welcome to blenheim palace, splendid backdrop. cameras around the place we will be showing you, the place we will be showing you, the red carpet where leaders are arriving, walking down the red carpet to be met by keir starmer, prime minister. they have been driven through the glorious driveway and the clue as to why they are all here, the big sign, european political community. if you're not familiar with that as a summit, you will be forgiven because it is pretty new, 2022 established in the wake of the war with ukraine, emmanuel macron�*s effective brainchild. 45 world leaders from across europe are here, a huge diplomatic opportunity for the uk. the uk has been talking about the opportunity to reset its relationship with the eu and of course why do leaders as well. that is a word we will be hearing through the day, research. where i was standing in the last half an hour, we heard from david lammy, uk foreign secretary on the relationship between the eu and the uk. take a listen. well, let me answer the question. the first thin

iam i am lewis vaughanjones live at that summit at blenheim palace. big issues being discussed, the war in ukraine and how to tackle illegal migration. it's day four of the republican national convention, where donald trump will formally accept his party's nomination. we are live in milwaukee where the theme is make america great once again. donald trump set to take the stage and talk about a new golden age for america. joe biden pauses his election campaign — after catching covid — with reports, more democrats are telling him to drop out. student—led protests in bangladesh intensify again — with the death toll growing and the national tv station set on fire. hello and welcome to verified live. king charles has arrived at blenheim palace in the south of england where european leaders are meeting for a summit hosted by britain's new prime minister sir keir starmer. the king will take part in discussions and the number of private meetings including one with ukraine's president zelensky. keir starmer wants to use these meetings to reset the relationship

blenheim palace, leaders. blenheim palace, blenheim palace, given to the duke of marlborough.entioned churchill being born there, descendant of the duke of marlborough. why? because at the beginning of the 18th century, britain sent a giant army into europe. why? to make sure the markets were open for britain. and that , i think, is now going and that, i think, is now going to be the challenge for all the business community and sensible people. how do we reopen the markets of europe to british goods, british professionals, british consultants, the boats thing. it's a small play, if i may. so i don't want to talk too long, but the eu is absolutely overwhelmed by migrants and undocumented asylum seekers, as you rightly said, we're not alone. and they created now almost a small army, a division, almost a small army, a division, a military division called frontex, ten, 12,000 people that is now putting in very harsh measures. i mean, a lot of my liberal friends don't like it to try and slow down and stop this immigration wave. it's not an engush immigration wave. it's not an engli

you've got your blenheim palace summit.ll rather lovely. >> you get to welcome 45 different european leaders one by one into the most marvellous palate. i think it's the grandest palace in the united kingdom , actually. kingdom, actually. >> and on such a glorious day, that doesn't happen so often here, does it? >> you're very lucky, general. >> you're very lucky, general. >> is keir starmer very lucky indeed. all this talk of resetting our relationship with the european union. i wonder if that's code word for, i don't know , something more. anyway, in know, something more. anyway, in other migration related news, labour will fast track plans to allow 90,000 migrants earmarked for deportation to rwanda previously to claim asylum in the united kingdom. >> well, the new home secretary, yvette cooper, is expected to announce the legislation as soon as this week. it will kick start the process for thousands of people who had feared they could be removed from the uk to actually claim asylum here in the uk. >> well, joining us no

so, all of that is going on currently at blenheim palace.uk prime minister to discuss some of those conversations are the big issues of air at blenheim palace. as soon as we get those pictures from that news conference venue and when it begins, we will obviously carry and live here on bbc news. the justice secretary thejustice secretary is calling for the chair of chairof criminal chair of criminal cases review commission to step down after an independent review into the case of andrew malkinson who was wrongly convicted of rape and spent 17 years in jail. the justice secretary said the report showed that helen pitcher is unfit to fulfil her duties and says she has begun the process to replace her. our legal correspondent dominic casciani reports. this was the scene when andy malkinson won his campaign to be exonerated. jailed in 2004 for a rape he never committed, his case was quashed after compelling evidence that the case was untenable from top to bottom. his innocence proven, but his battle for the full truth has continued. today, an ind

bringing blenheim palace.ident zelenskyy, who addressed the plenary this morning. >> as i think you know, we discussed once again our commitment to stand with ukraine, a very important commitment made again today, including supporting their energy needs ahead of winter. so getting ahead of this winter and cracking down on the ships that are helping russia to evade sanctions. >> now, we need to be clear . >> now, we need to be clear. ukraine is fighting not just for the ukrainian people, though. of course it is, but for the european people for freedom , european people for freedom, democracy and the rule of law. and our security therefore starts in ukraine. >> so we pledge to president zelenskyy once again that we will stand with for ukraine as long as it takes . long as it takes. >> we also had a productive discussion on wider european security, defending our democracies against russian interference and supporting countries like moldova who are deaung countries like moldova who are dealing with more direct thr

