[it’s] nothing to do with what’s happened this week. It was a personal matter for her, I’m not going to intrude on her privacy by talking to you.’
He added: ‘She’s done an excellent job as chancellor and we have delivered inward investment to this country in record numbers. She and I work together, we think together’, he said.
‘In the past there have been examples – I won’t give any specifics – of chancellors and prime ministers who weren’t in lockstep. We’re in lockstep.’
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Ms Reeves was a ‘tough cookie’.
‘It’s why with the choices she’s made, not always the most popular choices, is creating the conditions for our economy to grow,’ he told ITV’s Peston.
Mr Streeting added Ms Reeves has ‘something going on personally, not professionally’.
‘It’s easy to forget that we’re all humans as politicians and we have lives like everyone else,’ he continued.
Interest rates on 10-year and 30-year gilts – effectively the cost of government borrowing – spiked and the pound slipped sharply against the US dollar as the Commons scenes unfolded earlier.
Just a year on from his election landslide, Sir Keir’s authority has been left in tatters after his extraordinary surrender to avert defeat at the hands of Labour rebels.
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Pound tumbles and bond markets sent into turmoil after Rachel Reeves’s Commons tears – in echo of Liz Truss’s mini-Budget
Ms Badenoch said he had made ‘mistake after mistake’, highlighting volte faces over grooming gangs and winter fuel allowance. She also pointed to a visibly-upset Reeves, sitting next to the PM, saying she looked ‘miserable’ and was being used as a ‘human shield’.
Last night Sir Keir effectively tore up his benefits reforms, which had been due to shave £5billion a year off spirallling costs by the end of the Parliament – but will now actually increase spending by £100million.
The move heaped misery on Ms Reeves, who was already struggling to fill a black hole in the public finances that could amount to tens of billions of pounds.
Touring broadcast studios this morning, Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden warned there would be ‘financial consequences’ – hinting that the tax burden will need to rise again.
Ms Reeves has insisted Labour will stick to manifesto pledges of no hikes to income tax, employee National Insurance or VAT. And she had been adamant that she will not break her ‘cast iron’ fiscal rules.
But she refused to guarantee yesterday that the hated freeze in tax thresholds will not be extended.
Starmer’s awkward stumble! PM trips leaving Downing St for PMQs
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Ms Reeves has ‘toughness and hard-headedness… in spades’ as he spoke out in support of the Chancellor
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Angela Rayner seemed oblivious as Ms Reeves wiped her eyes a few feet away along the green benches
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Deputy PM Angela Rayner is said to have brokered the deal with rebels, fueling speculation that she is positioning to succeed Sir Keir
Should Rachel Reeves remain Chancellor?
In highly emotional scenes at PMQs, Ms Badenoch said: ‘This man has forgotten that his welfare bill was there to plug a black hole created by the Chancellor. Instead they’re creating new ones. They’re creating new ones.
‘(Ms Reeves) is pointing at me, she looks absolutely miserable. Labour MPs are going on the record saying that the Chancellor is toast, and the reality is that she is a human shield for his inc0mpetence. In January, he said that she would be in post until the next election. Will she really?’
Sir Keir replied: ‘(Mrs Badenoch) certainly won’t. I have to say, I’m always cheered up when she asks me questions or responds to a statement because she always makes a complete mess of it and shows just how unserious and irrelevant they are.
‘She talks about the black hole, they left a £22billion black hole in our economy and we’re clearing it up, and I’m really proud that in the first year of a Labour Government, we got free school meals, breakfast clubs, childcare, got £15 billion invested in transport in the North and the Midlands.
‘We’re cutting regulation, planning and infrastructure is pounding forward, building 1.5 million homes, the biggest investment in social and affordable housing, and of course the three trade deals.’
Mrs Badenoch replied: ‘How awful for the Chancellor that he couldn’t confirm that she would stay in place.’
Challenged afterwards why Sir Keir failed to give Ms Reeves the vote of confidence, the PM’s press secretary said: ‘He has done so repeatedly.
