Good evening. In fact, that is where were going to start. The Prime Minister pledged the planes for rwanda would be leaving britain this spring. Its now almost two years since ministers first announced their plan to send some migrants to east africa. And the costs continue to mount. A recent report from the National Audit office suggests the cost of the policy, whether or not anyone is ever sent there, stands at £370 million. Mr sunak says it is the deterrent they need, and should be considered a cost saving, since the bill to house Asylum Seekers in britain will reach £11 billion a year by 2026. Tonight the House Of Lords will have their say. We are watching live the debate in the chamber, where possible changes to the bill will be adopted. That is the scene from the floor of the House Of Lords as we speak. We are expecting a vote very shortly. Our Political Correspondent Harry Farleyjoins Me now from westminster. The government has already suffered a defeat today on its bill in rel
prosecutions into thousand 15. if we are to make sure that escande like this can never happen again, we need to look at the way in which private prosecutions like these have been undertaken. any company can bring private prosecutions in this way. this is not a special power of the post office, i know my right honourable friend the lord chancellor wants to give this issue proper and thoughtful consideration and i am sure he will report to the house about this issue in due course. getting justice for the victims of this candle and ensuring that such a tragedy can never happen again is my highest priority as a minister and has been throughout my 15 months in office. when we talk about compensation, we have to remember that the lives of postmasters and their families caught up in this scandal have been changed forever. they face financial ruin, untold personal distress and a loss of reputation that no amount of financial compensation can fully restore. the government recognises h
that all the support being needed is now working its way out into the system. in europe, french authorities warn of a heat apocalypse as thousands are forced to flee wildfires. so does climate change now mean regular severe heatwaves? future warming is determined by future emissions. if we stop dumping carbon into the atmosphere at carbon into the atmosphere at carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the world will stop warming. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s first ever red warning for extreme heat has come into effect meaning there s a danger to life and the threat of major travel disruption. it is also provisionally the hottest day in wales since records began. the red alert covers much of england from london and the south east up to york and manchester. it s already the hottest day of the year so far and parts of england could be hotter than the western sahara and the caribbean. tomorrow, temperatures could exceed a0 degrees in southern england, whic
To monday in parliament. Coming up the Health Secretary comes under fire after its revealed Hundreds Of Thousands of Patient Letters were put into storage instead of being posted. Two months and 2017 and the Health Secretary bakshi is from one crisis to another. There is no evidence so far that any Patient Safety has been put at risk. Peers begin their detailed scrutiny of the brexit triggering bill. And the speaker pays tribute following the death of the commons longest serving mp, sir gerald kaufman. It was that fidelity to principle, that commitment to causes, that insistence on doing his duty by his constituents, by his party and by his country. But first, the Health Secretary has told mps some 500,000 documents containing medical information, including cancer test results, were mistakenly put in storage rather than being sent to the gp orfiled in the patients records. The error occurred when a mail redirection company Nhs Shared Business Services hired by the Health Service failed
Hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament, the main news from westminster. There is a sombre mood in the commons as mps debate the prospect for a workable deal in Northern Ireland. The solution to the current impasse is crucial to the economic and social, as well as political, welfare, of the children of Northern Ireland. The Scottish Parliament voted in favour of a second referendum on independence. The first minister says brexit has changed everything. Much that we have come to take for granted over, certainly, most of my lifetime, the freedom just is one example to travel easily across europe is now up for negotiation, with outcomes that are at this point deeply uncertain. And Tobias Ellwood, who tried to save pc Keith Palmers life, responds to the many tributes hes received. Can i make it clear that i was one of many that stepped forward on that dark day and our thoughts and prayers remain with those families and friends of the victims, including our own pc keith palmer. But first