what is at stake here for rishi sunak? , ,., .., sunak? his entire political authority _ sunak?f his government is at stake, because in a nutshell, he said this is one of his five pledges at the start of the year, to stop the boats, and a key part of stopping boats with migrants crossing from france to the uk was what he would see as a deterrent effect, being able to send asylum seekers to be processed in rwanda. if that is not some way to fall down... he has notjust double down on this, but he has recently tripled down on it. it would really look bad in terms of his promise to voters, but would also suggest his authority in the governing conservative party were seriously under threat. —— was seriously under threat. take were seriously under threat. -- was seriously under threat.— seriously under threat. take us throu~h seriously under threat. take us through the — seriously under threat. take us through the different _ seriously under threat. take us| through the different objections that they are within the conservative party to this bill. broadly, let's take the rights of the

rishi sunak is in a really perilous _ sunak's position? position. - sunak's position? rishi sunak is in a really perilous position. this - sunak's position? rishi sunak is in a really perilous position. this is i a really perilous position. this is one of his flagship promises— stopping the boats. the rwanda policy, well it was not one he devised, he inherited it from the last comment, it has been one that he is adamant he is going to get off the ground. you knew when he was putting this legislation forward that he was putting it into a divided party. with some in his party wanting him to go much further, others wanting to make sure it respects the rule of international law. the numbers on both sides are enough to put his policy injeopardy. both sides are enough to put his policy in jeopardy. while both sides are enough to put his policy injeopardy. while he both sides are enough to put his policy in jeopardy. while he seems to have, on first pass, made those who want to respect the rule of international law happy with this, and the other

you are quite a rishi sunak loyalist. it is said this is i sunak loyalist.t is said this is his most difficult call.- sunak loyalist. it is said this is his most difficult call. i am not a lo alist his most difficult call. i am not a loyalist to _ his most difficult call. i am not a loyalist to the _ his most difficult call. i am not a loyalist to the extent _ his most difficult call. i am not a loyalist to the extent i _ his most difficult call. i am not a loyalist to the extent i believe i loyalist to the extent i believe that i— loyalist to the extent i believe that i support anything that richey does blindly, but to me, he strikes the middle — does blindly, but to me, he strikes the middle ground, which is the right— the middle ground, which is the right place. -- - right place. —— rishi. a commentator right place. — —— rishi. a commentator believes number 10 will experience a tough overnight wait. speaking to tory mps tonight, the sense i have got is that it is going to go down to the wire, and that is uncomfortable territory for a prime minister. if a

about rishi sunak. will be one is he is _ sunak. actually three, i will be one is he is in _ sunak. actually three, i will be one is he is in the most autobody political— is he is in the most autobody political pickle and a moment. we will come — political pickle and a moment. we will come onto that. he was markedly, given what's swirling in the background. second, what's religious— the background. second, what's religious belief despite being given many— religious belief despite being given many of— religious belief despite being given many of with some of the witnesses to the _ many of with some of the witnesses to the inquiry that more sharks are having _ to the inquiry that more sharks are having a _ to the inquiry that more sharks are having a pretty hopeless prime minister. — having a pretty hopeless prime minister, indecisive and leading a dysfunctional government, rishi sunak— dysfunctional government, rishi sunak did not want to go anywhere you day— sunak did not want to go anywhere you day and

he had been promoted to chancellorjust before sunak.been promoted to chancellor just before a sunak. he had been promoted to chancellorjust before a global pandemic struck. of course a lot of politics has happened since then. he has moved from number 11 to number ten and this morning made the trip across london for a grilling of his actions at the time of covid. quite something to see a current prime minister taking an oath and being cross—examined. first things first, an apology. i cross-examined. first things first, an apology-— an apology. i 'ust wanted to start b sa in: an apology. ijust wanted to start by saying how — an apology. ijust wanted to start by saying how deeply _ an apology. ijust wanted to start by saying how deeply sorry - an apology. ijust wanted to start by saying how deeply sorry i - an apology. ijust wanted to start by saying how deeply sorry i am | an apology. ijust wanted to start. by saying how deeply sorry i am to all of those who lost loved ones, family members through the pandemic, and also all those who suff

i nights votes were in the dangers for rishi sunak— rishi sunak.rs were huge _ rishi sunak. i think the dangers were huge because _ rishi sunak. i think the dangers were huge because he's - rishi sunak. i think the dangers were huge because he's got - rishi sunak. i think the dangers were huge because he's got sol rishi sunak. i think the dangers - were huge because he's got so much effort, money, capital into this very essential piece of policy. the idea that that could at this stage have been voted down would've been very undermined into his authority. he is thought it through with the majority of 1m. i think the threat is still there from some of those mps. they still want to see changes further down the line thatjeopardy still does exist for the batches of the house of commons, then it has to get through to the house of lords. still a lot of unhappiness on the tory side but no doubt the government will be delighted tonight they've got it through with a relative healthy majority. what does labour have to say about all this? yvette cooper is the