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‘The Chancellor is going nowhere. She has the Prime Minister’s full backing.
‘He has said it plenty of times, he doesn’t need to repeat it every time the Leader of the Opposition speculates about Labour politicians.
‘The Chancellor and the Prime Minister are focused entirely on delivering for working people.
‘It’s thanks to the Chancellor’s management of the economy that we managed to restore stability, which has led to four interest rate cuts, wages rising faster than inflation and she recently delivered a spending review that invested in Britain’s national renewal.’
Asked whether the Prime Minister still had confidence in Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall, the press secretary said: ‘Yes.’
A spokesman for the Chancellor said: ‘It’s a personal matter which, as you would expect, we are not going to get into.
‘The Chancellor will be working out of Downing Street this afternoon.’
Aides to Speaker Lindsay Hoyle refused to comment on claims he had a row with Ms Reeves shortly before the PMQs session began.
But MPs believe Sir Lindsay only rebuked Ms Reeves for giving excessively long answers at Treasury questions yesterday, with the Speaker surprised that she immediate became upset.
Has Starmer lost control?
The pair had already exchanged words on the subject during the session yesterday.
One MP told MailOnline that the cause was a spat with the PM before that clash. ‘There has been a major row before, just before she walked in. I think it was with Keir,’ they said.
However, both No10 and No11 denied that there was any argument between Ms Reeves and Sir Keir.
After the session, Mrs Badenoch’s spokesman said ‘personal matter doesn’t really clear it up’ and ‘you normally tell people what the personal matter is’.
He added: ‘I’m not going to speculate… I think we should find out what’s going on.’
Labour circles have been in a frenzy over how the Chancellor will handle the crisis in the public finances. One MP said: ‘She is in massive trouble. This government has lost control. It is the worst politics of anybody – it doesn’t matter whether you are left or right.
‘Governments get this after four years, but we’re not even at one year.’
Rather than leaving the Commons immediate after PMQs as usual, Sir Keir remained on the estate for about two hours having meetings.
Meanwhile, rebel ringleaders gloated that they had ‘power’ over the PM and stepped up demands for a lurch to the Left.
Rachael Maskell, whose fatal amendment sparked the benefits shambles, urged a £24billion ‘wealth tax’ to pay for more handouts.
Deputy PM Angela Rayner is said to have brokered the deal with rebels, fueling speculation that she is positioning to succeed Sir Keir. Opponents jibed it is obvious that Sir Keir will not now lead the party into the next election.
Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine show, Ms Rayner insisted she did not want the top job, joking that it would ‘age me by 10 years’.
Told that Sir Keir looked ‘tired’ and ‘exhausted’, she said: ‘It’s a very challenging job. To be fair for Keir Starmer there’s been a lot going on…
‘There’s a lot going on and the PM’s been here there and everywhere doing the job for Britain.’
Amid carnage at Westminster yesterday, the PM’s carefully assembled truce with rebels dramatically disintegrated.
Facing the threat of a massive revolt, Sir Keir opted to make yet another major concession just 90 minutes before the vote.
Ministers pledged that changes to disability handouts will not be finalised until after a review – meaning that the package as it stands will actually make the current system more expensive than before up to 2029.
Sir Keir – who is days away from marking the first anniversary of his election landslide – had already agreed that the benefits curbs would only apply to new claimants.
There was mocking laughter in the chamber as Social Security Minister Stephen Timms was asked how much the proposals would save now, and merely replied that the government would ‘set out figures in the usual way’.
Despite the humiliating manoeuvres, when the vote was held 44 Labour MPs still backed the fatal amendment and others abstained – although it was comfortably defeated by 328 to 149 as Tories largely stayed away.
Shortly afterwards, the Bill cleared second reading stage by 335 to 260, with the rebell10n growing to 49. It will now be scrutinised at committee, where there could be further problems.
