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continued pressure on the government over failings in the asylum system. some claimants were moved out of the hugely overcrowded manston centre in kent — but the prime minister remained underfire in the commons. if the asylum system is broken, and his lot have been in power for 12 years, how can it be anyone�*s fault but theirs? not only does the party opposite not have a plan, they have opposed every single measure we have taken to solve the problem. you can't attack a plan if you don't have a plan! police officers with criminal records and links to organised crime. a damning report says hundreds of recruits in england and wales are joining the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. with almost all the votes counted in israel's general election, former leader benjamin netanyahu looks set to return to power with the support of the far—right. and channel 4 turns a0 —
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after being set up in 1982 to �*shake up television', today the broadcaster is celebrating four decades of being on air. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister rishi sunak said the migrant crisis is a "serious and escalating problem" and admitted that "not enough" asylum claims are being processed. the prime minister insisted the government is getting a grip of the situation and backed the home secretary suella braverman�*s handling of the issue. at prime ministers questions in the commons the labour leader sir keir starmer said just 4% of people arriving in small boats last year
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had their asylum claim processed. it comes as the prime minister reversed his decision not to attend next week's cop 27 climate summit in egypt, following widespread criticism. our correspondent ben wright has this report. are you failing on immigration, prime minister? a week in charge and the government's under question. rishi sunak headed to the commons for his second question time as prime minister. with britain's immigration and asylum system in the spotlight. in particular, overcrowded conditions at this holding centre at manston in kent and the continuing problem of small boats crossing the channel. describing the asylum system as broken the labour leader tried to keep the political heat on home secretary suella braverman. 4000 people at manston air force base, massively overcrowded. all sorts of diseases breaking out. so, did the home secretary receive legal advice that she should move people out? yes or no?
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rishi sunak said he couldn't share government legal advice but stood by suella braverman. since september 30 more hotels with 4500 new beds. appointing a senior general to control the situation at manston and increasing the number of staff by almost a half. these are significant steps to demonstrate that we are getting a grip of the system. but this is a serious and escalating problem. we will make sure that we control our borders and we will always do it fairly and compassionately because that's the right thing. a serious and escalating problem, the prime minister said, setting up this attack from keir starmer. why doesn't he get a proper home secretary, scrap the rwanda gimmick, crackdown on smuggling gangs, end the boat crossings, speed up asylum claims and agree an international deal on refugees? start governing for
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once and get a grip. he rightly raised the topic of national security because it is important but this is the person who in 2019 told the bbc, and i quote, i do thinkjeremy corbyn would make a great prime minister. his judgment on climate change is under scrutiny too. last week number 10 said he was too busy dealing with economic problems here to attend the cop summit in egypt. but today he changed his mind. there is no long—term prosperity without action on climate change and no energy security without investment in renewables. that's why i will attend cop27 next week, to deliver on glasgow's legacy of building a secure, clean and sustainable future. i think it's quite extraordinary that he didn't recognise the seriousness of this climate meeting right at the start. i think it is that he's been shamed into doing it by so many people saying it's the wrong decision.
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fixing an economic crisis is one of the challenges rishi sunak faces but he's already making decisions that will define what sort of prime minister he intends to be. more on the row over the asylum system in a moment, but first to that decision by the prime minister to attend the climate summit in egypt after all. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is here — how significant is this? quite the u—turn. quite the u-turn. he came under considerable _ quite the u-turn. he came under considerable pressure _ quite the u-turn. he came under considerable pressure from - considerable pressure from environmentalists and the opposition and also from his own party. alok sharma who is president of the cop26 said he was disappointed that he was not going and world leaders as well saint does this mean the uk is backing away from climate commitments. so a big momentum for
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him to go to cop27 and i think the un will be pleased that he is going. it is significant i think that leaders do a turn particular because the uk was host to the last un climate conference and there is a kind of ceremony for you hand over responsibility from the current host to the next sofa in the uk to egypt. i think the egyptians and the un will be pleased that rishi sunak will be pleased that rishi sunak will be pleased that rishi sunak will be there to oversee the process. will it move the needle on climate change negotiations? maybe a bit, i spoke to the un secretary—general last week and he said leaders are important, they turn up and they play a role in galvanising the meetings and they bring energy and encouraged negotiators who do the behind—the—scenes kind of deals to kind of aim high and be ambitious about the kind of agreements they reach. so the hope will be that this
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will make a difference underscoring how important key nations like the uk think these discussions are. find uk think these discussions are. and what about the king? reports in newspapers at the weekend that he was champing at the bit to go to the summit. we was champing at the bit to go to the summit. ~ ~' ., was champing at the bit to go to the summit. ~ ~ ., ., , ~ ., was champing at the bit to go to the summit. ~ ~ ., .,, ~ ., ., summit. we know he was keen to go and after discussions _ summit. we know he was keen to go and after discussions with _ summit. we know he was keen to go and after discussions with downing l and after discussions with downing street and mutual decision we are told is made that it would not be appropriate for him to go on this occasion. whether that will change we cannot say, is getting close now to the opening of cop27, the first day is actually sunday. the family photo will already do is get together is on monday so a decision would need to be made soon. he is convening a big meeting at buckingham palace on friday putting together climate diplomats and experts and scientists to talk about the issue. i think to underscore his
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ongoing interest in this important issue. . ~ ongoing interest in this important issue. ., , . joining me now is deepayan basu ray. he's the head of engagement at climate 0utreach — which is a team of leading experts in climate change communications. what is your reaction to news that the prime minister is after all going to the climate summit in egypt? i going to the climate summit in e: nt? 4' , going to the climate summit in e, -t? ~ , ., going to the climate summit in e, t-? ~ , ., egypt? i think it is a good thing. it shows that _ egypt? i think it is a good thing. it shows that the _ egypt? i think it is a good thing. it shows that the prime - egypt? i think it is a good thing. it shows that the prime minister recognises the importance and the public are largely in support of leaders showing as proactive measures and being present and being involved in these talks. so i think it is a good sign.— it is a good sign. briefings said that it is not _
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it is a good sign. briefings said that it is not going _ it is a good sign. briefings said that it is not going to - it is a good sign. briefings said that it is not going to be - it is a good sign. briefings said that it is not going to be that l that it is not going to be that crucial in terms of political policy decision—making but now he is going, is it a talking shop or largely symbolic? b5 is it a talking shop or largely symbolic?— is it a talking shop or largely s mbolic? a , , ,, , symbolic? as these un processes unfold they _ symbolic? as these un processes unfold they are _ symbolic? as these un processes unfold they are based _ symbolic? as these un processes unfold they are based on - symbolic? as these un processes - unfold they are based on incremental change so cop26 for example was the first time that fossil fuels were even mentioned and it is important to keep that momentum going because there are many important issues on there are many important issues on the table. for the governments and world leaders to tackle. we've seen some reports coming from the un and other agencies about the absolute critical moment in history that we find ourselves in so will be important that leaders continue to go and put these issues on the agenda and continued to debate them. looking at it from the uk perspective we know for example some 74% of british people in the latest survey have expressed a very clear concern over climate change and that
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is only second, i think 79% on the rising cost of living. and of course they are interconnected so the uk being present with wealth leaders and progress actually happening on these talks is a really good signal to move forward and to show that we are all committed in the same kind of progressive and positive direction. the only thing now left is to make sure the public is also included in this process and we are all brought along into finding the solutions that we need. man? all brought along into finding the solutions that we need. many other world leaders _ solutions that we need. many other world leaders are _ solutions that we need. many other world leaders are going _ solutions that we need. many other world leaders are going to - solutions that we need. many other world leaders are going to egypt. . solutions that we need. many other world leaders are going to egypt. i | world leaders are going to egypt. i suppose if the british prime minister had not been out he would have been conspicuous by his absence? to have been conspicuous by his absence?— have been conspicuous by his absence? ., ., . ., , , absence? to a certain extent, yes and the uk _ absence? to a certain extent, yes and the uk has _ absence? to a certain extent, yes and the uk has been _ absence? to a certain extent, yes and the uk has been a _ absence? to a certain extent, yes and the uk has been a leader- absence? to a certain extent, yes and the uk has been a leader in i absence? to a certain extent, yes - and the uk has been a leader in many of these international climate negotiations as you have said already, we were hosts last year and the output that came out of cop26
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was important and is part of that critical strategy to tackle climate change so it is really important that we continue our leadership in this case and we continue to show that both governments, businesses, people, communities, that we are all aligned on achieving these objectives. so in one sense it is a little bit of a big show but that show has well—meaning and gives everyone a real area of focus and is important for all of us that the leaders out there and represent all these concerns that we as the public and citizens of uk share. and that is a really good step in terms of how we all come together to tackle some of these crises.— how we all come together to tackle some of these crises. thank you very much. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart is in central lobby in the commons for us now.
