latest rwanda bill — a day after rishi sunak faced his biggest rebellion since becoming prime minister. two deputy party chairmen from his own political party and a ministerial aide quit on tuesday, joining 60 colleagues rebelling against the legislation in its current form as our political correspondent hannah miller explains. a plan that aims to stop dangerous channel crossings like this. a key pledge that's become rishi sunak�*s biggest parliamentary challenge. the ayes to the right 68. the noes to the left 529. last night, 60 of his own mps tried and failed to make changes to the rwanda bill. among them, three who resigned their roles to vote against the government. the now former deputy chairmen of the conservative party, lee anderson and brendan clark—smith, and jane stephenson, who had been a pps, or ministerial assistant. i don't think i could carry

on in my role as deputy chairman of the conservative party when i fundamentally disagree with the bill. i think most of the bill is sound. i think it can work. but we needed it beefing up. we needed it strengthening over the next few days. and i can't be in a position to vote for something which i don't believe in. the bill aims to send some people who arrive in the uk illegally to rwanda. their asylum case would be heard there and, if successful, that's where they'd stay. the policy was first announced by borisjohnson nearly two years ago. two months later, the first deportation flight was cancelled minutes before take—off, after the european court of human rights intervened. it then went through several legal challenges and, in november last year,

the supreme court ruled the policy as it stood then to be unlawful. so now the government's put together a new bill that declares rwanda to be a safe country. refugee rights are human rights! but rebels aren't happy that it still allows individual legal challenges in the uk courts, and they want it strengthened to explicitly state that international law can't be used to block people from being removed. given the scale of the rebellion, some are still pinning their hopes on negotiations with government today. we want a bill that works. that's the fundamental point. we think there needs to be all of what we're suggesting, but let's have that conversation. are you willing to vote against the bill if nothing changes? well, i am willing to vote against the bill. but on the other side of the conservative party are those who think the prime minister's got this right. what would your message to rishi sunak be at this point? 0h, stand firm. i think the government should stand by the legislation it's put forward. it hasn't put any of its own amendments forward and i'm glad about that. and i think that we've seen the high watermark of the rebellion. labour, the snp and some other opposition parties reject the whole rwanda plan,

which is described by downing street as the toughest legislation ever brought before parliament to tackle illegal migration. but the question hanging over westminster now is can the government get its flagship policy through? hannah miller, bbc news, westminster. the us national security adviser, jake sullivan says washington is keen to ease tension in the middle east, despite recent military strikes against houthi targets in yemen. speaking at the world economic forum in davos, mr sullivan said much would depend on iran and its support for the houthi rebels who've been attacking ships in the red sea. we anticipated the houthis would continue to try to hold this critical artery at risk, and we continue to reserve the right to take further action, but this needs to be an all hands on deck effort. and, frankly, the answer to your question about how long this goes on and how bad it gets comes down notjust to the decisions of the countries in the coalition

that took strikes last week, but the broad set of countries, including those with influence in tehran and influence in other capitals in the middle east, making this a priority, to indicate that the entire world rejects wholesale the idea that a group like the houthis can basically hijack the world as they are doing. around a dozen people have been rescued — after a ferry carrying a number of vehicles capsized in bangladesh. officials say the vessel was crossing the river padma — about eighty kilometres west of the capital dhaka — in dense fog when it was hit by a bulk carrier. dozens of people die each year in ferry accidents in bangladesh, which has extensive inland waterways and poor safety standards. some children with a form of leukaemia have become the first in the uk to receive a new type of treatment, which is far less toxic than chemotherapy. as well as being much gentler on the body,

the drug is able to be administered at home — meaning children spend far less time in hospital. our reporter, michelle roberts has been to meet one family, who is benefitting. life's getting back to normal for ii—year—old arthur. he's been clear of cancer for almost a year now. he was one of the first children in the uk to try out a new type of cancer drug. blinatumomab or blina can replace big chunks of aggressive chemotherapy. the news came that actually there was still some residual cancer, so that particular chemo phase had not worked as expected. for arthur, blina was then the only real option to tackle his blood cancer. you can see the picc line that goes into his pyjamas and actually there on the right—hand side, the pump that was separately at that point, not yet in the backpack.

