now, james sunderland was until recently a home office aide, so has quite clear knowledge of the scheme the fact he made these comments was put to the home secretary, james cleverly, this morning. he clearly said that to grab the attention of the audience. why would he do that with a private, friendly audience of conservative supporters? so, i'm glad you played the full quote, because the full quotre made it absolutely clear that james, and i know how committed so, i'm glad you played the full quote, because the full quote made it absolutely clear that james, and i know how committed he is to this policy because he worked tirelessly with the rest of the team to try and get the bill through the house so we could implement it. he said, and people can re—listen to it, when the flights take off, it will send a shock wave across the channel, the deterrent will dissuade the people—smuggling gangs... now, the labour party, this is a bit of a political opportunity for them. they have previously described and continue to describe the rwanda scheme as a gimmick, but they have faced questions them

he was quite eager to point to what he said was james sunderland talking about how this scheme is, theynd james cleverly thought that maybe his colleague, james sunderland, had used the word crap to grab the audience's attention. just a bit of context on the rwanda scheme, which has caught a lot of attention. no flights have yet taken off under the scheme as it has faced legal challenges. meanwhile, so far this year, more than 12,000 people have crossed the english channel in small boats. the labour party have described the policy as a gimmick, the conservative party say of labour that they are not offering any kind of credible alternative.— of credible alternative. thank you for that. the leader of the scottish national party, john swinney, has admitted his party needs to rebuild trust with the public after recent scandals. he was speaking this morning on sunday with laura kuenssberg. we have had a tough time, laura. i think that has been acknowledged, i've acknowledged that on a constant basis since i became first minister, just about seven weeks ago. i have been very candid about the

james sunderland — who is standing for the conservatives at the election — was recorded expressing thee went on to defend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on the 2nd of april at an event for young conservatives. nobody�*s got the cameras on their phones. our politics correspondent jessica parker has been following this story. i think this is a language that james sunderland, a conservative candidate and an aid in the home office would not have used in public to describe what is a flagship government policy. he has said he's disappointed to have been recorded in this context. as you said, it was a private event. but it's a policy as a home office aide that he has intimate knowledge of. in recording, what we hear him talk about it he describes this policy to send some asylum sinkers to rwanda as clap. he said if flights take off that would send a shock wave across the english channel, he means to deter gangs carrying out the people smuggling. his boss james cleverly, the home secretary, has been out on the airwaves this morning. he was q

james sunderland who is standing for the conservatives at the election , was recorded expressing therivate event in april. but he went on to defend the plan, saying it would deter migrants from crossing the channel. he was speaking on two april at an event for young conservatives. everybody�*s got the cameras on their phones. in australia, for example, a similar policy had let's recap now on the uk's flagship illegal immigration policy... as of last week, more than 11 thousand people had crossed the channel to the uk in small boats this year. in april 2022, the government announced that asylum seekers entering the uk from a safe country could be sent to rwanda, where they would have their asylum claims processed. the uk government had paid £240 million to rwanda by the end of 2023 on the scheme. no migrants have as yet been transferred to rwanda as the government has faced legal challenges against the scheme. our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now from westminster. talk us through what we know. yes. good morning- _ talk us through what we know. yes. good morning. this

james sunderland, who is standing for the conservatives at the election, was recorded expressing the

his boss, mr sunderland's boss, james cleverly, who is the home secretary, has been out on the airwavessaid was mr sunderland talking about how this scheme is, they believe, going to act as a deterrent in terms of small boat crossings on the english channel. and mr cleverly thought that maybe his colleaguejames sunderland had used the word "crap" to grab the audience's attention. just a bit of context on the rwanda scheme, which of course has caught a lot of attention — no flights have yet taken off under the scheme as it's faced legal challenges. meanwhile, so far this year, more than 12,000 people have crossed the english channel in small boats. the labour party have described the policy as a gimmick. the conservative party, though, say of labour that they're not offering any kind of credible alternative. jess parker. let's speak to tim montgomerie, a former editor of the conservativehome. thank you very much forjoining us here this evening, tim. you're outspoken about rishi sunak not staying for all of the dd events. other things have gone wrong, it would appear for other things have

james sunderland who is standing for the conservatives at the election , was recorded expressing the

and it is worth saying, we should be completely clear about this, what james sunderland has said to men response to this is that he meant the response to the policy was crap, and that it will ultimately work and essentially, that the idea of moving migrants around the world is not something you would do for its own reason, but the position they have got into is that this is the weight to do it, they say they do not have a choice and he does believe that the policy will work. the thing is, you can hear in that clip he says, has anyone got their phones are cameras on? he knows he is about to say something honest. about to give an honest view, and he knows also that people will raise their eyebrows when they hear it. so, where is that recording made? he was speaking at a private event, run by the true blue patrons club, it was a dinner event for young conservatives where senior conservatives like him, a member of the home office ministerial team, he is james cleverly�*s pps, are invited along to go and speak to them privately. it was at the beginning of april this year. so it is recent, m

