blustery as well. this increasingly blustery as well. this was the view this afternoon where we saw skies brightening in north yorkshire. overthe saw skies brightening in north yorkshire. over the next 2a, 48 hours, yorkshire. over the next 24, 48 hours, we have the remnants of a former hurricane moving our way bringing strong winds and torrential downpours at times so the weather could cause some disruption. that area of low pressure moving in with area of low pressure moving in with a trailing weather front sweeping slowly eastwards. we will see the rain through scotland, northern ireland as well over the next few hours and as we head through into the early hours of wednesday morning it will be sitting across northern england and down to the south—west. temperature is mild for most, the mid—teens, but through midday the band of heavy rain and squally wind pushing its way gradually further east. we will see gusts of up to about 60 mph around coastal wales through the morning. blustery for east anglia and

a late—night statement from number 10 confirms the prime minister is preparing to give a speech on his government's net zero plans — and some of his own mps are furious. i say it is potentially the greatest mistake of his premiership so far. also tonight, new analysis of the landmark puberty blocker study that led to a dramatic change in nhs policy, which did away with any age limits for the drug. a study on puberty blockers — one of the most toxic topics of our time — is reevaluated. we will have the latest. and as the war of words intensifies between canada and india over allegations delhi ordered the murder in british columbia of an exiled sikh separatist, we'll be speaking

to the chair of the sikh federation who claims his family in india has been harrassed, and by the president of the overseas friends of narendra modi's bjp. and in the second of this week's films about asylum seekers and migration, we've been to colchester to hear what people make of the presence of several hundred asylum seekers in the town. i know they are escaping harm and they are escaping war, but they come here in numbers and i believe they come here for an easy ride. and they will get looked after a lot more than our people on the streets, our old veterans on the street, as well. good evening. there is a major row brewing in the conservative party tonight as the government seems to be preparing to pave the way for an announcement of a shift in energy policy which would weaken key green commitments, such as delaying the ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars and delaying the phasing out of gas boilers. the noise from downing street is that other countries need to bear more of the burden of dealing with climate change —

though apparently rishi sunak has made clear that he is not going to adandon the legal commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. but there could be as many as seven core policy changes, including the possibility of ruling out what he sees as "burdensome recycling schemes" — and already there's been a forceful backlash from some quarters of his own party. so what's going on? i'm joined by nick. what has happened tonight? we should firstl sa what has happened tonight? we should firstly say that — what has happened tonight? we should firstly say that one _ what has happened tonight? we should firstly say that one big _ what has happened tonight? we should firstly say that one big thing _ what has happened tonight? we should firstly say that one big thing is - firstly say that one big thing is not changing, rishi sunak made clear that he is still committed to that official uk 2050 target but as you were saying, lots of other things are changing, and those series of goals on that road to the target are being delayed. the most important one of those is the goal that by 2030 you should be phasing out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, that will move under this plan from

2030 22035 and that will bring us in line the european union. climate change campaigners say that if you are delaying those individual steps, you are raising the big question about that 2050 target. rishi sunak hasissued about that 2050 target. rishi sunak has issued a rare statement in response to a leak, that did go to the bbc with a statement tonight, and he says that as you were reporting, we are committed to net—zero by 2050 but he says we need to do so in a better, more proportionate way and then he says for too many years politicians have not been honest about the costs and the trade offs. he is doing this for economic reasons, inflation coming down more slowly than was expected, so he has to respond to the cost—of—living crisis and the second is political. the conservatives were astonished when they won the uxbridge and south ruislip by—election, anger over the green cost on high polluting cars and they see an opportunity.— see an opportunity. there are