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Keir Starmer put on a big smile for the cameras as he left for PMQs this morning, despite his authority being left in tatters after his extraordinary surrender to avert defeat at the hands of Labour rebels
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But Sir Keir suffered an unfortunate moment as he tripped over the step
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Keir Starmer insisted the smoking ruing of his benefits reforms would still make things better during brutal PMQs clashes with Kemi Badenoch
Boris Johnson speaks about the first year of Keir Starmer in power
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Rachael Maskell, whose fatal amendment sparked the benefits shambles, urged a £24billion ‘wealth tax’ to pay for more handouts
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The concessions twist the knife on Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who was already struggling to fill a black hole in the public finances that could amount to tens of billions of pounds
Mr McFadden told BBC Breakfast he is ‘not going to speculate’ on what could be in the Autumn Budget but there would be ‘financial consequences’.
‘This is one moving part of the budgetary picture, it does have a financial consequence yesterday,’ he said.
‘I’m not going to speculate on where the budget lands, because there are so many other different moving parts in it, and it wouldn’t make sense for me to do that.’
Asked explicitly whether he could rule out tax rises, Mr McFadden said: ‘I’m not going to speculate on the budget.
‘We will keep to the tax promises that we made in our manifesto when we fought the election last year. But it doesn’t make sense for me to speculate on something where, as I say, there are so many moving parts of which this is only one element.’
Ms Rayner said Ms Reeves would have to ‘look’ at the finances in the Autumn after the benefits overhaul.
‘That does have a cost to it… that will have to be set out in the Budget in the normal way. Rachel, our chancellor, will have to look at the challenges we face,’ she said.
Presenter Lorraine Kelly said to the Deputy PM of Sir Keir: ‘You’re working with him all the time – he looks absolutely exhausted. Some have said he might not be here after xmas, he doesn’t have the stomach for it or anything.’
Ms Rayner replied: ‘Even before I was in politics, I said that have you ever seen a prime minister after a year or two in government?
‘And people always say to me, do you want to be Prime Minister? Not a chance. It’ll age me by 10 years within six months.’
She added: ‘It is a very challenging job, and there’s been, to be fair for Keir Starmer, there’s been a lot going on.
‘He’s been all around the world trying to repair the relationships in Europe. We’ve got the trade deals that the previous government wasn’t able to do, tackling the things like the tariffs that the President in the US wanted to put onto the UK, which would have damaged our economy again.
‘There’s a lot going on, and the Prime Minister’s been […] here, there and everywhere, doing the job for Britain.’
Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice has referred to Sir Keir’s first year in office as ‘the worst start for any newly elected prime minister’.
He told Times Radio that the PM was ‘never especially popular’ and that ‘the public still don’t know what he stands for.’
Pressed if she would be interested in taking over No10 at some point, Ms Rayner told the ITV programme: ‘No’.
She said that she is ‘passionate’ about issues including workers’ rights and council housing.
‘I’m very interested in delivering for the people of this country, because … to be elected as an MP from my background was incredible,’ she said.
‘Having that opportunity to serve my community that have raised me, looked after me, given me opportunities, and I don’t forget that. And to be Deputy Prime Minister of this country … it’s got to count for something.’
Moment MPs deliver Welfare Bill vote result in the House of Commons
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Welfare minister Stephen Timms prompted gasps from MPs as he announced the volte face last night
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Despite the humiliating manoeuvres, when the vote was held 44 Labour MPs still backed the fatal amendment and others abstained
Ms Maskell told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that ‘we need to look at those with the broader shoulders’ to balance the books.
She said she was also ‘worried about public finances’.
‘And that’s why I think we heard very much in the debate, including from myself, that we need to look at those with the broader shoulders, as the Prime Minister said, contributing more into our system, but never pushing down on the poorest,’ she said.
‘And that was what the dynamic was yesterday, that we do need to look at things like a wealth tax, £24 billion, or equalisation of capital gains tax.’
Tragedy in Sports – Diogo Jota (28, Liverpool) and his brother “ⱪιӀӀed” in a sudden Lamborghini cɾɑsh; NBA star LeBron James – a Liverpool fan – also sends heartfelt condolences!