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i u—turn from the prime minister in terms of going to the climate summit in egypt and today plenty of questions for the prime minister about the asylum system, the number of migrants coming into the country? that was the focus of the session this afternoon. what is interesting is we have a situation where the opposition party, labour, and the governing party the conservatives are in agreement that the system right now is not working and is not good enough. there are questions about how exactly people are crossing the channel and how they should be processed and dealt with once they arrive in this country. rishi sunak is conceding that it is not working and the immigration system has not been handled well in recent times but of course he is leading a conservative government and they have been in powerfor i2 and they have been in powerfor 12
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years. labourare and they have been in powerfor 12 years. labour are now sounding a bit more confident on this ground and saying that they are the party who can deal with this problem. now the point rishi sunak was making this afternoon was in his opinion labour do not have a plan and so it is not legitimate for them to criticise the government plan. but keir starmer is certainly more comfortable talking about this issue than previous labour leaders have been and even when he criticised the wonder policy this afternoon he did not criticise it on humanitarian grounds, the idea people looking for asylum being flown to rwanda to be processed. he criticised it on value for money grounds. and i think potentially thatis grounds. and i think potentially that is a deliberate approach. but rishi sunak certainly saying that labour is not the party to deal with this and pointing out that keir starmer is someone who wanted to remain in the eu and take the free movement that would have come with that. another big focus of course
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not entirely unconnected to this was the position of the home secretary suella braverman. 0f the position of the home secretary suella braverman. of course she is under pressure about how the asylum system is working but added on top of that is still as hangover and discussions around why she had to resign from that position while liz truss was prime minister for sending government e—mails from her personal e—mail account. government e—mails from her personal e—mailaccount. keir government e—mails from her personal e—mail account. keir starmer saying she should no longer be in that position and rishi sunak making clear that he stands by his home secretary certainly this is an issue where the government faces a lot of pressure and if we needed any reminder that it is important to point out that this is the second week in a row when labour have gone at prime minister's questions on issues surrounding the home office so i think they think it is a weak point for the government that they can hammer out. bud point for the government that they can hammer out.— point for the government that they can hammer out. and of course the economy still _ can hammer out. and of course the economy still central— can hammer out. and of course the economy still central and _ can hammer out. and of course the economy still central and rishi - economy still central and rishi sunak we are told is now conducting a review of the promises he made during the conservative campaign in the summer when he lost to liz truss
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of course to assess whether they are still deliverable. rishi of course to assess whether they are still deliverable.— still deliverable. rishi sunak of course became _ still deliverable. rishi sunak of course became prime - still deliverable. rishi sunak of course became prime ministerl still deliverable. rishi sunak of i course became prime minister in still deliverable. rishi sunak of. course became prime minister in a campaign lasting a matter of days, the time when he failed to become prime minister up against liz truss was a long drawn out leadership campaign and both candidates had to go into a lot of detail about the policies they would implement if they became prime minister and naturally as journalists we are now asking rishi sunak and his team are these policies that it pledged during that campaign still valid. now we are told there is a review been done of these policies, we knew some of them had been abandoned such as charging people £10 for missing a gp appointment. but also policies around more money for the north of england, for research and development, rishi sunak and his team think the economic situation that he is coming to is very different than just a matter of months ago and so it is right that all policies come under review. i think november the 17th is the date
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of the autumn statement and that is going to be a key date in terms of finding out what policies rishi sunak is going to pursue and what he wants to achieve from being in number ten because there are still a lot of key unanswered questions such as is the pensions trip a lot going to be protected, our benefits going to be protected, our benefits going to be protected, our benefits going to be uplifted according to inflation. we are told we will not get answers to these questions until november the 17th. hundreds of police officers have been cleared to serve in the police when they should have failed vetting procedures, a damning report has found. 0ne serving officer had a conviction for domestic abuse — and another stood accused of sexual assault. the police watchdog looked at eight forces and also found some officers had family links to organised crime. the report was commissioned after the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has this report. in 2012, nicola brookes reported
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she was being stalked online. an inspectorfrom sussex police who dealt with her case was sacked for gross misconduct after he abused his position and her vulnerability to engineer a brief sexual relationship with her. it's happened before in the police. as my investigation proves, they target the most vulnerable women. and it's usually women like me. you know, domestic violence. serious, serious stalking, and nobody questions them because they are veteran experienced officers. what do you think is going wrong with the vetting of police officers? you are not going to change that culture overnight. there's clearly not any vetting going on throughout the officers' careers, which is what i think is what needs to be done. today's highly critical report focuses on sexual and abusive behaviour. the police watchdog examined 725 cases where officers were vetted. in 131, the decision
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was questionable at best. about one in five of them is somebody we think eitherjust shouldn't havejoined, or if they were going to join, should have had some special controls put around them. i don't think it's being taken seriously enough. i don't think police leadership realises how important it is. i don't think police leaders realise the risk they carry by not having higher vetting standards, and therefore its too easy for the wrong people to get in. perhaps people like the group of officers found sharing offensive messages at this london police station. for ten years, various watchdogs have warned that vetting needs to be tightened. finally the police say a tipping point has been reached. there has been a litany of different stories around policing behaviour, but some of that is because we are exposing these issues within our organisations. we are rooting out where there is a toxic culture, where there is behaviour that doesn't meet our standards. working against this attempt
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at change, a demand for 50,000 new recruits to replace officers lost through cuts and resignations. pressure perhaps to ease off on vetting. but the horrific murder of sarah everard by a police officer changed everything and shows what's at stake. trust in the police, especially from women. i don't necessarily want to be, as a woman, in danger, picking up the phone when i need help and i'm at my most vulnerable, and not feel confident that the person on the other end of the line hasn't hit his wife, sexually harassed a female colleague or abused their position of power. in nicola's case, sussex police said proper vetting was carried out, but across england and wales this report makes 43 recommendations for improvements. tom symonds, bbc news, brighton. joining me now for more on this is the campaigns and policy officer at the human rights watchdog liberty, emmanuelle andrews.
