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
but it s not clear if that message will resonate with republicans. senate republicans are delaying the bill, hoping to secure tougher policies on the us mexico border to curb immigration in exchange for international aid. the us military aid package that s stalled would include $61 billion for ukraine as part of a larger package. congress has approved more than $111 billion since the war began, but the biden administration is warning that money is running out as the war in ukraine ticks closer to its two year mark. our correspondentjess parker has the view from kyiv. he s here on a rescue mission to liberate billions of dollars in defence aid for ukraine, money that s become ensnared in arguments amongst us lawmakers. overnight, a fresh wave of russian missile strikes crushed buildings in kyiv and blew craters in the earth. ukraine s war is with russia, but officials must battle sceptics in the west who ask, what s the endgame? after ukraine s faltering counteroffensive. i
good evening. on the eve of a crucial vote for the prime minister on his plan to send illegal migrants to rwanda various factions of conservative mps have been meeting and giving their opinions on whether the plan will work and by extension whether they are likely to vote for it. and in an indication of how divided the party is over the issue, the opinions vary widely. some have given it their backing as long as it doesn t change others say it has to change or be junked altogether. others say it has to change or be junked altogether. our political editor chris mason is in westminster. this plan is something that rishi sunak has made central to his premiership but he s struggling to get his party to back it. he really is. that s the reality tonight. there are few more awkward places for a prime minister to find themselves than one where they are transparently and very publicly at the mercy of their own mps. clumps of conservatives who have been meeting throughout the
That s still going on right now. aid agencies are desperate for donations, but this crisis is so widespread, simply reaching all of those affected is proving incredibly tough. david? just horrific pictures. ian pannell and our team on the scene. ian, our thanks to you. back here at home, next tonight to new zealand. six days now after that mass shooting killing 50 people, the prime minister making good on a promise. there was immediate reaction here at home, after so many mass shootings here in the u.s. here s abc s terry moran. reporter: as her nation reels from the terror attack, new zealand s prime minister, jacinda ardern, has emerged as a leader of stirring empathy and steely resolve, announcing a ban on all military-style semiautomatics, including assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. the time for the mass and easy availability of these weapons must end. and today, they will. reporter: new zealand s swift response has many pro gun control americans wondering why n