Former brexit mep and current sister, nancy the tories smog, and the author and broadcaster amy nicholl turner. Always, amy nicholl turner. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email mailmogg gbnews. Com. Email me mailmogg gbnews. Com. But now its your favourite part of news with of the day. Its the news with polly middlehurst. Polly middlehurst. Jacob, thank you and good evening to you. Well, our top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the government has suffered a fifth defeat to its flagship immigration policy, the rwanda bill, in the house of lords this evening. Peers voting lords this evening. Peers voting. By 277 to 167, in favour of a monitoring mechanism which would ensure safeguards in the bill will be fully implemented. And will be fully implemented. And that comes after two earlier defeats today, where the lords backed motions making sure the bill is fully compliant with the law nearly 50 amendments have been put forward so far, wit
About freedom and not slavery. About freedom and not slavery. State of the nation starts now , state of the nation starts now, so so. So. And ill also be joined by my most modern panel this evening. Former brexit mep and current sister, nancy the tories smog, and the author and broadcaster amy nicholl turner. Always, amy nicholl turner. As always, i want to hear from you. Its a crucial part of the programme. Email mailmogg gbnews. Com. Email me mailmogg gbnews. Com. But now its your favourite part of news with of the day. Its the news with polly middlehurst. Polly middlehurst. Jacob, thank you and good evening to you. Well, our top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the government has suffered a fifth defeat to its flagship immigration policy, the rwanda bill, in the house of lords this evening. Peers voting lords this evening. Peers voting. By 277 to 167, in favour of a monitoring mechanism which would ensure safeguards in the bill will be fully implemented. And will be fully
For Prime Minister rishi sunak. Just one defeat tonight would mean the government has clocked up more by election defeats in a single parliament than any government since the 1960s. Well, lets begin with wellingborough. The seat now vacant after peter bone was found by parliament to have subjected a staff member to bullying and Sexual Misconduct. He, of course, has denied the allegations and his partner Helen Harrison is running to replace him as the conservatives hope to hold after winning with a majority of over 18,000 at the last election in 2019. Well, lets get more detail now with our east Midlands Reporter , will our east Midlands Reporter, will hollis. Will, whats the mood on the ground. 7 the ground . Yes. Well, were here just down the road, actually still inside northamptonshire shire, the county thats a part of where wellingborough is. But were just down the road in kettering. Thats because theyve got this massive Leisure Centre and this is where all the sorts of counts from
Is going to stand down as a tory mp in a row over oil and gas, creating yet another by election nightmare for rishi sunak. Plus, my friday big opinion is on the way. Find out why i decided to way. Find out why i decided to transition to become a woman. Transition to become a woman. You heard me right. First, the News Headlines and the very masculine sam francis. Masculine sam francis. Mark. Thank you. Good evening. Im sam francis in the gb newsroom. The headlines at eight flooding across parts of england has been described as pure hell. Thats as hundreds of pure hell. Thats as hundreds of warnings remain in place across the country in wake of storm the country in the wake of storm hankin the country in the wake of storm hank in nottinghamshire. A senior councillor has said some residents have been affected by flood waters three times in just three months. More than 1000 Properties Across the country remain flooded after the heavy downpours this week. It comes after labour says that ris
members of the national education union will walk out on the 5th and 7th ofjuly. the government says the strikes will cause real damage to pupils. now on bbc news political thinking with nick robinson. rishi sunak is talking rubbish, at least that s what boris johnson says, as a bitter row between the two men that have been simmering for weeks burst into the open. it s just the latest episode of tory infighting that dates back notjust to the fall ofjohnson, but arguably to the fall of margaret thatcher decades ago. my guest on political thinking this weekjoined the conservative party back then, in the early 1990s, he s been close to or an adviser to five of the last seven conservative leaders from john major to rishi sunak. and for much of that time, daniel finkelstein, lord finkelstein has been a columnist for the times newspaper, chronicling the ups and downs of british politics, drawing on his experience of that politics, but also drawing on his family s extraordinary