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tomorrow's front pages. the metro leads with comments from lord dannat, a former head of the british army, who says ministers are not taking in national security seriously enough. according to the i, the prime minister could be about to u—turn and say he will attend next month's climate summit in egypt, after a backlash from many within the tory party. the daily mail leads with the incendiary devices thrown at a home office migrant centre in dover earlier today. the daily telegraph says the home secretary is considering plans to book individual rooms in hotels, rather than reserving entire hotels, to help ease overcrowding at asylum processing centres. the financial times leads with the war in ukraine, and the decision from russia to quit the deal allowing ukraine to export millions of tonnes of grain. experts say it could lead to increases in globalfood prices
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and risked fuelling starvation in poorer nations. the guardian has a photo of the tributes in the south korean capital seoul, where 150 people were killed yesterday in a crush at a halloween festival. let me bring it our guests. good to have you with us. i want to begin with that very poignant photo on the front of the guardian. raphael rashid wrote the article, he quoted, outside it was chaos, i couldn't move. shyama, when you read this story, what are you thinking? i’m story, what are you thinking? i'm “ust story, what are you thinking? in just thinking how desperately sad it is. what else is it possible to think? i have children... yesterday shortly after the story broke, i had a 31—year—old dressed as a witch,
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bright red flowers, lace all done up, whatever, going out to celebrate in peckham. halloween has become such a big thing around the world. all of us who have kids, it doesn't matter whether they are three years old or 30 years old, they are out celebrating. the idea that in this post covid joy, they mass in a single area, which is known for being full of life and nightlife, and it goes so horribly wrong. it's just the most awful thing. really, really awful. what else is there to say about it? what is so good about this piece, it's a first person piece, the reporter was there. it's interesting, he says, they got there, realised something was wrong,
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they didn't know what, and started to head back to the station because they couldn't get near the hamilton hotel, the area they were trying to reach. he says, we all began receiving government emergency broadcasts, sent to every mobile phonein broadcasts, sent to every mobile phone in the district, advising people to return home as soon as possible due to an emergency situation near the hamilton hotel. these alerts are normally sent out in cases of disaster and emergency, so there was obviously some kind of response once the tragedy was in train, but there was nothing at that point for them to have foreseen the tragedy and stop it happening. indeed, of course a lot of questions being asked at the moment on that particular story. being asked at the moment on that particularstory. but being asked at the moment on that particular story. but no answers yet, and peoplejust grieving. it's the personal stories and photos that brings it all home.— brings it all home. those photos of a ounu brings it all home. those photos of a young man _ brings it all home. those photos of a young man continuing _ brings it all home. those photos of a young man continuing to - brings it all home. those photos of a young man continuing to do - brings it all home. those photos of. a young man continuing to do cpr on his friend's _ a young man continuing to do cpr on his friend's chest, even though it
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was possibly quite clear that the young _ was possibly quite clear that the young man had already died... as shyama _ young man had already died... as shyama said, you feel for the parents _ shyama said, you feel for the parents. their children went out innocently— parents. their children went out innocently to have a great time, having _ innocently to have a great time, having had — innocently to have a great time, having had two years of the pandemic, and look what happens. it's pandemic, and look what happens. it's already— pandemic, and look what happens. it's already a tragedy, but somehow that adds _ it's already a tragedy, but somehow that adds an extra layer or sadness to ali— that adds an extra layer or sadness to all of— that adds an extra layer or sadness to all of this. it that adds an extra layer or sadness to all of this- to all of this. it really does. another— to all of this. it really does. another story _ to all of this. it really does. another story developing i to all of this. it really does. | another story developing as to all of this. it really does. - another story developing as we have been talking over the past hour is from brazil, bolsonaro and lula da
