at the election, was recorded expressing the view at a private event in april. but he went on to defend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. let's recap now on the uk's flagship illegal immigration policy. as of last week, more than 11,000 people had crossed the channel to the uk in small boats this year. in april 2022, the government announced that asylum seekers entering the uk from a safe country could be sent to rwanda, where they would have their asylum claims processed. the uk government had paid £240 million to rwanda by the end of 2023 for the scheme. no migrants have been transferred to rwanda, as the government has faced legal challenges against the scheme. 0ur political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now. interesting comments. private comments. — interesting comments. private comments, comments - interesting comments. private comments, comments that. interesting comments. private i comments, comments that were interesting comments. private - comments, comments that were made interesting comments. private _ comments, comments that were made at a youth event earlier this year by james sunderland, where he said that the policy, the rwanda policy of sending some asylum seekers to rwanda is crap. however, he does then go on to argue that it will have a deterrent effect should flights under the scheme start to take off. this scheme has been very controversial, it has been mired in legal challenges, and no flights are expected to take off before the general election in the united kingdom. now, james sunderland was until recently a home office aide, so has quite clear knowledge of the scheme, and the fact he made these comments was put to the home secretary, james cleverly, this morning. he clearly said that to grab the attention of the audience. why would he do that with a private, friendly audience of conservative supporters? so, i'm glad you played the full quote, because the full quotre made it absolutely clear that james, and i know how committed so, i'm glad you played the full quote, because the full quote made it absolutely clear that james, and i know how committed he is to this policy because he worked tirelessly with the rest of the team to try and get the bill through the house so we could implement it. he said, and people can re—listen to it, when the flights take off, it will send a shock wave across the channel, the deterrent will dissuade the people—smuggling gangs... now, the labour party, this is a bit of a political opportunity for them. they have previously described and continue to describe the rwanda scheme as a gimmick, but they have faced questions themselves about what they would do to try and tackle the small boats issue, and james cleverly, in the comments this morning on the bbc, said that he did not think labour�*s plan was credible. now, a labourfront bench member, bridget phillipson, was asked what would labour do. it will focus directly at source on dealing with the issues, so our border security command will have an extra 1,000 cross border officers to deal with the gangs, seek to smash the gangs, but i think it is scandalous that we are spending millions of pounds every day on unsuitable hotel accommodation. we have got to clear that backlog. the conservatives have completely broken the asylum system. they know themselves that this rwanda gimmick is not going to work. we have heard from the home secretary, the fruity language he used to describe this, we have heard from his own aide that he thinks this policy is crap. now, whoever wins the uk general election is going to have to continue to grapple with this issue with what other policies they currently say they will be pursuing. the number of crossings so far this year is up on the same time last year, so clearly a continued challenge for whoever will be in government. i challenge for whoever will be in government-— challenge for whoever will be in covernment. , ., ., ., , ., government. i 'ust want to ask you about another — government. i just want to ask you about another story _ government. i just want to ask you about another story dominating - government. i just want to ask you | about another story dominating the front pages, those allegations of conservatives placing bets on the date of the election. what is the latest? ,., , ., ., latest? reports overnight from the sunday times _ latest? reports overnight from the sunday times that _ latest? reports overnight from the sunday times that a _ latest? reports overnight from the sunday times that a fourth - sunday times that a fourth individual within the conservative party is being looked into over allegations that bets have been placed on the date of the general election, so now looking at four either candidates or officials being looked into. now, clearly, this is very problematic for the conservative party, these allegations are now hanging over their campaign, a campaign which has been farfrom smooth their campaign, a campaign which has been far from smooth for the conservative party. rishi sunak has had a number of mishaps to deal with, also there was the incident where he left d—day commemorations early that caused a lot of criticism for him, so it is the latest thing to hit the conservative campaign. the conservatives continuing to trail labour significantly in the polls, so this will not be welcome news, this continuing to hanging over the party, because there is a risk that it could undermine public trust and trust and integrity is something rishi sunak has talked about before, trying to build on that. he has said over the last week that. he has said over the last week that he is very angry about the allegations and has said that if anyone is proving to have broken the rules, they will be booted out of the conservative party.