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yes, the house of commons and the house of lords voting the next big vote, i believe in the next big vote, i believe in the house of lords at 10:00 this evening, and the house of commons will then to vote two hours later. will the peers back down? will they do as the elected house by a very clear majority, wants? well that remains to be seen. those of you that watch this show regularly will know i did pretty much predict the house of lords would make this as difficult as they possibly could , so nothing on possibly could, so nothing on thatis possibly could, so nothing on that is very surprising . but that is very surprising. but i'll tell you what was surprising. and that was the speech today by rishi sunak standing behind the lectern with stop the boats on it. and bear in mind it's now more than two years since boris johnson went to lydd airport in kent and unveiled the rwanda plan. so far we've spent over £150 million and not a single person has gone. but just have a listen to what rishi sunak said this morning and to his tone , i can morning and to his tone, i can confirm that w
yes, the house of commons and the house of lords voting the next big vote, i believe in the next big vote, i believe in the house of lords at 10:00 this evening, and the house of commons will then to vote two hours later. will the peers back down? will they do as the elected house by a very clear majority, wants? well that remains to be seen. those of you that watch this show regularly will know i did pretty much predict the house of lords would make this as difficult as they possibly could ,...
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it suffered another defeat the house of lords. defeat in the house of lords. tonight, our political editor, chris hope, watched it all unfold. and, chris, what's happened now? our apologies chris. we can't quite hear you whilst we're just fixing that audio problem. there has been a response from the home secretary tonight, james cleverly, he has said and gone on record as saying, reading off my screen. so forgive the glasses if you're watching on tv, he's gone on record as saying terrified that the rwanda scheme will work and desperate delay or disrupt desperate to delay or disrupt over 100 votes about stopping the boats, labour have acted again to block the passage of the rwanda bill. he says it's been another politically cynical effort by them who have no alternative deterrent and no plan to tackle illegal migration to
it suffered another defeat the house of lords. defeat in the house of lords. tonight, our political editor, chris hope, watched it all unfold. and, chris, what's happened now? our apologies chris. we can't quite hear you whilst we're just fixing that audio problem. there has been a response from the home secretary tonight, james cleverly, he has said and gone on record as saying, reading off my screen. so forgive the glasses if you're watching on tv, he's gone on record as saying terrified that...
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they are fighting back against rejected amendments that have come from the house of lords. but i asked the question, does any of it, in the end really matter? but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> nigel. thank you. and good evening to you. well, the top story tonight from the gb newsroom is that the prime minister says he's going to be urging his israeli counterpart to show restraint following iran's drone and missile attack on israel. rishi sunak told the commons that he'll be speaking to binyamin netanyahu later on today to both reiterate the uk's solidarity with israel, but also to discuss how to prevent an escalation of violence in the region. there was condemnation of iran's military offensive against israel from both sir keir starmer and rishi sunak. >> today, our aim is to support stability and security because it is right for the region and because, although the middle east is thousands of miles away, it has a direct effect on our security and prosperity at home. >> there can be no doubt that the attack perpetrated by ir
they are fighting back against rejected amendments that have come from the house of lords. but i asked the question, does any of it, in the end really matter? but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> nigel. thank you. and good evening to you. well, the top story tonight from the gb newsroom is that the prime minister says he's going to be urging his israeli counterpart to show restraint following iran's drone and missile attack on israel. rishi...
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house of lords as we speak. peers are now speaking, discussing three amendments to send back to the house of commons from lord hope, the former judge, lord brown, the formerjudge, lord brown, the formerjudge, lord brown, the former labour defence secretary, and baroness chakrabarti, the former of liberty . these former head of liberty. these will, these will look at trying to ensure that there must be declared a safe country by an independent monitoring body that migrants fleeing afghanistan, whether with uk forces, whether fought with uk forces, won't be sent to rwanda. and baroness chakrabarti one is about individual claims which could tie the whole thing up in knots for years. that's what's happening right now. we'll find out whether, firstly, whether the put to a vote the lords put this to a vote that's not certain. we know that. know the labour peers that. we know the labour peers will these measures. will vote for these measures. but the crossbenchers but will the crossbenchers support and will that be sup
house of lords as we speak. peers are now speaking, discussing three amendments to send back to the house of commons from lord hope, the former judge, lord brown, the formerjudge, lord brown, the formerjudge, lord brown, the former labour defence secretary, and baroness chakrabarti, the former of liberty . these former head of liberty. these will, these will look at trying to ensure that there must be declared a safe country by an independent monitoring body that migrants fleeing afghanistan,...
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it removed power from, from, from the house of lords getting rid of the, of the, inherited peerage of by the, the inherited peerage of by and large and dispersing power away from westminster is probably a good idea . whereas it probably a good idea. whereas it seems to me liz truss is saying the reason the tory government is unable to achieve change is because it doesn't have enough power now. well you pointed out correctly, they do not have a coherent political project. brexit wasn't even a coherent political project. brexit was a response by david cameron to a failure to agree about the future of britain, in europe or outside europe, the inability of the government to govern i, i, i often, i often find myself, listening to liz because i think she does try to make an argument for a different kind of conservatism. but also then wonder about what? about the detail. she says she likes singapore on steroids. i'd love britain to be like singapore . britain to be like singapore. lee kuan yew, the great leader who singapore to its who took singapore to its current situation. he was the pres
it removed power from, from, from the house of lords getting rid of the, of the, inherited peerage of by the, the inherited peerage of by and large and dispersing power away from westminster is probably a good idea . whereas it probably a good idea. whereas it seems to me liz truss is saying the reason the tory government is unable to achieve change is because it doesn't have enough power now. well you pointed out correctly, they do not have a coherent political project. brexit wasn't even a...