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thank you for being with us. police forces need to be much better at vetting procedures? this forces need to be much better at vetting procedures?— forces need to be much better at vetting procedures? this report is 'ust the vetting procedures? this report is just the latest _ vetting procedures? this report is just the latest in _ vetting procedures? this report is just the latest in a _ vetting procedures? this report is just the latest in a long _ vetting procedures? this report is just the latest in a long line - vetting procedures? this report is just the latest in a long line of- just the latest in a long line of reports talking about the culture of misogyny and racism in policing as if this is new information and we know it is not. fundamentally of course vetting of the police service is not fit for purpose and needs to change but it is notjust a few bad apples slipping through the net, we also need to make sure the government are not off the hook. these reports come and go on the police are given more powers and we need to roll those powers back and scrapped plans to widen them and make sure we invest in community led alternatives policing with social justice at the heart.— justice at the heart. what does community _ justice at the heart. what does community led _ justice at the heart. what does community led policing - justice at the heart. what does community led policing mean? j community led policing mean? fundamentally we need to acknowledge that the police and the institution of policing is violent and harmful. the murder of sarah everard was a
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damning example of that but there are countless other examples throughout history that for example the policing of racial minorities is one example and at the same time the police are consistently given more powers. instead of that we need to look at the heart of some of the problems and clearly racism and misogyny is something that is endemic throughout society and what solutions can get to the bottom of that and what solutions keep communities safe. we need to invest in services that have been drastically cut including trauma counselling and better health support because these other things that really keep people safe not investing further in an institution thatis investing further in an institution that is inherently violent. you are sa in: the that is inherently violent. you are saying the police _ that is inherently violent. you are saying the police force _ that is inherently violent. you are saying the police force in - that is inherently violent. you are saying the police force in this - saying the police force in this country inherently violent, the institution of policing is violent and harmful? are you saying that all police officers are violent and
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harmful? . , , . police officers are violent and harmful? ., , , . ., harmful? that is such a red herring.--- _ harmful? that is such a red herring,... you _ harmful? that is such a red herring,... you said - harmful? that is such a red herring,... you said it. - harmful? that is such a red i herring,... you said it. sorry, harmful? that is such a red - herring,... you said it. sorry, you 'ust said herring,... you said it. sorry, you just said that _ herring,... you said it. sorry, you just said that suggest _ herring,... you said it. sorry, you just said that suggest explain. - herring,... you said it. sorry, you| just said that suggest explain. you cannotjust just said that suggest explain. you cannot just say it just said that suggest explain. you cannotjust say it is a red herring, you need to explain what you mean. we have been handed a report that said, and countless reports have exposed that there is a culture of violence in the police institution and we, it is time that we look at radical change. we can'tjust say we need more reforms, ultimately they invest more funding into the institution and it does not get to the heart of the problems. fundamentally coercion and punishment is at the heart of policing and that is what it is there to do, does not question how we get rid of misogyny and racism in society. it waits for harm to happen and then response to it, it is not saying how can we imagine a world where none of this is taking place
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in the first place. those are the questions that we need to ask ourselves and we cannot do that by working with an institution that has report after report showing it is perpetuating and exacerbating the very problems it is allegedly seeking to solve.— very problems it is allegedly seeking to solve. many people watchin: seeking to solve. many people watching you _ seeking to solve. many people watching you would _ seeking to solve. many people watching you would say - seeking to solve. many people | watching you would say they're worried about crime and robberies, burglaries, sexual assault and they want the police force that is tough. and you are saying you want less coercion? , ., ., coercion? yes, i agree with all those people _ coercion? yes, i agree with all those people that _ coercion? yes, i agree with all those people that are - coercion? yes, i agree with all those people that are worried | coercion? yes, i agree with all- those people that are worried about safety in their communities and this is part of the same problem. we'll want to feel safe in our communities but if the institution we return to to make us safe is also perpetuating violence and not making us safe we have to question if that is the right solution that we should be going for. i think an apparent solution for communities everywhere that hopefully will make us all feel much more confident in society and make us feel that we can walk down
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the street safely is to say what are the street safely is to say what are the community led interventions that we can support, the investments we can have at local level that will respond to these problems and does not mean giving more and more power to institutions that has consistently showed throughout history to abuse them.- consistently showed throughout history to abuse them. when you say olice history to abuse them. when you say police forces — history to abuse them. when you say police forces are _ history to abuse them. when you say police forces are violent, _ history to abuse them. when you say police forces are violent, coming - police forces are violent, coming back to that, many people would say there are bad apples and this report highlighted that and that the vetting procedures to root out and find those bad apples is not strict enough but that is a big leap from that to say that the whole police force in this country is inherently violent. i force in this country is inherently violent. ., force in this country is inherently violent. ~' ., ., ., violent. i think we need again to look back at _ violent. i think we need again to look back at report _ violent. i think we need again to look back at report after - violent. i think we need again to look back at report after report, | violent. i think we need again to i look back at report after report, we have had countless this year alone that have shown there is endemic and institutional problems with policing institutional problems with policing in this country. until we grapple with that fundamental issue and actually question what are the assumptions we are making about the
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police and safety, if we sat back and said clearly there is a problem and said clearly there is a problem and the solution, the traditional solutions that will go to are not working, then what are the solution that we have in our arsenal and what can we actually do to make communities safer. we need to understand that handing police were more power about surveying, monitoring people, harassing them, these powers the police have, it is all part of the same cycle of violence that keeps being perpetuated over and again. thank ou ve perpetuated over and again. thank you very much- _ the former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, looks set to make a dramatic comeback. with about 80% of the votes counted, his conservative likud party and its far—right allies have a slender lead in israel's fifth election in four years. yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem.
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guy ziv is an associate professor at the school of international service, american university dc. hejoins us now. just make sense of what is going on in israel at the moment, a fascinating political turnaround? it is, there has been a stalemate for several years and this is the first selection in as many years. but this time this is a more decisive outcome that has been made and netanyahu is set to lead the most right—wing and religious government in the history of the country. just religious government in the history of the country-— religious government in the history of the country. just break down what that means because _ of the country. just break down what that means because he _ of the country. just break down what that means because he is _ of the country. just break down what that means because he is going - of the country. just break down what that means because he is going to i that means because he is going to have people in that coalition who are far right?— are far right? that is right, so netanyahu — are far right? that is right, so netanyahu himself— are far right? that is right, so netanyahu himself is - are far right? that is right, so netanyahu himself is secularl are far right? that is right, so i netanyahu himself is secular and are far right? that is right, so - netanyahu himself is secular and far not exactly liberal he has a strong
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diplomatic streak. he is a cautious decision—maker and his inclination is to form a broad government not dependent on extremist parties. but he may end up with no choice other than to pair up with these far right elements unless one of the more centrist parties decides to break their pre—election battles and join his government. it is unlikely to happen although it is possible and in all likelihood he will have to get into bed with the various demands from the far right that he may find very challenging. let’s may find very challenging. let's talk about _ may find very challenging. let's talk about one _ may find very challenging. let's talk about one of _ may find very challenging. let's talk about one of the _ may find very challenging. let's talk about one of the far- may find very challenging. let's talk about one of the far right leaders, last month he hit the headlines and was filmed pulling out a gun after being targeted with a stone thrown by palestinians. tell us more about him. he stone thrown by palestinians. tell us more about him.— stone thrown by palestinians. tell us more about him. he was on the frinae of us more about him. he was on the fringe of israeli _ us more about him. he was on the fringe of israeli society, _ us more about him. he was on the fringe of israeli society, he - us more about him. he was on the fringe of israeli society, he is - us more about him. he was on the fringe of israeli society, he is a - fringe of israeli society, he is a follower of the far right extremist
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rabbi who was banned from the israeli parliament. so he is a follower of this very extremist jewish supremacy ideology. he was fringe until netanyahu concluded that he needed him and needed thus far right elements in order to preserve his political power. so he orchestrated their entry legitimising him and his political allies and within a short period of time he has become quite mainstream as we saw in the elections yesterday. 50 as we saw in the elections yesterday-— as we saw in the elections esterda . , , , yesterday. so the broad brush icture, yesterday. so the broad brush picture, thinking _ yesterday. so the broad brush picture, thinking back - yesterday. so the broad brush picture, thinking back to - yesterday. so the broad brush| picture, thinking back to prime ministers in israel in years gone by, is israel drifting and to the right to the right, would you say? i
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would say that is the reality. israel has become much morejewish and much more religious and much more conservative and right—wing since the days of the previous prime ministers. . ., since the days of the previous prime ministers. ., ,, , ., ., since the days of the previous prime ministers. ., ,, i. ., i. ministers. thank you for your analysis- _ ministers. thank you for your analysis. there _ ministers. thank you for your analysis. there are _ ministers. thank you for your - analysis. there are interesting to talk to you. now it's time for a look at the weather with christopher blanchett. a cloudy and windy scene from anglesey taken by one of our weather watchers earlier. some heavy rain is pushing on across the country today. if you're underneath that the rain will be heavy and persistent. but also very windy around the irish sea coasts in the west of scotland and parts of the north of england and eastern scotland. the rain reaching the south—east into the evening where it will linger overnight into
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thursday. elsewhere mostly dry, still some showers across parts of the north of scotland. and temperatures four, six celsius but milderfurther temperatures four, six celsius but milder further south. through the course of thursday taking time to pull away, elsewhere some sunshine albeit with a few showers across parts of west wales and the isle of man. windy around the far south—west coast of devon and cornwall. further north some sunshine and temperatures ten, 14 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. prime minister rishi sunak has confirmed he will now attend the cop27 climate conference this month, after previously saying he was too busy focusing on the uk economy continued pressure on the government over failings in the asylum system. some claimants have been moved out of the hugely overcrowded manston centre in kent — but the prime minister came in for criticism in the commons.
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a damning report says hundreds of recruits to the police in england and wales are joining the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. and channel 4 turns 40 — after being set up in 1982 to �*shake up television', today the broadcaster celebrates four decades of being on air. sport now, and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. in a tournament punctured by weather interruptions the rain nearly put pay to one of the t20 world cup's biggest names today. but india survived a nail—biter to put themselves on the brink of a semi—final spot. virat kohli became the top run scorer in t20 world cup history as he made another half century in india's 184 for 6.
