figures, further south ii to 14 degrees but by sunday this area of low pressure will move in and again we will see wet weather pushing in with strong winds. thanks, simon. and that's it from us. newsnight is just getting under way on bbc two, with victoria derbyshire. on bbc one, time for the news where you are. goodnight. on bbc london, a ulez camera has been blown up in south—east london. is the home office confirmed the night at the cost of the rwanda scheme has doubled to 290 million tones of not one salesperson centre, rishi sunak tries to sell his own legislation to mps today. is he yet another conservative prime minister —— doubled to £290 million, with not one person sent there. mr sunak is trying to save his rwanda plan — and his premiership. can he get enough votes to get his latest legislation through? we'll talk to two conservatives — one who supports it, one who doesn't. also tonight, as an inquest rules an ofsted inspection contributed to the death of headteacher, we bring together a former ofsted boss and a teacher who's been through 20 school inspections. six former met police officers are given suspended sentences after newsnight revealed racist whatsapp messages. and our tribute to benjamin zephaniah, who's died at the age of 65. iam i am positively sure that i have no chips up my shoulder... get it right and, just for the record, some of my best friends are white. we'll talk to his friend joan armatrading. good evening. is rishi sunak a prime minister in control of his party? he appears to have called a press conference today, essentially to urge his own mps to get behind his new rwanda plan. he does seem to find himself in the position of trying to save it, after the resignation of his friend and ally, immmigration minister robertjenrick, who said last night that the new bill doesn't go far enough. others within his own party say the new bill declaring rwanda is now safe is like stating "all dogs are cats". in some quarters, there's growing talk of a leadership challenge. we heard some of that last night here on newsnight. but how perilous is this moment for mr sunak? is there more noise than substance emerging from critics within his party, or might we be genuinely witnessing the early skirmishes of another full blown tory war? nick's here. some breaking news tonight first of all. this evening, the home office have announced extra funding the uk is providing to rwanda for this resettlement scheme. one payment of 100 million was paid in april, for the current financial year. another payment of 50 million has been pledged for the next financial year beginning in april, on top of 140 million paid in the last financial year ending april this year. this comes out in a letter from matthew rycroft, the permanent secretary at the home office in a letter to dame meg hillier and dame diana johnson the head of the public affairs and public accounts committee. he says these payments are separate to the treaty that was signed this week, saying that rwanda did not ask for any extra money and no actual money was offered. this all comes ahead of a potentially very difficult vote for rishi sunak on his emergency legislation next tuesday. the conservative right are not happy because they think this legislation does not absolutely guarantee that you will not be able to have a legal challenge against your removal to rwanda and the left are not happy because they feel it may go too far. from that side i am hearing that "we are concerned" and there is a degree of pushback and they will decide what to do next week. very difficult and foolish to predict how that vote will go but loyalist are seeing some straws in the wind for rishi sunak. the right have convened a circle star chamber. these are lawyers to take a look at it. the pivotal figure in that is the better in brexiteer, sir bill cass. he stood up brexiteer, sir bill cass. he stood up at the 1922 committee last night with rishi sunak and gave a guarded welcome to this legislation. not a blackjack. says he needs to look at it but gave it a guarded welcome. —— not a blank check. i guess that, a caucus of alex chalk, the lord chancellor, have they resigned? famous last words, it does not look like they are going to risk that at the moment. at the moment what we have now is a countdown to a crucial moment in rishi sunak�*s premiership. old friends. now a new partnership taking aim at rishi sunak over one of the issues he hopes will define the election. no to his emergency legislation on immigration, because it does not go far enough. a special press conference to hit back. we will get flights off the ground, we will deter illegal migrants from coming here and we will finally stop the boats. support from cabinet allies. deputy prime minister, does your party have a death wish? i think you can actually see the prime minister is giving a press conference right now, addressing his immigration proposal, so he's saying everything that is to be said about this. we know what he thinks, but your good friend robertjenrick, you joined forces with robertjenrick to call for... careful, you don't trip up, nick. your good friend robertjenrick doesn't believe a word of it. have a good morning. circumspection from others. i see two immigration ministers, not one but two. two immigration ministers? hello. is this government falling apart? tell me about, tell me about the plan. both legal and illegal immigration, you are both doing. come and talk to me properly rather than doing this. come and talk to me properly at some stage. but is it a serious...? come and talk to me properly. it's very serious. come and talk to me properly. and now a number ten stand—off with the tory right that may decide rishi sunak�*s fate and the timing of the general election. on tuesday, mps will have their first vote on the emergency legislation. if the prime minister loses, will he cut and run to a february election, to win a mandate for his migration plan? a win will mean the legislation would head to the house of lords in the new year. it will probably not be completed there by the end of march, the date when parliament would have to be dissolved for an early may election. that might point to an autumn election. rishi sunak is facing a showdown over there with his party next week on his emergency legislation. the left don't like it, because for them it gets uncomfortably close to questioning the uk's commitment to international law. the right don't like it, because it doesn't go far enough for them on that front. all grounds for a rebellion, but will the looming general election stay their hands? a