Way, that wreaks terror on a wider community. Vie more than 120,000 people have crossed the English Channel by small boats since 2018, to 219 arrivals were recorded by the home office yesterday. The the home office yesterday. The total for this year is now 17 higher than the same period last yeah higher than the same period last year. Labours shadow immigration minister, Stephen Kinnock, has called it another grim milestone and said britain must strengthen its border security. Meanwhile, a cabinet security. Meanwhile, a cabinet minister has insisted the governments rwanda plan is on track with flights due to take off within weeks. Health secretary victoria atkins says the home office is ready to go despite the troubled bill still making its way through parliament. No airline has been named to transport Asylum Seekers. Rwandas state owned carrier has turned down a request. The Prime Minister, though, has repeatedly said the flights will take off by the spring. Although no date has been
The Health Secretary, victoria atkins. Ill also be speaking to margaret thatchers former economics adviser, sir john redwood, be telling me redwood, wholl be telling me why we cant afford net zero and whats going wrong at the bank of england . The former culture secretary and johnson secretary and Boris Johnson loyalist Nadine Dorries will be here she wont here in the studio and she wont be holding back, giving us her two pennies worth on the ongoing troubles in westminster and as the rayner, the heat rises on Angela Rayner, will to stand will starmer continue to stand by his shadow deputy pm . Ill be asking former secretary of state for Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward take on the woodward for his take on the affair, and the author, angus hanton, will be sharing his new book vassal state, which explores how influenced our explores just how influenced our lives are in britain. By america. Were going to be covering a lot over the next 90 minutes, so do not think of going anywhere. Well,
However, President Biden has warned his israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu the us will not take part in any retaliatory strikes, and white house Spokesman John Kirby says israel must decide on the next step. We need to see what the war cabinet decides in terms of the whatever next step they want to pursue, and thats a sovereign decision, of that our decision, of course, that our israeli counterparts to israeli counterparts have to make. Just say this, make. I would just say this, president since President Biden, since the beginning this conflict, has beginning of this conflict, has worked very to keep this worked very hard to keep this from a broader regional war. Earlier, rishi sunak confirmed raf did shoot down confirmed the raf did shoot down a number of iranian drones and missiles. Of the 300 launched overnight. In what hes described as a dangerous escalation. Shadow foreign secretary david lammy is urging the government to issue sanctions against irans revolutionary national
Expected to arrive around midnight uk time. Expected to arrive around midnight uk time. His military midnight uk time. His military says theyre well prepared. Local media reports say some have already been shot down over syria and jordan. Israels been on heightened alert ever since an airstrike on the Iranian Embassy in syria last week, which killed a number of top commanders. Tehran holds israel responsible for that attack and has vowed to retaliate. Has vowed to retaliate. Meanwhile, the white house says President Biden is being regularly updated about the situation. Hes cut short a trip to delaware and is on his way back to washington , where hell back to washington, where hell meet National Security advisers. The us has been trying to de escalate tensions to prevent a wider conflict in the region, although last night President Biden said he expected an iranian attack on israel sooner rather than later. And iranian attack on israel sooner rather than later. And his message to iran w
On heightened alert ever since an airstrike on the Iranian Embassy in syria last week, which killed a number of top commanders. Tehran holds israel responsible for that attack and has vowed to retaliate. Has vowed to retaliate. Meanwhile, the white house says President Biden is being regularly updated about the situation. Hes cut short a trip to delaware and is on his way back to washington , where hell back to washington, where hell meet National Security advisers. The us has been trying to de escalate tensions to prevent a wider conflict in the region, although last night President Biden said he expected an iranian attack on israel sooner rather than later. And iranian attack on israel sooner rather than later. And his message to iran was dont nine people have been arrested on suspicion of committing public order offences during demonstrations in central london, tens of thousands of pro Palestinian Protesters gathered in westminster earlier they were calling for a ceasefire in gaza a