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treaty that deals with all of the concerns — treaty that deals with all of the concerns raised by the supreme court and monitoring committee, the judges and monitoring committee, the judges and i'm _ and monitoring committee, the judges and i'm sure _ and monitoring committee, the judges and i'm sure we will go through in detail_ and i'm sure we will go through in detail but— and i'm sure we will go through in detail but all of that is done and ready— detail but all of that is done and ready to — detail but all of that is done and ready to be ratified as soon as the bill passes — ready to be ratified as soon as the bill passes. lastly, the bbc. you are acknowledging that you're promised — you are acknowledging that you're promised to— you are acknowledging that you're promised to get _ you are acknowledging that you're promised to get flights _ you are acknowledging that you're promised to get flights off- you are acknowledging that you're promised to get flights off to - promised to get flights off to rwanda _ promised to get flights off to rwanda this— promised to get flights off to rwanda this spring _ promised to get flights off to rwanda this spring is - promised to get flights off to rwanda this spring is not - promised to get flights off to . rwanda this spring is not going promised to get flights off to - rwanda this spring is not going to happerr— rwanda this spring is not going to happen so— rwanda this spring is not going to happen so they _ rwanda this spring is not going to happen so they will _ rwanda this spring is not going to happen so they will be _ rwanda this spring is not going to happen so they will be scepticism | rwanda this spring is not going to | happen so they will be scepticismj happen so they will be scepticism about— happen so they will be scepticism about your— happen so they will be scepticism about your capacity— happen so they will be scepticism about your capacity to _ happen so they will be scepticism about your capacity to deliver. . happen so they will be scepticism i about your capacity to deliver. can you be _ about your capacity to deliver. can you be certain _ about your capacity to deliver. can you be certain try— about your capacity to deliver. can you be certain by the _ about your capacity to deliver. can you be certain by the time - about your capacity to deliver. can you be certain by the time of- about your capacity to deliver. can you be certain by the time of the i you be certain by the time of the election— you be certain by the time of the election you _ you be certain by the time of the election you will— you be certain by the time of the election you will be _ you be certain by the time of the election you will be able - you be certain by the time of the election you will be able to - you be certain by the time of the| election you will be able to prove that this — election you will be able to prove that this policy— election you will be able to prove that this policy is _ election you will be able to prove that this policy is a _ election you will be able to prove that this policy is a deterrent? i election you will be able to prove that this policy is a deterrent? [i that this policy is a deterrent? [ will that this policy is a deterrent? will refer what i said that this policy is a deterrent?“ will refer what i said previously. we expect the first flight to go in ten to— we expect the first flight to go in ten to 12 — we expect the first flight to go in ten to 12 weeks. 0f we expect the first flight to go in ten to 12 weeks. of course that is tater— ten to 12 weeks. of course that is tater than— ten to 12 weeks. of course that is later than we wanted but we know the reason _ later than we wanted but we know the reason the _ later than we wanted but we know the reason. the labour party has consistently and at every turn
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blocked — consistently and at every turn blocked this going through parliament and it will happen again today— parliament and it will happen again today after we moved quickly last year to _ today after we moved quickly last year to bring forward this bill and a treaty— year to bring forward this bill and a treaty to— year to bring forward this bill and a treaty to make it clear wanda is safe _ a treaty to make it clear wanda is safe it _ a treaty to make it clear wanda is safe it is — a treaty to make it clear wanda is safe. it is important we do this property — safe. it is important we do this property. -- _ safe. it is important we do this properly. —— rwanda. we will have people _ properly. —— rwanda. we will have peopte who — properly. —— rwanda. we will have people who undermined us and that is why we _ people who undermined us and that is why we should prepare this properly. we need _ why we should prepare this properly. we need to— why we should prepare this properly. we need to make sure the quality of the decision—making is good. because people _ the decision—making is good. because people have used that to frustrate the policy— people have used that to frustrate the policy and that is why it is important _ the policy and