- rules, they will be booted out of the conservative party. thank you very much — the conservative party. thank you very much for— the conservative party. thank you very much for that. _ the israeli military has admitted its forces violated protocol by strapping a wounded palestinian man to a jeep during what it called a "counterterrorism operation" in the city ofjenin in the west bank on saturday. a warning, viewers may find the video we're about to show distressing. the man can be seen lying on the hood of a vehicle as it drives past two ambulances. we've decided to blur the image. his family said he was injured during the raid by israeli soldiers. the idf confirmed the incident, saying it "violated orders", adding that it would be investigated and dealt with accordingly. the un special rapporteur, francesca albanese, has accused israel of using the man as a human shield. it comes as anti—government protesters clashed with israeli police in tel aviv. tens of thousands of people demonstrated near the headquarters of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party on saturday, demanding new elections as well as the return of the remaining hostages who were taken by hamas militants on october 7th. at least 38 people were killed in israeli attacks in several neighbourhoods of gaza city on saturday. israel says its fighterjets struck hamas infrastructure. hamas says the attacks targeted civilians. separately, the international committee of the red cross says its field hospital in gaza is treating badly wounded people, including children, after explosions in a tent camp on friday, which also damaged its gaza office. mohamed taha from bbc arabic gave us his analysis. the raids onjenin and the other cities in the west bank never stopped since this war started on the 7th of october. the israeli forces used to do incursions in all cities to try to hunt militants and wanted in these cities. in this particular incident, the israeli forces were trying to fight with a number of militants injenin. amongst them, this person, a suspect of being a member of hamas. when this person got wounded and his family tried to call an ambulance, the israeli forces strapped him on a bonnet of a car, as we saw, and drove him away. he ended up in a hospital, being treated but we saw the image that we saw on the tv. the situation in the west bank is escalating all the time. there are 528 people died in the west bank since the 7th of october. 133 are children and the situation in the west bank is not better than the situation of gaza. and gaza, as the right—wing ministers in the israeli government are inviting the israeli forces and israeli army to do a full invasion to the west bank, exactly as happened in gaza. russia launched an air attack on kyiv and its surrounding region on saturday night, forcing the engagement of air defence systems to repel the strikes. earlier president zelensky has called on international allies to stop the wave of russian glide bomb attacks after three people were killed in kharkiv. the authorities say nearly a0 others have been injured in the attack, some of them critically. more than 2,400 of these russians bombs have been dropped on ukraine this month alone. the attack on the area continued into the night, with the air alert in the kharkiv region lasting for almost 17 hours. peter dickinson is ukraine editor at the atlantic council, a think tank. the russian offensive that we've seen in recent weeks seems to have run out of steam. russian troops are reportedly, in fact, even being withdrawn at some points in the north, where they opened the new front in early may, just over one month ago. what we're seeing now instead is a new emphasis, a shift in emphasis, or rather an intensification of the aerial war, with russia launching bombing attacks on ukraine's civilian infrastructure, particularly the country's power grid, and also on civilian targets in key cities, particularly in kharkiv. now, the infrastructure attacks seem to be designed to undermine ukraine's ability to function as a state, essentially, to undermine the conditions for the civilians. and in kharkiv, what we're seeing is a very steady attempt to depopulate the city, essentially, to force people to flee. yesterday's attack again, striking a residential building. now, the death toll there is at three people. there are dozens injured but also, significantly, of course, that sends a very strong signal to all of the people still living in kharkiv that nobody is safe and that ukraine is unable to defend them against particularly these glide bombs. passengers flying out of manchester airport terminals have been told to stay away after a major power cut disrupted a significant number of flights in the early hours of this morning. large queues of people formed inside the airport, where a number of flights were cancelled, with further disruption expected, and some flights diverted to other airports. so i now have an update for you that we are now stuck airside. 