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chris mason, our political editor, to see. chris mason, our political editor. thank _ to see. from belfast, but later i will be meeting the stonemasons in the mourne mountains, repairing an historic wall that was built by their grandfather. all that to come from belfast and sophie, thank you. the firm, tata steel, is to go ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces at its port talbot factory in south wales. up to 3,000 jobs could go, with a formal announcement expected tomorrow. the company is due to replace the furnaces with an electric version, which is more environmentally friendly, but needs fewer workers. hywel griffith has the story. forged by over a century of steel making, port talbot is a place dominated by one industry. the site sprawls over three miles. at its heart, two coal—fired blast furnaces, which produce liquid iron. both will be switched off — replaced eventually by one new electric furnace, which recycles scrap steel. it's a cleaner, greener way to make metal, that needs far fewer workers. sean fears his part of the plant will close. a lot of anger, frus
chris mason, our political editor, to see. chris mason, our political editor. thank _ to see. from belfast, but later i will be meeting the stonemasons in the mourne mountains, repairing an historic wall that was built by their grandfather. all that to come from belfast and sophie, thank you. the firm, tata steel, is to go ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces at its port talbot factory in south wales. up to 3,000 jobs could go, with a formal announcement expected tomorrow. the company...
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chris mason has more for us- in _ seekers to rwanda. chris mason has more for us.n as it looks like there will be a sacking as well. a conservative mp, jane stevenson, one of the mostjunior ranks on the government ladder voting for some of those proposed changes to the government rwanda plans thus defying the prime minister and defying those who control discipline in the party and therefore is expected to be sacked. let me bring you a number as we work i will put a bit about mps have defied the government tonight in suggesting that the rwanda plan must toughen, big assault on the prime minister's authority and more votes to come, and we will bring you the latest at ten. taste votes to come, and we will bring you the latest at ten.— the latest at ten. we will get you the latest at ten. we will get you the latest at ten. we will get you the latest weather _ the latest at ten. we will get you the latest weather with chris. i the latest at ten. we will get you the latest weather with chris. a i the latest weather with chris. very cold day again and today we've seen som
chris mason has more for us- in _ seekers to rwanda. chris mason has more for us.n as it looks like there will be a sacking as well. a conservative mp, jane stevenson, one of the mostjunior ranks on the government ladder voting for some of those proposed changes to the government rwanda plans thus defying the prime minister and defying those who control discipline in the party and therefore is expected to be sacked. let me bring you a number as we work i will put a bit about mps have defied the...
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thank you, chris mason from bbc news- _ with the bbc? thank you, chris mason from bbc news.ews. the story _ with the bbc? thank you, chris mason from bbc news. the story of - with the bbc? thank you, chris mason from bbc news. the story of the - with the bbc? thank you, chris mason from bbc news. the story of the last i from bbc news. the story of the last year is _ from bbc news. the story of the last year is one _ from bbc news. the story of the last year is one of you trying everything to improve — year is one of you trying everything to improve your political fortunes, being _ to improve your political fortunes, being the — to improve your political fortunes, being the agent of change, the face of continuity in the polls suggest nothing — of continuity in the polls suggest nothing has worked. given that your party— nothing has worked. given that your party is _ nothing has worked. given that your party is continuing to take lumps out of— party is continuing to take lumps out of each other and indeed lumps out of each other and indeed lumps out of— out of each other and i
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chris mason from - for that update. chris mason from westminster.
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he's been talking to our political editor, chris mason. find i political editor, chris mason. totally respect the _ political editor, chris mason. and i totally respect the strong - political editor, chris mason. and i totally respect the strong views that something like this it evokes. no one _ that something like this it evokes. no one likes the guy who's shouting "iceberg," _ no one likes the guy who's shouting "iceberg," that i suspect people will be — "iceberg," that i suspect people will be even —— we will hit the iceberg — will be even —— we will hit the iceberg. and we are on course to do that, _ iceberg. and we are on course to do that, that's — iceberg. and we are on course to do that, that's the point at which i need _ that, that's the point at which i need to— that, that's the point at which i need to make, calmly and respectfully, that we are not responding to the situation with the seriousness it warrants. i want a conservative government that delivers — conservative government that delivers for communities like mind and -- _ delivers for communities like mind an
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that linejust under way from our political editor chris mason. believe that their income back to it as we get it. we will be backin back to it as we get it. we will be back in the us for donald trump as well. the authorities in the ukrainian city of kharkiv say at least 11 people have been injured russian missile strike on a hotel. the mayor of kharkiv said no military personnel were in the hotel. ukraine has seen a series of heavy aerial bombardments by russia in recent weeks. on thursday, president zelensky was in estonia where he renewed his call for russia to be made financially responsible for the war. he also said it was very difficult for ukraine to survive without the delayed eu financial support. with me is kira rudik, a ukrainian mp who is the leader of the opposition golos party and currently campaigning for seized russian assets to be released by the west to fund ukraine's war effort. thank you for coming onto the program. we will come back to that issue of russian assets at the moment. there's been a couple of developments in the las
that linejust under way from our political editor chris mason. believe that their income back to it as we get it. we will be backin back to it as we get it. we will be back in the us for donald trump as well. the authorities in the ukrainian city of kharkiv say at least 11 people have been injured russian missile strike on a hotel. the mayor of kharkiv said no military personnel were in the hotel. ukraine has seen a series of heavy aerial bombardments by russia in recent weeks. on thursday,...
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chris mason reporting there. we will look— chris mason reporting there.c implications in our business coverage _ implications in our business coverage in 20 minutes. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good to see you again. that gives us a taste of the debate in parliament among british mps. in the meantime there is more activity in the region looking at what iran's revolutionary guards have been up revolutionary guards have been up to, and iraq and syria, what is that? what is going on and what does that mean? iran announced _ what does that mean? iran announced they _ what does that mean? ian announced they attacked monitoring posts for israel and iraq and syria. this is an apparent retaliation for the killing of their leader and syria earlier. and also retaliation on the attacks that happened in calm and with tens of people died. so we can see uranian action in syria and iraq. again they say it is israeli targets, it is what we said, we saw also overnight the houthis attacked an american ship. this is a big twist because the houthis were attackin
chris mason reporting there. we will look— chris mason reporting there.c implications in our business coverage _ implications in our business coverage in 20 minutes. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good to see you again. that gives us a taste of the debate in parliament among british mps. in the meantime there is more activity in the region looking at what iran's revolutionary guards have been up revolutionary guards have been up to, and iraq and syria, what is that? what is going on...
