here they are. say here they are. >> resigned over rishi >> they resigned over rishi sunak's flagship rwanda bill, of course, which has been debated in right now. in the commons right now. and the question is will enough? the big question is will enough? tory rebel mps this evening vote against it to defeat the government takes 29 votes to kill the bill. will that be breached? you can see the debate live there on your screen from the house of commons, as we speak, and if we need a reminder of what's at stake tonight, around 300 migrants have arrived on small boats today , remnants on small boats today, remnants of the summer looks just like a summer's day . we also have lots summer's day. we also have lots on this afternoon's big breaking news story. and that's the princess of wales is being treated hospital after treated in hospital after undergoing successful abdominal surgery. and there's already been some bad news for the prime minister today after inflation been some bad news for the prime miniexpected/ after inflation been some bad news for the prime miniexpected wentr inflation been some bad news for the prime miniexpected went upwards.i and expected went upwards. i find out what that means for you and what's causing it.

find out what that means for you and what's causing it . and as and what's causing it. and as usual, i want to hear from you. this is your show as much as mine. email me gb views at news.com. especially about the rwanda rebel tonight . will we rwanda rebel tonight. will we get those flights off? will rishi be for the high jump? it's a dramatic day in politics. i've got two men next to me who can shed of light on that. but shed lots of light on that. but that's your latest that's all. after your latest news headlines with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> thank you martin. good afternoon . it's 3:01. i'm sofia afternoon. it's 3:01. i'm sofia wenzler in the gb news room . the wenzler in the gb news room. the princess of wales has undergone abdominal surgery , describing it abdominal surgery, describing it as successful , kensington palace as successful, kensington palace says yesterday's operation was planned and she's expected to remain in hospital for up to 14 days. princess catherine is not expected to return to public dufies expected to return to public duties until after easter , and duties until after easter, and she's apologised for having to postpone her upcoming engagements . her condition is engagements. her condition is understood not to be cancerous. royal broadcaster and author michael cole says the public

shouldn't speculate these days. >> they get the patients out of hospital as soon as possible, back on their feet. so that also does indicate the seriousness of the nature of whatever it is thatis the nature of whatever it is that is ailing her. it is typical and commendable that the princess of wales, one of the things she said in that statement or had said on her behalf , is statement or had said on her behalf, is that she hopes to reinstate all the engagements that will obviously have to be cancelled while she undergoes this procedure, recovers from it i >> -- >> tory rebels are warning the government must support a tough around bill, or they face putting the deal at risk. it's after the country's president, paul kagame, told the guardian efforts to implement the plan can't drag on, and he'd be happy for the scheme to be scrapped . for the scheme to be scrapped. the labour leader has also described the asylum policy as a farce , criticising the prime farce, criticising the prime minister ahead of a crucial vote, sir keir starmer said £400

million had been spent not flying anyone to kigali, and he questioned how the government could lose contact with more than 4000 earmarked for than 4000 people earmarked for removal. only this government could claim that it's going to get flights off the ground only to discover they couldn't find a plane owned only this government could sign a removal deal with rwanda, only to end up taking people from rwanda to here. >> but but he still hasn't answered the question , so i'll answered the question, so i'll try again . what progress has he try again. what progress has he made in locating . the 4250 made in locating. the 4250 people? his government is apparently lost. he's dodged it three times. >> where are they? >> where are they? >> it it is a bit rich to hear him here pretending that he him in here pretending that he cares about how . we actually cares about how. we actually stop the boat when he's been crystal clear. he's been crystal clear and said that even if the plan is working to reduce the numbers, he would still scrap it. mr speaker, it's because he has no values, no convictions ,

has no values, no convictions, and no plan in his back. has no values, no convictions, and no plan in his back . to and no plan in his back. to square one and ahead of the rwanda vote critical to the pm's stop the votes policy, says even small vessels were intercepted trying to cross the channel today around 300 people have now been brought to dover even as the weather continues to deteriorate. >> the latest arrivals are the first since the weekend and after five people drowned just off the french coast , a after five people drowned just off the french coast, a rapid review has been launched after the bodies of a toddler and his father were found in skegness. two year old bronson battersby is thought to have starved to death after his dad, kenneth, suffered a heart attack. they were last seen alive on boxing day. workers visited the day. social workers visited the property on the 2nd of january, but there no answer. their but there was no answer. their bodies were discovered five days later. his family has accused social services of failing the child. neighbours say they should have done more . should have done more. >> totally tragic . >> totally tragic. >> totally tragic. >> but as i say, you get the

feeling down here sometimes it's not out of the ordinary. >> uh, because these things are kind of happened before, uh, with police presents down here and there have been deaths down here before. >> so, um , it's wrong. it's >> so, um, it's wrong. it's tragic that it's such a small child as well, but it's something that you kind of harden yourself to in the street here. you're expecting something to happen , which you shouldn't to happen, which you shouldn't feel that . feel like that. >> the daughter of murdered mp sir david amess is suing essex police and the home office as sir david was stabbed to death in his constituency in leigh on sea in october 2021. a court was told. ali harbi ali, who was given a whole life time for the murder , was a home—grown murder, was a home—grown terrorist who was known to authorities as katie amos, has filed a personal injury claim, saying to ensure saying she wants to ensure proper accountability and learning from her father's murder . in learning from her father's murder. in an unexpectedly rose to 4% last month. the office for national statistics says the increase was driven by higher tobacco and alcohol prices . tobacco and alcohol prices. there was some relief for

households, though , with food households, though, with food rising rates and the rising at slower rates and the cost of petrol falling . this is cost of petrol falling. this is gb news across the uk on tv , in gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on your digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . martin. okay stand by back to. martin. okay stand by for that explosive interview with lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith . clarke—smith. >> they're in the studio with me. that's coming in a few minutes. why don't we have a quick chat with before quick chat with you guys before we go to our royal story? quickly lee. dramatic resignation last night. couldn't come easy for you. that decision. it's not an easy decision, martin, because i feel incredibly proud to be a conservative member of parliament. >> they've been very good to me since i walked the floor. >> as they say, difficult decision. >> you know, you have to live with your conscience in this job andifs with your conscience in this job and it's all well and good. we look down here from monday till thursday we're in thursday or friday and we're in this westminster bubble.

this westminster type bubble. >> , you know. >> i think, you know. >> i think, you know. >> at the end day, >> but at the end of the day, i have to go home every weekend to spend the world spend time in the real world with . with real people. >> and by the reaction >> and judging by the reaction i've got this morning in my inbox, the vast majority of people stand by me, brendan. >> is that the point? what we're seeing a difference seeing here is a difference between planet parliament, if you , and planet earth you like, and planet earth particularly in places like bassetlaw and ashfield , where bassetlaw and ashfield, where the vast majority of people end up in postcode in the up in a postcode search in the telegraph yesterday, were you able look for public opinion? able to look for public opinion? pubuc able to look for public opinion? public opinion ? your seats agree public opinion? your seats agree with you even if the with what you say. even if the opposition even if the opposition don't. even if the media don't seem to. >> and of course got to >> yeah. and of course got to consider country. but consider the whole country. but as said, know, as lee said, you know, we've argued these things for a argued for these things for a number now . number of years now. >> we've signed other >> we've we've signed other amendments for previous legislation. turned up and legislation. we've turned up and voted for various bills that have gone through. we've written articles we've appeared articles, we've appeared on gb news about it. so when news talking about it. so when these come wanting to these amendments come wanting to do things, we do those exact things, we thought, you know what we've consistently said that we support this. >> it wouldn't really look right. >> just because we're in a

different position or we're at a party position at the time just suddenly go against that. so i think kind of an think there's a kind of an integrity there for us integrity issue there for us as much anything. felt much as anything. so we felt that it was it was really important for to us actually follow it's follow that through. and it's unfortunate. collective responsibility . that does mean responsibility. that does mean you have to step away . there's you have to step away. there's no that at no hard feelings about that at all. they're the rules. we know what we what the rules were and we decided that's decided to do that. so that's kind of our reasoning behind it. martin lee it's about martin lee yeah, it's all about doing right doing the right thing. >> martin think, know, >> martin i think, you know, i believe brendan and i have believe that brendan and i have done thing voting believe that brendan and i have dorthis thing voting believe that brendan and i have dorthis amendment. voting for this amendment. >> also believe that we've >> but i also believe that we've done the right thing by standing down in our role as deputy chairman. >> and because we know the rules, rules. >> and because we know the rul> and because we know the rul> and because we know the rul> and because we know the rul> but i've got no no regrets at all. i've enjoyed year as it all. i've enjoyed my year as it has deputy chairman of the has been deputy chairman of the party i've been to lots of associations, raise associations, helped raise lots of cause, i of money for the cause, and i feel incredibly to have of money for the cause, and i feelthatedibly to have of money for the cause, and i feelthat role. to have had that role. >> of press had that role. » of >> some of the press today, um, even the conservative supporting press are saying that you to um, leaving such prominent roles leaves bit of big hole for leaves a bit of a big hole for a red a red wall shaped hole in

the party, you two lads. a lot of people saying gay, that working class credibility to rishi sunak, who lacks that common touch is your resignation . in that sense, a kind of indication of the fact that maybe the party's are losing touch with the working class ? touch with the working class? no, i don't so. no, i don't think so. >> still we're >> we're still there and we're still within the conservative party. >> we're still prominent backbench still very, backbench mps. we're still very, very know, very visible through, you know, through our media through our through our media channels . channels. >> and mean, i'm going to >> and we i mean, i'm going to carry the role. carry on doing the same role. i'll carry to i'll carry on going to association and speaking to people, encouraging people to sign find good cause. sign up and find the good cause. and sure brendan and i'm sure i'm sure brendan will same now heading will be the same now heading towards vote today. towards that huge vote today. >> the amendments didn't get through, but there's this rebel bill you mentioned, an alternative rebel bill coming up, which is the bill that you guys would have wanted . yeah, guys would have wanted. yeah, would have wanted to go through. and that's , um, you appeal, and that's, um, you can appeal, but rwanda . you to but only in rwanda. you have to be unfit. but only in rwanda. you have to be unfit . you have to be medically unfit. you have to prove it to be able to travel medical proof that you're over 18. this is the bill that you

guys wanted. but that's not the bill it's going to get voted through, is it? no it's not. >> and i think the issue with that as well, we're putting all these together. these amendments together. and as kind of as you say, this is the kind of thing would maybe want thing that we would maybe want to but the reality is to see. but the reality is you've something you've got to have something that's through you've got to have something thathouse through you've got to have something thathouse of through you've got to have something thathouse of commons, through you've got to have something thathouse of commons, that's|h the house of commons, that's going to get a majority in there, bring there, and you need to bring other people you as well. other people with you as well. and , very difficult and that's very, very difficult at the thing that at times. but the thing that we're concerned about, there's a lot whether some lot of talk about whether some things enough or things are tough enough or whether something is too soft , whether something is too soft, whereas actually what debate whereas actually what the debate is whether works is about is whether it works or doesn't and that's the doesn't work. and that's the main us. so one thing main thing for us. so one thing where whichever wing of where i think whichever wing of the are or whatever the party you are or whatever you think about generally you think about it, generally people want to get those planes off and they want off the ground and they want this have this to work. they'll have different on best different opinions on the best way doing obviously way of doing that. obviously ours was the amendments ours was that the amendments were way of doing that were the best way of doing that as then they're going were the best way of doing that as a then they're going were the best way of doing that as a separatethey're going were the best way of doing that as a separate debate going were the best way of doing that as a separate debate nowl to have a separate debate now about the what of about the what remains of the bill no changes to that. >> okay, chaps, we'll come back to can, but we to you shortly if we can, but we have lee have to break away from lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith. of course we'll be back , but have cover that

back, but we have to cover that huge news broke just over huge news that broke just over an ago . and that's the an hour ago. and that's the princess wales being princess of wales is being treated hospital after treated in hospital after undergoing successful abdominal surgery. let's speak now to gb news royal correspondent cameron walker, who's outside the london clinic. cameron. dramatic news breaking in the last hour. what's the latest? what >> yeah, it certainly is. and the fact that we're told that she's the princess of wales is going to be spending between 10 and 14 days in hospital following that successful abdominal surgery. it suggests that the seriousness of the princess's condition. but i must stress, of course, the kensington palace have said that that the surgery was successful , that the surgery was successful, full from my understanding , it full from my understanding, it is not to do with the princess of wales having anything cancerous to do with her condition. condition? i'm told it's non—cancerous. i'm also told that her three children prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis remain at school, which suggests that there's certainly no immediate alarm when it comes to

the princess of wales's condition . varne. however, it is condition. varne. however, it is a significant surgery enough, which means that kensington palace have for the time being cancelled all of the princess of wales's engagements for the next 2 to 3 months because, following her stay in hospital, her royal highness is expected to return home to windsor to rest and recuperate, which just goes to show perhaps the level of concern that perhaps doctors have and the seriousness in terms of the princess needing to rest and recuperate. as for the prince of wales, i understand he is going to divide his time between here at the london clinic in central london, where the princess is recovering, and back home in windsor to support his three young primary school aged children through schooling. he is also expected to cancel a number of engagements in the immediate future. it was reported as well that the prince and princess of wales were expected to undertake a tour of

italy within the in the spring. in the next couple of months. from my understanding, no international travel is expected now, so it appears that trip has certainly been put on hold. and i think it will perhaps come as some kind of disappointment for the prince and princess of wales. of course , because they wales. of course, because they have. they did have plans, as i understand it, have. they did have plans, as i understand it , to really ramp up understand it, to really ramp up their engagements , particularly their engagements, particularly their engagements, particularly the princess of wales and her early childhood development projects . we had a business task projects. we had a business task force meeting in windsor castle last week with business leaders trying to really get on board with that. the princess is engagements to do with the early childhood that's no longer happening immediate happening in the immediate future . the prince wales as future. the prince of wales as well , uh, homelessness. well, uh, with homelessness. but what know so far that the what we know so far is that the princess of wales has had a planned , uh, abdominal surgery planned, uh, abdominal surgery here at the london clinic in, in, in the capital. um a very top clinic here in london. but

the fact that the princess has to remain in hospital for the next 10 to 14 days, bearing in mind she is the princess of wales and can have pretty good treatment at home, perhaps reflects, uh, the importance and the seriousness of this surgery . the seriousness of this surgery. >> okay, cameron walker, thank you that update and we wish you for that update and we wish the princess a speedy recovery and of course, we'll have lots more on that story a little later this but let's get later this hour. but let's get back arguably back now to what's arguably rishi day as prime rishi sunak biggest day as prime minister. his pledge to stop the boats could well be riding on whether he wins this evening's huge votes on that rwanda bill. and talk about a timely reminder of the scale of the problem in the channel look at this . around the channel look at this. around 300 migrants have crossed on small boats today. as many as seven boats and it looks like a summer's day out there. on and on. they roll ashore. now i'm joined by our political editor, christopher hope. now for an update on this, chris. a huge vote ahead expected at 530 today. rishi sunak biggest day, perhaps as prime minister after

the biggest rebellion of his premiership. what's the latest ? premiership. what's the latest? >> well, martin, we're expecting voting to start around 530. as many seven votes might take place tonight. we'll keep gb news viewers abreast of what's being voted on as it happens, the speaker will only say what's being voted on at the end of the up to six hour debate. i think the vote , the amendments will the vote, the amendments will look for is amendment number look out for is amendment number 23. in my hand here. um, this is the amendment which, um, says the amendment which, um, says the government to put into law what the pm, mr sunak told gb news on monday in leigh on sea and that is that the government will ignore so—called pyjama orders, pyjama injunctions , rule orders, pyjama injunctions, rule 39 orders from the european court of human rights stopping europe , judges preventing planes europe, judges preventing planes taking off. robert jenrick proposed this this um amendment. he's the former immigration minister. he's made a plea in the house this afternoon to for the house this afternoon to for

the government to accept this, uh, amendment 23, if that's accepted , it would mean there's accepted, it would mean there's no third reading vote tonight, but it would probably be enough to ensure when it comes to ensure that when it comes back on a different day, back again on a different day, it will be voted through by virtually all conservative mps at lunchtime, though, i've got to say, number 10 is being very clear. the number 10 press secretary, um, worked for rishi sunak. secretary, um, worked for rishi sunak . she made very clear that sunak. she made very clear that the bill goes as far as it can while keeping rwandans in the scheme . the big concern is what scheme. the big concern is what would happen if they made it any tougher. rwanda feel it's tougher. would rwanda feel it's against their own international obligations? sepp it to that paul kagame, who's the president of rwanda, he said in davos this lunchtime that if no migrants are sent to rwanda, they'll return the money, the 400 million or so spent by the uk building up this scheme . that, building up this scheme. that, in turn has prompted labour to say , all right, then take the say, all right, then take the money from paul kagame and run. now going to happen. now that's not going to happen. labour won't its own way , labour won't get its own way, but there's possible olive but there's a possible olive branch government can

branch if the government can accept amendment 23 and it looks no of so the no sign of doing so at the moment. but could head off moment. but that could head off the defeat. tonight the possible defeat. tonight is a right now. i a very, very tense right now. i do that leaders of do understand that leaders of these of right tory these groups of right wing tory mps with the chief whip mps are with the chief whip trying work out a solution. trying to work out a solution. they all meet all of them. the five in quotes. but five families in quotes. but danny kruger hates that time. the bill, the rebels meet at 5 pm. tonight and they trooped p.m. tonight and they trooped from that meeting into the voting lobbies and the drama starts . if it's not amended, if starts. if it's not amended, if jenrick is not accepted, it will go to a third reading after a one hour debate and then all bets are off. >> okay, chris, thanks for that update . i'm joined in the studio update. i'm joined in the studio now by the rebels who stunned the conservative party less than 24 hours ago by resigning from their roles as deputy chairman over the rwanda bill. lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith , thank you for clarke—smith, thank you for joining us in the studio, gentlemen . so, lee, start with gentlemen. so, lee, start with you, 29 required to kill you, 29 votes required to kill the bill, at least 15 tories are on the record saying they're prepared to vote against it.