all of the kit can be carried in a small bag. although he had to wear it day and night, it gave him back his freedom. doctors say it's a much kinder alternative. hello, arthur. come on in. and could be a game changerfor kids with b—cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who struggle on chemo. chemotherapy are poisons that kill the leukemic cells but also kill and damage normal cells. and that is what causes their side effects. blinatumomab is a gentler, kinder treatment that doesn't have the same side—effects as chemotherapy, but can cure just as many patients as chemotherapy. inside all of us lurks a serial killer. that's our body's own immune cells. blina helps them seek out and destroy the cancer. this death hunt is precisely targeted. healthy cells are untouched.

each bead represents a specific thing. for example, that bead represents chemo. it's been a long, toughjourney for the whole family made somewhat easier by blina. i didn't have to, like, always be attached to, like, a machine. it made it feel like a lot freer. it also freed up some of mum and dads time and they could finally do work again instead of having to go to hospital with me. new year was when we found out that blina had worked and that there was no residual cancer. and so that was just amazing and so we had double celebrations there. blina's already used in adults, but it's not yet widely available on the nhs for children. given its promise as a kinder, gentler treatment, arthur's medical team hope it could be in the future. michelle roberts, bbc news.

we were talking about the debate earlier that is going on in parliament today about the government pots and the bill. rishi sunakfaced his biggest rebellion after the resignation of three of his mps, deputy party chairman and a ministerial aide. his mps, deputy party chairman and a ministerialaide. for his mps, deputy party chairman and a ministerial aide. for more on this we can speak to our chief political correspondent henry zeffman in westminster. three resignations yesterday, and are expected today? yesterday were seriously embarrassing for rishi sunak but today could be pivotal. are we expecting more resignations? probably not on the basis that there were votes on a series of amendments designed to toughen up the legislation yesterday. i think those who were holding government or party

positions yesterday, there is one is resigned to vote for the amendment yesterday and it will be the same people roughly speaking who will vote for the amendments today. the question after that is how many of them are willing to vote to kill this legislation altogether? after there are more debates and votes on amendments to date, the next question mps will be asked is whether they want to send the legislation to the house of lords for the next steps. if enough mps coming of conservative mps, about 30, we think, decide to vote against the government then, that would be politically explosive and it would underline the scale of the divisions in the conservative party. little wonder, then, that the government this morning has been trying to frantically talk down the scale of divisions. as we heard earlierfrom the immigration minister michael tomlinson. my the immigration minister michael tomlinson. y the immigration minister michael tomlinson. g ., tomlinson. my “ob, both through the course of the —

tomlinson. my job, both through the course of the day _ tomlinson. my job, both through the course of the day and _ tomlinson. my job, both through the course of the day and this _ tomlinson. my job, both through the course of the day and this evening, l course of the day and this evening, will be _ course of the day and this evening, will be both— course of the day and this evening, will be both at the dispatch box and when _ will be both at the dispatch box and when speaking to colleagues, to seek to persuade them that even if there are minor_ to persuade them that even if there are minor differences in money differences in where the emphasis should _ differences in where the emphasis should be, there is a fundamental singleness— should be, there is a fundamental singleness of determination to ensure — singleness of determination to ensure that this policy works. that's— ensure that this policy works. thal's my— ensure that this policy works. that's myjob both in conversations with colleagues and also in the chamben _ with colleagues and also in the chamber. i know why my colleagues are concerned. i'm a former deputy chairman_ are concerned. i'm a former deputy chairman of— are concerned. i'm a former deputy chairman of the erg, i understand their— chairman of the erg, i understand their concerns. that's why those conversations will continue throughout the course of the day. it is my— throughout the course of the day. it is myjob _ throughout the course of the day. it is myjob to— throughout the course of the day. it is myjob to persuade my colleagues both in— is myjob to persuade my colleagues both in the _ is myjob to persuade my colleagues both in the chamber of the house of commons _ both in the chamber of the house of commons and outside to back this plan _ commons and outside to back this plan there — commons and outside to back this plan. there are disagreements of emphasis — plan. there are disagreements of emphasis. as i say there is an inch between _ emphasis. as i say there is an inch between us, — emphasis. as i say there is an inch between us, determination to ensure the policy— between us, determination to ensure the policy works. what we will also see this _ the policy works. what we will also see this afternoon, i think, is a lack— see this afternoon, i think, is a lack of— see this afternoon, i think, is a lack of a — see this afternoon, i think, is a lack of a plan from the party opposite _ lack of a plan from the party opposite. you are right, there is at the moment— opposite. you are right, there is at the moment a focus on the

