For tonights latest news headlines. Michelle thank you headlines. Michelle thank you and good evening to you. Well, the top story today is that the Prime Minister has suffered a second defeat to the rwanda bill at the hands of the house lords today. They house of lords today. They backed. By 282 to 180 on a backed. By 282 to 180 on a demand that parliament cant declare rwanda to be a safe country until the treaty is with promised safeguards and is fully implemented that way. It comes after the first blow, which saw after the first blow, which saw a majority of 102 peers back a motion to ensure his safety of rwanda bill is fully compliant with the law, so nearly 50 amendments have so far been put forward and are being voted on this evening. And on wednesday. This evening. And on wednesday. Full coverage right here gb news. Meanwhile, gb news understands around 330 migrants have been intercepted crossing the English Channel today in six small boats. Thats after 327 made the crossing yest
Force earlier on today. Well, force earlier on today. Well, the other main news today is that the government has suffered a defeat, a third defeat, indeed to its flagship immigration policy , the rwanda bill in the policy, the rwanda bill in the house of lords this evening. Peers voted by 277 votes to 167, in favour of a monitoring mechanism which would ensure safeguards in the bill will be fully implemented. If youre fully implemented. If youre watching us on tv , you can see watching us on tv, you can see these live pictures coming to us from the upper chamber. Now there is, we believe, another session this evening where therell be a vote possibly two more votes, and it comes a day after two earlier defeats where the lords backed motions making sure the bill is fully compliant with the law. Those actually were earlier on today. So far, nearly 50 amendments have been put forward to the this bill, put forward to the on this bill, with more being voted as i with more being voted on. As
I as well as ever, we want to get your reactions. What do you think about George Galloway taking his seat in the house of commons . Is this a sectarianism . A victory for sectarianism . Robert galloway is turning robert says galloway is turning our parliament into a sectarian battlefield. The only good thing battlefield. The only good thing with him is that he will rock starmers boat. But christopher starmers boat. But christopher says how dare the unelected sunak slam the democratic nature of mandate, rather of rochdale . Of mandate, rather of rochdale . He has no idea how much hes resented for being an unelected pm, and marianne says when a by election is won on a foreign and sectarian issue and not because of the needs of the people of rochdale, it is indeed a dark day in politics, and we always want to get your point of view. We are the peoples channel and as you know, we go out. Ive done over 45 videos. Its out, around the country with live audiences , and i with live audiences, a
Tougher prison sentences are being planned for people who are repeatedly caught carrying acid or other corrosive substances. The government wants to introduce a minimum six month jail term in england, wales and scotland. Its after the number of acid attacks across the uk more than doubled in the past five years. Heres our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. Convicted this week, two robbers who sprayed a chemical on their victims. Joshua jordan and sadik kamara were part of a gang that attacked a shop assistant in east london. The woman, in her 50s, was squirted with ammonia at least three times. Herface burning, she bravely fought back. Later, jordan and kamara sprayed another woman with ammonia. They will be sentenced next month. The government wants to give police greater powers to prevent attacks with substances like ammonia. In future it will be an offence to carry harmful chemicals in public, unless theres a reasonable explanation. Its really important that we send out a very
Welcome to bbc news. Tougher prison sentences are being planned for people who are repeatedly caught carrying acid or other corrosive substances. The government wants to introduce a minimum six month jail term in england, wales and scotland. This comes after the number of acid attacks across the uk more than doubled in the past five years. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent danny shaw. Convicted this week, two robbers who sprayed a chemical on their victims. Joshua jordan and sadik kamara were part of a gang that attacked a shop assistant in east london. The woman, in her 50s, was squirted, with ammonia at least three times. Herface burning, she bravely fought back. Later, jordan and kamara sprayed another woman with ammonia. They will be sentenced next month. The government wants to give police greater powers to prevent attacks with substances like ammonia. In future it will be an offence to carry harmful chemicals in public, unless theres a reasonable explanation. Its really import