, ~ , rishi sunak? is the prime minister, su ort rishi sunak?t them to — rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them to the _ rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them to the hilt, _ rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them to the hilt, i - rishi sunak? is the prime minister, support them to the hilt, i want - rishi sunak? is the prime minister, | support them to the hilt, i want him to confound the critics and win the next election. this is about the conservative party and our ability to win and a manifesto pledge to stop illegal migration, and we have made great progress as a party, we have seen small boat numbers going down, they deal with albania making a huge difference and this is another piece about having a strong deterrent, and to be a deterrent, a deterrent, and to be a deterrent, a deterrent has to work. that deterrent, and to be a deterrent, a deterrent has to work.— deterrent has to work. that you, lord greenhalgh, _ deterrent has to work. that you, lord greenhalgh, a _ deterrent has to work. that you, lord green

they think, what about rishi sunak's judgment?wise to pursue this given the moving parts he could not control such as the maker of the rwandan government, theourts, the international courts? there is a view it was not smart to die on this particular hill. it goes back to the brexit battles within the governing conservative party. there is one wing of the party that utterly prioritizes sovereignty, security, being populist, doing things that are popular, why could we not just deport these people crossing in boats? you have the other wing of the party thinking we accept brexit but we do not like anything that damages the way the rest of the world sees britain. it is that rishi sunak is grappling with, a particular policy which many think is unworkable, against a wider philosophical, and the illogical war -- ideological war in the party. >> interesting 24 hours ahead. more on that on tuesdays program. stay with us. i will be narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is proded by... narrator: financial services firm, ray

and prime minister rishi sunak had been _ processing.hosting _ processing. and prime minister rishi sunak had been hosting a _ processing. and prime minister rishi sunak had been hosting a breakfast. sunak had been hosting a breakfast this morning for mps at downing street as he tries to convince them to back his plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda and prevent a damaging rebellion. so the bill toughens previous left —— legislation when lawyers for migrants have used human rights legislation to block their removal. the new legislation does not go as far as overriding the european convention on human rights, right—wing conservatives however are not happy about this and say mr sunak�*s plan is too weak. there is a vote as we mentioned in the house of commons today, but even if the government wins that, the legislation risks being watered down at a later date. rishi sunak will need the backing of nearly all his mps to stand a chance of getting his plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda for processing and resettlement into law. so let's take

the other— rishi sunak that it is down. the other ones— rishi sunak that it is down.r way off and _ other ones are as you have heard our way off and that is worrying for a prime minister going into what is almost _ prime minister going into what is almost certain to be a general election— almost certain to be a general election year. yes at this bar for his cell — election year. yes at this bar for his cell he _ election year. yes at this bar for his cell. he said he wanted some simple _ his cell. he said he wanted some simple ideas the people could get their head around and show progress on. their head around and show progress on but— their head around and show progress on but you — their head around and show progress on. but you start to wonder if he did not— on. but you start to wonder if he did notiust _ on. but you start to wonder if he did notjust overpromise a bit. in particular— did notjust overpromise a bit. in particular that promise to stop the boats _ particular that promise to stop the boats. that sounds like all boats, doesn't _ boats. that sounds like a

what do you think rishi sunak will— next general election. what do you think rishi sunak will do?eral election. what do you j think rishi sunak will do? he make it a confidence vote. do you think it a confidence vote. do you think it is likely? i it a confidence vote. do you think it is likely?— it is likely? i am not sure about that. it is likely? i am not sure about that- there _ it is likely? i am not sure about that. there is _ it is likely? i am not sure about that. there is enough _ it is likely? i am not sure about that. there is enough in - it is likely? i am not sure about that. there is enough in it - it is likely? i am not sure about that. there is enough in it to i that. there is enough in it to appease both sides. people like rob, robertjenrick, who sadly resigned yesterday. i know he would not have done that lightly because of his personal and close friendship with the prime minister. in reply to robert's letter, if you do supply all kinds of international law, that is something the rwanda government would not accept. if you get too far, you will never get the scheme

these pictures of rishi sunak _ rishi sunak's future. these pictures of rishi sunak putting his logo all. of rishi sunak putting his logo all over restaurant windows and serving up over restaurant windows and serving up food and meeting republicans and restaurant tears, sonia, it was a very difficult time politically and very difficult time politically and very different time for rishi sunak was incredibly popular during the pandemic, that's how he made his name. . , ., ., ., name. certainly around the furlough scheme as tim _ name. certainly around the furlough scheme as tim said _ name. certainly around the furlough scheme as tim said although - name. certainly around the furlough scheme as tim said although there. scheme as tim said although there was a _ scheme as tim said although there was a lot— scheme as tim said although there was a lot of— scheme as tim said although there was a lot of work behind the scenes by the _ was a lot of work behind the scenes by the unions to get him into the right— by the unions to get him into the r

