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Today that he plans to stand as an independent if theres an election. Meanwhile, the governments Standing Firm about its decision to throw out the rebels. Many of the people who rebelled against the government are good people. I served in government with them, but they were told very clearly this was the consequence of their actions. That vote to trigger an election will take place this evening, but labour and the lib dems wont back it. So, what next . Also, this programme can reveal that 800 eu citizens have used the system set up in the wake of the windrush scandal to secure their status in the uk after brexit. Many have told us its because they dont trust the eu settlement scheme. I didnt want this to happen to another section of the community. What, we are going to have an italian windrush . Good morning. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. So, whos in charge . Opposition leaders ad backbench mps certainly for today what is your reaction to last nights events
russia s foreign minister has called for a un security council meeting,. as this happened during previous prisoner swaps. our russia editor steve rosenberg gave us the latest from moscow. caught on mobile phone, the moment a russian military transport plane fell from the sky. woman speaks russian good god, she cries, as the consequence of what has happened becomes clear. the wreckage was strewn across the fields of belgorod region. not only did russia accuse ukraine of shooting the plane down, it claimed that on board were dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war who were about to be exchanged. translation: on board the plane, there were six crew members, - 65 ukrainian servicemen for a prisoner swap, and three russian military personnel escorting them. the crew and all the passengers on the plane were killed. with this terrorist attack the ukrainian leadership has shown its true colours. over at the russian parliament, mps were quick to condemn ukraine and those countries who
i m ben brown in the studio our other top stories this hour... as the regulator ofgem lowers the price cap for gas and electricity, there are fresh calls for the government to stop a rise in energy bills in april. a new panorama investigation uncovers evidence that women are being misled and manipulated about abortion by some crisis pregnancy advice centres,in the uk. the first female speaker of the house of commons, betty boothroyd, dies at the age of 93. good afternoon from windsor, where rishi sunak and the eu have struck a new agreement to amend post brexit trading rules with the eu. the prime minister said the deal marked a decisive breakthrough after years of wrangling, allowing smooth, free flowing trade while preserving the belfast agreement, the setttlement which underpins devolved government in northern ireland. mr sunak said the agreement would remove any sense of a border in the irish sea, the chief complaint of unionists who have boycotted stormont in prote
more than £8 billion the second largest result in its history. and australia s national football team criticises qatar s human rights record less than a month before the emirate hosts the world cup. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has accused russian commanders of craziness in their efforts to capture a town in the east of the country. bakhmut which sits in the donetsk region has been the centre of russian attacks for months. meanwhile, in the south, ukrainian forces advancing on the city of kherson have been hampered by heavy rain. russian forces are building fortifications and bringing in extra reinforcements. the area has been at the centre of the fiercest clashes in recent weeks. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv and hejoins me now. let s start off with the comments from president zelensky about the tactics of russian commanders. what does he mean by craziness? he said the most sev