The sporting world is in shock over the tragic news concerning Liverpool and Portugal soccer star Diogo Jota, who passed away after a traffic acc1dent in Spain. The 28-year-old winger was 11 days removed from his wedding and won his first English Premier League title with Liverpool in May.
Jota and his brother Andre, a professional footballer playing in Portugal’s second division, d13d in the municipality of Cernadilla, in the province of Zamora in the north west of Spain. The brothers were travelling in a Lamborghini, which spun out of control after a tyre blowout, according to Spain’s Civil Guard.
Prayers are coming in from around the world, including other notable athletes. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, who’s a part-owner in Liverpool FC’s parent company (Fenway Sports Group), shared an emotional message to Jota and the Liverpool fanbase.
“My prayers goes out to his loved ones during this time! May you all be guided and protected! YNWA JOTA!!”
YNWA is a significant slogan for fans of Liverpool, an abbreviation for ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone.’ The spirit of camaraderie that forms the basis of the team’s fandom means millions of them will be deeply affected by this loss. James’ message echoes that, as the entire world will mourn the loss of such a talented player.
Diogo Jota of Portugal in action during the UEFA EURO 2024 round of 16 match between Portugal and Slovenia at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany.
Getty Images – Hesham Elsherif/Anadolu
Jota joined Liverpool in 2020, scoring 68 goals across 182 appearances, becoming a pivotal player for the team over this time. He’s won all three major English trophies with Liverpool (Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup).
He made 49 appearances for the Portuguese national team, winning the UEFA Nations League in his final match as a footballer in May 2025, weeks after winning his first Premier League title with the club.
Jota’s legacy will live on in the hearts of the millions he inspired through his game, while his memory will be cherished by his wife, Rute Cardoso, their three children, and all who loved him.
OVER THE MOON – Fans melt over first photos of Fox News’ Guy Benson and husband Adam Wise’s Baby Boy – The touching story behind his name from Hong Kong revealed!
What a Thanksgiving gift! Fox News commentator Guy Benson and his husband Adam Wise became first-time fathers over the holiday weekend in 2023.
The couple, who married in 2019 in a lavish Napa ceremony, exclusively shares with Parade the details of their son’s arrival. Conrad James Benson-Wise arrived at 3:42 a.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 via surrogate. The baby boy weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces.
“We are totally in love, so excited and he’s doing great” Benson, who hosts the Guy BensonShow on FOX News Radio and is a Fox News contributor, tells Parade. “It’s a challenge as new parents and involves so much feeding, crying, diaper changes and staying on his schedule. But it’s a privilege to do it. And we are over the moon.”
In an exclusive December 2023 interview with Parade, Benson shared the sweet story behind Conrad’s name, what songs they were already singing to the newborn and how all the cliches about parenting are true. Benson said he’s already totally transformed in ways he could never imagine.
“When we first laid eyes on him, we both got very emotional,” said Benson. “And what’s funny is almost every single one of the cliches has already proven true, including this notion that somehow your heart just levels up to a different size as soon as you have a child. I didn’t really know how that would feel, but I can confirm that is a real phenomenon.”
Benson and Wise have been blown away by the outpouring of love from their friends, family and Fox colleagues. “Being a parent and the lack of sleep and responsibilities can feel overwhelming,” he says. “But it’s been balanced out by the immense love that we feel for our child and the support we feel from our family and others. It has been an incredible blessing.”
Read on for more from our exclusive interview.
Did you and Adam always see yourselves being fathers?
Years ago, when we were really in the very early stages of what the kids would call “talking,” we were sort of feeling each other out about long-term compatibility. And having kids was hopefully in my plans, And definitely in his plans. He is very parental in terms of his instincts. So that was a good match.
We were married in 2019 and had this really great experience and had done all this travel. And at a certain point, I thought, I’m in my late thirties. And parenting involves vigor and energy. So if we’re going to get this ball rolling, it seems like maybe it’s a good time to really have that serious conversation. And with Adam, it wasn’t really a should we or shouldn’t we, it was just, OK, how do we get this done? Let’s go.
How did you come up with the name Conrad James?