sunak. and of course , the other sunak.nder be speaking pure gold on the tories. listen to this. a total sham bulls rudderless, leaderless , utterly rudderless, leaderless, utterly useless and headed for catastrophe at the next election. and he's just getting warmed up. but he hinted at a potential farage boris comeback to save the tories. would you welcome nigel to return to the tory fray ? next story? of course tory fray? next story? of course .sunak tory fray? next story? of course . sunak says sorry at the covid inquiry. they called him dr. death because of his eat out to help out and then he couldn't find all of his whatsapp messages. in fact, he just left the inquiry in the last few minutes and he might want to go back inside when he checks his phone today because it's been absolute calamity in the commons around his rwanda plan. a huge , around his rwanda plan. a huge, huge week ahead for rishi sunak. and finally old big ears is back . he's put his foot in it again. lineker and 30 other lovers have signed a letter to

unfortunately but rishi sunak done it . and now sunak has done it. people are saying, why aren't boris? >> you know , andrea parliament, >> you know, andrea parliament, wasn't he to save brexit? boris would have come out strong on this had the remainers and one nafion this had the remainers and one nation not in our party had not had it in for him . had it in for him. >> okay, look, philip , with with >> okay, look, philip, with with covid, let's face it . covid, let's face it. >> philip, what is it that what is it in this bill that you disagree with? >> andrea it's not about the bill for me. i put my vote of no confidence letter in in rishi way before this . he is not way before this. he is not cutting through to the public. i care about our party more than i do promotional prospects. i know you don't care about that, philip. i'm not saying you do more know . and also, i more than you know. and also, i care about our country. this is actually about trying to get a leader who connects to the pubuc leader who connects to the public to save our country

sunak isn't in clear. rishi sunak isn't in this alone.e have suffered that they doing as well. in they should be doing as well. in fact, whole international fact, the whole international community they community has something they should until should be doing and until somebody , i.e. the of somebody else, i.e. the rest of the world, their part, it the world, does their part, it will stop. and the other will never stop. and the other thing that rishi said that i thought was very true and pertinent was what will keir starmer ? it's very easy to starmer do? it's very easy to poke fun , but you look at at poke fun, but you look at at someone basically said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen basically said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen the basically said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen the borders. ly said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen the borders. i said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen the borders. i willi, let's open the borders. i will come on to that. >> amy we had a plane on the runway. i was sitting i

we knoit's not like sunak it, really sunak's main thing.s not like sunak has it, but it's not like sunak has loads either. so i don't. if you were that would were boris, that would make sense. you'd in sense. you'd go all in on charisma, got charisma, right? i've got nothing just all nothing else. i'm just going all in but he's just in on that. but he's just looking for a tactic. looking around for a tactic. sunak never really found sunak he's never really found his or his story his identity or his story so—called, which cummings dominic cummings called it a story he's never found that really, yeah tried, really, has he? yeah he tried, i suppose conference, suppose after the conference, the story was judge us on the story was don't judge us on what we've done. >> judges . we are all about the >> judges. we are all about the future. the change. we're the change candidate. and by the way, who's the next guy way, guess who's the next guy i'm it's david i'm employing? it's david cameron. to cameron. that kind of look to the future kind a the fu

unfortunately but rishi sunak done it . and now sunak has done it. people are saying, why aren't boris? >> you know , andrea parliament, >> you know, andrea parliament, wasn't he to save brexit? boris would have come out strong on this had the remainers and one nafion this had the remainers and one nation not in our party had not had it in for him . had it in for him. >> okay, look, philip , with with >> okay, look, philip, with with covid, let's face it . covid, let's face it. >> philip, what is it that what is it in this bill that you disagree with? >> andrea it's not about the bill for me. i put my vote of no confidence letter in in rishi way before this . he is not way before this. he is not cutting through to the public. i care about our party more than i do promotional prospects. i know you don't care about that, philip. i'm not saying you do more know . and also, i more than you know. and also, i care about our country. this is actually about trying to get a leader who connects to the pubuc leader who connects to the public to save our country

a victory for rishi sunak. passed. a victory for rishi sunak . the right are demanding sunak.m to pull the bill. what's changed? i'm also asking was nigel farage right? >> backbenchers have the guts to vote it down. well, normally they march up to the top of the hill and they march back down again . again. >> most of them are a pretty spineless bunch. >> most of them are a pretty spi|well, bunch. >> most of them are a pretty spi|well, and ch. >> most of them are a pretty spi|well, and how can we forget? >> well, and how can we forget? it's four years since this happened. >> let's get brexit done. but first, my friends , let's get first, my friends, let's get breakfast done . breakfast done. >> thank you all. >> thank you all. >> what a waste of a massive landslide. would you take boris back? but also tonight, an asylum seeker reportedly took their own life on the bibby stockholm barge. tragic, if true . we await the full facts, but does that change your view now of this detention boat elsewhere , or should europe push back against fundamentalist islamism ? against fundamentali

