details later. it s thursday 19th october. around 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by president biden. egypt has agreed to let the humanitarian supplies enter via the rafah crossing but it s unlikely to happen until friday. announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid would be stopped, if any supplies were taken by hamas, which is regarded as a terrorist organisation by the uk. rishi sunak will also arrive in tel aviv this morning, as part of a two day visit to the middle east. with the latest, here s our correspondent wyre davies. as trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side of the gaza egypt border, the un and aid agencies have been increasingly alarmed at the unfolding humanitarian crisis. on a visit to israel which lasted barely a day, while reaffirming his steadfast support, joe biden also pressed the case for aid for gaza s 2.5 million palestinian citizens many of whom are struggling to get access to food, water a
good evening. john swinney looks set to become scotland s new leader after the woman expected to challenge him decided to back him instead. kate forbes confirmed she would not be standing for the snp leadership after humza yousaf s resignation. instead, mr swinney, scotland s former deputy first minister and party leader, has offered her a significant role in his government. our scotland editor, james cook, reports. please show your appreciation forjohn swinney. the snp is in trouble divided, distracted and struggling to govern. john swinney says it s time to get a grip and he is the man for the job. i could have stood back and hoped others would sort things out. but i care too much about the future of scotland, and the scottish national party, to walk on by. you ve said there you can t walk on by because, essentially, your party is a disunited mess. what specifically is wrong with it? well, the party is not cohesive just now. we are not together, we are not operating as
at 7.30pm at stamford bridge. we rejust going to refresh your memory as to the current state of play. here s the top half of the table. and while chelsea languish in 9th, they have lostjust one of their past 33 home league games against tottenham. good omens for mauricio pochettino as he takes on his former side. meanwhile, ange postecoglou s tottenham are in fifth place and fighting aston villa for that fourth champions league spot. there have been question marks around the team s poor record at defending set pieces, but the spurs boss unequivocal in his thoughts about it. to quote billyjoel, you may be right, i may be greasy, but it is maybe a lunatic you re looking for, mate, but because i am not interested in it i may be crazy. and i think enough of you have done enough research on me to know that this is not the first time i ve been questioned about set piece is my coaching career. there is an underlying reason for that, which i m very, very comfortable with. eventual
it was still dark when conservative mps arrived at downing street earlier this morning. over breakfast, the prime minister was trying to persuade them to back his latest attempt to send asylum seekers to rwanda. are you going to vote against the bill? are you satisfied? they were tight lipped on the way out about whether they had been convinced. some have been clear about their doubts. we are all of one mind on this. we all want the government to succeed in stopping the boats. we all want this legislation to be the right tool to deliver that. and i am genuinely grateful to the government for what they have done to make sure that this is the toughest ever piece of legislation. it is still partial and incomplete. successive home secretaries have been to rwanda, but so far no asylum seekers. some conservative mps say the government s latest attempt still falls short, and the plan could remain tangled in legal challenges in the courts. others have warned the government against go
he told journalists he thought the legislation would sail through. what do you think he means by that or is that some kind of political posturing on his part? there is a lot of political posturing on his part? there is a lot of political posturing - posturing on his part? there is a lot of political posturing going i posturing on his part? there is a | lot of political posturing going on on all sides of this debate in many ways. i think keir starmer s point is this is a government with a huge majority. they were elected four years ago today in a landslide victory. so the idea that the conservatives can t get a piece of legislation through the house of commons is one that you wouldn t normally countenance it all at this stage. and i think keir starmer s point, he essentially doesn t want a situation where rishi sunak is seen to have done really well by navigating all these tensions within his own party and coming out and getting through to the next stage of this legislation.