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of lords , act despite the house of lords, that it act despite the house of lords, thatitis act despite the house of lords, that it is beginning to have an effect and don't take it from me, as the chairman of the european research group, take it from the foreign minister of the repubuc from the foreign minister of the republic of ireland . and i say republic of ireland. and i say again, who for years and years these people were arguing we could not have any kind of border restriction on the island of ireland under any circumstances. well guess what? it you know, history appears to have moved on a bit. very rare. >> we see you so happy in the studio, mark france. normally you're steaming with anger about this government, but there we are. another thing. you reason why you're happy is the 2.5% target to on gdp spending. you've got an idea of how that money should be spent. >> yeah. sorry. to be fair, this government are absolutely right to stand firm on this. and i hope they'll continue to do so. now 2.5. yes, another good decision by the government. i was delighted last week when we anno
of lords , act despite the house of lords, that it act despite the house of lords, thatitis act despite the house of lords, that it is beginning to have an effect and don't take it from me, as the chairman of the european research group, take it from the foreign minister of the repubuc from the foreign minister of the republic of ireland . and i say republic of ireland. and i say again, who for years and years these people were arguing we could not have any kind of border restriction on the...
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and of course, he finished up in the house of lords. liam halligan. you knew him very, very well. in fact, i think you even saw him last week, yeah. so i met frank field when i was a young academic, making my way in my early 20s, he he was a welfare reform expert at the time. he was the chairman of the social security select committee. and then i stayed in close touch with him. i was a financial times correspondent when he was the minister, and have seen him over the years, many times since. why was i drawn to him and why did we become friends? we became friends. and i was drawn to him because he really was a man of principle. he was somebody very much of labour values . principle. he was somebody very much of labour values. he principle. he was somebody very much of labour values . he set principle. he was somebody very much of labour values. he set up the child poverty action group. he set up the low pay unit, two really important institutions in this country . really important institutions in this country. but he didn't always believe in left wing roots to achieve those labour
and of course, he finished up in the house of lords. liam halligan. you knew him very, very well. in fact, i think you even saw him last week, yeah. so i met frank field when i was a young academic, making my way in my early 20s, he he was a welfare reform expert at the time. he was the chairman of the social security select committee. and then i stayed in close touch with him. i was a financial times correspondent when he was the minister, and have seen him over the years, many times since....
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meanwhile, in other news today, the rwanda bill is back in the house of lords tonight after mps rejected a series of amendments they'd suggested with some conservatives calling those proposals ridiculous. let's show you the upper chamber right now where lords are maintaining their stand off with the government on its flagship migration policy. they voted down each government proposal once again tonight. downing street, though hoping to clear the final hurdle. they say this week and get flights off the ground within weeks. labour, still insisting scheme is still insisting the scheme is doomed fail . still insisting the scheme is doomed fail. the policing doomed to fail. the policing minister, chris philp, said today new powers for chief constables to sack rogue officers will root out those unfit to wear the badge. under the new powers, chief constables will be put in charge of misconduct hearings , making it misconduct hearings, making it easier to remove officers in their own force who are found guilty. the changes, which come into force next month, follows a review into police dismissal
meanwhile, in other news today, the rwanda bill is back in the house of lords tonight after mps rejected a series of amendments they'd suggested with some conservatives calling those proposals ridiculous. let's show you the upper chamber right now where lords are maintaining their stand off with the government on its flagship migration policy. they voted down each government proposal once again tonight. downing street, though hoping to clear the final hurdle. they say this week and get flights...
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after the latest blow to the government's flagship bill in the house of lords last night, the labour leader's comments came as downing street declined to comment on the prime minister's spring deadline to get deportation flights off the ground . it's understood number ground. it's understood number 10 will publish more detail about those flights once they say the asylum legislation has passed through parliament, mps will be considering the lords amendments to the bill next week, probably monday , but the week, probably monday, but the government's already indicated it won't be making any concessions. and just lastly, team gb has unveiled its brand new olympic kit today ahead of the paris games this summer. the kit , featuring the classic red, kit, featuring the classic red, white and blue british colours and adidas, the manufacturers who've produced that clothing, said the aim was to create a design that celebrates the unique aspects of great britain, whilst encapsulating the passion within each and every athlete. that's the news. for the latest stories do sign up to gb news alerts.
after the latest blow to the government's flagship bill in the house of lords last night, the labour leader's comments came as downing street declined to comment on the prime minister's spring deadline to get deportation flights off the ground . it's understood number ground. it's understood number 10 will publish more detail about those flights once they say the asylum legislation has passed through parliament, mps will be considering the lords amendments to the bill next week, probably monday...