Attempt to cut costs and deter migrants attempting to come to the uk illegally by boat. Also on the programme, the standoff in niger continues. The countrys coup leaders have closed nigers airspace until further notice, citing the threat of Military Invervention from neighbouring powers. Arizonas blistering heat wave continues as us President Biden heads to the state to promote his clean energy plans. And the american millionaire allegedly working with the Chinese Government to influence politics in the west. Ill speak to the New York Times reporter behind the investigation. First lets focus on the barge for Asylum Seekers here in the uk. The government hopes that around 500 men can be housed on board the vessel called the bibby stockholm. But so far, just 15 are on board. Ministers say the barge will be better value for taxpayers than hotel rooms, which are costing more than six Million Pounds a day. There have been concerns about conditions on board, but the government insists the ba
near the syrian border, at a time and in a manner of its choosing. mr biden blamed the attack on radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq. tehran has denied any involvement in the attack in which three service personnel were killed and 3a injured. our world affairs correspondent paul adams has more. the americans say the attack happened at a base known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it s one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel have been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but it s another very dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond even more strongly than
published after considerable pressure from noble lords from across the house. this document. in this document, the home office was prepared to tell us that the average imagined cost of sending an asylum seeker to a third country however, the detail of the treaty suggest the cost may be higher for sending somebody to rewind. before we begin to fully debate the details of the legislation and its role in the implementation of the rwanda plan, will the minister be clear about how much this plan is actually going to cost? there is bill, whatever its impact, will not address the state of our asylum system. the uk to serve as a managed asylum system that upholds a strong border security and that can process claims fairly, accurately and quickly, a system that can return those with no claim to stay and help those with no claim to stay and help those who rightfully seek sanctuary. that is not our current asylum system. we have a backlog of 100,000 asylum claims waiting for a decision,
british prime minister is facing a test of his authority over sending migrants to rwanda. rishi sunak is trying to revive proposals to send asylum seekers to the east country arguing it will deter people from crossing the english channel from small boats in france. he suffered the biggest rebellion of his premiership in parliament last night. two deputy chairs of the conservative party resigned saying the bill wasn t tough enough for that. the bill wasn t tough enough for that. mps are now due to vote on the prime minister s landmark bill. here s our political editor, chris mason. this was over this morning. the rwanda bill is about putting people off attempting crossing. but no one who s made this journey has been sent there yet. what does the rwandan president make of it all? you are getting hundreds of millions of taxpayers money. it is you are getting hundreds of millions of taxpayers money. of taxpayers money. it is going to be. if of taxpayers money. it is going to be-
to the left, 2076. the ayes have it. the eyes to the left, 2076. the ayes have it. the ayes have it. a mark. unlock. a comfortable the ayes have it. a mark. unlock. a comfortable majority for the prime minister. let us go to the deputy political editor who was in the house of commons and following of commons and following all the developments for us. the premise will be relieved developments for us. the premise will be relieved after developments for us. the premise will be relieved after all developments for us. the premise will be relieved after all the - will be relieved after all the wrangling, it is past in it is in the final stage more than 48 able to break down the see conservative mps in the end and there is 60 conservative rebels were trying to tighten up the bill and make changes and international court and floods on the ground and stubbed up going to rwanda in the field and all of those it s been decided that the third reading, that they would back