implications _ see an opportunity. there are implications to _ see an opportunity. there are implications to this? - see an opportunity. there are - implications to this? immediately we have a major — implications to this? immediately we have a major political— implications to this? immediately we have a major political row, _ implications to this? immediately we have a major political row, listen - have a major political row, listen to zac goldsmith, the former environment minister, a big friend of borisjohnson, and he talks about how the uk is looked up to on climate and the environment and he said today that rishi sunak is dismantling that credibility, not by accident but by choice, and he talks about how he was elected in the party was elected with a majority on a manifesto that could not have been clearer about our commitment to tackling climate change and he says rishi sunak endorsed that and then listen to this. his short stint as pm will be remembered as a moment in the uk turned its back on the world and on future generations, a moment of shame. the labour party is talking about a government in disarray. craig mackinlay, the chairman of the net—zero scrutiny group, he says he is pleased to see some pragmatism from rishi sunak but interestingly, you were talking about how rishi sunak says other

countries need to bear the burden on this but that means that the one person he seems to be aligned with is tony blair, who said in the summer that you cannot ask the uk to do a huge amount on climate when whatever we do in britain, it is not really going to have a big impact on climate change.— well, just before we came on air i spoke to chris skidmore — he's a conservative mp and former energy minister who conducted the government's review on net zero. i say this is potentially the greatest mistake of his premiership so far and i do not say that lightly because we have seen in the past, when david cameron decided to cut the green clap, as he called it, it cost tax—payers as a result of the decision not to invest an extra insulation. we cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the past. and

actually, delivering net—zero provides a benefit, it provides regeneration in local communities, just ask andy street, the conservative mayor, and the conservative mayor, and the conservative mayor, and the conservative mayor for tees valley, they would passionately believe that net—zero provides the opportunity for green jobs of the future, hundreds of thousands ofjobs, and we are living in the transition that is going to happen anyway. we are talkin: as is going to happen anyway. we are talking as well _ is going to happen anyway. we are talking as well about _ is going to happen anyway. we are talking as well about as _ is going to happen anyway. we are talking as well about as many - is going to happen anyway. we are talking as well about as many as l talking as well about as many as seven different policies, including really not burdensome recycling at one end and this question of diesel and electric cars, pushing the date for no diesel until —— and petrol cars back. this has not been pulled out of the air. the cars back. this has not been pulled out of the air.— out of the air. the net-zero review took forward _ out of the air. the net-zero review took forward serious _ out of the air. the net-zero review took forward serious modelling - took forward serious modelling that was taken forward by the department and we had a distributional analysis talk that should bring forward no new gas boilers would save money and

moving it back further will cost. hang on, if we are moving back the date for no diesel and electric cars to 2035, we are just in line with the eu. if it is good enough for the eu, surely it is for us? it is siml eu, surely it is for us? it is simply rrot _ eu, surely it is for us? it is simply not the _ eu, surely it is for us? it is simply not the case - eu, surely it is for us? it is| simply not the case to have eu, surely it is for us? it 3 simply not the case to have those common denominator is, the opportunity for the uk to lead internationally as one of the reasons why we have one of the best electric plants in oxfordshire and looking at this opportunity to create a growing market, it is too late. ., create a growing market, it is too late. . ,., , ., ., late. there are reports tonight of to mps late. there are reports tonight of tory mps considering _ late. there are reports tonight of tory mps considering submitting | tory mps considering submitting letters of no—confidence in rishi sunak if he goes ahead with this, what do you make of that? i have seen on the _ what do you make of that? i have seen on the whatsapp _ what do you make of that? i have seen on the whatsapp groups, i what do you make of that? i have i seen on the whatsapp groups, many mps are very concerned about the messaging. it runs against a commitment we made in the general election manifesto in 2019 to

