chris mason, bbc news.undermining them. and we have a moral duty to prevent further tragedies and to stop the gangs who undermine that border security and put lives at risk. the liberal democrats said the country must have an immigration and asylum system that treats people with dignity and respect. as for reform and the conservatives... since the general election onjuly the 4th, 24,793 people have illegally, dangerously and unnecessarily crossed the english channel. that is a 28% increase on the same period 12 months previously. the issue of immigration is of| critical concern to the majority of the british people. it's notjust people who vote reform. i it's the number one issue i because it's out of control. in the tussle between labour, the conservatives and reform, it seems pictures from the government like this, illegal immigrants being deported, that are centre stage. chris mason, bbc news. a man who fatally stabbed his 14—year—daughter in the heart during what he claimed was a play—fight, has beenjai

the conservative leader, kemi badenoch, tells chris mason about her plans to make it harder to become a british citizen. of their devastation. he says, "i'm going to school, mum, are you proud of me?" the carabao cup final? on newsnight at 10.30pm tonight, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular president trump insists everybody loves his plan to take over the gaza strip, move palestinians out and rebuild it as a riveria of the middle east. donald trump has prompted widespread condemnation around the world. but he has been praised widely in israel by his in israel and by his supporters in washington for bold thinking and washington for his bold thinking and the one else saying the things no one else dares voice. relocate them to egypt and jordan, even though those countries have said "no". sarah smith, in washington. there were all the usual greetings and hellos before thatjaw—dropping announcement on gaza. of what was awaiting him inside. a job with it, too. so many immediate questions. president trump suggested egypt, jordan and o

chris mason has the latest from brussels. the club's leaders mingling here in brussels.rything to avoid this totally unnecessary and stupid tariff wars or trade wars. laughing on the side is china. i'm not going to start a war — i want to start negotiations. of food and farm products. about the united kingdom. but the european union, it's an atrocity. - the president walking away from a weekend of tariffs back in brussels, a city of flags and international politics, you might ask why all this matters to your day—to—day life? it can give economies the shivers. is based here as well. it's early days, and i think what's really important is open and strong trading relations, and that's been the basis of my both of these relations are very important to us. and tonight the prime minister swapped nato for the european union, he would like with them. we can have a better, closer relationship when it comes and on trade and the economy. i think that is in the uk's interest and i believe it is in the eu's interest as well. a decent relationship with america? and that dinner has wra

centre for dinner with the european union's leaders, as they, and he, wrestle with how to confront chris masont|g. phone call between trump and call between donald trump and justin is under so justin trudeau is under way so 1 continue to watch 7 �* there is 7 �*there is any �*there is any news whether there is any news coming out of that phone call 77 �* there 77 �*there might be a and whether there mtghtlafe? a f ’” ” ’ those canadian tariffs pause on those canadian tariffs but no sign the moment at least. around the world and across the uk, this earls and ages; the hf m5 bbc seeds and sires; the hf this bbc news. the first foreign leader to meet with donald trump, when he visits the white house tomorrow. he is already in washington meeting that leaves 79 still unaccounted for, although only 44 are believed to be still alive, according to israel. there are emotional reunions on the other side too. these 30?year? old twin brothers have been reunited in gaza after 15 months of separation and destruction. the pair ? from northern gaza ? were split up early in the conflict, one brother travelling

he was speaking to our political editor, chris mason.welcome, that's the third cut interest rates since wirnteire’stirates since july in interest rates sincejuly last year which means people := e; "firewall ray.” wthirsiwill haveimore in if] their ihtheirpocket 7 th their gsctet’a'na ’ ' th their man be money in their pocket and be better so again, for people watching, their wage but on the growth figures, look, we've got more to do. we were never going to turn this around in six or seven months. so thatjust spurs us on. is very, very important. and so you can expect to see more of the scientists from the eu say the world temperatures last month were 1.75 degrees celsius above known as la nina. you can see it on this chart here, how much monthly temperatures are above pre—industrial levels. now the grey ones here, these are all the years since 1950. and then, here you can see the last two years, 2023 and 202a. it really has been significantly hotter. the level from last year. so why is this interesting climate scientists? would mean that

brussels, eu leaders met nato chief mark rutte since donald trump's inauguration, 0ur political editor chris masonas been the headquarters of the european union. their trade with america uppermost in mind too. or trade wars. the anger you heard there was prompted by president trump describing the eu as an atrocity and saying it would face taxes on its imports into america. they don't take our cars, baskinfirussels it can give economies the shivers. of rolling up in brussels these days after brexit, on the uk that dominated. is open and strong trading relations, with president trump. to water down your reset with the european union both of these relations are very important to us. for many, many decades now. and tonight the prime minister swapped nato when it comes to trade and security. i'll be discussing this evening on questions on energy and i believe it is in the eu's interest as well. but how much of this is possible, desirable, while maintaining a decent relationship with america? this is bbc news. the administration reportedly intends to merge the us agency for international development — wi