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we'll also talk about blenheim palace today, the european political community are meeting. is the new labour government taking us closer back towards the european union. and liz truss will join me and we'll talk about her complaint about the king's speech plus the financial conduct authority saying that banks should not treat political figures. so badly. gosh. who knew? but before all of that , let's get before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that sir keir starmer has announced £84 million worth of new funding to tackle illegal migration as he hosts an eu summit at blenheim palace today. the prime minister says he wants to reset the relationship with the continent and push for closer security ties with other countries. the groups agreed to boost defence capabilities in ukraine as well as that country defends itself against russia . defends itself against russia. and speaking at the end of the summit of european leaders, s

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britain back standing tall on the international stage here at blenheim palace.'ve been talking to european friends and partners today, when we've spoken of that reset and spoken of that new partnership, it really has received a warm welcome. so i think the european political community leaves here strengthened. but what does that mean in practice? we've heard things like increasing cooperation in certain areas like legal migration, things that you would think potentially easier if we were back inside the european union. no, we won't be going back to the debates of the past. we are looking to the future and the shared challenges that the european continent has at the moment. obviously heard president zelensky are here in real solidarity and support for president zelensky and ukraine in the room, but also the shared challenges. we've heard, for example, that the prime minister's press conference, when he's talking about illegal migration, talking about that closer cooperation, talking about additional national crime agency officers going to europol to smash the bus

yes, blenheim palace, a meeting. yes, a big get together of the european political community.t surprise you to know, is something that doesn't exactly thrill me. well, joining me to discuss this in the studio in london is sir george howarth, former labour mp and baroness jacqueline foster, life peer and a former member for the conservative party of the european parliament. so a lot of discussion , folks today about discussion, folks today about doing a pact with europe where they might take some of our cross—channel illegal migrants and we might send some back the other way. george howarth, it seems to me that if keir starmer was to enter into this, we'd probably end up receiving more people under this deal than we'd send the other way . send the other way. >> well, i don't know what the bafis >> well, i don't know what the basis for you being able to say that is, nigel, but i think everybody sensible would accept that. we have to have sensible agreements with, first of all, france , because that is where france, because that is where most of them are coming from. as the last p

speaking at the end of a summit of european leaders at blenheim palace in oxfordshire, he promised torip europe's migration crisis. the prime minister also says he wants to reset our relationship with the continent and push for closer security ties with other countries. the group has agreed on boosting defence capabilities in ukraine as it defends itself against russia. meanwhile, volodymyr zelenskyy is among the more than 40 european leaders meeting in oxfordshire and they're promising more support for ukraine. earlier, the ukrainian president said he's counting on sir keir starmer's support in the uk demonstrated leadership from the very beginning of russian attacks and all the strong steps and some some not. >> simple steps, always ukraine uk began. so i count on my meeting. i will have meeting with prime minister and also bilateral one. and also i will have i will have meeting with, with the government . with the government. >> president zelenskyy at the european political community summit today. well, in other news, sir keir starmer says today's report from the covid inquiry conf

in the grandeur of blenheim palace in 0xfordshire.in 0xfordshire.— in 0xfordshire. we will strengthen our existing _ in 0xfordshire. we will strengthen our existing relationships - in 0xfordshire. we will strengthen our existing relationships and - in 0xfordshire. we will strengthen our existing relationships and we i our existing relationships and we will build — our existing relationships and we will build new ones. this includes reselling — will build new ones. this includes resetting our relationship with the eu. because i believe that the uk and the _ eu. because i believe that the uk and the eu working together as sovereign partners, or a powerful force _ sovereign partners, or a powerful force for— sovereign partners, or a powerful force for good across our continent. but after _ force for good across our continent. but after some of the fractious relationships in recent years, does europe agree? as leaders arrived this morning we ask them. are you expecting a closer relationship with the uk? we expecting a closer relationship

