british prime minister is facing a test of his authority over sending migrants to rwanda. rishi sunak is trying to revive proposals to send asylum seekers to the east country arguing it will deter people from crossing the english channel from small boats in france. he suffered the biggest rebellion of his premiership in parliament last night. two deputy chairs of the conservative party resigned saying the bill wasn t tough enough for that. the bill wasn t tough enough for that. mps are now due to vote on the prime minister s landmark bill. here s our political editor, chris mason. this was over this morning. the rwanda bill is about putting people off attempting crossing. but no one who s made this journey has been sent there yet. what does the rwandan president make of it all? you are getting hundreds of millions of taxpayers money. it is you are getting hundreds of millions of taxpayers money. of taxpayers money. it is going to be. if of taxpayers money. it is going to be-
that catherine, the princess of wales, was admitted to the london clinic yesterday. that is a private hospital in central london, for planned abdominal surgery. we understand the surgery was successful. it is expected she will remain in hospitalfor ten to m days before returning home to windsor to continue her recovery. we are told by kensington palace that based on the current medical advice, she is unlikely to return to public duties until after easter. i will take you through some of the rest of the statement. it says she will appreciate the interest this statement will generate. she hopes the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible. of course, we know she has three young children, and her wish that personal medical information remains private. so we shouldn t expect over however long it takes for her to recuperate to get a running commentary, but we understand it is noncancerous. but clearly, as our colleagues at the bb
we ve been given exclusive access to the border forces in ukraine and moldova. we meet some of the men risking it all to leave. ..and those trying to stop them. we investigate how many are escaping and why they don t want to fight. it s the start of the daily patrol along ukraine s border with romania. vladyslav is a 22 year old lieutenant in ukraine s border vladyslav is a 22 year old lieutenant in ukraine s border service. the border runs mostly along a river and a mountain range, making it difficult to protect. the border guards film their operations. these young men were arrested just metres from romania s border. it s illegal for men under 60 to leave without a valid exemption from military service. those caught trying to do so face up to eight years injail. dog barks since the start of the war over 4,000 men have been stopped trying to cross into romania. elsewhere, the numbers are higher. dinu is a senior officer with the moldovan border police. on average, 22 ukrainia
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the last few hours. he left tottenham in 2019. he joins after a dismal season for chelsea, they finished 12th in the premier league and our reporter has more. chelsea have enjoyed a terrible season, there west on points in the premier league, they lost on the tap of their matches. their squad is bloated, it is expensively assembled. they have spent £60 million since last summer. they have very little to show for it, they have not qualified for europe and as a result their spending in his first transfer window will be hit as a result. frank lampard, they interim manager, the third manager of the season, openly said standards have dropped. he officially starts in july, that gives him a month to ascertain who is up to scratch. it is a tall order but you suspect pochettino is probably one of a handful of managers who might be able tojuggle it handful of managers who might be able to juggle it all. you mention when he goes to manage it all, the experience he would have had alread