conservative party but they should also be _ conservative party but they should also be a _ conservative party but they should also be a focus on the labour party as they— also be a focus on the labour party as they can't — also be a focus on the labour party as they can't say what they would do. as they can't say what they would do they — as they can't say what they would do. they can't say because they don't _ do. they can't say because they don't have — do. they can't say because they don't have a plan. we are determined, the prime minister is determined, the prime minister is determined to stop the boats and he has given— determined to stop the boats and he has given the job to me to deliver and we _ has given the job to me to deliver and we will— has given the job to me to deliver and we will deliver that this afternoon. and we will deliver that this afternoon-— and we will deliver that this afternoon. playing down the divisions. — afternoon. playing down the divisions, henry. _ afternoon. playing down the divisions, henry. i— afternoon. playing down the divisions, henry. i imagine. afternoon. playing down the - divisions, henry. i imagine rishi sunak will be hoping for more of a unified approach today. he sunak will be hoping for more of a unified approach today.— unified approach today. he isn't auoin to unified approach today. he isn't going to get _ unified approach today. he isn't going to get it- _ unified approach today. he isn't going to get it. you _ unified approach today. he isn't going to get it. you can - unified approach today. he isn't going to get it. you can see - unified approach today. he isn't| going to get it. you can see why michael tomlinson was playing down the divisions but the truth is having 60 mps, but one in five of all conservative mps, voting to assert that rishi sunak�*s flagship immigration policy doesn't go far enough. some of them have said they don't think it will do what it says on the tin, it won't work, seriously embarrassing to the prime minister at the start of an election year. that said, the expectation in government still is that the vast

majority of the rebels will back away from voting down the legislation altogether. they don't want the pretty uncertain political consequences that would follow from that, that could even spank threats to rishi sunak�*s leadership and questions whether the general election might have to be earlier than currently planned. but i'm sure there will be lingering resentment and animosity. you will still have, whatever happens today, a large group of conservative mps, generally on the right of the conservative party, who are extremely frustrated to say the least with rishi sunak�*s approach, notjust immigration approach, not just immigration policy approach, notjust immigration policy but to government in general. a busy day and evening ahead. thank you. the fbi is investigating allegations that the former chief executive of abercrombie & fitch sexually exploited men at events he hosted around the world. mikejeffries and his british partner also face a civil lawsuit alleging they ran a sex trafficking operation. mrjeffries ? who ran the us fashion retailer for 22 years ? has not commented. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines in the uk. the rate of inflation unexpectedly rose to 4% in december — the first increase in ten months, up from 3.9% in november. the office for national statistics says tobacco and alcohol had the biggest impact on prices. the chancellor insists the government's plan to bring down inflation is working but was asked if attacks in the red sea would have an impact. it is precisely because we are concerned about what's happening in the red sea that the united kingdom has taken action with the united states and our other allies to secure freedom of navigation. we are obviously watching the situation very carefully. but when you have a very volatile world, thatjust shows the importance of having a plan to tackle inflation and sticking to that plan. and our plan has halved inflation, more than halved inflation, since rishi sunak became prime minister. we are going to stick to that plan because we know that is the way we will reduce pressure on families up and down the country. you're live with bbc news. qatar's foreign ministry announced israel and the palestinian islamist group have agreed to deliver medicines to israeli hostages held

by hamas in gaza in exchange for supplying aid to civilians, following french and qatari mediation. the united nations says the war has displaced roughly has displaced roughly 85% of gaza's 2.4 million people, many of whom have been forced to crowd into shelters and struggle to get food, water, fuel and medical care. under the deal, the humanitarian supplies will leave the qatari capital, doha, for egypt later today. the aid will then be taken to gaza, to be delivered to civilians, while medicines are yet to reach israeli captives. more than 132 hostages are thought to be still held in gaza. live now to our middle east correspondent yolande knell. we heard about the time there. this medication is needed quickly? indeed. it has been a real concern of the israeli hostages' families

