headed he had seen down the rebels, headed off the revolt, but yes, that note off the revolt, but yes, that note of warning for now, this emergency legislation will be back in the in mid—january. we know that breakfast meeting today with 15 odd of the would—be potential rebels on the tory right or fell to a certain promise, as they saw it, from rishi sunak, to tighten the legislation. unclear at the moment whether that means concrete amendments. certainly, those mps on the right who have agreed not to vote against it but i'm staying tonight believe it but i'm staying tonight believe it does mean that. on the other hand, the other end of the spectrum of the party, you have the one nation centrist conservatives warning that is completely unacceptable to them, so very difficult to see how much room for manoeuvre in the prime minister has. what could it mean for rishi sunak�*s premiership as we move into 202a? i think he has got to do some creative thinking over the next few weeks. it's really difficult to see

an easy way through this, because his party is so fragmented, and both wings are so entrenched. it feels very tribal in westminster today. i know you were there too. although he has won the vote tonight, i do think the events of the day have been a real dent to his authority. we have seen open infighting, displays of party disunity laid bare, and also, some mps, particularly on the right of the party, accuse the government of the party, accuse the government of dark art tactics, of the whips�* office, accusing them of threatening mps that there would be consequences if they defied the three line weapon voted against the legislation. i�*m told by people close to the whips�* office that there was no suggestion or threat made that mps would lose the party whip. but clearly, there is a lot of turmoil that has been laid bare to the public today, and it is not a good look for the party. when you think of the fractious nature potentially of the last few days, compared to infighting in

previous conservative governments under previous conservative prime ministers, how does this compare? interestingly, sir gary streeter, veteran tory mp from the centrist tradition of the party, who was a whip in the dying days of the major government, served this warning to would—be rebels today, saying, you are driving us towards the abyss. step back. so those with a long memory who remember what it was like crashing into opposition are just tearing their hair out and trying to encourage colleagues to rein it in, to unify as they head into an election year. and how important is this policy now when it comes to rishi sunak and the conservative government�*s electoral fortunes? i think it�*s hugely important, in part because it matters to the public at large, and particularly at matters to conservative voters. a statistic i love to trot out because i think it is really instructive is

that the pollster yougov tracks the issues most important of the public, and immigration tends to track third, but to those voters who voted conservative in 2019, it is the most important. that is why tory mps describe it as an existential issue for the party, and also the conservatives, the government have talked it up so much, they made it all about this in some sense. they haven�*t left themselves much manoeuvring to pursue any other policy now, so there is a lot riding on it. thank you very much, lucy. thanks for being with us. appreciate it. that�*s all from us tonight. faisal�*s here tomorrow. this is bbc news. we�*ll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hard talk.

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it really, really has played a critical role in ukraine, so far being one of the most powerful countries in the world. so i give zelinski a lot of credit. he�*s articulate, he�*s smart, and he�*s the guy that needed to come to washington, dc, to signal to the world that he is very very serious about continuing this fight and that he needs american help.— he needs american help. brendan kearne , he needs american help. brendan kearney. it's _ he needs american help. brendan kearney, it's great _ he needs american help. brendan kearney, it's great to _ he needs american help. brendan kearney, it's great to have - he needs american help. brendan kearney, it's great to have you i he needs american help. brendan kearney, it's great to have you on kearney, it�*s great to have you on the programme. thank you so much for joining us on newsday today. sure. joining us on newsday today. sure, thank yom — around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. breaking the law. these e—scooters were filmed on the streets of lincoln in the last few days. the only place they can legally be ridden is on private land with the permission of the landowner, but they�*ve become a common sight in our towns and cities. they just scoot past

you and you don�*t even know they�*re coming round. in the run up to christmas, you�*ll find a wide range of e—scooters on sale in big name high street shops, alongside warnings from lincolnshire police. their message is, think twice before you buy one as a present. the only place you can legally use them is on private land with the landowner's permission. and for most people they're not going to have that option, from the point of view. of saving fuel and things like that and allowing people to travel. - i think it's a good idea. i think they could be quite useful just for, like, you know, an alternative to bikes. but until they�*re sort of regulated and actually looked at, then i think they�*re a little bit of a problem. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you�*re live with bbc news. the british prime minister rishi sunak�*s emergency bill reviving his plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda has been approved by parliament, enabling it to proceed to the next

stage of the legislative process. the bill, which opened up deep divisions in britain�*s ruling conservative party, was passed with a majority of 44 in a knife—edge parliamentary vote. our political editor chris mason has more. excuse me, excuse me. the man in the middle. the man of the moment. can you make out the prime minister at the bottom of your screen making his way through the crowd? almost half seven tonight, and result time. the ayes to the right, 313. the noes to the left, 269. the government had won. minister, how big a sigh of relief are you sighing? well, i think the government is pleased to have received a pretty clear 44 vote majority this evening. this is the toughest piece of immigration legislation ever passed in this country. a win is a win, but this is pain postponed, isn�*t it?

