hello. it's monday, it's 9 o'clock. i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to the programme our top story today: theresa may is to be questioned by mps about why british forces joined the missile strikes on syria on saturday. we are hearing here the sound of air strikes, almost a rumbling sound. it sounds like thunder in the distance. this morning we're asking you, was the uk right to take part in military action? i believe it was the right move. keen to hear your views throughout the programme this morning. also, the college cleaner no—one knew was a slave my day normally started at 3am. sometimes we finished at ”pm at night. we mopped and hoovered, we cleaned the toilets, washed dishes, gardened in the snow and rain. there were no breaks. ijust tried to rest when i could. this programme can reveal

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in touch this morning. use the hashtag, #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today: theresa may will appear before mps later today, to defend her decision to authorise air strikes against the syrian government. 0pposition parties say mps should have been consulted before the uk joined the us and france in bombing three syrian sites, in response to a suspected chemical attack on the town of douma. ben wright reports. today, mps will get to quiz theresa may for the first time since she agreed to join the us and france in attacking suspected chemical weapons sites in syria. mps were not asked to approve military action before it happened in the early hours of saturday morning. four raf tornados took part in bombing raids, part of a joint strike against syrian regime targets. here is a chemical weapons facility near damascus before and after the missile strike.

theresa may is expected to tell mps that the bombing of syrian targets was in britain's national interest and necessary to prevent further use of chemical weapons. the uk government says there's clear evidence the assad regime used one of its helicopters to drop a barrel bomb with chemicals in it on douma earlier this month. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has said other groups may have been involved and has questioned the legality of the airstrikes. the government will ask the speaker of the commons to grant an emergency debate following the prime minister's statement, a chance for mps to ask where the west's action in syria might go next. it's possible opposition parties will call for a symbolic vote, too, but not one that will tie the government's hands or criticise it for the military action already undertaken. ben wright, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent chris mason's

in our westminster office. what's going to happen later? it's going to be interesting this afternoon, because what we know already, yes, the prime minister will appear in the commons. she will face questions, but as we were hearing, there is a clamourfrom some that there should be a greater degree of scrutiny. mps spoke at the weekend looking at the thicket of parliamentary procedure to see what mechanisms they can find to hold the government to account. ministers have come forward with their own. they've found something called standing order 2a, which allows for some discussion and debate when there is an emergency issue like this that is the subject of a lot of public discussion. but crucially, the motion, i know it sounds dry, but it is important, the mechanism mps will look at and discuss in debate will be fairly generic, and therefore, would force them, ultimately, to come down on one side oi’

ultimately, to come down on one side or the other as to whether they were in favour of the air strikes. the government will make its argument that it believes the air strikes we re that it believes the air strikes were absolutely international interest. the foreign secretary in luxembourg this morning has set out that argument. it is very important to stress, this is not an attempt to change the tide of the war in syria, or to have regime change, or to get rid of bashar al—assad. i'm afraid the syrian war, in many ways, will go on in its horrible, miserable way. but it was the world saying that we've had enough of the use of chemical weapons. the erosion of that taboo that has been in place for 100 years has gone too far under bashar al—assad. and it was time that we said no, and i think it was totally, therefore, the right thing to do. thank you very much. why not have a proper vote about it? as you know, there will be ample opportunity in parliament today. the prime minister will be on her feet this afternoon in the house of commons.

as you know, the speaker is very generous and accommodating to any backbencher which wishes to speak. i'm sure that every mp in parliament will want to have their say. you can hear the essence of much of the debate we will get this afternoon. particularly around the central theme of whether or not the government should be obliged to speak to parliament and consult parliament before any act of war. the government has the power to act unilaterally, but the convention, broadly speaking for the last decade 01’ so broadly speaking for the last decade or so has been to consult parliament first. jeremy corbyn fleshing out his idea of having a war powers act, which would mandate it more. a flavour of the debate we are going to get in the chamber this afternoon. thank you very much. adds afternoon. thank you very much. adds a flavour of the kind of debate we will have any few minutes with voters here in the studio. we have an e—mail from jonathan, he voters here in the studio. we have an e—mailfrom jonathan, he is

critical of lots of people, "shouting with condemnation. but people with no idea of how terrible what is happening in syria actually is or could be." was it right that the ukjoined is or could be." was it right that the uk joined the is or could be." was it right that the ukjoined the us and france in air strikes against syria in the early hours of saturday morning? was it what to do it without debate, or a vote i mps in the commons? they will get their debate today. what is the point, some of you ask. let me know your views, send us an e—mail 01’ know your views, send us an e—mail or met that message us. annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. the former director of the fbi has accused donald trump of being morally unfit to be president because of what he called his constant lies, views on race and his treatment of women. james comey‘s comments came in an interview with the american abc network, a year after he was fired by the president. 0ur north america correspondent chris buckler reports. oh, and there's james.

he's become more famous than me. president trump has made no secret of his anger at the huge amount of attention being given to james comey and his tell—all book. instead of handshakes, they're now exchanging insults. ahead of mr comey‘s prime time television interview, donald trump called him on twitter "a liar, a leaker and an untrutful slimeball," among other things. the interview, james... this was a chance for the man he fired as fbi director to fire back. in an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos for america's abc news, james comey made very clear his disdain for the values of a president he once served. i don't think he is medically unfit to be president, i think he's morally unfit to be president. a person who sees moral equivalence in charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they are pieces of meat, who lies constantly about matters

big and small and insists the american public believes it, that person's not fit to be president of the united states on moral grounds. this very public fight feels deeply personal. and the consequences still have the potential to be political. donald trump and james comey seem intent not only on defending their own reputations, but on destroying the other. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. stephen lawrence's father says he's forgiven his son's killers, nearly 25 years after the teenager was murdered. neville lawrence says the decision has been "one of the hardest things" he's done, but he still wants justice. stephen was 18 when he was stabbed by five white youths at a bus stop in south—east london. the killers of my son, there's supposed to be five people to have been convicted. but in my heart of hearts, iforgive them all for the murder of my son.

doctor neville lawrence. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a 14—year—old girl in wolverhampton. the body of viktorija sokolova, who was originally from lithuania, was discovered in a park on thursday, a day after her family reported her missing. a 17—year—old boy who was also arrested in connection with the death, has been released on bail. a uk helpline for reporting modern slavery dealt with cases involving 5,000 potential victims in its first year, the victoria derbyshire programme has learned. charity unseen, which operates the modern day slavery helpline, said it received a significantly larger volume of calls than expected since launching the service in october 2016. ketamine could be used as a treatment for major depression, after a us study of the drug showed rapid improvements in patients' symptoms. the drug has a reputation as recreational drug but is licensed as an anaesthetic. patients using a ketamine nasal spray saw improvement in the first 2a hours, researchers said.

the royal college of psychiatrists said it was a ‘significant‘ study. four prison officers suffered minor injuries after a disturbance at a young offenders institute in buckinghamshire. the bbc has been told inmates threw paint and smashed fire alarms at aylesbury young 0ffenders institute in protest over a lack of showers and time out of their cells. the prison service said those involved such incidents may face extra time on their sentences. the pub chainjd wetherspoon says it's closing down all its accounts on twitter, instagram and facebook because of concerns over the people being trolled on social media, and the misuse of personal data. the company's chairman tim martin said he was also worried that users were spending too much time on social media outlets. wetherspoons has 114,000 twitter followers and more than 100,000 on facebook. that's a summary of

the latest bbc news. we are going to talk to voters on the government's decision to launch air strikes. michael has given a big yes to theresa may. mps cannot..." e—mailfrom mark, yes to theresa may. mps cannot..." e—mail from mark, "i yes to theresa may. mps cannot..." e—mailfrom mark, "i am in favour of the attacks. we have hard evidence of chemical weapons, we are not relying on a dodgy dossier compiled by tony blair." "all people was view chemical weapons as not only correct but essential." corbyn is wrong. the un could never sanction such actions. however protective to the civilian publishing, because russia would veto. more views to come. do get in touch with us throughout

the morning — use the hashtag, #victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport with will perry, and after a false start last week — manchester city are now premier league champions? it was always a case of when rather thanif it was always a case of when rather than if manchester city would secure the premier league title. that was wrapped up over the weekend because city beat spurs on saturday evening and manchester united lost at home to west brom. this is how the manchester city captain vincent kompany manchester city captain vincent kompa ny watched it manchester city captain vincent kompany watched it happen over the weekend. pep guardiola, his manager, was convinced it wouldn't happen yesterday. he went to play golf with his son. that is his grand's wife, his son. that is his grand's wife, his wife in the white top. half of the fans manchester city and half of them united fans. kyle walkerjoined in the party. after this, vincent went to the pub with other city

team—mates. this is the railway. went to the pub with other city team-mates. this is the railway. we will win it again! let's celebrate together! cheering great scenes last night at the pub. vincent kompa ny there great scenes last night at the pub. vincent kompany there with team—mate. john stones with the phonein team—mate. john stones with the phone in the air. fabian delph with a cap on. bernardo silva was there as well. this is how it happened. city winning the title at old trafford because west brom beatjose mourinho's side 1—0. jay rodriguez with that goal. city have won the title with five games remaining, equalling the top—flight record. in december, they secured 18 premier league wins, the most any club has achieved. the fifth time city have w011 achieved. the fifth time city have won the league. a third premier league title, a long way behind badger denied, 15 to catch them. not so good for arsenal, who just can't win away from home? the only team not to pick up a

single point on the road. this is matt ritchie, the winning goal, arsenal taking the lead through alexander lacquers said. newcastle equalising, rafa benitez‘s side have 41 points, more arsene wenger out signs from the travelling fans, in sixth place, a huge europa league semifinal against atletico madrid to come. the only way you could imagine they will salvage champions league status for next year. and the commonwealth games came to close on the gold coast yesterday, with highs and lows for the home nations on the final day? callu m callum wilkinson has been discharged from hospital, he collapsed in the marathon at the commonwealth games, collapsing with just over a mile to 90, collapsing with just over a mile to go, pulling up in the 30 degrees heat, worrying scenes, taken away in

