this is bbc news. the headlines: some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk will be sent to rwanda to be processed and then resettled there under new government plans. this innovative approach, driven by our shared humanitarian impulse and made possible by brexit freedoms, will provide safe and legal routes for asylum while disrupting the business model of the gangs. the home secretary, priti patel, is in rwanda to sign the new agreement, but critics say the plans are cruel and inhumane. it

the plans are cruel and inhumane. is a cruel thing i oui’ it is a cruel thing and it breaches our obligations under international law. people are entitled to claim asylum here. volodymyr zelensky tells the bbc that european countries that remain customers of russian oil and gas firms are complicit in the war in ukraine. he has been talking to the bbc�*s clive myrie with a defiant message for vladimir putin. the? clive myrie with a defiant message for vladimir putin.— clive myrie with a defiant message for vladimir putin. they can destroy us, but for vladimir putin. they can destroy us. but we — for vladimir putin. they can destroy us. but we will _ for vladimir putin. they can destroy us, but we will answer. _ for vladimir putin. they can destroy us, but we will answer. they - for vladimir putin. they can destroy us, but we will answer. they can . us, but we will answer. they can kill us, and they will also die. i cannot understand. russia's flagship vessel in the black sea has been seriously damaged. russia says a fire on board caused an explosion, but ukraine claims it hit the ship with missiles. a record number of people are waiting for routine hospital treatment in england. new figures show 6.2 million people were on waiting lists at the end of february. the number of people in the uk infected with coronavirus is falling, but remains very high.

official figures show about one in 15 people are still testing positive. and people planning an easter getaway are being warned that transport networks will be "extremely busy" over the bank holiday weekend, with more flights cancelled and p&0 not running cross—channel ferries. some people who arrive in the uk illegally will be given a one way ticket to rwanda, with the prime minister saying our compassion is infinite, but our capacity to help people is not. the government says people seeking to stay in the uk will instead be sent 4,000 miles to east africa.

it's part of a range of measures to try to cut the number of people crossing the english channel in small boats. the government sees it as a way to end illegal migration. but critics have called the plans "cruel". last year, almost 29,000 people crossed the english channel in small boats. yesterday alone, 600 people made the crossing. at least 44 drowned in 2021. the uk is expected to give £120 million to the rwandan government under a trial scheme. borisjohnson says rwanda is one of the safest countries in the world, but last year at the united nations, the uk demanded investigations into killings, disappearances and torture in the country. australia and other countries have already tried the controversial policy of sending migrants overseas. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. arriving this morning, migrants rescued trying to cross the english channel, a dangerous journey for thousands

each year, a problem the government has so far failed to tackle. the solution, ministers believe, lies 4,000 miles away. the home secretary priti patel visiting rwanda, where the government wants to send many of those arriving on small boats. the scheme would see mostly single men sent to the central african country, where they could attempt to claim asylum to live and work. the prime minister, in kent today, said the plan was part of the uk taking back control of immigration. this innovative approach, driven by our shared humanitarian impulse and made possible by brexit freedoms, will provide safe and legal routes for asylum, while disrupting the business model of the gangs. because it means that economic migrants taking advantage of the asylum system will not get to stay in the uk. while those in genuine need

will be properly protected, including with access to legal services on arrival in rwanda. he promised support for safe and legal routes, such as refugee resettlement schemes, but opposition parties are scathing. they are unworkable, they're extortionate and will cost taxpayers billions of pounds, and they reflect a prime minister who has got no grip, no answers to the questions that need answering, and no shame. and ijust think britain deserves better than this. i absolutely accept we need to stop this happening, - but you do that by providing safe |and legal routes, not by sendingi people thousands of miles away- to a country that already has a poor human rights record that the uk has previously questioned. _ itjust turns my stomach to see that our government acting in our name can behave in such a way. i think a lot of people will be quite aghast. in the last four years the numbers crossing the channel in small boats

has climbed from 297 in 2018 to almost 29,000 last year. this year has already seen 4,578 arrivals and looks set to be a new record. rwanda's human rights record is one concern refugee groups have. the prime minister said he expected a legal challenge and that the plans will not be put in place overnight. but desperate to deal with channel crossings with limited options at hand, ministers hope a pledge to send people away will prove to be a deterrent. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. earlier our home editor mark easton gave us this update. it has taken nine months of intensive negotiations and discussions. we will be given a document later today which will explain exactly how this is going to work. in essence, it is basically taking people who arrive in the uk as asylum seekers,

but have arrived by what the government describes as an illegal or unofficial route. they will then be deemed inadmissible for the asylum process in the uk. they will be regarded as illegal migrants and on the basis of that, will be forcibly repatriated to rwanda, a country that for the vast majority of them, they will never have even been to. when they get here, there is an accommodation block, the first place some of them will go to, about 100 or so. after that, the rwandans will do the process, they will decide whether that person is a genuine refugee. if they are, they will be entitled to remain in rwanda to be part of this country's economic development. if they are not, they will be repatriated to their country of origin in the normal way by the rwandan authorities. at the moment it looks as if there will be legal checks on this,

it will be decided in the courts at some stage, but the ambition is very significant. one of the home office advisers hasjust told me that the government hopes this scheme, in the end, will see tens of thousands of migrants moved from the uk down to rwanda. mark easton, there. earlier we heard from jacqueline mckenzie, an immigration lawyer from leigh day solicitors. she gave us her thoughts on today's announcement. 0n people coming here, they are coming here for british citizenship. however, having said all of that, people do claim asylum in france, three times as many people claim asylum in france than at the uk. we are 11th on the list of eu countries, although we are no longer in the eu, but geographically we are 11th on the list of countries that receive asylum seekers, so it is a

myth that greece and hungary take a more asylum seekers than we do and now because of the situation in ukraine, we are seeing lots of other countries taking more. poland took in 2 million people in the last month. we get about 30,000 people crossing the channel and of that 30,000, 98% of them, and this is from the home office's own data, the one that claim asylum and of those, over 75%, one that claim asylum and of those, over75%, if one that claim asylum and of those, over 75%, if you factor in appeals too, go on to be deemed to be refugees. so that shows that one, they were fleeing persecution and two they were genuine refugees. but overall, we should look at the general picture around the world. it is a cruel thing and it breaches our obligations under international law. people are entitled to claim asylum here, but very few do. 0verall there