that is why it is important we trained people and take the time _ important we trained people and take the time to— important we trained people and take the time to make the decisions rigorously. it is also notjust about— rigorously. it is also notjust about one _ rigorously. it is also notjust about one flight. the priority is being _ about one flight. the priority is being able to deliver a regular rhythm. — being able to deliver a regular rhythm, drumbeat, multiple flights a month— rhythm, drumbeat, multiple flights a month over— rhythm, drumbeat, multiple flights a month over the summer and beyond because _ month over the summer and beyond because that is how you build a systematic deterrent and that is how you witt— systematic deterrent and that is how you will stop the boats. that is a system — you will stop the boats. that is a system the —
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you will stop the boats. that is a system the team i have worked hard to put _ system the team i have worked hard to put in _ system the team i have worked hard to put in place and it is important we take _ to put in place and it is important we take the time to get that right to build _ we take the time to get that right to build the deterrent we want to see to _ to build the deterrent we want to see to stop the boats. and lastly, as i see to stop the boats. and lastly, as i have — see to stop the boats. and lastly, as i have said previously, so people have confidence and trust, i point to what— have confidence and trust, i point to what we — have confidence and trust, i point to what we achieved last year. for the first _ to what we achieved last year. for the first time the number of small boat crossing is down by 36%, 150 hotels _ boat crossing is down by 36%, 150 hotels turned back to local communities. in a few weeks' time. thousands— communities. in a few weeks' time. thousands of people arrested. the backtod _ thousands of people arrested. the backlog. the preparation work i have given— backlog. the preparation work i have given you _ backlog. the preparation work i have given you a _ backlog. the preparation work i have given you a sense of today should -ive given you a sense of today should give people confidence. thank you very much — give people confidence. thank you very much-— give people confidence. thank you ve much. . , ., very much. that is the conclusion of the prime minister's _ very much. that is the conclusion of the prime minister's press - the prime minister's press conference in downing street this morning talking about the government plan to send some asylum seekers to
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rwanda. some highlights from what he had to say. he said the first flight to rwanda will be in 10—12 weeks. he said this deterrent, of course the government sees the plan as a deterrent against illegal migration. he says this deterrent rests on the continual process of what it called a regular rhythm of flights to rwanda during the summer and beyond. he called this a regular rhythm of flights to rwanda. he said it would not rely on is a single flight and that was necessary to make sure the phenomenon of small boats crossings would stop. those were the highlights from the prime ministers press conference. we can speak to our political correspondent. what did you think of what he had to say? some interesting detail about when he expects flights to take off. he said 10—12 weeks. he had detail
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about the work the government has been doing behind—the—scenes to ensure this plan is ready to go and operational as soon as possible. just to run you through those, he said they had identified an airfield and a commercial airline to take flights. he said they had 500 people trained and ready to escort people to rwanda. said —— he said they had extra court time to process legal claims and 200 people legally trained to do that. i think what rishi sunak was trying to do was to get ahead of the debate this evening in the house of lords and the commons about the intricacies with the bill and say the government is ready to get flights off as soon as possible. obviously the caveat is rishi sunak initially said he wanted to get flights off in the spring and he is now saying they will not happen for a least another 10—12 weeks, which takes us into the
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summer. i think that will have implications for whether these will be done... they will not be done by the local elections and there are questions about how much of an impact this will have before the general election whenever that comes later this year. you general election whenever that comes later this year-— later this year. you mention questions — later this year. you mention questions about _ later this year. you mention questions about the - later this year. you mention questions about the generalj questions about the general election. of course, a lot of journalists were asking him does this announcement mean, 10—12 weeks, that the general election will not happen until after that timeframe. how crucial is this plan for the government election prospects? thea;r government election prospects? they are t in: government election prospects? they are trying to — government election prospects? they are trying to make — government election prospects? tie: are trying to make it a government election prospects? ti91 are trying to make it a key government election prospects? t191: are trying to make it a key pillar of their election offer to people in the uk. they are trying to make it a dividing line with the labour party. rishi sunak arguing repeatedly labour do not have a plan for migration. obviously the labour party would point to other measures they are looking to do. if they came into power. rishi sunak clearly