his boss, mr sunderland's boss, james cleverly, who is the home secretary, has been out on the airwaves to act as a deterrent in terms of small boat crossings on the english channel. and mr cleverly thought that maybe his colleaguejames sunderland had used the word "crap" to grab the audience's attention. just a bit of context on the rwanda scheme, which of course has caught a lot of attention — no flights have yet taken off under the scheme as it's faced legal challenges. meanwhile, so far this year, more than 12,000 people have crossed the english channel in small boats. the labour party have described the policy as a gimmick. the conservative party, though, say of labour that they're not offering any kind of credible alternative. politics correspond jessica parker speaking to his from the new little earlier. plenty more nuts are any bbc news website. the headlines coming any moment. i'm at luxmy gopal, stay with us here in bbc news. hello there. we've had a taste of summer this weekend. and that summer heat continuing into the start of next week but it doesn't mean it's going to be s

a recording has been passed to the bbc of conservative candidate james sunderland sharing a frank viewexpensive gimmick. helen catt, bbc news. a full list of candidates standing in the bracknell constituency is on screen now, and available on the bbc news website. our political reporter, harry farley, joins us from westminster. it looks like this story is not going anywhere?— it looks like this story is not going anywhere? it looks like this story is not auoin an here? �* �*, ,, ., going anywhere? and it's less than two weeks that _ going anywhere? and it's less than two weeks that people _ going anywhere? and it's less than two weeks that people watching i going anywhere? and it's less than i two weeks that people watching gets to vote on who formed the next government. as you say, the story is not going away. a reminder we have a fourth conservative reportedly being looked into by the gambling commission over alleged bets placed on the timing of the election. the story was broken by the sunday times and a spokesperson said he denied any wrongdoing. if you want a sense of how unhelpfu

office ministerial team, he is james cleverly�*s pps, are invited along to go and speak to them privately. it was at the beginning of april this year. so it is recent, mr sunderlandointed that he was recorded. an event like that, it is not what you would expect. but obviously as a member of the home office team, obviously when rwanda has been such a controversial and important policy to this government, there is a public interest in hearing what he said in those candid remarks. also, it takes me to the phrase true blue. because there are many blues, and someone who has leaked this got in as a conservative, as a blue, but it is from, perhaps, on the pastel shades. laughing it is a different blue to the sunak blue. this has the whiff to me of rivalries within the conservative party, someone releasing this. this is not an interloper from the labour party who is got into the true blue. well of course, we would never talk about resources as journalists. however, one of the things you highlight there is the rwanda policy is not something that all conservatives have been happy about. the home secretary himself has never quite denied that he also used the word that we ca

office ministerial team, he is james cleverly�*s pps, are invited along to go and speak to them privately. it was at the beginning of april this year. so it is recent, mr sunderland was recorded. an event like that, it is not what you would expect. but obviously as a member of the home office team, obviously when rwanda has been such a controversial and important policy to this government, there is a public interest in hearing what he said in those candid remarks. also, it takes me to the phrase true blue. because there are many blues, and someone who has leaked this got in as a conservative, as a blue, but it is from, perhaps, on the pastel shades. laughing it is a different blue to the sunak blue. this has the whiff to me of rivalries within the conservative party, someone releasing this. this is not an interloper from the labour party who is got into the true blue. well, of course, we would never talk about resources as journalists. however, one of the things you highlight there is the rwanda policy is not something that all conservatives have been happy about. the home secretary himself has never quite denied that he also used the word that we can bleep out,

office ministerial team, he is james cleverly�*s pps, are invited along to go and speak to them privately. it was at the beginning of april this year. so it is recent, mr sunderland that he was recorded. an event like that, it is not what you would expect. but obviously as a member of the home office team, obviously when rwanda has been such a controversial and important policy to this government, there is a public interest in hearing what he said in those candid remarks. also, it takes me to the phrase true blue. because there are many blues, and someone who has leaked this got in as a conservative, as a blue, but it is from, perhaps, on the pastel shades. laughing it is a different blue to the sunak blue. this has the whiff to me of rivalries within the conservative party, someone releasing this. this is not an interloper from the labour party who is got into the true blue. well of course, we would never talk about resources as journalists. however, one of the things you highlight there is the rwanda policy is not something that all conservatives have been happy about. the home secretary himself has never quite denied that he also used the word that we can blee