vicki: rishi sunak said he would tighten it up.'t talk about amendments of such. >> how is he going to tighten it? vicki: language? >> no, we are talking about genuine amendments. they will be tabled in in january. let me put it another way. we had a meeting in the wilson room. harold wilson famously said a week is a long time in politics. well, a month is a very long time indeed by that standard. everyone needs a break over christmas, including the media. we will come back in january, table those amendments, and take it from there. vicki: one more question -- the problem is if you table those amendments, there are more mps in your party on the other side of the argument who won't go along with it. >> well, let's just take the process one stage at the time. a bill in the house of commons has multiple votes, not just tonight. vicki: mark franÇois, thank you very much indeed. that is the plan for those who want to see some changes. there is a big question mark over the numbers. he is making the point -- he is right that there are som

death when rishi sunak dr.iving complete inaccurate modelling. i mean, it's extraordinary to me in this covid inquiry that the scientists seem to have be being completely ignored and the politicians are having their whatsapp. you know, there was a whole argument morning whole argument this morning about whatsapp about where's this whatsapp message, where's that whatsapp message, where's that whatsapp message ? message? >> seems to be using >> hugo keith seems to be using it an as of witch hunt it as an as a kind of witch hunt against tories and against it as an as a kind of witch hunt aga governmentzs and against it as an as a kind of witch hunt aga government rather against it as an as a kind of witch hunt aga government rather than|st the government rather than trying to get to the truth of it and it is it was pandemic. >> nobody could predict anything. we've seen the anything. we've seen that the scientists continue scientists would continue predicting it all wrong . predicting it all wrong. >> politicians r

sunak isn't in clear. rishi sunak isn't in this alone. have suffered that they doing as well. in they should be doing as well. in fact, whole international fact, the whole international community they community has something they should until should be doing and until somebody , i.e. the of somebody else, i.e. the rest of the world, their part, it the world, does their part, it will stop. and the other will never stop. and the other thing that rishi said that i thought was very true and pertinent was what will keir starmer ? it's very easy to starmer do? it's very easy to poke fun , but you look at at poke fun, but you look at at someone basically said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen basically said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen the basically said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen the borders. ly said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen the borders. i said, poke fun, but you look at at someopen the borders. i willi, let's open the borders. i will come on to that. >> amy we had a plane on the runway. i was sitting in

that was a prime minister rishi sunak _ much. that was a prime minister rishi sunak putting _ much.nak putting up of- much. that was a prime minister rishi sunak putting up of a - much. that was a prime minister| rishi sunak putting up of a strong defence of his new immigration law. he said it was the toughest yet. he talked at the beginning about being the child of an immigrant but his family came here legally and were proud to become british. illegal immigration undermined the sense of fairness. he went on to say that this new plant lore delivers an effective deterrent to those who want to come here illegally and the idea was to restore faith in the system and stop the boats. he said rwanda is a safe country and the bill means there will be an end to the merry—go—round of legal challenges. he said it was never the intention of human rights laws to stop the removal of illegal immigrants to a safe country. rishi sunak said the law blocked every single reason to stop the fight stew from undertaking. he said there was a narrow possibility some asylum seekers would argue they are at ri

rishi sunak�*s job writing on this as well, so all a matter if rishi sunak loses, will there be an electionme to rework this and get it through, and if it does get through it with a flight take off before the election anyway? is it worth it to send 300 people back at the cost of almost £300 million, and a quarter of a quarter of £1 billion which could be spent elsewhere.— spent elsewhere. more on the olitical spent elsewhere. more on the political questions, _ spent elsewhere. more on the political questions, let's - spent elsewhere. more on the political questions, let's try i spent elsewhere. more on the i political questions, let's try and become those. joining me now is political commentatorjo phillips. great to see you, just so you know, on the screen and since time is a pretty full looking chamber, so me have tojump in if we get pretty full looking chamber, so me have to jump in if we get results of the first vote of the evening, but what is your reaction to what we have seen so far? i what is your reaction to what we have seen so far?— have seen so far? i think it's utterly ridiculou

at the start of this ear rishi rishi sunak. at the start of this year rishi sunak _ rishi sunak.art of this year rishi sunak made five - rishi sunak. at the start of this - year rishi sunak made five pledges for the things he wanted to achieve in 2023. some of them have gone a bit awry but his pledge on inflation he has met. he said at the start of the year that he wanted to halve inflation. actually, he got there last month when inflation fell below 5%. now it is below 4% and i'm sure you will hear rishi sunak and i'm sure you had the, jeremy hunt, the chancellor, saying their economic strategy is working. lots of people would point out that actually the biggest driver of inflation is out of the government's control. you have monetary policy sent by the bank of england which has been independent for more than 20 years. nevertheless, we are heading into an election year next year in the united kingdom. rishi sunak is desperate to reclaim the mantle of economic competence after i think that was a little bit scuppered by liz truss's brief dalliance in downing street. and this is go

