the last couple of days, rather unfortunate for the home office, with a member ofjames unfortunate for the home office, with a member of james cleverly s tim s overheard saying something rather rude. there is a recording made of a minister saying that the wonder policy is clap and you get hold of it. ,., . , , policy is clap and you get hold of it. there is no doubt at all that when those flights take off it will send such a short roof across the channel i think belting story. going to try to get this question into the going to try to get this question into the centre of the campaign. it is worth into the centre of the campaign. it is worth seeing, the comments probably is worth seeing, the comments probably aren t quite as disloyal as the use probably aren t quite as disloyal as the use of probably aren t quite as disloyal as the use of the word clap at the start the use of the word clap at the start of the use of the word clap at the start of the cup might make you
diverted to other airports. it comes at the start of the busy summer holiday season amd the airport has apologised to passengers. in a moment we will have the latest from our correspondent at manchester airport. but first, let s hear from a stranded passenger. i spoke with nikita pearson, a fitness instructor stuck at manchester airport waiting to board his flight to istanbul. we got to the airport at about eight o clock in the morning and you could see people sat outside on luggage. we didn t think anything of it. we got the lift to go upstairs to terminal one and you couldn t even get out of the lift. you had to trample over people to get out of the lift and then you just stood there. hoards of people just not moving anywhere. there was no tannoy announcement, no staff nearby anywhere, there were children getting trampled on, there were babies, it was chaos. we stood there for about an hour and a half and then nothing at all. you mentioned you couldn t see any staff to spea
so we will be talking about that on today s newscast, and all the other news. and henry is with us, too. newscast, from the bbc. hello, it s patty in the studio. and it s laura in the studio. and it s henry in the studio. it is very nice to have you with us. so, there is a scoop. which is, a recording made of a minister saying that the rwanda policy is crap. and, laura, you have got a hold of it. idid. shall we listen to it before we discuss? .has anyone got their cameras on? the policy is crap. 0k? it is. but it is not about policy, i it is about the effect of the policy. there is second and third order effects, and australia, for- example, their policy had a devastating effect. - there is no doubt atj all, when those first flights take off, it will send shock wave across the channel. - oh, dear. so, henry, as a political hat, when you hear that, what do you think? i think belting story, i think that it is extremely embarrassing for the conservative party, especially on a mo
further disruption is expected, and some flights diverted to other airports. it comes at the start of the busy summer holiday season. philip banfield was among the passengers who were stranded at the airport. so i now have an update for you that we are now stuck airside. our aer lingus plane has taken off from manchester on time without any passengers able to get on the plane. and of course, that leaves an enormous number of passengers now stranded at manchester airport wondering how they are going to continue their onward journeys. but we ll find a way. earlier we heard from nikita pearson, a fitness instructor stuck at manchester airport waiting to board his flight to istanbul. we got to the airport at about eight o clock in the morning and you could see people sat outside on luggage. we didn t think anything of it. we got the lift to go upstairs to terminal one and you couldn t even get out of the lift. you had to trample over people to get out of the lift and then you jus
there have been huge queues to get in, and people on some arriving planes were held on runways for several hours. further disruption is expected, and some flights diverted to other airports. it comes as we approach the busy summer holiday season. let s speak to a passenger, nikita pearson a fitness instructor who is stuck at manchester airport waiting to board his flight to istanbul. thank you forjoining us. tell us your experience today so far. we got to the airport your experience today so far. we got to the airport at your experience today so far. we got to the airport at about your experience today so far. we got to the airport at about eight - to the airport at about eight o clock in the morning and you could see people sat outside on luggage. we didn t think anything of it. we got a lift to go upstairs to terminal one and you couldn t even get out of the lift. you had to trample over people to get out of the lift and then you just stood there. hoards of people jus