support net—zero and the key thing is you cannotjust say support net—zero and the key thing is you cannot just say you support net—zero and the key thing is you cannotjust say you are backing net—zero by 2050 and you will tweak the targets, those targets are essential to meeting the pathway. net—zero is not of a 2050, it is meeting the commitments we made for 2030 because if we do not make those targets we are not going to ever be on track for 2050. would ou to ever be on track for 2050. would you consider— to ever be on track for 2050. would you consider submitting _ to ever be on track for 2050. would you consider submitting a _ to ever be on track for 2050. would you consider submitting a letter - to ever be on track for 2050. would you consider submitting a letter of. you consider submitting a letter of no—confidence? we you consider submitting a letter of no-confidence?_ you consider submitting a letter of no-confidence? we are speculating about the content _ no-confidence? we are speculating about the content of _ no-confidence? we are speculating about the content of a _ no-confidence? we are speculating about the content of a speech - no-confidence? we are speculating about the content of a speech thatl about the content of a speech that has yet to be delivered. rishi sunak made a statement _ has yet to be delivered. rishi sunak made a statement tonight, - has yet to be delivered. rishi sunak made a statement tonight, there i has yet to be delivered. rishi sunak i made a statement tonight, there have been numerous briefings. it is going to happen unless there is a massive handbrake turn in the next two days. what i said in this interview as we have an opportunity to think again before the speech was delivered, there are serious consequences for there are serious consequences for the uk economy and consequences for growth, jobs and investment that could have come our way and will not come our way if we unravel those

commitments. it is important, if the prime minister is considering those measures, to think again.— prime minister is considering those measures, to think again. thank you ve much measures, to think again. thank you very much for— measures, to think again. thank you very much forjoining _ measures, to think again. thank you very much forjoining us. _ karl mccartney is mp for lincoln and a member of the transport select committee. you heard chris skidmore saying if we do not meet the targets, we will never meet 2050. zac goldsmith, rishi sunak�*s short stint as prime minister will be remembered as the time the uk turned its back on the world. 3 time the uk turned its back on the world. �* ., ., , ., world. a moment of shame. good evenina. world. a moment of shame. good evening- that _ world. a moment of shame. good evening. that is _ world. a moment of shame. good evening. that is hyperbole - world. a moment of shame. good evening. that is hyperbole from i world. a moment of shame. good l evening. that is hyperbole from two colleagues, zac goldsmith was an mp elected with me and chris skidmore is soon not to be an mp and perhaps they are looking at their corporate green environment friends that they work closely with and they are coming out fighting. there needs to be a dose of realism. yes, this is a leak and we have not heard the speech that the prime minister has

realised that some of those targets were not unachievable but were going to impact the common man and woman on the street and certainly my constituents in lincoln negatively in cost and being able to move around, whether it is petrol or diesel cars, after 2030. it around, whether it is petrol or diesel cars, after 2030.- around, whether it is petrol or diesel cars, after 2030. it has huge knock-on effects _ diesel cars, after 2030. it has huge knock-on effects for _ diesel cars, after 2030. it has huge knock-on effects for the _ diesel cars, after 2030. it has huge knock-on effects for the car - knock—on effects for the car industry and other elements of this whole plant become much more expensive. in the end, it will cost us more. i expensive. in the end, it will cost us more. ., �* ~ us more. i don't think it will, the government _ us more. i don't think it will, the government -- _ us more. i don't think it will, the government -- the _ us more. i don't think it will, the government -- the car— us more. i don't think it will, the government -- the car industry i government —— the car industry employs lots of people and they need certainty and one thing that has happened recently as both germany and france have pushed back their ban on new cars that are diesel and petrol powered. it is right that the uk echoes that decision and pushes back to 2035, some of those things we could push back further. that hiuh on we could push back further. that high on earth — we could push back further. that high on earth do _ we could push back further. that high on earth do you _ we could push back further. that

high on earth do you meet 2050? we could push back further. that i high on earth do you meet 2050? you heard chris high on earth do you meet 2050? gm. heard chris skidmore talking about what is going on in whatsapp groups and plenty of conservative members are pleased to hear the government is doing this. are pleased to hear the government is doing this-— is doing this. opinion polling shows that --eole is doing this. opinion polling shows that people sopport _ is doing this. opinion polling shows that people support policies - is doing this. opinion polling shows that people support policies in i that people support policies in pursuit of net—zero. will this not make people fearful for their children and grandchildren? simple things like recycling being too burdensome? what happens if we do not? ~ ., �* ., not? will quote billl clinton, it is the economy, _ not? will quote billl clinton, it is the economy, stupid. - not? will quote billl clinton, it is the economy, stupid. let i is the economy, stupid. let me finish. the economy is something thatis finish. the economy is something that is very important both to politicians and the people who work in it in this country, the common people in the street who are fearful about what it will cost them to be able to live their lives as they want to. and a conservative prime minister wants to do the best for our constituents and that means, if it means moving things back then