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then the rain came after seven overs of bangladesh's reply when they were ahead of the dls par score. had the rain stayed, india would have lost, but when they resumed bangladesh had a new target of 151 off 16 overs. they fell six runs short and india are top of group b with one match to play. we have worked hard for the last ten or 12 months and put ourselves in uncomfortable situations before, but now when we are in those situations, we know what we have done and we know how we have prepared, so there is a confidence within us that no matter the situation, we will find a way and do the job for the team. a five wicket defeat to the netherlands in adelaide means
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zimbabwe are all but out despite starting the super 12s stage with a famous win over pakistan. instead it was the netherlands first win of this round, having already been knocked out of the competition. max 0'dowd hit 52 from 46 balls as they chased down their target of 118 with 12 balls to spare. zimbabwe need a big win over india in theirfinal group game and for other scores to go their way to qualify for the semi finals. darren gough has been permanently appointed as yorkshire's managing director of cricket after originally taking over on an interim basis. the former england interantaionl was given the job in the wake of the racism crisis that engulfed the club following claims made by its former player azeem rafiq. since then yokrshire have been relegated from the first division of the county champoinship. bbut gough sez they're "determined to get back to the top as soon as possible" gareth southgate has been criticised by human rights groups for comments he made about the world cup in qatar. the england manager said workers in the gulf state were "united" in wanting
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the tournament to go ahead, claiming workers there "love" the sport. amnesty international said migrant labourers are more concerned with having their rights "fully protected". qatar has been strongly criticised for its human rights record. scotland will host england at hampden park next september to mark 150 years since their first meeting in glasgow. the match next year will be the 116th time the two countries have played each other. their original encounter which was at hamilton crescent in 1872. that game was recognised by fifa as the inaugural international match. sports direct owner mike ashley is understood to be the preferred bidder for arena coventry limited, the company that owns the stadium that hosts games for both coventry city and until recently wasps rugby union team. they made an application to go into administration shortly after coventry�*s home win over blackburn rovers last night,
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and with the arena continuing to operate as normal it's thought they'll be able to play their final two matches before the break for the world cup dan evans andjack draper both went out of the paris masters within a few minutes of each other this morning. draper lost to the 15th seed frances tiafoe in round two, while evans had an even tougher proposition against stefanos tsitsipas, who's the fifth seed in paris. the british number two lost in straight sets in the final event of the atp tour's regular season. cameron norrie plays corentin moutet tonight. that's all the sport for now. the russian invasion of ukraine has in recent weeks focused on attacking cities and urban areas throughout the country. russia is using so—called kamikaze drones and cruise missiles to hit civilian infrastructure causing, among other damage, widespread power—cuts. ukraine is responding with surface to air defence missiles — but also with its small airforce. the bbc has spoken to one of the ukrainian pilots tasked with knocking out the missiles before they hit their targets.
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0ur correspondent catherine byaruhanga reports from kyiv. for weeks now, russia has launched a wave of missile attacks on cities in ukraine. aiming for power and water supplies, russian forces have switched their attention to civilian targets in an attempt to break the will of the people. the attacks have been devastating. as much as 40% of the electricity grid has been seriously damaged. not all strikes get through. the use of surface to air missiles has been effective and the ukrainian air force has been used to shoot down the missiles. in a rare interview with our colleagues at the bbc ukrainian service, one pilot, nicknamed juice, spoke about the pressures the airmen are under. intercepting cruise missiles, your mission is to save the lives on the ground, to save the city. if you are not able, it's a terrible feeling that someone will die.
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somebody will die in minutes and you didn't prevent that. at the start of the war, few experts gave the ukraine air force much chance against a much bigger enemy. but by dispersing their forces and the russians' inability to gain control in the air, they are still there. ukraine doesn't have to try and get air dominance. it knows if it sends all its aeroplanes forward then the russian surface to air missiles will have a go. so what it does, it's where it needs to be, when it needs to be, and not for long. the russians, they are improving their tactics. we need something more advanced than ourjets. for air defence, for interception of cruise missiles. air strikes across ukraine, including here in the capital, have led to a power crisis, leaving millions in the dark and unable to heat their homes. president zelensky has made repeated calls to the west to supply his country with stronger
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air defence systems. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, kyiv. there's been a sharp escalation in military tension between north and south korea, with both nations firing missiles into the sea off each other�*s coastlines. pyongyang initially sent off a barrage of more than a dozen missiles, one of which landed on the south korean side of the maritime border. the south korean president described the strike as an "effective territorial invasion" — and responded with warplanes firing three air—to—ground missiles over the disputed maritime demarcation line. pyongyang responded with six more missiles and a wave of artillery shells. a day earlier, north korea warned that south korea and the us would pay "the most horrible price in history" if they continued joint military drills, seen as a veiled threat to use nuclear weapons. jean mackenzie has the latest from seoul.
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north korea has fired more missiles today than ever in a single day before but the one we have paid attention to is the one landing off the coast of south korea because the north koreans have never before launched a missile that has landed off the south korean coast and normally fire them out of the sea. it did land in international waters, not south korean waters, but even so, it is unprecedented and is being seen as more serious than any of the other launches this year by south korean standards, because the fact you had islanders on the small island near where the missile landed having to seek shelter today shows that it did pose a more direct threat to south korea than the other missiles have done. in south korea, in response, is furious. you heard the president today saying it was a territorial invasion. of course, that's not technically true, because it did land in international waters, but it shows how angry they are here. this is incredibly tough talk ljy
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here. this is incredibly tough talk by a president who has promised and is taking a very tough line on north korea. why has it happen? well, north korea says it is launching the missiles because it is annoyed with south korea and the us for holding large—scale military exercises which it sees as a direct threat stop it views these as its enemy is preparing to invade, even though the us and south korea say that these are defensive exercises which they are defensive exercises which they are holding in face of what they see as an increased threat by north korea but in essentially you have a situation on the peninsula where both sides are responding to each other and you have this military escalation building up. the thing we need to be paying attention to is where things go from here. north korea just yesterday issued a pretty sober warning to south korea and the united states and said if the exercises continue, they would pay the most horrible price in history. a veiled threat that it is prepared to use nuclear weapons against south korea. north korea has been
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continuing with its nuclear programme. we know it has been refining some of its missiles to make them nuclear capable and it is widely expected to prepare to test a nuclear weapon for the first time in five years. now, today marks channel 4's 40th anniversary! a celebration tempered by the fact that the broadcaster is under threat of privatisation. later today, some of the biggest names in british media are expected to gather at the victoria and albert museum in london to mark the ocassion. tasked with looking back at has the history of the publicly owned broadcaster was media writer and historian of channel 4, maggie brown. shejoins me now. iam old i am old enough to remember it coming back on air in 1982. very exciting it was too. what has made channel 4 different and unique, do you think? i channel 4 different and unique, do ou think? ., �* , you think? i think it's three thins. you think? i think it's three things. first, _ you think? i think it's three things. first, in _ you think? i think it's three things. first, in its- you think? i think it's three things. first, in its time, . you think? i think it's three - things. first, in its time, there was nothing like it. it was the
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fourth broadcaster to come on air and funded by itv companies almost at the beginning but it had this special duty. it has no studios and is a very lightly staffed organisation and it had to commission its programmes from outside, and the other thing is that it is a quirky form of public service broadcasting. it's not supposed to be like the bbc but is expected to deliver what we might call public good, for example the hour long seven o'clock news is a good example but there are others, and it is also supposed to be, i suppose, when it was launched, it was almost like a safety valve. the bbc had not really escaped from perhaps the fact it was the broadcaster and channel 4 was able, i think, harness all of the other ideas that were bubbling away in the 60s and 70s and they all kind of exploded. and the first decade, you
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remember it as well, they had some very strange programmes, but it has settled down over 40 years to still be i think a very interesting broadcaster and what i found, as a historian, and probably this is one useful thing i can add to the debate, what i found as i've studied and i've written two books about it and i've written two books about it and i've written two books about it and i basically covered 40 years is that it and i basically covered 40 years is thatitis and i basically covered 40 years is that it is very adaptable. because it has this quite small, no more than 1000 people working for it, no studios or anything is like that. it has a headquarters in london and one in leeds, but it can actually adapt very easily to things, so it's been through many changes over these past four decades, including the one it is introducing at the moment, which is introducing at the moment, which is to put its commissioners and its money around the uk, so it is actually trying to be part, or has