an ambulance, he has positively rejoined his scotland team—mates in time for their trip back to the uk and if you've missed this over the weekend, have another look, the england netball is stunning the favourites australia, having reached the first majorfinal, favourites australia, having reached the first major final, tracey neville's side claiming gold, 52—51 last gasp victory, their first commonwealth gold medal. look at those backflips, the first commonwealth gold for england, beating jamaica in the semifinals, really dramatic style as well, finish with 136 medals, england, a record overseas games for scotland and wales. that's all the sport for now, the headlines in 30 minutes. good morning, welcome to the programme. theresa may will tell mps later today that she ordered raf jets to take part in air strikes against syria to "alleviate further humanitarian suffering" and because it was the "right thing to do". british, french and us. planes directed more than a hundred missiles at syrian

government targets thought to be chemical weapons bases in response to the alleged chemical attack on the rebel—held city of douma. the government's asked for an emergency commons debate to allow mps time to express their views — but it seems unlikely mps will be given anything other than a symbolic vote. so should mps have been consulted? and do you support the uks involvement in the strike action? do let us know. send us an e—mail, you can text, you can tweet. with us now a group of voters with different views...and 2 mps — one who supports military action and one who doesn't... iam going i am going to ask you to introduce yourselves. was at the right decision? my name is muhammad, i am a syrian doctor in the uk, i am in

favour of military action against the assad regime, the removal of this tater who has richard and slaughtered almost 1 million this tater who has richard and slaughtered almost1 million people in syria. regime change was not on the table as you know, what do you think about the grounds for justification that it was on humanitarian grounds? do introduce yourself. my name is chris and i am from the stop the war coalition. this was cynical and calculated, because... how was it? everyone will know that will make a difference to the chemical weapons and it's been foreign interventions that have prolonged and driven the war in syria from all sides this is going to draw out the war and it's going to draw out the war and it's going to increase the suffering of the syrian people. i am sophie, i am in favour of the strikes, it will make a difference, they have targeted research centres, i think that will make a massive impact. well, it was a fairly limited strike, there are

chemical web and is across syria... the opposition has also been involved in chemical web and is a tax as the us says, and it will make one difference, it will increase tension in the region. it's definitely more targeted than it was when president john made definitely more targeted than it was when presidentjohn made at last year, they have the whole international community behind them, i think they will make a big difference. they are not talking about getting rid of weapons, theresa may, the word she uses is degrading weapons. it's going to increase the level of conflict, tension... you think we should stand by and watch this all happen, you don't think we have a duty to get involved? i don't think not bombing is not... negotiating does not work, we tried that in 2013 and they broke their promise. all war is about diplomacy, to be honest, but i think this will deepen the suffering of the syrian people, we want to end the syrian people, we want to end the suffering. i completely agree. we need a diplomatic initiative,

bombing builds up the cycle of balance. good morning, let's hear from behind you. i am a conservative memberof from behind you. i am a conservative member of parliament for chilling and rain. did theresa may do the right thing? successive governments, the executive, the cabinet, have a right and responsibility to take appropriate action when they think it's right to do so. what was the rush? the importance is the barbaric regime using chemical weapons against its own people, this was not the first time, in 2013 they used chemical weapons in green party, in 2017 they used chemical weapons in another area, and they shall com plete another area, and they shall complete and blatant disregard to international law. —— ghouta. complete and blatant disregard to international law. -- ghouta. it would seem it would be all right for president assad to kill his people with conventional weapons, it's just

chemical web and sara problem for the west? at this point in time we have to look at targeted strikes to prevent humanitarian suffering, that's what we wanted to achieve. prevent humanitarian suffering, that's what we wanted to achievem that's what we wanted to achievem that's the case are we going to commission without any vote a bombing of saudi arabia because they are also launching white phosphorus in yemen? are we going to do to israel, where use of white phosphorus... is this a president britain is setting, they can go and bomb anyone they like based on humanitarian grounds, it's a dangerous precedent and what has intervention what does it do? more death and destruction. no action is not done option, this will lead to more and more attacks by unconventional weapons and destruction of international law and international treaties when it comes to warand international treaties when it comes to war and peace and regulations. international treaties when it comes to war and peace and regulationslj wa nt to war and peace and regulations.” wa nt to to war and peace and regulations.” want to hear from

to war and peace and regulations.” want to hearfrom more of to war and peace and regulations.” want to hear from more of you, to war and peace and regulations.” want to hearfrom more of you, i wa nt to want to hearfrom more of you, i want to as the conservative mp why don't we bomb saudi arabia who bomb innocent civilians in yemen? we have to look at where the evidence is in relation to the use of chemical weapons, i'm asking about saudi arabia now. i've not seen any evidence... i'm not, if you let me finish... if you let me finish... i'm sorry... finish... if you let me finish... i'm sorry... i'm sorry... this is to chrissy, i hear you, you hear me... let me finish. let him speak.” don't think we should be in the position of those who shout the loudest get heard. tory... in relation to the question you asked me, there has not been any evidence put forward at the united nations in relation to the use of chemical weapons. that's the difference. in this case evidence was put forward by the international community. hello. there's going to be targeted,

proportionate based on international law that's going to take into consideration and based on a framework of you know, a comprehensive civilian protection approach, then we can potentially help to save more syrian civilians. five years ago the red line was drawn by barack 0bama, we voted not to intervene, i was against intervention, since then, 400,000 more syrian civilians have killed, the time is now for there is no other alternative but to do very well measured methodological, targeted approaches. let other people speak. my name is tony and i come from a construction background, i was against the strikes for a lot of reasons, i want to live in a country for military action is the la st country for military action is the last resort, not the first resort andl last resort, not the first resort and i understand where our assyrian

friend is coming from but the thing is, ican friend is coming from but the thing is, i can think of at least for factions in that area without inking about it. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons have got their chaps prohibition of chemical weapons have got theirchaps in prohibition of chemical weapons have got their chaps in damascus, there are people arrived on saturday, they are people arrived on saturday, they are looking to investigate, the least you could have done is waited until they had come up with songs is a interim report orat until they had come up with songs is a interim report or at least lived into it, you know. we have an snp mp here, when you hear about boris johnson saying the use of chemical weapons is not acceptable, we have this treaty in place for 100 years, we need to stop what appears to be to some the normalisation of the use of chemical weapons, do you accept that? there is no question we can never allow the use of chemical web and to become normalised, i don't dispute that, the question is how we should have responded. —— chemical weapons. i agree with the royal

united services institute that this was a gesture, that has been accepted was a gesture, that has been a cce pted by was a gesture, that has been accepted by the former head of the navy, lord west, the question is how we should have responded, if the prime minister wishes to undermine the assad's regime ability to carry on future chemical weapons attacks are not convinced she has managed it on this occasion. i am quite sure the syrian government will have moved around as sets over the past few days, in any case this appears to bea few days, in any case this appears to be a bit ofa few days, in any case this appears to be a bit of a gesture but my goodness, she has done a dangerous thing, a potentially extremely dangerous thing and in a dangerous way by sidelining parliament at every opportunity, she is now had to be dragged kicking and screaming, bringing this emergency debate which has only happened twice from a prime minister since the 1970s. my name is david and i am in favour of the strikes, i don't want to necessarily be seen to be defending theresa may, she wasn't dragged kicking and screaming to parliament... i'm afraid she was. the government put forward an inquest on the debate.

shall we took about the need for the pcw to go in and conduct their report and for the un to go in and conduct their investigations? they've done this time and time again, the conclusion has always been the same, assad has been using chemical weapons against his people for years and my question would be to the people who say they should wait for the inspectors to carry out the inspections before reacting... what do we deal they come back and said yes, he has been using chemical weapons, do we act them or do we sit on our hands going forward? we continue to work with structured and official channels, to lend our support to the united nations security council, we continue to work with neighbouring states to bring about more pressure... and we continue watching more disastrous.” have to michael guests who joined us, they are from syria.” have to michael guests who joined us, they are from syria. i am a syrian journalist. i am

us, they are from syria. i am a syrianjournalist. iam in us, they are from syria. i am a syrian journalist. i am in favour of these attacks, simply because we have been shelled and killed for seven have been shelled and killed for seve n yea rs have been shelled and killed for seven years and assad has never been sent to stop killing us and it is only when the world go viral, then the chemical web and is used, we have been hit by all kinds of missiles since 2000, let's say 11, no one said anything, we don't believe in the un, the un has done nothing, we lost our belief in every single nation, so these attacks, then they targeted the military bases, we are happy, the syrian people are walking free for the past few days without no deaths but u nfortu nately, yesterday, few days without no deaths but unfortunately, yesterday, assad has used non—chemical weapons to attack homs northern countryside in it led. who is going to stop him. introduce yourself. i am father missing,

director of the furnace foundation, igoto director of the furnace foundation, i go to syria and i think we should learn from history but as human beings we forget quickly and no error strike in history ended for or brought people around the table, no strike. —— father naseem. one, vietnam did not work, even in the second world war, did not work, error strike is nonsense and we are talking about not to our prime ministersaid, we talking about not to our prime minister said, we don't want to intervene, to interfere in the civil war, let me finish this point. we are not interfering in the civil war, we have been interfering in the civil war for the past six years and we are talking now, we don't want to interfere in the civil war, who sent the money, the weapons, the logistics support to the opposition? lam not logistics support to the opposition? i am not in any way defending assad