sunak wants. , ., , election next year. -- rishi sunak wants. , . , ., wants.more about scott — wants. tell us a little bit more about scott benton _ wants. tell us a little bit more about scott benton and - wants. tell us a little bit more about scott benton and the i wants. tell us a little bit more l about scott benton and the area wants. tell us a little bit more - about scott benton and the area he represents, is it a marginal seat, is it a key seat in terms of the so—called red wall? is it a key seat in terms of the so-called red wall?— is it a key seat in terms of the so-called red wall? exactly, is the ke seat so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of — so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of blackpool _ so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of blackpool south - so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of blackpool south and i so-called red wall? exactly, is the key seat of blackpool south and is j key seat of blackpool south and is part of the red wall, a series of seats that had traditionally typically voted labour and in 2019

the problem rishi sunak is the rise was driven | rishi sunak is the rise was driven tjy rishi sunak ist policies, not a legal migration which the government plans to tackle severally by sending asylum seekers away. work and study visas were the main driver of people coming to the uk, particular abusers to fill shortages in the nhs and social care. you can see on the green line how migration has increased sharply since 2021. as you can see in the dark blue line, it is due to a rise in immigration from non—eu countries. it coincides with free movement ending for eu nationals, covid restrictions easing and a new points immigration system, making it easierfor and a new points immigration system, making it easier for non—eu and a new points immigration system, making it easierfor non—eu migrants to live or study in the uk. more eu nationals are leaving than arriving, so non—eu migration is driving the increase. the government has been considering limiting the number of relatives workers can bring with them, raising the minimum wage threshold and abolishing the system that allows employers t

sunak they? because rishi sunak approval rating keeps on tanking.is johnson was when he resigned his approval rating is —49. i've had mark francois on here earlier and you'll be familiar with his erg group and the caucus of right wingers within the party that want this legislation to be amended . he's legislation to be amended. he's basically saying that it's do or die. and as far as these figures are concerned, i mean, rishi sunakis are concerned, i mean, rishi sunak is now less popular than he was a year ago . he was a year ago. >> well, actually, if you look at what rishi sunak has done over the past year, he has been taking difficult decisions which i think will yield results and has made progress , whether has made progress, whether that's signing that cptpp or entering into the largest trading bloc in the world, whether it's finally moving us to a post—brexit world with the windsor framework or whether it's the biggest tax cuts that we've had since the 1980s, but it's not moved the dial. >> mr dowden, you take difficult decisions when you take

and it is the top of the page, mr sunak. 280042. and it is the top of the page. mr sunak-— 280042. is talking about the communication strategy i about the communication strategy because it is what you are allowed to talk about, it says very specifically. not my words, but the other�*s words, ministers were briefed by number 10 on how to handle questions about the side—effects of lockdown. that again is briefing before people do media appearances. and the script and a generic sense probably refers to the standard that number 10 produces and still produces to this day as a broadcast script or broadcast brief that has the government's overall public facing narrative. so that is very much what those comments are talking about. but very much what those comments are talking about-— talking about. but there was no doubt whatsoever _ talking about. but there was no doubt whatsoever as _ talking about. but there was no doubt whatsoever as far - talking about. but there was no doubt whatsoever as far as i talking about. but there was no doubt whatsoever as far as you | talking about. but the

and has rishi sunak anymore. and has rishi sunak lost his elgin marbles, lost to get through. but first, the news headunes get through. but first, the news headlines and ray addison . headlines and ray addison. >> thanks, mark. good evening . >> thanks, mark. good evening. here's the latest from the newsroom . greenpeace has accused newsroom. greenpeace has accused rishi sunak of showing no leadership over climate change following his speech at cop 28, addressing the summit in dubai, the prime minister urged major polluting countries to follow the uk's lead in slashing emissions. he also announced £i.6 emissions. he also announced £1.6 billion for international climate finance and promised the government's green policy would not hurt taxpayers pockets . not hurt taxpayers pockets. >> this united kingdom is totally committed to net zero the paris agreement and to keeping 1.5 alive, and that's why we've decarbonised faster than any other major economy . than any other major economy. our 2030 target means the deepest cuts of any major emitter and we are determined to deliver. but