are 26 million people seeking asylum across the globe at the moment. there are 4 million people and doing up there are 4 million people and doing up in port neighbouring countries. we are dealing with a very tiny number and it makes you think therefore that there is something going on, what sort of country are we trying to present ourselves as based on whatever measure you use, we are either fifth or sixth or seventh richest country in the world? sunder katwala, director at british future, a charity which researches public attitudes on issues like immigration, integration, race and identity believes there are lots of legal and practical hurdles to overcome before this plan is put into practice. i think there are a lot of unanswered questions about how this would work. today, ijust do not know whether any asylum seekers in the uk will go to rwanda or not if we went forwards to the next general

election... it is possible there are a lot of legal, practical, financial hurdles before this plan takes reality, apart from the debate of ethics and principles of whether or not we should be considering it. what is your view on that, the ethics of it?— what is your view on that, the ethics of it? one thing the prime minister is _ ethics of it? one thing the prime minister is saying _ ethics of it? one thing the prime minister is saying is _ ethics of it? one thing the prime minister is saying is he _ ethics of it? one thing the prime minister is saying is he thinks - ethics of it? one thing the prime i minister is saying is he thinks most people are not refugees, they are economic migrants. his own government's data says the opposite, so of the people who cross the channel, about seven out of ten people make an asylum claim get that approved and it is 99% for some of the countries when people are most likely to cross the channel, so these people are genuine refugees and they stake an asylum claim in britain, we have a legal responsibility to assess that claim fairly on its merits and if somebody is a refugee, they have got it right to live and work and settle in britain. so some people might take the offer of going to rebound that, i am not sure what legal basis as they which the government would be able to make them do so unless it is

already turned down at their asylum claim and the government own figures say most of these people are genuine refugees. so i think the garment has questions to answer about what is the basis of doing this. ukraine is claiming to have carried out a missile attack on the flagship of russia's black sea fleet, setting it on fire. the russians admit the moskva has been badly damaged but they say it was because ammunition on board exploded. it's thought there were about 500 crew on board. and they have been evacuated. it is 50 days today since russia's invasion and the start of the war. the country's president has been speaking to clive myrie and here is a preview of that interview which we will bring in more detail before six o'clock. ., , ., ., ~ o'clock. now they have to think

about it, they _ o'clock. now they have to think about it, they should _ o'clock. now they have to think about it, they should think- o'clock. now they have to think. about it, they should think about it. yes, they can destroy us, but we will answer. they can kill us, and they will also die. i cannot understand for what. for what they came. we know what we do, exactly. i know that russia, they do not understand. they do not understand. 0rdinary people. yes. understand. they do not understand. ordinary maple-— understand. they do not understand. ordinary pennie— understand. they do not understand. ordinary neonate-— ordinary people. yes, and a lot of ordinary peeple — ordinary people. yes, and a lot of ordinary people now, _ ordinary people. yes, and a lot of ordinary people now, because - ordinary people. yes, and a lot of ordinary people now, because of i ordinary people. yes, and a lot of i ordinary people now, because of tv information, because a propaganda, they want to fight with us, i know it. for me, it is terrible. the history of their country. president ofthe history of their country. president of the zelensky _ history of their country. president of the zelensky there _ history of their country. president of the zelensky there talking - history of their country. president of the zelensky there talking to l of the zelensky there talking to clive myrie. we will have more of that interview later. let's get more on the situation in ukraine — our correspondent anna foster has this report from kyiv. a symbol of russian naval power, but last night the flagship moskva

caught fire and its crew evacuated. it's an ageing vessel, but still an important one. russia insists it doesn't know why the blaze started, but ukraine says it fired two missiles which hit their target. for it to just be sitting out there, you know, it's a really bad thing for the russian navy, and a boost, no matter what happened, it's a boost for the ukrainian side. 50 days since this war began russia has changed its focus. it set out to capture key targets like kyiv, but failed and pulled back. now it wants to salvage what it can from this conflict to save face at home, and that means moving east. the focus of this war is now on the donbas region. satellite pictures show russian forces moving into place for a fresh assault. if it also takes the city of mariupol, that will release even more troops to push forward. the images of devastation in ukraine show the toll this

war has taken so far, but as it moves into a new phase there are fears what happens next could be even worse. lord west is the former first sea lord and chief of the naval staff. he was also security minister, chief of defence intelligence. he gave his reaction to reports of the missile strike on the moskva. i'm sure our intelligence people probably know already what exactly happened. but whether it was a missile hit by the ukrainians, in which case jolly well done by them, or an explosion because of old ammunition being incorrectly stowed, it's very damaging, i believe, to the russians. can you explain why for us? the moskva is a cruiser. it is old. possibly almost 40 years old.

it's a cruiser that was very highly armed. lots of weapons systems. so many that when we analysed them we wondered whether it was that safe to have that many weapons system aboard one ship. quite interesting. but she is the flagship of their black sea fleet. the flagship has an iconic status, of course. if the crew had to leave the ship either because of a missile strike or because of ammunition going off and damage, that's a bit of an indictment to them. and the navy are very important to putin. putin has a particularly soft spot for the navy. i think his father or grandfather were in the navy. when he got into power the first of the armed forces he started putting money in was to the navy to try to upgrade it and get it more up—to—date. this will be particularly wounding to him personally. therefore, i think it is something that does have an impact in the region.

i'm not sure exactly where the ship was when it either exploded or was hit. the russians are intent on using their navy to give them more manoeuvrability and flexibility along the coast. your previous reporter was looking at the donbas region and talking about the west of crimea. no doubt they would like to take 0desa as well. this shows clearly they cannot do an amphibious assault. they've already lost one landing craft by an attack by ukrainian special forces. and if it was just off the coast and was hit by a missile, then the russians will be very wary of putting them close in to the coast. they've been used quite a lot for bombardment up until now, so will have quite an impact i think on what's happening in that eastern region of the war against ukraine. that was lord west, former first sea

lord and chief of naval staff. want to bring you breaking news, a statement we have had from imran khan who said he will resign as mp for wakefield after he was thrown out of the conservative party having been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy. quite assaulting a 15—year—old boy. quite a lengthy statement on twitter which says that my constituents have already been without visible parliamentary representation for a year, legal proceedings could last many more months, therefore i have regrettably come to the conclusion it is intolerable for constituents to go years without an mp who can amplify their voices in parliament. they deserve better than this it so i am they deserve better than this it so iam resigning, he they deserve better than this it so i am resigning, he says, they deserve better than this it so iam resigning, he says, as they deserve better than this it so i am resigning, he says, as mp for wakefield and withdrawing from political life. that is a statement just out from imran khan who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy, thrown out of the