what we will have to do is look at 2050 and still aim for that deadline but push back the ban on diesel and petrol cars, back to 2035 and that is a pragmatic approach and it strengthens the conservative hand and pushes the labour party back to say what they would do different. one final short question, are you saying that 2050 may not be a hard out? i saying that 2050 may not be a hard out? ., saying that 2050 may not be a hard out? . ., saying that 2050 may not be a hard out? ., ., , saying that 2050 may not be a hard out? . ., ., ., ., out? i am not saying that at all, actually the _ out? i am not saying that at all, actually the pragmatic _ out? i am not saying that at all, actually the pragmatic approach | out? i am not saying that at all, i actually the pragmatic approach for the prime minister, and we have not heard the speech yet, it is a leak at the bbc got a hold of today, i just think... at the bbc got a hold of today, i just think- - -_ at the bbc got a hold of today, i “ust think... �* . , ., ., just think... and a statement from rishi sunak- _ just think... and a statement from rishi sunak. yes, _ just think... and a statement from rishi sunak. yes, he _ just think. .. and a statement from rishi sunak. yes, he has— just think... and a statement from | rishi sunak. yes, he has responded because it is — rishi sunak. yes, he has responded because it is an _ rishi sunak. yes, he has responded because it is an important _ rishi sunak. yes, he has responded because it is an important issue i rishi sunak. yes, he has respondedj because it is an important issue and something that will be a defining moment when it comes to the general election in the next 16, 18 months. thank you forjoining us tonight.

for more than four years, newsnight has been investigating the treatment given by the nhs in england to some of the most vulnerable children in our society — those suffering from gender dysphoria. this programme'sjournalism has led to a formal review and an independent inspection of the tavistock�*s gender identity development service, or gids. both contributed to the decision to close the clinic and replace it with new services for children, offering a different, less medical model of care. now newsnight has seen new analysis of a landmark puberty blockers study, which was cited as the reason for a decision to lower the age at which puberty blocker drugs could be offered on the nhs. the re—analysis of data from gids and university college london hospitals shows that the majority of children who took part in the research saw their mental health significantly impacted after 12 months on these drugs — for both better and for worse. the original findings used a different methodology and reported there had been "no changes" in the children's wellbeing. before the study began in 2011, young people had to be 16 to receive puberty blockers. but in 2014, nhs england allowed gids to refer children of any age

at all for the drugs, provided they'd started puberty. here's hannah barnes. when children are put on puberty blockers, in almost all cases, this leads to cross—sex hormones — and the risks are now becoming clear. sterility, depression, lifelong... using drugs to pause puberty for children questioning their gender has become one of the most controversial and polarising topics of our time. for some, a medical scandal. you go to the professionals and you're like, look, i'm just a parent, i don't know what's going on. can you please help me? and then after a couple of hours, they're on the pathway to help. but for others, life—saving. if you don't give these children help, they're going to find another way... but despite clinics administering so—called puberty blockers to children for a quarter of a century, little is known about their long—term effects. now a new analysis seen by newsnight sheds some light in this much debated but little understood area

of children's medicine. puberty blockers work on the brain to stop the release of sex hormones. that then prevents things like periods and breast growth in girls, and adam's apples and breaking voices in boys. these drugs aren't licensed to be used this way. they're approved to treat prostate and other cancers, endometriosis, and to chemically castrate sex offenders. in children, they're only approved to delay the onset of early or precocious puberty, where nhs england says the evidence base is strong and the clinical approach is not contested. the lack of a robust evidence base for their use in treating gender dysphoria has led to a radical rethink by the health service. puberty blockers will no longer be routinely given to children on the nhs — only to those taking part in clinical trials. this more cautious approach is happening in other european countries too.