or defending the opposition but i am saying the syrians have had enough of flies, we need the superpowers. cani of flies, we need the superpowers. can i say, in relation to humanitarian and military action, in bosnia it was used because the united nations all to do what it should have done, the point earlier, separating the targeted strikes from the wider region, the uk government and international governments had pushed for a peaceful transition in geneva one and geneva two, bashur al—assad would not come to the table andi al—assad would not come to the table and i think it's important to listen to individuals here from syria who know what it's like to live under a brutal regime, this was targeted action to consider the activity of this brutal regime was contained from using chemical weapons convention on people. what about regaining moral high ground, how can we expect our country to talk about

peace and the right way to conduct things when they are dropping bombs... we're not talking about peace. perhaps we should. don't all speak... you ask the question, let me answer. in relation to peace, the governments involved in this have pushed geneva one and two for a peaceful solution but in relation to aggression, the assad government backed by iran and russia are using chemical weapons against their own people. is it morally right to stand by and do nothing? a question, what do you think russia will do now or do you think russia will do now or do you think they will be ok because we them we were going to, they will do... we warned them ready, who is in the right mind, a thief will say, well called the house and say i am coming, so put thejewellery well called the house and say i am coming, so put the jewellery on the table so i come in, i take the jewellery and i leave. what on

earth, they are coordinating... just one second, they are coordinating and you didn't prevent anything... in 2009, the foreign minister of france said, iwas 2009, the foreign minister of france said, i was in britain, and at that time, britain was involved in preparing fighters to go into syria. this is two years before the war in syria. there has been a tattered plan by the us and british involvement. i am talking about the former foreign minister of france. there is other evidence on record, this war began for oil and gas. this... i want to answer the question of doing nothing, the western powers have bombed syria since 2015, 50,000 bombing raids. that policy has proved to be

bankrupt. one thing we could do... tell me in a moment. we are going to hear from prince harry. prince harry is speaking at the commonwealth heads of government meeting which opens today. he's addressing the youth forum in central london. let's have a listen in. when i was reflecting on how to make the biggest impact with this new role, i turned to the ultimate source of guidance on all things commonwealth, the words of the queen herself. 0n the day of her 21st birthday, the then princess elizabeth gave an extraordinary radio address from cape town. with an eye on the future, and an already unflinching sense of duty, she made a commitment. she said that whether her life be long or short, it will be dedicated to the service of the people of the commonwealth. all of us people of the commonwealth. all of us here today can be grateful that it isa us here today can be grateful that it is a long life that the queen is still enjoying. her majesty's commitment has meant that the commonwealth is a thriving family of nations, a common link between

merely 2.5 billion people and a defender of democracy, justice and peace. i believe firmly that central to the queen's success in supporting the commonwealth has been her co nsta nt the commonwealth has been her constant focus on notjust the commonwealth has been her constant focus on not just the the commonwealth has been her constant focus on notjust the prime minister's administers, that people themselves. from that speech in 1947 onwards, she has known that young people really make the difference. her call to action was for her fellow young people to lead the way in making the commonwealth amor free, more prosperous, more happy and a more powerful influence for goodin and a more powerful influence for good in the world. as i travel around the commonwealth in my work on behalf of the royal family, around the commonwealth in my work on behalf of the royalfamily, it is striking to see just how different today's generation of young adults are. you are connected. you have made positive use of technology to build relationships within your

community sees, nations and across the globe. —— communities. you care. you want your nations to be cleaner, your planet to be greener, your neighbours to be treated fairly and with respect: no matter their ethnicity, their religion, or their status. you are optimistic. the completed challenges we face, climate change, inequality, conflict, they do not discourage you. rather, they inspire you to persevere and effect change. i am sure that it is the young people of the commonwealth, not just sure that it is the young people of the commonwealth, notjust those in its 22 island nations, who will lead the world's response to climate change. after all, you are the ones who are experiencing it daily, and we must do more to make these changes a reality, and truly move the dial. and again, after all, 60% of the commonwealth is under the age of the commonwealth is under the age of 30. and at billion strong, it is

you who are going to change the world. the young adult i have met across the commonwealth have showing me time and again that your generation understands something very important, that to tackle a big challenge, you need to focus on the root causes, not just challenge, you need to focus on the root causes, notjust the symptoms, something my father has believed the yea rs. something my father has believed the years. yet, something society still struggles with. this is what i have learned from people like patrice, who i met in south africa two years ago. actress was concerned about poor education and employment outcomes imrul and impoverished communities. what she realised was the one thing holding people back was a lack of formal identification documents that meant they couldn't sit there and exams or apply for jobs. so, she set up mobile clinics for people to take the vital steps of registering for citizenship. patrice wasn't looking for a short—term fix. she was finding a

long—term solution. as an environmentalist, when people were urged to behave more responsibly in behaving their lives, she knew that the practice of pouring household cooking oil was badly affecting water supplies the whole communities across malaysia, but she knew that telling people to stop wouldn't work. so, she set about changing this behaviour by offerings free soap in exchange be used oil. she now recycles used oil into eco—cleaning products and candles, which sold back into communities. this is another example of changing mindsets and tackling an issue at its root. i know that serving as an ambassador to young people, i'm going to have to try to keep up with you. iam going to have to try to keep up with you. i am working now to plan my first year in this role, and my hope is to convene young leaders from across the commonwealth to discuss how best we can make commonwealth platforms work for you, and to

ensure maximum impact. both here and in the uk, myjob will be to listen to you. my duty will be to ensure that your ideas, concerns, thoughts and hopes are heard. and my commitment will be to work with you to build better platforms for your leadership, and to help you collaborate and form partnerships with your peers across nations. in my new role, i will work to support the queen, my father, the prince of wales, and my brother william, all of whom know that young people are the answer to the challenges of today. i am also incredibly grateful that the woman that i am about to marry, meghan, will join that the woman that i am about to marry, meghan, willjoin me in this work, and she is usually excited to ta ke work, and she is usually excited to take part in it. cheering and applause before i close, and in my first act in this role, i am delighted to announce the commonwealth

scholarship scheme will be expanded from 2019. thanks to the generosity of the united kingdom and other commonwealth countries, 150 new scholarships to study in low and middle income countries will be made available by 2025. cheering and applause this scheme, which is run by the association of commonwealth universities, will enable more of our talented young people to access life changing opportunities to study across the commonwealth the generations to come. i am also proud that, in recognition of her majesty the queen's extraordinary service to the common, the scholar ships will be as queen elizabeth commonwealth scholarships. applause and i want to end by thanking you. it is an honour to be the queen's ambassador to a generation that inspires me every single day. i am

here to support you, and i cannot wait to see what you are going to achieve together. thank you. prince harry speaking at the commonwealth heads of government, discussing the youth forum, he is a commonwealth youth ambassador. cheers as he announced a scholarship scheme and re—announced his wife to be willjoin him in his commonwealth work. we are discussing the rights and wrongs of the uk getting involved in military action against syria. "your conservative mp on your panel quits previous chemical weapons attacks, so clearly, military intervention doesn't work." alan says," this is mayhem and washington have no right to bomb a sovereign state. this is a middle east problem, not ours. let saudi, qatar, except, clear up the mess." "theresa may did the right thing, there is no requirement to request approvalfrom bollard." mark says, "we had to intervene,

many attacks from assad. if we don't oppose this, what do we oppose?" talking to voters, chris was interrupted by prince harry. i was going to say, one of the most effective things britain can do in the current circumstance is to stop arming saudi arabia, turkey, the uae, and other countries that are intervening in syria. the fact she doesn't, and the fact that we as a country support saudi arabia and others, some of the most aggressive and dictatorial regimes in the whole of the region, proves categorically, this is not about the well—being of people in the middle east. this is not about a humanitarian operation. how could it be? we support saudi arabia. this is about power projection by britain and its a foreign policy that is dictated by donald trump, which is an absolute disgrace. i am stephanie, i didn't get to introduce myself earlier. further to that point, the fact that

it isn't humanitarian is the fact that the government isn't liaising with local community and organisations that are working really ha rd organisations that are working really hard to ensure that their peace building conversation is going on. the uk hasn't exhausted the alternatives at all. i do feel...” wa nt to alternatives at all. i do feel...” want to ask... more collaboration with local organisations within the region. i want to ask snp mp and defence spokesperson stuart mcdonald about the debate today. it is not clear to me whether there will be a vote at the end of it, and if there was, a parody, it would have to be benign, based on a benign motion, so what is the point? i haven't seen any debate yet, i am in the dark on that, the same as yourself, victoria. parliament has a job to do, ultimately. the public expected parliament to be consulted before the strikes happened. it will seem odd to most people that we are

having this debate retrospectively, which is, i fear, a dangerous precedent to set. one of the precious few things that came out of the iraqi intervention was that parliament was to be consulted. if parliament was to be consulted. if parliament was to be consulted. if parliament was consulted in 2013 and 2015, then it should have been consulted this time round as well. only the most soup i'm parliamentarian, whether for or against the military action, would acce pt against the military action, would accept the government sidelining of parliament. there are a series of questions to date, the least of all, why did the uk not support the swedish effort at the united nations la st swedish effort at the united nations last week to dispatch high—level diplomatic missions, and look at other non—lethal measures in response to this. they could have successfully undermined the government's ability in syria to deploy chemical weapons in future. 0k, thank you, all. appreciate your time. thank you for coming on the programme. from nail bars, car—washes and construction sites — slavery and human trafficking

is a problem in this country. now, the uk's helpline for modern slavery has told this programme it dealt with cases involving around 5,000 potential victims in its first year alone. the charity unseen, which operates the helpline, says the volume of calls was significantly higher than expected and claims this demonstrates how prevalent slavery may be in the uk. this is one woman's story of being forced to work, including in a british college, against her will, she's been talking to our reporter anna collinson. every single minute is fear. in your heart, in your mind. you can't breathe properly. that must just be a terrifying way to live? it is, but it's better than death, or my children being killed. for more than 20 years, this woman was forced to work 16 hour days without being paid. she's been beaten, threatened

with rape, and even miscarried from the intense workload. she's been sent away to work in a foreign land, away from her children, and was told if she stopped, they would all pay the ultimate price. much of her exploitation happened in the uk, including in a college. a modern—day slave, hidden in plain sight. if this is my destiny, so be it, if it saves my children's lives. this woman lives her life in fear because her traffickers are still out there. for that reason, we can't identify her. this type of access is rare, and has taken months of planning. you are my terrible journey started in my home country, shortly after my wedding. i was 16. we're not revealing where sara is originally from, to protect her identity.

