Its a relief for Prime Minister rishi sunak who hopes that, barring any last minute legal objections, flights to rwanda could begin within ten to 12 weeks. Official figures show the backlog of people waiting to be removed from the uk rose from nearly 1800 in july last year. To more than 50,000 a week ago. Well be live in downing street, calais and at the uk Port Of Dover in the next few minutes but first, lets speak to our africa correspondent Barbara Plett usher, whos in the rwandan capital kigali. Barbara . We have actuallyjust barbara . We have actually ust received a fi barbara . We have actually ust received a statement barbara . We have actually ust received a statement from h barbara . We have actuallyjust received a statement from the | received a statement from the government here in response to the uk finally passing the bill. The government spokesman said we are pleased the bill has been passed by parliament, however it does not alter what we have known to be true, that we
To the government in 2020 2022. Good to see you, thank you for coming onto the programme. Rishi sunak has made this as flagship policy, it has dominated politics for much of this year. Why is it so important to him . For much of this year. Why is it so important to him . Ultimately, this is about stepping important to him . Ultimately, this is about stopping the important to him . Ultimately, this is about stopping the boats. Important to him . Ultimately, this is about stopping the boats. If important to him . Ultimately, this is about stopping the boats. If we | is about stopping the boats. If we could look back even just ten years, the idea that 30,000 to 50,000 people were crossing the channel every year, that we have lost control of the borders, would seem incredible. We note is an issue that many of the public feel strongly about, and that is what this is about, and that is what this is about, stopping the boats by deterring people from making that Channel Crossing in the first p
Theres a real battle going on on the beach here. Must be more than 100 migrants trying to get to the water. Theyre letting off firecrackers to try and keep the police away from them, but the police are moving in. Theyre trying to stop them from getting to the water. Lets go ahead and see what we can see. You can see the smugglers here. Some of them have sticks. Theyre trying to protect the migrants as they head towards the sea. We have more footage of that beach at the time. Lets take a look at that. Our correspondent there told us that people move from the dark sand from Dark Sand Dunes ran across beach dragging an inflatable boat. Police tried to stop but didnt when on boardFrench Maritime boats lots of people trying to get on board, French Maritime boats were nearby, circling. Ijust want to point out that our correspondent who was there at that time didnt know, of course, what was about to happen and didnt know that at that moment, there would later than be deaths on that boat. A sh
Says hes not ruling out legal action or replaying el clasico, if its discovered that lamine yamal s shot crossed the line in their 3 2 defeat to real madrid on sunday. With no Goal Line Technology available in la liga, var determined that real goalkeeper andriy lunin had prevented yamal s shot from crossing the line at 1 1. The visitors insist the ball had crossed the line, but the goal wasnt given and real went on to win the match. Arsenal manager mikel arteta says they will give it a real go, as they attempt to win the Premier League title for the first time in 20 years. They can go three points clear at the top of the table if they beat chelsea later. With five to play, arsenal are level on points with liverpool, but Manchester City are lurking just one behind, with a game in hand. The two managers mikel arteta and Mauricio Pochettino first met more than 20 years ago, as team mates at p56. Arteta received a warm welcome from the argentine all those years ago. For me, he was like a f
But as we watch, we have no idea that people on board are dying, including a seven year old girl. To understand how this happened, we need to go back to yesterday afternoon, with crowds jostling at the bus station in calais, anxious to get to the beaches outside town, the smugglers muscling in. The forecast is for a clear, calm night in the channel, perfect conditions for a crossing. Young men from syria, from sudan, none put off by news that they might end up being deported from britain to rwanda. Are you worried that you might be sent to rwanda by the british . No, if it is safe and i can study in rwanda, then thats fine too, he says. You hear that . Yeah. You dont want that . No, i dont want. But its not stopping you today . No. Nothing will stop you . No, no, dont stop me. Waiting for the migrants along the french coast line, a high tech force, funded now by britain, which is spending millions of pounds on drones and other gear to help the French Police find and stop the small boat