because come the new year, this all returns and your party is divided. well, like any piece of legislation, as it goes through its final stages, there will be discussions with members of parliament to see if there are ways of tightening up the language, improving the draughting, to make sure there are absolutely no loopholes. and those conversations will happen in an open and respectful way in the weeks ahead. now, i don�*t know about you, but breakfast time seems a while back. but that�*s when the pastries and persuading were served up in downing street, ketchup and cajoling for a collection of potential rebels before the sun got round to rising. the home secretary himself, james cleverly. by lunchtime the debate began in the commons, with the government making its case. this is how we will save lives at sea. deter illegal migration. and this, mr speaker — and the house should take note of this — this is how we will break the business model of the most evil

and perverse trade that we currently can see, and that is the trade in vulnerable people. it was, he said, an innovative and humane solution. but the man who was immigration minister until last week reckons it will fail. the test of this policy is not, "is it the strongest bill we've done?" it's not, "is it a good compromise?" it's "will it work?" that is all the public care about. they don't care about rwanda as a scheme. they care about stopping the boats. and we are sent here to do that for them. and opposition parties can�*t stand it. it is a pathetic - excuse for the policy. a foghorn signalling to the far right. - it's too weak for some of the home i secretary's colleagues, too harshl for the few exceptional others. we learned tonight the costs are rising to actually about £400 million for a scheme that no one has been sent — more home secretaries have been sent to rwanda than have asylum seekers. the conservatives should be putting

this into tackling the criminal gangs, the criminal smuggler gangs instead, rather than this ongoing chaos that now looks like it�*s going to carry on into the new year. here tonight is the challenge for the government. look at the top left of your picture, one row down — a collection of tory mps not budging when others are voting. this is what abstaining can look like. and here is why they did it. we had a meeting earlier this evening. we agreed that the prime minister had promised to tighten up the bill. we would take him at his word. so we didn't vote against tonight. we abstained, but on the very clear understanding that we would then table amendments to strengthen the bill in january. but others in the party who backed the government tonight don�*t want the plan to change. it's been one of those days - in westminster — febrile, nervous, gossipy, all of that.

i but actually at the end of the day, i the government got a majority of 44, which is pretty solid. there are plenty of governments have gone through five year terms - with majorities less than that. so i think this should give - the government confidence and self—confidence to say, "ok, - we've got this more or less right, let's carry on." so the government�*s rwanda plan is still a goer. and that sound you can just about make out — a massive sigh of relief from downing street. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. residents in australia�*s far north are bracing for the arrival of a tropical cylone. tropical cyclone jasper is likely to cross the queensland coast in the coming hours, bringing with it large swell, storms, and �*life—threatening�* floodwaters. live now to 9 news australia correspondentjosh bavas,

who�*s in the path of the storm. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday today. can you firstly just tell us what it�*s like where you are? tell us what it's like where you are? , ., ., ., ., tell us what it's like where you are? ., ., ,, , ., are? good morning from queensland. it's startin: are? good morning from queensland. it's starting to — are? good morning from queensland. it's starting to get _ are? good morning from queensland. it's starting to get a _ are? good morning from queensland. it's starting to get a bit _ are? good morning from queensland. it's starting to get a bit windy - are? good morning from queensland. it's starting to get a bit windy and - it�*s starting to get a bit windy and a bit rainy here in port douglas, i am right outside the port douglas fire station, were about to get a warning from the swift water rescue crews. it�*s a few hours out from crossing the queensland coast, it�*s a category one tropical cyclone but it could escalate into a category two before it crosses 50—60 km to the north of port douglas. it�*s very popular with international trust, it�*s a town about 3.5 thousand people, it�*s really busy at this time of year for christmas it is heaving, but right now it�*s pretty