plus eight dup. so we're edging towards that critical number. the key is will this get voted down. >> it's difficult. one to call martin. to be honest. >> we don't know how many labour mps are going to up on that i >> -- >> it's uh emma hum >> it's uh that's a massive factor. >> f some e“— >> we've seen some already packing the suitcases and want to home for for, extended weekends. >> so that a part in >> so that plays a big part in the vote tonight. personally, i don't many peoples, um, don't know how many peoples, um, which way they're to vote, which way they're going to vote, whether rebel whether they're going to rebel or whatever. whether they're going to rebel or i whatever. whether they're going to rebel or i mean, whatever. whether they're going to rebel or i mean, whatdiscussions whether they're going to rebel or imean, whatdiscussions as >> i mean, these discussions as chris has said, are going chris has just said, are going on well and well to till past 5:00 this evening. >> there's going to be meetings, there's going to be people talking to the whips, etc. colleagues each colleagues talking to each other. it's a little bit other. so it's a little bit tense. >> um, i don't want see the >> um, i don't want to see the government obviously government fail. obviously because a strong because i want to see a strong conservative government making the decisions. the right decisions. >> few >> but there's quite a few people, got people, including myself, got quite over this quite a few concerns over this bill. we'll see how pans out. >> so what i'm getting from that is yesterday you resigned in principle because you wanted this be beefier . you wanted this to be beefier. you wanted it to have more teeth. i wanted to want to work, martin. yeah. you want it yeah. now you're it to work? yeah. now you're

free vote . as wish. but free to vote. as you wish. but you don't want the government to lose . are you going to abstain? lose. are you going to abstain? well we'll have to and see. well we'll have to wait and see. >> watch parliament tv later. i'm covered on gb i'm sure it'll be covered on gb news. sure chopper will be news. i'm sure chopper will be lurking in lurking around somewhere in the corridors parliament, ready corridors of parliament, ready with microphone and leaping with his microphone and leaping out from every single corridor. he can't vote for in this. he can't vote for it in this. >> this case, can you? you >> in this case, can you? you resigned over it? well, resigned over it? yes. well, i've head. i've made a decision in my head. >> which i'm going >> sort of. which way i'm going to vote. >> but that's between my >> but that's between me and my colleagues at the moment. >> martin, i'm not disclose on national tv which way going national tv which way i'm going to try that to vote, so i'm gonna try that one on brendan. >> brendan. resigned in >> brendan. so you resigned in principle this as as well . principle over this as as well. so you can't vote for this bill in in its it's going so you can't vote for this bill in come its it's going so you can't vote for this bill in come back it's going so you can't vote for this bill in come back to it's going so you can't vote for this bill in come back to today. ioing so you can't vote for this bill in come back to today. can you. to come back to today. can you. >> it's this argument over >> well it's this argument over the good or perfect . but as the good or the perfect. but as lee does it or lee said, it does it work or not? and we said is we not? and now what we said is we thought with thought it would be better with the with the amendments on there. doesn't necessarily there. that doesn't necessarily mean we the legislation. mean we dislike the legislation. if at the legislation, if you look at the legislation, there's stuff in there's a lot of good stuff in there. some of the there. it's just some of the fine tweaks of it. and we've seen fine margins seen these fine margins make a big difference . so you mentioned

big difference. so you mentioned about rulings . you know, about pyjama rulings. you know, we've the plane on the we've got the plane on the tarmac were people we've got the plane on the tarmac of were people we've got the plane on the tarmac of a were people we've got the plane on the tarmac of a suddenwere people we've got the plane on the tarmac of a sudden one people we've got the plane on the tarmac of a sudden one ofaople there all of a sudden one of these night things, no these late night things, no transparency at all. we don't even judge so even know who the judge was. so we're to that we're not even entitled to that information. now, what court ? information. now, what court? um, certainly not a court in this country would have a process that. know, we process like that. you know, we didn't those powers. didn't give them those powers. they selves, those they gave them selves, those powers. are the things powers. and these are the things that jenrick has been that robert jenrick has been talking about. so these are some of concerns that we've got. of the concerns that we've got. of there lot of of course, there is a lot of good stuff there. and we do want to people are to listen to what people are going about that. and, going to say about that. and, you do to see the you know, we do want to see the planes off well. so i'd planes taken off as well. so i'd say dialogue planes taken off as well. so i'd say we're dialogue planes taken off as well. so i'd say we're doing dialogue planes taken off as well. so i'd say we're doing atalogue planes taken off as well. so i'd say we're doing at the ue is what we're doing at the moment. we want to build moment. and we all want to build that that's why that works. and that's why the talks . talks are continuing. >> to put it to you. talks are continuing. >> keir to put it to you. talks are continuing. >> keir starmer put it to you. talks are continuing. >> keir starmer wasit to you. talks are continuing. >> keir starmer was active»u. um, keir starmer was active today prime minister's today at prime minister's question usual said question times as usual said rwanda is a farce . he said only rwanda is a farce. he said only people that's been sent to rwanda are ministers. people that's been sent to rwanda are ministers . what do rwanda are ministers. what do you say to starmer? >> well, i mean, starmer's are, uh. well, his party has had 14 years in opposition. they haven't plan to haven't got one single plan to sort out refugee crisis.

sort out the refugee crisis. >> martin. >> martin. >> they've done in the four >> all they've done in the four years that brendan and i have been parliament vote been in parliament is vote against every single measure. >> asked, i it was >> when asked, i think it was not week, before not last week, the week before the shadow home secretary was asked by one of our colleagues where would you these where would you send these people rwanda ? he people then, if not rwanda? he could answer the question. could not answer the question. i think about think she was asked about three times. a plan times. they haven't got a plan where to send these they where to send these people. they have somewhere to have to go somewhere, martin, to get they lose get it illegally and they lose the going to the case where we're going to send the case where we're going to sen no plan at all. >> no plan at all. >> no plan at all. >> where do think they >> where do you think that they will if labour do get will be sent if labour do get in? is immigration going to in? what is immigration going to look like? and to be fair, it hasn't of hasn't been a pretty picture of the past few the conservatives these past few years. to look years. what's it going to look like go like under labour if they go in? >> the is, don't >> well, the thing is, i don't think going sent anywhere. >> that's that's the point really. people it really. um, unless people do it voluntarily , there's been voluntarily, there's been rumours want rumours about whether they want closer ties with the eu. now of course you're doing something with to with the eu. they're going to want you to take as want you to take a share as well. some have speculated that could 100,000, that could be over 100,000, uh, that are they safe are there. they talk about safe and legal routes. are there. they talk about safe and legal routes . so they're and legal routes. so they're opening to actually opening it up to actually more people . if you're going people. so if you're not going to and legal route, to get a safe and legal route,

you're still going to come across boat because across on a boat because if you realise not going realise that you're not going to be any be deported under any circumstances then numbers circumstances, then the numbers are get even are actually going to get even bigger. it by a bigger. now we've cut it by a third, which great. uh, the third, which is great. uh, the boats still coming, which is boats are still coming, which is still a problem clearly, as well. returns, deals well. we've had returns, deals with i'd like to us with albania. i'd like to see us do what i see do more of those. but what i see from is of from labour is a lot of criticism and really they don't see migration as a problem . see migration as a problem. neither democrats neither do the liberal democrats or the snp who about asylum or the snp who talk about asylum seekers a lot and being compassionate . ask how many compassionate. ask how many asylum are actually asylum seekers are actually housed in scotland. asylum seekers are actually h0lit's in scotland. asylum seekers are actually h0lit's not scotland. asylum seekers are actually h0lit's not many,d. asylum seekers are actually h0lit's not many, is that the >> it's not many, is that the point? there's a massive, massive disconnect, it seems, between what you call planet parliament and the actual planet earth your constituents earth that your constituents live in. they to get tough live in. they want to get tough on immigration, and parliament just seems to live in a different . different existence. >> well, say to you >> well, i do say to you earlier, we spoke, earlier, martin, when we spoke, when we earlier about it when we spoke earlier about it is it i is planet parliament. it is. i think touch the think it's out of touch with the rest country. rest of the country. and sometimes remind sometimes we have to remind ourselves do a ourselves we do work in a bubble. westminster bubble. it's the westminster bubble. it's the westminster bubble. that work with. >> we with staffers, we >> we work with staffers, we work media people. >> we work with staffers, we worwe media people. >> we work with staffers, we worwe m with people. >> we work with staffers, we worwe mwith othere. >> we work with staffers, we worwe mwith other mps >> we work with other mps and lords whoever. lords and whoever. >> sometimes engulfed >> so sometimes we get engulfed

in important to in this. but it's important to realise that it's the people out there that count. >> you know, when i'm walking through streets of ashfield , through the streets of ashfield, you people the papers you know, some people the papers will report that lee anderson said something outrageous when i get home and walk through the streets of ashfield, people come out and say, no, you're not outrageously, saying, out and say, no, you're not outra we're ly, saying, out and say, no, you're not outra we're thinking, saying, what we're thinking, carry on doing it good on you, lad. >> well, dramatic >> okay, well, this dramatic vote 530 today, doubt you vote 530 today, no doubt you will get grabbed by chopper as you stalk the corridors of westminster. him westminster. give him give him a quick know how quick word. um, let him know how you voted. ideally before i'm going to. are you going to vote tonight? >> well, we'll have to wait and see, >> well, we'll have to wait and seeand don't like the idea of >> and don't like the idea of being grabbed by chopper for this new. >> what do you reckon? is this going through? going to get through? >> i mean, genuinely >> i mean, i genuinely don't ever i want ever think about it, and i want to proposed. to see what is being proposed. >> know , i really want to be >> you know, i really want to be able support legislation . able to support the legislation. so is that so what i'm hoping is that they're up with they're going to come up with something that's going something that's actually going to that to reassure a lot of us that we're not going to have a situation that's happened before we're not going to have a situatio not at's happened before we're not going to have a situatio not at's heto ened before we're not going to have a situatio not at's heto pass before .we're not going to pass a third useless third piece of useless legislation, we going to legislation, and we are going to actually get done. okay,

actually get this done. okay, gentlemen , we have leave gentlemen, we have to leave it there. anderson mp for ashfield, >> lee anderson mp for ashfield, brendan clarke—smith of course, basketball you much basketball, thank you very much for in the studio and forjoining us in the studio and good this evening with good fortune this evening with that dramatic vote. now a reminder of this afternoon's big breaking the breaking news story. the princess undergone princess of wales has undergone successful abdominal surgery. she's to remain in she's expected to remain in hospital for 10 to 14 days. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel .

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britain's election. channel >> welcome back to the martin daubney show. it's just coming to 328 now. more now. ahead of tonight's huge vote on the rwanda bill and some very significant comments today from the president, paul the rwandan president, paul kagame. let's get straight to our home. and security editor mark white. mark, always a pleasure to speak to you. so huge comments here from the rwandan president so far , of rwandan president so far, of course, mark, we've given £240 million to them, plus rumours of a further 50 million to come. but now he's saying we might get our money back . the first good our money back. the first good news had rwanda. yeah news we've had on rwanda. yeah but issue of but it's not really the issue of whether he'll give us money back or not. >> that, think, is a very >> that, i think, is a very significant point. part of the comments that he was making today, he he is indicating just how thoroughly he fed up the rwandan government is about the way this has been dragging on. he said. there is a limit to the time that this can go for. on he's also effectively said to

the guardian newspaper that he wishes the whole thing would just go away . um, and that just go away. um, and that i think, must be worrying and ringing alarm bells for those in london because you know, this bill can go through , it can go bill can go through, it can go through the courts again . but if through the courts again. but if the rwandan government have decided that they've had enough, then what happens there? it all goes crashing down around the prime minister's ears. so effectively , when i was out in effectively, when i was out in rwanda last year, i did , you rwanda last year, i did, you know, i got an indication from the government there about just how frustrated they were about the way in which things were dragging on and also about the reputational kicking that they're getting in the courts now . now, for the better part of now. now, for the better part of two years and it's going to go on, because once this bill, if it does pass, is passed, it will be challenged in the courts again. so what will you have? you'll have immigration lawyers.

you'll have immigration lawyers. you'll have immigration lawyers. you'll have human rights groups , you'll have human rights groups, groups telling us what a bad place rwanda is , how the place rwanda is, how the government of rwanda cannot be trusted with the safety of these asylum seekers. so clearly , paul asylum seekers. so clearly, paul kagame out there in davos is thinking to himself, do we really want to put this government and this country through that reputational hammering again for the potentially the better part of this year before there is any kind of answer to what happens here, it may be that the calculation is from the rwandan government that it sometime very soon they decide that enough is enough and they'll give us back some or all of that money that we've given them. and they'll call it quits. and then what will rishi sunak do ? will rishi sunak do? >> astonishing development . mark >> astonishing development. mark white, thank you for that update. and you can't blame paul kagame, you? a way, his kagame, can you? in a way, his country's reputation as being kicked dirt, kicked around and in the dirt, the human rights record being

questioned , their whole national questioned, their whole national identity being smeared in the west. there's no wonder they're getting up with another getting fed up with it. another headache for sunak ahead headache for rishi sunak ahead of that huge vote at 530. now there's lots more still come there's lots more still to come between we'll get between now and 4:00. we'll get more reaction to the news that the princess is in the princess of wales is in hospital after having abdominal surgery . but first, your latest surgery. but first, your latest news headlines with sophia wenzler . wenzler. >> thank you . martin, it's 331. >> thank you. martin, it's 331. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom . now we start with some newsroom. now we start with some breaking news. buckingham palace has issued a statement that and it said in common with the thousands of men each year, the king has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate. his majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure . the king's corrective procedure. the king's pubuc corrective procedure. the king's public engagements will be postponed for a short period for recuperation , and the princess recuperation, and the princess of wales has undergone abdominal surgery and is expected to

remain in hospital for up to 14 days. kensington palace says yesterday's operation was planned and is said to have been successful . princess catherine successful. princess catherine is not expected to return to pubuc is not expected to return to public duties until after easter. she's apologised for having to postpone her upcoming engagements . and you can get engagements. and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website at gbnews.com . welcome gbnews.com. welcome gb news.com. welcome back gbnews.com. welcome back to the show. >> so yeah, lots of news to get through this hour. let's speak now to gb news royal correspondent cameron walker. cameron, um, more news from the royals. what's this latest dramatic development . dramatic development. >> yeah. so, buckingham palace this time has released a statement regarding his majesty the king's health. it reads in common with thousands of men each year, the king sought each year, the king has sought treatment an enlarged treatment for an enlarged prostate. majesty's

prostate. his majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure . the king's corrective procedure. the king's pubuc corrective procedure. the king's public engagements will be postponed for a short period of time. now i understand that the king was keen to share details of his diagnosis to ensure that other men who may be experiencing symptoms of an enlarged prostate , can get . seek enlarged prostate, can get. seek advice on the nhs website and from doctors as well . um, of from doctors as well. um, of course we have heard in the last couple of hours, haven't we, that the princess of wales has undergone abdominal surgery, which was planned here at the london clinic and will be in hospital for some time, 10 to 14 days. it's expected , as well as days. it's expected, as well as a couple of months at least, recovery, which means public engagements from her not expected after easter. expected until after easter. from my understanding , the king from my understanding, the king is not expected to take that much time to recover. but the reason that buckingham palace i understand and has chosen to

announce this pretty much an hour or two after the princess of wales announcement from kensington palace is that his majesty did actually have a number of planned meetings and events at dumfries house in ayrshire tomorrow and friday, and on doctor's advice, those engagements have now had to be postponed . so that is why we postponed. so that is why we have got quite such detail from buckingham palace on this medical diagnosis from the king this afternoon. it is incredibly rare that members of the royal family release details about their medical conditions. of course, they are also private individuals and have a right to privacy when it comes to medical conditions. but i think it's significant that the king has decided to release his own medical diagnosis , ipsis, medical diagnosis, ipsis, because he wants to encourage other men, perhaps his or other men, perhaps his age or slightly younger , to get checked slightly younger, to get checked out if they are experiencing the same symptoms , which he is same symptoms, which he is alluding to the fact that he has done so. so just to recap, the king is not in hospital at the

moment, but he will be going into hospital for some planned treatment . um, doctors treatment next week. um, doctors have advised him to postpone engagements at dumfries house in ayrshire, which were planned for tomorrow, and friday. as for the princess of wales, who is in the building behind me recovering from abdominal surgery, she is expected to remain in hospital for 10 to 14 days, followed by a longer period of rest and recuperate in at her home in windsor, the prince of wales. prince william is expected to divide his time between the clinic here in central london by his wife, wife's side and, of course, looking after his three young children, who are, as i understand it, still attending school, cameron court. >> so we never choose when medical emergencies hit you. um, but both the king and the princess with in a matter of a couple of hours the announcements being made, it will concern burn fans of the royal family and the british .