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silva facing off. but from brazil, bolsonaro and lula da silva facing off.— from brazil, bolsonaro and lula da silva facing off. but we are hearing that lula silva facing off. but we are hearing that lula da _ silva facing off. but we are hearing that lula da silva _ silva facing off. but we are hearing that lula da silva has _ silva facing off. but we are hearing that lula da silva has a _ silva facing off. but we are hearing that lula da silva has a narrow - silva facing off. but we are hearing that lula da silva has a narrow win| that lula da silva has a narrow win over_ that lula da silva has a narrow win over mr_ that lula da silva has a narrow win over mr bolsonaro. 0f that lula da silva has a narrow win over mr bolsonaro. of course this is an election — over mr bolsonaro. of course this is an election hard—fought, what do you think when— an election hard—fought, what do you think when you hear that mr da silva has the _ think when you hear that mr da silva has the numbers to have this narrow win? _ has the numbers to have this narrow win? its— has the numbers to have this narrow win? it's probably not going to be the end _ win? it's probably not going to be the end of— win? it's probably not going to be the end of the road, i would imagine. _ the end of the road, i would imagine, win this election. nothing about— imagine, win this election. nothing about this — imagine, win this election. nothing about this election is humdrum. lula da silva _ about this election is humdrum. lula da silva was — about this election is humdrum. lula da silva was in power, and at the centre _ da silva was in power, and at the centre of— da silva was in power, and at the centre of a — da silva was in power, and at the centre of a great corruption scandal. _ centre of a great corruption scandal, he has come from prison to the presidency. coming up against bolsonaro, — the presidency. coming up against bolsonaro, this extraordinarily strongman leader... it has been an election— strongman leader... it has been an election like — strongman leader... it has been an
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election like none other, there have been _ election like none other, there have been claims — election like none other, there have been claims of cannibalism, i don't know— been claims of cannibalism, i don't know quite — been claims of cannibalism, i don't know quite how they happen, but perhaps _ know quite how they happen, but perhaps we won't dwell on them in case people are having a late night snack— case people are having a late night snack as— case people are having a late night snack as they watch, but also, one of the _ snack as they watch, but also, one of the more — snack as they watch, but also, one of the more sinister elements, bolsonaro, who seems to have lost, was calling — bolsonaro, who seems to have lost, was calling into question the accuracy— was calling into question the accuracy of the voting machines. we know accuracy of the voting machines. know what accuracy of the voting machines. - know what that means. possibly him trying to declare the outcome of the election null and void. how this unfolds over the next few days, in this country of 217 million people, where there is great poverty, where the fate of the amazon hangs in the balance, it is quite extraordinary, and we don't know, it's not all over yet. and we don't know, it's not all over et. ., ., ,, ., , , ., yet. lula da silva himself is a hu:el yet. lula da silva himself is a hugely controversial - yet. lula da silva himself is a hugely controversial figure. l hugely controversial figure. emmanuel macron, the french president, has congratulated mr da silva. he has won with the numbers, but as we know, many expecting jair bolsonaro to challenge the results. i think it's become the norm, hasn't
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it? the strongmen of the right always stop crying the minute they lose anything, throwing the toys out of the pram. so i suppose that will be the next stage, but it seems to me, as a una said, it's such a large country, i'm not sure how corruption can creep in in terms of the vote counting. perhaps we need to go back to the previous election as well. it's probablyjust a relief to have somebody who is generally seen as being homophobic, racist, misogynist. .. being homophobic, racist, misogynist. . ._ being homophobic, racist, misogynist. .. being homophobic, racist, misoa nist... �*, , ., ., misogynist. .. it's 'ust a relief to know that he _ misogynist. .. it's 'ust a relief to know that he is — misogynist. .. it'sjust a relief to know that he is no _ misogynist. .. it'sjust a relief to know that he is no longer - misogynist. .. it'sjust a relief to know that he is no longer in - misogynist. .. it'sjust a relief to i know that he is no longer in charge of such a huge, populous, and let's not forget, 700,000 brazilians died of covid under bolsonaro's watch because he wasn't taking it seriously. —— as a earna said. migrants are side by side in hotels,
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this story is about the home secretary looking instead of entire hotels, renting out rooms... it comes back to where migrant people that come to the uk, where they are placed, the conditions they are in, this is one of the huge challenges for the home secretary, overcrowding at asylum processing centres. hora for the home secretary, overcrowding at asylum processing centres. how do ou see at asylum processing centres. how do you see this — at asylum processing centres. how do you see this story? _ at asylum processing centres. how do you see this story? do _ at asylum processing centres. how do you see this story? do you _ at asylum processing centres. how do you see this story? do you think - you see this story? do you think this is something... may be something the home secretary or rishi sunak... i mentioned emmanuel macron a minute ago, but on the child crossings, they have increased? this is the week when we are going to see the home secretary suella braverman fighting for her career. it's become clear that she didn't book or allow to be booked