pollster think the prime minister will want to think carefully about basing an election campaign around immigration. so looking at what rishi sunak�*s doing, which is about making immigration one of the leading issues for his party, as he seeks to appeal to the electorate, looking at what the electorate care about, yes, immigration is up there, one of the top four issues, but there are other things that are much more important, like the economy, cost of living, and importantly public services. but what it will do, because what we can see, is that the conservative 2019 voters are much more likely to say immigration is important, so this message is more likely to appeal to them than it would be to others in the electorate. all quiet as westminster winds down for the weekend. from the winter chill, battle will soon resume. we will speak to a deputy chairman of the conservative party, rachel maclean, and a moment. conservative peer lord stephen grenhalgh is a former home office minister. like suella braverman i robert jenrick you do not think this legislation goes far enough, why? i have been following the lead of the person who has been looking at this the most, robertjenrick is a lawyer, suella braverman home secretary has thought about this in great detail, also a lawyer. we believe this will be a deterrent and they believe it is not going to work as currently drafted. you they believe it is not going to work as currently drafted.— as currently drafted. you will have heard the prime _ as currently drafted. you will have heard the prime minister- as currently drafted. you will have heard the prime minister today i heard the prime minister today saying there's no point in more radical legislation because rwanda would not support it. i am surprised at that. would not support it. i am surprised at that this — would not support it. i am surprised at that. this isn't _ would not support it. i am surprised at that. this isn't about _ would not support it. i am surprised at that. this isn't about what - at that. this isn't about what rwanda thinks. we want to make sure that rwanda is a safe country. when you have a plane full of people that you have a plane full of people that you want to take to rwanda, that international law arguments don't mean the plane is empty again because we know that when you make a commitment to stop the boats, you need strong deterrents to make sure the policy works. if need strong deterrents to make sure the policy worke— the policy works. if rwanda do not su ort the policy works. if rwanda do not sopport it--- _ the policy works. if rwanda do not support it... where _ the policy works. if rwanda do not support it... where is _ the policy works. if rwanda do not support it... where is the - the policy works. if rwanda do not| support it... where is the evidence they don't? — support it... where is the evidence they don't? the — support it... where is the evidence they don't? the words _ support it... where is the evidence they don't? the words from - support it... where is the evidence they don't? the words from the - support it... where is the evidence i they don't? the words from the prime minister himself. _ they don't? the words from the prime minister himself. i _ they don't? the words from the prime minister himself. i don't _ they don't? the words from the prime minister himself. i don't understand i minister himself. i don't understand wh a minister himself. i don't understand why a country _ minister himself. i don't understand why a country that _ minister himself. i don't understand why a country that has _ minister himself. i don't understand why a country that has been - why a country that has been described as a safe country that we all agree on, surely we would want the policy to work. and this is about, it says on the face of the bill that we are not following the european convention on human rights, it is about whether international law. this policy working. the former home secretary and the person who was immigration minister until yesterday, they are both very clear that as drafted this bill is too weak and will not work. i think they should be listened to. what weak and will not work. i think they should be listened to.— should be listened to. what is your alternative? _ should be listened to. what is your alternative? i— should be listened to. what is your alternative? i haven't _ should be listened to. what is your alternative? i haven't considered i alternative? i haven't considered alternatives. _ alternative? i haven't considered alternatives. it _ alternative? i haven't considered alternatives. it is _ alternative? i haven't considered alternatives. it is taking - alternative? i haven't considered alternatives. it is taking the - alternative? i haven't considered alternatives. it is taking the lead j alternatives. it is taking the lead of two considered lawyers who have been working on this for many months. this is not about press releases but about whether a piece of policy will work or not. from our of policy will work or not. from your point _ of policy will work or not. from your point of— of policy will work or not. from your point of view _ of policy will work or not. from your point of view what - of policy will work or not. from your point of view what is - of policy will work or not. from your point of view what is rishi j your point of view what is rishi sunak do? to your point of view what is rishi sunak do?— your point of view what is rishi sunak do? ., , ., ., ., ~ sunak do? to sit down and work with colleagues- — sunak do? to sit down and work with colleagues- we _ sunak do? to sit down and work with colleagues. we spent _ sunak do? to sit down and work with colleagues. we spent hours - sunak do? to sit down and work with colleagues. we spent hours taking i colleagues. we spent hours taking legislation through the comments in the lords which will not be easy, as rachel and i know. we need to know that it will work, a policy that works in theory but also in practice. works in theory but also in practice-— works in theory but also in ractice. ., ., ~ , practice. your own prime minister sa s it practice. your own prime minister says it will- _ practice. your own prime minister says it will- do — practice. your own prime minister says it will. do not _ practice. your own prime minister says it will. do not believe - practice. your own prime minister says it will. do not believe him? l says it will. do not believe him? she has taken that position, —— he has taken that position, together to make sure it does work. if he has taken that position, together to make sure it does work.