good morning, stephen and ellie from blenheim palace, and ellie from blenheim palace, and i think itt something that's only happening here in britain with the channel crossings. it's happening right across europe. some 380,000 entered the european union illegally last year. this is a challenge that the whole of europe is having to deal with. and the whole point of what sir keir starmer wants to do is basically stop these migrants reaching britain in the first place. and to do that, they have to stop them crossing europe. they have to intercept them and crack down on the smuggling gangs. as he has said , because gangs. as he has said, because let's face it, they've just put the rwanda plan that the previous prime minister, rishi sunak , promised that flights sunak, promised that flights would have gone this summer, that would potentially have been a big deterrent. that has all gonein a big deterrent. that has all gone in the bin. so certainly they do need to work closely with our partners in europe. i think that's inevitable. however, of course we are no longer in the european union.

welcome to blenheim palace in 0xfordshire.ing, a fortnight on from polling day, sir keir starmer. the european political community is an informal club of more than a0 countries, formed after russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. also here, the secretary general of the nato defence alliance and president zelensky, too. to make sure he continues to get the support he needs. . ~ sure he continues to get the support he needs. ., ~ , ., sure he continues to get the support he needs. ., ~ i. . ., he needs. thank you so much for bein: he needs. thank you so much for being here- _ he needs. thank you so much for being here. it is, _ he needs. thank you so much for being here. it is, of course, - he needs. thank you so much for being here. it is, of course, the i being here. it is, of course, the birthplace of winston churchill, and we stand for the values that he embodies around the world. we have maintained unity _ embodies around the world. we have maintained unity in _ embodies around the world. we have maintained unity in europ

we are at blenheim palace here in oxfordshire.e expecting at effectively the conclusion of this summit to hear from sir keir starmer when he comes injust a few from sir keir starmer when he comes in just a few minutes' time. we are expecting him. and this summit, just to remind you, the european political community may be a new one between 40—50 european leaders getting together in a more informal way. it hardly strikes you as an informal, its rather majestic, budget is more informal, there isn't a hard policy coming out. this is a chance to talk about crucial issues for many countries across europe and migration was one of those. i want to ask you about that. why was that so high on the agenda here?- so high on the agenda here? that is one issue that _ so high on the agenda here? that is one issue that you _ so high on the agenda here? that is one issue that you are _ so high on the agenda here? that is one issue that you are asking us - so high on the agenda here? that is one issue that you are asking us to l one issue that you

now be returned to blenheim palace whether european leaders are meeting.oming up with a common european approach to tackling it, but what might that mean? bbc verify have looked into it. fin but what might that mean? bbc verify have looked into it.— have looked into it. on the key objectives _ have looked into it. on the key objectives for _ have looked into it. on the key objectives for the _ have looked into it. on the key objectives for the day - have looked into it. on the key objectives for the day pass - have looked into it. on the key - objectives for the day pass meeting of european leaders to discuss closer collaboration to tackle illegal migration. what might that closer co—operation look like? we first look at the scale of the joint challenge. small boat channel crossings in 2024 are around 15,000. the annual peak was in 2022, nearly 46,000 for the whole year. the eu has faced its own problems with this form of migration which are of course a regular. much of that has been crossings off boats across the mediterranean and crossings so far in 2024

we'll also talk about blenheim palace today, the european political community are meeting.ent taking us closer back towards the european union. and liz truss will join me and we'll talk about her complaint about the king's speech plus the financial conduct authority saying that banks should not treat political figures. so badly. gosh. who knew? but before all of that , let's get before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that sir keir starmer has announced £84 million worth of new funding to tackle illegal migration as he hosts an eu summit at blenheim palace today. the prime minister says he wants to reset the relationship with the continent and push for closer security ties with other countries. the groups agreed to boost defence capabilities in ukraine as well as that country defends itself against russia . defends itself against russia. and speaking at the end of the summit of european leaders, sir keir starmer promised t

later this week, my government will host the european political community meeting at blenheim palace. the queen and i look forward to our visit to samoa alongside the commonwealth heads of government meeting in october, and our visit to australia. members of the house of commons , estimates for the public services will be laid before you. my lords and members of the house of commons other measures will be laid before you. i pray that the blessing of almighty god may rest upon your counsels.

