as more than 50 of his mps call for a ceasefire in gaza. you re watching bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in san francisco, where president biden says real progress has been made at a highly anticipated meeting with his chinese counterpart, on the sidelines of an asia pacific summit. xijinping described beijing s relationship with the us as the most important in the world. this isjust their second in person meeting since president biden assumed office. and during that time, relations have deteriorated significantly. we ll be live with our correspondent in san francisco shortly. but first this report from our north america editor sarah smith. with a warm, personal greeting, the leaders of the world s two most powerful countries look like they want to improve their relationship. simply getting together in the same room is a diplomatic statement when tensions between their nations are very high. i value our conversation because, i thi
ten of labour s shadow ministers leave sir keir starmer s front bench in a rebellion over his refusal to back a ceasefire in gaza. also on the programme tonight. uk plans to limit immigration hit a huge roadblock today, as the supreme court ruled the government s flagship plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda was unlawful. but the prime minister says he will push ahead. we ll get the latest from gaza, where israel says its troops have found weapons in the al shifa hospital complex. and we will be live in san francisco, where us presidentjoe biden is meeting his chinese counterpart, leader xijinping, for the first time in a year. to discuss it all i m joined in london by anna mikhailova, deputy political editor at the mail on sunday and chris bruce, political director of the american civil liberties union in georgia. i want to start with that developing story in uk politics. ten labour mps have been sacked or resigned from the front bench, after voting in favour of an snp amen
of horror every day, including hospitals underfire and an entire population deprived of the basic means of survival. as soon as the news conference starts, we will return to it. time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson. we begin in the us, where world leaders have been arriving in san francisco for the ongoing summit of the asia pacific economic co operation, orapec. but all eyes will be on the high stakes meeting between us presidentjoe biden and his chinese counterpart, xijinping. the leaders of the world s two biggest economies have a lot to discuss including their ongoing disputes over trade, technology, taiwan and the drug fentanyl. for more on this joining me now is drjie yu, senior research fellow on china at the think tank chatham house. thanks for being with us on the programme, and i m looking up the agenda and there are just four hours set aside for the meeting of the two world leaders. the white house already playing down expectations of what t
after the country s highest court ruled that the government s policy was unlawful. the court found there was a real risk that asylum seekers who were sent to rwanda could be wrongly assessed, and returned to their country of origin, where they could face persecution. rishi sunak says new emergency legislation will enable parliament to confirm rwanda is safe and that he remained committed to stopping thousands of migrants crossing the channel in small boats every year. here s our political editor chris mason: the geography of power parliament in the background this morning. the supreme court in focus. refugees cannot be returned to their countries of origin if their life and freedom would be threatened. it s known as the principal of non refoulment, and at precisely ten o clock this morning it proved crucial. the legal test which has to be applied in this case is whether there are substantial grounds for believing that asylum seekers sent to rwanda would be at real risk of
and india have reached the final of the men s cricket world cup after beating new zealand in a thrilling semi final. and on newsnight at 10.30 we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. it has been a dramatic day in westminister. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has said he will press ahead with plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda, despite the policy being ruled unlawful by the supreme court. the prime minister said emergency legislation would be brought in to confirm rwanda is safe , and aim to stop a stream of legal challenges blocking the policy. he said he remained committed to his pledge to stop the small boats which have brought thousands of migrants across the channel. labour called the proposals a ridiculous and pathetic spectacle. our political editor, chris mason, has more. the geography of power parliament in the background this morning, the supreme c