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trying to make this an election issue, trying to make it a dividing line with the labour party. obviously, standing on a lectern that said "stop the boats". an easy promise to judge as to whether it has been successful because you can go to the cliffs of dover and see if there were any boats coming over. i think that will be the key thing. notjust a reduction in the number coming across, as well this bill gets ascent and flights start taking off, but whether or notjust gets ascent and flights start taking off, but whether or not just there is a reduction in small boats coming across but whether they are stopping the boats. the across but whether they are stopping the boats. ~ . across but whether they are stopping the boats. ~ , the boats. the prime minister said he would not _ the boats. the prime minister said he would not give _ the boats. the prime minister said he would not give much _ the boats. the prime minister said. he would not give much information about operational details about the government plan because of what he said was a loud minority who tried to frustrate the process. what did he mean by that?— to frustrate the process. what did he mean by that? what he means is the government _ he mean by that? what he means is the government is _ he mean by that? what he means is the government is fully _ he mean by that? what he means is the government is fully expecting i the government is fully expecting this bill and plan to face more
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legal challenges. i have spoken to a home office source who says they are fully anticipating the government to face legal challenges on this. this bill allows for individuals to claim that rwanda is not safe for them particularly, whether they face particularly, whether they face particular circumstances and health issues for example that means rwanda issues for example that means rwanda is not safe individually. there cannot be claims on whether it is safe generally. i spoke to a senior lawyer a few days ago who suggested there could be a legal claim, as well as individual claims, legal cases on the principle of the bill overall and whether it breaches the rule of law in the uk and particular constitutional arrangements the uk has between the courts and parliament and whether parliament is overreaching in passing the bill. there could be interesting legal claims to come and i think that is what rishi sunak meant by what he described as people who looked to
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frustrate this policy.— frustrate this policy. remind us what is expected _ frustrate this policy. remind us what is expected to _ frustrate this policy. remind us what is expected to happen. i frustrate this policy. remind us. what is expected to happen. this legislation has been in parliament forfour legislation has been in parliament for four months. the legislation has been in parliament for four months.— legislation has been in parliament for four months. the expectation is it should pass _ for four months. the expectation is it should pass today. _ for four months. the expectation is it should pass today. rishi - for four months. the expectation is it should pass today. rishi sunak. it should pass today. rishi sunak said he is running out of patience and reiterating what he said last week that the commons and the lords will sit and vote until it is done today. it means the house of commons will this afternoon vote on a couple of changes proposed amendments that the house of lords suggested last week. we expect mps in the commons to reject those changes. it will go back to the lords and we expect the lords to try to reinsert those changes and then it goes back to the commons and the question is how many times it will bounce between the two houses before eventually we expect it to pass and for the lords at some point this evening to concede the bill to pass at some point tonight. harry, thank you. we have been