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been told to be part of a levelling up been told to be part of a levelling up process that the government so wants to see. up process that the government so wants to see-— wants to see. everything you have said so far — wants to see. everything you have said so far is _ wants to see. everything you have said so far is very _ wants to see. everything you have said so far is very positive. - wants to see. everything you have said so far is very positive. what l said so far is very positive. what about channel 4's critics who say it has gone down—market in recent years, and some of its programmes actually could be found on other channels quite easily? that actually could be found on other channels quite easily?— actually could be found on other channels quite easily? that is true. because i channels quite easily? that is true. because i am _ channels quite easily? that is true. because i am its _ channels quite easily? that is true. because i am its historian - channels quite easily? that is true. because i am its historian that - channels quite easily? that is true. | because i am its historian that does not mean i am its cheerleader and i don't view it uncritically. my work is independent. it is absolutely the case that it has had difficulties in holding on to its audience share, like most other broadcasters, because of this huge change with streaming and so much competition. probably 60 times the amount of challenges that it had in the 1980s. there are still, of course, the gems like some of the dramas on comedies, but yes, i would agree. it has also had to steal, if you like, or
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takeover, it's from other broadcasters in order to shore itself up. after it lost big brother there was a huge hole in the schedule because as it is commercially funded, it has to have popular programmes and it took the bake 0ff popular programmes and it took the bake off from the bbc. starting in 2017. i am not a great defender of it. some of its anniversary programming have been the things i would choose to avoid, but nonetheless, when you see a breakthrough drama like it's a sin, broadcast about the aids pandemic in the 80s and told through a whole range of fictional friends, you the 80s and told through a whole range of fictionalfriends, you do reignite your love for it. that range of fictional friends, you do reignite your love for it. that was brilliant, reignite your love for it. that was brilliant. i _ reignite your love for it. that was brilliant, i have _ reignite your love for it. that was brilliant, i have to _ reignite your love for it. that was brilliant, i have to say. _ reignite your love for it. that was brilliant, i have to say. the - reignite your love for it. that was brilliant, i have to say. the move to sell off channel 4, spearheaded by nadine dorries when she was culture secretary, what is happening with that now? do you think channel 4 is safe from privatisation? the
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renerall 4 is safe from privatisation? the generally held — 4 is safe from privatisation? tie: generally held view was 4 is safe from privatisation? ti2 generally held view was that it probably is going to be safe, but it is still very much on tenterhooks. the reason is, one reason, and in my view, it was more in danger a year ago. i think that things like the war in ukraine have made us cherish much more our broadcasters and cherish one we can trust with proper news, because we've all seen what putin can do to people if you actually don't tell the truth in such a powerful medium. the question really is, will it be allowed to remain as a publicly owned organisation, orwill remain as a publicly owned organisation, or will it be sold to another company, and maybe raise up to half £1 billion for the government. i think the other option is to find a way of allowing channel 4, and this is what it is trying to
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do itself, find private money that it can use to really increase and improve its output. 0ne it can use to really increase and improve its output. one of the things that is clear and has come through quite loud and clear up until probably the onset before the recession as there are plenty of buyers for channel 4 and there has been a lot of interest from companies, american broadcasters etc, so the question really is, if it's that valuable, do you want to sell it? because it is an asset. and secondly, if you do, are you really losing something and could there be a better way of doing it? and what channel 4 have proposed and i don't know if it will be acceptable to them, is that it remains publicly owned but has a commercial investor in it and at the same time, it will put back into britain lots of investment in training newjobs and, of course, making the kind of new
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programmes that many people would love to see, and also this would be an appeal to people may be well outside of london, who have no chance of getting into the media industry unless a patron like this comes along, so that's one of the things that is very definitely being put on the table by channel 4. i don't know what the government will do, but i do think that the wind has slightly changed and it might well be that it will notjust be ruthlessly sold off for half a billion when it can contribute so much more to our economy, our creative economy, don't forget, which has been going really well since the 19905 and to which channel 4 has contributed. it could actually be an even better asset for the country. be an even better asset for the count . ~ , ., be an even better asset for the count .~ , ., , country. we will see what happens. mar aie country. we will see what happens. maggie brown. _ country. we will see what happens. maggie brown, thank _ country. we will see what happens. maggie brown, thank you _ country. we will see what happens. maggie brown, thank you very - country. we will see what happens. | maggie brown, thank you very much indeed. new statistics from the office for national statistics show a rise in the number and percentage of people born outside the uk.
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the latest census data shows the number has increased by 2.5 million since 2011. the 2021 survey counted 10 million foreign—born people. and, india was the most common place of birth with 920,000 of all usual residents of endland and wales born there. joining me now is the chief executive of the race equality foundation, jabeer butt. thank you for being with us. what do you make of these cen5u5 figures? the number of people living in england and wales born outside of the uk has risen to 10 million, and particularly driven by a big increase in the number of romanians, according to the new cen5u5 increase in the number of romanians, according to the new census data. it's not much of a surprise, really, considering what has been happening over the last 30 or 40 years. our joining of the eu inevitably led to a number of people from eu countries coming to live here and perhaps live
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here permanently, and the romanian group we have seen ri5e here permanently, and the romanian group we have seen rise in the last five years is just the latest of that growth. i don't think it is necessarily very surprising. we have to remember that britain has always been a country that has not only seen people leave it, but also people return from places like south africa, australia, and more importantly, ireland, so again, i'm not sure this is much of a surprise. 0k, not much of a surprise, but what is your view of that figure? 10 million people born outside the uk now living in england and wales. some people watching this won't like that figure. 0ther5 some people watching this won't like that figure. others will say, well we need immigration and we problem need it now more than ever. what is your view? need it now more than ever. what is our view? . , , need it now more than ever. what is your view?— your view? inevitably there will be some who hold _ your view? inevitably there will be some who hold up _ your view? inevitably there will be some who hold up their _ your view? inevitably there will be some who hold up their hands - your view? inevitably there will be some who hold up their hands in l some who hold up their hands in horror, but the reality is we are facing a real cri5i5 horror, but the reality is we are facing a real crisis in employment
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at the moment. the care quality commi55ion reported not more than two weeks ago that there was something like 330,000 vacancies in health and social care at the moment. jobs that needed to be filled so we could provide our public services effectively to people in need, and inevitably that requires people to do those jobs, require5 people to do those jobs, and the majority of those people arriving that we have seen in these numbers are people who are coming here for work and will be filling tho5e here for work and will be filling those jobs. here for work and will be filling those jobs-— here for work and will be filling those “obs. , , , ., those “obs. this is 'ust a snapshot, but it those jobs. this is 'ust a snapshot, but it does _ those jobs. this is 'ust a snapshot, but it does show _ those jobs. this isjust a snapshot, but it does show this _ those jobs. this isjust a snapshot, but it does show this increase, - but it does show this increase, particularly in romanians a5 but it does show this increase, particularly in romanians as we have discussed. i think a 576% ri5e particularly in romanians as we have discussed. i think a 576% rise in residence born in romania and that was specifically because of the lifting of working restrictions across the european union in 2014, so in some ways, that was kind of a
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one off, but is this an upward trend in terms of immigration that you see continuing into the future? i suspect brexit and our departure from the eu has probably caused a bit of change. it's almost certain that there has been a decline in the number of polish people living here in the last three or four years as a result of that. coronavirus has had an impact with people returning to their countries of origin, so i'm not certain that the numbers will continue to grow at the scale that they have done. but as i say, we have a real economic problem at the moment in that we need more people to fill some of the keyjobs and these arejobs to fill some of the keyjobs and these are jobs that are not only impacting health and social care, but perhaps in industry, and certainly in recreation work as well, that there is a real shortage
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there. . ., well, that there is a real shortage there. ., ~' ,, , well, that there is a real shortage there. ., ~' , . well, that there is a real shortage there. ., ,, , . ., well, that there is a real shortage there. . , . ., there. thank you very much for your time. investigations into the deaths of three teenagers with mental health issues have found over one hundred failings by the nhs trust which was treating them. christie harnett, nadia sharif and emily moore were 17 and 18 years old. they were in the care of the tees esk and wear valley trust and died within eight months of each other. a lack of appropriate places for young people nationally, has been highlighted in today's reports. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott has spoken to christie's family who are calling for urgent change. # you can count on me like one, two, three# _ singing constantly and dancing around the rooms all the time. and the smile. yeah. the biggest smile. every time, wasn't it? but behind the smile, christie harnett was suffering. she was different, for want of a better word.
