near the syrian border, at a time and in a manner of its choosing. mr biden blamed the attack on radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq. tehran has denied any involvement in the attack in which three service personnel were killed and 3a injured. our world affairs correspondent paul adams has more. the americans say the attack happened at a base known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it s one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel have been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but it s another very dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond even more strongly than
Eastern areas, cloud, Light Rain In The South East and a cool wind along the south east and a cool wind along the north sea coast. More later. Its tuesday the 23rd of april. Asylum seekers who enter the uk illegally could be sent to rwanda after a Government Bill finally made it through parliament in the early hours, after months of delays. It declared the african country to be safe. The bill will become law within the next few days and the Prime Minister has said the first flights will leave the uk in ten to 12 weeks. Human Rights Groups described the plan as shameful. Our Political Correspondent ben wright has the details. Long after most people had gone to bed, parliament carried on working, wrestling with the issue of sending Asylum Seekers to rwanda. The governments plan had faced strong resistance in the House Of Lords. They voted for changes mps kept rejecting. My lords, this bill has now been scrutinised a number of times. The government have rejected this amendment several tim
Set out his timetable this morning, admitting it will take longer than he would like. The rwanda bill, which is likely to become law tonight, is designed to curb any legal challenge to the process. But the peers are not giving up without a fight. These are the live pictures of the lords, where they are settling in for another round of this Parliamentary Ping Pong. There were two amendments the commons stripped out this the commons stripped out this afternoon one to protect afghan veterans who served with british forces. The government insists there is a legal roots already exist. The Second Amendment would stop migrants from being deported until practical protections are in place to guarantee rwanda as a safe country. Here is the Prime Minister. It is clear that there is a loud minority of people who will do absolutely anything and everything to disrupt this policy from succeeding. You only have to look at what has been going on in parliament over the past few weeks and months, with th
Then,is so what sort of legal challenge, then, is still open . The government has advised that some Asylum Seekers could lodge a repeal against removal claiming their personal circumstances makes them a special case. The bill creates a high bar for that kind of appeal. The Home Office is now setting up offices to deal quickly with that. It is not such cases will be dealt with within a couple of months. The courts have now been given extra resources to cope. Asylum seekers refused a right to appeal would still seek a. Of the new laws shuts off most routes by which legal challenges can be brought. 0nce by which legal challenges can be brought. Once again today, the prime minister did not rule out leaving the European Court of human rights if things dont go according to plan. So lets go to the lobby. 0ur Political Correspondent is watching events for us tonight. I know you have a guest with you, peter. Bring us Up To Speed where you are. The parliamentary us Up To Speed where you are. Tue