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hotel rooms for people to move out of detention centres after 2a hours. it seems now they are going to book individual rooms in hotels for people to move on from these detention centres, whereas we have seen reported diphtheria, mrsa and worth... but the issue is, we need to have far less posturing on the migrant problem, and more work with france to see how this can be resolved. it is one of the impractical problems of our age, and we know that unless we do something now, there will be more of it. we know how — now, there will be more of it. we know how many albanians have already arrived, 40,000 migrants across the
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channel. this is one of the big problems in rishi sunak�*s in tray, but suella braverman need to sort it. we have seen on some of the front pages about some of her colleagues think she is already as good as gone. in colleagues think she is already as good as gene-— colleagues think she is already as good as gone-— colleagues think she is already as good as gone. in the guardian, the wild west attitude _ good as gone. in the guardian, the wild west attitude in _ good as gone. in the guardian, the wild west attitude in the _ good as gone. in the guardian, the wild west attitude in the headline, the bush _ wild west attitude in the headline, the push that people are looking for the push that people are looking for the specifics about her resignation off talking about liz truss's hacked phone, _ off talking about liz truss's hacked phone, this — off talking about liz truss's hacked phone, this concern over culture when _ phone, this concern over culture when it— phone, this concern over culture when it comes to security... yes, one is— when it comes to security... yes, one is a _ when it comes to security... yes, one is a national security in terms of migrants, — one is a national security in terms of migrants, and the other is state business — of migrants, and the other is state business. suella braverman is fingered, _ business. suella braverman is fingered, so to speak, in both. before — fingered, so to speak, in both. before her, priti patel did exactly the same. — before her, priti patel did exactly the same, endless posturing, stupid solutions. _ the same, endless posturing, stupid solutions, and nothing changed. suella _
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solutions, and nothing changed. suella 's— solutions, and nothing changed. suella 's come in without a single idea in— suella 's come in without a single idea in her— suella 's come in without a single idea in her head and picked up that being _ idea in her head and picked up that being hard — idea in her head and picked up that being hard is good, and having a solution — being hard is good, and having a solution isn't really that important, except now things are changing — important, except now things are changing and perhaps we need some proper— changing and perhaps we need some proper solutions that work. it's great _ proper solutions that work. it's great that— proper solutions that work. it's great that hotels are there as a potential— great that hotels are there as a potential response to dealing with the migrant problem, but i don't think— the migrant problem, but i don't think that — the migrant problem, but i don't think that will go down well with the people of dover or anywhere else, _ the people of dover or anywhere else, and — the people of dover or anywhere else, and we need to work out how to hold people. — else, and we need to work out how to hold people, and we need to sort something out with france quickly. albanians — something out with france quickly. albanians are allowed into europe, i don't _ albanians are allowed into europe, i don't understand why you may are not refugees— don't understand why you may are not refugees or— don't understand why you may are not refugees or asylum seekers and why they need _ refugees or asylum seekers and why they need to come to england at this stage _ they need to come to england at this stage i_ they need to come to england at this stage. i don't know. moving on to the mobile — stage. i don't know. moving on to the mobile phones, suella braverman is part— the mobile phones, suella braverman is part of— the mobile phones, suella braverman is part of that complete security mess: _ is part of that complete security ntess, she — is part of that complete security mess, she sent e—mails from her own address. _ mess, she sent e—mails from her own address. and — mess, she sent e—mails from her own address, and liz truss of course, her mobile — address, and liz truss of course, her mobile was hacked, slightly different— her mobile was hacked, slightly different i think... i presume she was using —
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different i think... i presume she was using her personal mobile because — was using her personal mobile because government ministers do, and nobody— because government ministers do, and nobody has _ because government ministers do, and nobody has warned them sufficiently about _ nobody has warned them sufficiently about how _ nobody has warned them sufficiently about how important it is that they use i_ about how important it is that they use i would — about how important it is that they use i would imagine special issue mobile _ use i would imagine special issue mobile phones, i don't know how mobile phones, idon't know how that works— mobile phones, idon't know how that works so— mobile phones, i don't know how that works so i_ mobile phones, i don't know how that works so i don't know who is in the wrong _ works so i don't know who is in the wrong. security forces should have worked _ wrong. security forces should have worked out — wrong. security forces should have worked out that this government was leaking _ worked out that this government was leaking all— worked out that this government was leaking all over the place. try to find out — leaking all over the place. try to find out what they could do about it. find out what they could do about it it _ find out what