So, just to run you through those, he said they had identified an airfield and a commercial airline to take flights off. He said that they had 500 people trained and ready to escort people to rwanda. He said that they had secured extra court time to process legal claims, and 200 people legally trained to do that. So i think what rishi sunak was trying to do there was to get ahead of the debate this evening in the House Of Lords and House Of Commons about the intricacies of the bill and say that the government is ready to get flights off as soon as possible. Obviously, the caveat to all of that is that rishi sunak initially said that he wanted to get flights off in the spring, he is now saying the flights now wont happen for at least another 10 12 weeks, which takes us beyond the spring into the summer. I think that will have implications for whether these will be done. They certainly wont be done by local elections, and there are questions about how much of an impact this will have bef
Held onto grey, damp weather through central areas. That impact impact the temperatures. Single digits for many through tonight, south and east. It will turn quite cold with A Touch Of Frost here and there. Certainly some sheltered glens across scotland, less cold where we have the cloud, but still with a chilly feel. Tuesday, a little different. High pressure stays out towards the west. We continue with northerly winds, feeling and more cloud, if you share was to Eastern Scotland and Eastern England where it will really feel quite cold at times, Patchy Rain Across South western elan. The best sunshine out west, as you can see, and that will show in the temperatures. The mid teens for northern ireland, 16 17 for glasgow, and glasgow could therefore be the one spot of the uk for the next few days. Wednesday, a similar story, thick cloud across northern and eastern areas, where it will be a slight north easterly onshore breeze. Best of any dry and brighter weather towards the west. The o
This is an extortionate scheme, they should be putting that money into boosting our Border Security instead, that is what labour would do. The safety of Rwanda Bill is central to mr sunak s plans to stop the boats arguing the scheme would acts as a effective deterrent for people who cross the channel in small boats. Effectively, the legislation would drastically limit the grounds for legal challenges to the Rwanda Scheme and it gives ministers the power to disregard some human rights law. Heres our political Correspondent Harry Farley with more on mr sunak s announcement. There are some interesting details there about when he expects flight to take off, he said 10 12 weeks as you said there. And some interesting detail about the work the government has been doing behind the scenes to ensure that this plan is ready to go and is operational as soon as possible
A billion pounds for a scheme that would only cover i of asylum seekers. This is an extortionate scheme, they should be putting that money into boosting our Border Security instead, that is what labour would do. The safety of Rwanda Bill is central to mr sunak s plans to stop the boats arguing the scheme would acts as a effective deterrent for people who cross the channel in small boats. Effectively, the legislation would drastically limit the grounds for legal challenges to the Rwanda Scheme and it gives ministers the power to disregard some human rights law. Heres our political Correspondent Harry Farley with more on mr sunak s announcement. There are some interesting details there about when he expects flight to take off, he said 10 12 weeks as you said there. And some interesting detail about the work the government has been doing behind the scenes to ensure that this plan is ready to go and is operational as soon as possible