that many of the hostages have chronic diseases, they are older people, or they have a need for life—saving medicines, and some of them have been injured as well according to what we have heard from released hostages. so they actually went recently, a number of the families, to qatar, and met the prime minister there and this deal was announced afterwards. and it seemed to encounter some logistical problems. now we are told by the qataris and the israelis it is to go ahead and that within hours these medicines should be entering into the gaza strip via egypt. does this development _ the gaza strip via egypt. does this development mean _ the gaza strip via egypt. does this development mean that _ the gaza strip via egypt. does this development mean that there - the gaza strip via egypt. does this. development mean that there could the gaza strip via egypt. does this - development mean that there could be any chance of any kind of ceasefire head? i any chance of any kind of ceasefire head? ., , any chance of any kind of ceasefire head? . , , , ., , head? i mean, it is being seen as something _ head? i mean, it is being seen as something positive. _ head? i mean, it is being seen as something positive. it's— head? i mean, it is being seen as| something positive. it's obviously, with the qataris, the key mediators, a sign there are ongoing talks, these ongoing contacts between the

israelis and hamas with the us very much involved as well. we did have the white house spokesman coming out last night saying that a us middle east envoy had been involved in what he described as very serious intensive discussions that the us was hopeful, he said, that a new hostage release deal could be released. the qataris and the egyptians have made proposals in recent weeks that would see some of the remaining more than 100 hostages held in gaza being released in exchange for a ceasefire and for more aid going into gaza. in exchange for a ceasefire and for more aid going into gaza. in terms ofthe more aid going into gaza. in terms of the aid, — more aid going into gaza. in terms of the aid, how _ more aid going into gaza. in terms of the aid, how needed _ more aid going into gaza. in terms of the aid, how needed is - more aid going into gaza. in terms of the aid, how needed is it? - more aid going into gaza. in terms of the aid, how needed is it? we l of the aid, how needed is it? we have had of the aid, how needed is it? - have had lots of fresh warnings from aid agencies in recent days about the dire situation. there was one from a group of un special rapporteur is a few days ago they said basically a reasonable person in the gaza strip right now is

hungry, that a quarter of the population is actually facing starvation. and other warnings from the world food programme, they are very frustrated because they say people are facing frustration just miles away from where there are trucks that are loaded up with food. the difficulties according to the un agencies is really that there aren't enough entry points into the gaza strip, that they are very complicated arrangements for security checks. then of course you have the ongoing fighting concentrated in the south of gaza that makes aid distribution is so difficult. ongoing communications blackout so that they can't reach their teens on the ground. and in particular, they are talking about the great difficulties of meeting those in the north of the gaza strip, getting aid to them with lorries, they have said that really very few of the lorries are getting through, and actually we have seen scenes shared on social media where

people have actually desperately looted the lorries, stop them as they are passing through the streets so they can't reach their final destinations and distribution points. people then making off with sacks of flour that type of thing, an indication of how desperate the situation is. an indication of how desperate the situation is-_ situation is. yolande knell, thank ou. situation is. yolande knell, thank you- global— situation is. yolande knell, thank you. global leaders _ situation is. yolande knell, thank you. global leaders and - situation is. yolande knell, thank you. global leaders and heads . situation is. yolande knell, thank you. global leaders and heads of| you. global leaders and heads of industry are heading to davos for the world economic forum. us secretary of state antony blinken is speaking. let's listen to what he's saying. in speaking. let's listen to what he's sa inc. ., speaking. let's listen to what he's sa in _ ., ., , , speaking. let's listen to what he's sa in. . ,., speaking. let's listen to what he's sa in. ., saying. in a way it is a reversal, it is a flip- _ saying. in a way it is a reversal, it is a flip. you _ saying. in a way it is a reversal, it is a flip. you know _ saying. in a way it is a reversal, it is a flip. you know so - saying. in a way it is a reversal, it is a flip. you know so well - saying. in a way it is a reversal, it is a flip. you know so well or| it is a flip. you know so well or better than anyone, when in previous times we came close to resolving the palestinian question, getting a palestinian question, getting a palestinian state. i think the view then, camp david and other places, was that arab leaders, palestinian leaders, had not done enough to prepare their own people for this profound change. i think the question now is israeli society, is it prepared to engage in these questions? is it prepared to have