— make sure it does work. if he does not change — make sure it does work. if he does not change things _ make sure it does work. if he does not change things to _ make sure it does work. if he does not change things to make - make sure it does work. if he does not change things to make it - make sure it does work. if he does not change things to make it work| make sure it does work. if he does l not change things to make it work as you put it then what?— you put it then what? listening to the former _ you put it then what? listening to the former home _ you put it then what? listening to the former home secretary's - the former home secretary's resignation statement, there is great will to work on this and make it a workable piece of legislation so that we know that it has every chance of working and every, as things stand, people have looked at this and think it is too weak and will not work. $5 this and think it is too weak and will not work.— this and think it is too weak and will not work. . , , , ., , will not work. as things stand, this is auoin to will not work. as things stand, this is going to the _ will not work. as things stand, this is going to the commons _ will not work. as things stand, this is going to the commons on - is going to the commons on tuesday for its second reading.— for its second reading. you can amend legislation. _ for its second reading. you can | amend legislation. through the commons and the lords. we will work hard with the prime minister and government to make sure that this is a fine piece of legislation that will work. ii a fine piece of legislation that will work. , ., will work. if it gets to the lords in its current _ will work. if it gets to the lords in its current form? _ will work. if it gets to the lords in its current form? all - will work. if it gets to the lords i in its current form? all legislation will face a series _ in its current form? all legislation will face a series of— in its current form? all legislation will face a series of amendments. will you vote against it? i will alwa s will you vote against it? i will always follow _ will you vote against it? i will always follow the _ will you vote against it? i will always follow the feline - always follow the feline conservative whip. —— the three line conservative whip. —— the three line conservative whip. -- the three line conservative whip.— conservative whip. what is your sense about _ conservative whip. what is your sense about loss _ conservative whip. what is your sense about loss of— conservative whip. what is your sense about loss of confidence l conservative whip. what is your. sense about loss of confidence in rishi sunak? i5 sense about loss of confidence in rishi sunak?— sense about loss of confidence in rishi sunak? , ~ , rishi sunak? is the prime minister, su ort rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them _ rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them to — rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them to the _ rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them to the hilt, _ rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them to the hilt, i - rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them to the hilt, i want - rishi sunak? is the prime minister, | support them to the hilt, i want him to confound the critics and win the next election. this is about the conservative party and our ability to win and a manifesto pledge to stop illegal migration, and we have made great progress as a party, we have seen small boat numbers going down, they deal with albania making a huge difference and this is another piece about having a strong deterrent, and to be a deterrent, a deterrent, and to be a deterrent, a deterrent has to work. that deterrent, and to be a deterrent, a deterrent has to work.— deterrent has to work. that you, lord greenhalgh, _ deterrent has to work. that you, lord greenhalgh, a _ deterrent has to work. that you, lord greenhalgh, a conservative j lord greenhalgh, a conservative peen lord greenhalgh, a conservative peer. —— thank you. let's talk now to one of the deputy chairman of the conservative party, rachel maclean. this will not be a vote of confidence, says the prime minister in this press conference but effectively it is, irrespective of what he says. effectively it is, irrespective of what he says-— effectively it is, irrespective of what he says. effectively it is, irrespective of what he sa s. ~ , ., , what he says. the prime minister has been clear this _ what he says. the prime minister has been clear this is _ what he says. the prime minister has been clear this is an _ what he says. the prime minister has been clear this is an important - been clear this is an important objective, _ been clear this is an important objective, promise made to the british— objective, promise made to the british people and as stephen has said it _ british people and as stephen has said it is _ british people and as stephen has said it is an important issue. people — said it is an important issue. people care about this and they elected — people care about this and they elected us to deliver something that is significant, because they see these _ is significant, because they see these illegal, small boat arrivals and plays— these illegal, small boat arrivals and plays against the basic british sense _ and plays against the basic british sense of— and plays against the basic british sense of fairness. if he and plays against the basic british sense of fairness.— sense of fairness. if he loses this vote, his authority _ sense of fairness. if he loses this vote, his authority is _ sense of fairness. if he loses this vote, his authority is on - sense of fairness. if he loses this vote, his authority is on the - sense of fairness. if he loses this vote, his authority is on the line. | vote, his authority is on the line. this is about the confidence of the british— this is about the confidence of the british government —— the british public— british government —— the british public in — british government —— the british public in the government that they elect to— public in the government that they elect to do important things. it is about the elect to do important things. it 3 about the confidence of those within your party, robertjenrick does not think it can work, nor does suella braverman from what she said in the commons yesterday. is there enough confidence in this legislation to get through? taste confidence in this legislation to get through?— confidence in this legislation to uretthrouh? ~ ., ., , confidence in this le