it was first of all when i was doing the book and then later on when we were doing the analysis... david freedman is a retired social science researcher. in the 19905 he edited a book on young people with gender dysphoria with the founder of the tavistock�*s gender identity development service, or gids. he then carried out an audit of children who'd been referred to gids up to that point. where they would differ from the general population was in areas such as disrupted home life, areas around sexual abuse, living in children's homes. and then there was a great deal of associated psychopathology, emotional upsets and disturbances and things like that, much more than you would have found in the general population. what was the purpose of the audit, in your mind? i assumed that from the work we'd done that we had given a basis

for further audits and research that would then have had a baseline to compare with. that's not what happened. this first comprehensive audit would seemingly be gids�* last too. i first spoke with david freedman about it last year. i remember myjaw dropped on the end of the phone. you hope and assume that as part of the skill and part of the clinical decisions that are being made in the care of your children, that it's being made based on the best available evidence, and that that evidence is as up—to—date as possible. and it seemed to me that this had stopped happening at the gids. i felt children were

actually being abused. that they were being entrusted to a service that was not offering the best possible treatment to them. and i felt completely alone. i didn't know what to do. what david did next was to contact professor susan macpherson, one of three others who'd carried out the gids audit with him so many years before. and so i looked her up and found that she's now a university professor and that she has a special interest in looking at the outcomes of mental health treatments and looking at change over time. and i wrote her a very polite email. "dear professor macpherson, i don't know if you remember me..." and then we met. and we just talked. as they talked, they were drawn back into research together — this time on puberty blockers. the pair reanalysed a landmark gids

and university college london hospital study of 44 12 to 15—year—olds given puberty blockers in 2021. the team reported there had been no changes in psychologicalfunction — no benefit, no harm. despite that, back in 2014, the study was used to justify a permanent shift to making blockers available at much younger ages. the gids and uclh team stressed that although they couldn't show any benefit to these young people of being on puberty blockers, it was also the case — and i'm quoting — "it is unlikely that the treatment resulted in psychological harm." the study used scores from reliable and widely—used parent and child questionnaires that assessed children's behavioural and emotional problems. as is a standard way of looking at data, the official results were based on averaging these scores. we both, in talking, basically said, well,

in this situation the mean is essentially meaningless, because if you've got 44 young people, let's say, and let's say over a period of time, 11 do extremely well on the puberty blocker. 11 do quite well. 11 do extremely badly. and 11 do quite badly. and you make an average, you get, "oh — no change". the tavistock have made the study�*s raw data available to others. when macpherson and freedman reanalysed it, exploring changes at an individual level, they found something very different. the mental health of the majority of children was significantly impacted for both good and bad. after 12 months of puberty blocker injections, 34% had deteriorated, 29% had improved, 37% were unchanged. to be clear what this means, a child who deteriorated could be moving from being psychologically well to meeting criteria

for a psychiatric diagnosis such as depression or anxiety. a child who improved could be moving from needing mental health treatment to being considered well. well, the big difficulty is that you lose sight of the individuals. professor chris evans is a retired psychiatrist and psychotherapist. he's an expert in the statistical method used in this new paper. it's called reliable and clinically significant change. this is a much less used technique, but it's actually a very respectable technique. it's probably been used in hundreds or thousands of studies. it goes back to people saying, well, actually practitioners tend to be more interested in what happens to individuals. what they found was there's a huge amount of diversity here, far more than we'd expectjust from measurement on reliability alone. and that, in a sense, is a pretty vital complement to the first report.

what neither the original research paper nor this new analysis can tell us is why these young people fared so differently. we can't infer cause and effect either. we can't say that these changes in well—being were caused by being on the puberty blockers because of the way the study was designed, without a control group. plus, it's a small study of just 44 young people. but despite these limitations, this new analysis raises important questions, and certainly suggests the need for more research — both into this specific group of 44 and on puberty blockers more generally. going forward, the more information you have, the better. and it may well be that there are children who, even at this young age, will benefit from being on puberty blockers. but there are children who might be harmed. what we're talking about is children

with theirfamilies making decisions that very possibly are going to have consequences for the rest of their lives. both uclh and the tavistock and portman trust said they welcomed new evidence around how to support this group of young people. a tavistock spokesperson said that the analysis plan for the original study was independently produced by experts in medical statistics. a spokesperson for uclh said it would work closely with the new national research oversight board to support the collection and analysis of robust data in this area. this new analysis isn't peer—reviewed yet. dr hilary cass' team, which is reviewing children's gender identity services, told us it would be taking it into account along with an updated evidence review when making its final recommendations later this year. the nhs is hoping to improve our understanding of puberty blockers in new clinical research. that can only benefit everyone.