i loved school. history, science, reading. but, in my culture, if you're a girl, you do not have a right to live the life you want. instead, i was made to work as a maid in a large house, cooking, cleaning every day. but i never saw any money, it always went to my husband. if i didn't work, my husband would beat me up. other people would join him, sometimes as many as four people. my skin was cut open so many times but i was never taken to the doctor. i was so scared, my body would shake. i'm not sure when i came to the uk. what i do know is that i'd had two children, because they were taken away from me. my traffickers said if i didn't follow orders, my children would be killed. and i knew it wasn'tjust words, i knew they would do it, probably in front of me.

as a mother, how could i ever forgive myself if i saw my children killed? i just thought, "do whatever you want, but don't touch my children." so, for years, sara did what she was told, while her children grew up without her in their home country. her husband was there, too, setting up jobs for her to do and collecting the rewards for himself. i was made to work in several places in the uk, but i ended up working as a cleaner in a college. my day normally started at 3am, sometimes we finished at 11 at night. we mopped and hoovered, we cleaned the toilets, washed dishes, gardened in the snow and rain. there were no breaks, ijust tried to rest when i could. i developed arthritis, my feet were swollen and bloody. i was constantly tired and depressed. but i couldn't sleep properly because i would have nightmares. when you were in the college,

why did you never call out for help? i couldn't speak the language, and i was terrified for my children, and people seemed so busy, so i kept cleaning and people just passed me by. teachers, students, even the police. so how did you feel when you were in the college and you saw people going about their lives, having fun, learning? i thought they were very lucky. i would daydream about being able to go to school or putting on make—up or wearing jewellery. but it was always just in my dreams. i would sleep in a corner of the storeroom. i had one blanket on the floor, another on top of me. there were other people there, too, mostly women, we would try to support each other. sara began to learn english. shows like downton abbey ended up

giving her the tools she needed to escape. one day, i fell over at work. i was taken to the store room and left there like rubbish. my backside and legs turned black. i was in so much pain, i couldn't even go to the toilet. i thought i was dying. then one day i managed to escape, i hid at a friend's house. i was terrified, but she helped me contact the home office and the salvation army, who helped me. so how are you feeling at the moment, how are things going with you? the police were also informed. after answering their questions, sara was taken to a safe house, where she was supported by black country women's aid. i wouldn't go outside for three days, i was too scared. but then someone said they'd come with me, so i decided to go. then i did it again, and again. and, slowly, i started breathing properly again, for the first time in more

than 20 years. i remember when they gave me money and it was in my hand. the first thing i thought was sanitary pads. it was really special, because before, on my periods, i had to use clothes, and they became very dirty. can you believe it? so when that happened, when you bought that sanitary pad, did you feel like that was a moment where you were like, this is it? yes, i felt free. i'd bought something for myself. it was like christmas day! despite everything, sara is a warm and funny person. her traffickers are still at large, possibly in the uk, and her husband is believed to be in her home country, and has never been brought to justice. for the 20 years she was forced into slavery, she never saw her children, and is still separated from them now. whenever she talks about them, she cries. when i'm not thinking about what's

happened, i feel free. but somehow, i'm not free. the fear is still in my heart. i want to go back to my home country and be with my children, but, if i did, i'd put us all in danger. better to accept where i am so at least i can breathe easily now. i want to show people there's always hope. you just need one chance, and help will find you. in the next hour, we'll be talking more about what modern slavery is like in britain today. we'll hear more that report on the modern slavery helpline — and the national crime agency — whose role it is to coordinate the uk's response to modern slavery and the trafficking of human beings. this is 44 year old mary crumpton —

she has a husband, a fiance and two boyfriends. she's polyamorous — meaning she has multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of them all — and she's chosen to speak publicly about it. her other partners didn't want tojoin her this morning so let's taljk to her in her first tv interview stored good morning stop you have four partners, you live with two of them, how do you split your time? the two that we live with, i would do all the usual things, cooking, going out for dates and i spend some of my time with other partners as well. you are married to tim, engaged tojohn, well. you are married to tim, engaged to john, but well. you are married to tim, engaged tojohn, but it would be illegal to marry him if tim is still

around. yes, exactly, in this country i cannot have a legal marriage tojohn, we are going to have a ceremony which will look like a wedding, we will sign a certificate, it can be legal because the law will not recognisejohn as a partner. right. what's it like having four blokes?” partner. right. what's it like having four blokes? i think i'm the happiest i've ever been in my life, to be honest. it's lovely, yes. why? i think there is a sort of support there was having more than one person and i can share different interests with my different partners. so it might be that i really enjoy watching football but my husband doesn't like football so i will go and watch football with james or michael so it enriches my life, i think, james or michael so it enriches my life, ithink, having james or michael so it enriches my life, i think, having that bradley and that means up one partner isn't required to kind of supply all my needs, there is no great pressure on one person to be everything to me. do you mind if i ask about sleeping

arrangements? i thought that might come up, my husband and i and my young say and i have separate rooms but i sometimes sleep with my husband, sometimes with john, but i sometimes sleep with my husband, sometimes withjohn, i sometimes go around and sleep with my other partners. does that ever feel odd, weird, you everjealous, or they ever jealous? feel odd, weird, you everjealous, or they everjealous? no, no, we are not jealous people or they everjealous? no, no, we are notjealous people and i think this sort of relationship set up would not work if any of us were jealous, we communicate openly and honestly with each other and it's just lovely. do your four partners also have other partners? not at the moment, they have done in the past but they are more than welcome to, i encourage them to, i would like them to explore that but at the moment, they don't. is the key being open and honest? yes, i think so, yes, really good communication, in any

relationship communication is important but particularly so in our situation. this is going to sound very personal and you don't have to a nswer very personal and you don't have to answer it, i take it about being open and honest but we do talk to one of your partners about the kind of sex you had with another?” one of your partners about the kind of sex you had with another? i think details of that are private. so i'll say, i'm having a good time but i won't go into details. two of your partners... are significantly older... apart from your husband, three of the men are significantly ordered the newcomers up relevant, why do you think? i don't think it's really relevant, it sounds a cliche but i genuinely see age as just a numberandi but i genuinely see age as just a number and i fall but i genuinely see age as just a numberand ifall in but i genuinely see age as just a number and ifall in love but i genuinely see age as just a number and i fall in love with the person and to me it doesn't matter what age that person is, if we click, then that is all there is to it. you are in love with all four of them? yes, very much so, how is that possible? people ask me not. i

compare it to a mother loving a child, if she has a second child doesn't mean she loves the first child any the less, i don't think love is a limited resource and actually, i think most people if they are honest, i can remember a time when i was with one person and fell in love with another and above point they either quashed it, did not do anything about it or perhaps they had an affair, i am being honest about that. why do you want to speak openly about it? because at the moment there are a lot of people who will make judgments about our situation. what kind of comments have you had, what do people say? there is the sort of comic you are a slap or that kind of thing, people think it's about sex and sleeping around which it isn't, because it is not recognised legally, there are certain things that are protected in law. —— the sort of comment. if you are, sexual or a muslim, your work

environment has two except that sort of thing, i used to teach in a catholic school, if i had come out and said! catholic school, if i had come out and said i was polyamorous i would have been sacked for inappropriate behaviour. if i go into hospital and iam alli behaviour. if i go into hospital and i am all i can only name one next of kin, i husband tim is the only one with rights and that's not how it should be. right, would you like to marry all of them? i think that's something that if it became appropriate, i would, something that if it became appropriate, iwould, i've something that if it became appropriate, i would, i've got to the point with john for appropriate, i would, i've got to the point withjohn for it we both felt we wanted to make a lifetime commitment and at that sometime in the future the relationships go in that direction, then yes. so sorry, i interrupted you when you said you wa nted i interrupted you when you said you wanted to speak up because of the negative connotations, to carry on with that. i would like to live in a world where people are allowed to love who they want to love without been discriminated against for that, without being judged for that, we are living in a way that doesn't hurt anybody, we are very happy, we are all adults and yet there is a

stigma about it and i've been inundated with messages about people who say i live like you but i am too scared to tell my family or my employer, but should not be scared to speak out, i've had people across the world saying this to me and that's really why we did that. people say to you want to be famous, no, ijust people say to you want to be famous, no, i just want to people say to you want to be famous, no, ijust want to be people say to you want to be famous, no, i just want to be someone who's willing to stand up and speak out for all the people who don't feel they are able to, in a world for we are free to live how we want live. you said you used to work at a catholic school and you guarantee you would have been sacked if you had told them about domestic setup, whatjob do you do now?” had told them about domestic setup, what job do you do now? i am a black coach, therapy,. what job do you do now? i am a black coach, therapy, . you what job do you do now? i am a black coach, therapy,. you work for yourself? my clients, i think, coach, therapy,. you work for yourself? my clients, ithink, it works in my favour in that environment because people say, i could tell you anything, i know you won'tjudge, what i do now it's beneficial to do the sort of thing i do. thank you for coming on the

