james sunderland, who is standing for the conservatives at the election, was recorded expressing theiew at a private event in april. but he went on to defend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. let's recap now on the uk's flagship illegal immigration policy. as of last week, more than 11,000 people had crossed the channel to the uk in small boats this year. in april 2022, the government announced that asylum seekers entering the uk from a safe country could be sent to rwanda, where they would have their asylum claims processed. the uk government had paid £240 million to rwanda by the end of 2023 for the scheme. no migrants have been transferred to rwanda, as the government has faced legal challenges against the scheme. 0ur political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now. interesting comments. private comments. — interesting comments. private comments, comments - interesting comments. private comments, comments that. interesting comments. private i comments, comments that were i

james sunderland, who is standing for the conservatives at the election, was recorded expressing thegrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. 0ur political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now. quite an embarrassing way to describe your policy.- quite an embarrassing way to describe your policy. yes, look, i thinkthis — describe your policy. yes, look, i think this is _ describe your policy. yes, look, i think this is language _ describe your policy. yes, look, i think this is language that - describe your policy. yes, look, i think this is language that james | think this is language thatjames sunderland, a conservative candidate and an aide in the home office, would not have used in public to describe what is a flagship government policy. he has said he is disappointed to have been recorded in this context. as you said, it was a private event. but it is a policy that he has intimate knowledge of. in the recording, what we hear him talk about is he describes this policy to send some asylum seekers to rwanda as crap

james sunderland — who is standing for the conservatives at the election — was recorded expressing thee went on to defend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. nobody�*s got the cameras on their phones. our politics correspondent jessica parker has been following this story. i think this is a language that james sunderland, a conservative candidate and an aid in the home office would not have used in public to describe what is a flagship government policy. he has said he's disappointed to have been recorded in this context. as you said, it was a private event. but it's a policy as a home office aide that he has intimate knowledge of. in recording, what we hear him talk about it he describes this policy to send some asylum sinkers to rwanda as clap. he said if flights take off that would send a shock wave across the english channel, he means to deter gangs carrying out the people smuggling. his boss james cleverly, the home secretary, has been out on the airwaves this morning. he was q

james sunderland who is standing for the conservatives at the election , was recorded expressing therivate event in april. but he went on to defend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on two april at an event for young conservatives. everybody�*s got the cameras on their phones. in australia, for example, a similar policy had let's recap now on the uk's flagship illegal immigration policy... as of last week, more than 11 thousand people had crossed the channel to the uk in small boats this year. in april 2022, the government announced that asylum seekers entering the uk from a safe country could be sent to rwanda, where they would have their asylum claims processed. the uk government had paid £240 million to rwanda by the end of 2023 on the scheme. no migrants have as yet been transferred to rwanda as the government has faced legal challenges against the scheme. our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now from westminster. talk us through what we know. yes. good morning- _ talk us through what we know. yes. good morning. this

james sunderland — who is standing for the conservatives at the election — was recorded expressing theefend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. our politics correspondent jessica parker has been following this story. i think this is language thatjames sunderland, a conservative candidate and an aide in the home office, would not have used in public to describe what is a flagship government policy. he has said he's disappointed to have been recorded in this context. as you said, it was a private event. but it's a policy as a home office aide that he has intimate knowledge of. in recording, what we hear him talk about it he describes this policy to send some asylum seekers to rwanda as "crap". he goes on to say if flights take off that would send a shockwave across the english channel, he means to deter gangs carrying out the people smuggling. his boss james cleverly, the home secretary, has been out on the airwaves this morning. he was quite eager to point to what he said was mr sund

james sunderland — who is standing for the conservatives at the election — was recorded expressing the event in april. but he went on to defend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. our politics correspondent jessica parker has been following this story. i think this is language thatjames sunderland, a conservative candidate and an aide in the home office, would not have used in public to describe what is a flagship government policy. he has said he's disappointed to have been recorded in this context. as you said, it was a private event. but it's a policy as a home office aide that he has intimate knowledge of. in recording, what we hear him talk about it he describes this policy to send some asylum sinkers to rwanda as "crap". ——to send some asylum seekers to rwanda as "crap". he goes on to say if flights take off that would send a shock wave across the english channel, he means to deter gangs carrying out the people smuggling. his boss james cleverly, the home secretary, has been o

james sunderland, who is standing for the conservatives at the election, was recorded expressing the

james sunderland, who is standing for the conservatives at the election, was recorded expressing theefend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. our politics correspondent jessica parker has been following this story. i think this is language thatjames sunderland, a conservative candidate and an aide in the home office, would not have used in public to describe what is a flagship government policy. he has said he's disappointed to have been recorded in this context. of course, as you said, it was a private event, but it is a policy as a home office aide that he has intimate knowledge of. in the recording, which you've just played, what we hear him talk about is he describes this policy to send some asylum seekers to rwanda as "crap". he does go on to say that if flights take off, that would, he thinks, send a shock wave across the english channel, by which he means to deter those gangs carrying out the people smuggling. his boss, mr sunderland's boss, james cleverly, who is the home

james sunderland who is standing for the conservatives at the election , was recorded expressing the