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the bbc�*s political editor, chris mason, has speaking to the labour leader, sir keir starmer, he gaveis reaction to the prime minister's election date comments. we are ready for a general election. i think the country is ready for a general election, to turn its back on this decline and usher in the hope and change that a labour government can bring. the prime minister is now hinting, without setting a date, that it might be later in the year. what is he hiding? why can't he set a date? you know, squatting in downing street for months on end, dithering and delaying when the country wants change, what is he hiding? and you can see the full interview with sir keir and our political editor, chris mason, at five o'clock this afternoon here on bbc news. live now to our political correspondent, harry farley. what is the advantage for rishi sunak to make this statement at this point? sunak to make this statement at this oint? ,, . ., ., sunak to make this statement at this oint? ,,, . ., ., ., sunak to make this statement at this oint? . ., ., ., , sunak to make this statement at this oint?
the bbc�*s political editor, chris mason, has speaking to the labour leader, sir keir starmer, he gaveis reaction to the prime minister's election date comments. we are ready for a general election. i think the country is ready for a general election, to turn its back on this decline and usher in the hope and change that a labour government can bring. the prime minister is now hinting, without setting a date, that it might be later in the year. what is he hiding? why can't he set a date? you...
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the bbc�*s political editor, chris mason, has speaking to the labour leader, sir keir starmer, he gave the country is ready for a general election, to turn its back on this decline and usher in the hope and change that a labour government can bring. the prime minister is now hinting, without setting a date, that it might be later in the year. what is he hiding? why can't he set a date? you know, squatting in downing street for months on end, dithering and delaying when the country wants change, what is he hiding? and you can see the full interview with sir keir and our political editor, chris mason, at five o'clock this afternoon here on bbc news. live now to our political correspondent, harry farley.
the bbc�*s political editor, chris mason, has speaking to the labour leader, sir keir starmer, he gave the country is ready for a general election, to turn its back on this decline and usher in the hope and change that a labour government can bring. the prime minister is now hinting, without setting a date, that it might be later in the year. what is he hiding? why can't he set a date? you know, squatting in downing street for months on end, dithering and delaying when the country wants...
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words, crowds, persuasions, promises. 2024 will have the lot of them. >> chris mason there.ng me is lucy fisher, editor at the financial times. thank you for coming onto the program. what is your take on what we have heard from where she sunak? >> in some ways, it does not really move the dial. most westminster watches have predicted the most likely window for an election was october, november this year. however, what he has said today indicating he's looking past this year. it does not rule out him going to the public in may and june if there is a miraculous recovery in the economy in this conservative party polling fortunes. i don't think he has backed himself into a corner if things looked very positive for his party. his own approval ratings later this spring. what what he's indicated is what many have thought has been the most likely timi. the important thing for him was to make some comment on it. there has been growing momentum to the attack line spotted by labor, lib dems warning that things are gearing up for the election. and if he seems to fail to call an election
words, crowds, persuasions, promises. 2024 will have the lot of them. >> chris mason there.ng me is lucy fisher, editor at the financial times. thank you for coming onto the program. what is your take on what we have heard from where she sunak? >> in some ways, it does not really move the dial. most westminster watches have predicted the most likely window for an election was october, november this year. however, what he has said today indicating he's looking past this year. it does...
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let's go back to chris mason in downing street.ion. that is what we understand the prime minister talked of his cabinet about this evening, with the anticipation that the strikes could take in the coming hours, with profound political, geopolitical, diplomatic and economic sequences. there is concern, of course, about the prospect of a widening regional conflict in the middle east. there is economic concern around the significant decline of around about a third of ship traffic through the red sea under the suez canal, and the additional economic burden that places on the world economy. as well as the potential economic consequences more broadly if this action were to more broadly escalate into something more wired, particularly if there was any knock—on consequences for oil prices. so, a big moment for the prime minister. to underline that, and the conversation has been involved in this evening, we are told by downing street he has spoken told by downing street he has spoken to the egyptian president, abdul fattah al—sisi, acknowle
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let's bring in chris mason who has been waiting for us.are you hearing tonight about the plans that are being set out? chris: let me talk you through what we know in factual terms and what i think is reasonable to reduce what we know factually. my understanding is around now, in the last 20 minutes or so, the prime minister rishi sunak held a conference call for his cabinets. there was a briefing relating to the prospect, the imminent prospect of the u.k. being involved in a military response, military strikes against the houthis. what is happening in the last couple of minutes as we were listening to frank, other senior parliamentarians are being called in to government to be briefed. the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, also keir starmer, john healy, shadow defense secretary also being called in. what can be read into this? we can read into this that it is convention and entirely within the prerogative of the british government to embark upon military action that it deems to be necessary and should happen imminently wi
let's bring in chris mason who has been waiting for us.are you hearing tonight about the plans that are being set out? chris: let me talk you through what we know in factual terms and what i think is reasonable to reduce what we know factually. my understanding is around now, in the last 20 minutes or so, the prime minister rishi sunak held a conference call for his cabinets. there was a briefing relating to the prospect, the imminent prospect of the u.k. being involved in a military response,...
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster. out of the race for the 2024 us republican presidential nomination. he made the announcement during a town hall event in the us state of new hampshire. this is the moment he pulled out of the race. it’s this is the moment he pulled out of the race.— out of the race. it's clear to me tonight _ out of the race. it's clear to me tonight that _ out of the race. it's clear to me tonight that there - out of the race. it's clear to me tonight that there isn'tl out of the race. it's clear to | me tonight that there isn't a path — me tonight that there isn't a path for— me tonight that there isn't a path for me to win the nomination, which is why i'm suspending my campaign tonight for president of the united states _ 0ur reporter will vernon has more from washington. chris christie was the anti—trump candidate, really the only anti—trump candidate. and ever since he launched his campaign last year, you kind of got the impression that perhaps he was running more out of a sense of duty, really,
chris mason, bbc news, westminster. out of the race for the 2024 us republican presidential nomination. he made the announcement during a town hall event in the us state of new hampshire. this is the moment he pulled out of the race. it’s this is the moment he pulled out of the race.— out of the race. it's clear to me tonight _ out of the race. it's clear to me tonight that _ out of the race. it's clear to me tonight that there - out of the race. it's clear to me tonight that there isn'tl...
