more now on our top story and the argument engulfing the conservatives after its former deputy chairman, lee anderson, was suspended from the parliamentary party. he d refused to apologise for saying the mayor of london, sadiq khan, was controlled by islamists. the deputy prime minister, oliver dowden, declined to call those comments islamophobic, but said he shared concerns they could be taken that way. he s been speaking to laura kuenssberg on her sunday morning programme. well, that s why the prime minister took action. he gave lee anderson the opportunity to apologise, he didn t take that opportunity. words matter. he didn t choose his words correctly and, having failed to apologise, the prime minister took action and removed the whip. i think that was the appropriate course of action to take. do you agree, though, that the remarks were islamophobic, anti muslim? i don t believe that lee anderson said those remarks she was concerned they would be interpreted, and for th
while handling conflicts abroad? the prime minister s right hand man oliver dowden is here to answer that question. from salford, labour s lisa nandyjoins us too. he s been caught in the headlines for the wrong reasons of late in charge during the post office scandal. but how does ed davey, the lib dem leader, want to change the script in this year of a general election? and, a week on from the death of alexei navalvny we ask the estonian prime minister what s it like to be one of putin s most wanted. good morning. with you and me for the next 60 minutes halima begum, the boss of the charity action aid, andy burnham, the labour mayor of greater manchester, now author, and therese coffey, who was deputy prime minister herself in liz truss cabinet. she is now a conservative backbench mp. a warm welcome to all three. and welcome to you, too. so let s first of all catch up with what s making the news. keir starmer accuses rishi sunak of harbouring extremists in his party
know where the americans are? well, i think our viewers can know where the americans are? well, i think our viewers can see know where the americans are? -ii i think our viewers can see just behind me a gate, an emergency gate leading to the tarmac. we are at the old international airport in doha, a very ordinary place. 0nly old international airport in doha, a very ordinary place. only a few flights land here every day. but it will be the scene of an extraordinary political moment. a rare moment of cooperation between iran and the united states. this is where we are expecting possibly in the next few hours for five american prisoners who also hold iranian passports touched down in a chartered qatari aircraft where they will be met on the tarmac by american and qatari officials, before finally going home to iran. we understand now that this morning, all going home to the united states. we understand that this morning, the last pieces were in place. the confirmation that $
five americans who hold iranian passport which the us describe as wrongfully detained, but they are regarded as hostages, used by iran as bargaining chips. the money that has arrived here this morning, $6 billion, they end it through selling oil to south korea. they can t access it directly, only third parties can use it to purchase non sanction goods, including food and medicine. but this disagreement over this money, it underlines the distrust which exists between these old enemies. despite this rare moment of cooperation and the end of a deeply painful personal ordeal. there s been such an ordeal, bell b so much anticipation from the families waiting to see their loved ones. let s speak to richard rackley, father of the woman held in a prison from 2016. richard, it is nice to see you. have you been in touch with the family? we ve been in touch with the lawyers. my memory of this moment as a family is you are on tenterhooks and you are so nervous, you have messages coming i