public. >> yeah, i think it certainly will do. i can't remember a time in recent history where two members of the royal family have announced a similar medical conditions , which involve conditions, which involve hospital treatment and hospital stays on the same day, but i think we have to remain cautious . both operations will both sets of treatment , as we understand of treatment, as we understand it, were very much planned . this it, were very much planned. this isn't an emergency admission to either hospital. the king is clearly, well enough to stay at home for the time being as well. that treatment for an enlarged prostate is planned for next week, and the king saw it as his opportunity to encourage other men his age seek treatment . men his age to seek treatment. as for the princess of wales , we as for the princess of wales, we were not expecting her to carry out any engagements in the near future. it appears her surgery appears to be a bit more complicated, or indeed more serious, or more time as is needed to recover from that. but yeah, incredibly rare that this kind of thing would happen on the same day. >> and cameron, you're

absolutely right to say i've done work around men's done a lot of work around men's mental health, men's physical health, men in particular, very reluctant to go and a doctor reluctant to go and see a doctor and we know that prostate cancer is an increasing issue in british society around the world. in fact, as we age, so very progressive in one sense of the king to be so public about his medical condition, to perhaps encourage others to examine their own mortality and go and get checked out to . go and get checked out to. >> yeah, absolutely . if you >> yeah, absolutely. if you remember back to 2022, where the late queen was experiencing what buckingham palace described as episodic mobility issues, they would very, very rarely , uh, would very, very rarely, uh, give us any more information on when it came to the queen elizabeth ii specific medical issue.i elizabeth ii specific medical issue. i think it's significant that the king has chosen to tell the world essentially what his diagnosis is , and he sees this diagnosis is, and he sees this as his opportunity to encourage other men to get checked out as well, and in fact, is

encouraging, uh, men his age and slightly younger to go onto the nhs website and check out the symptoms for an enlarged prostate. so they too can go and get seek treatment if necessary . get seek treatment if necessary. buckingham palace has also made it very clear that the king's condition is benign, i.e. not cancerous . i condition is benign, i.e. not cancerous. i understand condition is benign, i.e. not cancerous . i understand that the cancerous. i understand that the princess of wales is. abdominal surgery is also not related to cancen surgery is also not related to cancer, so no alarm bells ringing there and both sets of surgery are very much planned. but i must stress again, it's very rare that members of the royal family would talk about medical conditions if it wasn't absolutely necessary. but the king is our head of state, the princess of wales is our future queen. so clearly there is a pubuc queen. so clearly there is a public interest in the health and well—being of two very senior members of the royal family. camera walker, thank you for that update , kate. for that update, kate. >> and i'm joined now by angela levin, royal commentator and biographer. angela, welcome to the show. it's a shame it's under such, um, austere

circumstances, but a fantastic point made there. i think, by cameron. only last may, of course, that the king was, um , course, that the king was, um, had his coronation. and yet here he is now, being so open about prostate treatment . but, um, prostate treatment. but, um, this is not what the royal family historically have always done, is it? to announcements in one day, a new openness, perhaps ? >> 7- >> yes. so 7_ >> yes. so it's 7 >> yes. so it's very interesting because usually they say it as they have done with princess catherine after the operation . catherine after the operation. um, to say everything is fine . um, to say everything is fine. fine. they very rarely say anything beforehand. so so i think that perhaps it's right that he wants to encourage men to see their doctor if they're concerned in any way, and be properly looked after before it gets dangerous . yes. um, and you gets dangerous. yes. um, and you really have to admire him for that. but you know, he's a very healthy man . he eats well. he healthy man. he eats well. he has lots of exercise, and he

will be back very soon, i'm sure. you know, walking up the hills in scotland and, you know, angela, um, the more i think about this, it's just settle. >> it'sjust about this, it's just settle. >> it's just literally just sinking in. this has been announced live on television as i on this is just sinking in i was on this is just sinking in for to . we know how for me to. and we know how difficult it is to get men in particular to talk about their mental health. the royal family is huge of work is in a huge amount of work around mental health, now to around mental health, and now to be open things like be so open about things like this , that's a really, this, that's a really, really nice , noble thing to do to put nice, noble thing to do to put your own mortality out there, to put your own health out there and to encourage the rest of us to think our own to think about our own situations. yeah perhaps i'd better go and see the doctor, because he's always seemed very healthy . healthy. >> that would be of view , >> that would be point of view, wouldn't it? but they do say wouldn't it? um, but they do say that there's nothing wrong with it. i think that if there was, you know, because many men can have cancer of the prostate, they wouldn't have announced it that way . um, they're probably that way. um, they're probably very relieved that he has been

told that it's not serious and there's no cancer. and so he feels comfortable to be able to say it. it's caution , but it's say it. it's caution, but it's also open, isn't it ? also open, isn't it? >> and do you think this is marking a new period or most of mortality of humanity , of mortality of humanity, of relatability that the royal family, i mean, historically , family, i mean, historically, we've always associated him with the stiff upper lip, with bottling things up, with being very private. and yet here we are, two announcements in one day. be coincidence . s day. can't be a coincidence. s no , i don't think it is no, i don't think it is a coincidence , and in a way it coincidence, and in a way it bounds them, doesn't it? >> but what's interesting is whether they'll need any counsellor of state to stand in for anybody . counsellor of state to stand in for anybody. um, during this time , i mean, if king charles time, i mean, if king charles has an operation, he won't be able to do any duties for a while. and prince william has said that he is not going to do, um, almost every everything is

going to be wiped out by very serious things . and he wants to serious things. and he wants to be with catherine and also make sure that the children often feel very relaxed and, um, and so , you know, next in line in so, you know, next in line in the people who are these counsellors is, is , is harry, counsellors is, is, is harry, uh, which makes you shiver. um i think that, well, uh, the uh, which makes you shiver. um i think that, well , uh, the queen think that, well, uh, the queen is as well , think that, well, uh, the queen is as well, but i doubt that she would necessarily want to take that burden on so soon after the coronation then, um, so we'll have to see. i don't think , uh, have to see. i don't think, uh, i know who it will be. it will be princess anne. that's a person who will stand in. she's absolutely at the top, as she wasn't before. um, the queen died, but now she's. she is. so she's the one we can all rely on her. she's jolly hard working and efficient and always there when she's needed. so that's a

relief. i was getting worried about that. >> yeah, and. and angela, of course. um, the princess. i mean, we're so used to seeing her bounding around in sportswear or army fatigues and absolute picture of radiant, glowing health. and charles very active of always walking. of course , he's knocking on a bit, course, he's knocking on a bit, as we all do , but always had as we all do, but always had a very healthy lifestyle. and so both these announcements come as quite a shock. they are a shock, actually. >> it shows that we're all, um , >> it shows that we're all, um, don't know what's going to happen the next day of our lives. and we must make the lives. and so we must make the best the day. we have got. best of the day. we have got. i mean, catherine does a tremendous amount of sport , but, tremendous amount of sport, but, you know, she eats very well . you know, she eats very well. she is very slim, but she is, um, does an awful lot. but she might have one of these women things. it's not up to me to say what they could be, but, um, you know, these sort of things can occur, and they're , you know, occur, and they're, you know, take quite a while to , to take quite a while to, to

recover from. i mean, it said that she's not going to be doing any , any, um, events or duties any, any, um, events or duties until easter, which is april, isn't it? i think so that's quite a long time . isn't it? i think so that's quite a longtime. but of quite a long time. but of course, you know, we wish her well and, um, we know that she needs to spend some time with her children as she gets better, because i think it's very scary for children to see their mummy. not very well . well, um, and all not very well. well, um, and all sorts of things can come into them especially. they will remember about the queen a little bit. so so she, she will need to calm them, love them, be with them . and that's quite with them. and that's quite right that she puts that first. um, william of course will make sure that they understand that lots of people can get ill, like they get a bad cold or they get a cough so that they won't worry too much. i think that's very important . important. >> okay. thanks forjoining us. angela levin, royal commentator and biographer. and now a warning that in a few minutes we

are going to cover a deeply shocking and upsetting story. a two year old boy has been found starved to death next to his father's body, a reminder of the huge news. we broke a few minutes ago. the king is to have hospital treatment for an allergic prostate. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel

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abdominal surgery. now to a shocking and deeply upset story, i should warn you , a two year i should warn you, a two year old boy has been found starved to death next to his father's body, bronson battersbee was last seen alive on boxing day. he was found 14 days later, lying next to kenneth battersbee, who had died of a heart attack at their home in skegness in lincolnshire . well skegness in lincolnshire. well gb news reporter anna riley has been following the story and early today she spoke to a neighbour of bronson battersbee and here's what he had to say. >> it was about 4:30 in the afternoon. >> i think the first time i looked out the window and saw very heavy police presence here and ambulances and a lot of people moving about. >> so it was quite obvious something major was was happening here. um so i came out, but it wasn't until a little bit later , um, that little bit later, um, that i spoke to a couple of residents across the road, and they believed that there was a body found in the premises. >> um, there were other people coming out with the police as well, which were going in the

back ambulance . i'm back of the ambulance. i'm assuming now that they were possibly being treated for shock or what you. i thought at or what have you. i thought at first have been some first there might have been some injuries. one lass was injuries. um, one lass was carried in front carried along the road in front of my building, and then they put her down on ground and put her down on the ground and she just fell over. so she literally just fell over. so they again i they picked her up again. i assume may have assume again, she may well have just in or what have just been in shock or what have you, , um, yeah. you, but, um, yeah. >> um , totally tragic, but as i >> um, totally tragic, but as i say, you get the feeling down here sometimes it's not out of the ordinary. >> uh, because these things have kind of happened before, uh, with police presence down here, and there have been deaths down here before. so, um , it's wrong. here before. so, um, it's wrong. it's tragic that it's such a small child as well, but it's something that you kind of harden yourself to in the street here. you're expecting something to happen , which you shouldn't to happen, which you shouldn't feel like that . feel like that. >> and why is this? >> and why is this? >> what is the street like? is it the demographics that you say people? >> it's the demographics it . >> it's the demographics of it. yeah. the demographics yeah. i think the demographics of that there um, have in of it is that there um, have in recent times an lot

recent times been an awful lot of possibly younger people living down here who've had, um, shall we say, anti—social problems and things like that. i don't think the landlords are totally in touch with what's going on. there are buildings down there at the moment which i say up sale, perhaps say are up for sale, perhaps a giving on them. um other giving up on them. um other buildings worked buildings that have been worked on, them. be honest, on, on them. and i'll be honest, i even realise that i didn't even realise that someone in someone was living in that building all of this building until all of this happened.so building until all of this happened. so yeah , yeah, it's happened. so yeah, yeah, it's tragic . and sometimes you feel tragic. and sometimes you feel it's unavoidable . all, um, the it's unavoidable. all, um, the way things are down there , it's way things are down there, it's heartbreaking , isn't it? heartbreaking, isn't it? >> you know, when you hear a resident say things like that, a snapshot of a broken britain. this story , um, neighbours don't this story, um, neighbours don't really know . what people are up really know. what people are up to. two year old boy curls up next. his father, who'd had a heart attack. no contact for two weeks. the family was known to social services. multiple attempts had been made. there'd be a lot of questions for social

services to answer, and also parents. allegedly the parents had a falling out , um, and no had a falling out, um, and no contact for two weeks. and in that window the father collapsed of a heart attack and the poor boy . what did he say? what do boy. what did he say? what do you say? i don't know to what say. it's one of those stories that just absolutely makes you . that just absolutely makes you. you know, i don't know. just hold your own children tight . you know, i don't know. just hold your own children tight. i think i'll have to go early. i just feel a bit. poor old bronson back. there'll be two years old and just cut up next to his dad. let's go. um, okay. a reminder of the huge story that this hour. that broke earlier this hour. the hospital the king will attend hospital next treated for next week to be treated for enlarged prostate and martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb

news. >> good afternoon . welcome to >> good afternoon. welcome to your latest gb news weather update from the met office. i'm annie shuttleworth , we have an annie shuttleworth, we have an amber snow warning in force for northern scotland from tonight all the way through thursday as we've got cold arctic air in charge across much of the uk through rest week. through the rest of the week. this low pressure system has brought cloudier skies to southern areas of england, though through much of day though through much of the day that's going pull that's going to pull away through the evening to leave much with long lived much of the uk with long lived clear going to be clear skies. so it's going to be another night tonight. another very cold night tonight. it's likely be colder than it's likely to be colder than last night, however, that northerly breeze will continue to bring in snow showers to northern ireland. northern scotland in particular, where that amber warning is in force. we could another ten or so we could see another ten or so centimetres over the next 24 hours, so a very cold start tomorrow morning . we could be tomorrow morning. we could be down as low as —18in some scottish glens, but minus ten quite widely. however, there will a good deal of sunshine, will be a good deal of sunshine, particularly areas , particularly along inland areas, but also in south. a much but also in the south. a much brighter we will have brighter day than we will have seen through . today. however,

seen through. today. however, snow showers will still move in to coastal areas, particularly parts of wales. the east coast as well, seeing some snow showers with northerly showers and with the northerly breeze very breeze it will feel very cold, particularly north and particularly in the north and along coast . on friday along the coast. on friday we start a of a change. start to see a bit of a change. it another cold start it will be another cold start but further snow but we do have a further snow warning parts of scotland as warning for parts of scotland as an of rain, sleet and snow an area of rain, sleet and snow arrives by the afternoon that heralds a change to much milder, windier and wetter weather for the weekend. see you later . the weekend. see you later. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers spot answers of up. boxt boilers spot answers of weather on gb news

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afternoon's two big royal stories . huge breaking stories. stories. huge breaking stories. the king is to be treated in hospital week for an hospital next week for an enlarged prostate, and . the enlarged prostate, and. the princess of wales, catherine, is being treated in hospital after undergoing successful ab domino surgery . so i want to hear from surgery. so i want to hear from you . email me surgery. so i want to hear from you. email me all the usual surgery. so i want to hear from you . email me all the usual ways you. email me all the usual ways gbviews@gbnews.com . sorry so gbviews@gbnews.com. sorry so we're building towards that dramatic rwanda vote at 530. we'll have all of the latest here that's been debated as we speak. will it scrape through? will rishi escape or will it dodge the bullet? the rwanda bill will it be killed off or will he scrape through all of that? come in in your next hour. but first, your latest news headunes but first, your latest news headlines middlehurst headlines with polly middlehurst i >> -- >> good afternoon martin. >> good afternoon martin. >> thanks very much indeed. well, we start this bulletin with some more breaking news for you. sir tony

you. we can tell you, sir tony lloyd died at the age of 73. lloyd has died at the age of 73. >> a rochdale mp. he's >> he was a rochdale mp. he's died from blood cancer. in a statement released . on x a short statement released. on x a short time ago, his family say they are absolutely devastated . noted are absolutely devastated. noted sir tony lloyd, who has died today. sir tony lloyd, who has died today . well, in other breaking today. well, in other breaking news this hour here on gb news, his majesty the king, king charles is due to go to hospital for the treatment of enlarged for the treatment of an enlarged prostate. palace said prostate. buckingham palace said the condition benign and the condition is benign and he'll admitted week for he'll be admitted next week for a . the a corrective procedure. the monarch's public engagements, understandably, will be postponed for a short period, they of recuperation and they say of recuperation and also today, kensington palace confirmed the princess of wales has undergone abdominal surgery. yesterday's planned operation was deemed a success and it's understood her condition isn't cancer related. she's expected to remain in hospital for up to 14 days before continuing her recovery at home. princess

catherine isn't expected, though , to return to public duties until after easter , and she's until after easter, and she's apologised for having to postpone her upcoming engagements. the royal broadcaster and author michael cole says the public shouldn't now be speculating . these days. now be speculating. these days. >> they get the patients out of hospital as soon as possible back on their feet, so that also does indicate serious ness does indicate the serious ness of the of whatever it is of the nature of whatever it is thatis of the nature of whatever it is that is ailing . her. it is that is ailing. her. it is typical and commendable that the princess of wales, one of the things she said in that statement or had said on her behalf, is that she hopes to reinstate all the engagements that will obviously have to be cancelled while she undergoes this procedure, recovers from it i >> michael . cole now tory rebels >> michael. cole now tory rebels are warning the government today. they must support a tougher rwanda bill or they face putting the deal at risk. that's after rwanda's president itself,

paul kagame, told the guardian newspaper today that trying to implement the plan can't drag on, and he'd be happy for the scheme to be scrapped. the labour leader has also described the migrant policy as a farce . the migrant policy as a farce. criticising the prime minister ahead of a crucial vote today, sir keir starmer said £400 million had been spent not not flying anyone to rwanda and he also questioned how the government lose contact government could lose contact with 4000 people who'd government could lose contact with earmarked 4000 people who'd government could lose contact with earmarked 400removal. who'd government could lose contact with earmarked400removal. this'd been earmarked for removal. this government could claim that it's going get flights off the going to get flights off the ground only to discover they couldn't a plane on this, couldn't find a plane on this, only this . government could sign only this. government could sign a removal deal with rwanda, only to end up taking people from rwanda to here. >> but he still hasn't answered the question, so i'll try again. what what progress has he made in local getting the 4250 people his government has apparently lost? he's dodged . it three

times. >> where are they? if it is a bit rich to hear him in here pretending that he cares about how we actually the boats how we actually stop the boats when crystal clear , when he's been crystal clear, he's been crystal clear . and he's been crystal clear. and said that even if the plan is working to reduce the numbers, he would still scrap it. >> mr speaker , it's because >> mr speaker, it's because he has values , no conviction, has no values, no conviction, and plan . and no plan. >> it is back . to square one >> it is back. to square one well ahead of that critical rwanda vote. >> taking place 5:00 tonight in the house of commons. and it is, of course, to critical the prime minister's stop the boats policy . vessels have been . seven small vessels have been intercepted today trying to cross the english channel. around 300 migrants have now been brought to shore in dover, even though the weather continues deteriorate . the continues to deteriorate. the latest arrivals are the first since the weekend and after five people drowned just off the french coast on monday . now french coast on monday. now a rapid review has been launched after the bodies of a toddler and his father were found in lincolnshire . two year old

lincolnshire. two year old bronson battersby is thought to have starved to death after his dad, kenneth, suffered a heart attack. they were both . last attack. they were both. last seen alive on boxing day, so social workers did visit the property in skegness on the 2nd of january, but there was no answer . of january, but there was no answer. their bodies were discovered five days later. his family accused social family has accused social services family has accused social servineighbour, mark blaydon, one neighbour, mark blaydon, said wasn't surprised. said he wasn't surprised. >> tragic . but as i say, >> totally tragic. but as i say, you get the feeling down here sometimes it's not out the ordinary because these things have kind of happened before with police presence down here and there have been deaths down here before. so, um , it's wrong . here before. so, um, it's wrong. it's tragic that it's such a small child as well, but it's something that . you kind of something that. you kind of harden yourself to in the street here. you're expecting something to happen which you shouldn't feel that . feel like that. >> politicians in northern ireland failed to ireland have again failed to elect speaker , which means the elect a speaker, which means the