conservative party and is now saying he is resigning as the member of parliament for wakefield. the number of people in the uk infected with coronavirus is falling, says the office for national statistics. about 4.4 million people had the virus in the week up to 9th april, down from nearly 4.9 million the week before. that's roughly one in 15 people testing positive. the number of people waiting for routine hospital procedures in england has risen to a new record, according to the latest figures. one in nine people in england were waiting to start their treatment at the end of february, the highest number since records began in 2007. meanwhile, the number of people waiting more than 12 hours in accident and emergency also reached another record high, as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. not having a good day. jean shepherd, recovering at her nursing home, after what her family says

were disgraceful delays getting emergency treatment. it's 2022, i don't know whether it's outdated but i have this concept that you judge a society by the way it looks after its elderly, its vulnerable, its poorly people, and clearly the picture that is emerging at the moment, we are failing, we are failing miserably. jean, who is now 87, had been active in her retirement until a series of strokes left her paralysed, but after catching a virus she waited more than 11 hours for an ambulance and then another 31 hours on a trolley in a&e. her son was shocked by what he saw. there were patients on ambulance trolleys literally everywhere stacked in the centre of the a&e department, down the corridors, to the a&e department, and the staff were absolutely rushed off their feet. and he says his mother had clearly suffered from the experience. what was very noticeable was how

stressed she was and how her ability to communicate had deteriorated. a&e doctors are clear that long waits are harming patients. we are struggling to get round everybody. we worry about old people going missing or a young person who was maybe distressed might leave and we don't realise for a bit that they've actually gone missing, so it makes everybody really anxious and we know that people are not getting the care that they deserve. the latest figures show increasingly severe problems in the nhs in many areas. in a&e, 22,500 patients had long waits on trolleys of at least 12 hours in march. that's more than four times as many as the 5,000 people affected in september. and for non—urgent care, delays have increased again, now a record 6.2 million people are waiting for routine operations. high rates of covid are undoubtedly putting pressure on the nhs but experts say that's not

the only cause. this isn'tjust about covid. even before the pandemic we went into the situation with over 100,000 vacancies in the nhs and the situation is only getting worse, which means there are not enough staff to meet demand which means patients are waiting longer for urgent and emergency services, forambulances, and in a&e. nhs england says the past few months have been the busiest ever, but despite that, waits of over a year have reduced slightly, but others are warning the brutal reality is the pressures this easter could be as bad as any winter. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. let's speak now to louise ansari, national director of healthwatch england, an independent organisation that aims to improve standards in health care. thank you very much for being with us. what is your reaction to these figures? i suppose we have stopped perhaps being surprised by figures

like these, but 12 hours waiting on trolleys in a&e, 6.2 million people waiting for routine procedures. it is pretty shocking, isn't it? it is. is pretty shocking, isn't it? it is, banner, is pretty shocking, isn't it? it is, banner. and _ is pretty shocking, isn't it? it is, banner, and these _ is pretty shocking, isn't it? it is, banner, and these are _ is pretty shocking, isn't it? it 3 banner, and these are absolutely huge figures. i think people on the whole do understand that the nhs is under enormous pressure at the moment and it has been for a long time. 0bviously covid has made that worse. but behind every single one of those statistics and the trolley waits and the 6 million people waiting for operations, there is a human being, there is a real person, and theirfamilies and human being, there is a real person, and their families and their carers, and their families and their carers, and what we really need to do is think about supporting them better, for the nhs to support them better, whilst they are waiting. what for the nhs to support them better, whilst they are waiting.— whilst they are waiting. what is it due to peeple _ whilst they are waiting. what is it due to people do _ whilst they are waiting. what is it due to people do you _ whilst they are waiting. what is it due to people do you think- whilst they are waiting. what is it due to people do you think a - due to people do you think a psychologically to have to wait that long for either a procedure or even to be seen when they are in a&e

sitting on a trolley? it to be seen when they are in a&e sitting on a trolley?— to be seen when they are in a&e sitting on a trolley? it has a huge im act on sitting on a trolley? it has a huge impact on peeple _ sitting on a trolley? it has a huge impact on people and _ sitting on a trolley? it has a huge impact on people and a _ sitting on a trolley? it has a huge impact on people and a woman . impact on people and a woman contacted us recently for example who had been waiting for 18 months for a hip replacement and she was an absolutely excruciating pain, she cannot get out of the house, i think she knew when her operation was going to be that she had absolutely no contact from the hospital or her gp during that time. and obviously if you are in a corridor or on a trolley and you do not know what is going to happen and you do not know when you are going to be seen, that is going to be causing you extreme distress, that there are things that can be done to reduce that distress. there are things, as you say. what are those things? the government will say we are pouring billions of pounds more into the nhs, but what are the other solutions apart from money? are the other solutions apart from mone ? , ., ., ., ., money? there is a lot that health roviders money? there is a lot that health providers can _ money? there is a lot that health providers can do. _ money? there is a lot that health

providers can do. whilst - money? there is a lot that health providers can do. whilst people l money? there is a lot that health i providers can do. whilst people are waiting, if you're waiting a long time for an operation, for example, and you are in pain, then the whole service can and should support you with pain relief during that time, perhaps with physiotherapy, perhaps with mental health care, and really importantly, communicate with you regularly about your weight, about the support that you can get and about when you going to get your operation. about your wait. people tell us commune is the important thing that all too often people are left to suffer alone in silence and they do not know what is happening and not getting any support. so even if people do have to wait because of the pressure on the system at the moment, there is a lot that the health service can do to support them whilst they are waiting. and them whilst they are waiting. and that headline _ them whilst they are waiting. and that headline figure of a 6.2 million people waiting for routine procedures, do you fear that is going to get worse before it gets better? ., , ., ,