it say about sunak >> what does it say about sunak in the state of the uk ?t to get away from the grave. a blast from the past to show him after, after at the party conference speech. so wahaca said it's all about change now. it's the 30 years of old consensus , years of old consensus, including cameron. exactly. and then all of a sudden he's u—turn i >> -- >> and that photo, that photo quentin, which emerged in november of him walking along. and who was the prime minister? was it cameron or was it sunak? it like junior figure it looked like the junior figure was sunak. >> rishi sunak has a problem in his stature , uh, physical his stature, uh, physical stature is, you know, way below that of david cameron . and there that of david cameron. and there was a handshake where they weren't actually shaking hands. there apart because there was some way apart because i think that sunak wanted to be kept as apart as possible, kept as far apart as possible, because the closer you are, the more noticeable it is. the height difference. it's very bad luck, and it has to

rishi sunak has been defending _ scheme. rishi sunak has been defending the _ scheme.rishi sunak has been defending the eat out - scheme. rishi sunak has been defending the eat out to - scheme. rishi sunak has been defending the eat out to help| scheme. rishi sunak has been - defending the eat out to help out scheme at the inquiry today, saying it was important for the economy and it was important for the economy and it was, in his view, say. he was asked why he didn't raise the potential risks of the scheme in government meetings. mit? potential risks of the scheme in government meetings.- potential risks of the scheme in government meetings. why but i raise it as a risk when _ government meetings. why but i raise it as a risk when i didn't _ government meetings. why but i raise it as a risk when i didn't believe - it as a risk when i didn't believe that— it as a risk when i didn't believe that it _ it as a risk when i didn't believe that it was? because it was designed in the _ that it was? because it was designed in the context of a savoury opening. the onus _ in th

we knoit's not like sunak it, really sunak's main thing.s not like sunak has it, but it's not like sunak has loads either. so i don't. if you were that would were boris, that would make sense. you'd in sense. you'd go all in on charisma, got charisma, right? i've got nothing just all nothing else. i'm just going all in but he's just in on that. but he's just looking for a tactic. looking around for a tactic. sunak never really found sunak he's never really found his or his story his identity or his story so—called, which cummings dominic cummings called it a story he's never found that really, yeah tried, really, has he? yeah he tried, i suppose conference, suppose after the conference, the story was judge us on the story was don't judge us on what we've done. >> judges . we are all about the >> judges. we are all about the future. the change. we're the change candidate. and by the way, who's the next guy way, guess who's the next guy i'm it's david i'm employing? it's david cameron. to cameron. that kind of look to the future kind a the fu

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here's what rishi sunak said. i will only promise what i can deliver.at i promise. a big pledge, but how has the government done so far? let's start by looking at inflation. as you can see, at the start of the year, it was high. 10%, went up to just below ii%. but on this one, the government is doing pretty well. you can see that inflation has come down. in the latest figures, it was 4.6%. so it has more than halved. now, we're still waiting for the overall figures for the final three months of the year. it's worth pointing out this is the job of the bank of england rather than the government, but it looks like this one is going to be achieved. the second big economic pledge was to get the economy growing. we're going to say that this one is unclear. if you look at these figures, they're quite up and down. but if you look at october 2023, growth is pretty flat over the course of the year. so this one — a question mark. it's in the balance. finally, on the economy — debt. the government said it was going to make sure that debt was falling when compared t

— sunak saying it doesn't? is he misleading people? sunak saying it doesn't?ters here is a bill that works. and _ misleading people? what matters here is a bill that works. and i _ misleading people? what matters here is a bill that works. and i said - is a bill that works. and i said very directly to the prime minister that if he and i are going to persuade colleagues in parliament and above all, the public, because this is about the public, that the scheme actually works we have to be absolutely certain it is going to succeed. remember, laura, we have already done two bills. this is the third bill, it is three strikes and you're out. i want this bill to work and create that powerful deterrent. i am afraid it is very clear to all those people who really understand how this system operates, that this bill will not succeed, as you just alluded to, what will happen is that absolutely everyone who comes across on a small boat will put in the claim that rwanda might be generally safe, but for individual reasons, it is not safe for them and that will have a number

i want look back on sunak. uh want to look back on sunak. uh 2023. d0 want to look back on sunak.think ? is that a 2023. do you think? is that a good one not? and i also want good one or not? and i also want to to about the topic to talk to you about the topic that i know you will that i know many of you will have strong opinions on have very strong opinions on assisted dying, whether or not that should in this that should be legal in this country not. and of course, country or not. and of course, golden goodbyes. people get paid an sometimes golden goodbyes. people get paid an way sometimes golden goodbyes. people get paid an way out, sometimes golden goodbyes. people get paid an way out, don't sometimes golden goodbyes. people get paid an way out, don't they?etimes golden goodbyes. people get paid an way out, don't they? andes the way out, don't they? and often, i can't help often, by the way, i can't help but notice have done a terrible job whilst they were in there in the first it time now the first place. is it time now to caps then on public to put caps then on public sector