0ur aer lingus plane has taken off from manchester on time without any passengers able to get on the plane. and of course, that leaves an enormous number of passengers now stranded at manchester airport wondering how they are going to continue their onward journeys. but we'll find a way. with more on this, we can hearfrom simonjones. what is the latest? it has been a mornin: what is the latest? it has been a morning of— what is the latest? it has been a morning of misery _ what is the latest? it has been a morning of misery and _ what is the latest? it has been a morning of misery and milltownl what is the latest? it has been a i morning of misery and milltown at airport. passengers have been complaining they have been left in the dark, quite literally at one point at1:30am in the dark, quite literally at one point at 1:30am in the morning, when the lights went out, but also complaining of a lack of information. people queueing for hours, not sure whether their flights are going to take off at all. now, this power outage meant that some baggage systems and also security systems were taken out of action in the early hours this morning, and ever since the airport has been grappling to get things back up and running, but it has meant that thousands of people have been waiting at the airport trying to get on flights that have been delayed. the airport says it is trying to clear that backlog. some flights have been able to depart. 0ne recently set off for croatia. but many passengers are being told they can only take their hand baggage with them, they cannot take their suitcases. they will have to be reunited with their swimming costumes and towels in the coming days. some flights are being diverted to other airports. it is particularly terminals one and two that are affected, and people are being told do not turn up at those terminals unless you have been told by your airline that your flight is definitely going to depart, because many flights will be cancelled today. we are expecting the disruption to last throughout today. in terms of terminal three, that was not so badly affected by the power cut, so flights are leaving but they are likely to be subject to delays throughout the course of today. the advice is, check before you do set out. the problem with airports is they are built for a flow of passengers, so when something goes wrong and something goes wrong in a big way like this, it has huge knock—on implications, so for people hoping to get away on holiday today, some 80,000 people expected to pass through the airport today, many of them are going to be disappointed. thank you very much for that. the president of argentina javier milei has met with german chancellor 0laf scholz. this is president milei's first official visit to germany, since taking office six months ago. but the visit has already been accompanied by protests and controversy. president milei was due to receive military honours during his visit but the ceremony was cancelled at the last minute at the request of the argentinians. let's speak to our correspondent in berlin damien mcguinness. why do we think these plans were halted? ~ , ., ., halted? well, there is no real, we don't really _ halted? well, there is no real, we don't really know— halted? well, there is no real, we don't really know for _ halted? well, there is no real, we don't really know for sure, - halted? well, there is no real, we don't really know for sure, but. halted? well, there is no real, we i don't really know for sure, but what we do know is that the whole ceremonial side of this and the public statements by the two leaders and the joint press conference which had been planned was all cancelled on wednesday, which is pretty last—minute for a big military honours ceremony, and this came just two days after quite stark comments from a spokesperson for the german government, saying that, really being very radical of comments by president milei about the wife of the spanish prime minister. you will remember that back in may, a huge row kicked off when president milei accused or claimed that the wife of the spanish primaries that was corrupt, and that led to a huge diplomatic rift between the two countries. it is one example of how controversial president milei can be, or how outspoken he is, and when on monday, when the spokesperson of the german government was asked about this, he said, we cannot choose the people we need to talk to, and he described the comments as unpleasant, and then two days later all the official stuff was cancelled. itjust goes to show how tricky this meeting is. on the one hand you have got a very flamboyant, somewhat populist, right—wing leader from argentina. 0n the other hand you have got german chancellor, who is very restrained and low—key and a pragmatist, and also from a left—wing party, so these are two characters who do not see i do i, but they have interests in common and that is about trade and the economy and that is why they have been meeting today. the fate of scotland's national team hangs in the balance today as they face hungary in a crucial group stage match in the euros. victory in stuttgart could propel them past the group stages of a major competition for the very first time. among the sea of tartan army supporters are paul leonard and his son archie, a bagpiper. archie and paul have taken it upon themselves to lift the morale of the scottish fans before the games. have a look at one of their performances in stuttgart. crowd: # proud edward's army # and sent him homewards # tae think again # those days are past now # and in the past, they must remain # but we can still rise now # and be a nation again in the last hour, i was joined by paul and his son archie. it's been really building the last few days because scotland had a game in cologne a few days ago, so the tartan army has been arriving en masse over the last few days and the atmosphere's really building. i'd say there's probably 10,000 to 20,000 fans in the fan zone today. 