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chris mason, bbc news.in have been released. it mentions alleged sex tapes filmed by epstein of prince andrew, bill clinton, and sir richard branson. the three of them have denied any wrongdoing, and the person who made the allegations later said she wanted to withdraw them. the claims were included in hundreds of documents that a usjudge has ordered to be unsealed — as part of a civil claim by prince andrew's accuser — virginia giuffre — against ghislaine maxwell, which was filed in 2015 and settled in 2017. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik has more. a new batch of court documents have been released, this time in relation to a woman named sarah ransom, who herself settled a civil lawsuit with epstein and maxwell in 2018 for an undisclosed amount. sarah ransom says she was abused and recruited into epstein's sex trafficking ring in 2006 when she was 22 years old. now, the latest release includes several of her communications with a columnist from the new york post. in 2016, she claims in them to
chris mason, bbc news.in have been released. it mentions alleged sex tapes filmed by epstein of prince andrew, bill clinton, and sir richard branson. the three of them have denied any wrongdoing, and the person who made the allegations later said she wanted to withdraw them. the claims were included in hundreds of documents that a usjudge has ordered to be unsealed — as part of a civil claim by prince andrew's accuser — virginia giuffre — against ghislaine maxwell, which was filed in 2015...
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chris mason, bbc news.n continued to batter parts of the country. and there are fears tonight the river trent, could come close to it's highest water mark on record this century. a major incident has already been declared in nottinghamshire due to widespread flooding, caused by storm henk. the county council is urging residents in "at risk" areas to prepare in case they need to evacuate, with the environment agency at one stage issuing more than 50 flood warnings and flood alerts, for the east midlands alone. navtej johal reports. storm henk may be gone, but it's certainly not forgotten. this is what it left behind in nottinghamshire, where a major incident has been declared and water levels on the river trent are as high as they've been in more than 20 years. the council is making the decision could see the river surging past their headquarters, but not every seat here was suitable for a good view. its similar levels to that of 2000, so it's that serious, and we must ask people to be aware and stay safe. f
chris mason, bbc news.n continued to batter parts of the country. and there are fears tonight the river trent, could come close to it's highest water mark on record this century. a major incident has already been declared in nottinghamshire due to widespread flooding, caused by storm henk. the county council is urging residents in "at risk" areas to prepare in case they need to evacuate, with the environment agency at one stage issuing more than 50 flood warnings and flood alerts, for...
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chris mason reporting there.cal correspondent peter saull told me what the arguments were among the ii mps who voted against the bill. they don't think this bill is going to work in its stated aim of stopping the boats, of deterring people from crossing the english channel. and because they believe that this rwanda policy is the best and only deterrent, really, that ultimately when people arrive on uk shores, they will be deported to rwanda. now, there were various different amendments that were voted on over the past 48 hours or so. we heard reference to them in chris's piece there. one, for example, blocking the idea of pyjama injunctions, last—minute interventions from the european court of human rights, stopping flights from taking off to rwanda. 61 tory mps backed that amendment, so that's a significant number of tory backbenchers. ultimately, though, the vast majority of them rowed back into line and when it came to the main vote at the end, the third reading vote, as it's known, just 11 conservative rebels
chris mason reporting there.cal correspondent peter saull told me what the arguments were among the ii mps who voted against the bill. they don't think this bill is going to work in its stated aim of stopping the boats, of deterring people from crossing the english channel. and because they believe that this rwanda policy is the best and only deterrent, really, that ultimately when people arrive on uk shores, they will be deported to rwanda. now, there were various different amendments that...
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our political editor chris mason reports.ack at their base in cyprus, the britishjets involved in air strikes on yemen. good evening, mr speaker, should parliament be recalled, sir? i don't even know what it would be recalled for. last night, the decision already taken by the prime minister, the speaker of the house of commons was called in for a briefing. will labour be supporting the government? so too were senior labour figures — keir starmerjoined remotely. on a visit to greater manchester today, the labour leader said the air strikes were justified because of the actions of the houthis. they are putting civilian lives at risk and disrupting that traffic through the red sea, traffic that is vital for the world economy. so we support the action the government has taken. of course it is for the government to make a statement about it but the principle is an important one. 20 years ago, tony blair held a vote in parliament before the iraq war. this is the time for this house, not just this government or indeed this prime min
our political editor chris mason reports.ack at their base in cyprus, the britishjets involved in air strikes on yemen. good evening, mr speaker, should parliament be recalled, sir? i don't even know what it would be recalled for. last night, the decision already taken by the prime minister, the speaker of the house of commons was called in for a briefing. will labour be supporting the government? so too were senior labour figures — keir starmerjoined remotely. on a visit to greater...
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let's bring in our political editor, chris mason, who has been patiently waiting.set out? let tonight about the plans are being set out? , ., ., ., set out? let me you through what we know in factual _ set out? let me you through what we know in factual terms _ set out? let me you through what we know in factual terms and _ set out? let me you through what we know in factual terms and then - set out? let me you through what we know in factual terms and then what l know in factual terms and then what i think_ know in factual terms and then what i think it _ know in factual terms and then what i think it is _ know in factual terms and then what i think it is reasonable to deduce from _ i think it is reasonable to deduce from what — i think it is reasonable to deduce from what we know factually. my understanding is that around about now, _ understanding is that around about now. in— understanding is that around about now, in fact, in the last 20 minutes or so, _ now, in fact, in the last 20 minutes or so, the _ now, in fact, in the last 20 minutes or so, the prime min
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chris mason there.blic duties for a while due to health reasons. kensington palace says catherine, who's a2, has had abdominal surgery and will be in hospital for at least 10 days. she won't return to engagements until after easter. shortly after that, buckingham palace announced the king is to receive treatment for an enlarged prostate. here's our royal correspondent daniela relph. together on christmas day, the king, the princess of wales just behind him, and the wider royal family attended church earlier in the afternoon came news of the princess of wales being in hospital. like the king, she too had shown no sign of any health issues last month during a full programme of engagements that included hosting a carol concert at westminster abbey. but kensington palace has now said that the princess was admitted to this london hospital yesterday for what they described as planned abdominal surgery. she's expected to stay here for io—ia days, and is unlikely to return to royal duties before easter. as you'
chris mason there.blic duties for a while due to health reasons. kensington palace says catherine, who's a2, has had abdominal surgery and will be in hospital for at least 10 days. she won't return to engagements until after easter. shortly after that, buckingham palace announced the king is to receive treatment for an enlarged prostate. here's our royal correspondent daniela relph. together on christmas day, the king, the princess of wales just behind him, and the wider royal family attended...
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here's our political editor chris mason.e still being fired at. i call the prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said the uk was acting in self—defence after commercial ships and the royal navy were attacked. i want to be clear that these were limited strikes. they were carefully targeted at launch sites for drones and ballistic missiles to degrade the houthis�* capacity to make further attacks on international shipping. i can tell the house today that our initial assessment is that all 13 planned targets were destroyed. keir starmer said parliament should be consulted where possible when a military campaign is likely to be lengthy, but he supported the government's decision last week. labour backs this targeted action to reinforce maritime security in the red sea. we strongly condemn the houthi attacks targeting commercial ships of all nationalities, putting civilians and military personnel in serious danger, including british forces. thank you, mr speaker. scottish national party wanted to know how the
here's our political editor chris mason.e still being fired at. i call the prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said the uk was acting in self—defence after commercial ships and the royal navy were attacked. i want to be clear that these were limited strikes. they were carefully targeted at launch sites for drones and ballistic missiles to degrade the houthis�* capacity to make further attacks on international shipping. i can tell the house today that our initial...