a victory for rishi sunak. passed. a victory for rishi sunak . the right are demanding sunak.him to pull the bill. what's changed? i'm also asking was nigel farage right? >> backbenchers have the guts to vote it down. well, normally they march up to the top of the hill and they march back down again . again. >> most of them are a pretty spineless bunch. >> most of them are a pretty spi|well, bunch. >> most of them are a pretty spi|well, and ch. >> most of them are a pretty spi|well, and how can we forget? >> well, and how can we forget? it's four years since this happened. >> let's get brexit done. but first, my friends , let's get first, my friends, let's get breakfast done . breakfast done. >> thank you all. >> thank you all. >> what a waste of a massive landslide. would you take boris back? but also tonight, an asylum seeker reportedly took their own life on the bibby stockholm barge. tragic, if true . we await the full facts, but does that change your view now of this detention boat elsewhere , or should europe push back against fundamentalist islamism ? against fundamenta

and my advice to sunak much.to sunak would be press on do all you can to keep labour's majority down or even perhaps even restrict them to a minority government. but you're you know, you're going to lose your best bet is to try and keep as many of your mps as you can and certainly don't resign. end don't resign. you might end up with somebody the with somebody worse for the conservative party but that's the we're going to the situation we're going to see. keir starmer as prime minister in about a year's time. i don't think it's going to be a wonderful labour government, but i you know , i think there is i you know, i think there is it's i you know, i think there is wsfime i you know, i think there is it's time for a change and i think that's the view of the british public. >> controversially, >> and actually controversially, i what's that? i think though. what's that? michael i'm saying listening to rishi sorry, listening to keir starmer's droning voice , if he starmer's droning voice, if he were prime minister, w

he looked pretty chipper sunak.d of the proceedings, he get the second he managed to get the second reading vote through with a higher than expected majority in the commons, but it sounds reading between the lines as though he offered some sort of tweaks or concessions to the bill to placate those right wing backbenchers and to stop them voting against the bill. now time will tell what's going to happen with those concessions because of course the worry for rishi sunak is if he tweaks that bill too far, if he toughens it up much more than it already is, then there is a danger that those one nation mps , the 100 or those one nation mps, the 100 or so grouping of conservative mps on the left of the party, say, well, hang on a moment, we were prepared to vote for the bill in its unamended state, but with these tweaks that you've made, it strays too far away from international law for our liking. and then they could vote it down on their own. they might not be enough of them to or to end up overturning the bill, but wit

paul rishi sunak.rwanda bill. we've since learned that three red lines that the prime minister has set out to get the controversial legislation over the line. and i'm joined now by our political edhoh i'm joined now by our political editor, christopher to go editor, christopher hope, to go over them. so, chris, a nightmare before christmas was avoided, but that could be a nightmare in the new year if the tory right pull the bill apart and also the tory left do the same. so in swoops rishi with his red lines and the big question is what are they and will they work ? will they work? >> that's right. these red lines are to bring viewers up to speed . martin essentially, the miranda bill passed its second reading yesterday with a majority of 44 for the government. that was better than expected. the reason why it was so big was the government has promised to harden up this bill. for those on the right who are concerned about it. now, that's what promise was yesterday. what the promise was yesterday. we're n

what rishi sunak saysin robertjenrick.reet for that as soon as the prime minister starts to speak. i want to bring in our home editor, mark easton. we have talked about how rishi sunak is splitting the job into illegal migration and illegal migration. what is the difference? there is a massive difference. illegal migration is very much a phrase the government has been championing over the last few years to describe all those people who arrive in the uk by regular routes. in particular means those people are riding in small boats across the channel, which has become absolutely the key issue for rishi sunak and the key issue for rishi sunak and the conservative government. legal migration, these are people under the points—based system introduced after brexit, who are able to come to the uk under the rules we have and get a visa and come and live in the uk. on the illegal side, illegal migration as they would describe it, makes up around 3% of all migration to the uk. a really tiny proportion. i know it will upset some peopl

rishi sunak worst nightmare has come back from the jungle. sunak is polling at minus four 49. politicians, well, they really are a bad joke, aren't they ? are a bad joke, aren't they? >> mr speaker? christmas is a time of peace on earth and goodwill to all. has anyone told the tory party ha ha ha ha. >> i'm asking how much worse could it get under a labour government last night, don mark francois elianne, the leader of the right wing. five families let the country down over rwanda so tory mps sirjohn hayes will so tory mps sir john hayes will front up on how that shambles was allowed to happen. he will join me live. don't miss that . join me live. don't miss that. plus, harry and meghan are officially announced as the biggest losers in hollywood. gary might actually be gary lineker might actually be in trouble with the bbc for once and you'll never guess what happens next. in this shocking clip. here we go. yes. are you going to have to tune in to find out? find out shortly. and tonight, i'm joined by christine hamilton, adam brooks and matthew laws, a top team tonight. this i