welcome to blenheim palace in oxfordshire.doing the welcoming, a fortnight on from polling day, sir keir starmer. the european political community is an informal club of more than a0 countries, formed after russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. also here, the secretary general of the nato defence alliance and president zelensky, too. to make sure he continues to get the support he needs. thank you so much for being here. it is, of course, the birthplace of winston churchill, and we stand for the values that he embodies around the world. we have maintained unity in europe and are acting together, which means that putin has missed his primary target. he has failed to create division in europe. but what about the united states? how safe is ukraine, how safe is europe if donald trump is elected as america's president this autumn? good afternoon. jens stoltenberg has led the nato alliance since 2014, including during president trump's time in the white house. the time to stand for freedom and democracy is now, and the is ukraine

also going on at blenheim palace is the summit that may involve some 40 leaders from around europe.r on the right—hand side. they will be discussing a number of things, among them, the question of migration. the headlines are next. gershkovich live from london, this is bbc news. the uk covid inquiry will release its first report today to answer that question.— its first report today to answer that question. its first report today to answer that ruestion. �* , , ., that question. building bridges and relationships. _ that question. building bridges and relationships, sir— that question. building bridges and relationships, sir keir— that question. building bridges and relationships, sir keir starmer- that question. building bridges and relationships, sir keir starmer will| relationships, sir keir starmer will host 50 leaders at the european political community summit today. lib dem leader ed davey and pat mcfadden will give evidence at the post office inquiry today. welcome. the failures and weaknesses in the uk's pandemic preparations are expected to be laid out in the first report p

given america's centrality to nato and european security in general, whether this gathering at blenheim palacepalace was nothing more than 'ust a talking shop?— palace was nothing more than 'ust a talking snap?— talking shop? the curiosity of this new political _ talking shop? the curiosity of this new political structure, _ talking shop? the curiosity of this new political structure, you - talking shop? the curiosity of this new political structure, you would be forgiven of not having heard of, is they try to make a virtue of it being informal and something of a talking shop, that isn't a communique afterwards. what was striking today was thatjens stoltenberg was there and i spoke to him and asked him that question. he was trying to make an argument that he was trying to play a role that bridged the atlantic, european members of nato and others and the united states. conscious as he is, he is about to stand down, of the potential for turbulence in he is about to stand down, of the potentialfor turbulence in us politics and where that leaves nato. he did make the point he was secretary general

what has been happening at blenheim palace? ~ ., has been happening at blenheim palace? by emmanuel macron after the russian invasion so that europe could get its act together and it has eu leaders but other leaders across the european continent who are not members of the eu, including the uk. listen to what keir starmer said, he said we need to be clear that ukraine is fighting notjust for the ukrainian people, and of course it is, but for the european people, for freedom, democracy and the rule of law. the last few minutes downing street announced that volodymyr zelensky will be addressing what is described as an extraordinary meeting of the uk cabinet in downing street tomorrow. this will be the first overseas leader to do and in person address to the cabinet since bill clinton in 1997. at blenheim palace the bbc�*s political editor chris mason caught up with volodymyr zelensky and he put to the president, president trump's current thinking on ukraine. donald trump said last year that he thought this war could end within 2a hours if he was to meet both you and vladimi

later this week, my government will host the p european politil community meeting at blenheim palace. the queen and i look forward to our visit to samoa alongside the commonwealth heads of government meeting in october, and our visit to australia. members of the house of commons, estimates for the public services would be laid before you. my lords and l members of housef commons, other measures would be laid before you. i pray that the blessing of almighty god may rest upon your councils. [inaudible conversations] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> on wednesdaeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was addressed a joint meeting of congress. his first visit to the u.s. since the hamas attack on israel october 7. many democratic members of congress have announced a plan to boycott his speech in p of israel'sary operations in gaza. israeli prime minister is expect speak about the ing war against hamas. he will be the first foreign in a joint beating four tngress watch live coverage of remarks from the house chamber wednesday at t easte on c-s

