but thousands in smaller blocks have been left in cladding limbo. aiming for victory how england have set up a final day shot at a series clinching win against new zealand. good morning. another cloudy day for northern ireland and scotland, with some rain at times. for england and wales, more sunshine than yesterday, and also one. warmer. good morning. it s tuesday, the 14th ofjune. the first flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda under a new government scheme, is due to take off later today. it follows an appeal court ruling yesterday. campaigners were trying to stop the flight before a full hearing next month, on whether the policy is lawful. however, just eight migrants are expected to be on the flight when it leaves and some of them are still appealing their case, as vincent mcaviney reports. despite the government s publicity around its new policy, yesterday, 37 asylum seekers arrived on the kent coast. but they could face potential removal to rwanda,
for the latest. and remembering the victims of grenfell five years on from the grenfell tower fire in london where 72 people were killed, events are being held across the city. i m victoria derbyshire, we are here throughout the day talking to people deeply affected by the events of that night and what has happened since. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first flight taking asylum seekers to rwanda will leave from an undisclosed location in the uk this evening, after campaigners lost a court battle to prevent it. they had hoped to stop the plane taking off before a full hearing next month on whether the policy is lawful. dozens of asylum seekers were originally due to be on the flight, but most won appeals against deportation. it s not know how many people will be on tonight s flight, but it s thought to be about seven or eight people, and some of those have hearings today to determine whether they will be on board. the cost of charter
i think this is not consistent with international law and the british government s obligations under international law, and i think that will be shown in time, but it is really a new low in british irish relations. now the british government is making the case that they are forced into passing domestic legislation to disapply international law, effectively to dismantle the northern ireland protocol, which is part of the brexit withdrawal treaty, because negotiations are going nowhere. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon will begin a new campaign for independence today. she ll argue that the country is being held back by the united kingdom, compared with other similar sized economies in europe. ms sturgeon wants to hold a second referendum next year, but a lawful vote requires the approval of the uk government. nobody right now can look at the uk, the mess it s in currently, and the prospects for the uk outside the european union, surely, and conclude anything but that scotland ca
a lot of noise about the breakaway league at the moment, that is going to dominate golf for the foreseeable days and weeks to come. that s all the sport for now. the eu is expected to take legal action this week in response to the government s decision to press ahead with legislation to scrap the northern ireland protocol. ministers insist the post brexit trade arrangements could harm the peace process, and need to be changed. the irish foreign minister simon coveney said the plans marked a new low for british irish relations. the foreign secretary liz truss explained why the government felt changes to some of the post brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland were necessary. the problem with the arrangements at the moment in the northern ireland protocol is that they are undermining the belfast good friday agreement and the balance between the communities in northern ireland because whilst we ve seen north