that mindset? that's challenging. and it is of course doubly challenging when you are focused intensely on gaza and all the security questions that are day in and day out life for israelis and palestinians alike. the is and day out life for israelis and palestinians alike. the- and day out life for israelis and palestinians alike. the is this the worst time _ palestinians alike. the is this the worst time to _ palestinians alike. the is this the worst time to be _ palestinians alike. the is this the worst time to be secretary - palestinians alike. the is this the worst time to be secretary of - palestinians alike. the is this the l worst time to be secretary of state for the _ worst time to be secretary of state for the united states? orjust one of the _ for the united states? orjust one of the top — for the united states? orjust one of the top five? i was thinking about— of the top five? i was thinking about since henry kissinger recently passed _ about since henry kissinger recently passed away, that when he did his shuttle _ passed away, that when he did his shuttle diplomacy, and i was thinking _ shuttle diplomacy, and i was thinking about this because you have been shuttling in the region several times, _ been shuttling in the region several times, he _ been shuttling in the region several times, he basically had to call three — times, he basically had to call three people, and they all answered the phone — three people, and they all answered the phone. you need to have the houthis, — the phone. you need to have the houthis, hezbollah, and how mass in your rolodex and half the people you call, the _ your rolodex and half the people you call, the phone comes off the wall. what _ call, the phone comes off the wall. what is _ call, the phone comes off the wall. what is it— call, the phone comes off the wall. what is it like for you? —— himars. dacres— what is it like for you? —— himars. dacres to _ what is it like for you? —— himars. dacres to the nature of yourjob today, — dacres to the nature of yourjob today, managing not strength. first of all, i today, managing not strength. first of all. i think— today, managing not strength. first of all, i think we _ today, managing not strength. f “st of all, i think we come at much of

this from a renewed position of strength in the big picture. first, president biden has made investments at home that people around the world are seeing. they are seeing the investments we have made in our infrastructure, the investments we have made in science, climate technology and related energy technology and related energy technology that is going to power the economies of the future. so they know we are serious about ourselves despite some of the dysfunction that may be seen on the front pages. second, in ways that we haven't done in recent years, the first thing i was told to do by the president was roll up our sleeves, re—engage, re—engage with our allies, re—engage with our partners, build new collections of countries and organisations that were fit for purpose to deal with specific problems. and i think we have done that in such a way that on some of the really big issues of the day, whether it is to have a deal with

china, had to deal with russia, we have more convergence than we have had in recent times, between us, key partners in europe, throughout asia and other parts of the world. that is a position of strength. second, in areas like the middle east where we had this profound and gut wrenching challenge right now, here is what i'm hearing. i'm hearing from virtually every country that they want the united states. they want us present, they want us at the table. they want as leading. president biden, you still have to say that he's never been any country where the us wasn't all at once this this problem and its own solution. that is a slight exaggeration... taste that is a slight exaggeration... we believe that there can antony blinken speaking at the world economic forum in davos. we will return to it later in the day. iran has been accused of carrying out another air strike beyond its

borders. earlier this week, it hit targets in iraq and syria. the government in islamabad warned of potentially serious consequences in response to what it said was a deadly violation of its airspace. iran has yet to officially comment. live now to caroline davies in islamabad. tell us more about why iran would have done this. we originally got some of this information from the iranian state media. they talked about the fact that this had been an attack that the iranian military had carried out using drones and rockets and that they said this was to attack the headquarters of the militant group, a sunni militant group that has previously claimed attacks on iranian soil, including an attack on a police station back in december. it is difficult because iran has not made an official comment on this to say exactly why iran decided to do this. we are slightly reading between the lines here. but i think

the suggestion is that at the moment they are looking at threats around they are looking at threats around the region and looking at particularly these groups and militant groups they say they think will pose a threat to iran and then showing that they will try and hit them now. ~ ., showing that they will try and hit them now. ~ . ., , showing that they will try and hit them now— showing that they will try and hit them now. ~ . ., , ., , showing that they will try and hit them now. ~ . . , ., , ., them now. what was tehran trying to hit? according _ them now. what was tehran trying to hit? according to _ them now. what was tehran trying to hit? according to the _ them now. what was tehran trying to hit? according to the state _ them now. what was tehran trying to hit? according to the state media, i hit? according to the state media, the were they were targeting and hitting the pakistan headquarters of this group, this group they refer to as a terror group, also designated a terror group, also designated a terror group by the united states. we have also heard from the pakistan foreign ministry here, and in response they have strongly condemn this, said it is an unprovoked violation of its airspace by iran and they say the strike resulted in the death of two children and three further work injured as well. at the moment we are waiting to hear what will happen from pakistan. they have talked

