jenny kleenman and dr larny chen formerly policy director for mitt romney s presidential campaign. hello and welcome to the programme. just a week ago, 150 people ran into trouble in a small wooden boat off the coast of calabria in italy. on board were asylum seekers from afghanistan, somalia, iran. there were 20 children on board, including a newborn baby. 67 of them drowned. it s an appalling reminder of the risks involved. it is just as dangerous crossing the english channel. more than 16,000 made thatjourney in small boats last year, up from 300 in 2018. but how do you stop them? the new proposal set out by the british government today is heavy on deterrance. those who enter the uk illegally will be detained and removed to their home country or a third country like rwanda. they will be held for up to 28 days, without bail or court hearing, their claim for asylum automatically rejected and they will be banned from ever returning to the uk. and while this bill will not beco
continues across the continent. music. and finland s prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. we start with the war in ukraine. the leaders of ukraine, turkey and the un have been holding talks in the ukrainian city of lviv. one the agenda the situation at a nuclear power plant in the south of the country. it s here in the city of zaporizhia. and it s occupied by russian forces. kyiv has called for the plant to be demilitarised this is the ukrainian president. the nuclear security is a clear priority for everyone in the world, so russians should immediately and unconditionally withdraw its forces from the territory of the nuclear power plant, as well as stop any provocations and showings. it is unacceptable that russia is intentionally bringing us on the verge of a catastrophe in a global scale. the nuclear black man on the part of russia is a decisive argument