those who might be helped and those who might be harmed. so, hannah, you've been looking into this for years. what's the significance of this new analysis? well, regular viewers of newsnight might remember that this study, the early intervention study, is where we started a little more than four years ago. we began in 2019 as you probably would with any area of the nhs, looking at the evidence base. this reanalysis confirms how uncertain it is because you have exactly the same data being used to tell very different, almost opposing stories. this study is symptomatic of this field of health care. it is small, it is unobserved, uncontrolled study. and the national institute for care and health excellence, it says these studies

are subject to bias. that is why the offer very low certainty of evidence. over the last four years, we have spoken with young people who have been on puberty blockers, who described them as life—saving. and they are now happy trans— adults. we have also spoken to people who have had a really difficult time on blockers, and we have spoken to others who regret their transition and have de—transitioned. because there has been no follow—up of the thousands of young people that have gone through gids, we do not know how many people are happy with the treatment they received and how many are not. and where does this go now? this has lead to real change, but while it is true that these new gender services for children are going to offer you different, more holistic model of care, the change is pretty slow. they are not open yet, they are not ready. in the meantime, the waiting list of young

people waiting for care has got longer and longer. there are thousands of people on it. we have said this is an incredibly polarising area, but i think there is one rare point of agreement, if you like. it does not matter how people think the best way to treat these young people is, everybody can agree that it is not acceptable and not good that a young person in need of help is waiting for years without anything at all. of help is waiting for years without anything at all-— of help is waiting for years without anything at all. thank you very much indeed. new home office figures reveal that the cost of housing migrants in hotels has risen to £8 million a day, up from £7 million in march. injune, the government promised to "reduce" the use of hotels for migrants while their claims are being processed, and rishi sunak has made reducing the numbers coming to the uk illegally one of his key priorities. newsnight is reporting all this week on the impact of the asylum system, and in the second in our channel crossing series we've been to the town of colchester, where there are a few hundred asylum

seekers awaiting processing, to find out how local people have been responding and what impact, if any, their presence is having on local services. here's sima on the community impact. among colchester�*s population of almost 200,000, there are hundreds of asylum seekers who've made this essex town their new home. its history stretches back 2,000 years, with the military always playing a major part of its identity from roman times. for some of those who fled war—torn countries, colchester provides refuge and comfort. i stay in calais and then i travel to england. by boat? by boat, yeah. ali is from sudan and made a perilous journey to the uk a couple of years ago. right now, i'm still an asylum seeker. i'm still waiting for interview. but it's very...

it's very good, you know? i feel that people are very friendly. everything that is here, fine for me. most asylum seekers do not have the right to work in the uk, therefore are financially dependent on the state. every week they give us 55, you know. £55? £55. a week? yeah, every week, £55. it is not enough. but what are we going to do? nothing, you know. ifind protect, ifind safety, everything. i don't mind about money right now. the liberal democrat run council here says the influx of asylum seekers is having an impact on social housing. housing is a problem across the country. we don't have enough houses for people, we don't have enough council homes, and that's been an issue over many years. so this adds another weight to that, 0k. when they're coming out of the hotels and wanting to be placed into accommodation, we are already under pressure.

so it adds an extra pressure, an extra level of pressure to the accommodation we have in colchester. and it may mean that people aren't going to get the housing they want, it might be substandard in terms of size, and it pushes the local population even further into crisis, as well. over the last week or so, we've contacted several schools and gp surgeries in this area to find out what impact, if any, asylum seekers have had on that particular public service. some haven't responded and those who have have said they don't want to talk about it. there's a real concern here how people's remarks could be perceived, and so there's a reluctance to be honest on camera. one man who spoke to us off camera did say that he feels asylum seekers have become a strain on society. some locals argue paying taxes should mean being prioritized.

