Another 400 people crossed in eight small boats. Today the arrivals are the first since saturday as bad weather made conditions in the channel largely impassable. The figures add yet more pressure on the Prime Minister, rishi sunak, stopping the small boats is one of his governments key priorities. Shadow financial secretary james murray told us the government must take action. What people want to see, though, is Real Solutions to tackling this problem and thats why weve said that we would go after the people smugglers, the criminal gangs who are bringing people over in the first place to make that we cut that to make sure that we cut that off at source. What we really needis off at source. What we really need is that kind of solution alongside need is that kind of solution al which now needs to be fixed. High street chain wilko has collapsed. The companys appointed administrators, after failing to secure a rescue deal, putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. The chain has been unable to f
Tonight, those who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes will no longer have their living costs docked from their compensation payments. New compensation payments. New guidance issued by justice secretary alex chalk comes into immediate effect. As of today. It follows the controversy sparked by the jailing of Andrew Malkinson , who spent 17 years malkinson, who spent 17 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. Donald trump has not commit. Donald trump has targeted the federal judge assigned to the case, charging him with seeking to overturn the 2020 president ial election. In 2020 president ial election. In a social media post, trump said , social media post, trump said, there is no way i can get a fair trial with the judge assigned , trial with the judge assigned, and no formal request has been filed with the court. Well, it comes as a lawyer for donald trump says that the former president was simply exercising trump says that the former pre rightt was simply exercising tru
Night of it. First, the headlines with rory smith. Headlines with rory smith. Thank you very much. Leo the first Asylum Seekers are to be housed on the bibby stockholm barge in the coming days. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says around 50 people will enter the vessel in Portland Port in dorset. This week. Mrjenrick Portland Port in dorset. This week. Mr jenrick says Portland Port in dorset. This week. Mrjenrick says increasing week. Mr jenrick says increasing the numbers on the barge to the capacity of around 500 is still the plan. Thats despite concerns from the Fire Brigades Union over the vessel initially designed to house around 200 people. Meanwhile the shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock says a Labour Government would still have to house migrants in barges for short penods migrants in barges for short periods while tackling the backlog of asylum cases. A Labour Government would also continue to place Asylum Seekers in former military bases for up to six months. In o
Looked for policies which protected the environment. Rishi sunak says the plan is better for Energy Security and better for Energy Security and better for jobs as members of the conservative party have issued a joint letter to the chancellor concerning the natwest de banking scandal. Concerning the natwest de banking scandal. While the de banking scandal. While the letter, which is signed by several mps, including sir iain duncan smith, warns that the Financial Conduct Authority may have inadvertently encouraged a culture within banking that led to nigel farage losing his coutts account. They say the fca should be investigated. The should be investigated. The journalist and politician Vladimir Kara murza has lost his appeal against a 25 year prison term in moscow. The dual russian term in moscow. The dual russian and british citizen was jailed in april for opposing russias invasion of ukraine. The Prime Minister called for his immediate release, describing russias actions as desperate
Lessons are completed. The Prime Minister responded to concerns that luxury flats are now being used for Asylum Seekers in chelmsford in essex, while local People Struggle in substandard homes is whats going on currently is completely wrong. Weve got a situation which is unfair. Weve got a situation which is unfair. British weve got a situation which is unfair. British taxpayers weve got a situation which is unfair. British taxpayers are forking out £6 million a day to house Illegal Migrants in hotels and other accommodation. Thats clearly wrong. Its clearly unfair, and thats why i want to put an end to it. Meanwhile, more than 3000 people crossed the English Channelin people crossed the English Channel in 63 small boats last month with an average of 52 migrants per boat. Thats the highest number on record. More than 14,000 have made the dangerous crossing so far this yeah dangerous crossing so far this year. Well the Prime Minister introduced today what hes calling the biggest shake