midnight deadline to restore power sharing won't be met. the stormont session was suspended after the assembly was recalled for the sixth time in almost two years. northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris says it's a disappointing, uh move. but the government will continue with a pragmatic approach to support the region . approach to support the region. the daughter of the murdered mp , the daughter of the murdered mp, sir david amess, is suing essex police and the home office . sir police and the home office. sir david was stabbed to death in his constituency in leigh on sea in essex in 2021. an a court was told. ali harbi ali, who was given a whole life time for. told. ali harbi ali, who was given a whole life time for . the given a whole life time for. the murder, was a so—called home grown terrorist who was known to the authorities. katie amos has filed a personal injury claim , filed a personal injury claim, saying she wants proper accountability and for lessons to learned from her father's to be learned from her father's murder . to be learned from her father's murder. that's the to be learned from her father's murder . that's the news to be learned from her father's murder. that's the news on gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. this is

britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> thank you pauline. we'll have the full story ahead of tonight's crucial vote on the rwanda bill very shortly. but we start with two huge royal stories broken this stories that are broken this afternoon. will attend afternoon. the king will attend hospital to treated hospital next week to be treated for prostate ct, and for an enlarged prostate ct, and that news was made public by buckingham palace less than two hours after it was also announced that the princess of wales is being treated in hospital undergoing hospital after undergoing successful surgery . successful abdominal surgery. and let's speak now to gb news royal correspondent cameron walker, who's outside the london clinic. cameron, two dramatic announcements within hours of each . each other. >> yeah, two significant pieces of . news, martin, which no doubt of. news, martin, which no doubt will get the whole country feeling very concerned for his majesty the king and indeed the princess of wales. i must stress

that both of these planned procedures and were planned. procedures are and were planned. so let's . start off with his so let's. start off with his majesty the king. a statement released by buckingham palace in the last hour says in common with thousands of men each year, the king has sought treatments for enlarged prostate. his for an enlarged prostate. his majesty's for an enlarged prostate. his majestywill attend hospital next and he will attend hospital next week . for a corrective week. for a corrective procedure. the king's public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation . now, from my recuperation. now, from my understanding, his majesty wanted to make his private medical diagnosis. public it is incredibly rare that we are given medical details about members of the royal families various ailments. but the fact that he decided tell that he decided to tell the world has an world essentially that he has an enlarged because he enlarged prostate is because he wants other men, wants to encourage other men, as i to . check their i understand it, to. check their symptoms and seek medical advice from the nhs or and doctors if necessary, and the reason, perhaps, that we have received this information from buckingham

palace soon after receiving palace so soon after receiving the very unexpected statement from kensington palace regarding the princess of wales's health, which will come on to in a second. the reason being . is second. the reason being. is that the king had a number of planned engagements in scotland. tomorrow and friday at dumfries house ayrshire. those house in ayrshire. those meetings postponed meetings have now been postponed or is expected or cancelled and he is expected to following the treatments he's going to get next week in hospital. his engagements , which hospital. his engagements, which were planned, are also going to be postponed . and so that is why be postponed. and so that is why perhaps buckingham palace has released details of that . now on released details of that. now on to of course , the princess of to of course, the princess of wales . who has under who has had wales. who has under who has had abdominal surgery, which was planned here at the london clinic behind me. she is expected to remain in hospital for next 10 to days, for the next 10 to 14 days, perhaps suggesting that the kind of of this of seriousness of this particular surgery was for her royal highness. i understand

prince william, her husband, the prince william, her husband, the prince of wales, is expected to split his time between spending time with the princess by her side in hospital over the next 10 to 14 days, and being a father at home in windsor to their three young children. i understand that prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis all attended school today, which would suggest there's . which would suggest there's. perhaps no alarm for the princess of wales, bearing in mind it was a planned operation. but expected following but she is expected following her hospital rest her hospital stay to rest and recuperate at home in windsor, for at least 2 to 3 months. she's not expected to be seen in pubuc she's not expected to be seen in public or carry out any public engagements until. public or carry out any public engagements until . after easter, engagements until. after easter, so clearly this was a very significant operation that the princess of wales has had done . princess of wales has had done. here at the london clinic. it was reported last month that the prince and princess of wales were expected to travel to italy on an official official on an official on an official tour. on an official on an official tour . um on an official on an official tour. um sanctions by the foreign and commonwealth um, of

the foreign office here in london that, as they understand it, has been postponed as well. no international travel is expected until after easter . the expected until after easter. the prince of wales, his engagements , his planned engagements have also been postponed . clearly also been postponed. clearly it's to be very it's going to be very disappointing for the prince and princess wales, had a princess of wales, who had a number plans engagements to number of plans engagements to do with their various projects. the . princess of wales with her the. princess of wales with her early years and shaping us campaign and indeed the prince of wales homelessness. so of wales with homelessness. so two royals undertaking medical treatment over the next couple of weeks . of weeks. >> thank you, cameron walker, for that update and we'll have much more on that story a little later this hour. but now to what's arguably rishi sunak biggest day as prime minister his pledge to stop the boats could well riding on whether could well be riding on whether he evening's huge vote he wins this evening's huge vote on rwanda bill. let's talk on that rwanda bill. let's talk a bit and talk about a timely reminder of the scale of the problem . look at the pictures on problem. look at the pictures on your screens right now. around 300 migrants have crossed the

channel today in seven small boats , rocking up just in time boats, rocking up just in time for this historic vote . i'm for this historic vote. i'm joined in the studio by our political editor, christopher hope, and the conservative mp for scarborough and whitby, sir robert goodwill. now we'll talk about the rwanda bill shortly, but let's start with the very sad that the labour mp, sir sad news that the labour mp, sir tony has died. chris. tony lloyd, has died. chris. >> yeah, tony lloyd was was a widely respected figure on the labour movement. he was chairman of the parliamentary labour party 2006 2012, very close to tony blair and the new labour years . um, he tony blair and the new labour years. um, he was he had blood cancer. years. um, he was he had blood cancer . he years. um, he was he had blood cancer. he was announced years. um, he was he had blood cancer . he was announced last cancer. he was announced last week ill and suddenly he week he was ill and suddenly he the announced his death. the family announced his death. a huge figure in greater manchester, married for 50 years. famously for years. he called famously for ryan giggs to be knighted back in the day when he was the winger for man united and lots of sand and lots of shock . of sand and lots of shock. rachel reeves, shadow chancellor, has been out chancellor, has been put out a message on social media just now. she she deeply now. she she says she is deeply saddened to hear the news of tony's he dedicated his tony's death. he dedicated his life to public service and

improved the of the people improved the lives of the people he she will miss his he served. she will miss his friendship his advice. a friendship and his advice. a great movement . great shock for labour movement. today, martin robert . today, martin and sir robert. >> yeah, sad . >> yeah, very sad. >> yeah, very sad. >> not not unexpected. after the announcement that he put out last week. and i mean, i knew tony very well indeed. he serves on northern ireland on the northern ireland committee he committee. me indeed, he was shadow northern ireland secretary for a while and we both bus factories in our both had bus factories in our constituency. so we worked very closely ensuring closely together in ensuring that when local authorities bought buses, they bought british not chinese british buses, not not chinese one. but it's very sad. he was laid low by covid. >> actually, at one point we were whether he survived were worried whether he survived covid, so he pretty covid, so he had a pretty tough few with his health. few years with his health. >> and it's very sad see, you >> and it's very sad to see, you know, that. finally, following the that the announcement last week that he's very long. he's not lasted very long. >> lloyd's 73 >> yeah. so tony lloyd's 73 sadly passed away of leukaemia. now now to matters political of the day, i'm a dramatic moment in parliament. five past 30 today, chris. this huge vote expected 29 votes will kill the

bill. 16 tory rebels have declared and rising. of course we've got the dup on top of that eight votes. but are we expecting this to scrape through ? >> 7- >> all i 7_ >> all i expect 7 >> all i expect is to scrape through. i don't think the government will be defeated. it doesn't feel that way in house of the pressure is of commons, but the pressure is building now. now building right now. just now the government has issued, um , a government has issued, um, a note from senior civil servants making very clear that if minister do issue a second, third and nine order ordering officials to disregard um, an order by a foreign court not to take someone from the uk to rwanda, that must, must be followed . so officials have to followed. so officials have to followed. so officials have to follow ministers say might follow what ministers say might be odd viewers that that's be odd to viewers that that's something to something which needs to be stated. it's the case that stated. but it's the case that the civil servants have been told to follow the direct order of a minister that comes after the pm rishi sunak told us on gb news on monday that he would personally allow and make sure that ministers overrule foreign courts, stopping people being taken to rwanda. lots happening .

taken to rwanda. lots happening. there's meetings right now with the chief whip and from from the chief whip and from the from the chief whip and from the from the rebels . the chief whip and from the from the rebels. um, we the chief whip and from the from the rebels . um, we now the chief whip and from the from the rebels. um, we now think there are as as 15 or so there are as many as 15 or so who might rebel . others might who might rebel. others might abstain . and that abstention, abstain. and that abstention, other means, it's not really clear how many the rebels need to defeat the government. there's a here. whole there's a risk here. the whole thing collapse . the rebels thing might collapse. the rebels who to collapse who want who want to collapse have put out their own draft bill to it , suella bill to replace it, suella braverman told gb news last week on friday that that bill could be picked up tomorrow and passed and would deliver on the promise . um, paul kagame, meanwhile, in davos, is saying flights yet. davos, is saying no flights yet. we'll give you money back. that's prompted labour to say get the £400 million back from rwanda. a going on. rwanda. there's a lot going on. it's complicated . we'll take you it's complicated. we'll take you through all of these. reckon. through all of these. i reckon. 7 to 11 amendments, robert. we'll are we'll see how many there are later on. starting half past five finally the five voting. finally on the third unamended third reading, if it's unamended at about eight tonight. very busy , sir robert, for busy, sir robert, you voted for the bill in its current format. >> you're happy with it. as it stands, the tory are stands, the tory rebels are saying robert

saying quite clearly robert jenrick . um, and also suella jenrick. um, and also suella braverman. it won't work in its current format . it's flawed. it current format. it's flawed. it will end up rattling around the course a day . this course forever and a day. this won't get the flights off the ground . why are you confident ground. why are you confident that the case? i that that's not the case? i i don't with it. don't agree with it. >> i i mean, what's >> i mean, i mean, what's happening this afternoon is, is largely none largely academic because none of the are going to the amendments are going to get the amendments are going to get the labour party the support of the labour party and, rebellion and, you know, a tory rebellion will never get the line will never get over the line unless party are in unless the labour party are in the lobby. the same lobby. >> although labour >> and although we, the labour have plans , they have no, no plans, they certainly aren't supporting this i >> -- >> um, m >> um, there'll be a lot of votes on what's called clause stand part and the snp are going to make us vote on every single clause before get the clause before we get to the final third. >> there's 11 votes. >> that's why there's 11 votes. so the but the big vote is the last is the is the last vote, which is the is the is reading which is the third reading vote which actually it over. actually gets it over. >> the government's made it >> and the government's made it clear amendments clear if any amendments did get through, they would they would pull don't pull third reading. but i don't think get another think we're going to get another chance all very chance on this. it's all very well. saying, oh, well. these rebels saying, oh, well. these rebels saying, oh, we government to think we want the government to think again. i don't think the government will do that. we should the line should get this over the line and get get those flights to

rwanda going as quickly possible. >> that's key point. >> well, that's the key point. so at pmqs today, sir keir starmer was wading in once again saying rwanda farce . the saying rwanda is a farce. the only people sent to rwanda are ministers. do you think this will ever work? mean, chris will ever work? i mean, chris has got a bet with rishi sunak , has got a bet with rishi sunak, a single pint beer and we a single pint of beer and we seem to think that that pint of beer safe. £240 million. beer is safe. £240 million. that's expensive beer. >> well, sort of. that's overseas aid, which we give to a number of countries. and rwanda overseas aid, which we give to a nlrebuilding)untries. and rwanda overseas aid, which we give to a nlrebuildingiuntrieafterd rwanda overseas aid, which we give to a m rebuilding)untrie after civilanda is rebuilding itself after civil war. and, you know, they're one of the best run african countries . i think it's great. countries. i think it's great. we're helping them. um, you know, think we will people know, i think we will get people across there. we've already demonstrated landings demonstrated we've cut landings by we've got the by 30% this year. we've got the deal with albania, the arrivals from albania are down 95. and i think , you know, kirsten was think, you know, kirsten was saying, oh, well, you won't be able to get an aeroplane. my goodness, we'll you an goodness, we'll find you an aeroplane. over aeroplane. if we can get it over the an the line, we can get an aeroplane. appeals, aeroplane. and the, the appeals, the argument yesterday was about, individuals about, well, whether individuals could made that could appeal. we've made that clear. that's in very exceptional circumstances. that doesn't everybody will be doesn't mean everybody will be able appeal. they'd have

able to appeal. they'd have to be personal be some exceptional personal circumstances and if you go too far, of course, we'll then be breaking some international agreements and human agreements on refugees and human rights. and also i think, you know, paul , the rwandans are know, paul, the rwandans are quite nervous about actually being, you know, criticised internationally for breaking internationally for breaking international law. so, you know , international law. so, you know, we need be careful. we don't we need to be careful. we don't go and actually go too far here and actually go too for the rwandans at that point. >> is made made by number 10. they've told reporters at lunchtime today bill lunchtime today that the bill has far it can, while has gone as far as it can, while keeping in scheme . keeping rwandans in the scheme. i think what want, i think what the rebels want, what they tell me, and they're meeting meeting meeting at 5 pm, mass meeting at martin, tonight, we'll at 5 pm, martin, tonight, we'll bnng at 5 pm, martin, tonight, we'll bring one when we bring you to that one when we get parliament. bring you to that one when we get want parliament. bring you to that one when we get want is arliament. bring you to that one when we get want is something what they want is something in writing . they it's okay writing. they think it's okay to say overrule these say you will overrule these pyjama injunctions. pm but where is it in writing? i wonder whether this this amendment here number 23 from robert jenrick, which calling this calling which is calling this calling for what the pm says he do, for what the pm says he will do, might adopted by the might be adopted by the government to avoid a defeat. is that likely to drop, robert? >> suppose depends on what >> i suppose it depends on what the i the numbers are like. i mean, i was talking to members the was talking to members in the tea some yes, i voted

tea room. some said yes, i voted for all the amendments yesterday, certainly for all the amendments yesterto 1, certainly for all the amendments yesterto 1, third :ainly for all the amendments yesterto 1, third reading going to support third reading because if it , you know, because if we lose it, you know, within session we can't within this session we can't bnng within this session we can't bring you bring it back again. so, you know, think they're playing know, i think they're playing a very dangerous game . uh, 1 or very dangerous game. uh, 1 or 2 have said will definitely have said they will definitely vote i vote against. but i think the i think there's a little bit of strength numbers. know, strength in numbers. you know, if there's only three rebel, they could be sticking their necks out. >> your >> what's your forecast for rebellion tonight? >> like guess . >> i wouldn't like to guess. >> i wouldn't like to guess. >> i wouldn't like to guess. >> i gb news i was surprised by the number of people who voted against yesterday , but but the against yesterday, but but the number i've spoken to, i would say at least said to say at least half have said to me, they certainly back say at least half have said to me, treading certainly back say at least half have said to me, treading about nly back say at least half have said to me, treading about two 3ack say at least half have said to me, treading about two thirds third reading about two thirds of the of the remainers have said, well, we'll wait and see. >> and there's only a third actually said that would actually said that they would definitely. about 20. so definitely. that's about 20. so i we'll the bill over i think we'll get the bill over the and i think that's the the line and i think that's the right thing to do. the line and i think that's the rigiwell,ig to do. the line and i think that's the rigiwell, we) do. the line and i think that's the rigiwell, we had lee anderson and >> well, we had lee anderson and brendan these brendan clarke—smith in these very top of the very chairs at the top of the show. they led that show. of course, they led that rebellion. big rebellion. they were big players. resigned over it. players. they resigned over it. i they'll abstain . i i reckon they'll abstain. i don't reckon this is going to be a full blown rebellion. what's your instinct ? your what's your instinct? >> that's rebellion.

>> well, that's half rebellion. abstention not supporting the abstention is not supporting the government. point is government. but the point is vote it counts once vote against. but it counts once , not twice on the numbers as robert. one. robert. abstentions minus one. >> against minus two. >> voting against is minus two. >> voting against is minus two. >> still counts. not >> but it still counts. not backing government backing the government counts. and when you get and the problem is, when you get abstentions involved. martin, it's what you it's not really clear what you need the other numbers to need in the other numbers to defeat so it's defeat the government. so it's complicated . there also complicated. there are also independent and independent tory mps and independent tory mps and independent mps who are tory mps. forgive me. >> mean, saw or 2 >> so i mean, i saw 1 or 2 people yesterday. seen people yesterday. i've not seen for a while. dom was there. for a while. dom raab was there. truss was there. she was truss was there. well she was there too. >> still a tory mp. but >> he's still a tory mp. but andrew voting andrew bridgen and others voting against know. against again the dup you know. >> they are voting against. >> yeah they are voting against. >> yeah they are voting against. >> come from the >> eight of them come from the world of chance. >> um, i was told >> we have from um, i was told by wilson definitely by sammy wilson definitely eight of so again that makes it sort >> so again that makes it sort of bum time of squeaky bum time does it christopher. superb as christopher. hope superb as even christopher. hope superb as ever. and thank you very much , ever. and thank you very much, sir goodwill, joining sir robert goodwill, for joining us in studio scarborough. us in studio mp for scarborough. and whitby. a huge afternoon ahead. and of course we'll have lots more on this story at 5:00. we'll this voting all the we'll follow this voting all the way to the wire. will rishi once again escape. and there's plenty more of coverage on our website.

