To house Asylum Seekers. Its 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 governments controversial policies, which was the plan by the conservatives to send Asylum Seekers to rwanda. The Labour Government has scrapped that plan as well. Lets 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 for th
cnn s breaking news hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield in atlanta, the amanpour, our begins in just a moment, but first these top stories were staying on top of several breaking stories at this hour t, starting in russia, were short time ago, president vladimir putin released a statement on the deadly attack on a concert venue near moscow, calling it a barbaric terrorist act isis is claiming responsibility for the rampage, which killed at least 133 people and injured more than 100. the world is also reacting to the stunning announcement from the princess of wales revealing her cancer diagnosis princess catherine says, she is now in the early stages of treatment all right. let s get started in russia, cnn senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is monitoring developments from berlin. so fred, what more is the kremlin saying at this point? well, vladimir putin came out a couple of really an hour and a half ago
office has said israel s continued restrictions on getting aid in may amount to use of starvation as method of war . in a phone call, president biden told the israeli prime minister of his deep concerns over a planned assault on rafah in southern gaza. but benjamin netyanyahu has just said there s no way to destroy hamas in rafah, other than by a ground incursion. all this, as talks continue in qatar in a bid to secure a ceasefire deal. let s get this report from anna foster in jerusalem. at gaza s southern tip, the aftermath of another israeli air strike. 1.4 million displaced people are now sheltering in rafah and israel has made it clear it wants to go further. a ground offensive, it ,says would remove hamas from gaza entirely. but there s international pressure to avoid even more deaths. the message from israel s allies to its leaders is getting stronger. our position is that hamas should not be allowed a safe haven in rafah or anywhere else, but a major ground operation
in his acceptance speech after being voted as the new welsh labour leader, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation s history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to, or to adapt to, or to apologise for. devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. it is what i have always known through my adult political life and that is the same for a growing number of our citizens and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a generation that, too often, is being asked to pick up the pieces and the bill for those who came before them. in wales, it often takes the worst times to get the best out of us. i