0ur german hosts have been so hospitable and the fans are having a superb time, mixing with the fans of other nations, so it's really building up today and we're really looking forward to the game this evening. a lot at stake this evening. we'll get onto the football in a moment. archie, how long have you been playing the bagpipes and why did you pick them up and want to play? i started the chanter five years ago and then i got into the pipes two and a bit years ago. i picked the pipes because they're really nice and they're scottish and i want to be part of scotland. that is absolutely wonderful. and what's it like standing in the middle of all those people with everyone chanting and singing and they've got their phones out filming you, what is that like? i was proud, a little bit nervous though. i bet. well, it was fantastic and it sounded wonderful. let's look at the football, how are you feeling about the game coming up? are you nervous about tonight, excited? are they going to win? i think we have a good chance but i'm a little bit nervous. what about dad ? as a nation, we're always a bit optimistically cautious. i think we can win, if our players turn up, we can definitely get the win, and that would be superb because we haven't got into the knockout stages of a major tournament, and to do it today would be absolutely awesome. what would that mean to not just the fans where you are but the whole country, getting out of the group stages for the first time? the whole nation is behind the team because they had some fantastic results as part of the qualification rounds and you can see the amount of fans that have travelled over as well, in their hundreds and thousands. i think the nation and the fans are really connected at the moment, so to actually get the win tonight would be absolutely awesome. i asked archie to play for us but because of technical error, we couldn't hear him playing. his father sent us this clip to compensate for the failed live performance earlier. music: scotland the brave great stuff. and archie is going to be busy ahead of the scotland game this evening. at the men's t20 cricket world cup, afghanistan have caused a shock by beating australia in their super 8s match in st vincent. the 21—run win was their first against australia in any format. let's speak to tim wigmore — sports journalist at the telegraph. thank you for coming on the programme. just try and sum up this result for us. the programme. just try and sum up this result for us— result for us. the big thing to say is it is not — result for us. the big thing to say is it is not probably _ result for us. the big thing to say is it is not probably quite - result for us. the big thing to say is it is not probably quite a - result for us. the big thing to say is it is not probably quite a big i result for us. the big thing to say is it is not probably quite a big al is it is not probably quite a big a surprise as we might think. afghanistan last decade have been building brilliantly, the men's team, they almost beat australia in the 50 over world cup last year, so this has been coming. although it is a huge moment for afghanistan, it has not come out of the blue. the team has made remarkable strides in the last five years or so. what the last five years or so. what about australia? _ the last five years or so. what about australia? this - the last five years or so. what about australia? this is - the last five years or so. what about australia? this is just . the last five years or so. what about australia? this isjust a | about australia? this is just a strong afghanistan team? about australia? this isjust a strong afghanistan team? australia are very good- _ strong afghanistan team? australia are very good. they _ strong afghanistan team? australia are very good. they beat _ strong afghanistan team? australia are very good. they beat england i are very good. they beat england fairly easily. they have won their first five games of the tournament. they are probably one of the top two teams in the tournament. the story is not australia being weak, it is afghanistan with a series of top players who grace t20 leagues around the world, the captain and a series of this are some of the most coveted players in the world, and this has been coming. there is an interesting edge where australia refused to play afghanistan in normal matches outside world events because of the political situation in afghanistan, and this has meant a win is even more charged and it even more. interesting. let's look at the tournament as a whole, what is your assessment of it and what teams should we be looking for now? irate assessment of it and what teams should we be looking for now? we are at the end of— should we be looking for now? we are at the end of the _ should we be looking for now? we are at the end of the super— should we be looking for now? we are at the end of the super eight - should we be looking for now? we are at the end of the super eight stage, i at the end of the super eight stage, so the top teams will get to the semifinals. a couple of hours ago, england against uso. —— usa. whoever wins that will play south africa or the west indies. australia... it could be afghanistan as one of the semifinalists as well. afghanistan