about this having serious consequences but we haven't been told what those consequences are yet. told what those consequences are et. ., , told what those consequences are et. . , , . , , told what those consequences are et. , ,., yet. has this happened before with iran hittin: yet. has this happened before with iran hitting pakistan? _ yet. has this happened before with iran hitting pakistan? iran - yet. has this happened before with iran hitting pakistan? iran and - iran hitting pakistan? iran and pakistan have _ iran hitting pakistan? iran and pakistan have a _ iran hitting pakistan? iran and pakistan have a relatively - iran hitting pakistan? iran and i pakistan have a relatively cordial but very delicate relationship. there has previously been incidents where there have been skirmishes on the border. despite the cordial relationship, both sides accuse the other of harbouring militants within that border area that then come across the border and attack the other country. iran has previously been accused of pakistan are flying a drone over its territory which was shot down and there have been accusations iran has previously sent accusations iran has previously sent a rocket into these border areas as well. we also know that iran has sent previous security personnel across the border into pakistan, too. there has been but it all happens on the same day that pakistan's prime minister met with iran's foreign minister in davos. so

a complicated relationship between iran and pakistan and more complicated by the matters overnight. complicated by the matters overnight-— complicated by the matters overniaht. ., ., , ., ~ overnight. caroline davies, thank ou. sta overnight. caroline davies, thank you- stay with — overnight. caroline davies, thank you. stay with us _ overnight. caroline davies, thank you. stay with us on _ overnight. caroline davies, thank you. stay with us on bbc- overnight. caroline davies, thank you. stay with us on bbc news. i hello. there's now an amber warning in force forfurther snow across the northern isles and northwest mainland in scotland. the snow is going to hang around, continue to cause travel problems, may even strand some travellers and cut rural communities off. there may well be power outages as well. you can see we've already had a lot of snow this week. so this is snow on top of what we've already seen, coming down on that arctic blast. these shower clouds here just denoting how many more there are to come. in the south, rather more cloud associated with this storm system that's going to bring quite significant and disruptive snow to parts of france and germany. and we mightjust see a few snow flurries across the southern coasts of england. what we will have is rather more

cloud here through the rest of today, making or accentuating the cold here and the raw feel with a brisk wind. but that brisk wind piling those snow showers in, as you can see, to northern and western scotland and the northern isles. some snow showers coming into northern ireland as well, clearly icy and temperatures will barely get above freezing. and as well as that, one or two patches of freezing fog around. now, that snow continues to pile in through the night—time hours, as you can see, notjust to scotland, but primarily here, but for northern ireland, perhaps north western parts of england and wales. so again, the ice risk is with us significantly, but notjust overnight where we keep temperatures below freezing, by day, of course. and yet more snow to come for the northern isles and northern scotland. tomorrow, we might pick up a few more showers, snow showers across northwestern parts of england and also coming into coastal parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire and east anglia. just subtle changes in our wind direction. still, again, a very cold day tomorrow, following a very cold night again tonight. now, by friday, we still

have the risk of some more snow, but mostly perhaps on the hills by that stage because we're starting to pick up a south—westerly wind. so the starts of a change, slightly less cold for many of us on friday, but still a snow risk over the hills. but it's all change for the weekend as we start to pick up some milder atlantic air. these weather systems bringing with them more rain and of course, snow melt and the potential for some very windy weather as well. but a very different complexion to the weather, as you can see, from the weekend on. as ever, the warnings are on the website.

this is bbc news. the headlines: prime minister rishi sunak faces a crucial vote on his rwanda deportation bill, after two deputy charimen from his own party resign over the issue. following fujitsu's apology for its role in the post office scandal, the inquiry continues today, looking at the failings of the horizon it system. as scientists warn of more frequent flooding in the uk — a cross party committee of mps condemns the governments flood defence policy as flawed. hello. we begin in the uk, where the inquiry continues into the failings of the horizon it system, used by the post office.

on tuesday, senior bosses — including the europe boss of fujitsu — apologised, for the first time, for the company's role in the post office scandal, where hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted after money appeared to be missing on the computer system. news correspondent ellie price is at that inquiry for us — and joins me now. a very significant day yesterday where we had from fujitsu and we are expecting more from fujitsu today? yes, we are. i think you are right, i think there has been relative silence over the last couple of weeks from fujitsu. as this scandal has developed over the last few weeks since the airing of the itv drama, where millions of people watched and became aware of the scandal that has been going on for years and years. this is something that happened between 1999—2015 and yet it has taken until now for action to be taken to stop the main headlines yesterday were not from here at the inquiry back from a

committee of mps