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news the people's channel, britain's news channel >> earlier on breakfast, we're going to speak now to the minister for illegal migration, thatis minister for illegal migration, that is michael tomlinson . that is michael tomlinson. >> labour can't even >> the labour party can't even tell you what their plan is. >> have a plan to >> they don't have a plan to tackle illegal migration. >> minister does. >> the prime minister does. and he's stop he's determined to stop the boats do that with this bill. >> it's so desperately disappointing to see a government that just doesn't seem to govern anymore. seem to want to govern anymore. that's governments are that's what governments are supposed do . i don't supposed to do. i don't hear a peep from rishi sunak, but this week minister or any of week prime minister or any of his ministers about how they're deaung his ministers about how they're dealing that dealing with the problems that are working are actually facing working people and down this country. people up and down this country. >> you can see there's a lot of snow still the ground snow still here on the ground and lot ice. that's and a lot of ice. and that's exactly what the met office is continuing to warn people, not just here in the north west, but from the midlands upwards right into the north of scotland. >> every morning it's breakfast from 6 am. hope you can join .

us >> welcome back. it's 427. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news. let's get more ahead of tonight's huge vote on the rwanda bill. and there has been some very significant comments today from the president , significant comments today from the president, paul the rwandan president, paul kagame. let's get straight to our home and security editor mark white. now, mark, astonishing. on the day of the vote, the president of rwanda is offering to give britain its money back. why >> well, i think there are thoroughly fed up of having their reputation as a government, as a country just dragged through the mud by many, many months now of legal wrangling in the courts where you've got human rights lawyers , you've got human rights lawyers, um, these human rights charities all saying what an awful regime team rwanda is. and i think

they've almost had enough. he, paul kagame out in davos as the world economic forum when he was interviewed by the guardian and others, said that he would be quite happy if this whole thing was just to come to an end, that he would be prepared to give some, if not all, of the hundreds. almost £400 million that will go to rwanda from the british government. and he said that there is a limit on just how much time the rwandan government is prepared to give this scheme. and i think it really is just a triple whammy for rishi sunak. this you've got all of the rebels in the commons , uh, with all their amendments causing them a real headache there. you've got this very visible manifestation that's on the television screen at the moment , the television screen at the moment, which i'll describe for our radio audience of my after migrant coming off one of these

border force catamarans in at dover harbour today, says even small boats that have crossed the english channel with this improvement in weather conditions , albeit a brief conditions, albeit a brief improvement around 300 or so migrants , we believe that came migrants, we believe that came off those boats. and then the third, of course , is these third, of course, is these devastating comments , really devastating comments, really from the rwandan president about, uh, about just how clearly angry and frustrated they are about this reputational hammering that getting in the british courts . british courts. >> you know, mark, i think you can't blame the fella. i mean , can't blame the fella. i mean, they literally don't want the money because again, their reputation kicked to death in the press and from all, all the charities, um , calamity charities, um, calamity politically those boats still rocking up on the day that this flagship policy might get voted down if they're still going through the looking glass today. mark >> yeah. i mean, as you say ,

>> yeah. i mean, as you say, it's difficult to actually argue with the logic of paul kagame when he says that, you know , when he says that, you know, there is a limit here and he would prefer this whole thing just to disappear now because, okay, when it was first announced, the scheme in april of 2022, almost two years ago now , uh, yes, of course the now, uh, yes, of course the rwandan government would be prepared for some criticism and arguments in the court, but it's dragged on month after month after month into for almost two years of incessant court argument that is being played all around the world, talking about the regime in rwanda, how awful it is that if these poor asylum seekers are sent, they are they are likely to end up in the third country back to their own original country, because rwanda isn't in any kind of position to deal with these people properly . they are bad

people properly. they are bad actors . according to the legal actors. according to the legal teams for the, uh . uh, teams for the, uh. uh, charities, human rights charities, human rights charities and the immigration lawyers and of course, you can't blame paul kagame or indeed the people of rwanda for thinking enoughis people of rwanda for thinking enough is enough. and it looks like they're getting close to that point. so, uh, clearly that's yet another potential headache for rishi sunak as he tries to work out how he is actually going to follow through on his promise to stop the boats before that general election. whenever it comes . whenever it comes. >> mark whyte, you've you've absolutely nailed it. it never rains, but it pours for rishi sunak. rains, but it pours for rishi sunak . he can't stop the boats. sunak. he can't stop the boats. 300 arrivals today on seven boats. he can't give away £400 million to rwanda and he might not even get the bill through anyway as he faces a rebellion. it just feels like yet another day on planet parliament. >> yes . and i think what today >> yes. and i think what today shows as well, in terms of just

the images that we're seeing on screen now the activity in screen now of the activity in the channel, is . is, um, the channel, martin is. is, um, how difficult it is really for the british government to be as convincing they're trying to convincing as they're trying to be reason we saw be about the reason that we saw a 36, a 36% reduction in asylum or migrants coming across the channel last year, being down to government policy, because what we see is every time the weather improves, we get significant numbers of boats coming across. and i think that tells you that that mother nature has got a much more pivotal role in this than necessarily british government policy . government policy. >> yeah. absolute bedlam. thank you mark white for that update. and still there's more to come on that story between now and 4:00 as debate is going 4:00 as rwanda debate is going on. live in commons as we on. live in the commons as we speak. on. live in the commons as we speak . live pictures there now speak. live pictures there now we'll have this all the way through vote at through to that vote at 530. a crucial day in parliament. but first, your latest news headunes first, your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst

. the top stories this hour. >> his majesty the king is due to go into hospital for the treatment of an enlarged prostate , buckingham palace has prostate, buckingham palace has said today . the condition is said today. the condition is benign and he'll be admitted next week for a corrective procedure. king charles's public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation then and also today . kensington palace confirmed the princess of wales has undergone a domino surgery. yesterday's planned operation was deemed to be a success and it's understood her condition isn't cancer related and she's expected to remain in hospital for possibly 14 days before continuing her recovery at home. princess catherine isn't expected, though, to return to pubuc expected, though, to return to public duties until after easter, and she's apologised for having to postpone her upcoming engagements and the labour party veteran sir tony lloyd has died at the age of 73. the mp for

rochdale in greater manchester, who served as a politician across the area for 40 years, had been giving had been receiving rather treatment for blood cancer. his family has paid tribute to a life spent serving and making a difference to the lives of those he met, and as you've been hearing, tory rebels are warning the government must support a tougher rwanda bill or they face putting the entire deal at risk . putting the entire deal at risk. that's after the country's president, paul kagame, told the guardian newspaper that efforts to implement the plan can't drag on, and he'd be happy for the scream scheme to be scrapped . scream scheme to be scrapped. the labour leader has also described the asylum policy as a farce , criticising the prime farce, criticising the prime minister ahead of that vote. tonight at 5:00, sir keir starmer said £400 million had been spent not flying anyone to rwanda . more on all those rwanda. more on all those stories by heading to our website gbnews.com .

website gbnews.com. >> thank you polly. now to a shocking and deeply upsetting story. a two year old boy has been found starved to death next to his father's body. bronson battersbee was last seen alive on boxing day . he was found 14 on boxing day. he was found 14 days later, lying next to kenneth battersbee. he had died of a heart attack at their home in skegness in lincolnshire . our in skegness in lincolnshire. our reporter anna riley is in skegness now . anna, a deeply, skegness now. anna, a deeply, deeply upsetting story with so many questions that need to be answered. you've been speaking to locals there today. what's the latest ? the latest? >> it really is a tragic case. martin. yes so locals here on this street where bronson and his father, kenneth, were sadly found dead on january the 9th, have spoken of their shock and devastation as to finding out what had happened to the toddler

and his father. we know that his father had a pre—existing heart condition that had caused him to become jaundiced. in the months leading up to his death, and we know that social services were involved with bronson as well. he was a vulnerable child and they had regular contact and visits with him. a visit was scheduled for the 2nd of january by social services . they came to by social services. they came to his house here at the end of the street and they got no response and contacted the police . two and contacted the police. two days later. again social services came back on january the fourth and again didn't get a response and flagged that to lincolnshire police. but it wasn't until january the 9th that social services gained access through contacting the landlord and getting a key , and landlord and getting a key, and that was when kenneth and bronson were tragically found deadin bronson were tragically found dead in the property. we know that police have referred themselves to the iopc kc and there is an investigation going on.the there is an investigation going

on. the county council, lincolnshire county council . lincolnshire county council. have confirmed that they're looking into the circumstances of this case with the social workers to just work out what happened and speaking to residents as well. as i mentioned earlier, i spoke to a resident, mark, on the street earlier about what had happened and this is what he had to say. >> it was about 4:30 in the afternoon. think the first afternoon. i think the first time i looked out the window and saw police presence saw a very heavy police presence here and ambulances and a lot of people moving about. it people moving about. so it was quite obvious something major was was happening here. um, so i came out, but it wasn't until a little bit later, um, that i spoke to a couple of residents across the road , and they across the road, and they believed that there was a body found in the premises. um, there were other people coming out with the police as well, which were going in the back the were going in the back of the ambulance. assuming now that ambulance. i'm assuming now that they possibly being treated they were possibly being treated for shock what have you. for shock or what have you. i thought at first there might have injuries . thought at first there might have injuries. um, one have been some injuries. um, one lass was carried along the road .

lass was carried along the road. in front of my building, and then they put her down on the ground she literally just ground and she literally just fell they her up fell over. so they picked her up again. may again. i assume again she may well shock or well have just been in shock or what um, yeah . what have you, but, um, yeah. um, totally tragic . but as um, totally tragic. but as i say, you get the feeling down here sometimes it's not out of the ordinary. uh, because these things have kind of happened before, uh, with police presence down here, and there have been deaths down here before. so, um , deaths down here before. so, um, it's wrong. it's tragic that it's wrong. it's tragic that it's such a small child as well, but it's something that you kind of harden yourself to in the street here. you're expecting something to happen , which you something to happen, which you shouldn't feel like that . shouldn't feel like that. >> and why is this? what is the street like? is it the demographics that you say, people? the demographics of it. >> yeah. i think the demographics is that there >> yeah. i think the dem haveyhics is that there >> yeah. i think the dem have in:s is that there >> yeah. i think the dem have in recent is that there >> yeah. i think the dem have in recent timest there >> yeah. i think the dem have in recent times been; >> yeah. i think the dem have in recent times been an um, have in recent times been an awful lot of possibly younger people living down here who've had, um, shall we say , had, um, shall we say, anti—social problems and things like that. i don't think the landlords are totally in touch with what's going on there are buildings down at the moment

which up sale, which i say are up for sale, perhaps a giving up on them. um, other buildings that have been worked on them. and i'll be worked on, on them. and i'll be honest, i didn't realise honest, i didn't even realise that that that someone was living in that building of this building until all of this happened.so building until all of this happened. so yeah , yeah, it's happened. so yeah, yeah, it's tragic . and sometimes you feel tragic. and sometimes you feel it's unavoidable . um, the way it's unavoidable. um, the way things are down . here. so no things are down. here. so no shock there from that local resident, mark that was speaking to us earlier. >> what we do know from media reports is that bronson's mother last saw her son before christmas , after a row with christmas, after a row with bronson , his father kenneth, and bronson, his father kenneth, and she told the sun newspaper that she told the sun newspaper that she believes if social services had done their job, that bronson would still be alive. and she said, i've had the results of the post—mortem. bronson starve to death because his dad died . to death because his dad died. they think kenneth died no earlier than december the 29th. she also added we have to be

able to rely on social workers to keep our children safe. many tributes have been also pouring in for young bronson, paying tribute on facebook, the toddler sister wrote beautiful little boy deserved so much better than this life. we love you bronson . this life. we love you bronson. forever a part of us and forever my baby brother. she added that her head and heart were in pieces and said a lot of anger inside at the minute when i just want to remember his little smile and soft nature instead . smile and soft nature instead. he was perfect . a family friend he was perfect. a family friend has also reportedly said how bronson adored nursery rhymes and often played with his little tykes. drum kit. and as i said before , lincolnshire county before, lincolnshire county council have provided a statement. they've said it was a tragic incident and that they're supporting the family at this time and carrying out a review of case alongside partner of the case alongside partner agencies to better understand the circumstances . and they're the circumstances. and they're awaiting the results of the coroner's investigations and

lincolnshire police confirming that investigations had been carried out and that the deaths aren't being treated as suspicious. but of course, they've referred themselves to they've referred themselves to the iopc for investigation to get their act lines checked. in this tragic case. >> it's okay. anna riley, thank you for that update from skegness a tragic case of bronson battersbee rest in peace now . the rate of inflation has now. the rate of inflation has unexpectedly risen. our economics and business editor liam halligan, will explain what that means for the pound's in your pockets and purses. i martin daubney on gb news. britain's news channel .

isabel monday to thursdays from. six till 930. >> welcome back. it's 445. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news and viewers on gb news can see now live pictures from the house of commons, where mps are currently debating that crucial rwanda bill will dozens of tory mps vote against this flagship piece of legislation and have the very latest on this huge story at 5:00 29 can kill this bill? will rishi live to survive another day now? uk inflation unexpectedly rose to 4% this morning, to according official data from the ons. and here to

break it down is our economics and business editor, liam halligan, with on the money . halligan, with on the money. >> there's been a surprise increase in uk inflation, according to data out this morning . and that's not going to morning. and that's not going to do the government any favours. inflation doesn't fall in a straight line . we need to stick straight line. we need to stick to our plans, says chancellor jeremy hunt. but this is bad news for the tories , not least news for the tories, not least amidst this drama in the house of commons. let's have a look at the scores on the doors during the scores on the doors during the year to december 2023. the consumer price index, a basket of goods and services, was 4% higher than it was in december 2022. that's up from 3.9% in november. even though most economists expect inflation to fall . i should say, though, that fall. i should say, though, that inflation is much, much lower than it was back in october 2022 when we had that 11.1% 40 year high. although it's now still twice the bank of england's 2%

target by international standards, we are a high inflation economy. our 4% compared to eurozone inflation of 2.9% in december, a us . of 2.9% in december, a us. inflation of 3.4. britain tends to have very high energy costs , to have very high energy costs, not least for domestic gas and electricity. why is inflation rising? it's partly because alcohol and tobacco prices were 12.9% higher in december than in december 2022, partly because of government duty increases . government duty increases. clothing and footwear were 6.4% higher. that's higher than a 5.7% inflation number in november, and recreation and culture costs. they were also 5.7% higher, up from 5.3. the month before. you should note that mobile and broadband bills could be going up because of this december number. that's because many of the communications companies , communications companies, they're mid—contract price increases . these are calculated

increases. these are calculated by the december inflation number plus 4. so that's 3.9 plus four is 7.9. rise in bills. plus 4. so that's 3.9 plus four is 7.9. rise in bills . and that is 7.9. rise in bills. and that can be expected from april. food price inflation though is down. and that's good news. in december it was 8% down from 9% in november because many supermarkets were discounting in the run up to christmas in general, though, food prices are still an eye—watering 30% up from where they were in october 2021. transport costs are down and that's good news. across the board. transport was 1.3% lower in december than it was in december 2022. that's because petrol was down 8.1% on the yean petrol was down 8.1% on the year, and diesel prices were 15.5% down. great news when you're filling up your car or your van. what does all this mean for interest rates? well, the next bank of england monetary policy committee meeting is on thursday, the 1st

of february. the mpc has held interest rates at 5.25% since august . mortgage companies have august. mortgage companies have already started discounting from that number because they expect interest rates to fall rapidly interest rates to fall rapidly in the months and years to come, but will mortgage rates keep falling now inflation has started to go back up again. one thing on the bank of england's mind are geopolitical risks. we could see a spike in the price of oil and gas, not least because of those attacks on freight shipping in the red sea leading to the suez canal, and also into and out of the persian gulf. those attacks , even though gulf. those attacks, even though we haven't seen an increase in oil and gas prices in particular so far, they have led to freight shipping costs to double over the last month because of extra insurance and because freight shipping has to be diverted around the whole of the african continent . if it can't go continent. if it can't go through the suez canal , continent. if it can't go through the suez canal, and continent. if it can't go through the suez canal , and that through the suez canal, and that will be inflationary . so there will be inflationary. so there has been a surprise rise ,

has been a surprise rise, inflation and the labour party of course, is making hay . only of course, is making hay. only labour can deliver the change. britain needs and make working people better off, says shadow chancellor rachel reeves. this cost of living squeeze, it's still very much with us and that's bad news for the tories . that's bad news for the tories. thank you liam. >> now let's get more to on huge royal stories that have broken this afternoon. the king will attend hospital next week to be treated for an enlarged prostate , and that news was made public by buckingham palace less than two hours after it was announced that the princess of wales is also treated in hospital also being treated in hospital after undergoing successful abdominal surgery. i can now speak to royal commentator jennie bond. jenny, thanks for joining us on the show under circumstances which nobody would choose as very progressive though , don't you think of the though, don't you think of the royal family to make these announcements? and it's and it's in a sense, particularly with king charles, to encourage us all to think about our own

mortality maybe getting mortality and maybe getting checked . checked out. >> yes, it's unusual to hear in quite such detail what a member of the royal family is undergoing treatment for. catherine has taken a different view. she wants her treatment to be kept private, but the king has let it be known that he has an enlarged , uh, prostate gland an enlarged, uh, prostate gland and he's going to have, uh, treatment next week. it may be that he won't stay in hospital. i don't know , but this is very i don't know, but this is very common amongst men of his age. um, i'm of the same generation, and i know a number of gentlemen who've undergone this rather unpleasant , not comfortable unpleasant, not comfortable procedure. but it is that it is a procedure that puts things right . normally it is a procedure that puts things right. normally it is a benign condition . and so i don't think condition. and so i don't think there's any great cause for concern and yeah, good for him because, i mean, i think charles knew if he didn't say what was happening and why he was attending hospital , you know, attending hospital, you know, the media, we would have gone completely mad, wouldn't we? so it's to be clear it's much better to be clear about it.