quiet. an emergency alert has gone out a few hours ago for this entire district for people to shelter in place. now what they�*re facing is a tidal surge that will coincide with a abnormally high tides which they were already expecting for this time of year. a title search is when the ocean rises up and can swallow low—lying homes, businesses and other parts of town. so we still about half an hour out front from one of the high tides, but the entire beach around port douglas has been swallowed up, it�*s a four mile beach, it�*s a very popular beach with tourists and people here on honeymoons and today it is completely disappeared. the wind gusts that we are expecting will be about 140 kph and that will be in the coming hours. i about 140 kph and that will be in the coming hours.— about 140 kph and that will be in the coming hours. i also read that there are fears _ the coming hours. i also read that there are fears that _ the coming hours. i also read that there are fears that crocodiles - there are fears that crocodiles could get washed into streets which would be quite scary. but how common are tropical cyclones like this?

look, we use to see them every few years. we haven�*t seen a decent tropical cyclone for at least five years, at least one not crossing the queensland coast. but this part of queensland coast. but this part of queensland is very well—equipped. people appear do know that you have to have about five days food and water prepared. you have to have batteries ready, candles. because of something interferes with the power lines here, we can lose powerfor up to three days. now the popular spot is just to the south of here, they are expected to have some of that very heavy weather, when the cyclones been in the southern hemisphere here, it�*s the southern part of the cyclone that crops the brunt. so yesterday they gave an evacuation order two people in a particular zone and that�*s thousands of people around the plant area, and they were saying that the title search could swamp in that area and crocodiles do exist in that area,

also the airport has been closed today. also the airport has been closed toda . . ~ also the airport has been closed toda . ., ~ i. also the airport has been closed toda. ., ~ i. also the airport has been closed toda. ., ~ . ., ., today. thank you so much for “oining us on newsday, fl today. thank you so much for “oining us on newsday, and h today. thank you so much for “oining us on newsday, and with h today. thank you so much for “oining us on newsday, and with that_ today. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday, and with that we - today. thank you so much forjoining| us on newsday, and with that we end this edition of newsday. i�*ll gi be back with business news shortly, if you can try me, will be with you shortly. hello there. now the very slow moving area of low pressure continues to meander its way into the near continent, shower outbreaks of rain in england, that cold here too in much of the date but it will brighten up very nicely across wills and the southwest of

england, irish sea seacoast but sunshine for northern ireland and for much of scotland but lingering freezing fog for quite some time and it will be getting colder as well, 5-10 c it will be getting colder as well, 5—10 c north to south, if there�*s any brief cold spell they�*ve got a warm front waiting at west. turning briefly to snow across the highlands, the pen ines, perhaps more quickly turning back to rain and that weather front is weakening as it pushes southwards and eastwards ringing mildly feeling error of course, patches of drizzle and increase cloud of the south we serve in england and improving picture from the west and showers into western scotland, too. temperature starting to climb towards the south and east. now on friday morning a cold start again for the south and east, a lot of cloud up towards the west, south westerly winds now and starting to

see some showers out towards the northwest of scotland, too. temperatures will be creeping up with that south—westerly when, of course. high—pressure is bringing in from the south willjust take a look at the bigger picture. you can that high here starting to extend from the south end at sending all of the weather fronts carrying out to the north and west, spurts of northern scotland, it will still be mild, but a brisk westerly wind so there won�*t be any issues with frost and fog. in fact temperatures are set to rise as we head through the weekend, we�*ll be seeing another 12 celsius, 13 for some. milderair be seeing another 12 celsius, 13 for some. milder air is to stick around for the rest of the week, and it be largely dry for most. bye.

this is bbc news. we�*ll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i�*m stephen sackur and today i am in oslo for the annual award of the nobel peace prize. now, this year, the prize—giving ceremony will be notable for the absence of the recipient, narges mohammadi, the iranian human rights campaigner who is currently incarcerated in iran�*s notorious evin prison.

to the fury of the rulers of the islamic republic, narges mohammadi�*s voice of resistance will not be silenced. shouting back in 1979, the iranian revolution swept the shah out of power and ushered in the rule of the shia clerics, led by ayatollah khomeini. narges mohammadi was just seven at the time. the revolution changed her life. she trained as a scientist, but having seen family members arrested and imprisoned, she was drawn to journalism and to protest. she married academic and political dissident taghi rahmani. they became a power couple in iran�*s protest movement. he spent years in prison before fleeing into exile. soon, their two childrenjoined him. since the green movement protests of 2009, iran has been roiled by sporadic mass protests.