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
for the conservatives at the election , was recorded expressing the view at a private event in april. but he went on to defend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on two april at an event for young conservatives. everybody s got the cameras on their phones. in australia, for example, a similar policy had let s recap now on the uk s flagship illegal immigration policy. as of last week, more than 11 thousand people had crossed the channel to the uk in small boats this year. in april 2022, the government announced that asylum seekers entering the uk from a safe country could be sent to rwanda, where they would have their asylum claims processed. the uk government had paid £240 million to rwanda by the end of 2023 on the scheme. no migrants have as yet been transferred to rwanda as the government has faced legal challenges against the scheme. our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now from westminster. talk us through w
there have been huge queues to get in and some passengers on arriving planes were held on runways for several hours. further disruption is expected, and some flights diverted to other airports. it comes at the start of the busy summer holiday season. here s a clip sent in to the bbc by philip banfield, who is a passenger stranded at manchester 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. let s get the latest from our correspondent simonjones, who s in the newsroom. we heard from that passenger, we will find a way, but a lot of people are finding it very difficult to find a way, because in the past hour we have had an updated statement from manchester airport. they s