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later this week, my government will host the european political community meeting at blenheim palace.he queen and i look forward to our visit to samoa alongside the commonwealth heads of government meeting in october, and our visit to australia. members of the house of commons , estimates for the public services will be laid before you. my lords and members of the house of commons other measures will be laid before you. i pray that the blessing of almighty god may rest upon your counsels. announcer: on wednesday is real prime minister benjamin netanyahu will address congress, consumers visit to the u.s. since the hamas attack on october 7. many democratic members of congress plan to boycott his speech in protest of israel's military operations in gaza. the prime minister is expected to speak about the ongoing war in hamas. he will be the first foreign minister to addressongress in a meeting four times. watch live coverage of his remarks from the house chamber wednesday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, and on c-span.org. announcer: get information from members of government

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anton tadykhin explained. 46 heads of european states and governments gathered at blenheim palace nearnd imagine. nato, osce and council of europe. the summit participants of the european political community discussed the fight against illegal migration, security cooperation and, of course, the ukrainian crisis. our security begins in ukraine, so we have again promised that we will support ukraine for as long as it takes. ukraine's place in the european family. our support is only growing, security is at stake in ukraine. europe. despite the repeated repetition of slogans about supporting ukraine to the end, it was not possible to demonstrate european unity on this issue. no opinion was heard on how and in what way to achieve dialogue and solve the problem. everyone just kept saying that ukraine must win. i have called for a slightly more balanced approach at this meeting. we are not fans and i think that this is not football at all. there must be other opinions. this is the meaning of democracy, not. situations where everyone is playing the same tune. more the musical party of the hun

governments, as well as representatives of nato, the osce and the council of europe, gathered at blenheim palacee summit participants of the european political community discussed the fight against illegal migration, security cooperation and, of course, the ukrainian crisis. our security begins in ukraine, so that we promised again that we will support ukraine as long as necessary. and i think that this is not football at all, other opinions should be heard, this is the meaning of democracy, and not in a situation where everyone plays the same tune. even more dissonant was the musical party of the hungarian prime minister; this was viktor orban’s first meeting with eu leaders after his peacekeeping tour. from july 2 to july 11, he visited kiev, moscow, beijing, washington and donald trump's estate in florida to discuss possible ways resolution of the ukrainian crisis. “the solution cannot be found on the battlefield, the solution can only be found at the negotiating table after the ceasefire, that’s why i’m trying to convince them, but you know, it will take time. ” at the end of the oxford-shir

the british government chose blenheim palace for the meeting of the european political community.s born in this place near oxford. the current british prime minister keir starmer also has a knighthood, but he has no experience in international affairs. it is not surprising that emmanuel macron, more experienced in global intrigue , patronizingly explained something to his novice colleague. however, there is. things that representatives of the european political elite do not need to explain. in the spirit of his predecessors, starmer showed boundless sympathy for vladimir zelensky, who came to blanheim. in such a situation it was impossible to do without the obligatory passage to the russian threat. our first priority today is to reaffirm our strong support for ukraine. threat from russia poses a danger to all of europe. the idea of ​​such meetings belongs to the president of france. european political confrontation with russia and also as a way for the community to be drawn by macron into the orbit of the european union as many non-member states as possible. once again , turkish p

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for the meeting of the european political community, the british government chose blenheim palace, inborn near oxburg; the current british prime minister starmer also has a knighthood, but he has no experience in international affairs. it is not surprising that the more experienced in global intrigues and... france was first implemented 2 years ago . the idea of ​​such meetings belonged to the president back, the european political community was conceived by macron to confront russia and also as a way to draw into the orbit of the european union as many as possible who are not members states into it. once again turkish president erdogan ignored such a meeting. the head of the european commission, ursula fondeen , also did not come. she fought for her seat in the european parliament, where. the example stands its ground, arguing that the only way to resolve the ukrainian conflict and prevent a larger catastrophe is through negotiations. there are many countries supporting the war. they believe they can destroy the russians militarily, but i don't think so. i believe there is no solutio

continent's elite at around the continent's elite at blenheim palace , named after the blenheim palace, named after the battle in which the duke of marlborough smashed the french and bavarians in 1704. to review the meeting. i'll be joined by a panel of war scarred political veterans , donald trump with a veterans, donald trump with a bandaged ear that recalls the self—portrait of vincent van gogh, became the republican party nominee for president of the united states. we will discuss his chances and his subdued performance after his seemingly miraculous escape from being murdered. just over a week ago. karen stephenson, who plays cello with the philharmonia, joins me to argue the importance of music in education and to assess classical music audiences today and arts editor of the express, stefan kyriazis, will tell us of his theatrical adventures this week. he's been to see hello, dolly! and the baker's wife before all of that, your headlines with ray addison. >> thanks, michael. good morning. 11:01. our top stories. well, in the united states, donald trump says nobody warned him of a