>> and jenny with the princess, um, more of a surprise in many senses. they've absolute picture of health everywhere she goes in army fatigues, bouncing around in gym wear, playing sports . um, in gym wear, playing sports. um, that has been quite hard for some people to take this news. >> yeah. i mean , it was a real >> yeah. i mean, it was a real shock. um over the years, i've done this job, you know, we've followed the health of many members of the royal family. and to out, the princess of to find out, the princess of wales hospital, it really wales was in hospital, it really did make my drop. wales was in hospital, it really did make my drop . and the did make my jaw drop. and the fact that she's going to be in for fortnight. right. we're for a fortnight. right. we're told planned procedure. for a fortnight. right. we're told that planned procedure. for a fortnight. right. we're told that it planned procedure. for a fortnight. right. we're told that it wasanned procedure. for a fortnight. right. we're told that it was an ed procedure. for a fortnight. right. we're told that it was an abdominal'e. um, that it was an abdominal problem , um, that it is not problem, um, that it is not cancer , but nevertheless to be cancer, but nevertheless to be in hospital for two weeks and then to go on to recuperate for up to 2 or 3 months to have a very full diary cancelled means, obviously, that, yes, it may well and has been planned, but not obviously not planned for a very long time. she hasn't actually been seen in public since christmas day , so perhaps

since christmas day, so perhaps she has been undergoing. well, we must assume she's been undergoing some kind of problems, but she wants her condition to be private and that of course, is absolutely her right . right. >> and of course, jenny, more details will emerge in time, but that's a rather lengthy recuperative time. it suggests it's not just a simple hernia . it's not just a simple hernia. for example . for example. >> yes. um, you know , we could >> yes. um, you know, we could speculate about all the things it might be women of middle age do problems, do get various problems, but i have idea what it is. she have no idea what it is. she doesn't want us to know at this stage. i do know that she will want back home her want to be back home with her family soon family and her children as soon as . um, and so that as possible. um, and so that makes more surprising makes it all the more surprising that she not back home that she may not be back home for william is for a fortnight. william is going to divide his time between looking after the children and being wife's bedside , and being at his wife's bedside, and therefore he won't be carrying out public engagements either. so what would that king charles okay, jenny, i'm afraid we have to leave it there simply because of time. >> thanks for joining

of time. >> thanks forjoining us. okay we're counting down to that huge historic vote. 530. we'll have that in the next hour. could this be killed off? stick this bill be killed off? stick with on martin daubney on gb with us on martin daubney on gb news a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on . gb news. on. gb news. >> good afternoon. welcome to your latest gv news weather update from the met office. i'm annie shuttleworth, we have an amber snow warning in force for northern scotland from tonight all the way through thursday. as we've got cold arctic air in charge across much of the uk through the rest of the week . through the rest of the week. this low pressure system has brought to brought cloudier skies to southern england , southern areas of england, though through much day though through much of the day that's going to pull away through leave through the evening to leave much of the with long live much of the uk with long live clear skies. so it's going be clear skies. so it's going to be another very cold tonight. another very cold night tonight. it's colder than it's likely to be colder than last night, that last night, however, that northerly breeze will continue to bring in snow showers to northern ireland, northern scotland in particular, where that amber warning is in force. we see another ten or so

we could see another ten or so centimetres over the next 24 hours, so a very cold start tomorrow morning . we could be tomorrow morning. we could be down as low as —18in some scottish glens , but minus ten scottish glens, but minus ten quite . however, there quite widely. however, there will a good deal of sunshine, will be a good deal of sunshine, particularly inland areas, particularly along inland areas, but also in south. a much but also in the south. a much brighter day than we will have seen through however snow seen through today. however snow showers will still move to in coastal areas, particularly parts of wales and the east coast as well, seeing some snow showers and with the northerly breeze it will feel very cold, particularly in the north and along coast . on friday we along the coast. on friday we start bit of a change. start to see a bit of a change. it will another cold start, it will be another cold start, but have a further snow but we do have a further snow warning parts scotland warning for parts of scotland as an sleet and snow an area of rain, sleet and snow arrives by the afternoon that heralds a change to much milder, windier and wetter weather for the weekend . see you later. that the weekend. see you later. that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news .

>> good afternoon. it's 5 pm. welcome to the martin daubney show on gb news broadcasting live from the heart of westminster. all across the uk. now, in a few minutes i'll be joined by the tory mp rachel mclean, who of course is a deputy chair of the party as well, to get the inside track on a huge night ahead for the government . and she'll give us government. and she'll give us the lowdown on rishi sunak's

flagship flagship rwanda bill, which is currently being debated in the house of commons. right now . live images. as can see now. live images. as you can see from the chamber being debated, all the way to that huge vote around about 530 ratio has to leg it back for that vote. in fact, the big question being will enough tory rebels rebel this evening to defeat the government? or will the bill limp through ? and if we need limp through? and if we need a reminder of what's at stake tonight around 300 migrants have arrived on seven small boats today. arrived on seven small boats today . images arrived on seven small boats today. images on arrived on seven small boats today . images on your screen today. images on your screen now, can rishi stop the boats, or is this an insult mountable problem? and we'll also have lots on this afternoon's two big royal stories. and the king is to be treated in hospital next week for an enlarged prostate gland. and the princess of wales has been treated in hospital after undergoing successful abdominal surgery. get well both

. and as usual. i want to hear from you. email me please. the usual way gb views at gb news.com. do you think this vote is going to go through? will the bill finally get voted through? will the rebels take it down or will rishi live to fight another day? that's all coming up in this hour. 530 that vote starts, but before that , it's your but before that, it's your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . and. middlehurst. and. >> martin, thank you and good afternoon to you. our top story from the gb newsroom today is that his majesty king charles is due to go to hospital for the treatment of an enlarged prostate . but buckingham palace prostate. but buckingham palace has said the condition is benign and he'll be admitted next week for a corrective procedure. the monarch's public engagements will be postponed for a short penod will be postponed for a short period of recuperation. they say. also today , kensington say. also today, kensington palace has confirmed that the princess of wales has undergone abdominal surgery . yesterday's

abdominal surgery. yesterday's planned operation was deemed to be a success and it's understood her condition is not cancer related. she's expected to remain in hospital for up to 14 days before continuing her recovery at home. prince catherine isn't expected, though , to return to public duties until after easter, and she's apologised for having to postpone her upcoming engagements. royal broadcaster and author michael cole says we now should not speculate that these days they get the patients out of hospital as soon as possible, back on their feet. >> so that also does indicate the seriousness of the nature of whatever it is that is ailing her. it is typical and commendable that the princess of wales , one of the things she wales, one of the things she said in that statement or had said in that statement or had said on her behalf, is that she hopes to reinstate all the engagements that will obviously have to be cancelled. why she

undergoes this procedure, recovers from it and the labour party veteran sir tony lloyd has died at the age of 73. >> the mp for rochdale, who served as a politician across greater manchester for over 40 years, had been receiving treatment for blood cancer. his family paid tribute to him and his life spent serving and making a difference to those he met. now tory rebels are warning the government that they must support a tougher rwanda bill tonight, or they face putting the entire deal at risk. it's after rwanda's president, paul kagame, told the guardian newspaper that trying to implement the plan can't drag on, and he'd be happy for the scheme to be scrapped. the labour leader also described the migrant policy as a farce and criticising the prime minister ahead of a crucial vote. sir keir starmer said today £400 million have been spent not

flying anyone to rwanda so far. he also questioning how the government could lose contact with than 4000 people who'd with more than 4000 people who'd been earmarked for removal . been earmarked for removal. >> this government could claim that it's going to get flights off the ground only to discover they couldn't find a plane, only, only this government could sign a removal deal with rwanda , sign a removal deal with rwanda, only to end up taking people from rwanda to here. but but he still hasn't answered the question. so i'll try again. >> what progress has he made in locating . the 4250 people his locating. the 4250 people his government is apparently lost. >> he's dodged it three times. >> he's dodged it three times. >> where are they? >> where are they? >> it it is a bit rich to hear him in here, pretending that he cares about how we actually stop the boat when he's been crystal clear. he's been crystal clear and said that even if the plan is working to reduce the numbers, he would still scrap it. mr speaker, it's because he has no values, no conviction ,

has no values, no conviction, and no plan in his back to square one. square one. >> square one. >> well ahead of those critical rwanda votes tonight, the prime minister's stop the boats policy, seven small vessels were intercepted today trying to cross the english channel. >> around 300 people have been brought ashore in dover, even as the weather continues to deteriorate . but the latest deteriorate. but the latest arrivals are the first since the weekend and that comes after five people drowned just off the french coast on monday . a rapid french coast on monday. a rapid review has been launched after the bodies of a toddler and his father were found in lincolnshire. two year old bronson battersby is thought to have starved to death after his dad, kenneth, suffered a heart attack. they were last seen alive on boxing day. social workers had visited the property in skegness on the 2nd of january, but there'd been no answer at the door. their bodies were discovered five days later. his family has accused social services of failing the child neighbour mark blaydon, though, said he wasn't surprised and

totally tragic . totally tragic. >> but as i say, you get the feeling down here sometimes it's not out of the ordinary. uh, because these things have kind of happened before, uh, with police presents down here and there have been deaths down here before. um , it's wrong. it's before. so, um, it's wrong. it's tragic that it's such a small child as well, but it's something that you kind of harden yourself to in the street here. you're expecting something to happen , which you shouldn't to happen, which you shouldn't feel that politician in feel like that politician in northern ireland have again failed to elect a speaker, which means the midnight deadline to restore power sharing won't be met. >> the stormont session was suspended after the assembly was recalled for the sixth time in almost two years. northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris says it is disappointing, but the government will continue with its pragmatic approach to support the region . and lastly , support the region. and lastly, the daughter of murdered mp sir david amess is suing essex police and the home office. sir

david was stabbed to death in his constituency in leigh on sea in essex in 2021. a court has heard that ali harbi ali, who was given a whole life time for the murder, was a home grown terrorist who known to the terrorist who was known to the authorities. katie amos has filed a personal injury claim, saying she wants proper accountability and for lessons to be learned from her father's death . that's the news on gb death. that's the news on gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker. this is britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> thank you polly . britain's news channel. >> thank you polly. now we britain's news channel. >> thank you polly . now we start >> thank you polly. now we start with what's arguably rishi sunak's biggest day as prime minister. his pledge to stop the boats could well be riding on whether he wins this evening's huge vote on that crucial rwanda bill. and talk about a timely reminder of the scale of the problem. look at these pictures

on your screen now. it shows around 300 migrants have crossed the channel in seven small boats today alone, reminiscent of a summer's day on the day of the vote. and let's speak to our political editor now, christopher hope, who's in westminster . chris, a christopher hope, who's in westminster. chris, a huge christopher hope, who's in westminster . chris, a huge vote . westminster. chris, a huge vote. aheadin westminster. chris, a huge vote. ahead in about half an hour's time. the rebels are defiant. 16 tories and counting are we expecting this to be a vital moment or do you think it will limp through ? limp through? >> i think the latter , martin. i >> i think the latter, martin. i think it will limp through to talking senior parliamentarians . talking senior parliamentarians. they think it's unlikely to get through what we don't know is the numbers abstentions the numbers of abstentions amongst 62 mps who voted amongst those 62 mps who voted against it at the at the amendments last night in the house of commons. i understand an update for you on timing. the votes may not start until 10 to 7. we had thought they may start around 5:30, but because the need so many mps are wanting to

speak in the house of commons, they may to the full six they may go to the full six hours for the debate at hours allowed for the debate at which point there's a cut off the going late and the advantage of going late and going for the hours going for the full six hours means votes than means there are fewer votes than we we had thought we thought, so we had thought there many as 7 to there might be as many as 7 to 11 votes tonight on rwanda 11 votes tonight on the rwanda bill, reading 11 votes tonight on the rwanda bill, after reading 11 votes tonight on the rwanda bill, after that reading 11 votes tonight on the rwanda bill, after that , reading 11 votes tonight on the rwanda bill, after that , it reading 11 votes tonight on the rwanda bill, after that , it nowading 11 votes tonight on the rwanda bill, after that , it now looks vote. after that, it now looks more to be a fewer number more likely to be a fewer number of votes , which may be, frankly, of votes, which may be, frankly, better for all our viewers and ourselves. but equally , the ourselves. but equally, the importance does not gone away, not because the third not least because the third reading so, so tight it reading vote is so, so tight it looks it will go through . looks like it will go through. but building looks like it will go through. but all building looks like it will go through. but all sides building looks like it will go through. but all sides right building looks like it will go through. but all sides right now.1ing looks like it will go through. but all sides right now. rebel from all sides right now. rebel mps meeting in a committee mps are meeting in a committee room not from me to work out room not far from me to work out what to do next. there's pressure the government pressure on the government to try guarantee try and write in some guarantee that overrule that ministers will overrule so—called pyjama injunctions from the european court of human rights. it's amendment 23, tabled by robert jenrick . there tabled by robert jenrick. there is also likely to be votes on amendment new, clause 13 by the labour party and amendment 11, which tries to disapply the human rights act from those

being sent and deported back to rwanda. a lot to play for as we stand here, paul kagame , the stand here, paul kagame, the leader of rwanda, has said he will return the money. the £400 million so far spent on the rwanda plan, a single rwanda plan, if not a single margin, has been flown there. that's prompted labour, that's prompted prompted labour, not surprisingly , to say grab not surprisingly, to say grab the and run . but that's the money and run. but that's not to happen. it's big not going to happen. it's a big vote tonight for rishi if vote tonight for rishi sunak. if they lose the third reading. i've looking at the hope i've been looking at the hope archives for you. i think it's the first defeat at third reading since the late 1970s. it will be truly historic if it happens. we'll find out soon on gb news. >> okay, chris hope, thank you for that update. i'm joined now in our westminster studio by the conservative mp for redditch, rachel mcclean. rachel, welcome to the studio . thank you for to the studio. thank you for having me. pleasure and you're still a deputy chair of . the still a deputy chair of. the party. unlike the two guests we had in here earlier, brendan clarke—smith and lee anderson, they saw fit resign on their they saw fit to resign on their positions over the amendments or the lack of you , however, voted

the lack of you, however, voted for this bill. you're going to do the same again today. um, are you expecting this to get over the line ? the line? >> i very much hope it will. obviously, none of us really know. >> as you heard from your colleague in parliament, how colleagues are going to vote until it actually comes to the time people will be having those discussions. >> and i know that they're discussing very important matters additions to the matters and additions to the bill with government and bill with the government and with i still with ministers. but i do still expect and i do hope that it gets over line. gets over the line. >> think any flights will >> do you think any flights will take off? chris had a bet with rishi sunak. um a single pint of beer that a single flight won't leave before the next general election. today we've got the embarrassing situation of the rwandan president, paul kagame, trying to give back the billions of the millions of pounds 300 or £400 million and rising because he's sick of having his country's reputation kicked out to matchwood in press and by to matchwood in the press and by charities, will this even if the vote goes through today , will

vote goes through today, will this vote will this bill ever work? >> i think we will see flights taken off before the general election. it is a vitally important issue for all of our constituents and for the country , because there's a sense of moral outrage and injustice when people see those pictures that you've just broadcast. before we came on, of the people arriving in dinghies , because everybody in dinghies, because everybody knows that while there may be very rending individual very heart rending individual stories when it comes to the numbers of people arriving, it is just unacceptable . and people is just unacceptable. and people in redditch and across the country strongly feel that it is a really important issue. we have believe have to get it right. i believe flights take off and flights will take off and actually i think on the issue of the government, mean, the rwandan government, i mean, i know i was serving in the home office patel first, i know i was serving in the home offi introduced patel first, i know i was serving in the home offi introduced thisatel first, i know i was serving in the home offi introduced this legislation uh, introduced this legislation and created it . and rwanda is an and created it. and rwanda is an incredible country . it's a place incredible country. it's a place where people visit. it's a beautiful country i've been to, haven't been there myself, but my there my colleagues have been there and the un and don't forget, the un themselves are actually processing there so processing refugees. there so it's perfectly safe , uh, to it's perfectly safe, uh, to

process refugees there. and they want to work with us. >> rachel. two significant >> okay, rachel. two significant rebels. robert jenrick calls former immigration minister suella braverman, former home secretary they will vote against this tonight . they've declared this tonight. they've declared that and they've been that publicly and they've been very, very clear saying this bill will not work in its current state. it will allow the lawyers to run rings around it . lawyers to run rings around it. they'll be licking their lips at preventing flights, even taking off. and it still bows to strasser and the european court of human rights. why do you think they're wrong ? think they're wrong? >> so, look, i have listened very carefully to robert jenrick speech, and of course, i work with both of them and suella braverman as well . and of braverman as well. and of course, colleagues have scrutinised this very carefully and have reached different judgements about the efficacy of this bill. i have reached a different judgement from my colleagues. that doesn't mean that we don't all respect each other and recognise that we're going this is a going to do that. this is a matter these matter of judgement. these are legal balance balances of probability about how a court will interpret something in the

future . i'm confident, given my future. i'm confident, given my knowledge of what is in the bill and how tough it is and how much further it goes from the legislation that we've had before, that it will work and it will deliver that deterrent, that actually all of us, we all want to see that deterrent. we all want to see it working . all want to see it working. >> a lot of people, um, it feels like brexit again. must like brexit again. i must confess, feel confess, it does feel like groundhog day on brexit. >> it's not as bad as that. believe me. >> well, it does have echoes of it though. it is in far it though. it is in as far as the party is split. somebody want other want it to be harder. other people want it to softer . the people want it to be softer. the two the party. and yet two wings of the party. and yet are we going towards that stage where we compromise on this where we will compromise on this bill tonight to get it through as did brexit? but when we as we did brexit? but when we compromise on brexit, we had awful problems with fishing, with northern ireland, with the level playing field . that level playing field. is that history ? it history repeating itself? it might get voted through, but it will well, will still have flaws. well, look, conservative party is look, the conservative party is a family . a family. >> at the end of the day, we are all under that one broad tent. we share those values being