For the last couple of years we have been talking about the idea of trying to start a family. Occasionally we would have a glass of wine and start talking about names. James, Conrad’s middle name, is my younger brother’s name. He gave the toast at our wedding and he and I have been on this planet together since the late ’80s. And it’s a strong, beautiful biblical name.
We also wanted the name to be sort of traditional, but not typical. We actually told almost no one the baby’s name, including our family, before he was born.
Is there a special meaning behind Conrad?
We were going for something traditional that has been around a long time. Also, as a little kid, I spent about seven years in Hong Kong. And my favorite hotel where we would stay was the Conrad Hilton, which is overlooking the Harbor and has a beautiful view. I just had all these fond childhood memories at this hotel.
Also, travel is a big part of Adam and my relationship, The very first international trip we ever went on together, back when we were just seeing each other, in 2017, was going to Hong Kong with my brother, his girlfriend and my cousin. Adam and I stayed at the Conrad Hilton.
Did you tell your parents Conrad’s name beforehand?
Our parents were just dying to know and they were guessing and wanted clues. We had an aviation-themed baby shower at our house, which was amazing. All our friends and family came into town.
My mother brought some mementos from her own mother’s first baby shower when my maternal grandmother had her oldest in the early 1950s. One of those items she brought and we displayed was a booklet of baby names from around 1950. There were about 500 boys and girls’ names and Conrad was on the list. So we told them, ‘your one clue is this baby’s name is in that booklet.’ Of course that barely narrowed it down.
Everything is all so new but is there something you like to sing to Conrad?
My middle school theater department put on the musical Bye Bye Birdie. I was not in the musical, but did the tech for it. Conrad Birdie is the main character. And there’s a song that goes, “We love you Conrad/Oh yes we do/We love you Conrad/And we’ll be true/When you’re not near us/We’re blue/Oh Conrad we love you.”
It’s early still but have you gotten a sense of his personality yet?
He’s pretty chill overall except when he is definitely not. We flew to the Midwest for the 20-week ultrasound to be physically present for that. When we got the 3D ultrasound images of his face, which was just breathtaking to see that little person, he had his tiny hand almost in front of his face. It was almost in a position that a boxer might have. And what’s adorable is he still defaults to that. Even when we try to swaddle him with his arms down, he figures out a way to wiggle to get those hands up near his face.
What did your parents say when they learned about Conrad being born?
They were so eager for the news and my mother, in particular, has been strongly hinting and then openly wishing for grandchildren for a while. The due date was the day before Thanksgiving, So we flew to Chicago and basically lived with our friends there for a week and a half until Conrad finally arrived. We got the phone call around midnight that our surrogate was going into labor and we should drive up to Wisconsin. We got in the car within 15 minutes and started heading north. Then we called our families to just give them the heads up.
When my mother got the call at her home in Massachusetts, she got out of bed, went downstairs, and I joked that she set up a war room. She was on the phone texting everyone and was basically up all night with excitement. And as soon as he was born, got his stats and were holding him, the very next thing we did was call our families and tell our parents that they were officially grandparents.
Is Conrad the first grandchild on both sides?
Yes. And by the way, not to brag, but I was the first grandchild on both sides. And Conrad is the first grandchild on both sides.
What do you hope for your child?
The day-to-day reality right now is just survival. To get from one hour to the next. And then we’ll figure that out as we come. We have an incredible support system of family, friends and neighbors.
When we got back to the house, our neighbors put a giant congratulations sign in our front yard to welcome us back home. The amount of love and support that we feel from so many people has been overwhelming. Ultimately, what I’m hoping and praying for the most is that we have a healthy and kind human being.
Fury and controversy erupt as former Fox News host Pete Hegseth (now Defense Secretary) is hit with 2 ‘Ridiculous and Insulting’ Questions!
Fox News hosts became enraged when a House Democrat asked two Donald Trmp Cabinet members whether Pete Hegseth was drinking when he l3aked sens1tive ɑttɑck plans to a reporter.
The hosts of Outnumbered reacted to a clip of Rep. Jimmy Gomez posing the question to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. They called the line of interrogation “ridiculous” and “embarrassing.”