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listening to a press conference by the prime minister on his government's rwanda plan. we can listen to what he had to say about the timeline. the listen to what he had to say about the timeline.— the timeline. the first flight will leave in 10-12 _ the timeline. the first flight will leave in 10-12 weeks. _ the timeline. the first flight will leave in 10-12 weeks. of- the timeline. the first flight will| leave in 10-12 weeks. of course, leave in 10—12 weeks. of course, that leave in10—12 weeks. of course, that is— leave in 10—12 weeks. of course, that is tater _ leave in 10—12 weeks. of course, that is later than we wanted. but we have always been clear that processing will take time and if labour— processing will take time and if labour peers had not spent weeks holding _ labour peers had not spent weeks holding up — labour peers had not spent weeks holding up the bill in the lords to try to _ holding up the bill in the lords to try to block these flights altogether, we would have begun this process— altogether, we would have begun this process weeks ago. so altogether, we would have begun this process weeks ago.— altogether, we would have begun this process weeks ago. so what do people in rwanda make _ process weeks ago. so what do people in rwanda make of— process weeks ago. so what do people in rwanda make of the _ process weeks ago. so what do people in rwanda make of the controversial . in rwanda make of the controversial policy itself? our correspondent reports. policy itself? our correspondent re orts. :, . , reports. the government here has laruel reports. the government here has largely stood _ reports. the government here has largely stood back _ reports. the government here has largely stood back and _ reports. the government here has largely stood back and watched i reports. the government here has| largely stood back and watched the legal and political wrangling in the uk saying that is their process for britain. they welcome debate and so on. in the meantime they stressed they are ready to receive the
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flights at a moment's notice if they are able to arrive and the hostel prepared to receive them has been standing ready for almost two years. the government in rwanda has made changes to law to address concerns raised by the british supreme court about the safety of migrants here, in particular about the risk of them being deported to countries from which they fled. the government also has strongly rejected to being called unsafe which is something they say is not true, they have a good safety record, and that is true on crime, but there has been an unwelcome spotlight put on allegations that government does suppress dissent here. people on the ground, ithink suppress dissent here. people on the ground, i think there is not as much attention paid to it here as it is in the uk. but in terms of the views, i would say they are largely economic. some people say it is going to be good for the economy to have migrants coming, especially as
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many are expected to stay here. they bring new blood and ideas, they will be consumers and so on. others say rwanda is a small densely populated country and does not have enough jobs and land already and this will increase competition for that and this is the view of the opposition party here. this is the view of the opposition party here-— this is the view of the opposition -a here. ~ . . , party here. what about the people t in: to party here. what about the people trying to illegally _ party here. what about the people trying to illegally cross _ party here. what about the people trying to illegally cross into - party here. what about the people trying to illegally cross into the - trying to illegally cross into the uk? fiona irving visited a camp in calais and to speak to migrants to say they are determined to make the journey and will not be deterred by the policy. footage taken a few days ago. as migrants gather on the beach in life jackets, the french police turn up, trying to stop the boats. in another video, migrants make a dash to the scene. french forces stabbed the dinghy, making it
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unusable. we are told by migrants who filmed this they tried to cross the channel seven times. in the camps around dunkirk, there are dreams of better lives. on the brink of the rwanda asylum bill becoming law, people here are waiting for their moment across the channel. how long have you been here? one month. rosie from south sudan is 16 and wants to be a flight attendant. as an unaccompanied minor we conceal her identity. she takes me to her camp for the night, saying she is determined to make it to the uk. are you worried about crossing the channel because it can be dangerous? yes, i am worried but nothing i can do. 1 . yes, i am worried but nothing i can do. , , yes, i am worried but nothing i can do. , . :, , do. just look at the conditions some ofthe do. just look at the conditions some of the migrants _ do. just look at the conditions some of the migrants are _ do. just look at the conditions some of the migrants are living _ do. just look at the conditions some of the migrants are living in. - do. just look at the conditions some of the migrants are living in. we - of the migrants are living in. we have seen dozens of camps dotted around the woodlands with hundreds possibly thousands asylum seekers looking to come to the uk. those we