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our political editor, chris mason, is in westminster for us now.ouble is rishi sunak�*s policy in? the depth and breadth of conservative armies at rishi sunak�*s plan was there for all to see. for nearly two years the government under three prime ministers has tried to get this idea of sending some asylum seekers to rwanda off the ground and they have failed. stymied in the courts and they are trying again. but there is a significant chunk of conservative mps who think this third attempt will be a dud, too. ministers hope that doesn't necessarily mean come tomorrow they'll reject the plan at right, but it's quite something when this number are willing to do what they did today, including a trio who were willing to lose theirjobs. the three faces of resignation tonight. resigned to opposing the government. lee anderson, brendan clarke—smith and jane stevenson. none will be household names in many households, but lee anderson has built up something of a profile, both for outspoken remarks and making a lot of money as a host on gb news, alongside his
our political editor, chris mason, is in westminster for us now.ouble is rishi sunak�*s policy in? the depth and breadth of conservative armies at rishi sunak�*s plan was there for all to see. for nearly two years the government under three prime ministers has tried to get this idea of sending some asylum seekers to rwanda off the ground and they have failed. stymied in the courts and they are trying again. but there is a significant chunk of conservative mps who think this third attempt...
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chris mason from - for that update. chris mason from westminster.s we come on air, more developments in the middle east, with reports of the us and uk beginning morejoint airstrikes against houthi targets in yemen. we'll have the latest. it come as israeli hostage families have come to britain to plead with the prime minister to try to help them resolve the regional crisis. we speak to the brother of twins who are held by hamas. mounting anger inside israel, where the families of hostages stormed the knesset, about netanyahu's response to the crisis. i'll bejoined by liran, whose brothers are still being held hostage in gaza. we also hearfrom unicef on the ground in south gaza about the horrors children are facing there. every child in gaza has been traumatised. they have to be. almost every child has been displaced. has witnessed the absolute horrors of war that no child should have to witness. also tonight, millions of parents in england are being contacted by the nhs and urged to have their children vaccinated against measles. from the west midla
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casciani. —— chris mason. 10.1i0pm on bbc one and right now on iplayer.> to south america now, and the unprecedented violence on the streets of ecuador, with the president declaring the country is in a state of war with ruthless drug gangs. armed groups linked to drug cartels have launched a wave of bomb attacks, with more than 130 prison officers being hostage by inmates in a number ofjails. the violence began after a notorious drug lord escaped prison. tourists are being warned to stay indoors until further notice, with all but essential travel discouraged. yesterday, masked gunmen raided a tv station, during a live broadcast, in the city of xguayaquil, in the city of guayaquil, and will grant is there for us live. will. guayaquil today is a city in shock. few residents here could believe the extreme gang violence that was unleashed. murders, bomb attacks and prison officer taken hostages. all of it unprecedented in the history of it unprecedented in the history of this port city, but unprecedented in the hi
casciani. —— chris mason. 10.1i0pm on bbc one and right now on iplayer.> to south america now, and the unprecedented violence on the streets of ecuador, with the president declaring the country is in a state of war with ruthless drug gangs. armed groups linked to drug cartels have launched a wave of bomb attacks, with more than 130 prison officers being hostage by inmates in a number ofjails. the violence began after a notorious drug lord escaped prison. tourists are being warned to stay...
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chris mason, thank you. with a serious incident in south london in which nine people — our correspondent, ellie price, is here. we have heard from the metropolitan police that a suspected corrosive substance was to honour people in lambeth and there were three victims, a woman and two young children have been taken to hospital for treatment and three other people, all adults, for treatment and three other people, alladults, have for treatment and three other people, all adults, have also been taken to hospital with injuries they sustained when they came to their aid. we don't know any update on their conditions but they say that three police officers have been taken to hospital as they responded to the incident. the police are calling it a horrific incident which took place in lambeth shortly before 7:30pm this evening. no arrests have been made so far and the national police air service, we are told, is assisting in the search for the perpetrator. are not many details at the moment but nine people have been
chris mason, thank you. with a serious incident in south london in which nine people — our correspondent, ellie price, is here. we have heard from the metropolitan police that a suspected corrosive substance was to honour people in lambeth and there were three victims, a woman and two young children have been taken to hospital for treatment and three other people, all adults, for treatment and three other people, alladults, have for treatment and three other people, all adults, have also been...
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many thanks, chris mason there in a rainy bristol. 0n the second day of a six—day strike byjunior doctorss says a call for some junior doctors to come into work because of extreme pressure was rejected by their union, the bma. nhs leaders in nottinghamshire declared a critical incident and warned that there were waits of up to eight hours in a&e and less seriously ill patients were being told to seek help elsewhere. rob sissons is at the queen's medical centre in nottingham for us. what does a critical incident mean for patients? hello, reeta. well, that phrase is a piece of nhsjargon, but it is hello, reeta. well, that phrase is a piece of nhs jargon, but it is the highest state of alert and a real sign of pressure in the health and social care system. it applies to the entire system across nottingham and nottinghamshire. now, what we know is that yesterday a request was made in the morning, just hours into this nationaljunior doctors strike, the longest in nhs history, this latest block, for some junior doctors to come back in to help shore up the staffing in one of england's busiest a&
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chris mason, bbc news.r post mistresses, janet skinner who was handed a nine month sentence in 2007 over an alleged shortfall of £59,000 from her post office branch in hull but eventually had her conviction quashed and sally stringer a former postmistress who calls herself as one of the lucky ones. she wasn't convicted, but still suffered significant financial losses. sally, i was just watching you as chris was reporting there, you smiled at the response from rishi sunak. it is quite a spectacle, isn't it, watching politicians respond to this when they have known so long what the problem was. it is. so long what the problem was. it is, the are so long what the problem was. it is, they are all — so long what the problem was. it is, they are all lying _ so long what the problem was. it is, they are all lying toe _ so long what the problem was. it is, they are all lying toe rags, - they are all lying toe rags, actually, at the end of the day. it's an election year, they are all going to be on the bandwagon to
chris mason, bbc news.r post mistresses, janet skinner who was handed a nine month sentence in 2007 over an alleged shortfall of £59,000 from her post office branch in hull but eventually had her conviction quashed and sally stringer a former postmistress who calls herself as one of the lucky ones. she wasn't convicted, but still suffered significant financial losses. sally, i was just watching you as chris was reporting there, you smiled at the response from rishi sunak. it is quite a...
