after being set up in 1982 to shake up television , today the broadcaster is celebrating four decades of being on air. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister rishi sunak said the migrant crisis is a serious and escalating problem and admitted that not enough asylum claims are being processed. the prime minister insisted the government is getting a grip of the situation and backed the home secretary suella braverman s handling of the issue. at prime ministers questions in the commons the labour leader sir keir starmer said just 4% of people arriving in small boats last year had their asylum claim processed. it comes as the prime minister reversed his decision not to attend next week s cop 27 climate summit in egypt, following widespread criticism. our correspondent ben wright has this report. are you failing on immigration, prime minister? a week in charge and the government s under question. rishi sunak headed to the commons for his second
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actually down the road. so, unless there is actually a down the road. so, unless there is actually a huge gross, ijust cannot see this actually a huge gross, ijust cannot see this happening. the way that the tory chairman seems to think it will wort tory chairman seems to think it will work as tory chairman seems to think it will work as inflation should be down to about work as inflation should be down to about 2% work as inflation should be down to about 2% by 2024, that will give the leeway about 2% by 2024, that will give the leeway to about 2% by 2024, that will give the leeway to cut taxes, but you ve still got leeway to cut taxes, but you ve still got those cuts to think about, so the still got those cuts to think about, so the first still got those cuts to think about, so the first thing is that jeremy hunt, so the first thing is that jeremy hunt, assuming he is still chancellor, then, we ll have to reverse chancellor, then, we ll have to reverse those be
not entirely unconnected to this was the position of the home secretary suella braverman. 0f the position of the home secretary suella braverman. of course she is under pressure about how the asylum system is working but added on top of that is still as hangover and discussions around why she had to resign from that position while liz truss was prime minister for sending government e mails from her personal e mail account. government e mails from her personal e mailaccount. keir government e mails from her personal e mail account. keir starmer saying she should no longer be in that position and rishi sunak making clear that he stands by his home secretary certainly this is an issue where the government faces a lot of pressure and if we needed any reminder that it is important to point out that this is the second week in a row when labour have gone at prime minister s questions on issues surrounding the home office so i think they think it is a weak point for the government that they ca
campaign, one of their senior figures has suggested a rishi sunak is hosting of funnelling cash away from deprived parts of the uk. saying one thing and doing another. you can imagine as well what labour have had to say. rishi sunak is appearing alongside liz truss at a hustings in eastbourne tonight, on his way and he was challenged over his comments and this was his case for the defence stop sign that people need help an excellent investment aren t just limited to big urban areas, if them in towns across the united kingdom and in rural areas as well. that was the point i was making full stop our funding formulas that fail to recognise that are out of date and that they needed changing. rishi sunak making and that they needed changing. rishi sunak making the and that they needed changing. rishi sunak making the point really that there is poverty everywhere and that there is poverty everywhere and that the formula perhaps didn t reflect that. of course, a cynic might suggest he was