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have spoken to are not put off at the prospect of being sent to rwanda. it is worth the risk to go? i tried my chance. if i go to rwanda or africa, _ i tried my chance. if i go to rwanda orafrica, it— i tried my chance. if i go to rwanda orafrica, it is— i tried my chance. if i go to rwanda or africa, it is no matter for me but first— or africa, it is no matter for me but first i— or africa, it is no matter for me but first i want to go to the uk. my but first i want to go to the uk. m1: neighbouring country is but first i want to go to the uk. m1 neighbouring country is rwanda so if i knew it was a safe country i would go there because they are my neighbours. because i know that rwanda can never be safe for me that is why i risk myself. that is why i am here. it is why i risk myself. that is why i am here. . is why i risk myself. that is why i am here. , . :, , .~ am here. it is dangerous making the crossin. am here. it is dangerous making the crossing- yes- _ am here. it is dangerous making the crossing. yes. maybe _ am here. it is dangerous making the crossing. yes. maybe when - am here. it is dangerous making the crossing. yes. maybe when i - am here. it is dangerous making the crossing. yes. maybe when i go - am here. it is dangerous making the crossing. yes. maybe when i go to i crossing. yes. maybe when i go to rwanda again- _ crossing. yes. maybe when i go to rwanda again. i _ crossing. yes. maybe when i go to rwanda again. i will— crossing. yes. maybe when i go to rwanda again. i will come - crossing. yes. maybe when i go to rwanda again. i will come again. i crossing. yes. maybe when i go to | rwanda again. i will come again. it rwanda again. i will come again. [it is rwanda again. i will come again. is difficult. if rwanda again. i will come again. it is difficult. if you were sent to rwanda you would try coming back? i would come again. i will keep the struggle — would come again. i will keep the struggle. but would come again. i will keep the stru le. �* :, , , , struggle. but the government insists the bill will be _ struggle. but the government insists the bill will be a — struggle. but the government insists the bill will be a deterrent _ struggle. but the government insists the bill will be a deterrent to - the bill will be a deterrent to
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these dangerous crossings and, after two years, legal challenges and appeals and amendments from the lords, they are determined it will become law on monday. but charities working with asylum seekers say the law will not see the end of small boats crossing to kent. the law will not see the end of small boats crossing to kent.— law will not see the end of small boats crossing to kent. the uk last ear boats crossing to kent. the uk last year announced _ boats crossing to kent. the uk last year announced they _ boats crossing to kent. the uk last year announced they would - boats crossing to kent. the uk lastl year announced they would continue funding for this project. the policing operation of the border until 2034 so even from the uk's own admission it seems they do not think it will stop the situation. there is a difference between what is law and what is done in practice. we know it is a breach of international law and the rhetoric from the uk is fire and fury but we are yet to see if the uk is prepared to put people on flights. is prepared to put people on fliuhts. ~ :. . is prepared to put people on fliuhts. ~ . , ~ :, . flights. migrants here know a new british law might _ flights. migrants here know a new british law might see _ flights. migrants here know a new british law might see them - flights. migrants here know a new british law might see them sent i flights. migrants here know a new| british law might see them sent to rwanda, but, currently, that is a risk they seem willing to take.
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you are watching bbc news. we have been focusing on the press conference by rishi sunak. you can go to the bbc website where you can find a live page with updates from the press conference as well as analysis from our correspondents. now to other news. the metropolitan police has apologised to baroness doreen lawrence after breaking a promise that it would answer questions raised by a bbc investigation into the murder of her son stephen. the eighteen—year—old was stabbed to death in a racist attack by a group of young white men 31 years ago today in south london. two of the original five suspects were convicted of murder in 2012, but the met�*s disastrous handling of the case means no—one else has been brought to justice. in an exclusive bbc interview, baroness lawrence says the murder investigation should now be reopened. daniel de simone reports. the racist murder of