programme. leslie says watching your programme, always interesting, the story about a polyamorous life is something else, a couple of other reviews saying why are we giving her airtime? you canjudge reviews saying why are we giving her air time? you canjudge for yourself! let me read you these comments. about the windrush generation, you will know this has been rumbling for the past couple of weeks, people who came to britain and to have lived here for decades on the windrush ship are being asked to prove they are british. we will talk about this in the next hour, dennis says we here in the uk all a huge debt of gratitude to those caribbean people who emigrated to ta ke caribbean people who emigrated to take up the roles of the brave fighting men who did not return after world war ii. the uk was on its knees in the late 40s and 50s through not having the labour force both skilled and unskilled to enable us both skilled and unskilled to enable us to prosper again on the economic world stage. patricia says it's outrageous they are being asked to prove they are british, needed

people from commonwealth countries after the war and they came in d roves, after the war and they came in droves, happy to be here. decades later they are treated like this when others are allowed to enter the uk without any restrictions? a tweet says this treatment of the windrush generation is appalling but sadly predictable, if you are a member of the windrush generation simply an e—mail or tell me your own experience and how you are feeling right now particularly if you are one of those who has been asked to prove you are british. news and sport on the way, before that, the weather, and carol, tropical temperatures by the end of the week, the temperatures are on the up, the tory, the air imported from the south, dragging up warm airfrom the mediterranean, temperatures for some of us could reach the mid—20s. —— victoria. it is turning milder, rain in the west at times, coming our way

at times today, it will be windy at times, especially so later today and tonight and tomorrow, especially in the west. let's focus on the temperatures we were talking about, when misty and thursday, temperatures in london could hit 25-26, temperatures in london could hit 25—26, birmingham and norwich 24, cardiff, 20, edinburgh, 19, belfast 18, the average in the north is 12, in the south its 15—16 at this time of year, we are way above that, any of year, we are way above that, any of these days wednesday or thursday the warmest day of the year so far of nbc highs of up to 25 degrees. as we head through the week we can see yellow is dominating the chart, a hint of amber, towards the end of the week we see a return to blue as we lose the southerly flow and the wind changes from the west. this front moving northwards taking cloud and patchy light rain, the next front coming from the west bringing

rain, and the wind will pick up. that will be across western parts of the uk, today a lot of dry weather, sunshine, sunshine turning hazy for the club., sunshine, sunshine turning hazy for the club. , then sunshine, sunshine turning hazy for the club., then we see showers arriving before the rain in northern ireland. temperatures to the north, 16 as we push south. through this evening and overnight, still a lot of dry weather, some beautiful sunsets to look forward to, the weather front in the west pushing steadily east, the heaviest rain a lwa ys steadily east, the heaviest rain always in the west, progressing east, not quickly. but you will notice it will be windy, especially but not exclusively in the west, not looking at a cold night, no issues with frost. tomorrow starting with blue skies across the south and east, this weather front moving eastwards slowly, weakening of the time, behind it, we see a return to bright spells, sunshine and showers but windy, gusts of 50 miles an hour

for example across the outer hebrides, temperatures 14 in the north, 19 possibly 20 in the south. by north, 19 possibly 20 in the south. by wednesday a lot of dry weather, fair bit of sunshine, still this southerly wind direction pumping in the milder air, this weatherfront skirting towards northern ireland and west scotland, temperatures 14, 17,19 and west scotland, temperatures 14, 17, 19 in the north, 22, 24 possibly 25 in london. high cloud turning the sunshine hazy at times. still breezy, but thursday is the day we are likely to seek the highest temperatures in the south, 25, 26. in the highest temperatures in the south, 25,26. in the north, 16 and 17. but the wind veers westerly as we head into the rest of the week. temperatures will be down in comparison to the next few days. hello. it's monday, it's 10 o'clock. i'm victoria derbyshire. our top story:

theresa may prepares to face mps after the uk took military action in syria, without giving parliament a say. in syria, without giving we've been hearing your views on whether she had to authority to go ahead. is this a precedent that britain is setting that they can go and bomb anybody they like, based on humanitarian grounds? it's a dangerous precedent. what has interventionism done in the past for us. the red line was drawn by 0bama. we voted not to intervene. i was one of those people that was anti—intervention. since then, 400,000 syrian civilians have been killed. the time is now where there is no other alternative. we'll look at what could happen next and whether russia, which supports syria, could retaliate. also on the programme, the college cleaner no—one knew was a slave. she worked in plain sight of students, teachers and even the police. her traffickers told her if she didn't do as she was told, her children would die sot how could i everforgive myself if i saw my children killed? ijust thought, do what ever you want,

but don't touch my children. this programme can reveal the uk helpline for modern slavery dealt with around five thousand potential victims in its first year. we'll as how big the problem is before 11. and trouble at aylesbury young offenders' institution, inmates threw paint and smashed fire alarms during a disturbance. we'll talk a former inmate and a lawyer who represents some of those inside. good morning. here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of todays news. theresa may will tell mps later today that she ordered raf jets to take part in air strikes against syria because it was the "right thing to do". british, french and us planes directed more than a hundred missiles at syrian government targets, thought to be chemical weapons bases, in response to the alleged chemical attack on the rebel—held town of douma. in an unusual move, the government's

asked for an emergency commons debate to allow mps more time to express their views. this morning, the foreign secretary borisjohnson had this to say. it is very important to stress, this is not an attempt to change the tide of the war in syria, or to have regime change, or to get rid of bashar al—assad. i'm afraid the syrian war, in many ways, will go on in its horrible, miserable way. but it was the world saying that we've had enough of the use of chemical weapons. the erosion of that taboo that has been in place for 100 years has gone too far under bashar al—assad. and it was time that we said no, and i think it was totally, therefore, the right thing to do. thank you very much. why not have a proper vote about it? as you know, there will be ample opportunity in parliament today. the prime minister will be on her feet this afternoon in the house of commons. as you know, the speaker is very generous and accommodating

to every backbencher which wishes to speak. i'm sure that every mp in parliament will want to have their say. the former director of the fbi has accused donald trump of being morally unfit to be president, because of what he called his constant lies, his views on race and his treatment of women. james comey‘s comments came in an interview with the american abc network. he was fired a year ago over his handling of the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. president trump called mr comey ‘a liar.‘ a 16—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a 14—year—old girl in wolverhampton. the body of viktorija sokolova, who was originally from lithuania, was discovered in a park on thursday, a day after her family reported her missing. a 17—year—old boy who was also arrested in connection with the death, has been released on bail. a uk helpline for reporting modern slavery dealt with cases involving 5,000 potential victims in its first year,

the victoria derbyshire programme has learned. charity unseen, which operates the modern day slavery helpline, said it received a significantly larger volume of calls than expected since launching the service in october 2016. four prison officers suffered minor injuries after a disturbance at a young offenders institute in buckinghamshire. the bbc has been told inmates threw paint and smashed fire alarms at aylesbury young offenders institute in protest over a lack of showers and time out of their cells. the prison service said those involved such incidents may face extra time on their sentences. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. more at 10:30. comments from you about windrush generation, some of them being asked to prove they are british decades after coming to britain. phil says, "i am disgusted to see what is being done. they made a massive

contribution to users id, and enjoy the rights we should. " "even mrs thatcher would have struggled to come up with a move as vile as this." "why are the kids in detention centres, and why have some repatriated to the caribbean?" greg says, "whether you consider yourself right or left, sending home builders of the windrush generation that literally we built the nation after world war ii is morally repugnant." keep them coming in. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — intercity won the premier league title, following manchester united's lost west brom yesterday. paul dickovjoins us live from the club's training ground —— manchester city won the premier league. you resisted

going to the public vincent kompany and the other players, did you? you know me too well, thank you! i had couple of glasses of wine at home with my boys, so wasn't too bad. city dominated the title race, scoring 93 goals with five games to 90, scoring 93 goals with five games to go, how did guardiola get it so right after a frustrating first season for him? even if you look at la st season for him? even if you look at last season, there were signs they we re last season, there were signs they were a special team. chances missed, a couple of defensive lapses, but that has gone this year. he has brought in unbelievable young players, they play quality football with enthusiasm and intensity with every ball that we have seen already. to go through the season with two defeats is an believable

achievement. i even look back to the start of the season. chelsea, liverpool, arsenal, manchester united, tottenham, spending a lot of money, the league wrapped up and to be so far ahead with five games left, credit to guardiola. vincent kompany left, credit to guardiola. vincent kompa ny celebrating with left, credit to guardiola. vincent kompany celebrating with some of the fa ns kompany celebrating with some of the fans and players in the pub last night. he was round his grandma's house, talk of the quadruple not long ago, is it disappointing? when the quadruple was on, it would be so difficult to do it, win or four in this day and age. it was a huge ask. to get the premier league in, in the style they have done it in is so impressive. the players and

manager. . . impressive. the players and manager... they talk about winning the next game. there is hunger and desire them to do it. breaking records in this season, the 18 game run they have had, record goals, the style of play, it has been so impressive to everyone. finally, how important is pep to city's long—term dominance? there is talk of extending his contract. he doesn't stick around anywhere for long does he? he doesn't. but my personal opinion, looking at the players he gets, gabrieljesus opinion, looking at the players he gets, gabriel jesus came opinion, looking at the players he gets, gabrieljesus came in at 19, leroy sane, both 19, john stones, benjamin mendy, they are 23 and under. it tells me he is building something. if city continue the way

they are dying, and away players keep improving under pep, city could dominate for the next 4—5 years at least. top man. thank you for joining us. thank you. paul dickov, former manchester city striker. he scored the goal in wembley in 1999. sorry about the poor wi—fi connection. thanks very much. good morning. theresa may will, this afternoon, tell mps that she ordered rafjets to take part in attacks in syria to "alleviate further humanitarian suffering". british planes joined the french and us military, in strikes on suspected chemical weapons facilities, early on saturday morning. weapons facilities, early masa, survived the suspected chemical attack in syria, in her own words. speaking alongside her mother, she described how she and her family were hiding in a basement when a "barrel" dropped. translation: suddenly, by around 6pm, we heard two