we share those values of being proud of our country and thinking that we have right thinking that we have the right as nation to control as a sovereign nation to control our in stark contrast , our borders. in stark contrast, by the way, to socialists by the way, to the socialists and the labour party, the liberal democrats and everybody else opposing else who is opposing this at every single step of the way. we don't it right let don't think it is right to let criminal gangs control who comes to our country. we think it should be the people who should be the british people who controls, to our controls, who come to our country, of us agree on country, and all of us agree on those basic conservative principles of fairness and justice and supporting our own citizens ahead of other people who are illegally arriving here and paying gangs to come here and paying gangs to come here and thousands and travelling thousands of miles . so and travelling thousands of miles. so look, and travelling thousands of miles . so look, we will miles. so look, i think we will have debates. have have those debates. we'll have them think them respectfully, but i think we will bill through and we will get the bill through and that us the vehicle that will give us the vehicle that will give us the vehicle that will give us the vehicle that will enable to actually that will enable us to actually tackle those ridiculous judgements from those foreign courts and make sure that those flights can take off when they're they they're on the tarmac. they should off. should be able to take off. okay, rachel , i have more okay, rachel, i have some more sobering news for you. >> , i can reveal an eighth >> now, i can reveal an eighth boat landed in britain on boat has landed in britain on the coast and eighth boats taking the total now arriving

today alone . exclusive pictures today alone. exclusive pictures here on gb news. that's the boat taking today's total out to 350 350 migrant have been brought to dover harbour today alone. rachel, i put it to you . we rachel, i put it to you. we can't stop the boats. or at least rishi sunak isn't stopping the boats . this bill today, will the boats. this bill today, will it have the necessary and desired impact of stopping those boats ? or is this a king canute boats? or is this a king canute in tide that can never be stopped? and this, this bill today is destined to rattle round and round the courts. and the flights aren't going to take off. no. >> so that's not the case. and actually looking at those crossings, it then redoubles my determination to stop the boats. that's a promise i made to my constituents . and the prime constituents. and the prime minister has also made to all of us the country , us as mps and to the country, for all the reasons that i've said earlier. now, for all the reasons that i've said earlier . now, there said earlier. now, look, there are of complexities . are a lot of legal complexities. we've step of we've had to fight every step of the way the legal , the way against the legal, charitable, industrial complex ,

charitable, industrial complex, all the kind of people who want to stop us and say, this is cruel and heartless. it is not. it is the thing to do. it it is the right thing to do. it is british values that we is the british values that we believe in that we should control comes our country control who comes to our country . we should not disallow people who queue and can pay who jump the queue and can pay these to sort of clog up these lawyers to sort of clog up these lawyers to sort of clog up the system and do . these things the system and do. these things out in the courts. so look, i believe that this legislation that we've got it will be a deterrent . and i say deterrent. and can i just say it's that do it's important that people do know the only thing we know it's not the only thing we have already a lot of have already reduced a lot of the crossings from albania. we've got those down by a third because the measures that because of the measures that we've place. something, we've put in place. something, by , that the labour by the way, that the labour party always, always voted party have always, always voted against it's, you know, against and said it's, you know, it's cruel and heartless we it's cruel and heartless and we should of movement. should have freedom of movement. we should borders to we should open our borders to everybody. they've always said that, but we said, no, these people go to people should go back to albania. economic albania. their economic migrants, should to migrants, they should go to their is their own country. this is another know another deterrent. we know deterrents work. we've seen them working in other countries around as around the world such as australia. to get australia. so we need to get behind we need to make behind this and we need to make sure as tough it can be.

sure it's as tough as it can be. so i'm voting for it. so that's why i'm voting for it. >> , thank very >> okay, rachel, thank you very much the much for joining us in the studio . rachel maclean, mp studio. rachel maclean, mp for conservative for redditch. conservative party for redditch. get and get geared get yourself back and get geared up big vote . a reminder up for that big vote. a reminder of the two huge royal stories that have broken this afternoon also. and that's the king will attend hospital next week to be treated an prostate treated for an enlarged prostate . and that news was made public by buckingham palace less than two hours after was also two hours after it was also announced that the princess of wales treated in wales is being treated in hospital after undergoing successful abdominal surgery

>> only on gb news, the people's channel >> only on gb news, the people's channel, britain's news channel a conservative party divided will the rwanda rebellion continue and sink the prime minister's burkeville for good? >> i'm michelle dewberry and tonight i'll be live from westminster at 6:00. >> with every thing that you need to know, we'll be following each and every single twist and turn live. that's gb news dewbs& co michelle dewberry 6:00 live from westminster on gb news. >> britain's election . >> britain's election. channel. well come back. >> it's 523. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news. let's get more ahead of tonight's huge rwanda vote. and i'm joined in the studio in westminster by toby perkins, who's the labour mp for chesterfield . thank you very chesterfield. thank you very much, toby. i beg your pardon? got the wrong name. thank you very much joining is

very much forjoining us. it is toby for toby perkins. thank you for joining in the studio. a bit joining us in the studio. a bit of there. now, then, of calamity there. now, then, you i'm assuming, you must be, i'm assuming, enjoying madness enjoying this, that the madness of the conservative of watching the conservative party themselves apart . party tear themselves apart. there rebellion. there could be a rebellion. we're probably expecting that. not to happen. but the embarrassment today of the rwandan president, paul kagame , rwandan president, paul kagame, saying he wants to give the money back because he's sick of having his country's reputation tarnished . have you got anything tarnished. have you got anything good to say about the rwanda bill? >> no, i haven't, i mean , just >> no, i haven't, i mean, just like to start, martin, by just paying like to start, martin, by just paying very quick tribute to sir tony lloyd , who obviously we've tony lloyd, who obviously we've just been made aware has passed away and that's been a terrible shock for all of us in the labour party because tony has made a huge contribution in manchester, in rochdale and mayor, uh, serving labour politics and the people in the nonh politics and the people in the north west for , for over 40 north west for, for over 40 years. um, so , so we're all years. um, so, so we're all sending our condolences to his family. but turning to rwanda . family. but turning to rwanda. no, i mean, it's the labour party's view, in my view, that

this is a gimmick that will at best, in the event that they finally get through this and, uh, and are able to start sending people to rwanda, which they've never done yet would affect maybe 1% of those people coming. we don't believe it's a good of money. we don't good use of money. we don't think it's a sensible approach and actually they need to and actually what they need to be going the be doing is going after the criminal , making sure that criminal gangs, making sure that we have an approach that actually gives people legal routes to come and remove the incentive to , to risky life in incentive to, to risky life in these boats. so the boats need to be stopped. but we don't believe this is the way to achieve it. at pmqs today, keir starmer is a farce. starmer said rwanda is a farce. >> the only people who've been sent or ministers. of course, it's easy to criticise when you're in opposition. the big question is what would the labour party do if you're in power, toby? >> well, i mean, there's a specific plan that yvette cooper has set out. it starts with prioritising going after those criminal gangs. all the money

that the government's currently wasting on the rwanda programme could instead be spent on getting people cross border force into the national crime agency to start tackling these criminal gangs. the second thing that we need to do is to make sure there are legal routes so that people aren't risking their lives getting into boats in the way that it's being handled currently. we to make sure currently. we need to make sure that there's a support for human attarian so it's humanitarian aid to ensure that their support is back where they come from , is back where they come from, rather than, uh, seeking , uh, rather than, uh, seeking, uh, the opportunity to get here and set up partnership arrangements with, uh, particularly with france and with the eu so that we're working collectively to deal with that. and finally, um, to make sure that we have a reformed, uh, uh, legal routes for people to come in here. so there's a five point plan there entirely costed, that will tackle the 100, uh, that are arriving rather than the rwanda scheme , which is actually about

scheme, which is actually about tackling 1. >> toby, one of the ideas that's been mooted by keir starmer himself is a closer deal, a return deal. >> and that would mean cosying up to the european union . so up to the european union. so part of the problem with that, of course, is there'll be a risk miracle agreement where we would have to sign to in accepting a tranche , a portion of the tranche, a portion of the illegals that have crossed the 27 member state borders that could be as high as 100,000. so is that solution a deal with the eu? um, not only bad for britain in terms of the net numbers coming in, but also a dangerous sign that keir starmer still believes that we should be going down the people's vote route and getting closer to brussels. >> mean, the first thing >> no, i mean, the first thing is that we absolutely need to have arrangements where we're talking to countries , um, talking to countries, um, because the asylum crisis is a global problem . and so it's global problem. and so it's entirely sensible , um, to be entirely sensible, um, to be talking with our european counterparts. in fact, when we did that, um, back in the early

part of this century, reduced asylum at that time, asylum seeker numbers around 20,000, reduced them , uh, to 3 or 4000. reduced them, uh, to 3 or 4000. so it makes perfect sense to have an arrangement. you say that this would require a reciprocal arrangement. you don't know that we keir starmer saying we need to have conversations with that . it conversations with that. it isn't about us going over to france and trying to get people to come here who didn't even want to here. talking want to come here. we're talking about have about the people who have identified they want to come to the uk, and there should be legal routes for people to come, but i don't accept the analysis that you placed there. >> brussels wouldn't give us >> but brussels wouldn't give us anything why would anything for free. why would they? we're even they? and we're not even a member state anymore. idea member state anymore. the idea that that that member states within the european union will benignly accept returns from the uk without us accepting a contra dealis uk without us accepting a contra deal is for the birds, isn't it? >> no, i don't think it is. the point this isn't . this point is, this isn't. this current arrangement doesn't work for the french anymore than it works for us. um, a crisis works for us. um, it's a crisis for both countries, and i think the whole problem with the

conservatives approach post brexit, um, has been that it every negotiation has to work on the basis of it's good for us, it must be bad for them and vice versa. actually what we need is collaboration with other countries that are suffering this asylum crisis , this asylum this asylum crisis, this asylum crisis in germany, asylum crisis in france. actually, what we need to do is to end the business model of these criminal gangs, get some of them locked up, them into our jails, up, get them into ourjails, stop that stop with the gimmicks that don't work bibby don't work like the bibby stockholm barge , like the rwanda stockholm barge, like the rwanda scheme, tackle 1% scheme, which will tackle 1% actually to some asylum actually speak to some asylum seekers. when you speak to them, you find out that what they're sold in terms of what life in britain going like, britain is going to be like, it's unlike what they're it's very unlike what they're actually experiencing so actually experiencing here. so the government's approach is failing. can all see that. failing. we can all see that. and that's why it's time to try a different approach . the one a different approach. the one that and keir that yvette cooper and keir starmer laid okay. starmer have laid out. okay. >> perkins, labour for >> toby perkins, labour for chesterfield. for joining >> toby perkins, labour for chin erfield. for joining >> toby perkins, labour for chin erfiestudio for joining >> toby perkins, labour for chtinerfiestudio and forjoining >> toby perkins, labour for chtinerfiestudio and good ining >> toby perkins, labour for chtinerfiestudio and good luck us in the studio and good luck with that vote. dramatic day ahead. let's get more on ahead. now let's get more on those huge royal stories those two huge royal stories

that this afternoon. that have broken this afternoon. also and the king will attend hospital next week to treated hospital next week to be treated for enlarged prostate . and for an enlarged prostate. and that made public by that news was made public by buckingham palace less than two hours after. was also hours after. it was also announced that the princess of wales is being treated in hospital undergoing hospital after undergoing successful abdominal surgery. and let's cross now to gb news. royal correspondent cameron walker, who's outside the london clinic. cameron, two huge announcements made two hours apart. that's a lot to take in. what's the latest ? what's the latest? >> yeah, it's been a pretty dramatic afternoon, martin. once we heard the news from kensington palace that the princess of wales had undertaken an a planned surgery , abdominal an a planned surgery, abdominal surgery here at the london clinic. we all rushed down here. the princess is still in the building behind me, and that's where remain for the where she will remain for the next to 14 days. as we next 10 to 14 days. as we understand it. and then in our inbox, we got this new statement from buckingham palace regarding the king's health and the statement reads from buckingham

palace in common with thousands of men each year, the king has sought treatments for an enlarged prostate. his majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure. the king's pubuc corrective procedure. the king's public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation . now it's very rare recuperation. now it's very rare that a member of the royal family would disclose medical details about about, you family would disclose medical details about about , you know, details about about, you know, their private circumstances. but their private circumstances. but the king has chosen to give details that the fact he does have an enlarged prostate. now, from my understanding , he wanted from my understanding, he wanted to do that to encourage large men his age to get their symptoms checked out by medical professions. he's been encouraging members of the pubuc encouraging members of the public to do the same if they feel they are experiencing the same symptoms that that perhaps he he has. he's not expected to spend that much time in hospital. but i do understand that a number of engagements have been cancelled, or at least postponed over the next couple of he was expected to be of days. he was expected to be at in ayrshire .

at dumfries house in ayrshire. however, if the monarch is ill then counsellors of state usually deputise on behalf of the sovereign. now, from my understanding that is not necessary. next week when the king goes into hospital to have these this treatments for the enlarged prostate. so which suggests to me that he can continue to with most of his royal duties, but we're not going to see him in public for quite some time . as for the quite some time. as for the princess of wales, it appears to be a bit more serious. she has had surgery here in the london clinic as i said, clinic behind me as i said, that's where she remains and she is expected to take least is expected to take at least a couple of months and couple of months to recover. and we're see her in we're not going to see her in pubuc we're not going to see her in public least public until at least after easter . easter. >> okay. you, cameron >> okay. thank you, cameron walker, for update. walker, for that update. now let's turn once again with what's arguably rishi sunak biggest as prime minister. biggest day as prime minister. he's pledged to stop the boats could well be riding on whether he wins this evening's huge vote on the rwanda bill. and talk about a timely reminder of the scale of the problem. around 350 migrants in eight migrants have crossed in eight boats alone today . let's go to

boats alone today. let's go to the news now with polly middlehurst . well, let's bring middlehurst. well, let's bring you our top story on gb news today. >> and as you've been hearing his majesty the king, king charles is to go into hospital for the treatment of an enlarged prostate . buckingham palace says prostate. buckingham palace says the condition is benign, and he'll be admitted next week for a corrective procedure. the monarch's public engagements will be postponed for a short penod will be postponed for a short period of recuperation . also period of recuperation. also today, kenseth palace has confirmed the princess of wales has undergone abdominal surgery . has undergone abdominal surgery. yesterday's planned operation was deemed a success and it's understood her condition isn't cancer related. she's expected to remain in hospital for up to 14 days before continuing her recovery at home. princess catherine isn't expected to return to public duties until after easter , and she's after easter, and she's apologised for having to

postpone her upcoming engagements . and the engagements. and the government's being pressed for a second night on the strength of its rwanda bill. multiple amendments are being tabled for this full coverage this evening. full coverage on the outcome of those votes throughout on gp throughout the evening on gp news critical to the prime news and critical to the prime minister's stop the boats policy , now know eight small , we now know eight small vessels been intercepted vessels have been intercepted trying cross the english trying to cross the english channel today and mark white, our home security editor , is our home security editor, is telling us around 350 migrants have now been brought ashore, even as the weather continues to deteriorate . the latest arrivals deteriorate. the latest arrivals are the first since the weekend after five people drowned just off the french coast on monday . off the french coast on monday. those are the headlines. more background to all those stories by heading to our website, gb news. . for a valuable legacy news. com. for a valuable legacy your family can own gold coins will always shine bright. >> rosalind gold proudly

sponsors the gb news financial report . report. >> here's a snapshot, then , of >> here's a snapshot, then, of today's markets. the pound buying u $1.2673 and ,1.1666. the price of gold is £1,581.90 an ounce, and the ftse 100 has closed for the day today . at closed for the day today. at 7446 points. >> rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . report. >> thank you polly. >> thank you polly. >> now i say every day. this is my favourite part of the show, but today an extra special treat because studio because i'm joined in the studio by michelle dewberry. because you're live from you're doing dewbs& co live from the westminster . of course, the hot westminster. of course, because that massive vote is taking place during your show. >> tonight my >> of course. and tonight is my first ever in first time ever in the westminster studio. i've got to say, i'm impressed the say, i'm very impressed with the setup here. >> course, i am here tonight,

