To house asylum seekers. It s been done to save savings in asylum costs over the next ten years. The barge will continue to be used untiljanuary 2025. And of course it follows the decision of the new labour government to do away with one of the previous government s controversial policies, which was the plan by the conservatives to send asylum seekers to rwanda. The labour government has scrapped that plan as well. Let s find out more about this decision, we can speak to our political correspondentjoe pike. What is the government saying about this? ,. , pike. What is the government saying about this? ,. . , pike. What is the government saying about this? ,. ,,. ,. , , about this? they are saying that as of janua about this? they are saying that as of january that about this? they are saying that as of january that contract about this? they are saying that as of january that contract for about this? they are saying that as of january that contract for the of january that contract
Typical of the republican attacks on the poor and the vulnerable because if you have the ways and the means, you ll still be able to get an abortion and already several states including new mexico are bracing for an increase in women from texas seeking the treatment. But if you don t, then you won t. The same republicans in states like texas and florida and other republican led states such as south dakota who are making other decisions to control your health for both men and women like outlawing local mask mandates in schools. Essentially taking covid side against the battle in the pandemic and considering the latest surge in daily new cases, deaths and hospitalizations, it appears they might be succeeding. The same republicans who wage a battle against your voting rights and who continue to wage an attack on the truth. The reason for the campaign against voting rights is, of course, the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen. What you are seeing now from republicans are flat out re
Us that the war has ended. And they can put out the picture of the last soldier. They say. But we all know it isn t over. Okay. Two reasons. Now, what we do know that is true is that america has lost the last clear chance to cut a different deal. Or to maintain a force in afghanistan until everyone is out or to reclaim the bagram air base to secure exits and to keep an eye on one of the most if not the most fertile terror spots in the world. So you can say this has ended, but it certainly is not over. Two reasons. First, the immediate. As many as 200 americans are still there, and look, i have never trusted the numbers, not because i m cynical. I m just being skeptical from a practical perspective. I don t know how they know how many people there are on the ground. And they have said themselves, even at the white house level, that they can t be sure. So they say 200. 100, 200. Americans are still on the ground who want today get out and couldn t. An unknown number of families who belie
Us that the war has ended. And they can put out the picture of the last soldier, they say. But we all know it isn t over. Okay? two reasons. Now, what we do know that is true is that america has lost the last clear chance to cut a different deal. Or to maintain a force in afghanistan until everyone is out or to reclaim the bagram air base to secure exits, and to keep an eye on one of the most, if not the most, fertile terror spots in the world. So, you can say this has ended. But it s certainly not over. Two reasons. First, the immediate. As many as 200 americans are still there. And, look, i ever never trusted the numbers, not because i m cynical. I m just being skeptical from a practical perspective. I don t know how they know how many people there are on the ground. And they have said, themselves, even at the white house level that they can t be sure. So they say 200. 100. 200. Americans are still on the ground who wanted to get out and couldn t. An unknown number of families who be
This as president biden s deadline to get out of the deadline quickly approaches. Hello, everyone. I m sandra smith, monday morning here in new york. Nice to see you, john. John: in washington, d. C. , a little bit of a time difference but not much. [laughs] hope you had a good weekend, sandra. I m john roberts in washington, good to see you. This, after five rockets were fired at the airport over night, when making it through defense systems and landing inside the perimeter. U. S. Officials are stressing this is the most dangerous time of the mission, the phased withdrawal of u. S. And couldn t leave the forces still on the ground even more vulnerable to attack. Sandra: indeed. We ve got a packed hour. Just ahead, walid phares will join us, morgan ortagus coming up, and congressman peter meijer is here, as well. Fox team coverage begins now. Bill hemmer will join us in moments. John: but first to the pentagon and jennifer griffin to kick us off this monday afternoon. Hey, jennifer. U.