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chris mason, bbc news. hannah miller is in westminster tonight.ties to begin to set out their stalls for voters. this has caused — out their stalls for voters. this has caused a _ out their stalls for voters. this has caused a lot _ out their stalls for voters. this has caused a lot of— out their stalls for voters. this has caused a lot of hoo - out their stalls for voters. ti 3 has caused a lot of hoo hah today, but fundamentally the facts haven't actually changed. it still rishi sunak�*s decision when to call a general election, as long as he does it at some point this year, and he could still choose to do it whenever he likes, so why did he say this today? well, fundamentally he knew he was always going to be asked the question. he will hope he said enough to dampen down what otherwise could be endless speculation and he may well have been expecting the reaction that he got from opposition parties too, but he will hope he can ride that out over the next few days rather than have it hanging over him for months on end. why is the second half of t
chris mason, bbc news. hannah miller is in westminster tonight.ties to begin to set out their stalls for voters. this has caused — out their stalls for voters. this has caused a _ out their stalls for voters. this has caused a lot _ out their stalls for voters. this has caused a lot of— out their stalls for voters. this has caused a lot of hoo - out their stalls for voters. ti 3 has caused a lot of hoo hah today, but fundamentally the facts haven't actually changed. it still rishi...
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chris mason, bbc news.lander was launched on monday and was due to attempt a landing later this month. doctor maggie lou says it is too early to say if it will be able to land on the moon. lunar landing missions are difficult — like, over 50% of them do fail, so it's a difficult task. this is a small company doing it for the very first time and it's on a small budget, so it's hard. right now, they've been able to realign the solar panels, so they're getting the full energy. they've charged up their battery and that means they can do some things on on the way there to the moon. it's on a trans lunar orbit, so it's on its way to the vicinity of the moon. and on the way it will be able to do things like, i guess there's radiation sensors. so, maybe it can send us back some radiation data, it can send us back telemetry data, so temperatures, pressures and information about the electronic systems forfuture improvements on future launches. right now, it has a propellant leak, and i'm not sure how severe this is.
chris mason, bbc news.lander was launched on monday and was due to attempt a landing later this month. doctor maggie lou says it is too early to say if it will be able to land on the moon. lunar landing missions are difficult — like, over 50% of them do fail, so it's a difficult task. this is a small company doing it for the very first time and it's on a small budget, so it's hard. right now, they've been able to realign the solar panels, so they're getting the full energy. they've charged up...
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster.he biggest houthi attack on the red sea. you, uk defence secretary says he has no doubt iran is heavily behind the attacks and says actions will come if they do not stop. several major shipping companies have started taking major detours to avoid the red sea which could lead to supply chain problem. it comes as us secretary of state antony blinken starts to wrap up his trip through the middle east, as there were concerns about the conflict spreading through the conflict spreading through the region. for more on this, here is our correspondent in beirut. antony blinken continues with his visit to the middle east someone of his messages this violence needs to be contained to prevent a wider regional conflict. and he had a warning to houthi rebels in yemen who have been attacking shipping vessels in the red sea. he said there will be consequences if those attacks don't stop. he also said iran needs to stop the support that it has given to the houthis for those attacks. there was a similar
chris mason, bbc news, westminster.he biggest houthi attack on the red sea. you, uk defence secretary says he has no doubt iran is heavily behind the attacks and says actions will come if they do not stop. several major shipping companies have started taking major detours to avoid the red sea which could lead to supply chain problem. it comes as us secretary of state antony blinken starts to wrap up his trip through the middle east, as there were concerns about the conflict spreading through...
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chris mason, bbc news.postmasters were found guilty of false accounting, theft and fraud over a period of 15 years. only 95 of those convictions have so far been overturned by the courts. 0ur correspondent coletta smith has spent the day with some of the former subpostmasters as they waited for the prime minister's announcement. there are flashing images in her report. thrust together again, nine subpostmasters whose lives echo each other, but have all lived a very personal trauma, sharing their real life stories with the nation. it wrecked my life, my family's life. i was totally a recluse. the barrister said to me, - "if you plead not guilty, you're probably going to go to prison. i first met janet nearly three years ago in her garden in hull. do you know, i haven't cried about this for years. she'd served time in prison and still had a criminal conviction hanging over her. so nervous. because i know my life is in the hands of three judges. her conviction was quashed in 2021, and as she's waited longer fo
chris mason, bbc news.postmasters were found guilty of false accounting, theft and fraud over a period of 15 years. only 95 of those convictions have so far been overturned by the courts. 0ur correspondent coletta smith has spent the day with some of the former subpostmasters as they waited for the prime minister's announcement. there are flashing images in her report. thrust together again, nine subpostmasters whose lives echo each other, but have all lived a very personal trauma, sharing...
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let's speak to our political editor, chris mason, who's in westminster.to emfay sills tonight, is we don't know, because the new plan has not yet been published. plenty of key figures have seen it, so we have been able to glean some of the details but we won't get the precise details until it is published here at westminster tomorrow. now all of this relates to two of the most complex and contentious elements of contemporary politics, northern ireland and its painstaking path to peace and the uk's departure from the european union, and right at the heart of both things are borders, they are important, their symbolism, their important, their symbolism, their import in a part of europe where people feel the importance of them to a far greater extent than perhaps in many other places, so what of that detail? we know that the democratic unionist party for the last couple of years have not liked the brexit deal, even the revised deal known as the windsor framework of a year ago, but most of them now do, so, we understand that trade between england, scotland an
let's speak to our political editor, chris mason, who's in westminster.to emfay sills tonight, is we don't know, because the new plan has not yet been published. plenty of key figures have seen it, so we have been able to glean some of the details but we won't get the precise details until it is published here at westminster tomorrow. now all of this relates to two of the most complex and contentious elements of contemporary politics, northern ireland and its painstaking path to peace and the...