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i believe rishi sunak already arrived . and sunak has already arrived.as there a little bit of heckling going on? yeah absolutely. >> there was from protesters here, bereaved families chanting and jeering towards the prime minister and accusing him of putting public final answers ahead of public health. of course, he faces hours of tough questions here at this all day session at the inquiry. questions here at this all day session at the inquiry . and of session at the inquiry. and of course, most of the concerns stem from mr sunak's signature policy, if you will, the eat out to help out scheme that was introduced in the summer of 2020 after the first lockdown. and although it was understandably initially very popular, there are now concerned serious concerns that it fuelled a spike in the number of infections and subsequently deaths . of course, subsequently deaths. of course, one scientific study found that areas with a higher take up of that scheme saw an increase in people testing positive for covid, although it has to be said, there is still much deb

mr sunak also accused virus. mr sunak also accused bofis virus.rictions. in the autumn of 2020. he said the government should have acted more swiftly . the prime minister more swiftly. the prime minister says greece needs to admit that the uk owns the elgin marbles before any loan deal can be agreed . a diplomatic row broke agreed. a diplomatic row broke out this week after rishi sunak cancelled a bilateral meeting with the greek prime minister that led to the chairman of the british museum having difficulty in negotiating a loan deal for the marbles with athens . greece the marbles with athens. greece says they are not willing to agree to uk's lawful ownership , agree to uk's lawful ownership, claiming the marbles were acquired legally at the time . acquired legally at the time. members of aslef have voted overwhelmingly to continue strike action for the next six months in their dispute over pay- months in their dispute over pay. the announcement comes as its members at 16 train companies are refusing to work overtime from today until next saturd

so rishi sunak is getting pretty tetchy . sunak is getting pretty tetchy.him in parliament just now. he was sort of bobbing up and down in his seat, scratching his legs, looking pretty on edge. he's called back graham stuart, the net zero minister. he's been at cop 28. he's got he's been flown back into london for the vote this evening and then will be flown back out to dubai. who knows how many air miles that's going to take because clearly the whips are very, very worried that it's going go down to the line . going to go down to the line. and news will be very, and this dup news will be very, very bad news to them in deed, the only sort of shred of hope at the moment for the government is that so far quite a lot of these right wing rebels are still just asking for amendments and the government has actually started to say in the last few hours that it would be prepared to make a few tweaks to the bill to make a few tweaks to the bill to sort of toughen it up a little bit. the home secretary, james cleverly suggested to bill cash in the house of commons a b

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sunak's not stupid . as a former sunak's not stupid.a former incumbent at number 11, he knows that britain cannot afford porous borders and as prime minister, he knows that people are angry. of course, his position has been attacked by all the usual suspects, including 1 or 2 bbc sports personalities who i'll be deaung personalities who i'll be dealing with in my take at ten. but from where i'm standing, sunaks great crime is simply listening to the public, not a bad basis on which to fight an election, which takes me to sir keir starmer , the cervix free keir starmer, the cervix free leader of the opposition , is leader of the opposition, is a walking political algorithm . i'm walking political algorithm. i'm a human manifestation of gtp software gone wrong. the copycat robot that he is followed sunak with his own five missions, most of which look like mission impossible . tellingly, absent impossible. tellingly, absent from his list was illegal immigration, which tells you everything you need to know. stop the boats was not on his lis

and sunak, i and if i were rishi sunak, i wouldn't much heart from wouldn't take much heart from thethe vote result yesterday. it bought of time, but bought them a bit of time, but this have been an easy, this should have been an easy, straightforward for him. to straightforward vote for him. to the voters, this just shows chaos nearer in chaos and getting no nearer in their to a solution. their mind to a solution. >> you think the >> do you think with the government's confidence from government's confidence now from last 44 vote victory last night, that 44 vote victory , do you think in a sense that the prime minister might actually convince the electorate actually convince the electorate a bit more over the next couple of that actually it's on of weeks that actually it's on track ? he's in control. he's track? he's in control. he's going to get it through the house lords. get the house of lords. he'll get the support his his mps and that support of his his mps and that maybe in the new year those polling numbers might improve for him in terms of convincing people it's a deterrent .

with rishi sunak on this sunak on this.ut. and this idea, you know, nanny state intervening. if you look at the costs of us, of people costs for all of us, of people who do get into vaping, do get into smoking, then do get into smoking, and then do get lung if you at the lung cancer, if you look at the people eat too much and get people who eat too much and get diabetes and everything else, we should we should condemn them. but we should condemn them. but we should say very clearly, you are going the society an going to cost the society and an amazing society amazing amount of money, society and governments have the right to we intervene on this to say we intervene on this point. afraid i'm point. i'm afraid i'm a hardliner on this too. >> i'd ban it. yeah okay, we've got minute what's your got a minute left. what's your take on this? >> only my recovering civil >> not only my recovering civil servant, but i'm a recovering civil servant the civil servant from the department and so department of health. and so this i've been