Hegseth, a former Fox News host himself, dealt with a number of allegations that surfaced during his nomination process for defense secretary. Among them were reports from unnamed colleagues at Fox that he had abused alcohol at work events and showed up to set hungover and smelling of alcohol.
Hegseth denied ever having had a drinking problem—but nonetheless vowed to stop drinking if he was confirmed as defense secretary.
Pete Hegseth was captured shortly before midnight in December 2017, clearly drunk at a colleague’s wedding. He appeared on the air early the next morning. / Obtained by The Daily Beast
“To your knowledge, do you know whether Pete Hegseth had been drinking before he leaked class1fied 1nf0rmation?” Gomez asked Gabbard and Ratcliffe, under oath, as they testified to Congress about Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg being added to a Signal group chat where sensitive military information was shared.
Gabbard gave a straightforw ɑrd dismissal: “I don’t have any knowledge of Secretary Hegseth’s personal habits.”
Ratcliffe, meanwhile, didn’t hide his anger at the question. “You know, no, I’m going to answer that,” he said. “I think that’s an offensive line of questioning. The answer is no.”
Ratcliffe and Gomez shouted over each other for several seconds before the California lawmaker was able to reclaim his time. “You don’t want to focus on the good work that the CIA is doing, that the intelligence community—” the CIA director yelled.
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe (R), accompanied by FBI Director Kash Patel (L), and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (C), speaks during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. / Andrew Harnik / Getty Images
Reacting to the clip, the Fox News hosts defended their former colleague—making clear their disdain for the question.
“There has been a theme today as we’ve talked about decorum and the frankly embarrassing behavior exhibited by some sitting congresspeople,” said co-host Emily Compagno. “That right there is another example. I find it offensive.”
Co-host Lawrence Jones, meanwhile, called the clip “nuts” and “disgraceful,” but acknowledged that Hegseth had struggled with alcohol after he returned from w ɑr.
“When [soldiers] come back from w ɑr, they come with a lot of bruises that people can’t see,” he said. “Some of them resort to pills, and some resort to alcohol. Some resort to KL themselves. Pete Hegseth has been quite transparent about his fall and how the Lord was able to turn his life around.”
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Calling Hegseth a “friend,” Jones revealed that he had “seen his transformation.”
While Hegseth has denied having a drinking problem, he has admitted that for a time he turned to alcohol to “deal with the demons you see on the battlefield.”
Carlos Barria / Carlos Barria/REUTERS
Jones also recounted a recent conversation he had with Hegseth after interviewing him for Fox.
“Once the cameras stopping rolling, [I said], ‘I would love to buy you a drink,‘” Jones said. “Immediately, he corrected me and said, ‘Bro, I’m done with it.’ I think it is disgusting that members of Congress to conduct themselves this way.”
Co-host Gerri Willis dismissed Gomez’s question as “desperation on the part of the Democrats. They can get no currency or traction with the American public. They are throwing anything against the wall that they can.”
The allegations of alcohol abuse broke during Hegseth’s nomination process, alongside an accusation of s3xual ass ɑult, which he likewise denied.
“He should not be secretary of defense,” one unnamed Fox colleague told NBC News in December. “His drinking should be disqualifying.”
Nevertheless, Hegseth was confirmed in the Republican-controlled Senate by a single tie-breaking vote.
Hegseth has denied that he did anything wrong after Trmp’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz accidentally added Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat where the defense secretary shared details—including the exact timing—of impending airstrikes on the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen.
Despite accounts to the contrary, Hegseth has maintained that no w ɑr plans or class1fied inf0rmation were shared in the chat.
SH0CKING – SECRET D0CUMENTS LEAKED – Fox News host Charlie Hurt demands the hɑrshest punιshment for the culprιt – Sparking fierce public debate.
Fox News contributor Charlie Hurt didn’t hold back when reacting to the recent leak of U.S. intelligence related to the Iɾɑn strikes — calling it an act of “tr3as0n.” Hurt said that if the source behind the leak is uncovered, the White House should pursue the D PNT for releasing the secret documents.