i do feel very sorry for people that are coming over from countries that aren't nice and they've got children because i would want to get away from it if i've got a young family. but i do have reservations about young people that are coming over that don't need to. they don't. .. there's no work. there's nowhere for them to live. and all that kind of thing should be for our people that have got nowhere to live. i know they're escaping harm and they're escaping war, but they come here in numbers and i believe they come here for an easy ride. and they will get looked after a lot more than our people on the streets, our old veterans on the street, as well. you've got... well, i'd say not a housing crisis in a minute, but you've got people who are struggling to pay bills and theyjust go and get their sort of housing for free. free electricity, free gas, free water. of course, it's true those waiting for asylum are given free accommodation. however, once their status is confirmed, they need to pay their own way or ask

for government support. so, here we are. charities here who help asylum seekers adjust to life in a new country refute allegations of them being given special treatment. there we go. some people say it's not fair that asylum seekers are being prioritized. are they being prioritized? that's completely untrue. number one, saying something again and again doesn't make it valid. it's absolutely untrue that people are being prioritized. organisations like ourselves exist because people are not prioritized. most of them are in private accommodation or they're in hotels. and i would love to see somebody actually bring up a genuine case where somebody has been prioritized like that. and i can tell you right now they won't be able to. it doesn't happen. the government says, "we work closely with local authorities and understand the pressures they face to support asylum seekers in their area. in recognition of this, the government has an established funding package for local authorities that house asylum seekers.

the funding is not ring fenced and the payments they receive are intended to ease pressures on local services." maths lies at the heart of the asylum issue. more asylum seekers contributes to local population growth. for many, it's a small price to pay for helping some of the world's most vulnerable. but at a time when many in britain are already feeling the squeeze, for some, the sums just don't add up. sima there. and the department for levelling up told us it is investing £11.5 billion to build more affordable homes, including more than 2,000 properties in colchester since 2010. we'll continue our series looking at the impact of asylum arrivals tomorrow. yasminara has been meeting some of those protesting against the use of community hotels to house asylum seekers, and discovering the role some far right groups have been playing in protests around the country.

a row between india and canada is escalating over the murder of a canadian citizen, hardeep singh nijjar, outside a sikh temple in british columbia. he was shot dead onjune 18th and the canadian prime minister justin trudeau says that canadian intelligence are pursuing "credible allegations" of a link between his death and the indian state. both countries have expelled a diplomat, in a tit for tat, and india has countered trudeau alleging that canada has long provided shelter to khalistani terroists and extremists who threaten indian security. terroists and extremists mr speaker, today i'm rising to inform the house of an extremely serious matter. ijust informed the leaders of the opposition directly. i want now to speak with all canadians. over the past number of weeks, canadian security agencies have been provided shelter to khalistani

terroists and extremists who threaten indian security. last week at the g20, i brought them personally and directly to prime minister modi in no uncertain terms. any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a canadian citizen on canadian soil is an unacceptable hardeep singh nijjar was a canadian citizen who was shot on the 18th ofjune near a temple in surrey in canada. he may have been targeted by the nia, the indian intelligence agency. canada has declared its deep concerns to the top intelligence and security officials of the indian government. last week at the g20, i brought them personally and directly to prime minister modi in no uncertain terms. any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a canadian citizen on canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty. it is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free, open and democratic societies conduct themselves.

security was reinforced around the indian high commission in canada. this was a response to canada's move today to expel india's top intelligence agent, accusing india of playing a role in the murder of hardeep singh. in turn, the canadian high commissioner in delhi was expelled and given five days' notice to leave. india accused canada of harboring terrorists. the campaign abroad for an independent state of khalistan has taken a dramatic and dangerous turn and has brought major states like canada into diplomatic conflict with the rising power of india. i am joined by mr amrik singh gill, chair of the sikh federation uk, and kuldeep singh shekhawat, president of the overseas friends of bjp. what do you want rishi sunak to do?

