Cohort of people is now being contacted, with the Prime Minister still determined to see the first plane departing later this spring. Will the Prime Minister was also announcing plans today to create 20,000 new apprenticeships on his visit to the west midlands. He pledged £60 million worth of new investment to cover fully funded training for young people and a reduction in red tape for Small Businesses who take them. Mr sunak says the full cost of apprenticeships will be offered to applicants aged under 21 at small firms from the 1st of april. Tata steel says its begun shutting down operations at its site in port talbot from wednesday. Thats due to stability concerns, the steel group said. Its been forced to make the closures earlier than previously planned because the equipment can no longer run safely. Coke ovens are used to turn coal into coke, a key raw material used in the process of making steel. Tata has about 40 remaining coke ovens operational , many of them having already be
The top stories this hour from the gb newsroom. Im Polly Middlehurst. Mps have been middlehurst. Mps have been voting this evening on ten changes to the rwanda bill. Amendments suggested by peers in the house of lords. The first four amendments have already been rejected. They were designed to ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law. The international law. The controversial legislation aims to deter Illegal Migrants from coming to the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda, downing street says the initial cohort of people is now being contacted, with the Prime Minister still determined to see the first plane departing later this spring. Will the Prime Minister was also announcing plans today to create 20,000 new apprenticeships on his visit to the west midlands. He pledged £60 million worth of new investment to cover fully funded training for young people and a reduction in red tape for Small Businesses who take them. Mr sunak says the full cost of apprenti
Stability concerns, the steel group said it had been forced to make the closures earlier than previously planned because the equipment can no longer run safely. Coke ovens are used to turn coal into coke, a key raw material used in the process of making steel. The former making steel. The former environment minister Zac Goldsmith , has been banned from goldsmith, has been banned from driving for a year. Its after he was caught breaking the speed limit seven separate times. Driving in london between april and november last year, the conservative peer was also caught speeding on two motorways, most recently in december in his hybrid electric car. December in his hybrid electric can he december in his hybrid electric car. He pleaded guilty to all the offences and was fined 5500 pounds and ordered to pay a surcharge of 2000 plus costs. Surcharge of 2000 plus costs. The governments been warned that the sales of heat pumps will need to increase dramatically to achieve Climate Change targets.
The next hour. But before we do, lets cross live for tonights latest News Headlines. Michelle, thank you and good evening to you. Well our top story tonight the government has started to identify. It says which Illegal Migrants will be on the first flights to rwanda. On the first flights to rwanda. Downing street says the initial cohort of people is now being contacted , with the prime contacted, with the Prime Minister still determined. He says see the first plane says to see the first plane leaving later this spring and mps are due to vote this evening on separate changes to the rwanda bill suggested by peers from the house of lords. Rishi from the house of lords. Rishi sunak saying he is committed, though, to getting flights off the ground. Its important that we get the rwanda scheme up and running because we need to have a deterrent, we need to make it clear if you come here clear that if you come here illegally, will be able illegally, you will not be able to stay and we will able
Ill also be joined by the state of the nations regular monday night regulars. We may not have jacob for here now, but we do have another rees mogg, former brexit party mep and journalist Annunziata Rees mogg, and the author and broadcaster amy nicholl turner. As ever, and most importantly , we want to most importantly, we want to hear from you this monday night. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email me mail mog at gbnews. Com. But now its time for the news of the day with my old pal polly middlehurst. Chris, thank you and good evening to you. Well, as chris was just saying, mps are due to vote tonight on ten changes to the rwanda bill amendments suggested by peers in the house of lords. Peers have been considering and debating the controversial legislation over the few weeks, and now its the last few weeks, and now its down to the commons. The legislation aiming to deter Illegal Migrants from coming to the uk small boats by the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda. Downin