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she'd hide under tables and throw stuff around the classroom. after years of mental health issues, christie was admitted to west lane hospital with anorexia. how it was there is more reminiscent of how the victorian institutions used to be. yeah. you know, having to clean the blood up off their own walls from head banging. part of their policy was that the kids had to clean it up because they needed to learn that... to manage their illness. to manage their illness, yeah. i remember telling her. "if you tell them everything that's going on in your head, they'll help you." yeah. "and you'll be able to live your life." but while christie was here, the family believe her mental health got worse. they say she was unlawfully strip—searched. she was even discharged to hotel accommodation, where she harmed herself. the trust is due in court next year, accused of breaching the health and social care act. when you read christie's report, what's really confronting is that there are a whole list of issues here which the authors
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believe had a direct impact on her death. not recognising the risks after a ligature attempt three months before she died. a shortage of skilled staff. a lack of secure nhs and social care places. the report's authors say such issues, we believe, were the root causes of christie's death. oh, that's big. mm—hm. what do you say to that? even there it's saying multifaceted and systematic failings. words they've waited more than three years to see. but what they say is tough. it was horrible reading it, cos it's there in black and white that it was their fault. you know, there was always a bit of... i think a bit of doubt that we would get that much. we were right. we were right all along in saying how awful it was in there for these young people.
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today, the trust says it is deeply sorry. we've changed our clinicall and operational structures. we've introduced new sorts of roles, for example lived experience - directors, probably one of the first trusts in the country, _ which allow us to bring the voice | of the patient to the top tables. | we've been investing over £5 million in the last two years _ in improving our ward environments to make them safer. _ nadia sharif also died while being treated at west lane hospital. today's report says staff weren't fully trained to deal with her autism and a failure to address self ligature risks was a root cause of her death. that failure had a direct impact on emily moore's death too. she died at another hospital. christie's family, along with nadia and emily's, are yet to see a full inquest into their deaths. in the meantime, they are continuing their campaign for a public inquiry. it's hard. it's really hard...that she's not here.
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miss her. it's a big miss, it's a big miss. that was christie tremain ending that report from fiona trott. if you have been affected by any of the issues that have been discussed in that report or would like to learn more, visit bbc.co.uk/action line for more information. now it's time for a look at the weather with christopher blanchett. a cloudy, wet and windy scene from anglesey taken by one of our weather watchers earlier because we have heavy rain pushing east across the country and if you are underneath the band of wet weather it will be 5°99y the band of wet weather it will be soggy and the radius heavy and persistent, but that's only half the story as it is also very windy around the irish sea coast, the west of scotland, parts of northern
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england and eastern scotland as well to stop the rain eventually reach the south—east of england where it will linger overnight and into thursday. elsewhere, mostly dry, but a few showers across the north of scotland and where it is dry and clear, temperatures between four and six celsius, but further south, milder because cloud and rain is lingering and through the course of thursday taking time to pull away but elsewhere sunshine or beer with showers across parts of west wales into the isle of man and northern ireland and windy around the far south—west coast of devon and cornwall and further north, some sunshine, one or two showers and temperatures between ten and 14 celsius.
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this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines. prime minister rishi sunak has confirmed he will now attend the cop27 climate conference this month, after previously saying he was too busy focusing on the uk economy.
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pressure continues on the government over failings in the asylum system. earlier rishi sunak admitted �*not enough' claims are being processed, after labour accused the government of having �*lost control�*. and as the latest figures show that in england and wales there�*s been an increase of 2.5 million people born outside the uk over the last decade — we�*ll explore what that means in your questions answered — in half an hour. a damning report says hundreds of recruits to the police in england and wales are joining the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. with almost all the votes counted in israel�*s general election, former leader benjamin netanyahu looks set to return to power with the support of the far—right.
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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister rishi sunak said the migrant crisis is a "serious and escalating problem" and admitted that "not enough" asylum claims are being processed. the prime minister insisted the government is getting a grip of the situation and backed the home secretary suella braverman�*s handling of the issue. at prime ministers questions in the commons the labour leader sir keir starmer said just 4% of people arriving in small boats last year had their asylum claim processed. it comes as the prime minister reversed his decision not to attend next week�*s cop 27 climate summit in egypt, following widespread criticism. 0ur correspondent ben wright has this report. reporter: are you failing on immigration, prime minister? a week in charge and his government�*s competence is under question. rishi sunak headed off
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to the commons for only his second question time as prime minister, with britain�*s immigration and asylum system in the spotlight. in particular, overcrowded conditions at this holding centre at manston in kent and the continuing problem of small boats crossing the channel. describing the asylum system as broken the labour leader tried to keep the political heat on home secretary suella braverman. 4,000 people at the manston air force base, massively overcrowded. all sorts of diseases breaking out. so, did the home secretary receive legal advice that she should move people out? yes or no? rishi sunak said he couldn�*t share government legal advice but stood by ms braverman. since september, 30 more hotels with 4,500 new beds. appointing a senior general to control the situation at manston and indeed, increasing the number of staff there by almost a half, mr speaker. these are significant steps to demonstrate that we are getting
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a grip of this system. but this is a serious and escalating problem. we will make sure that we control our borders and we will always do it fairly and compassionately, because that's the right thing. "a serious and escalating problem," the prime minister said, teeing up this attack from keir starmer. why doesn�*t he get a proper home secretary, scrap the rwanda gimmick, crack down on smuggling gangs, end the small boat crossings, speed up asylum claims and agree an international deal on refugees? start governing for once and get a grip. mr speaker, the right honourable gentleman rightly raised the topic of national security because it is important, but this is the person who in 2019 told the bbc, and i quote, "i do think jeremy corbyn would make a great prime minister." mr sunak�*s judgment on climate change is under scrutiny too. last week, number 10 said he was too busy dealing with economic problems
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here to attend the cop climate summit in egypt next week. but today he changed his mind. there is no long—term prosperity without action on climate change and there is no energy security without investment in renewables. that's why i will attend cop27 next week, to deliver, mr speaker, on glasgow's legacy of building a secure, clean and sustainable future. i think it's quite extraordinary that he didn't recognise - the seriousness of this climate meeting right at the start. - i think it is that he's been shamed into doing it by so many people i saying that it's the wrong decision. fixing an economic crisis is one of the challenges rishi sunak faces, but he�*s already making decisions that will define what sort of prime minister he intends to be. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. earlier i spoke to our climate editorjustin rowlatt about the significance of world leaders attending the summit.