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ok, chris, thank you, chris mason, our political editor. let's get a final word from jeremy.between israel and hamas, but others beg to differ. that is america's truth on this one. i think the evidence shows very clearly that this is directly linked to gaza and the houthis who are carrying out the attacks say that is why they are doing them and they say clearly as well that if there was a ceasefire, they would stop. they may not be telling the truth about that but that is what they are saying at the moment so that is one direct link. and the other thing is, it is not really for the americans or british to say whether or not this will be limited. now they have gone down the road using military action, what happens next? what if the houthis answer with a load of rockets that might hit a merchant ship or one of the naval vessels who are there? what will that mean? more air strikes? are there? what will that mean? more airstrikes? biggerairstrikes? air strikes? bigger air strikes? what if airstrikes? biggerairstrikes? what if after that one of the pro—iranian militias in syria or
ok, chris, thank you, chris mason, our political editor. let's get a final word from jeremy.between israel and hamas, but others beg to differ. that is america's truth on this one. i think the evidence shows very clearly that this is directly linked to gaza and the houthis who are carrying out the attacks say that is why they are doing them and they say clearly as well that if there was a ceasefire, they would stop. they may not be telling the truth about that but that is what they are saying...
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chris mason, bbc news, westminster., a high court claim was issued against the post office by a group of these postmasters. a group litigation order a process for managing claims by people with similar or shared grievances, was issued by the court two years later. there are around 555 claimants give or take a few that belong to that glo. and they have been promised today a 75,000 pound upfront payment. but that will be a fraction of the costs many of these people have incurred. quite apart from the court costs in appealing their cases, which for many this payment would not cover anyway, many of them have lost their, their livelihoods, their homes, their liberty, their pensions. we spoke on monday to the former post—mistress sally stringer who wasn't convicted, but she still suffered significant financial losses. making up the shortfalls in the accounts which were generated by the it system. she is back with us. good evening, sally. were you part of the glo and is the £75,000 payment go far enough to mitigate what people
chris mason, bbc news, westminster., a high court claim was issued against the post office by a group of these postmasters. a group litigation order a process for managing claims by people with similar or shared grievances, was issued by the court two years later. there are around 555 claimants give or take a few that belong to that glo. and they have been promised today a 75,000 pound upfront payment. but that will be a fraction of the costs many of these people have incurred. quite apart from...
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here is our political editor chris mason. red sea, a crucial artery of the world economy, but ships here are still being fired at. i world economy, but ships here are still being fired at.— still being fired at. i called the prime minister! _ still being fired at. i called the prime minister! in _ still being fired at. i called the prime minister! in the - still being fired at. i called the l prime minister! in the commons still being fired at. i called the - prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi _ prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak _ prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said - prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said the - prime minister! in the commons this afternoon, rishi sunak said the uk i afternoon, rishi sunak said the uk was acting in self—defence after commercial ships and the royal navy were attacked. i commercial ships and the royal navy were attacked-— were attacked. i want to be clear that these _ were attacked. i want to be clea
here is our political editor chris mason. red sea, a crucial artery of the world economy, but ships here are still being fired at. i world economy, but ships here are still being fired at.— still being fired at. i called the prime minister! _ still being fired at. i called the prime minister! in _ still being fired at. i called the prime minister! in the - still being fired at. i called the l prime minister! in the commons still being fired at. i called the - prime minister! in the commons...
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chris mason, bbc news.impson is here to take a closer look at how this scandal has unfolded. this has been a long time coming and the big question is still, who knew what and when? that the big question is still, who knew what and when?— the big question is still, who knew what and when? . , ., , ., what and when? that is what everyone wants to know — what and when? that is what everyone wants to know after _ what and when? that is what everyone wants to know after this _ what and when? that is what everyone wants to know after this drama, - wants to know after this drama, despite the fact all this has been in plain sight for years. it is of course fujitsu who was responsible for this new it system that got rolled out in 1999. it is still is. there were white from the start problems so why has budget to escape tax far? it has apologised for its role in a suffering of the sub—postmasters and said it would cooperate with the inquiry. as for the post office have been a number of ceos over the years but it is p
chris mason, bbc news.impson is here to take a closer look at how this scandal has unfolded. this has been a long time coming and the big question is still, who knew what and when? that the big question is still, who knew what and when?— the big question is still, who knew what and when? . , ., , ., what and when? that is what everyone wants to know — what and when? that is what everyone wants to know after _ what and when? that is what everyone wants to know after this _ what and when?...
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here's our political editor chris mason.shi sunak in the treasury. now he saying rishi sunak should go because he reckons he's leading the conservatives into a massacre at the general election. let's be clear, you think rishi sunak is so bad that the better option would be another round of the conservative pantomime of whose turn is it next? we conservative pantomime of whose turn is it next? ~ ., ., ., ~' is it next? we need to look in the mirror as a _ is it next? we need to look in the mirror as a political— is it next? we need to look in the mirror as a political party. - is it next? we need to look in the mirror as a political party. as - mirror as a political party. as professional politicians, and recognise the reality of what is likely to happen unless we act. but if ou look likely to happen unless we act. but if you look in the mirror and the alternative is a fourth prime minister in a parliamentary term people will say that's a joke. i totally accept that clearly, political unity is a very valuable thing but if the
here's our political editor chris mason.shi sunak in the treasury. now he saying rishi sunak should go because he reckons he's leading the conservatives into a massacre at the general election. let's be clear, you think rishi sunak is so bad that the better option would be another round of the conservative pantomime of whose turn is it next? we conservative pantomime of whose turn is it next? ~ ., ., ., ~' is it next? we need to look in the mirror as a _ is it next? we need to look in the...
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along with a meeting of the national security council and chris mason our political editor has been tellingin the last few minutes that rishi sunak has spoken to the leader of the opposition and has informed the speaker in the house of commons which does tend to suggest that things are imminent. we are watching events of the pentagon as well, not much reaction thus far in the united states but of course we will bring that as and when we get it. let's pause for a moment and get a check on the sport. after 2a seasons and six super bowl titles, bill belichick is leaving the new england patriots. it ends an era of historic success at the nfl franchise, with its owner calling belichick the best coach of all time. despite his achievements in new england, the patriots lost 13 of their 17 regular season games in 2023, finishing bottom of their division and handing belichick his worst ever win?loss record for a season. all nine super bowl appearances came alongside tom brady, but once the quarterback left, the patriots only reached the playoffs one more time. belichick is 71, but he's only 1a wins b
along with a meeting of the national security council and chris mason our political editor has been tellingin the last few minutes that rishi sunak has spoken to the leader of the opposition and has informed the speaker in the house of commons which does tend to suggest that things are imminent. we are watching events of the pentagon as well, not much reaction thus far in the united states but of course we will bring that as and when we get it. let's pause for a moment and get a check on the...