and it is worth saying, we should be completely clear about this, what james sunderland has said to men response to this is that he meant the response to the policy was crap, and that it will ultimately work and essentially, that the idea of moving migrants around the world is not something you would do for its own reason, but the position they have got into is that this is the weight to do it, they say they do not have a choice and he does believe that the policy will work. the thing is, you can hear in that clip he says, has anyone got their phones are cameras on? he knows he is about to say something honest. about to give an honest view, and he knows also that people will raise their eyebrows when they hear it. so, where is that recording made? he was speaking at a private event, run by the true blue patrons club, it was a dinner event for young conservatives where senior conservatives like him, a member of the home office ministerial team, he is james cleverly�*s pps, are invited along to go and speak to them privately. it was at the beginning of april this year. so it is recent, m

james sunderland — who is standing for the conservatives at the election — was recorded expressing the the english channel from france. he was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. our politics correspondent jessica parker has been following this story i think this is language thatjames sunderland, a conservative candidate and an aide in the home office, would not have used in public to describe what is a flagship government policy. he has said he's disappointed to have been recorded in this context. of course, as you said, it was a private event, but it is a policy as a home office aide that he has intimate knowledge of. in the recording, which you've just played, what we hear him talk about is he describes this policy to send some asylum seekers to rwanda as "crap". he does go on to say that if flights take off, that would, he thinks, send a shock wave across the english channel, by which he means to deter those gangs carrying out the people smuggling. his boss, mr sunderland's boss, james cleverly, who is the home secretary, has been out on the airwaves t

james sunderland, who is standing for the conservatives at the election, was recorded expressing the was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. 0ur politics correspondent jessica parker has been following this story. sot i think this is language thatjames sunderland, a conservative candidate and an aide in the home office, would not have used in public to describe what is a flagship government policy. he has said he's disappointed to have been recorded in this context. of course, as you said, it was a private event, but it is a policy as a home office aide that he has intimate knowledge of. in the recording, which you've just played, what we hear him talk about is he describes this policy to send some asylum seekers to rwanda as "crap". he does go on to say that if flights take off, that would, he thinks, send a shock wave across the english channel, by which he means to deter those gangs carrying out the people smuggling. his boss, mr sunderland's boss, james cleverly, who is the home secretary, has been out on the airwaves this morning. he was quite eager

a recording has been passed to the bbc of conservative candidate james sunderland sharing a frank viewexpensive gimmick. helen catt, bbc news. a full list of candidates standing in the bracknell constituency is on screen now, and available on the bbc news website. our political reporter, harry farley, joins us from westminster. it looks like this story is not going anywhere?— it looks like this story is not going anywhere? it looks like this story is not auoin an here? �* �*, ,, ., going anywhere? and it's less than two weeks that _ going anywhere? and it's less than two weeks that people _ going anywhere? and it's less than two weeks that people watching i going anywhere? and it's less than i two weeks that people watching gets to vote on who formed the next government. as you say, the story is not going away. a reminder we have a fourth conservative reportedly being looked into by the gambling commission over alleged bets placed on the timing of the election. the story was broken by the sunday times and a spokesperson said he denied any wrongdoing. if you want a sense of how unhelpfu

so it is recent, mr sunderland is disappointed that he was recorded.like that, it is not what you would expect. but obviously as a member of the home office team, obviously when rwanda has been such a controversial and important policy to this government, there is a public interest in hearing what he said in those candid remarks. also, it takes me to the phrase true blue. because there are many blues, and someone who has leaked this got in as a conservative, as a blue, but it is from, perhaps, on the pastel shades. laughing it is a different blue to the sunak blue. this has the whiff to me of rivalries within the conservative party, someone releasing this. this is not an interloper from the labour party who is got into the true blue. well of course, we would never talk about resources as journalists. however, one of the things you highlight there is the rwanda policy is not something that all conservatives have been happy about. the home secretary himself has never quite denied that he also used the word that we can bleep out, where he said the policy

so it is recent, mr sunderland is disappointed that he was recorded.is not what you would expect. but obviously as a member of the home office team, obviously when rwanda has been such a controversial and important policy to this government, there is a public interest in hearing what he said in those candid remarks. also, it takes me to the phrase true blue. because there are many blues, and someone who has leaked this got in as a conservative, as a blue, but it is from, perhaps, on the pastel shades. laughing it is a different blue to the sunak blue. this has the whiff to me of rivalries within the conservative party, someone releasing this. this is not an interloper from the labour party who is got into the true blue. well, of course, we would never talk about resources as journalists. however, one of the things you highlight there is the rwanda policy is not something that all conservatives have been happy about. the home secretary himself has never quite denied that he also used the word that we can bleep out, where he said the policy was... so, th

so it is recent, mr sunderland is disappointed that he was recorded.hat, it is not what you would expect. but obviously as a member of the home office team, obviously when rwanda has been such a controversial and important policy to this government, there is a public interest in hearing what he said in those candid remarks. also, it takes me to the phrase true blue. because there are many blues, and someone who has leaked this got in as a conservative, as a blue, but it is from, perhaps, on the pastel shades. laughing it is a different blue to the sunak blue. this has the whiff to me of rivalries within the conservative party, someone releasing this. this is not an interloper from the labour party who is got into the true blue. well of course, we would never talk about resources as journalists. however, one of the things you highlight there is the rwanda policy is not something that all conservatives have been happy about. the home secretary himself has never quite denied that he also used the word that we can bleep out, where he said the policy was...