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he came under considerable pressure from environmentalists and the opposition and also from his own party. alok sharma who was president of the cop26 said he was disappointed that he was not going and world leaders as well saying does this mean the uk is backing away from climate commitments. so a big momentum for him to go to cop27 and i think the un will be pleased that he is going. it is significant i think that leaders do attend particularly because the uk was host to the last un climate conference and there is a kind of ceremony for you hand over responsibility from the current host to the next host, the uk to egypt. i think the egyptians and the un will be pleased
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that rishi sunak will be there to oversee the process. will it move the needle on climate change negotiations? maybe a bit, i spoke to the un secretary—general last week and he said leaders are important, they turn up and they play a role in galvanising the meetings and they bring energy and encourage negotiators who do the behind—the—scenes kind of deals to kind of aim high and be ambitious about the kind of agreements they reach. so the hope will be that this will make a difference underscoring how important key nations like the uk think these discussions are. and what about the king? reports in newspapers at the weekend that he was champing at the bit to go to the summit. we know he was keen to go and after discussions with downing street a mutual decision we are told is made that it would not be appropriate for him to go on this occasion. whether that will change we cannot
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say, is getting close now to the opening of cop27, the first day is actually sunday. the family photo, the leaders�* get together is on monday so a decision would need to be made soon. he is convening a big meeting at buckingham palace on friday putting together climate diplomats and experts and scientists to talk about the issue. i think to underscore his ongoing interest in this important issue. thank you very much. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart is in central lobby in the commons for us now. something of a new term to go to egypt after all? aha, something of a new term to go to egypt after all?— egypt after all? a big u-turn in 'ust a egypt after all? a big u-turn in just a matter — egypt after all? a big u-turn in just a matter of _ egypt after all? a big u-turn in just a matter of days _ egypt after all? a big u-turn in just a matter of days ago - egypt after all? a big u-turn in just a matter of days ago we i egypt after all? a big u-turn in i just a matter of days ago we were told the prime minister had to focus on domestic issues and in the upcoming autumn statement on the 17th of november where we will get a
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better idea about tax and spend in the months ahead. we were told but had to be as focus and so going to cop27 was not going to be an option. criticism mounted and we started to be told maybe he will be able to and stay we find out he is going. the question about why he did this u—turn, there�*s the possibility the government decided that enough progress has been made on the autumn statement and that the prime minister now has the time but given we are hearing about tax rises and cuts to be introduced by the treasury, it does not sound like thatis treasury, it does not sound like that is done and dusted weeks in advance. is it possible that boris johnson and his decision to go had an impact, that the former prime minister at the time of the last cop26 in glasgow was going to make an appearance, did not convince rishi sunak to go. and he had faced
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criticism from within his own party, alex armah the president of cop26 who was a conservative cabinet minister said it was disappointing that he was not going. —— alok sharma. and figures from the back benches like nadine dorries suggesting he should be making the trip to egypt. so now we are told it is important that he goes, quite the u—turn from the prime minister. find u-turn from the prime minister. and what u—turn from the prime minister. and what happened this afternoon, the issue of the number of migrants coming into the country still dominating.— coming into the country still dominatina. ., ., dominating. that was what keir starmer chose _ dominating. that was what keir starmer chose to _ dominating. that was what keir starmer chose to press - dominating. that was what keir starmer chose to press rishi i dominating. that was what keir i starmer chose to press rishi sunak on this afternoon. we are in a situation where both parties agree that the system at the moment when it comes to asylum simply is not working. what makes it more awkward for the government is the conservatives have been in powerfor 12 years. rishi sunak suggesting
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policies that the government is taking such as the rwanda policy where people claiming asylum can be sent to rwanda, and a successful stay in that country, but is at the moment caught up in legal challenges. he pointed the finger at labour saying they criticised but they do not have any policies of their own. kirsty 0bama criticised their own. kirsty 0bama criticised the cost effectiveness today of the rwanda policy. —— keir starmer. but it is still lacking detail of how exactly that would happen. and i think many people watching those exchanges at home may be slightly unconvinced that either of the two main parties right now has a workable policy at least in the short term to somehow get a handle on the crossings that we are currently seeing across the channel which of course are coming in huge numbers at the moment and playing
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into those problems that we have been seeing with the numbers at migrant processing centres in kent. and the prime minister is conducting a review of the promises he made during the tory leadership campaign during the tory leadership campaign during the tory leadership campaign during the summer?— during the summer? essentially if ou during the summer? essentially if you remember— during the summer? essentially if you remember during _ during the summer? essentially if you remember during that - during the summer? essentially if. you remember during that campaign rishi sunak and liz truss battled it out, it was a long campaign and they both came forward with lots of policies during the debates that they were having. rishi sunak essentially is now saying none of those policies are necessarily on the table at this point. we already knew that he had moved away from some like potentially being charged £10 for missing a gp appointment. his team aagje out that the economic situation is completely different to a few weeks ago and so everything is back on the table. —— his team are now pointing out. key things to look
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out for a november the 17th, the potentials triple lock, will not be protected. will benefits be uplifted to keep up with inflation.— to keep up with inflation. david, many thanks- — hundreds of police officers have been cleared to serve in the police when they should have failed vetting procedures, a damning report has found. 0ne serving officer had a conviction for domestic abuse — and another stood accused of sexual assault. the police watchdog looked at eight forces and also found some officers had family links to organised crime. the report was commissioned after the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has this report. in 2012, nicola brookes reported she was being stalked online. an inspectorfrom sussex police who dealt with her case was sacked for gross misconduct after he abused his position and her vulnerability to engineer a brief sexual relationship with her. it�*s happened before in the police.
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as my investigation proves, they target the most vulnerable women. and it�*s usually women like me. you know, domestic violence. serious, serious stalking, and nobody questions them because they are veteran experienced officers. what do you think is going wrong with the vetting of police officers? you are not going to change that culture overnight. there�*s clearly not any vetting going on throughout the officers�* careers, which is what i think is what needs to be done. today�*s highly critical report focuses on sexual and abusive behaviour. the police watchdog examined 725 cases where officers were vetted. in 131, the decision was questionable at best. about one in five of them is somebody we think eitherjust shouldn�*t havejoined, or if they were going to join, should have had some special controls put around them. i don�*t think it�*s being taken seriously enough.
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i don�*t think police leadership realises how important it is. i don�*t think police leaders realise the risk they carry by not having higher vetting standards, and therefore it�*s too easy for the wrong people to get in. perhaps people like the group of officers found sharing offensive messages at this london police station. for ten years, various watchdogs have warned that vetting needs to be tightened. finally the police say a tipping point has been reached. there has been a litany of different stories around policing behaviour, but some of that is because we are exposing these issues within our organisations. we are rooting out where there is a toxic culture, where there is behaviour that doesn�*t meet our standards. working against this attempt at change, a demand for 50,000 new recruits to replace officers lost through cuts and resignations. pressure perhaps to ease off on vetting. but the horrific murder of sarah everard by a police officer changed everything and
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shows what�*s at stake. trust in the police, especially from women. i don�*t necessarily want to be, as a woman in danger, pick up the phone when i need help and i�*m at my most vulnerable, and not feel confident that the person on the other end of the line hasn�*t hit his wife, sexually harassed a female colleague or abused their position of power. in nicola�*s case, sussex police said proper vetting was carried out, but across england and wales this report makes 43 recommendations for improvements. tom symonds, bbc news, brighton. food prices continued to rise at a record rate last month, according to figures from the british retail consortium. the cost of items including milk, sugar and teabags all went up — pushing food inflation to more than 11%, due in part to higher costs for ingredients and energy, as well as a shortage of labour. royal mail workers are to hold a series of strikes around black friday and cyber monday at the end of november — which are traditionally the biggest
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online shopping days of the year. the communication workers union says that unless the row about pay, jobs and conditions is resolved, more walkouts in the run up to christmas will be considered. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister has confirmed he will now attend the cop27 climate conference in egypt having previously said he was too busy focusing on the economy. pressure is continuing to mount on the government over failings in the asylum system. rishi sunak admitted not enough claims are being processed after labour accused the government of having lost control. a damning report today says hundreds of recruits to the police in england and wales arejoining of recruits to the police in england and wales are joining the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. the former israeli prime minister,
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benjamin netanyahu, looks set to make a dramatic comeback. with about 80% of the votes counted, his conservative likud party and its far—right allies have a slender lead in israel�*s fifth election in four years. yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem. basking in the moment, benjamin netanyahu is celebrating what looks like his political comeback. "we truly love you all, from the depths of our hearts," he tells supporters. promising he will build a government of power, not weakness. but it�*s his allies on the far right who werejumping forjoy. with this result, their leaders, known as extremists and racists, have moved from the political fringes to key figures.