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chris mason, our political editor, thank, you.t midlands has doubled within three weeks, according to the latest figures. the region is experiencing its worst outbreak of the disease in three decades — and it accounts for three quarters of all confirmed cases in england during this latest outbreak. phil mackie has been speaking to one couple about how measles affected their son. this is how measles can affect a little child. ezra barrett is just four months old. you 0k? he coughs. this was him three weeks' ago. he probably caught measles during a trip to a soft play area. he was so young, he hadn't been vaccinated. he spent six days in hospital. his parents said he looked like an octopus, with all the wires coming out of him. his temperature was up all the time. he just wasn't himself, he was crying a lot. wasn't feeding, temperature was high. obviously looked very ill because of his skin. quite scared, really, because, you know, with him being so young, and we were just worried that, you know, was he strong enough to kind of figh
chris mason, our political editor, thank, you.t midlands has doubled within three weeks, according to the latest figures. the region is experiencing its worst outbreak of the disease in three decades — and it accounts for three quarters of all confirmed cases in england during this latest outbreak. phil mackie has been speaking to one couple about how measles affected their son. this is how measles can affect a little child. ezra barrett is just four months old. you 0k? he coughs. this was...
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our political editor chris mason is in westminster for us now. es. good evening.widespread _ es. good evening. this is seen as the most widespread miscarriage| es. good evening. this is seen as i the most widespread miscarriage of justice of the 21st—century. tonight we have heard from the government that it we have heard from the government thatitis we have heard from the government that it is planning to look into whether or not it can change the law and change it quite quickly in an attempt to exonerate so, so many people, hundreds of people, who want to see their cleared, it might come forward with its plan to do that as soon as later this week. —— and the government is hinting it might come forward. after years of headlines about this and more than two decades of injustice what we have learned in the last few days is the power of a tv drama. this is alan bates. 2a years ago he raised an issue with the computer system at the post office he ran in north wales. a quarter of a century on, tobyjones is playing him in a television drama. we're all here to share our
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chris mason, bbc news.ilty of false accounting, theft and fraud over a period of 15 years. only 95 of those convictions have so far been overturned by the courts. 0ur correspondent coletta smith has spent the day with some of the former subpostmasters as they waited for the prime minister's announcement. thrust together again, nine subpostmasters whose lives echo each other, but have all lived a very personal trauma, sharing their real life stories with the nation. it wrecked my life, my family's life. i was totally a recluse. the barrister said to me, - "if you plead not guilty, you're probably going to go to prison. i first met janet nearly three years ago, in her garden in hull. do you know, i haven't cried about this for years. she'd served time in prison and still had a criminal conviction hanging over her. so nervous. because i know my life is in the hands of three judges. her conviction was quashed in 2021, and as she's waited longer forjustice, her voice has grown stronger, directly challenging the
chris mason, bbc news.ilty of false accounting, theft and fraud over a period of 15 years. only 95 of those convictions have so far been overturned by the courts. 0ur correspondent coletta smith has spent the day with some of the former subpostmasters as they waited for the prime minister's announcement. thrust together again, nine subpostmasters whose lives echo each other, but have all lived a very personal trauma, sharing their real life stories with the nation. it wrecked my life, my...
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we have from our political editor chris mason in that report. that decision, he did consult with the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer, but there have been some opposition parties who now say that parliament should be recalled for debate what has happened. what parliament should be recalled for debate what has happened. what you make of it all? _ debate what has happened. what you make of it all? i _ debate what has happened. what you make of it all? ithink— debate what has happened. what you make of it all? i think the _ debate what has happened. what you make of it all? i think the first - make of it all? i think the first point to note is the prime minister is well within his rights to launch military action without going to parliament. there is no particular law to say he has to go parliament but we have seen it in recent years when military action has been taken and we are hearing this chorus from political leaders in the uk asking that there should be some sort of debate or discussion in parliament and we will see that next week
we have from our political editor chris mason in that report. that decision, he did consult with the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer, but there have been some opposition parties who now say that parliament should be recalled for debate what has happened. what parliament should be recalled for debate what has happened. what you make of it all? _ debate what has happened. what you make of it all? i _ debate what has happened. what you make of it all? ithink— debate what has...
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here is our political editor, chris mason. reporter: the government has promised to stop the votes.umbers are down. migrants keep coming. this is dover this morning. the rwanda ion is about putting people off attempting this crossing, but no one who has made this journey has been sent there yet. what does the root -- what does the rwandan president make a fiddle? -- make of it all? >> not seeing a refugee. reporter: if people don't come, we will return the money, he says. the u.k. has already handed over 240 million pounds. >> your party backs the bill? reporter: the prime minister is trying to get his rwandan policy to work. for two years, it has been stymied by the courts. the labor leader who scrapped the plan sought to mark rishi sunak over silencing his -- >> only this government could waste hundreds of millions of pounds on a policy that does not remove anyone. but he still has not answered the question. so i will try again. what progress has he made in locating the 4250 people his government has apparently lost? reporter: the prime minister dodged the question, but hit back.
here is our political editor, chris mason. reporter: the government has promised to stop the votes.umbers are down. migrants keep coming. this is dover this morning. the rwanda ion is about putting people off attempting this crossing, but no one who has made this journey has been sent there yet. what does the root -- what does the rwandan president make a fiddle? -- make of it all? >> not seeing a refugee. reporter: if people don't come, we will return the money, he says. the u.k. has...
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today, he has been speaking exclusively to our political editor chris mason who joins us now.he question stop sir simon clarke said his party is heading for annihilation but he said he understands why some of his comments today have really criticised him. no—one likes the guy who is shouting, "iceberg!" but i suspect that people will be even less happy if we hit the iceberg. let's be clear — you think rishi sunak is so bad that the better option would be another round of the conservative pantomime of whose turn is it next? we need to look in the mirror as a political party, as professional politicians, and recognise the reality of what is likely to happen unless we act. but if you look in the mirror and the alternative is a fourth prime minister in a parliamentary term, i mean, people would just say that is a joke, wouldn't they? i totally accept that, clearly, political unity is a very valuable thing but if the unity is behind the wrong project, or a project which is not connecting with people, then it's not worth anything. who do you think should be prime minister? well, i h
today, he has been speaking exclusively to our political editor chris mason who joins us now.he question stop sir simon clarke said his party is heading for annihilation but he said he understands why some of his comments today have really criticised him. no—one likes the guy who is shouting, "iceberg!" but i suspect that people will be even less happy if we hit the iceberg. let's be clear — you think rishi sunak is so bad that the better option would be another round of the...