>> of course, i am here tonight, as alluded because as you just alluded to, because it the biggest days in it is one of the biggest days in british history . british political history. >> what is going to happen? of course, we had it all on course, we had it all going on yesterday when it came to those votes. how big was the rebellion going what's rishi sunak going to be? what's rishi sunak going to be? what's rishi sunak going to be? what's rishi sunak going to make to it all? and it continues today . uh, on my show continues today. uh, on my show tonight, i'm really interested as i've got lord moylan as well. i've got lord moylan joining because let's just joining me because let's just fast forward assumed that this bill does actually go for the vote it doesn't get vote and that it doesn't get pulled because so many people rebel against and rebel against it. and rishi sunak, know sunak, i think, do you know what? i'm just going to save my skin let's skin here. but anyway, let's just to that just imagine it goes to that verse. for it verse. the next place for it then the house of lords. then will be the house of lords. what there? what will happen there? >> about >> because we talk about amendments here. >> about toing >> we talk about toing and froing . um, so fascinating froing. um, so fascinating as well hear what lord moylan is well to hear what lord moylan is going those guys going to say when those guys get their their claws into their teeth and their claws into it, what will they make to this bill? >> and the thing about it, michel , i've been saying for michel, i've been saying for weeks weeks weeks it weeks and weeks and weeks it feels like brexit all over again. it feels like, um, there's to compromise there's going to be a compromise . it feels might limp . it feels like it might limp through and it feels the

through and it feels like the lords and the lawyers kick lords and the lawyers will kick it apart again. it all apart again. >> do you what else it >> do you know what else it feels me? it feels to me feels like to me? it feels to me like becoming more of like it's becoming more of a fight and a focus on people's political futures , as opposed to political futures, as opposed to truly , i feel a little bit like truly, i feel a little bit like perhaps , um, and this is one of perhaps, um, and this is one of the things i want to ask my panel tonight. are we losing sense, really, of what we're trying to do here, which to trying to do here, which is to create an effective deterrent , a create an effective deterrent, a watertight deterrent patterned upon, uh, try and stop these upon, uh, to try and stop these people making these crossings , people making these crossings, because i do just we're because i do just feel we're getting caught in how getting so caught up now in how can people save their own political that i just political bacon that i just wonder if we're taking the eye off that also, well as, off that ball also, as well as, you , you've been discussing you know, you've been discussing yourself contradictions yourself lots of contradictions now i have now with people saying, i have integrity and i stand my integrity and i stand by my integrity and i stand by my integrity . uh, simultaneously. i integrity. uh, simultaneously. i am definitely to vote for am definitely going to vote for this bill because i know that if i don't, we're going to get our backsides next backsides kicked to the next election. and lots to explore. >> we'll be on picking it all. i'll be trying to explain i'll also be trying to explain some this stuff with my panel

some of this stuff with my panel and christopher and with christopher hope, because of uh, because so much of it, uh, martin, yourself. martin, you'll know yourself. >> complicated that a >> it's so complicated that a lot are struggling lot of people are struggling even to what some of these even to know what some of these amendments mean and what some of the happening are the things are happening are going we'll try going to be. so we'll try and unpick we'll definitely unpick it. we'll definitely follow turns follow all the twists and turns live. westminster live. so yeah, westminster special. don't go anywhere. >> yeah . and chris hope will be >> yeah. and chris hope will be in westminster hall grabbing mps as by. he's really, as they go by. he's really, really earning his bacon at the moment. he'll be getting all those people pumped. you. the thing grabbed thing that's grabbed me today though, michel, is that we've seen boats land today. seen eight boats land today. i know 350. all aboard . you know, know 350. all aboard. you know, hotel britain at the precise time this is being debated, can can this bill even make a difference ? difference? >> well, you see, this is one of the challenges. now, martin, because all this stuff, it's because all of this stuff, it's kind of dealing with the symptom and so this kind of dealing with the symptom ar dealing so this kind of dealing with the symptom ar dealing is so this kind of dealing with the symptom ar dealing is so these|is is dealing with is when these guys how do we guys get here, how do we actually send them to actually then send them to rwanda ? now it's becoming rwanda? now it's becoming as clear many people, clear as day now to many people, myself actually myself included, that actually what to be doing is how

what you need to be doing is how do you stop people getting here in the first place? not how do we quickly and we randomly, quickly and desperately some desperately send them to some random country anywhere random foreign country anywhere else? but how do you actually stop them and rishi sunak and the like say , well, that's the like will say, well, that's simple, michelle. we're going to tell go to rwanda and tell them to go to rwanda and that's what's to stop them that's what's going to stop them boarding the boarding those boats in the first not first place. but i'm not massively convinced because really, the only way that you will stop this now a will truly stop this now is if a line is drawn and those boats are not allowed to progress physically , they are not allowed physically, they are not allowed to progress. and i can almost hear people bottom hear people now, uh, bottom clenching and wincing, saying, hear people now, uh, bottom clerhereg and wincing, saying, hear people now, uh, bottom clerhere she d wincing, saying, hear people now, uh, bottom clerhere she goes cing, saying, hear people now, uh, bottom clerhere she goes .ing, saying, hear people now, uh, bottom clerhere she goes . she's|ying, hear people now, uh, bottom clerhere she goes . she's talking oh, here she goes. she's talking about backs. she you know, about turn backs. she you know, ultimately people that support turn backs trying turn backs are trying to kill people in the channel. uh, which, course is not that at which, of course is not that at all. but i just ponder whether or not the conversation will move kind strategy move on to that kind of strategy in the future. who knows? >> main line in >> well, your main line in common sense, as ever. dewbs& co six. you're doing a two hour special tonight. >> extra work. >> don't give me extra work. don't give me extra work. you're doing two hours. yeah, as far as i know, farage will still be in

position at seven. never say position at seven. but never say neven never. breaking news, fast moving . moving. >> we do know that you are six till dewbs& co live from till seven. dewbs& co live from the heart westminster. till seven. dewbs& co live from the heart westminster . joined the heart of westminster. joined by that man now who'll be helping you throughout your show. more ahead of show. let's get more ahead of tonight's huge rwanda vote. and show. let's get more ahead of t0|course,1uge rwanda vote. and show. let's get more ahead of t0|course,1ugejoined1a vote. and show. let's get more ahead of t0|course,1ugejoined by/ote. and show. let's get more ahead of t0|course,1ugejoined by that and of course, i'm joined by that man. editor, man. our political editor, christopher . chris, the christopher hope. chris, the vote has been pushed back slightly later than we thought , slightly later than we thought, but still, happening. but still, it's all happening. what's the latest ? what's the latest? >> that's right . so if what's the latest? >> that's right. so if dube is still there, i've got an update on timings of tonight. the reason why we're not entirely sure what's been in sure what's been happening in terms of the timings is because mps , more mps have been speaking mps, more mps have been speaking than they're than we thought, so they're going their entire six going to use their entire six hours debate hours allotted for this debate on the rwanda bill. don't forget it's committee the whole it's a committee of the whole house of commons. so normally this through line this kind of going through line by line is considered behind closed doors by about 12 mps or so, not the entire house of commons. that's why it's less predictable . all votes will commons. that's why it's less predi at ble . all votes will commons. that's why it's less predi at around l votes will commons. that's why it's less predi at around 653.3s will commons. that's why it's less predi at around 653. i'veill commons. that's why it's less predi at around 653. i've been start at around 653. i've been told by various senior commons figures the vote on the third

reading, so if these amendments fail and of course , there are fail and of course, there are amendments put forward by robert jenrick to disapply elements of the human rights act in the case of migrants being taken back to rwanda , there's a there's rwanda, there's a there's a there's also amendments to try and enshrine in law that the commitment we have from mr sunak, the prime minister, to gb news on monday that ministers would overrule the so—called rule 39 pyjama injunction stopping judges, preventing flights, taking off, often in the middle of the night. that would be in law if that amendment is accepted and the other amendments too, from laboun other amendments too, from labour. don't expect any of labour. we don't expect any of those to go through. the one thing might is thing that might happen is if the might the government thinks it might lose third reading lose the crucial third reading vote, that's now at 9 pm. vote, and that's now at 9 pm. tonight, 9 pm. if the government thinks it might lose that vote, it may adopt possibly amendment 23 proposed by robert jenrick . that's what could jenrick. that's what could happen. i think it's unlikely and more likely if the government through, government squeak through, but it's very, very tense here right now. been a meeting now. i've been outside a meeting of rebels in a committee

of the rebels in a committee room here in the house of commons. around 30 journalists. it's outside in it's standing outside in silence, waiting the latest silence, waiting for the latest cough from people cough and spit from people inside robert and others inside robert jenrick and others gathering there. working out what do is there a deal on what to do is there a deal on the table from the government? we don't know yet. of course there a deal already on offer there is a deal already on offer from rwanda. rwanda leader, from rwanda. the rwanda leader, paul made very paul kagame, he's made very clear not a single clear that if not a single migrant is taken off, the migrant is taken off, if the deal falls apart , they deal falls apart, they will refund we given refund the money we have given them £400 million to establish, um, various infrastructure um, the various infrastructure required to make the scheme work .labour required to make the scheme work . labour seized on and said . labour seized on that and said get money back prime get the money back now. prime minister, the plan all minister, ditch the plan all together. but that's not going together. but that's not going to the government is to happen. the government is pretty clear if thinks they can get they've even get it through. they've even changed what's called civil service civil service code. stop civil servants if ministers servants objecting if ministers try to overrule a law, a legal ruling from strasbourg, that's how far they're going . but what how far they're going. but what the rebels want to see is something in writing and that hasn't happened yet. stay tuned . hasn't happened yet. stay tuned. >> chris, as you say , three, >> chris, as you say, three, £300 million. they want to give

back 350 arrived today in small boats alone. do we have any number, any idea the number of those rebels ? early on it was at those rebels? early on it was at least 15 with eight dup on top. that takes us, by my maths to 2329. required to kill the bill. are the rebels expected to wither away or grow in numbers . wither away or grow in numbers. >> yeah. don't make the mistake i've made before of adding the dup number to the tory number that was that happened in the theresa may government of course, it a minority course, when it was a minority government. can the government. so we can ignore the dup. know and we revealed dup. we do know and we revealed on show yesterday , didn't on your show yesterday, didn't we, that they dup mps will we, that they eight dup mps will vote against it at third reading. they feel it's not not fair to northern ireland and creates different differential creates a different differential treatment northern treatment between northern northern ireland and great britain . forgive me and mainland britain. forgive me and mainland britain. forgive me and mainland britain , um, but more britain, um, but more importantly is how many might abstain. i think the money here in parliament is maybe 12 to 15.

um could, um, rebel and that might, might not be enough. it shouldn't be enough to defeat the government. you need 28 to 32 to rebel , the government. you need 28 to 32 to rebel, depending on 32 mps to rebel, depending on numbers of independents who might vote with or against the government. and that's not a clear number, because we have quite large number quite a large number of former tory now tory mps who are now independents i my independents. so i think my money is on the deal. the bill squeaking through and living to fight another day. but i won't bet pint on it with you, bet a pint on it with you, martin. well, if you do, i think it'll be safe. >> chris. hope live from westminster. thank very much westminster. thank you very much for us. as you'll for joining us. as ever, you'll be right the be having this story right the way evening until way through the evening until it's over the line. now, if you thought train tickets were already guess what? one already rip off, guess what? one of britain's biggest train firms has scrapped lots of its off peak and super peak tickets, meaning more rip off for travel. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's

westminster on gb news. britain's election . channel. britain's election. channel. >> welcome back. it's almost 548. you're watching or listening to martin daubney on gb news and viewers on gb news can see live pictures now from the house of commons, where mps are debating the crucial rwanda bill. while dozens of tory mps vote against the government and sink sunak. or will rwanda limp on all of that coming up in dewbs& co after this? but in order to combat an alarming rise now in luxury watch thefts in

london, metropolitan police officers have been going undercover to catch the perpetrators in the act. the so—called role rippers gb news reporter ray addison has this reporter ray addison has this report at the met police, has released dramatic footage of undercover officers catching high value watch thieves in soho central london, revealing the tactic for the first time, officers posed as inebriated and wealthy targets with expensive timepieces. >> the footage shows gang members approach undercover officers late at night and strike up a conversation before surrounding and attempting to rip the luxury watches from their wrists as backup arrives , their wrists as backup arrives, their wrists as backup arrives, the criminals attempt to run before being tasered and tackled to the ground. >> the new targeted approach was introduced due to a dramatic rise in high value watches being stolen in crime hotspots. >> in the six months prior to october 2022. over 300 luxury watches were stolen with a value

of nearly £4 million. >> 40% of the robberies took place in the west end. >> soho made fair kensington and chelsea . the met targeted chelsea. the met targeted precise locations, times and places where criminal gangs were most likely to operate as part of a precision based approach. information revealed that suspects were targeting inebriated victims who were exiting bars and clubs. gang members would offer drugs or access to sex workers before luring them to a quiet place . luring them to a quiet place. >> ben russell is commander for met intelligence. >> what they're trying to do is start a conversation, get as close to as possible and it close to you as possible and it might be they're targeting watches on one they might watches on one day. they might be expensive phones be looking at expensive phones another we're trying another day. what we're trying to if you to do is say to people, if you want out friday and want to go out friday and saturday night in central london, that london, we want to make that safe possible safe for you as possible to do so. also know that these so. and we also know that these are where women girls are areas where women and girls are areas where women and girls are targeted nights out. are also targeted on nights out. and by putting officers into those know , don't those areas, you know, we don't want groups of men hanging

want groups of young men hanging around outside bars and clubs. >> total , 31 people were >> in total, 31 people were arrested a result of the arrested as a result of the stings, with 27 successful charges and 21 convictions. so far. to date, 14 people have been sentenced to a total of 26 years and since the scheme began, the number of watch robberies has halved across the london boroughs of westminster , london boroughs of westminster, kensington and chelsea and hammersmith and fulham. >> ray addison . gb news well >> ray addison. gb news well done to the police . done to the police. >> um, a targeted sting against a targeted set of criminals. do you see the mug shots of the individuals those perpetrate ? individuals those perpetrate? writers who now will rot in jail for those crimes ? i noticed the for those crimes? i noticed the pattern. the police said there was a pattern. the mug shots. i think, told their own story . we think, told their own story. we have criminal gangs on london streets who are running amok, and the police are getting them in jail as best they can, but the odds are stacked against them. broken news, broken promises, a broken police force,

but a rare victory. well done to the met. now quickly, let's move on. get more ahead of tonight's huge rwanda vote , gb news, huge rwanda vote, gb news, political editor of the busiest man in politics, christopher hope, continues to wait patiently for us in westminster. chris, the tension is building here. dewbs& co is coming . after here. dewbs& co is coming. after this. you'll be heading all the way through to the wire on this vote. that's meeting of rebels is happening as we speak. anything new? that's right. >> the meeting upstairs in a commons committee room. around 30 journalists are outside and waiting in near silence to try and find out what's happened from that meeting, robert jenrick . he's a the former jenrick. he's a the former immigration minister. he's the one pulling down most of the serious amendments being voted on in about an hour's time here in the house of commons. he has left. and when he left the meeting , he left. and when he left the meeting, he was left. and when he left the meeting , he was asked by left. and when he left the meeting, he was asked by one of the reporters how was it now? mr jenrick replied wait and see.

now what are those three words mean, martin? it might mean the government has got an offer down. will try and amend down. will they try and amend their their own will their own, their own bill? will they . an as might happen they adopt. an as might happen amendment 23 by mr jenrick , amendment 23 by mr jenrick, which would ensure that in writing in law, ministers must overrule a judge from the european european court of human rights in the case of these migrants being sent to rwanda, thatis migrants being sent to rwanda, that is one option. i wonder what wait and see means. there's lots of speculation here about the this rebellion . how the scale of this rebellion. how many ? there might many might abstain? there might be lots of abstentions. people people who voted against last night they could do. they night when they could do. they won't this bill to fall. won't want this bill to fall. they very hard and they know it's very hard and probably resurrect probably to resurrect a different piece of legislation. the rebels have published legislation this afternoon, they say could be picked up and run with tomorrow. um, by the prime minister. that is unlikely. i think so it really is. do or die for mr and his for mr mr sunak and his government tonight . right. government tonight. right. >> okay. thank you chris. and of course us the course you'll bring us all the latest on that story in dewbs& co. go in a few

co. after i go off air in a few minutes time. co. after i go off air in a few minutes time . let's move on, get minutes time. let's move on, get one quick squeeze in rail one quick story, squeeze in rail firm are sparked fury from firm lner are sparked fury from train passengers, mps and travel experts alike after announcing plans to scrap all off peak and super off peak tickets on trains between london and edinburgh, whilst lner has insisted the fares on one of britain's busiest rail lines were being simplified , experts have warned simplified, experts have warned that the new semi—flexible fare that the new semi—flexible fare that will make tickets more expensive lviv when trains are busier and we need them most well, to break the story down, there's only one man to do it and that's travel correspondent at the independent, simon cowell. simon, welcome to the show. like rail firms show. this seems like rail firms once again making things more complicated and more expensive. am i right? >> well, no lner , which, to be >> well, no lner, which, to be absolutely fair , is the most absolutely fair, is the most innovative and it's a state run train company and it does great things on the east coast mainline from london to

yorkshire , north east england yorkshire, north east england and scotland . they're saying we and scotland. they're saying we want to simplify things as dozens different train . train dozens of different train. train types, and we're going to get rid of almost all of them apart from anytime fare, which is from the anytime fare, which is almost £200 from edinburgh to london, nobody in their london, which nobody in their right is going to pay. right mind is ever going to pay. um, you've the advanced ones um, you've got the advanced ones which all all about, and which we all know all about, and then they are ditching the off peak ticket, which is something i use all the time. you can pick it up basically for £87 and use it up basically for £87 and use it to on any train operator, almost any time you like. there is more restrictions in the london area and they're getting rid of those and saying, we're going to give you something called a 70 minute flex ticket, which you to pay an extra which allows you to pay an extra £20 on the cost of an advanced ticket for the right to travel on two trains before or two trains after now arguably, trains after it. now arguably, there will be some people who want to buy that. they'll see it as a kind of insurance policy. but the rail people but from all the rail people i've talked to, passengers like me, experts, they just say ,

me, experts, they just say, yeah, we need simplification. but not like this. >> yeah, that's exactly right, simon. we're going to have to leave it there simply because of the we've got a dramatic the time we've got a dramatic night point night in politics. but the point being, uber style being, this is an uber style fare surge . that means we'll end fare surge. that means we'll end up paying more when we want to travel during rush hours, which, let's we don't let's face it, we don't particularly want to do anyway. it's mean less choice it's going to mean less choice and costs as ever, right ? and higher costs as ever, right? we are now building towards that dramatic vote in parliament. will rishi sunak limp through on the rwanda bill? will the rebels come back to bite him on the backside ? and michelle dewberry backside? and michelle dewberry is coming up straight after this. dewbs& co six till seven. chris hope will be in westminster chasing those politicians down for comment all the way through a huge day in politics, rishi sunaks biggest chatting to date. that's all coming up in the next hour. dewbs& co i'll be back 3 to 6 tomorrow. i've been martin daubney have a fantastic evening

what will happen. i can tell you now there is more voting on amendments and then if they decide to proceed, we're going to have the big one. the fed reading of the policy that let's face it, rishi sunak has made his one. what's going his flagship one. what's going to happen then? will this pass? will make its way to the will it make its way to the house of lords? and if it does, what will happen or will what will happen then? or will it come crashing down? we're it all come crashing down? we're going to it all tonight going to follow it all tonight on hour special. we'll on this one hour special. we'll have every single twist and turn. don't go anywhere . but turn. don't go anywhere. but before we get into that . yes, before we get into that. yes, indeed, a massive night for british politics. but you know what? there's also a lot of other things happening. let's cross live to polly middlehurst for tonight's latest. news. >> michelle, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story on gp news tonight is that

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