better? there do seem to be some sins better? there do seem to be some si . ns that better? there do seem to be some signs that the _ better? there do seem to be some signs that the very _ better? there do seem to be some signs that the very long _ better? there do seem to be some signs that the very long waiters - better? there do seem to be some signs that the very long waiters as| signs that the very long waiters as they are called, people waiting over two years, that is coming down a little bit, buti two years, that is coming down a little bit, but i think waiting for operations and potentially waiting at a&e is going to be the case that anybody in the near future, but the government is putting money in, the health service, some absolutely heroic people in the system trying to bring those waiting times down, but as i say, i think more needs to be done to give people personalised and targeted support so waiting is not a horrific experience. goad and targeted support so waiting is not a horrific experience.- not a horrific experience. good to talk to you. _ not a horrific experience. good to talk to you, thank _ not a horrific experience. good to talk to you, thank you _ not a horrific experience. good to talk to you, thank you so - not a horrific experience. good to talk to you, thank you so much. l talk to you, thank you so much. national director of health watch england. we will bring you more on that breaking news that imran khan has said he is residing as mp for wakefield after being thrown out of the conservative party after being found guilty for sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy. a statement from

him on twitter, what does he say in a nutshell? in him on twitter, what does he say in a nutshell?— a nutshell? in essence, he is still maintaining _ a nutshell? in essence, he is still maintaining his _ a nutshell? in essence, he is still maintaining his innocence, - a nutshell? in essence, he is still maintaining his innocence, still. maintaining his innocence, still plans to appeal the conviction he was given earlier this week, but he says he will stand down because he does not think that his constituency can go without having an active mp much longer. there will be many in westminster he will think this was inevitable, because if mr khan had been jailed for a year inevitable, because if mr khan had beenjailed for a year or inevitable, because if mr khan had been jailed for a year or he would have automatically lost his seat. if he had been given a custodial sentence less than a year he would have faced potentially a recall petition from his constituents as well, but it does mean that there will be a by—election in the next few weeks in wakefield in yorkshire and that will actually be quite a big political moment. this is a seat that labour held for decades from the 1930s right up until 2019, when

it was one of those areas that back—to—back sets, that voted for the conservative party and gave borisjohnson is majority. —— that backed brexit. it will be a key test whether some of the rows we have seen over the last few days and weeks, whether partygate has had an impact or keir starmer pots leadership has. a big political moment it will be when that by—election happens. the keyjust now though is imran ahmad khan, who is facing a lot of pressure from the conservative party, expelled from the party, facing calls from the labour party to resign and trigger a by—election is going to do that, is quitting as an mp and that will mean a wakefield by—election in the next few weeks. a wakefield by-election in the next few weeks. , , ., ~ few weeks. yes, interesting. thank ou ve few weeks. yes, interesting. thank you very much _ few weeks. yes, interesting. thank you very much indeed. _ let's see what the weather is doing,

how is it looking? i'm behind you! it is not looking too bad, easter weekend is nearly upon us and plenty of dry and pretty decent weather for most of the country. as we head into easter sunday, a bit of question mark how much rain northern and western parts will get back should stay dry and warm. through to night showers will fade, thick cloud rolling into many southern and western areas, some clearer spells through the spine of the country, this is where we could see some of the lowest attempt is, otherwise not particularly cold night for anyone. into good friday, plenty of sunshine from the word go through essential areas, there is more cloud around the coasts and certainly inter northern ireland more cloud, maybe the odd shower, could be the odd shower further east as well but many places in the sunshine and a warm day to come, can see 22 degrees somewhere in the south—east. another fine day to come, any mist or low

cloud will tend to break up, plenty of sunshine for the majority. just pick a card again affecting northern and western scotland and northern ireland at times but another pretty warm day of the time being, highs of 16 to 21 celsius. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk will be sent to rwanda to be processed and then resettled there. the government says the plan will put a stop to people smugglers. this problem has bedevilled our country for too long, and caused far too much human suffering and tragedy. the home secretary, priti patel, is in rwanda to sign the multimillion—pound agreement — but critics say the plans are cruel and inhumane. volodymyr zelensky tells bbc news that european countries that remain customers of russian energy firms are complicit in the war in ukraine.

he's been speaking exclusively to the bbc�*s clive myrie — with a defiant message for vladimir putin. they can destroy us, they can kill us, and _ they can destroy us, they can kill us, and they— they can destroy us, they can kill us, and they will also die. i can't understand — us, and they will also die. i can't understand for what. russia's flagship vessel in the black sea has been seriously damaged. russia says a fire on board caused an explosion, but ukraine claims it hit the ship with missiles. a member of parliament for wakefield will resign after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15—year—old boy, and it triggers a by—election in that constituency. a record number of people are waiting for routine hospital treatment in england. new figures show 6.2 million people were on waiting lists at the end of february.

sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. leicester are looking to make history tonight — their europa conference league quarterfinal second leg kicks off in the next 15 minutes. they face psv eindhoven and brendan rodgers has named the same side that started the goaless draw in the first leg. a win tonight would see them through to their first—ever european semifinal. we'll go with a real positive mentality and look to go and play our game. 0bviously, away from home, second leg, it's all to play for. but for us it is important to go and be aggressive and keep up this strong mentality that we have at the moment, and like i said, we go with no fear. later this evening, rangers and west ham bid to reach the last four of the europa league. david moyes' side will be without defender kurt zouma

for their second leg quarter final in lyon. he has an ankle injury, which the manager admits is a setback. it's a really big blow when you lose somebody who is a french international and a world cup winner, really important to the team, but it happens in football, you get injuries along the road and, unfortunately, kurt has an ankle sprain. scotland's delayed world cup play—off semifinal with ukraine has been rescheduled for the 1st ofjune. the fixtures were postponed due to russia's invasion of ukraine. if steve clarke's side progress, they'll take on wales in the play—off final in cardiff on the fifth ofjune. the winner of that match will go to qatar in group b alongside england, usa and iran. following some controversial comments from their manager this week, the northern ireland women's team says they're standing by him. insisting he's a man of integrity who has changed the game in northern ireland.

shiels apologised for saying "women are more emotional than men" following the side's 5—0 defeat by england in their world cup qualifier on tuesday. captain marissa callaghan has taken to twitter to share a statement in which she appears to speak for the whole team. she says... the brains behind the new tottenham hotpur stadium and the bernabeu have been given the task of leading the redesign of old trafford. manchester united has appointed global architectural design firm populous and legends international to help transform the new stadium. it's understood three options will be explored —

including building a brand—new stadium, but a redevelopment is thought to be more likely. former world darts champion ted hankey has pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual assault. the 54—year—old, who won the bdo world championship in 2000 and 2009, will be sentenced at chester crown court next month. the charge relates to an incident in crewe in september last year. former olympic champion sir mark todd has been suspended from training racehorses for four months after a video showed him hitting a horse with a tree branch. however, todd, who won gold medals for new zealand and became a racehorse trainer in 2019, can resume training with immediate effect having already served a two—month interim suspension, and the other two months have been suspended. in cricket, england's two—time world cup winner, anya shrubsole, has announced she is to retire from the international game.

