An important but controversial part of its policy to deter migrants attempting to come to the uk illegally by boat. Joining me to discuss it on my panel for the next hour is the democratic strategist Mary Anne Marsh and Phillip Rycroft former permanent secretary in the department for exiting the european union. Also on the programme. Arizonas blistering heat wave continues as us President Biden heads to the state to promote his clean energy plans. Under an hour until the deadline for Donald Trumps legal team to respond to a Justice Departments request that could limit what information the former president is permitted to share publicly. First lets focus on the barge for Asylum Seekers here in the uk. The government hopes that around 500 men can be housed on board the vessel called the bibby stockholm. But so far, just 15 are on board. Ministers say the barge will be better value for taxpayers than hotel rooms, which are costing more than six Million Pounds a day. There have been concer
after standing by the policy. but with a growing number of senior conservatives criticising the plan, the chancellor admitted this morning that it had to go as it had become a distraction from other parts of the government s economic plan. and so the chancellor used a key speech at the conservative party conference in birmingham to try and move beyond that distraction , take a listen. what a day. it has been tough but we need to focus on thejob in hand. i know the plan put forward only ten days ago has caused a little turbulence i get it. i get it. we re listening and have listened. i refused to accept that it is somehow britain s destiny i refuse to accept that it is somehow britain s destiny to fall back into middle league status or that the tax burden reaching a 70 year high is somehow inevitable. it isn t and it shouldn t be. we needed a new. applause. conference, we needed a new approach focused on raising economic growth. just over a week after hitting an all time lo
Is it fair to keep pursuing him in this way . We will speak to the uns special rapporteur on torture. Good evening. The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal court says he is seeking Arrest Warrants for the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Defence Minister yoav gallant on charges of war crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in gaza. Karim khan has also applied for Arrest Warrants for three leaders of hamas, for war crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in connection with the October 7th Attacks in israel. 1,200 people were killed and 252 others were taken hostage. Since then, more than 35,000 people have been killed in gaza as part of the idf operation, according to the territorys hamas run health ministry. In the request that has been sent to the icc panel ofjudges, the prosecutor has alleged there is evidence to suggest starvation has been used by the Prime Minister and his Defence Minister as a method of war against civilians. He also alleges the israeli leaders
Lets catch up on the latest developments from the campaign trail. The conservatives in scotland have launched their manifesto with the leader of the tories Ruth Davidson, and the Prime Minister theresa may making a pledge to stand up to the Scottish National party. Part of the manifesto was a protection for the Winter Fuel Payments for all older people, with no Means Testing in scotland, unlike the policy for england. We made a different choice in scottish manifesto we believe there should be Means Testing. The reason we have said that if as many of your viewers will acknowledge, scotland isa viewers will acknowledge, scotland is a colder climate than we have a different amount of Housing Stock and evolution allows you to make different decisions. I want to use the money in terms of the Winter Fuel Payments, dance out my collea g u es fuel payments, dance out my colleagues want to put it into the health service. That is what politics are about, sometimes it is tough decisions. I say i
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