i want him to follow whatjustin trudeau has done. the same thing, what happened, especially in april and may, and nia issued hit list of people. and the six of them were from the uk. people. and the six of them were from the uk-_ people. and the six of them were from the uk. sorry to interrupt, six ofthe from the uk. sorry to interrupt, six of the sikhs — from the uk. sorry to interrupt, six of the sikhs or _ from the uk. sorry to interrupt, six of the sikhs or from _ from the uk. sorry to interrupt, six of the sikhs or from the _ from the uk. sorry to interrupt, six of the sikhs or from the uk? i from the uk. sorry to interrupt, six of the sikhs or from the uk? do i from the uk. sorry to interrupt, six| of the sikhs or from the uk? do you have direct experience of harassment in your widerfamily? we have direct experience of harassment in your wider family?— in your wider family? we have, my family was — in your wider family? we have, my family was actually, _ in your wider family? we have, my family was actually, i _ in your wider family? we have, my family was actually, i have - in your wider family? we have, my family was actually, i have not i in your wider family? we have, my | family was actually, i have not been to india for a long time but my

family is still there and they were harassed on the 1st of august, at seven o'clock in the morning, 16 police officers from nia turned up and surrounded the house, but my brother, his wife, his daughter—in—law and a small girl into the one room and they have gone through every single paper for seven hours. and then they left. they did not find anything. and then my brother, who is a heart patient, was asked to come on the 7th of august stop the captain for seven hours there. and ask about me, my involvement, what i am doing. and asked him about people that he did

not know. this is a clear threat to our family. not know. this is a clear threat to ourfamily. when not know. this is a clear threat to our family. when we are peaceful people, working here.— people, working here. so... long-standing _ people, working here. so... long-standing state - people, working here. so... long-standing state of- people, working here. so... i long-standing state of khalistan. people, working here. so... - long-standing state of khalistan. to long—standing state of khalistan. to have independence from india. hat have independence from india. not eve sikh have independence from india. not every sikh wants independence, so why should narendra modi not support sikhs don't? we why should narendra modi not support sikhs don't? ~ ., ., ., ., sikhs don't? we do not want to su ort, sikhs don't? we do not want to support. he _ sikhs don't? we do not want to support. he is— sikhs don't? we do not want to support, he is campaigning i support, he is campaigning peacefully, and we have a right, the people of scotland have a right, they asked the uk, we want independence. that is what we want. i will have to stop you there. we

want to i will have to stop you there. , want to campaign for our independent state. i want to campaign for our independent state. . ,., , want to campaign for our independent state. . , ., , state. i am sorry to interrupt you. we have to — state. i am sorry to interrupt you. we have to come _ state. i am sorry to interrupt you. we have to come to _ state. i am sorry to interrupt you. we have to come to kuldeep i state. i am sorry to interrupt you. | we have to come to kuldeep singh shekhawat, justin trudeau pointed the finger at the indian state is being linked with the killing of hardeep singh. he being linked with the killing of hardeep singh.— being linked with the killing of hardeep singh. being linked with the killing of hardee sinuh. .,, ., ., , hardeep singh. he has not given any evidence, hardeep singh. he has not given any evidence. he — hardeep singh. he has not given any evidence, he just _ hardeep singh. he has not given any evidence, he just says _ hardeep singh. he has not given any evidence, he just says there - hardeep singh. he has not given any evidence, he just says there is i hardeep singh. he has not given any evidence, he just says there is a i evidence, he just says there is a sort of link to the indian state. two killers. sort of link to the indian state. two killers-— sort of link to the indian state. two killers. . . ., . two killers. canadian intelligence. if he had evidence _ two killers. canadian intelligence. if he had evidence he _ two killers. canadian intelligence. if he had evidence he should i two killers. canadian intelligence. if he had evidence he should give| two killers. canadian intelligence. | if he had evidence he should give it but he met the prime minister in delhi and he should have given it to him. and there were two people who were identified by the canadian authorities as the killers, why had the not been arrested?