they could do about it it was — find out what they could do about it. it was under boris at the time, so no _ it. it was under boris at the time, so no surprise at all... it. it was under boris at the time, so no surprise at all. . ._ so no surprise at all... looking for a clampdown _ so no surprise at all... looking for a clampdown there, _ so no surprise at all... looking for a clampdown there, not _ so no surprise at all... looking for a clampdown there, not to - so no surprise at all... looking for a clampdown there, not to be - so no surprise at all... looking for a clampdown there, not to be the| a clampdown there, not to be the wild west. suella braverman i'm sure would say she feels she has a plan for dealing with immigration and the boats crossing the channel, even though i know you may not agree with that, shyama. though i know you may not agree with that, shyama-— that, shyama. personal opinion, as a tunter, that, shyama. personal opinion, as a punter. that's — that, shyama. personal opinion, as a punter, that's how _ that, shyama. personal opinion, as a punter, that's how it's _ that, shyama. personal opinion, as a punter, that's how it's coming - punter, that's how it's coming across— punter, that's how it's coming across for— punter, that's how it's coming across for me, if there were solutions— across for me, if there were solutions we would be getting a hint of them _
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solutions we would be getting a hint of them. �* , , ., solutions we would be getting a hint of them. �*, , ., ,, of them. let's see what the week brin t s, of them. let's see what the week brints, it of them. let's see what the week brings, it hasn't _ of them. let's see what the week brings, it hasn't been _ of them. let's see what the week brings, it hasn't been quiet - of them. let's see what the week brings, it hasn't been quiet in - of them. let's see what the week| brings, it hasn't been quiet in any political week in recent memory! i want to also turn to elon musk. he bought twitter this week and he has prompted a row with a post about nancy pelosi's husband, who was attacked with a hammer in his home. the invader who came in was looking for nancy, we expect her husband to make a full recovery. elon musk tweeted that there could be more than meets the eye, tweeting to a conspiracy website but then he took down the post. i don't know if this tells us we are in a new era with twitter. ! tells us we are in a new era with twitter. ~ ., ., twitter. i think we are, and who knows how _ twitter. i think we are, and who knows how it — twitter. i think we are, and who knows how it will _ twitter. i think we are, and who knows how it will unfold? - twitter. i think we are, and who knows how it will unfold? elon i twitter. i think we are, and who - knows how it will unfold? elon musk describes himself as a free—speech
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absolutist, and he has various ideas about how he's going to reorganise twitter, so certain channels in which people can say what they like, and others that are perhaps less contentious. however, because he loves to make mischief, and seems addicted to it, he put up this post which is not at all flattering to nancy pelosi and her husband. it wouldn't be tasteful to repeat it. then he took it down again. but he has bigger problems facing him over his $44 billion takeover of twitter, the banks who originally backed him did so at a time when shares in us technology companies were still one of the great thing is to have, and they now find themselves with a great deal of debt comic now unfashionable on the stock market. but it's quite clear that the shape and nature of twitter will change,
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but with the material elon musk, entirely brilliant but you can never get his next move, who knows? briefly, shyama, do you think we are going to say something completely different from twitter? i’m going to say something completely different from twitter?— going to say something completely different from twitter? i'm not sure how different _ different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it _ different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it will _ different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it will look _ different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it will look to - different from twitter? i'm not sure how different it will look to those i how different it will look to those of us _ how different it will look to those of us who — how different it will look to those of us who have trusted sources that we read _ of us who have trusted sources that we read on — of us who have trusted sources that we read on twitter, we don't tend to 'ust we read on twitter, we don't tend to just look— we read on twitter, we don't tend to just look at— we read on twitter, we don't tend to just look at those people that we associate. — just look at those people that we associate, rightly or wrongly, with conspiracy— associate, rightly or wrongly, with conspiracy theories and very hard line politics, which people like me tend to _ line politics, which people like me tend to avoid. what's interesting about— tend to avoid. what's interesting about this, elon musk put up a very nasty— about this, elon musk put up a very nasty tweet — about this, elon musk put up a very nasty tweet about david pelosi and he took _ nasty tweet about david pelosi and he took it — nasty tweet about david pelosi and he took it down. he says he is a free—speech absolutist, but he himself— free—speech absolutist, but he himself took something down, because it's bevond _ himself took something down, because it's beyond the pale. so maybe
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