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his eye on a cabinet post, itamar ben—gvir now looks like a conventional politician. but still talks like a firebrand. "this is the time we return to being the landlords of our own country," he says. and this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint in eastjerusalem by pointing a gun at palestinians during clashes. last night, religious zionism supporters went back to the same neighbourhood, celebrating their electoral success by taunting local palestinians. which sparked fresh violence. meanwhile, back at the party, efforts to reassure israel�*s allies. biden, don�*t worry. itamar is a very good guy. final results aren�*t yet confirmed but this election does appear
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to have ended israel�*s political deadlock with a shift to the right. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let�*s talk to our correspondent injerusalem tom bateman. is this part of a general drift to the right in israeli politics? that is what the _ the right in israeli politics? that is what the polls _ the right in israeli politics? that is what the polls have _ the right in israeli politics? tisgt is what the polls have suggested now for many years that the israeli public has been shifting right. what we see politically in the last few years is as netanyahu has faced corruption allegations and an ongoing trial which began when he was prime minister, allegations that he denies, we saw an increasing sense of polarisation of his leadership and it was notjust corruption allegations but also his style of leadership. many felt deeply disappointed in the way they perceived that he was trying to dismantle some of the institutions
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of democracy. i think what we�*ve seen is that crystallised even further in this election campaign because what he did was nurture parties of the extremist far right, one that espouses clearly racist and anti—arab policies. and he was trying to scoop up as many right—wing votes as he could. so that helped foment and alliance are far right parties within his religious right wing and we saw that grow during the election campaign and support for it to reach a level as the projections are now, potentially 14 or 15 seats, the second biggest party in a government led by netanyahu and that is unprecedented for israel. brute led by netanyahu and that is unprecedented for israel. we saw that report _ unprecedented for israel. we saw that report a _ unprecedented for israel. we saw that report a bit _ unprecedented for israel. we saw that report a bit about _ unprecedented for israel. we saw that report a bit about one - unprecedented for israel. we saw that report a bit about one of i unprecedented for israel. we saw that report a bit about one of the | that report a bit about one of the far right leaders, itamar ben—gvir, a firebrand as he is characterised. tell us more about him and his history? he
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tell us more about him and his histo ? , ., , history? he lives in a settlement in the occupied _ history? he lives in a settlement in the occupied west _ history? he lives in a settlement in the occupied west bank. _ history? he lives in a settlement in the occupied west bank. he - history? he lives in a settlement in the occupied west bank. he has i the occupied west bank. he has convictions from his teenage years for inciting racism and he actually did not serve in the israeli army and he was not conscripted aged 18 due to his extremist record. an irony that money point out because he called for immunity laws for israeli soldiers who should palestinians and much tougher security laws. but his political rise has been to this level has been extremely quick. just a couple of years ago it was pointed out in one election he gave a speech to virtually no one i certainly know media and yesterday he was absolutely mobbed. so we have seen his growth as a leader of thejewish power faction extremely fast and one of the areas that he has been a street agitator has been in occupied eastjerusalem. in one neighbourhood
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there has been an ongoing attempt to evict palestinian residents who have been there many years to make way forjewish settlers. he is often seen on the streets of the neighbourhood in the past year or so and his supporters were there last night again as clashes broke out. they were there celebrating his victory. so it has been a very quick rise to what is now the heart of government in israel and i think thatis government in israel and i think that is creating a sense of shock with many mainstream left wing. 0ne minister described what happened last night in his words as 14 seats for the hatred of arabs.— last night in his words as 14 seats for the hatred of arabs. tom, thank ou for for the hatred of arabs. tom, thank you for that — for the hatred of arabs. tom, thank you for that analysis. _ new census figures show the number of people in england and wales who were born outside the uk has risen by 2.5 million in a decade. the 2021 survey counted 10 million
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foreign—born people, with the largest number coming from india, followed by poland. 0ur correspondent, celestina 0lulode, is with me. tell us what some of these key findings are. tell us what some of these key findings are-— tell us what some of these key findinus are. .,, ._ , findings are. people may remember those larae findings are. people may remember those large envelopes _ findings are. people may remember those large envelopes being - findings are. people may remember those large envelopes being posted | those large envelopes being posted through the letterbox encouraging them to take part in the census. this is the largest survey and count of the population of england and wales cricket board. what we have seenin wales cricket board. what we have seen in the past decade is that 7.5 million people born overseas were living in england and wales. that figure has risen to 10 million. so thatis figure has risen to 10 million. so that is one in six people roughly. and the biggest increase of foreign—born residents living here came from romania so that is up from
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80,000 a decade ago to just over half a million. there has also been increases in people coming from india as you say, pakistan and poland. but if we just compare that to look at trends earlier on for example, post—war britain in the 19505, a considerable number of migrants coming from caribbean countries like jamaica and today the m&s has said jamaica is no longer in the top list of non—uk countries of birth that people arrive from so you can see different trends now. find can see different trends now. and there is more _ can see different trends now. and there is more data _ can see different trends now. and there is more data on households in england and wales? the there is more data on households in england and wales?— there is more data on households in england and wales? the ons says the number of deprived _ england and wales? the ons says the number of deprived households - england and wales? the ons says the number of deprived households has i number of deprived households has declined from the last census that took place a decade ago. of course that may be a surprise to many people, we are in a cost of living crisis but i guess that shows the
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limitations of the data because we will have to wait and see how this fair is in a number of months and years later down the line.- fair is in a number of months and years later down the line. thank you very much- — sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. the rain almost put paid to one of the biggest names of the t20 world cup but england survived a nailbiter in adelaide to put them on the brink of a semi final spot. virat kohli became the top run scorer in t20 world cup history as he made another half century in india�*s 184 for 6. then the rain came after seven overs of bangladesh�*s reply when they were ahead of the dls par score. had the rain stayed, india would have lost, but when they resumed bangladesh had a new target of 151 off 16 overs. they fell six runs short
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and india are top of group b with one match to play. we have worked hard for the last ten or 12 months and put ourselves in uncomfortable situations before, but now when we are in those situations, we know what we have done and we know how we have prepared, so there is a confidence within us that no matter the situation, we will find a way and do the job for the team. a five wicket defeat to the netherlands in adelaide means zimbabwe are all but out despite starting the super 125 stage with a famous win over pakistan. instead it was the netherlands�* first win of this round, having already been knocked out of the competition. max 0�*dowd hit 52 from 46 balls as they chased down their target of 118 with 12 balls to spare. zimbabwe need a big win over india in theirfinal group game and for other scores to go their way to qualify for the semi finals.
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darren gough has been permanently appointed as yorkshire�*s managing director of cricket after originally taking over on an interim basis. the former england interantaionl was given the job in the wake of the racism crisis that engulfed the club following claims made by its former player azeem rafiq. since then yokrshire have been relegated from the first division of the county champoinship. but gough says they�*re "determined to get back to the top as soon as possible" gareth southgate has been criticised by human rights groups for comments he made about the world cup in qatar. the england manager said workers in the gulf state were "united" in wanting the tournament to go ahead, claiming workers there "love" the sport. amnesty international said migrant labourers are more concerned with having their rights "fully protected". qatar has been strongly criticised for its human rights record. scotland will host england at hampden park next september to mark 150 years since their first meeting in glasgow. the match next year will be the 116th time
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the two countries have played each other. their original encounter which was at hamilton crescent in 1872. that game was recognised by fifa as the inaugural international match. sports direct owner mike ashley is understood to be the preferred bidder for arena coventry limited, the company that owns the stadium that hosts games for both coventry city and until recently wasps rugby union team. they made an application to go into administration shortly after coventry�*s home win over blackburn rovers last night, and with the arena continuing to operate as normal it�*s thought they�*ll be able to play their final two matches before the break for the world cup. dan evans and jack draper both went out of the paris masters within a few minutes of each other this morning. draper lost to the 15th seed frances tiafoe in round two, while evans had an even tougher proposition against stefanos tsitsipas, who�*s the fifth seed in paris.
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the british number two lost in straight sets in the final event of the atp tour�*s regular season. cameron norrie plays corentin moutet tonight. and forever immortalised by one of the most famous fa cup goals in history, ronnie radford has passed away at the age of 79. the bradford goalfor non—league away at the age of 79. the bradford goal for non—league hereford away at the age of 79. the bradford goalfor non—league hereford played on a boggy pitch back in 1972 was the equaliser against first division newcastle and helped create one of the biggest shocks in fa cup newcastle and helped create one of the biggest shocks in fa cup history. and of course had made a history. and of course had made a celebrity of the man commentating, celebrity of the man commentating, launching the career of a certain launching the career of a certain john watson as well. john watson as well. that�*s all the sport for now. that�*s all the sport for now. thank you very much. now let�*s get a thank you very much. now let�*s get a look at the weather. one of look at the weather.
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a cloudy, wet and windy scene from anglesey taken by one of our weather watchers earlier because we have heavy rain pushing east across the country and if you are underneath the band of wet weather it will be soggy and the rain heavy and persistent, but that�*s only half the story as it is also very windy around the irish sea coast, the west of scotland, parts of northern england and eastern scotland as well the rain eventually reaches the south—east of england where it will linger overnight and into thursday. elsewhere, mostly dry, but a few showers across the north of scotland and where it is dry and clear, temperatures between four and six celsius, but further south, milder because cloud and rain is

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