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stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago today at a south london bus stop. two of the original five prime suspects were convicted almost 20 years after the murder. but the met�*s disastrous handling of the case means no—one else has been brought to justice. last year, the bbc publicly identified a sixth suspect — matthew white, who died in 2021 — and revealed multiple failures by the met to properly investigate him. now, stephen's mother, baroness doreen lawrence, gives her first interview about the new evidence and the met�*s response. we knew there was five, possibly six. now we know that there were six. and the one that's just passed away, he's probably the key one who probably caused stephen's murder and they did nothing about it. if it wasn't for you doing all that investigation, we would not have known about him in detail as we do now. we showed not everything possible was done before the murder
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investigation was closed four years ago. baroness lawrence now has a personal message for the met commissioner, sir mark rowley. there's still lines of inquiries for them to follow up on. there's still three suspects out there, and i'm sure there's witnesses that probably could help them, if they're interested. so i think that's what i'd like to see him do — is to instruct his team to follow up on the information, whatever is out there. because if you don't go and look, you're never going to find anything. the officer now responsible for the case, deputy assistant commissioner matt ward, promised baroness lawrence answers last year about the met�*s handling of the sixth suspect, but failed to provide them. he wrote to her injanuary to say he's ashamed and regretful, and then went silent. last week, her lawyer wrote to the met commissioner himself to complain. now, in a statement to the bbc,
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sir mark says: she says she won't settle for the met�*s failures. i don't think any mother would want to do that. and i'm no different. i think all mothers will want to make sure that they're there to support their child if something happened. it's to hold those accountable for what happened to that person. i'm from the bbc. bleep. three prime suspects, including brothers neil and jamie acourt, remain free. they've always denied murder. were you there when stephen lawrence was attacked? - so would you like to see the investigation reopened? definitely so. she says the outstanding suspects are cheating justice. they're living their lives.
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they don't have to worry because the police have no intention of following up and seeking to investigate them. and they continue to get away with murder. daniel de simone, bbc news. a bbc investigation has traced how deadly drugs are getting into the uk. netazenes made in labs in china are being smuggled into the country before being mixed into other illegal drugs. our correspondent has more. the 21—year—old southampton musician dylan rocha died after unknowingly taking synthetic opioids called nitazenes that were hidden in heroin. just really wanted to cuddle him.
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i put my head on his chest, really scared. i didn't want to put my head on his chest because because his heart wasn't beating. heart wasn't beating any more. we've discovered the super—strength manmade drugs linked to more than 100 uk deaths are being openly advertised by chinese suppliers on major social media sites. on x, formerly twitter, we found more than 700 adverts for nitazenes. on the music sharing platform soundcloud, we found almost 3,000. finding adverts on this scale — hundreds, thousands of adverts — it is horrifying with potentially a very significant risk to human life. posing as a drug dealer, we contacted suppliers in china and received a flood of offers, videos of the labs where the drugs are supposedly made and bags of powder ready to be shipped. do you have many customers from soundcloud?
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we contacted 35 suppliers. 30 said they could post nitazenes to the uk. you promise it is safe? after we contacted soundcloud, they removed all the posts. they say they were being targeted by bad actors for the purpose of selling or trading illegal drugs. they say they use staff and software to moderate posts and promise to take every possible action to tackle the worldwide epidemic of drug trafficking. after contacting x, hundreds of posts were removed, but, a month later, many remained on the platform. we asked if a failure to adequately moderate had allowed posts to remain online while the global trade
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of these dangerous drugs flourishes. they did not respond. dylan rocha used soundcloud to share his music. for his mum, there's only one course of action for the social media firms. take them down, obviously. have more stringent things in place to stop advertisements going on. the very thing that dylan used for people to know about his music and love his music also advertising the drug that killed him. the bbc didn't buy any nitazenes and contacted all suppliers to ask why they were willing to provide illegal and dangerous products. only six responded, saying they'd never sent the drug to the uk and didn't know it was illegal here. the home office say amounts reaching the uk remain low and a recent tightening of the law means suppliers can now face life in prison. colin campbell, bbc news.
