Hostage negotiations. There has been a great deal in the press over the weekend. He asks whether i am optimistic. The answer is that i am neither optimistic nor pessimistic but i can tell them that the British Government is doing everything it can to ensure that those negotiations are successful. I am sure the Minister Negotiations are successful. I am sure the minister agrees negotiations are successful. I n sure the minister agrees that it is profoundly in the british interest that there should be a properly functioning system of International Rules and laws and that the International Court ofjustice is central to that system. So what concrete steps as the government taking to enforce its ruling with regard to this can affect conflict, enforcing the ruling and in relation to the assault on rafah, is at the ministers view that the assault and the impact it will have on the civilians, and as he points out, 600,000 children, that that would be in role with the lining in line with the ro
Government is pushing for a pause in fighting there, rejecting calls for a full ceasefire, saying it will only help hamas. The Prime Minister says they want to create a safer environment for citizens trying to leave the bombarded strip and allow aid to reach palestinians as its after israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza with tanks temporarily entering the territory and fighter jets hitting over 250 targets, the Health Ministry in hamas controlled enclave says the death toll from israeli strikes has passed 7000. That includes almost 3000 children were told. Arab nations have released a joint statement condemning what they described as the forced displacement and collective punishment in gaza. Israel punishment in gaza. Israel maintains its targeting the terrorist group, but Palestinian Foreign minister riyad al maliki says the bombardment wont stop until the whole strip is destroyed. Destroyed. This time , the war that this time, the war that israel is waging is different. Th
What it would like to see between what it would like to see between saudi arabia and israel . I m between saudi arabia and israel . Im not between saudi arabia and israel . Not tracking between saudi arabia and israel . In not tracking or aware of a certain threat. Youre talking posed october seven. Im not aware of some Homework Assignment they submitted. We still believe those talks are important. We still want to pursue normalisation. We understand that both in israel and riyadh theres a different focus right now, we get that. We still believe there is great value in pursuing normalisation and we have every intention of keeping that going. Thank you. What kind of humanitarian aid with thank you. What kind of humanitarian aid with the thank you. What kind of humanitarian aid with the us like to see reaching palestinians before israel launches aground palestinians before israel launches a Ground Invasion . Palestinians before israel launches a Ground Invasion . Cannot bifurcate that qu
Uk, Manuel Hassassian. Hes been the he had been the representative of the Palestinian Authority for 15 years to this country. And with years to this country. And with this wednesday marking a year since, a year since the day rishi sunak became Prime Minister although to some it might feel a little bit longer than that. Who better to speak to than the man who literally wrote the book on Prime Ministers . Esteemed ministers . The esteemed political historian, sir Anthony Seldon . Well thats all to come in the show , but first lets in the show, but first lets have a look. Whats in the papers today. Joining me now is the spectator columnist and former member of the european parliament, patrick oflynn. Parliament, patrick oflynn. Lets have a little run through of the papers first. So patrick, youve picked out the sunday times front page as as perhaps the most predominant story this morning. Well, yes, in Old Fashioned newspaper man parlance , theyve newspaper man parlance, theyve got someth
Of scotland for tomorrow. And labour celebrates two by election victories, labelling them a game changer. The party overturned huge conservative majorities in tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire. And the republicans dump and the republicans duminmjordan as their House Speaker nominee after losing three successive votes for the role. Welcome back. Here in the uk, the labour party are pretty happy after overturning the majorities to win Mid Bedfordshire and tamworth by elections. Keir starmer said labour where redrawing the clinical map, 24 swing to labour in tamworth. The conservatives have pointed to things like low turnout. For a full summary of everything that happened, heres our Political Editor chris mason. Jubilation and Sleep Deprivation has all sorts of effects on political activists, particularly labour ones celebrating victory in a Home Counties village, marston moretaine. Red placards and labour smiles, in rural bedfordshire, of all places. Mid bedfordshire has been conservative fo