james cleverley said they both deny.rley said the treaty doesn't involve any more money going to the rwandan government. as far as we know so far, they treaty will involve assurances by the rwandan government that anybody applying for asylum in rwanda will not be at risk of being returned to a country where the life or freedom would be at risk. they also say that they have addressed and mayjoint to address rwanda's following compliance with the obligations of the treaty. for example making sure that asylum claims are processed fairly, people are being treated in anti—skid tree fashion, and finally they will be a new appeal body set up to deal with any appeals on this asylum process. all of this should make sure that some of the supreme court's concerns that led it to deem the scheme and love last month have now been addressed. love last month have now been addressed-— our political correspondent, rob watson, is in westminster. what is the next step for there is now in terms of the conservative government here in the uk?

it was signed in kigali by home affairs minister james cleverley.a after the decision of the british supreme court, which considered this african country unsafe for sending there those who ask britain for asylum. they are going to deport to rwanda first of all those who are illegally inflatable boats cross the lomanche. this year is so desperate. there were 26,000 people; in 2022, a record of 45,000 people was set. the government says it spends around £6 million on migrant services every day. the rwandan project will also cost a penny. at the beginning it was valued at £140 million. james cleverley was unable to say today whether additional funding would be required. what additional amount has the uk government agreed to pay rwanda in accordingly, we have not provided any financing in connection with the signing of this agreement. it is also unclear how many migrants will be sent to rwanda, and when this will happen, due to constant reshuffles in the british cabinet, cleverley is the third minister to sign an agreement there. the project has been un

announcement of a reform aimed at reducing the number of deliberate alcohol poisonings to commit crimes, james cleverleyhis wife's drink every night, according to the sunday mirror, he said that if it's a little bit, it's not a crime, and that the secret of a long marriage is a constant state of ease. this is not just a guy in the pub saying stupid things, he's the home secretary saying this from 10 downing street and he chose this moment to make this stupid joke, and it's easy to... it seemed that our movement against such crimes was successful, and suddenly, when it breaks down after a few years, you feel like you were betrayed, you begin to doubt whether the government is even taking this seriously? they want to make mixing drugs into drinks a separate crime, this is what colin has been fighting for for several years now, and many welcome this, they believe that the statement of the minister of the interior was made inappropriately, especially during holiday time. we must stop treating this as jokes and tailing, this is just a lie, we must change the culture in this country if we really want to defea

james cleverley is flying to rwanda which he hopes will address concerns about sending illegal migrants ruled the government's original plan to be unlawful thing it breach human rights. chris mason reports from the capital of rwanda. this was james cleverly, his first foreign trip as home secretary. but hang on a minute. as part of east african deja vu, priti patel came here as home secretary in april of last year and suella braverman was here in march, three home secretaries making it to rwanda before a single migrant. last month, the supreme court said the rwanda plan was unlawful. this is what the government's hoped for solution looks like — a treaty between the uk and rwanda. the uk and rwanda are working on this because it is important, not because it is necessarily easy or that it buys you cheap or quick popularity. rwanda and the uk understand that there is a critical need to find innovative ways to address the suffering of migrants making dangerous, desperate journeys under the exploitation of criminal human smugglers. mr cleverly, can you guarantee that migrants will be on thei

sunak has been under pressure over the issue and today in the commons, his new home secretary james cleverleyexpected to announce the minimum salary for skilled workers coming from overseas will be significantly increased. our political correspondent ione wells reports. the population grew by about 1% last year, the fastest rate since the 19605 year, the fastest rate since the 1960s baby boom. this time it was driven by international migration, which ministers have pledged to reduce. �* , . ., ., reduce. i'm very clear that the levels of _ reduce. i'm very clear that the levels of net _ reduce. i'm very clear that the levels of net migration - reduce. i'm very clear that the levels of net migration are - reduce. i'm very clear that the i levels of net migration are too reduce. i'm very clear that the - levels of net migration are too high and need to come down to a more sustainable level. it's encouraging that the office for national statistics last week did say that the numbers are already slowing, but we need to do more. the the numbers are already slowing, but we need to do more.— the numb

sunak has been under pressure over the issue and today in the commons, his new home secretary james cleverleyalary for skilled workers coming from overseas will be significantly increased. our political correspondent ione wells reports. the population grew by about 1% last year. the fastest rate since the 19605 year. the fastest rate since the 1960s baby boom. this time it was driven by international migration. which ministers have pledged to reduce. i am clear the levels of net migration are too high, they need to come down to more sustainable levels. it is encouraging the office for national statistics said the bombers last week are slowing, but we need to do more. the bombers last week are slowing, but we need to do more.— we need to do more. the problem rishi sunak _ we need to do more. the problem rishi sunak is _ we need to do more. the problem rishi sunak is the _ we need to do more. the problem rishi sunak is the rise _ we need to do more. the problem rishi sunak is the rise was - we need to do more. the problem rishi sunak is the rise was driven | rishi sunak is the rise was driven t