rockets coming and making a sound like... she hisses ..without exploding. three men ran up from our basement and shouted, "chemical gas, go upstairs!" then they came up and poured water on themselves. when i looked, i saw white smoke, like fog. we started to lose the nerves in our legs, had a shortness of breath and burning in the nose and chest. there was no oxygen, and you were fighting death to go upstairs and reach the high flats, and shelling started on the same area attacked with chemicals. the last floor we reached, people started to cough and vomit, kids fainted and young men were vomiting. people were shouting, "oh, god, i'm not able to breathe!" all the people were holding cloth, and these young men started to pour water on the cloth and help us breathe. we were saying, "please, some water, we need some water." they were pouring water

and something was getting out of our mouths, and we were able to breathe. people started to breathe better, and the heartburn from the chemicals started to disappear. but still, there was coughing, slow breathing, and vomiting. i turned on my mobile phone and there was coverage, and i started to send messages saying, "we appeal to the world to stop this destructive campaign. they threw chemicals on us. people are dying, people are suffocating, please do what you can." translation: they were telling us, "go up, go up, go up." we went to the last floor and i fell on the ground. i could not stop it. my mum said to my uncle, "my daughter, my daughter, my daughter." my uncle came and took me up. he brought a wet cloth

and carried me upstairs. the medical point was at the end of the tunnel. three doctors came, one carried me and the other carried my sister and ran. they took us to the first medical point, put us on the ground and poured water on us. then they took us in, sprayed us, and gave us an injection. when we came to sleep, the plane shelled and we were full of dust. we went back down to the basement and saw how they were bringing the martyrs. instead of breathing the air, we breathe the smell of blood. that was masa's story. many are wondering if russia, which supports syria, will retaliate against the uk, us and france after the weekends military strike action and if it does: how? and whether the westerm air strke was legal let's discuss this now with — dr aidan hehir — a reader

in international relations at the university of westminster who also writes about international law,. professor peter roberts - who is director of military sciences at the royal united services institute and domitilla sagramos0 a lecturer on security and development in russia from king's college london.. thank you all for coming in and talking to us, the government's justification is this is on humanitarian grounds and therefore it is legal, isn't? it isn't, there are theories that there is a doctrine of intervention... they have published a summary of the legal advice they were given, it says the uk is permitted under international law to take measures and alleviate humanitarian suffering. it's not true, since 92 people have known there are situations and the world has been paralysed. but the idea that we have

reached a point we can say there is consistent state practice that would identify a basis for unilateral humanitarian intervention, in 1999, in kosovo, nato intervened without a security council mandate and that cause significant international disagreement, from the non—western world you have many states saying they disagreed fundamentally. if we are going to assert there is a customary basis for this kind of practice we have to be able to prove there was widespread state support for this which is not the case. professor, given the fact that russia was warned the strikes were coming and therefore presumably told president assad move your stuff, how effective do you think they will have been? in terms of using deterrence as a punishment, they struck several targets, they did some damage, some death and destruction resulted, nobody...

actually nobody died. which is a fantastic thing on one side, amazing from another. this was always about a punishment, messaging, an act, it wasn't about the facilities. but this is the problem with discussions over strikes, where they are tweeted or talked about or debated in parliament before hand it or talked about or debated in parliament beforehand it gives the adversary and opportunity to move everything. in this case, we believe that syrian aircraft and helicopters that syrian aircraft and helicopters that were used in chemical weapons attacks were moved to russian airbases and therefore were not in a position to be attacked, you had a variety of air defence systems that we re variety of air defence systems that were moved to provide greater protection, people who would have beenin protection, people who would have been in the factories making chemical weapons or storing chemicals as a precursor, the mix that you need to make sarin or the x or whatever nerve agent you want, those people all disappeared and

moved to other sites. as an act, as messaging, it was highly symbolic, it may well have started the road to recreating further rules about the use of chemical where the spot was a defective in destroying things they wanted to destroy, probably not? what would you expect russian to do next? it's interesting because now this morning there is a debate in the russian parliament about potential sanctions and from the information i have received this morning, it seems that most of the potential counters and shins would be directed at the united states could. there is a possibility that they might sort of stop the export or banned the export of titanium or engines for missiles which is part of the joint programme, as space programme between russia and the united states, there is also talk

about banning the import of alcohol medicines from the united states which would have an impact on the population in russia. i'm not so sure that they will go ahead with all these measures but i think something can be expected on the front of economic sanctions from the russian side. from the west's point of view it could've been a lot worse? is not military retaliation you are talking about? no, i think it would have been a lot worse but the russians found themselves in a similar quandary as the west, they did not want to escalate either and they knew that if they would retaliate and attack the platforms from work these missiles carried their operations they would find themselves in direct for the united states and of course president putin and russia did not want to do that. so there are options were limited in the same way that western options we re the same way that western options were to a certain extent limited. 0k, were to a certain extent limited. ok, i were to a certain extent limited. 0k, iwant

were to a certain extent limited. ok, i want to go back to the legality with doctor aidan, you said it wasn't legal, how would it have been legal, going through the un? the un security council, there's basically three ways you can have a legal basis for action and one is through the un security council under chapter seven, the other way would be invoking article 51 sub defence which clearly doesn't apply in this case and the other one would be in exceptional circumstances you could get a mandate from the general assembly that is highly unlikely and very difficult to achieve. i think the key thing in respect to unilateral action, this has consequences, perhaps not immediately in terms of syria but it sets a precedent that other states will follow. for example in 2008 russia invaded georgia and they claimed we were doing this for humanitarian grounds, this is us invoking the same rights and you quys invoking the same rights and you guys used in 99 in kosovo and we risk having back to the 19th

century, state unilaterally decide how they will enforce international law and that leads to far more work, or civilian deaths and casualties and by definition is a turbo threat to international peace and security. thank you all so much. some messages from you, harry says he is a pull the prime minister has taken the action she has, it wasn't obligatory for her and i'm sure she could have waited until the inspectors were in and taken waited until the inspectors were in and ta ken relevant waited until the inspectors were in and taken relevant action. patricia says i don't believe we should have warned syria, how do we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the alleged chemical attack wasn't propaganda footage filmed by the rebels and terrorists? another bureau says the government was right to take the action, specific and measured against weapons outlawed around the world. thank you for those, keep your comments coming in. a 26—year—old man has died after being stabbed in london, the metropolitan

police says an investigation, a murder investigation has been launched, elise went to the scene yesterday, called to reports of a in north—west london, a 26 euros man was found at the scene suffering sta b was found at the scene suffering stab injuries, pronounced dead later that evening. —— 26—year—old. the father of the murdered black teenager, stephen lawrence says he has decided to forgive his son's killers nearly twenty—five years on. neville lawrence said he'd embraced christian faith, and would spend the anniversary of his son's death, next sunday, in church. stephen was murdered in a racist attack in south east london in 1993. mr lawrence said forgiving those responsible was the hardest thing he'd had to do: sot thing he'd had to do: the killers of my son, there was supposed to be five people convicted, but in my heart of hearts i forgive them convicted, but in my heart of hearts iforgive them all for the convicted, but in my heart of hearts i forgive them all for the murder of my son. it's a load of my mind, when someone

has done something wrong, you would like something horrible to happen to them but if you start to think about them but if you start to think about the church life that you need to live and you read all the things you have to do before you become a christian, part of that is forgiveness and you can't have bad feelings for anybody if you are trying to be a question which i am trying to be a question which i am trying to be now. how do you feel now, then, having carried out that

actor forgiveness? i think one of the things i realised, these boys, the things i realised, these boys, the name of these boys used to be in the name of these boys used to be in the front of my mind and now some of them i don't even remember the names, because i don't think about it in the way i used to think about it in the way i used to think about it before and so it's making my life easierfor me to it before and so it's making my life easier for me to carry on and what i need to do. i've coped reasonable well, i'm still trying to cope because you never get over this, in a sense, when i speak to people i say it's a life sentence you won't be able to serve, the only time you will serve the life sentence is when you go into the grave, so for the rest of your life, normally when somebody is given a life sentence, they may be get out 20 years or so, it's 25 years and i am still serving that light sentence. is your load

any easier by having carried out the actor forgiveness towards stephen's killers? a long way better for me now, i don't dwell on the subject of much now, i can get on with my life andi much now, i can get on with my life and i think maybe if i had done it earlier it would have been better for me as well. you forgive your son's killers but you still want them to be brought tojustice? son's killers but you still want them to be brought to justice? yes, they have done something wrong, they should pay for it, my son is in the ground injamaica, i have lost the fa ct ground injamaica, i have lost the fact that i might have a grandson or granddaughter by my son, all of that has been taken away from me, they walked around, some of them have walked around, some of them have walked around, some of them have walked around for 25 years, the two thatis walked around for 25 years, the two that is inside walked around for quite a number of years, the only timei quite a number of years, the only time i was able to see anything or go near my son was injamaica when i went to the spot he is buried. so you do something, you should pay for it. that was stephen lawrence's father neville lawrence.