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chris mason in brussels. thanks.china, mexico and canada, which the president terms "ripping off" america. think of german car exports. that goes the other way, and you can see that in white. this is silicon valley software, social media, and wall street banking exported to the rest of the world, though it doesn't make up for the goods. for the trump tariffs, the answer to this problem but president trump has also mentioned an alternative reason for all this, simply to raise money for his government. from the whole world per year — about $4 trillion — 4,000 billion. it is not far off the total value of national income taxes, about 4.5 trillion. to end up increasing prices on those imports like cars or fuel. especially when major powers, allies even, do start these you. the government to impose harsher sentences on thieves who steal tools. reflect the huge impact on victims, as ben moore reports. tradespeople are losing their livelihood, they're losing theirfamilies. these are livelihoods you are playing with. drill h

our political chris mason has been watching. he headquarters of the european union, the clubs leaders mingling in brussels. their focus today to defend ukraine but defending their trade with america uppermost in mind, too. you can imagine how the talk of tariffs have gone down here. >> we have to do everything to avoid this totally unnecessary and stupid terror before, trade war. >> what is clear is there are no winners and trade wars. if the united states and the u.s. starts a trade war, the one laughing on the site is china. >> this is one of the most important things. i will not start a war. i want to start negotiations. chris: just before european leaders landed in brussels, president trump landed in washington, describing the eu as an atrocity and said it would face taxes on its imports into america. pres. trump: they don't take our cars, they don't take our farm products, they take almost nothing and we take everything from them. millions of cars, tremendous amounts of food and farm products. chris: his view clear about the

chris mason, bbc news, in preston. our top story this evening... you can see grenfell tower for miles, and the people who lived here loved their views of london. at a community meeting last night by the deputy prime minister, angela rayner. by the ten year anniversary, there will be no grenfell tower and potentially even no it's just awful. the government insists it has talked to the community holding a series of meetings. it's being propped up and it's constantly monitored. it is not seen as practicable to remediate all or part it is expected that the superstructure, in whole the top 13 floors are being propped up by something like 6000 props at the moment, and it is untenable to continue this deconstruction has to happen. account of the impact of all of this on them. memorial to the lives lost. by this is a priority. nhs england says there were more patients in hospitals last week than at any other stage this winter. more than 30 years after four ira men were shot dead by sas a gun attack on a police station. fire without warning. barry o'donnell

here's our political editor, chris mason. the national nuclear laboratory in preston.or uranium... nuclear power stations in england and wales in many more places, inside the station's control room, lord wakeham pushed a rather it's 30 years since a new nuclear power station opened — sir keir hopes there'll be more new ones by 2032. to a sluggish economy. does keir starmer say build, baby, build? i say we're going to take on the blockers so that we can build. let's be clear about what you would be saying to local opponents we're saying that we have to get on with the infrastructure, make sure that it's home—grown, it's stable, there are lower prices. and if that's happening down the road from you and you don't like it, tough. well, you know, we can't go on with the answer always being no. is working with amongst the most deadly materials known to mankind. should be the priority. hello. - hi, everyone. but both reform uk and the conservatives, we were supportive of. small modular reactors. if the government is picking up where we left off, - that's a good thing. we're n

mason all here at the table. let me just read what senator chris a democrat on senate foreign relations, said tonight to our morganhe was asked about this proposal. now, he is a democrat. obviously, he's not trump's biggest ally. but he said, quote, i am speechless. that's insane. i can't think of a place on earth that would welcome american troops less, and where any positive outcome is less likely in this situation. >> i mean, i think. >> he's probably channeling more than just democrats with that comment. i think we'll be curious to see what people in the region say tomorrow. but the the idea of u.s. troops being there, the idea of it being a real estate riviera, from the money, quote, that you got out of your question to just the fact that trying to upend history from of decades and decades of u.s. policy there, some people no doubt do think that's insane. >> and you mentioned people in the region already. it's the middle of the night in saudi arabia. saudi foreign ministry just issued a statement reiterating that its position is no deal, no normalizing relations with israel without a palestinian state. they s

mason all here at the table. let me just read what senator chris, a democrat on the senate foreign relations, said tonight to our morgan remmert when he was asked about this proposal. now he is a democrat. obviously, he's not trump's biggest ally. but he said, quote, i am speechless. that's insane. i can't think of a place on earth that would welcome american troops less, and where any positive outcome is less likely in this situation. >> i mean, i think he's probably channeling more than just democrats with that comment. i think we'll be curious to see what people in the region say tomorrow. but the the idea of u.s. troops being there, the idea of it being a real estate riviera, from the money quote, that you got out of your question to just the fact that trying to upend history from of decades and decades of u.s. policy there, some people no doubt do think that's insane. >> and you mentioned people in the region already. it's the middle of the night in saudi arabia. saudi foreign ministry just issued a statement reiterating that its position is no deal, no normalizing relations with israel without a palestinia

mason, white house correspondent for reuters. jonathan cott, former senior adviser to senators joe manchin and chris. and brad todd, republican strategist and a cnn political commentator. welcome to all of you. thank you so much for being here. another hectic day in the life of a white house reporter such as yourself. you've seen a lot. we've all seen quite a bit in the last two weeks. um, can you just kind of take us behind the scenes and in terms of how this played out yesterday, as the markets, obviously there was incredible volatility in the morning. futures were down through the weekend. we know that's something that president trump pays close attention to. ultimately these two deals are cut. it makes it feel like it is the trump show right. as opposed to the actual inaction of policy, which is kind of where we've ended up. and yet these tariffs are going into effect on china. i mean, what do you know. what can you tell us about how this all plays out and what happens next? >> well, i think, number one, you're right to say it's a little bit of a trump show. and using the markets as a prism is a