million worth of new funding to tackle illegal migration as he hosted the eu political summit at blenheim palaceday. the prime minister says he wants to reset our relationship with europe and push for closer security ties with other countries. the group agreed on boosting ukraine's defence capabilities in the war against russia, and speaking at the end of a summit of leaders, the prime minister promised to tackle europe's migration crisis by smashing the gangs. he said, which continued to operate . which continued to operate. >> stop illegal migration. we must also tackle it at source so today i am announcing £84 million of new funding for projects across africa and the middle east. that includes humanitarian and health support, skills training, help with job opportunities and access to education. this is a vital part of gripping the migration crisis , of gripping the migration crisis, and it shows how we're going to do business on the world stage . do business on the world stage. >> well, that comes as the milestone of more than 15,000 small boat migrants have been counted crossing the english

governments, as well as representatives of nato, the osce and the council of europe, gathered at blenheim palacet. we again promised that we will support ukraine as long as necessary. ukraine's place in the european family. our support is only growing stronger; the security of europe is at stake in ukraine. despite the repeated repetition of slogans about supporting ukraine before in the end, it was not possible to demonstrate european unity on this issue. no opinion was heard on how and in what way to achieve dialogue and solve the problem. everyone just kept saying that it was ukraine. must win. i have called for a slightly more balanced approach at this meeting. we are not fans, fans, and i think that this is not football at all, other opinions should be heard. this is precisely the meaning of democracy, and not in a situation where everyone plays the same tune. the musical party of the hungarian prime minister became an even greater dissonance. this was the first meeting between viktor orban and eu leaders after his peacekeeping tour. from july 2 to july 11, he visited kiev, moscow, beijing,

president focused a little on history. he had a good opportunity, because the summit was held in blenheim palaceere the war leader of great britain winston churchill was once born, and the ukrainian president used this opportunity to remind that it was courage that was one of the sources of... that the world defeated nazism, that the second world war ended with the defeat of the aggressor, also the ukrainian president stated that it is now very important to preserve the cohesion and unity of europe, because this is perhaps the most important thing that russian president vladimir putin wants and has failed to do, the ukrainian leader also spoke about the need for decisive... help ukraine, in particular, he emphasized the need for other partners of ukraine, in particular, he called on the united states, great britain, france, poland, to help ukraine shoot down russian missiles in the ukrainian sky, and he also separately focused on the actions of the hungarian president, viktor orbán, not calling mr. orban by name, the ukrainian president spoke. about betrayal and negotiations behind the back. boh

of new funding today to tackle illegal migration as he was hosting an eu political summit at blenheim palace oxfordshire . the prime palace in oxfordshire. the prime minister says he wants to reset the uk's relationship with europe and push for closer security ties with other countries. the group agreed on boosting ukraine's defence capability in its war against russia. and this comes as the milestone of more than 15,000 small boat migrants were counted, crossing the english channel so far this year, 315 illegal migrants were counted, making the journey today as calm sea conditions allowed more crossings to take place and it follows the death of one person last night and 71 others being rescued from the water after a migrant boat sank in the channel late last night. all those on board the vessel were in the channel board the vessel were in the channel, but were picked up in a joint rescue operation between the uk and the french authorities . and just lastly, authorities. and just lastly, today , five just stop oil today, five just stop oil protesters, including one of its co—founders, were j

he was talking at a summit of the european political community at blenheim palace in the south of england, with ukrainian president volodymr zelensky in attendance. the european political community first met in october 2022 and brought together the leaders of 44 european countries. the idea for the summit developed in the wake of russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. the community does not publish binding commitments. our political editor, chris mason, sat down with the ukrainian president after the summmit. when donald trump said last year that he thought this war could end within 2a hours if he was to meet both you and vladimir putin, what did you make of that? everybody will be happy if one person in the world — doesn't depend, donald trump or not — 0k, donald trump — if one person in the world and this person is donald trump can stop the war during 2a hours. the question is, what is the price and who will pay? do you think you would pay? ithink... i am not meaning that his idea to push us to pay, but if he wants to do it during 2a hours, the simple way is to push us to pay, because