the husband of a woman who died five days after she was accused of faking illness to avoid deportation to the uk tells this programme he's fighting to ensure no one else is treated the same again. nancy motsamai, who's lived in the uk for 10 years, was about to be deported back to her home country of south africa when she collapsed at heathrow airport. she was told she was faking it, but a few days later the 35 year old died. she had a pulmonary embolism. we can speak to nancy's husband fusi now and linda appiah, who's the couple's barrister. thank you so much for coming on the programme. when you got to heathrow, tell us what happened. we got separated, we needed to be searched, the next thing i knew, they were

saying to me can you come and help, your wife is on the floor. the security at heathrow were standing there are not doing anything. i asked how she got on the floor, they said you have to help her, she's blocking the broder. i talked to her and said can i help you, are you all right, she said can you give me a moment, i need to find my feet. at that point, one of the ladies there are said to me, you have to help her, she's blocking the coroner. at that point i said, we happened had food or drink for the whole day today, i cannot just food or drink for the whole day today, i cannotjust stand her up, i need to know what happened, one of the ladies from one of the rooms came and she talked to her and told her it is better if you stand up because of law is called and we can because of law is called and we can be able to go in the sitting room. was there a chance of seeing a doctor? no, no medical attention

whatsoever, they just wanted doctor? no, no medical attention whatsoever, theyjust wanted her to stand up and stop before we can even sit down in the waiting room the immigration official came and said he wanted to interview us and he took us to the interview room, sat down and pointed at my wife and tell her, you, you, i didn't like what is often i interfere, when i enter here you on the floor and i put into my records, your medical records, there is nothing that is suggesting you have got a condition that would lead you to be on the floor. at that point i ask him, which medical records are you referring to, are you a medical doctor was to mark he just didn't want to take that point and that's where he told us this is just an act, you are acting, you are just an act, you are acting, you are just acting up the coast you don't wa nt to just acting up the coast you don't want to be removed from the uk. what's going on here, what was going on? the problem is, this is indicative of the home office, frankly, have been over the number

of years since 2010 then there was a report issued, a number of issues raised in relation to the home office treatment of dt knees. of course it is right that under law, they are able to detain people u nlawfully they are able to detain people unlawfully in the uk or who have precarious status in the united kingdom. —— the treatment of detainees. but they cannot act in a way that is unfair or unjust or treat people inhumanely and we say thatis treat people inhumanely and we say that is what they have done in this case, especially to both parties. the home of the statement i have here, our thoughts and condolences with the victim's family, we take our responsibilities towards dt knees health and wealth seriously and when there are claims that standards have not been met, these will be investigated the early. the you have any confidence in the investigation? i don't, it took them i don't know how many weeks before they released her passport, they

only released her passport after this story surfaced in the media, the ignored our e—mails, the phone call linda has been making, so what is going to make them investigate now? asi as i said in the introduction, your wife died from a pot moneret embolism, a blood clot effectively, but she also had an ovarian cancer. do you believe her death could have been prevented had a medic taken in interest in her after her collapse at heathrow? it could have, because after we left heathrow to go to the detention centre, the nurse was just assessing her. i'm not sure how that went because i was with the doctor. the next day, they told me she did not want to see the doctor. the doctor said: you are having a throat infection, which is odd. they didn't

check what was going on. i know that the whole day on wednesday, she was not feeling well. what do you want to see happen now? what the home office have said through the media is that there is, in fact, an investigation through the prison ombudsman at the moment, so we are waiting to see what happens with that. no one is corresponding with us, no one has said anything to us at all at this stage. of course, it is unsatisfactory, because this needs to be investigated promptly, to make sure the medical evidence and the other documentation is secure in order for them to assess what exactly happened to nancy when she was in detention, both at the detention centre and at heathrow. thank you for coming on. thank you. still to come: the college cleaner no—one knew was a slave. she worked in plain sight of students, teachers and even the police. we'll bring you her story. and we will get reaction. and prison guards were injured

in a riot at a young offender's institution in which inmates reportedly threw paint and smashed fire alarms. we'll talk to a former inmate and a lawyer who represents some of those inside. time for the latest news. here's annita. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may will tell mps later today that she ordered raf jets to take part in air strikes against syria because it was the "right thing to do". british, french and us planes directed more than a hundred missiles at syrian government targets, thought to be chemical weapons bases, in response to the alleged chemical attack on the rebel—held town of douma. in an unusual move, the government's asked for an emergency commons debate to allow mps more time to express their views. the former director of the fbi has accused donald trump of being morally unfit to be president, because of what he called his constant lies, his views on race and his treatment of women. james comey‘s comments came in an interview with the american abc network.

he was fired a year ago over his handling of the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. president trump called mr comey ‘a liar.‘ the pub chainjd wetherspoon says it's closing down all its accounts on twitter, instagram and facebook because of concerns over the people being trolled on social media, and the misuse of personal data. the company's chairman tim martin said he was also worried that users were spending too much time on social media outlets. wetherspoon has 44,000 twitter followers and more than 100,000 on facebook. prince harry has been speaking at the commonwealth youth forum in london this morning in his new role as president of a the queen's commonwealth trust. he announced that a scholarship scheme will be expanded to help young people from low and middle income families to study across the commonwealth. before i close, and in my first act

in this role, i am delighted to announce that the commonwealth scholarship scheme will be extended to 2019. with thanks to the people of the united kingdom and other common law countries, low and middle—income countries will have the opportunity in 2025. cheering and applause that's a summary of the latest bbc news. two m essa g es two messages from members of the windrush generation, this e—mail from simeon, "i came to bid on as a five—year—old with my mum in november 1960, and have lived here since then. around ten years ago, i started a new job since then. around ten years ago, i started a newjob with my counsel, and was asked to provide proof of my eligibility to work in the uk. the problem for me was that the home office had kept no records of our entry to the uk, so the onus was on me to prove it. this took me around a year. during which time, i was threatened with dismissal. it also cost me around £4000 in legal costs.

the difficult part of the process is getting hold of someone to speak to at the home office. i worry that, at any time, there could be a knock on the door, and i might be deported. 0r the door, and i might be deported. or if the door, and i might be deported. 0rifi the door, and i might be deported. or if i leave the country for a foreign holiday, i might not be allowed back to britain." cecilia e—mails, "i found out in 2016, after making a status application to the home office that i was not legal in the country and had no right for about. it meant i could have lost my job and home as i had no right to funds. all this after arriving in england in 1959 on my parents' passport from sierra leone, which was part of the british empire. i have since acquired indefinite leave to remain, which i apparently already had by law. i wish to make eve ryo ne already had by law. i wish to make everyone aware that there is another problem on the horizon. if you have any children born in britain after 1983 that have not acquired a british passport, they will also be

classed as illegal, because the pa rents classed as illegal, because the parents cannot prove their settlement." thank you for those. sport and will simmers is here. manchester city celebrate their third league title after manchester united lost to west brom is today. vincent kompa ny united lost to west brom is today. vincent kompany got the party started with team—mates and fans. arsenal have not picked up a road in 2018, they were beaten 2—1 at newcastle, thanks to goals from ayoze perez and matt ritchie and have secured their premier league status. and the scottish marathon run callum hawkins has been discharged from hospital after collapsing a mile short of the finish line at the commonwealth games. he is now back with his team—mate ready to travel home. england finished with 136 medals, a record overseas games for scotland and wales. this is a statement from a former

attorney general, a former labour attorney—general, lord john morris. this is what he said about what happened in syria at the weekend. "as happened in syria at the weekend. "as the attorney general that gave the go—ahead to bombing in kosovo in 1999 on the grounds it was a humanitarian disaster, i was developing the law based on what was done by my predecessors in the first gulf war and for the kurds and marsh arabs. the actions of the government today are broadly on the same legal basis. at the time of kosovo, i said there cannot be a legal certainty about our actions, but was satisfied there was an argument for our forces to act safely. nine other nato countries back then did the same, and we were sued by yugoslavia in the international court at the hague, where i was leading counsel for the uk. to my deep regret, the court did not make a ruling on the legal position." from nail bars, car—washes and construction sites —

slavery and human trafficking is a problem in this country. now, the uk's helpline for modern slavery has told this programme it dealt with cases involving around 5,000 potential victims in its first year alone. the charity unseen — which operates the helpline — says the volume of calls was significantly higher than expected and claims this demonstrates how prevalent slavery may be in the uk. this is one woman's story of being forced to work — including in a british college — against her will — she's been talking to our reporter anna collinson. every single minute is fear. in your heart, in your mind. you can't breathe properly. that must just be a terrifying way to live? it is, but it's better than death, or my children being killed. for more than 20 years, this woman was forced to work 16 hour days without being paid. she's been beaten, threatened

with rape, and even miscarried from the intense workload. she's been sent away to work in a foreign land, away from her children, and was told if she stopped they would all pay the ultimate price. much of her exploitation happened in the uk, including in a college. a modern—day slave, hidden in plain sight. if this is my destiny, so be it, if it saves my children's lives. this woman lives her life in fear because her traffickers are still out there. for that reason, we can't identify her. this type of access is rare, and has taken months of planning. i'm not sure when i came to the uk. what i do know is that i'd had two children, because they were taken away from me. my traffickers said if i didn't follow orders, my children would be killed. and i knew it wasn'tjust words,

i knew they would do it, probably in front of me. as a mother, how could i ever forgive myself if i saw my children killed? i just thought, "do whatever you want, but don't touch my children." i was made to work in several places in the uk, but i ended up working as a cleaner in a college. my day normally started at 3am, sometimes we finished at 11 at night. we mopped and hoovered, we cleaned the toilets, washed dishes, gardened in the snow and rain. there were no breaks, ijust tried to rest when i could. i developed arthritis, my feet were swollen and bloody. i was constantly tired and depressed. but i couldn't sleep properly because i would have nightmares. when you were in the college, why did you never call out for help? i couldn't speak the language, and i was terrified for my children, and people seemed so busy, so i kept cleaning and people just passed me by.