it brings to an end a 14—year career, during which she also won two ashes and has been awarded an mbe after bowling her side to that famous victory at lord's in 2017. she's played 173 games for her country across all formats, claiming 227 wickets — and bows out as england's current top it20 wicket—ta ker. that's all the sport for now. there's live text commentary of all tonight's european football on the bbc sport website. gavin will have all the latest on sportsday at 6:30pm. there has been widespread condemnation of the government's plans announced today to send

illegal asylum seekers to rwanda to be processed and resettled. the home secretary, priti patel, has been in rwanda today, signing the deal with that country to relocate people there who have arrived in the uk illegally since january. questions have been raised about rwanda's human record and whether its leader, who has been leaderfor more human record and whether its leader, who has been leader for more than 20 years. we can talk to our correspondent who is in nairobi. good to have you with us. give us a picture of what life is like in rwanda, and what is that country's human record at the moment? weill. human record at the moment? well, followin: human record at the moment? well, following on — human record at the moment? well, following on from _ human record at the moment? well, following on from the _ human record at the moment? -ii following on from the rwandan genocide, the president did a lot of work in order to reunite the country, so rwanda is a country which now stands very united,

particularly in comparison to other african countries. some would say it is more developed. but when it comes to human right in rwanda, recently human right swatch accused the rwandan government of harassing, threatening and even prosecuting those who spoke against the rwandan government. priorto those who spoke against the rwandan government. prior to that, a very popular rwandan youtuber was sentenced to seven years in prison for making youtube videos which criticised rwandan officials, and of course the rwandan governments denied these claims, but there are some who still question freedom of speech in places like rwanda. boris johnson was _ speech in places like rwanda. boris johnson was saying _ speech in places like rwanda. boris johnson was saying it _ speech in places like rwanda. boris johnson was saying it is _ speech in places like rwanda. boris johnson was saying it is a _ speech in places like rwanda. boris johnson was saying it is a safe country and economically doing very well, has good growth figures? yes. well, has good growth figures? yes, absolutel . well, has good growth figures? yes, absolutely. even _ well, has good growth figures? yes, absolutely. even earlier _ well, has good growth figures? 1a: absolutely. even earlier on, in priti patel�*s press conference,

which she held with the foreign minister here, she echoed that sentiment that rwanda was chosen as a partnerfor this new partnership because she felt, or they felt that it was a safe country, it was a country in which they abide by the international laws, which is why they chose rwanda as a partner for this migration deal that they have. thank you. let's get more reaction to these plans. we can talk to labour's diane abbott, the former shadow home secretary. thank you for being with us. what is your reaction to the government's plans that they have announced today, to send some asylum seekers to rwanda?— seekers to rwanda? well, it is a one-way ticket _ seekers to rwanda? well, it is a one-way ticket to _ seekers to rwanda? well, it is a

one-way ticket to rwanda - seekers to rwanda? well, it is a one-way ticket to rwanda for i seekers to rwanda? well, it is a i one-way ticket to rwanda for these one—way ticket to rwanda for these asylum seekers, and one is incredulous. it is a ruthless attempt to pander to racism. this scheme may never get off the ground because it puts us in breach of so many international conventions, it might be struck down in the courts before it ever comes about. boris johnson says _ before it ever comes about. boris johnson says this _ before it ever comes about. boris johnson says this is _ before it ever comes about. boris johnson says this is the _ before it ever comes about. boris johnson says this is the best - before it ever comes about. boris johnson says this is the best way to smash their business model of the people smugglers. he says they risk turning the channel into a watery graveyard. i’m turning the channel into a watery rave ard. �* , ., , turning the channel into a watery rave ard. , ., graveyard. i'm sorry, that is so disingenuous _ graveyard. i'm sorry, that is so disingenuous of _ graveyard. i'm sorry, that is so disingenuous of boris. - graveyard. i'm sorry, that is so disingenuous of boris. his - graveyard. i'm sorry, that is so disingenuous of boris. his real| disingenuous of boris. his real concern is those of his electorate who are upset because of migrants crossing the channel. this is about pandering to racism. he is using this about smashing the smuggling

gangs, but it is about keeping people off the borders of this country. d0 people off the borders of this count . ,, people off the borders of this count . i. ., people off the borders of this count . ., , ., ._ country. do you not accept that many voters in this — country. do you not accept that many voters in this country _ country. do you not accept that many voters in this country are _ country. do you not accept that many voters in this country are alarmed - voters in this country are alarmed ljy voters in this country are alarmed by the number of people coming across the channel in small boats? 5000 arriving here in the uk so far this year, potentially hundreds today alone. i this year, potentially hundreds today alone-— this year, potentially hundreds today alone. i know people are alarmed. _ today alone. i know people are alarmed. but _ today alone. i know people are alarmed, but the _ today alone. i know people are alarmed, but the thing - today alone. i know people are alarmed, but the thing to - today alone. i know people are - alarmed, but the thing to remember is that we take far fewer migrants than any other european country. i think it is half the number of any other country. we need to stop people coming over in small boats, and we do that by making sure there are more safe and legal roots. most of the people coming across will actually be accepted as genuine asylum seekers, something like three quarters of them. most of them are coming tojoin family. so quarters of them. most of them are coming to join family. so we quarters of them. most of them are coming tojoin family. so we need to establish more safe and legal roots, and not pander to racism. so