have been one of the stories of the tournament. the interest in the caribbean has been huge in this tournament and the cricket community generally has not done enough to help cricket in the west indies, so having a world tournament therefore the first time since 2010 in the men's gain is a really big thing and it has really captured the imagination, which has been great. we have the two semifinals in the middle of the week and the final on saturday. irate middle of the week and the final on saturda . ~ ., ., ., . ., , saturday. we are in london, clearly biased here. _ saturday. we are in london, clearly biased here, but _ saturday. we are in london, clearly biased here, but england, - saturday. we are in london, clearly biased here, but england, in - saturday. we are in london, clearly biased here, but england, in 30 - biased here, but england, in 30 seconds, your assessment so far. they started very slowly, almost got knocked out because of rain, now they are building nicely and they face, if they beat america, they are two games away from retaining the trophy, so from a tumultuous start, they are going well. ifjos buttler and jofra archer, the two key men, england have got a pretty good chance of regaining the title, which no one has ever done before. thank ou ve no one has ever done before. thank you very much _ no one has ever done before. thank you very much for — no one has ever done before. thank you very much for that. _ stay with us here on bbc news. i will be back with the headlines in a couple of minutes. hello there. we've had some lovely, sunny weather across southeastern parts of the uk this morning. some areas of cloud elsewhere, mind you, and over the next few days, there'll be some sunshine and some cloud, but temperatures will continue to rise. now, so far this year, these are the highest temperatures we've recorded — 27.5 degrees actually in england, and we could see temperatures higher than that by the middle of this week. and the reason for the change really is a change in the position of the jet stream. early in the month, when it was cold, the jet was to the south, it's now to the north of the uk, we're on the warmer side of the jet and temperatures will rise. but we have seen some cloud around. the cloud should break in northern england and perhaps wales, the cloud pushing its way into the midlands and the south east, so clouding over for these areas. cloud should break a bit in scotland and northern ireland. when the sun comes out it's going to feel very warm. temperatures a bit higher than yesterday, 21 degrees in eastern scotland and 2a or even 25 in the south east before the cloud rise. many places will have some sunshine to end the day. there will be some cloud continuing, though, overnight — across the midlands in particular and southern england — that will keep temperatures a bit higher here. further north, though, temperatures could be down to eight or nine degrees in eastern scotland and northeast england. but at least here will have a sunny start. may well see the clouds increasing a little bit in scotland and also for northern ireland. and there'll be some cloud and some sunshine across england and wales, where it should be dry. and despite the cloud, temperatures continuing to rise, southerly breeze pushing the warmth northwards, temperatures widely hitting the mid—20s. monday could be the warmest day of the week in scotland. the weather may start to change here and in northern ireland by tuesday. high pressure getting eased away a little bit, allowing that weather front to push in from the northwest, bringing more cloud and increasingly on tuesday, the risk of some showery bursts of rain. could even be one or two showers into northern england. further south, though, we hang onto the dry weather and some sunshine and the warmth as well. and this is where we've got the highest temperatures, could reach 28 or 29 degrees in the southeast of england. so, temperatures are rising. temperatures may drop a little sooner across scotland and northern ireland with some showers, but it's late on in the week before those temperatures eventually fall away in the south. this is bbc news. the headlines: the united nations has criticised israeli troops for strapping a wounded palestinian man to a military vehicle and driving him through the west bank city ofjenin. the idf confirmed the incident, saying it violated orders. here in the uk, a government aide has come underfire after using derogatory language to describe the flagship rwanda migrant policy. passengers flying out of manchester airport terminals have been told to stay away after a major power cut disrupted a significant number of flights in the early hours of this morning. ronaldo takes a selfie with a young pitch invader, as portugal book their place in the knock—out stages of euro 202a. meanwhile, scotland prepares for a crucial match later today. victory could get them to the knock—out stages of a major competition for the very first time. john swinney, the leader of the scottish national party and first minister of scotland, has been speaking to laura kuenessberg on her sunday show and answering questions from allegations his party used stamps paid for with public money, and also whether he's being honest with voters when he says he would push for a referendum on independence if the snp wins a majority. let's listen to that interview. i just want to start by asking about a developing story today. it's against the rules for taxpayers' cash to be