teachers, students, even the police. then one day i managed to escape, i hid at a friend's house. i was terrified, but she helped me contact the home office and the salvation army, who helped me. the police were also informed. after answering their questions, sara was taken to a safe house, where she was supported by black country women's aid. i wouldn't go outside for three days, i was too scared. but then someone said they'd come with me, so i decided to go. then i did it again, and again. and slowly, i started breathing properly again, for the first time in more than 20 years. i want to show people there's always hope. you just need one chance, and help will find you. justine currell —

executive director for the charity unseen, which helps run the modern slavery helpline. and helen gordos — tactical advisor for the national crime agency's modern slavery and human trafficking unit. 0n the woman in anna's report, she was there with adults and other people, including police, around her, and was still forced to work in this way. how does that happen?” think it's one of the areas that we need to raise awareness on, the fact that people are hidden in plain sight, and this is the real challenge with this type of crime. we have people working in our high streets, working in our own houses, and are being it —— abused and exploited in this way. people need to know this is happening on their streets, and we need to do something

to raise awareness and get people to phone the modern slavery helpline. how would you encourage people to do that, they might be worried about the threat? we saw in the film, the woman didn't speak out because she was worried something might happen to her children. the public can be reassured and victims as well that their information be dealt with seriously, with the public when they wa nt seriously, with the public when they want to call, it can be dealt with anonymously. there are a number of ways to report, the modern slavery helpline, they can ring 101 in an emergency 999, and the information will be treated sensitively. they may have a small piece of information, they're not sure what it is in front of them, but it may be the key to a piece of the jigsaw puzzle that law—enforcement and charity partners need to rescue victims and prosecute those response above. we reported in the first year

that the modern slavery helpline has dealt with 5000 potential victims. give the audience insight into other cases you have come across. we see cases you have come across. we see cases involving all different types of exploitation, unfortunately. i'm delighted that we've had so many calls in ourfirst delighted that we've had so many calls in our first year, delighted that we've had so many calls in ourfirst year, but delighted that we've had so many calls in our first year, but it's quite horrific to think this is happening in the uk in this day and age. you mentioned in people's houses, we are talking in nail bars, car washes, construction sites. absolutely. any type of labour exploitation, we are seeing it in ca re exploitation, we are seeing it in care sector, in construction, in nail bars, as you mention, in car washes, but we also see people in sexual exploitation, and we are not just talking about women and young girls, we are talking about men that are controlled from sexual exploitation and young boys. and we are also seeing domestic servitude. this is possibly the most hidden type of exploitation. describe that

for us. that type of exploitation involves people being held in somebody else's home, in a private household, being forced to work 16 or 18 hours a day and they don't get to see the outside world very often. it isa to see the outside world very often. it is a real challenge, because they genuinely hidden. how is that going on? we get lots of calls to the helpline and this is what is so interesting about what we have done, we have worked collaboratively with partners. we know that not one organisation can actually tackle this on their own. we are getting that number out to people and 10% of the calls we get about modern slavery are from potential victims. helen, tell us about some of the cases the national crime agency has dealt with, have you caught the people that were exploiting the individuals? there have been a numberof individuals? there have been a number of high—profile cases

re ce ntly number of high—profile cases recently that has seen significant convictions around what on slavery and trafficking. in 2015, the sentence to life was increased, there was a significant convictions around labour exploitation on a traveller site and crosses all communities. but that involved white british men from the uk, being targeted at homeless shelters, soup kitchens, offered a new lease of life, offered work and accommodation and some of these men were held for over 12—13 years as slaves, forced to work at breaking work, abused, assaulted, putin terrible conditions and that particular conviction was in lincolnshire, it was operation pottery, the individuals concerned, 12 altogether bad were convicted and some were given custodial sentences of over 15 years. so we are getting there, we need to do more, we

getting there, we have had recent in january this year, around exploitation in nail bars which saw three the burmese individuals prosecuted charged and convicted, they received sentences for convictions under the modern slavery act. we have seen significant results because of the wording is raising. —— vietnamese individuals. the slavery number is shown on your screen. . . the slavery number is shown on your screen... thank you both for coming thousands of elderly british people who came to this country 70 years ago and have lived and worked here ever since are being asked to prove that they belong in britain or face the risk of deportation. they have been labelled the windrushkids — after the name of the ship, the empire windrush which brought people here from the caribbean in 1948 — an event recorded by british pathe this morning the international

development secretary penny mordaunt insisted people had no need to be concerned, but acknowledged the government needed to do more to allay fears. people who are faced with filling in forms in all kinds of situations and to perhaps also need to access health care, feel their position to do that is being undermined, contact your local mp, people should not be concerned about this, they have the right to stay and we should be reassuring them of that. we can speak now to anthony bryan who after 52 years in the uk was told he was in the country illegally and faced forced removal. and 0mar khan, from the runnymede trust, who was involved in setting up a meeting of high commissioners from the caribbean to tackle this issue. and wag: 7—

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them, we know of a case of someone having bad for a wedding orfuneral and when they tried to recruit they faced difficulties in doing so because that was viewed as breaking the settled status. i think it's important to clarify these are individuals who do have legal rights, this is not really an amnesty, the issue is the ability of them to prove it through documentation is now quite difficult and that documentation is required not merely to prove status that they live here but to access rent, the health service and to get a job. let me bring in anthony, hello. thank you for coming on the programme. how do you feel about what's happening to you after 52 years of living in the uk? i can't really hear you, anthony, i'm so sorry, i will be right back with you, let's speak to peter. hello. can you hear me? yes,

ican. peter. hello. can you hear me? yes, i can. what do you think?” peter. hello. can you hear me? yes, i can. what do you think? i think it's frightening, it's an insult really to the west indians, it's not right that they should be victimised in this way. mark, it's reported today that commonwealth heads of government requested a meeting with the prime minister this week, there is this big commonwealth heads of government meeting and that was refused, do you know if that's true? i'm not 100% certain, refused, do you know if that's true? i'm not100% certain, i know refused, do you know if that's true? i'm not 100% certain, i know there are still communications going on between the high commissions and the government, i believe it is true, i believe the initial meeting has been refused but now heads of government are here and hope for to a change in policy. if you were going to talk about having trade with the commonwealth in the future, the first thing we need to do is stand for the rights of those who actually live here, not just for the rights of those who actually live here, notjust future trade arrangements. i am going to try and talk to anthony again, can you hear me? i can hear you. i did not hear

your first and sir, me? i can hear you. i did not hear yourfirst and sir, what me? i can hear you. i did not hear your first and sir, what did me? i can hear you. i did not hear yourfirst and sir, what did you hear about your first answer. i'm not happy about it, but it's down to the immigration, isn't it? i can't do nothing. have you been asked to find documentation to prove you can stay here? yes, i had to find all the documents to prove i could stay here, my school records... everything that i had to look for myself. what have you been able to find in terms of documentation? might school record, primary school record, my secondary school record and just, little folders of christening of my sons, i had to bring my sons pictures and things like that. has it worked? well they told me i could stay. they told you

what, sorry? the told me i was not illegal as they thought i was, i got granted to stay here from the time i stayed because i came in 1965. you can stay. i can stay. and how do you feel? great. you can see i am at work, i could not work until before but i am back to work. everything is slowly getting back together. i am still in debt because i haven't been working for two years, i can't do nothing. you know? how stressful was it? very, very stressful. your question to the person, they have been sending people back, i know a few people who they sent back of ready. they told me. omar, in

practical terms should there be some exemption for the windrush generation and the kids in terms of the 2014 immigration act? it looks like across the political spectrum, we sought jacob rees like across the political spectrum, we soughtjacob rees mogg this morning and david lambie objecting... a conservative and a labourmp, objecting... a conservative and a labour mp, objecting. the documentation requirements are simple going to be difficult for people to demonstrate, what we are calling for is an extension of legal aid to these cases, you heard anthony saying he got into debt, presumption that the home office should help to look through their records to find documentation and you should take to agree use because in these complex cases in the past the home office has taken two used to confirm status so in the intervening period we need to see the what is make much stronger statement to say people will not be expeued statement to say people will not be expelled within two years and to help people get the documentation they need. thank you love you. --

thank you, all of you. inmates "threw paint and smashed fire alarms" during a disturbance at a young offenders institution. the prison service says four prison officers suffered minor injuries in the trouble at hmyo| aylesbury in buckinghamshire. it's thought inmates "trashed" e wing in protest over a lack of showers and time out of their cells. criminal defence lawyer caroline liggins represents a client inside aylesbury and has visited it many times. tell us what you know. we had a report which was extremely damning about this prison, we had a report released in august last year, clearly no change with regards to the way the present was being run. and then again this week, this weekend, we had similar occurrences,

u nfortu nately weekend, we had similar occurrences, unfortunately and i don't blame any of the present staff for this, at the same time, we've got to take responsibility for what is half nine, the reason why this is happening and is quite clearly stated in all the press reports is that the young offenders are being kept locked up for hours on end, not even allowed to go and have showers, not allowed to go to their courses which of course is one of the reasons prisons are a set of rehabilitation and i see it's the main reason. things are changing fast enough and the prison was given a year to change, i haven't seen anything, every time i've been, they paint the areas which are there for us to see but from what my clients are in theirare us to see but from what my clients are in their are saying, mould is still coming through, some of them are finding it very difficult to breathe, asthma has become very apparent in one of the hot issues.

no one seems to be taking hold of the situation and unfortunately these things occur and it's reported again. thank you, i'm going to pass because we are coming to the end of the programme but we appreciate your contribution. 0n the programme tomorrow an insight into life inside a british wrath. join us then, have a british wrath. join us then, have a great day. —— british brothel. —— british brothel. hello good morning. for many of us a better day today than yesterday. not much rain at all left across scotla nd much rain at all left across scotland and north west england, we see the cloud breaking, sunny spells developing widely, some info as we run through the afternoon, walk—out coming into northern ireland, rain later in the day. southerly wind strengthening out towards the west,

temperatures 12—16d, near normal for this time of year. through this evening and overnight a band of work whether turning much wetter across northern ireland, rain pushing into scotland, over the irish sea, went digging up in the irish sea, gill is quite likely, mild night, 7—10d. wet start to tomorrow for scotland and northern ireland, the rain moving eastwards, replaced by sunshine and some late showers, rain pushing into western scotland and wales, becoming light and patchy in the afternoon, best of the sunshine in the southeast, 19 degrees, turning warmer much warmer weather to come. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories

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