mixed feelings about it. church of england leaders have described the policy as immoral , downing street has said the plane may not take off today as planned because of ongoing legal challenges by some of those due to be removed. also this lunchtime: basic pay falls in relation to rising prices at the fastest rate in more than a decade. intense russian bombardment in the east of ukraine all three bridges in a key city have now been destroyed. five years since the grenfell tower disaster, a memorial service is held at westminster abbey for the 72 people who died. nicola sturgeon insists there is an indisputable mandate for a second referendum on independence for scotland. and england chase a second innings target of 299 to win the second test against new zealand. and coming up on the bbc news channel: australia are into the world cup finals for a fifth time in a row, following the heroics of sub keeper andrew redmayne. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one.
this morning that the government would not be deterred or abashed by some of the criticism. but in the last few minutes, downing street has said the legal challenges might stop the plane from taking off. sean dilley reports. this is one flight that is unlikely to be affected by cancellations and delays. even withjust to be affected by cancellations and delays. even with just a handful of unwilling passengers and no matter what the cost is, the government says it is imperative tonight s removals go ahead to discourage dangerous channel crossings. it has been extremely difficult to find a way of doing it that is humane. it is not reasonable to try to turn boats around at sea in the english channel, those waters are very dangerous. we have had to work within the scope of common humanity and compassion, that is the right thing to do, but we have to interrupt the business model of the gangs. interrupt the business model of the can . s. , interrupt the business model of the ans. , ., , gan
borisjohnson insists his government won t be deterred or abashed by criticism of his asylum policy with the first plane taking people to rwanda due to fly tonight. with up to eight people scheduled to be removed, borisjohnson told the cabinet the policy was aimed at tackling people traffickers. we have had to work within the scope of common humanity and compassion, that s the right thing to do, but we have to interrupt the business model of the gangs. around 270 migrants are thought to have reached the uk by boat so far today. people in dover disagree about the rwanda plan. i think that s the best way to put them somewhere different. why is it rwanda s problem? if there s no way out for them from rwanda, i ve got very.
hello and welcome to bbc news. a plane carrying a handful of asylum seekers is due to fly to rwanda from the uk this evening, after campaigners and charities failed in their bid to block the take off. it s thought seven or eight people could be on board, but several are making a last ditch legal attempt to halt their removals in court today. the government insists flights are necessary to combat people trafficking gangs, but church of england leaders described the policy as immoral . the prime minister told the cabinet this morning that the government would not be deterred or abashed by some of the criticism but downing street has now said the legal challenges might stop the plane from taking off. sean dilley reports. this is one flight that is unlikely to be affected by cancellations and delays. even with just a handful of unwilling passengers and no matter what the cost is, the government says it is imperative tonight s removals go ahead to discourage dangerous