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here's our political editor, chris mason.ictory sometimes is, always is the absence of defeat, his plan still stands, as i mentioned, it now heads to the house of lords, it will face opposition there and the government faces a deadline, the deadline is that general election to try and prove that they can make this policy work. the policy is still alive, proving it can work is a work in progress. after wednesday's vote, the opposition labour party slammed the rwanda plan as quote, "unworkable, unaffordable and unlawful". you're live with bbc news. police in ecuador say a prosecutor investigating an attack on a television studio has been murdered. cesar suarez was shot in the city of guayaquil. the dramatic assault last week by gang members during a live tv broadcast came after a state of emergency was declared by president daniel noboa. i spoke to our south america correspondent ione wells. reminds us of this attack on the television station last week, just what happened? viewers in ecuador were watching the news on the nation
here's our political editor, chris mason.ictory sometimes is, always is the absence of defeat, his plan still stands, as i mentioned, it now heads to the house of lords, it will face opposition there and the government faces a deadline, the deadline is that general election to try and prove that they can make this policy work. the policy is still alive, proving it can work is a work in progress. after wednesday's vote, the opposition labour party slammed the rwanda plan as quote,...
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the bbc�*s political editor chris mason has the latest.raphy of this evening and what it is reasonable for us to deduce from it, in addition to the conversations privately that so, at a little before eight o'clock this evening, the prime minister held a conference call, a briefing for his cabinet, which you would expect prior to uk military action if time were to allow that. in addition to that, we saw the shadow defence secretary for labour, john healey, and the speaker of the commons, the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, arriving at 70 whitehalljust down the road from here. i understand they were briefed by senior government officials and sir keir starmer, the labour leader, also joined those conversations remotely. now a government, the uk government by convention can act militarily without wider consultation. but where possible, the convention is to speak to senior figures like the leader of the opposition and the speaker of the house of commons. those conversations have concluded this evening and the expectation is that the uk gov
the bbc�*s political editor chris mason has the latest.raphy of this evening and what it is reasonable for us to deduce from it, in addition to the conversations privately that so, at a little before eight o'clock this evening, the prime minister held a conference call, a briefing for his cabinet, which you would expect prior to uk military action if time were to allow that. in addition to that, we saw the shadow defence secretary for labour, john healey, and the speaker of the commons, the...
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our political editor chris mason reports: the three faces of resignation tonight. lee anderson, brendan clarke—smith and jane stevenson. none will be household names in many households, but lee anderson has built up something of a profile, both for outspoken remarks and making a lot of money as a host on gb news, alongside his dayjob. i don't think i would carry on in my role as deputy chairman of the conservative party, when i fundamentally disagree with the bill. i think most of the bill is sound. i think it can work. but we needed it beefing up, we needed it strengthening over the next few days, and i can't be in a position to vote for something which i don't believe in. open your mouth. 0k. here comes the train. mr anderson and mr clarke—smith were both elected in 2019... cold. i'm not coming back to this pub for food. dodgy landlord. ..in places that had never, in modern times, previously sent a conservative mp to westminster. both champion day—to—day causes, as they did here, well talking about the price of baked beans. the ayes to the right, 68. the noes to
our political editor chris mason reports: the three faces of resignation tonight. lee anderson, brendan clarke—smith and jane stevenson. none will be household names in many households, but lee anderson has built up something of a profile, both for outspoken remarks and making a lot of money as a host on gb news, alongside his dayjob. i don't think i would carry on in my role as deputy chairman of the conservative party, when i fundamentally disagree with the bill. i think most of the bill is...
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an election has to be held by january of 2025. 0ur political editor chris mason has more now on the potentiale second half of the year? if the election was in the autumn, in october or later, it would mean that he had two years as prime minister before the election. go earlier than that, where the opinion polls suggest he might lose, and he would end up with less than two years. labour leader sir keir starmer has accused sunak of "squatting "in downing street for months on end'. "in downing street for months on end". speaking in bristol on thursday, he said both the country and the labour party are ready for an election. you're live with bbc news. scientists have welcomed the discovery of a new type of antibiotic, raising hopes it could control one of the most dangerous superbugs. the new drug is still at the experimental stage, but if human trials work out, it would be the first new treatment against this type of bacteria in more than half a century. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh, has that story. bacteria are constantly evolving and some are now able to resist even the most powerful antibi
an election has to be held by january of 2025. 0ur political editor chris mason has more now on the potentiale second half of the year? if the election was in the autumn, in october or later, it would mean that he had two years as prime minister before the election. go earlier than that, where the opinion polls suggest he might lose, and he would end up with less than two years. labour leader sir keir starmer has accused sunak of "squatting "in downing street for months on end'....
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mason is at westminster for us.to you, for the best part of the last two years the uk and canada have been talking, trying to work at this free trade agreement. it comes after brexit, where the uk could go around the world and work at these agreements, and after leaving the uk there was a rollover of the eu dealfor the uk, but with a to it. in a couple of sectors, the dairy sector and the car industry, that rollover came with a time limit, and that time, you guessed it, has run out and canada has decided not to extend it further, so that means big tariffs, extra taxes, on cheese and cars that the uk are selling to canada. canada would like to sell as its beef and chicken, chlorinated as far as the chicken, chlorinated as far as the chicken is concerned in terms of how it's washed and the beef hormone fed, there is no appetite in the uk for that, so what has happened here is rather than things getting better, trading conditions between the countries advancing, which is the countries advancing, which is the whole poin
mason is at westminster for us.to you, for the best part of the last two years the uk and canada have been talking, trying to work at this free trade agreement. it comes after brexit, where the uk could go around the world and work at these agreements, and after leaving the uk there was a rollover of the eu dealfor the uk, but with a to it. in a couple of sectors, the dairy sector and the car industry, that rollover came with a time limit, and that time, you guessed it, has run out and canada...
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let's go straight to our political editor chris mason at westminster. what else is he saying?sunak, he served in the cabinet under liz truss and has publicly expressed his frustrations already —— sir simon clarke. he becomes the second conservative mp to publicly call for rishi sunak to 90, to publicly call for rishi sunak to go, and it is an article in the daily telegraph in which he says the unvarnished truth is that if rishi sunak is leading the conservatives into the election, we will be massacred. he goes onto say that the country is on the brink of being run by starmer�*s labourfor a decade or more and adds that if nigel farage, the former ukip leader, was to make a full—scale return, extinction is a very real possibility for our party, he says. very strong words, albeit from a noted critic. what will be interesting now, because there are others privately who share that view, is whether others are willing to say something similar publicly and as a result of that, where that might leave downing street and how rishi sunak responds. h0??? might leave downing street and how
let's go straight to our political editor chris mason at westminster. what else is he saying?sunak, he served in the cabinet under liz truss and has publicly expressed his frustrations already —— sir simon clarke. he becomes the second conservative mp to publicly call for rishi sunak to 90, to publicly call for rishi sunak to go, and it is an article in the daily telegraph in which he says the unvarnished truth is that if rishi sunak is leading the conservatives into the election, we will...