DETAILS of the Historic Dialogue between David Remnick (Editor-in-Chief of The New Yorker) and Bret Baier (Fox News anchor) – The unexpected Attitudes from Both Sides that stunned viewers.
In a media environment so tribal it often feels like a professionally curated food fight, it’s easy to forget what grown-up conversation sounds like. Lucky for us, David Remnick — the erudite editor of The New Yorker and host of The New Yorker Radio Hour — just gave us a masterclass in it, with a somewhat surprising assist from Bret Baier, the calmest man on Fox News.
The Remnick-Baier interview wasn’t just a polite crossfire between two establishment figures from opposite ideological shores. It was something rarer: two smart people, representing brands that often caricature each other, engaging in respectful discourse. No dunking. No gotchas. No culture war cosplay. Just journalism.
This was not a softball, to be clear, though the relaxed nature of the conversation did elicit a pretty impressive Trmp impression, as well as a laugh-out-loud moment when Baier revealed his trick for interviewing the president: “Get in on the breath.”
Remnick asked the tough questions that his left-leaning audience would have demanded, with a tone that was curious rather than accusatory. He probed Baier on whether golfing with President Donald Trmp had compromised his objectivity. He asked about the Fox veteran’s personal politics. He wondered aloud, as many have, how a seemingly sober newsman could work for a network whose prime time lineup has turned into a grievance-driven variety show for the MAGA base.
And Baier, for his part, wasn’t there to rehabilitate his image or offer up Fox News as a misunderstood monastery of facts. He was there because, believe it or not, he clearly believes in the value of a good interview, and by extension, in journalism itself. And Remnick, perhaps sensing that, didn’t treat him like a Trojan horse but like what he is: a serious news anchor operating inside a network that sometimes makes his job more challenging.
And yet, Baier answered every one of those questions with the poise and polish of someone who has spent the last decade grappling with them and walking a line that seems increasingly like a tightrope. He didn’t deflect. He didn’t huff and puff. He simply explained, as he is often compelled to, that his job is to report and anchor the news — not to carry water for the opinion side of the house.
To the average New Yorker listener — who might otherwise regard Fox News as a cartoonishly bad-faith propaganda machine — Baier likely came across as almost shockingly… reasonable. A little cautious, sure. Measured to a fault? Perhaps. But he’s a newsman, and being measured comes with the job title. Most importantly, he ultimately came across as credible and convincing on the major questions put to him.
This wasn’t about Remnick going soft. Quite the opposite. For too long the press has seen its role as that of the scolding enforcer of ideological parameters. Trmp emboldened that reflex among the media, and then ultimately shattered it when he returned to the White House despite overwhelming opposition from the press. Which meant Remnick’s ability to maintain rigor in his questioning — without the sneering condescension we’ve come so accustomed to — was a breath of fresh air in an era so polluted by partisanship.
What this conversation proves is that somewhere beneath the algorithmic noise and partisan rage, it’s still possible to have a meaningful conversation between two sides of an increasingly divided media ecosystem. And do do it without a panel screaming match or a carefully cut soundbite engineered to enrage your uncle at Thanksgiving. Adults, using words, to exchange ideas and ask questions.
In this age of algorithmic drift and performative outrage, that’s almost radical.
You could argue that this interview changes nothing. That Fox News will remain Fox News and The New Yorker will remain The New Yorker. That ideological echo chambers will continue to echo, and social media will continue to reward the worst instincts of both.
But you could also argue that maybe — just maybe — conversations like this one can chip away at the ice wall. That if David Remnick can sit down with Bret Baier and come away enlightened instead of enraged, the rest of us might, too.
It’s not going to lead to a kumbaya moment on Capitol Hill, or make Truth Social users start quoting Ronan Farrow. But in a week when most media news is about the latest disinf0rmation debacle or anonymous-sourced slap fight, this little moment of mutual respect shone like a lighthouse.
Sometimes, it turns out, good will, real facts, and smart questions can still matter.
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