establish more safe and legal roots, and not pander to racism.— and not pander to racism. so 'ust to be clear, and not pander to racism. so 'ust to be ceanl the — and not pander to racism. so 'ust to be clear, the labour�* and not pander to racism. so 'ust to be clear, the labour party h and not pander to racism. so just to be clear, the labour party would - and not pander to racism. so just to | be clear, the labour party would not do anything to stop these small boats coming across the channel? yes, we worked. we would make sure there were more safe and legal roots, we would work better with the french authorities to stop these boats ever leaving the coast of france. we would do something about it, but what we would not do is ship these people off to rwanda on a one—way ticket. these people off to rwanda on a one-way ticket.— these people off to rwanda on a one-way ticket. with respect, the government _ one-way ticket. with respect, the government has _ one-way ticket. with respect, the government has tried _ one-way ticket. with respect, the government has tried hard - one-way ticket. with respect, the government has tried hard to - one-way ticket. with respect, the | government has tried hard to work with the french government to get them to do more, it has paid the french government a lot of money to do that and it hasn't really worked, it hasn't stopped the flow. what it hasn't stopped the flow. what would stop _ it hasn't stopped the flow. what would stop the _ it hasn't stopped the flow. what would stop the flow. .. - it hasn't stopped the flow. what would stop the flow. .. the - it hasn't stopped the flow. twist would stop the flow... the majority of these people are coming to join family and relatives. what would stop the flow is if we had more safe and legal roots for these migrants. what do you think about rwanda? we were discussing that without correspondence in nairobi, about the

human right record in particular. borisjohnson said it is one of the safest countries in the world, it is globally recognised for its record on welcoming and integrating migrants. but a lot of campaign groups have raised serious questions about human right in rwanda under its president. about human right in rwanda under its president-— about human right in rwanda under its president. rwanda has a terrible human right — its president. rwanda has a terrible human right record. _ its president. rwanda has a terrible human right record. i _ its president. rwanda has a terrible human right record. i don't - its president. rwanda has a terrible human right record. i don't know. its president. rwanda has a terrible i human right record. i don't know how boris can say that. you cannotjust dump people in the middle of the country where they don't know the language, they have no friends or relatives, and it is a one—way ticket. this will be struck down in the courts. good to have you on the programme. thank you for your time. there are just three weeks to go until voters across the uk go to the polls. voters in england, wales, and scotland will pick who they want to run services that affect everyday life in their local area. those in northern ireland

will choose its government. ahead of the vote, we will be profiling some of the key contests in the uk's four nations. today we've been at the seaside town of rhyl on the north wales coast — from where my colleague martine croxall reports. so many of us dream of living by the sea, but communities like this one in real struggle with the same economic pressures as many other parts of the uk. there is a community hub that is helping support families who are struggling here with subsidised food, and one of their outreach workers is with us now, natasha harper. thank you for joining us on this slightly breezy beach. �* ., ., , , beach. i'm glad i did not put my rollers in! _ beach. i'm glad i did not put my rollers in! how _ beach. i'm glad i did not put my rollers in! how many _ beach. i'm glad i did not put my rollers in! how many people - beach. i'm glad i did not put myj rollers in! how many people are beach. i'm glad i did not put my- rollers in! how many people are you helinu ? rollers in! how many people are you helping? what _ rollers in! how many people are you helping? what kind _ rollers in! how many people are you helping? what kind of— rollers in! how many people are you helping? what kind of families - rollers in! how many people are you helping? what kind of families turn| helping? what kind of families turn to you? helping? what kind of families turn to ou? .,. .,, , helping? what kind of families turn to ou? ,,. to you? right across the spectrum, reall . we to you? right across the spectrum, really. we have _ to you? right across the spectrum, really. we have families _ to you? right across the spectrum, really. we have families that - to you? right across the spectrum, really. we have families that have l really. we have families that have been furloughed that need help for a

temporary amount of time, right through to people with addictions that need gone going support. it can be up to 100 families a week, which is quite shocking. it is be up to 100 families a week, which is quite shocking.— is quite shocking. it is subsidised food as opposed _ is quite shocking. it is subsidised food as opposed to _ is quite shocking. it is subsidised food as opposed to a _ is quite shocking. it is subsidised food as opposed to a free - is quite shocking. it is subsidised food as opposed to a free food i is quite shocking. it is subsidised - food as opposed to a free food bank? what is the difference? we food as opposed to a free food bank? what is the difference?— what is the difference? we have ruite a what is the difference? we have quite a few _ what is the difference? we have quite a few food _ what is the difference? we have quite a few food banks - what is the difference? we have quite a few food banks in - what is the difference? we have quite a few food banks in the - what is the difference? we have. quite a few food banks in the area and to be entitled to that, you need certain criteria beyond benefits and things. the families we deal with our people that have working roles that, just for a short period of time, especially through the pandemic, have had their hours cut, who were not entitled to things for free. so for a small amount, they can give us, and we give them a lot of food that they choose. the can give us, and we give them a lot of food that they choose.— of food that they choose. the hope was that once _ of food that they choose. the hope was that once the _ of food that they choose. the hope was that once the pandemic- of food that they choose. the hope was that once the pandemic was i of food that they choose. the hope i was that once the pandemic was over, and arguably people say it isn't, we are having to learn to live with coronavirus, there would not be such a great need. but now we are being hit by the cost of living crisis, fuel bills going up. what decisions

are people having to make? it is ruite are people having to make? it is quite frustrating _ are people having to make? it 3 quite frustrating because the governance have brought this heat or eat thing in, but we have been hearing that for years. it is not a recent problem. we are one of the poorest towns in wales, and we already had that poverty before all this hit. we have families that cannot afford to put heating on, cannot afford to put heating on, cannot afford to feed the full family, parents are going without, and that is the reality, and not even a shock any more. the government _ even a shock any more. the government will _ even a shock any more. the government will say - even a shock any more. the government will say it - even a shock any more. the government will say it is taking steps to try to ease the worst of the problems of people but we have local elections coming up, the county council on may the 5th, how can local politicians ease the strain on local families? can local politicians ease the strain on localfamilies? i can local politicians ease the strain on local families? strain on localfamilies? i think they need to come _ strain on localfamilies? i think they need to come and - strain on localfamilies? i think they need to come and see - strain on local families? i think - they need to come and see coastal as i say, you look here and it is beautiful. millions of pounds have been spent. but you go to three words back, to where we are working with these people, and this is where the need is. come and see what we do