willing to entertain concessions, to toughen up the legislation first we had a little earlier from james cleverleyt to be effective, in that it's got to get flights to rwanda and it has got to be acceptable to our rwandan partners. those are the parameters through which any amendments need to be seen. if people are putting forward good faith amendments in an attempt to improve the bill, make it stronger, what is already an incredibly tough bill, the toughest bill we have taken forward through the house on immigration, of course we will listen to them, but what we are also going to do is defend this against attempts to undermine it, like we saw from the labour party last night. what does this ongoing fracture in the party mean for the leadership of the party mean for the leadership of the prime minister as he heads towards a general election possibly in the next 12 months or so? i think it makes it harderfor him to assert his authority over a party which, as we have seen for years now, just has an insatiable appetite for controversy, for drama, for splits, for fractures. for controversy, for drama,

nice-looking minister to his wife at the top of all the news, look at the terrible fuss, home secretary james cleverleyugging his wife's drink for date rape. this is literally the last thing conservatives wanted. would have to deal with it on christmas eve, and now everyone is talking about the comment he made at the reception. downing street, reception, room packed journalists. the desunday mirror reports that he made a comment about his wife saying that adding a little bit of the date rape drug reynol to her drink every night was, quote, not actually illegal, but only if a little, he also said that the secret a long, strong marriage is a guarantee that your soulmate... i quote, is always lightly sedated so that she can never realize that there are better men in the world, please celebrate christmas how can it, uh, i wonder, i liked it today, the christmas issue of a polish magazine was released, uh, which continued last year’s christmas theme, last year it came out with a gloomy cover, imagining how in ukraine, someone is sitting in the trenches , someone is celebrating under the christmas tree, this

minister answering questions about the situation in gaza, we are staying in the commons because james cleverleyet talk about migration. i get to his feet talk about migration-— get to his feet talk about migration. get to his feet talk about miaration. ., ,, ., ., ,, ., migration. i would like to make a statement _ migration. i would like to make a statement to _ migration. i would like to make a statement to the _ migration. i would like to make a statement to the house - migration. i would like to make a statement to the house on - migration. i would like to make a statement to the house on legal| statement to the house on legal migration. migration to this country is far too high and needs to come down. today we are taking more robust action than any other government before in order to ring this down. this is my first day in the home office, just three weeks ago, i have been determined to crackdown on those who try to jump the queue and exploit our immigration system, i have been working closely with my right honourable friend the immigration minister on this subject. the recent figures from

i hope i'm not being unfair to james cleverley who was previously in postal because he's been a primecause i was his national security adviser and worked very closely in the first two or— and worked very closely in the first two or three years. he came into this sort— two or three years. he came into this sort of— two or three years. he came into this sort of visit to washington several— this sort of visit to washington several times as prime minister with barack— several times as prime minister with barack obama. he is an experienced figure _ barack obama. he is an experienced figure he _ barack obama. he is an experienced figure he is— barack obama. he is an experienced figure. he is called. he is decisive _ figure. he is called. he is decisive. we can all feel that he may have — decisive. we can all feel that he may have made one very bad judgment in this— may have made one very bad judgment in this time _ may have made one very bad judgment in this time and that is calling the brexit— in this time and that is calling the brexit referendum, but he is a very effective. _ brexit refe

and even with james cleverley's 300,000 lopped off the numbers are still .through visas , front door, through visas, students, skilled workers , care students, skilled workers, care workers, dips , attendance. and workers, dips, attendance. and despite cleverly talking very, very tough , i wonder if few very tough, i wonder if few people out there think this is going to be enough. the fact that they're happy, the fact they're actually happy months from a general election of a figure of the thick end of half a million per year. i think is a state of the nation . that's state of the nation. that's where i think we're joined again now by norman baker. are you back with us, norman? >> i am . martin yes, thank you. >> i am. martin yes, thank you. >> i am. martin yes, thank you. >> good. so i was just saying to the viewers there, in your absence, that the absence, the fact that the coalition government had a target of 109,000, yet here we are now a conservative home secretary proposing , saying that secretary proposing, saying that a figure of almost 445,000 is a