for more on this here s our political correspondent alex forsyth a warning her report contains flash photography. it was still dark when conservative mps arrived at downing street earlier this morning. over breakfast, the prime minister was trying to persuade them to back his latest attempt to send asylum seekers to rwanda. are you going to vote against the bill? are you satisfied? they were tight lipped on the way out about whether they d been convinced. some have been clear about their doubts. we are all of one mind on this. we all want the government to succeed in stopping the boats. we all want this legislation to be the right tool to deliver that. and i am genuinely grateful to the government for what they have done to make sure that this is the toughest ever piece of legislation. it is still partial and incomplete. successive home secretaries have been to rwanda, but so far no asylum seekers. some conservative mps say the government s latest attempt still falls short,
expected imminently. these are the live pictures from the general assembly. this was an emergency session brought by the arab countries after the united states vetoed a resolution on a cease fire within the security council last week. tonight 193 countries voting on a similar text. it is a nonbinding resolution so it does not carry any legal weight but the result, which we expect to be in favour for the resolution will add to the pressure mounting on the israeli government. we will keep watching that. we will take you to new york as and when we get a vote in the assembly. back to events in westminster. the government has tonight seen off, at least for the moment, a rebellion that was building over its rwanda legislation. this is the new bill they have proposed that is supposed to counter every legal challenge to deporting asylum seekers to rwanda. here s the moment the speaker announced the result. the ayes to the right, 313. the noes to the left, 269. so the ayes have it, th
be allowed to persist. labour has been focused on defence with keir starmer reaffirming his commitment to the uk nuclear deterrent. he said protecting the nation would be the bedrock of a future labour government. the lib dems deputy daisy group has outlined the snp leaderjohn swinney has called for a respectful contest ahead of the scottish leader s first television debate of the campaign that gets under way tonight. here is our political correspondent. should only biologically female be able to use women s services? just people who are biologically female, also those who have change their legal sex on a birth certificate? conservatives say that women s services should be able to refuse any one of is biologically male without facing legal challenges. it is quite clear that the intentions in the law are being misinterpreted just because of changes, social changes, and what we are trying to do is reemphasise that sex, in the law, means biological sex. it always has done but th
Us osted if part of the chinese leadership. keep us posted if there part of the chinese leadership. keep us posted if there are part of the chinese leadership. keep us posted if there are any further updates. great to have you withers, frank gardner. so, we will return to all things election now. let us go through today s election news. the conservative so that if they are elected they will rewrite the equality act biology determines six rather than gender. labour has focused on defence, keir starmer proposing a revamp of the nuclear deterrent. the liberal democrats so that they will give rivers and other waterways are protected status in a move to protect a sewage being dumped. but as talk to a political correspondent with politics joe and a politics editor for their financial time. a politics editor for their financialtime. good a politics editor for their financial time. good to see you both. thank you forjoining us. so much we can talk about. what stood out for you today? what