they are meeting at blenheim palace. - leaders here in the uk.t requires a partnership because as admiral wes was saying in the interview, there is no point replicating procurement. we need to be strategic in how we do this. i we need to be strategic in how we do this. ~ ., ,., this. i think what the government has ended up. — this. i think what the government has ended up, or _ this. i think what the government has ended up, or the _ this. i think what the government has ended up, or the new- this. i think what the government - has ended up, or the new government is going _ has ended up, or the new government is going to _ has ended up, or the new government is going to do is fine and the review— is going to do is fine and the review is hardly the right step, but, _ review is hardly the right step, but, christian, it must be a relatively— but, christian, it must be a relatively quick process. we don't want _ relatively quick process. we don't want this— relatively quick process. we don't want this done for months and months and months _ want thi

our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is at blenheim palace. relatively new and were set up under the instigation of emmanuel macron of france a couple of years ago to foster european unity in the face of russia's invasion of ukraine. that would be a key topic today. sir keir starmer has also been clear he wants to talk about migration. he has chosen to join a session in the afternoon where various people will talk about the problems of illegal migration in particular. you will hear from italy's prime minister and the president of albania. it is not like the g7 or the g20's where politicians have to sign up to something at the end of the day, it is more informal. it is a real opportunity for sir keir starmer greatjust two weeks opportunity for sir keir starmer great just two weeks after the general election, to meet a lot of the leaders he will be doing diplomacy with. if the timing sounds really fortuitous for keir starmer, it is just that, fortuitous. this has been in the works for some time. the planning began when rishi sunak was prime mini

continue. to support ukraine, by the way, the summit of the european political community was held in blenheim palace, where winston churchill was born 150 years ago, and the choice of the host city is not accidental, because as downing street said, churchill resisted previous aggression on european soil. so now the europeans have gathered because of russia's war against ukraine. the head of the ukrainian forum said more about the significance of this summit orysia lutsevich chathamhouse. together are sending a very strong signal to putin that they will not leave ukraine, because clearly the russian strategy for victory is to leave ukraine alone without allies, so that they think that it will not be able to resist the vton. or that it is very expensive. this is why putin is waging this all-out war, destroying the energy infrastructure, hospitals, bridges and roads. so we hear that ukraine should be supported. i'm a little disappointed that i heard the same mantra from keir starmer, as long as it takes, because ukraine needs everything as soon as possible to win. after all, it is known that ukraine ha

sir keir starmer was speaking at a special summit at blenheim palace in 0xfordshire, where he said thatdiscussed extensively. president zelensky told the 50 leaders gathered that "putin has not divided us". illegal migration was another key topic. french president emmanuel macron said there was no "silver bullet" to tackle small boats crossing the channel. let�*s speak to political scientist and director of the istituto affari internazionali, nathalie tocci. a lot on the agenda. when we see world leaders meet, to they deliver anything? did you hear anything there that delivers concrete action? the thing about the political community, because it�*s an informal setting and it�*s not institutionalised it has on the one hand the value of getting heads of government together for the bare back and forth conversation, they are able to connect but it is very difficult to then see concrete action coming out of the european relations precisely because there were no institutions to support. in a sense this is an initiative which i think has and was essentially driven by two sets of considerations.

the uk prime minister will host a meeting of dozens of european leaders at blenheim palace in oxfordshireackle illegal immigration, and provide ongoing support for ukraine. sir keir starmer has said that border security will be "at the heart of the government's "reset with europe". germany is proposing halving military aid for ukraine next year to $4 billion. germany's finance minister insisted ukraine's financing was secure for the foreseeable future thanks to a g7 scheme to raise $50 billion from interest on frozen russian assets. 16 people are now known to have died in a fire at a shopping mall in southwestern china. firefighters have been combing the ill—storey building in zigong city looking for those reported missing following wednesday's blaze. preliminary investigations have established that the fire was probably caused by construction work. a judge in new york state has criticised rudy giuliani, the former adviser and lawyer to donald trump, for spending money on his florida condominium and travel to the republican convention, while avoiding paying bankruptcy fees. mr giuliani fi