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you can see that documentary on the bbc iplayer. it is available to watch online or download the iplayer app. the bbc has discovered that crucial safety equipment used on smart motorways have been subject to power outages which means that systems were not working for days at a time. national highways says smart motorways are the safest roads. break down on a smart motorway, and you could be in trouble. there are emergency lay—bys — the government is building more — but if you can't make it, you're trapped in a live lane. what's supposed to keep you safe is technology, cameras, radar and signals. but it can't help you if it's not working. we found that, on a regular
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basis, much of the safety equipmentjust doesn't work. either no power, or the kit itself is broken. so no vehicle detection, no cameras. it means the motorway�*s not smart any more, and you're on your own. we put in a freedom of information request, and found that betweenjune 2022 and february this year, power was lost on the smart motorway network 397 times. well, if we've got to the point where we can't necessarily rely on the cameras to be in the right position, we can't necessarily rely on the radar or the signs themselves, or the power outages, you know — what exactly are we left with to rely on as motorists when we're in quite a high—risk situation on a smart motorway in the first place? some of the details are staggering. lastjuly, there were no safety devices working for nearly five days on a section of the m6. in february, there were no signals, signs, sensors or cameras on one stretch of the m27 for more than a day. atjunction14 of the m4,
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there were no sensors or warning signs for 11 days. it matters, because if you get trapped in a live lane and the signals don't come on, you will never forget it. it happened to carla heartfield, when she was on the m20 in kent with her baby daughter. i climbed over to get out the passenger side... and i couldn't get my daughter out the car. i think because i was i was shaking, i was shocked. i remember screaming — i was going, "we're going to die, we're going to die." national highways says the radar detects more than 89% of stopped vehicles — but that means one in ten aren't spotted. we spoke to someone inside national highways. he works on smart motorways, and he says he no longer trusts the kit. happens all the time. sometimes it's faulty.
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sometimes it's, they're repairing something and they'll turn it off. do you trust the radar? no. why? because i've seen it fail too many times. the department for transport says smart motorways are among the safest roads on our network. and national highway says safety is its highest priority, and national highways says safety is its highest priority, and reinstating the hard shoulder would increase congestion. it says there are well—rehearsed contingency plans to deal with power outages. we've got only one aim. we want the hard shoulder back in every single circumstance. claire mercer's husband was killed on a smart motorway. she now campaigns against them. she says she's contacted by people inside national highways who are worried about power outages. i mean, this one, he actually says, "we've been in tears for 24 hours. it's making us sick. once again, people need to stay off our roads tonight. if you break down in a live lane, we won't know you are there." national highways says it
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warns motorists when the equipment isn't working. but the aa says it hasn't seen any warnings — and we couldn't find any, either. claire puts updates on her social media, telling drivers the technology that's there to protect them is no longer doing itsjob. richard bilton, bbc news. the top story is that the prime minister has said the first rwanda asylum flights will take off in 10-12 asylum flights will take off in 10—12 weeks. he was speaking at a press conference in downing street and he said the latest part of the rwanda policy will pass parliament today. latertoday, mps and rwanda policy will pass parliament today. later today, mps and members of the house of lords will sit in parliament to debate the legislation. the prime minister says he expects it to pass later today. we will bring you that story on bbc news. you can go to the website.
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electric shock — tesla is forced to slash prices as competition in the electic car market hots up. and the benefits of near—shoring. we look at why mexico is getting a boost as the us shifts away from chinese imports. welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson challenging times for tesla. the electric car maker has slashed the prices of its cars in some of its major markets,
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after similar price cuts in the us. a the price of its model 3 was trimmed both in china and germany by about $2,000. all this comes after the ev—maker reported a fall in global deliveries for the first time in four years last quarter. elon musk�*s company has also been grappling with declining sales and a price war in the world's largest auto market — china. tesla will report its quartelry results later this week. david bailey is professor of business economics at the university of birmingham. no great surprise, we know that tesla is struggling to shift the vehicles. but quite a significant cut designed to get those sales numbers back up. ids, cut designed to get those sales numbers back up.— cut designed to get those sales numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla. a — numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla. a bumpy _ numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, a bumpy road. _ numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, a bumpy road. we - numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, a bumpy road. we also i numbers back up. a difficult quarter. for tesla, a bumpy road. we also saw a recall of their truck. the price cut they did before a year ago, it hasn't omitted sales and as it looks
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