after they went missing. and, the wait is almost over super fans are poised online as tickets for eurovision go on sale later. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. britain s home secretary, suella braverman, has accepted the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation aimed at stopping asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. it s thought the measures, being introduced in parliament today, and which put a legal duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally would face legal challenges. here s our political correspondent, iain watson: five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than 16,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the government. so injanuary this year, the prime minister made this pledge. we will pass new laws to stop small
ijust wonder, would you accept the basic proposition that in the last.almost three decades, rwanda has become one of africa s great success stories? yes, there is some achievement in development in our country, but the development that the people praise the administration of kagame to have achieved is only in kigali, the capital. it is really the cleanest city in the country and with beautiful buildings. but in rural areas, we have the poverty. the people live in abject poverty. i understand what you re saying, that, of course, one can get a false impression looking at kigali and all of the new development. but look at the words, the words that come from former us president bill clinton, who hailed paul kagame as one of the great leaders of our time. look at the words that come from the world bank, which over recent years has consistently given your country, rwanda, a stamp of approval for its economic policies and sound economic management. do those stamps of approval fill y
in kigali, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a great pleasure to talk to you. ijust wonder, would you accept the basic proposition that in the last.almost three decades, rwanda has become one of africa s great success stories? yes, there is some achievement in development in our country, but the development that the people praise the administration of kagame to have achieved is only in kigali, the capital. it is really the cleanest city in the country and with beautiful buildings. but in rural areas, we have the poverty. the people live in abject poverty. i understand what you re saying, that, of course, one can get a false impression looking at kigali and all of the new development. but look at the words, the words that come from former us president bill clinton, who hailed paul kagame as one of the great leaders of our time. look at the words that come from the world bank, which over recent years has consistently given your country, rwanda, a stamp of appro
in kigali, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a great pleasure to talk to you. ijust wonder, would you accept the basic proposition that in the last.almost three decades, rwanda has become one of africa s great success stories? yes, there is some achievement in development in our country, but the development that the people praise the administration of kagame to have achieved is only in kigali, the capital. it is really the cleanest city in the country and with beautiful buildings. but in rural areas, we have the poverty. the people live in abject poverty. i understand what you re saying, that, of course, one can get a false impression looking at kigali and all of the new development. but look at the words, the words that come from former us president bill clinton, who hailed paul kagame as one of the great leaders of our time. look at the words that come from the world bank, which over recent years has consistently given your country, rwanda, a stamp of appro