on a weekly basis, notjust when they need the vote. on a weekly basis, not 'ust when they need the vote._ on a weekly basis, not 'ust when they need the vote. finally, there is a squeeze _ they need the vote. finally, there is a squeeze on _ they need the vote. finally, there is a squeeze on council _ they need the vote. finally, there is a squeeze on council incomes l they need the vote. finally, there | is a squeeze on council incomes as well, isn't there? they are having to make difficult decisions. so how much sympathy do you have with that? i think what we need to do is rhyl needs to take control and start being listened to. it is sad, but we are on minimum wage and we have to cope. are on minimum wage and we have to co e. . ~' are on minimum wage and we have to coe. ., ~ ,, are on minimum wage and we have to coe. ., ~ y are on minimum wage and we have to co e, ., ~' , ., , . are on minimum wage and we have to coe. ., " 4, , . ., cope. thank you very much for tellin: cope. thank you very much for telling us _ cope. thank you very much for telling us about _ cope. thank you very much for telling us about the _ cope. thank you very much for telling us about the work- cope. thank you very much for telling us about the work that l cope. thank you very much for i telling us about the work that you do. so those elections take place on may the 5th. if you would like to find out more about who is standing at how you can vote, go to the county council website. and we'll be live across the uk in the coming weeks — with special coverage of the election campaigns. for full details of the elections in your area, go to the bbc news website. in the politics section, you can enter your postcode

and get all the details. that's all at bbc.co.uk/news. there is a lot of information about the ukraine war households affected by flooding here are to be offered £10,000 each to try to prevent future damage. the build back better scheme, to be launched next week, will operate through participating insurers, paid for by a levy on the industry. let's discuss this with mary dhonau — she is a flood resilience campaigner and has been lobbying for this scheme. just tell us what you think the scheme is a good idea, and i guess you were hoping it is going to work? to me it is a nonsense when houses are at regular risk of flooding for the insurance industry to come along and put them backjust as they the insurance industry to come along and put them back just as they were before the flood, for the homeowners to be flooded again a year later. near where i live, many people have

been flooded for times in four years and had their homes put back exactly the same. the average person is out of the home for nine months, the average insurance claim, before inflation, was about in excess of £32,000. so if you can take simple moves to reduce the impact a flood can have, it is a win—win for both the homeowner, who lives in fear of being flooded again, and the insurance industry, who are for ever shelling out money. let me give you a couple of really positive examples. paul, who was recently flooded in bewdley, had built back better, he had floodwater in his home monday, tuesday and wednesday and he was watching the telly on thursday. karen in appleby was flooded very badly after storm desmond, she had over 1.5 metres of

water in her home. she was out of her home for eight months, there was a colossal £48,000 insurance bill. after fitting a flood barrier and other defences, she had five centimetres of water in her home, she was able to get it out, sanitise and being back within 48—hour is. and no insurance claim. a really inspirational win—win for the homeowner and the insurance industry. homeowner and the insurance indust . ., homeowner and the insurance indust. ., , , industry. you make it sound simple, but presumably _ industry. you make it sound simple, but presumably those _ industry. you make it sound simple, but presumably those measures i industry. you make it sound simple, but presumably those measures you j but presumably those measures you would a looting to our pretty expensive, aren't they? then;r would a looting to our pretty expensive, aren't they? they are, that is why _ expensive, aren't they? they are, that is why the — expensive, aren't they? they are, that is why the extra _ expensive, aren't they? they are, that is why the extra £10,000 - expensive, aren't they? they are, l that is why the extra £10,000 from the insurance industry on top of an insurance claim will help do that. help by a kitemark flood door, self—closing air bricks, a non—returning valve and sump pump or

installing flood resistant flooring and walls. those that have signed up to the scheme... and walls. those that have signed up to the scheme. . ._ to the scheme... there are some homes in — to the scheme... there are some homes in this _ to the scheme... there are some homes in this country, _ to the scheme... there are some homes in this country, because l to the scheme... there are some| homes in this country, because of global warming and climate change, they are incredibly vulnerable. you can take all the measures you like to protect that home, but increasingly they will be hit by flooding. increasingly they will be hit by floodinu. ~ , , increasingly they will be hit by floodinu. ~ , ., �*, increasingly they will be hit by floodinu. , ., �*, , increasingly they will be hit by floodinu. , ., �*, y�* flooding. absolutely, that's why i'm sa in: if flooding. absolutely, that's why i'm saying if you — flooding. absolutely, that's why i'm saying if you install _ flooding. absolutely, that's why i'm saying if you install flood _ saying if you install flood resilient plaster, flooring, even waterproof kitchens... i have so much evidence i have gathered over the past few years and put into a book that people can read, which shows that even if floodwater gets into their home, instead of being forced out for months on end... after the earlier floods when i

started lobbying, people moved out of their homes into caravans for years. anything we can do to avoid this appalling situation, any money and time is well spent.— this appalling situation, any money and time is well spent. really good to talk to you- _ and time is well spent. really good to talk to you. thank _ and time is well spent. really good to talk to you. thank you _ and time is well spent. really good to talk to you. thank you for i and time is well spent. really good to talk to you. thank you for being | to talk to you. thank you for being with us. talking about how to protect homes from flooding. there are fears of serious travel problems over the easter period after more flights were cancelled and also p&0 confirmed there will be no cross channel services over the weekend. passengers are being warned that travel networks will be extremely busy across the holiday period. here is our travel corresponded, katy austin. this soft play centre is a hive of activity this week. it's a busy time for travel, too, but some people have

decided to stay put. so we wanted to go to london for the weekend, obviously being the bank holiday. we would have driven down because there would have been four of us and the baby, so luggage and pram. but we just decided it's not really worth it, because of the petrol prices especially. to fill the tank of my car would have been over £100. as a fallback, we would have travelled by train, but with cancellations, i can't risk getting to the train station and then for it to be cancelled or delayed. others are going ahead, anyway, including ravinder, who's thinking of driving to bournemouth on saturday with her family. try to leave early, to leave time, yeah. to beat the traffic. for the past couple of years, easter has been pretty quiet on the roads. but now with covid restrictions lifted, this bank holiday weekend is expected to be a particularly busy one, with good friday the busiest day. about 1,000 miles of road works are being lifted to try and help keep things flowing. another reason a lot of traffic is expected is some trains aren't running because of engineering works. there are a few routes that are severely affected and one of those is the main line here out of euston that goes up to the midlands, the north west and scotland. so please check before you travel.

and what about flights? airports and airlines are grappling with recruitment issues as demand for travel rises. the union for border force workers says they are short—staffed, too, and there will be queues at passport control coming into the uk. the extent of it rather depends on how many people travel, how many people travel together, and how many staff, how many border force staff, go off sick with covid. but, inevitably, there will be queues and i would expect you would be looking at an hour, probably more than an hour. meanwhile, p&0 ferries from dover still aren't running after the company sacked 800 seafarers. this weekend, people are being told to plan ahead, so long—awaited trips don't become travel nightmares. muslims are fasting for ramadan, meaning they will not be eating from dawn until dusk.

