and ailbhe rea, host of the westminster insider podcast for politico. first, ijust first, i just want to get first, ijust want to get both of your reactions to this posting of grant shapps as defence secretary. would you say it is a good move? i think at a time when there is war in europe for the first time in over 75 years, where the nuclear threat is higher than it s ever been there in the last cold war, if mr shapps is the last cold war, if mr shapps is the best person available, then i wish him luck. he seems to have a lot of experience. and if he gets the resources that defence need, let s not forget, protection of the nation is the primary task of government. quite frankly, if they get this wrong, all the other things affecting us like cost of living, immigration and climate change will be irrelevant. so if he can do that and support the military going forward, i wish him the best of luck. ., ., , ., forward, i wish him the best of luck. ., ., ~ , . ., luck. and ove
will get to the panel shortly. the latest bbc news, first. the us senate majority leader, chuck schumer, has called for new elections in israel, describing its prime minister benjamin netanyahu as an obstacle to peace. mr schumer, a democrat, is america s highest ranking jewish official. the communities secretary, michael gove, has set out a new definition of extremism which includes the promotion or advancement of violence, hatred or intolerance. he also said two groups, which he identified as far right, and three that were islamist, would be checked against the criteria. prime minister rishi sunak has said there will not be a general election on 2nd may, the date when local elections are already taking place. earlier this year, mr sunak suggested the general election would happen in the second half of 202a. the pioneering starship rocket developed by elon musk s company spacex has made its longest and most ambitious test flight so far. contact with starship was broken as it
role since the assassination in 2021 of the country s last president. armed groups have been calling for mr henry to step down, leading to widespread violence. last week he was prevented from returning home to haiti. news of his resignation came during a high level meeting of the caribbean community injamaica. to that end we acknowledge the resignation of prime minister ariel henry upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council. harold isaac is an independent journalist based in haiti. he gave us his reaction to the news. it is unclear for pretty much everybody here at this point, although in the past few hours there were serious indications that resignation was imminent. prime minister ariel henry had been under tremendous pressure to resign in the past couple of weeks after he returned from kenya on a trip to get police support. as of late, you could see people rushing for instance to money transfer houses, trying to get some cash, trying to go to do grocerie
for calais said people who have had traumatic experiences, to house any human being in something like the bibby stockholm is inhumane, to try to do so to this group of people is unbelievably cruel. the conservative deputy chairman, said they should expletive off. your reaction? get in touch. 15 asylum seekers have spent their first night aboard the bibby stockholm in dorset. 20 have refused to get on and have launched legal challenges. ministers want to move hundreds more there this week. the home office has announced a unit to stop potential immigration fraud by lawyers encouraging false claims by asylum seekers. staff in the immigration system are being trained to spot potential rogue lawyers who may be coaching asylum seekers to help them stay in the uk. it s exam results day for pupils across scotland. more than 140,000 who sat their nationals, highers and advanced highers will receive their grades. the funeral of the irish singer sinead o connor will be held near dubli