hello. these two resignations just announced in the last moment or two, in fact, i havejust been announced in the last moment or two, in fact, i have just been sent the letter of resignation sent by lea anderson and also brendan clarke smith, both deputy chairman of the conservative party, and i must admit, i have not yet read it. and the argument they are making and have been making for the last 2a hours or so is that they think it is right to back some proposed changes to the government s plan as far as rwanda and asylum seekers are concerned. this idea of sending some asylum seekers to east africa. a concern from them and some of their conservative colleagues that the government s latest attempt to make this policy work isn t strong enough, therefore in their view is likely to fail. here is an idea. i will read the resignation letter that they have sent while i bring you the story of the afternoon. this is kigali, the capital of rwanda in east africa. i was there before ch
days next week. and at york minister the king s first maundy thursday and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel.. we will have the latest from augusta and the first round of the masters, golfs first major of the year. tiger woods is out on the course right now. good evening welcome to the bbc news at six. 90 metropolitan police officers have been diverted from investigating terrorism and serious crime to investigate their own colleagues, as the force tries to restore public confidence in the wake of damaging revelations and a report that called it institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic. the met revealed today that after looking into more than 1000 allegations of sexual offences and domestic abuse against officers and staff over a ten year period there were 196 people who needed to be risk assessed or re vetted and another 689 cases that needed to be looked at again in case there were missed lines of inquiry or new ones. the commissi
reopens following a £19 million makeover. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. british gas will increase electricity prices by 12.5% in september, a move which will affect more than 3 million customers. its parent company centrica said the price rise is a because of the increasing cost of transmitting energy to people s homes and government environmental policies. the government has indicated that it may still legislate to impose a cap on energy prices. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. music. british gas likes to say it is putting its customers in control. we are bringing the nation smarter connected homes. but even if they turn the heating down, those on a standard variable tariffs will see their bills going up. after the increases announced today, the cost of an average dualfuel energy bill, electricity and gas, provided by british gas, will be going up. it will now cost you £1,120 a year, that is an increase of £76 compared to last year. it is not the