they were given a tour of the club's ground by a member who is also fasting. it is all being done to encourage diversity and inclusion in football. preston north end defender is used to getting pictures with fans, but this was extra special. he is fasting for ramadan and last night he broke his fast with hundreds of muslims from across the city. i am very proud — muslims from across the city. i am very proud because _ muslims from across the city. i am very proud because i _ muslims from across the city. i —.n very proud because i never see this at another club. it is not only for football, it is excellent. it is at another club. it is not only for football, it is excellent.- football, it is excellent. it is all about reaching _ football, it is excellent. it is all about reaching out _ football, it is excellent. it is all about reaching out to _ football, it is excellent. it is all about reaching out to the i football, it is excellent. it is all| about reaching out to the south asian community, something they have been commended for. last year's efforts meant they were named community project of the season. now they have been nominated for the efl diversity award. it is they have been nominated for the efl diversity award-— diversity award. it is not 'ust tickin: a diversity award. it is not 'ust ticking a box i diversity award. it is not 'ust ticking a box and i diversity award. it is notjust ticking a box and saying, i diversity award. it is notjust ticking a box and saying, we| diversity award. it is notjust i ticking a box and saying, we are doing _ ticking a box and saying, we are doing our—

ticking a box and saying, we are doing our bit. behind—the—scenes, the women — doing our bit. behind—the—scenes, the women only sessions all the men only sessions, talking about diabetes and cancer, all these things— diabetes and cancer, all these things are intertwined in our community. we are working closely with preston north end, it is not 'ust with preston north end, it is not just about — with preston north end, it is not just about football, it is about the family _ just about football, it is about the family we — just about football, it is about the famil . ~ ., ., , ., just about football, it is about the famil .~ ., .,, ., , just about football, it is about the famil . ~ ., ., , ., , ., family. we want to show people that the stadium — family. we want to show people that the stadium is _ family. we want to show people that the stadium is more _ family. we want to show people that the stadium is more than _ family. we want to show people that the stadium is more than the - the stadium is more than the football, more than what happens at the weekend. we want to invite people so it becomes a familiar space, somewhere that feels like home. ., , space, somewhere that feels like home. ., . ., , space, somewhere that feels like home. ., . ., i, space, somewhere that feels like home. ., . ., , , ., home. that message certainly seem to be caettin home. that message certainly seem to be getting through- _ home. that message certainly seem to be getting through. i _ home. that message certainly seem to be getting through. i have _ home. that message certainly seem to be getting through. i have never i be getting through. i have never felt comfortable _ be getting through. i have never felt comfortable coming - be getting through. i have never felt comfortable coming here, . be getting through. i have never i felt comfortable coming here, but after today i think i will bring my daughter— after today i think i will bring my daughter down. it after today i think i will bring my daughter down.— after today i think i will bring my dau~hter down. ., , ., ., daughter down. it has made the whole environment — daughter down. it has made the whole environment more _ daughter down. it has made the whole environment more accessible - daughter down. it has made the whole environment more accessible for i daughter down. it has made the whole environment more accessible for all i environment more accessible for all communities — environment more accessible for all communities in— environment more accessible for all communities. in the _ environment more accessible for all communities. in the past, - environment more accessible for all communities. in the past, there i environment more accessible for all| communities. in the past, there has been _ communities. in the past, there has been a _ communities. in the past, there has been a lot— communities. in the past, there has been a lot of— communities. in the past, there has been a lot of barriers _ communities. in the past, there has been a lot of barriers in— communities. in the past, there has been a lot of barriers in certain i been a lot of barriers in certain communities— been a lot of barriers in certain communities and _ been a lot of barriers in certain communities and events - been a lot of barriers in certain communities and events like i been a lot of barriers in certain l communities and events like this help break— communities and events like this help break that _ communities and events like this help break that down. _ communities and events like this help break that down. this i communities and events like this help break that down.— communities and events like this help break that down. this is about so much more _ help break that down. this is about so much more than _ help break that down. this is about so much more than football. i so much more than football.

george cello guy is up with the bbc news at six in a minute. now it's time for a look at the weather. it has been quite warm again, temperatures around 20 degrees. it will stay warm for many of us over the easter weekend, with a lot of dry weather around and some sunshine. a fly in the ointment in the middle part of the weekend, some northern areas see these weather fronts coming into bring some rain. these weather fronts will be kept at bay for the moment, but i will try to push into western areas through this evening. we will see something a cloud across irish sea coast. elsewhere, mainly dry bits and variable cloud. quite chilly to start good friday, but plenty of

sunshine where you have the clear skies. furtherwest, more cloud, may be the odd shower in south—west england. maybe showers developing as temperatures rise into the high teens for many of us. we could see 21 or 22 in the warmest spots across the south—east. through good friday evening and overnight, it looks like it will stay largely dry once again, again variable cloud. mist and and murk. averages could dip down to around four or5 murk. averages could dip down to around four or 5 degrees. saturday looks pretty good for much of the country, it will be driver some cloud through the morning, which will break up. a lot of sunshine around generally. maybe the odd spot of rain in the west, but otherwise a 11, 16 to 20 degrees, maybe 22 in the warmest spots. this is a fly in the warmest spots. this is a fly in

the ointment i was talking about, these weather fronts start to make inroads during easter sunday and into monday. this area of low pressure could bring wet and windy weather during easter monday, otherwise most places should be fine and dry. this is the picture at the moment, fine and dry with lots of sunshine around. further north and west, this weather front could bring outbreaks of rain, possibly quite heavyin outbreaks of rain, possibly quite heavy in the west. stay tuned to the forecast to see any changes to this weather. but again pretty decent in the sunny spells. the easter monday, i think low pressure will stick to the north of the uk, many places will stay driver some spells. temperatures just edging down a little bit.

will deter illegal immigration to the uk. with record numbers crossing the channel, borisjohnson says the new scheme is part of the plan to take back control of immigration. this innovative approach, driven by our shared humanitarian impulse and made possible by brexit freedoms, will provide safe and legal routes for asylum, while disrupting the business model of the gangs. they're unworkable, they're extortionate, they're going to cost taxpayer billions of pounds,

and theyjust reflect a prime minister who has got no grip, no answers to the questions that need answering. here in kyiv, on day 50 of the war with russia,