lee anderson, said. and man. lee anderson, who said.l behind we get on perfectly well behind the scenes. anderson the scenes. but lee anderson said the government lost said when the government lost its in the supreme court its case in the supreme court over whether not rwanda was over whether or not rwanda was a safe country, he that the safe country, he said that the flight off anyway. flight should take off anyway. okay, you might not call that far right, but it's quite extraordinary the deputy extraordinary for the deputy chair party to chair of governing party to say this. is a massive story. this. this is a massive story. as quentin letts says, you cannot win elections you cannot win elections as if you are divided as a party. this is election year with just a few days into 2024. they are tearing themselves apart. >> you can though, because boris johnson 2019. there were johnson did in 2019. there were a lot of tories who didn't like boris, it more difficult. boris, but it is more difficult. certainly >> well, they across >> well,

i mean, we've seen today, lee anderson. go. brendan clarke—smith the go. go the right of the tory party. right wing of the tory party. you mark francois you know, mark francois lee, only the five only the leader of the five families them families marched them up the hill last time then back hill last time and then back down hill. it is all down the hill. it is all starting look little bit starting to look a little bit like all mouth and no trousers from of the tory from the right wing of the tory party, you think? yeah. party, do you think? yeah. >> i mean, firstly, i'd like to say how nice to see say how nice it is to see a woman who says that women should be at home in, out, at work, at 9:10 on weeknight. who has 9:10 on a weeknight. who has school age children at home? interesting there. interesting value system there. um, to your um, but going back to your actual i feel like if actual question, i feel like if i way involved in the i was in any way involved in the tory party, i would be so cross and i would to get and i would just want to get everybody i

chris, do you have lee anderson now ? have lee anderson now?rage jarang with lee anderson, of course, the former deputy chairman of the tory party who resigned tonight over the rwanda bill. uh, lee anderson, why have you resigned ? anderson, why have you resigned? >> um, to be honest with you, chopper , i don't think i could chopper, i don't think i could carry in my role as deputy carry on in my role as deputy chairman of the conservative party fundamentally party when i fundamentally disagree bill, disagree with with the bill, i think most of the bill is sound. i think it can work. but we needed it beefing we needed needed it beefing up. we needed it strengthening over the next few and can't be in few days. and i can't be in a position to vote for something which i don't believe in. look, you know , at the of the day, you know, at the end of the day, small are coming. they'll small boats are coming. they'll keep to see keep coming. i want to see a situation where anybody who arrives this arrives illegally in this country has no right at all t

lee anderson?wants his job back. >> um, well, i'm glad he wants his job back. >> um, well, i'm glad he wants hisjob back. i think >> um, well, i'm glad he wants his job back. i think he needs to have a very quiet, his job back. i think he needs to have a very quiet , private to have a very quiet, private sit down rishi. i heard his sit down with rishi. i heard his announcement today . sit down with rishi. i heard his announcement today. i'm absolutely delighted. i mean, you see what's really interesting, isn't it? when push comes shove, he couldn't go comes to shove, he couldn't go through the lobby and through the labour lobby and vote with labour. >> he'd laughed at. >> he'd be laughed at. >> he'd be laughed at. >> well, there was >> well, it just there was a sense of realism who really sense of realism here who really is the enemy? and that's fine. by is the enemy? and that's fine. by me. >> but we talked about this on the show before, you the show before, unlike, you know, brexit party know, wh

lee anderson and proving for the prime minister? the amendments not because they�*re against the rwanda legislation, but because they wanted to work. and i think clearly they have been very prominent in terms of this legislation and in terms of this legislation and in terms of this legislation and in terms of the wider conservative party. they have had significant roles. the other rebels who voted against the government tonight see it as lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith as kind of having stood by their principles and resigned as a result of that. the big question is what mps then choose to do tomorrow. if all of those who have rebelled tonight were actually to vote against the bill tomorrow when it comes before parliament, again, you would be in a situation where the government would be defeated. there is the possibility that they may abstain. it�*s unclear how the numbers would fall in terms of that. we are fortunately joined numbers would fall in terms of that. we are fortunatelyjoined now by one of the people who voted agains

we'll go back to christopher lee anderson brooks anderson shortly.ake. so. lee anderson has a mistake. so. right. resigned right. lee anderson has resigned from job deputy chairman from his job as deputy chairman of the conservative party at some financial cost. i think of around £36,000 right there . then around £36,000 right there. then walked into the no lobby. apparently couldn't deal with the labour party pointing and laughing at him despite , of laughing at him despite, of course, formerly being a member of the labour party. and then he's abstained on the vote. your views on that ? views on that? >> i'm pretty gutted that he's done that, to be fair. you know, he's friend mine, lee, but he's a friend of mine, lee, but i totally disagree with what's happened . if he doesn't happened tonight. if he doesn't like being sniggered at in a lobby, he's not going to like when they in his face when when they laugh in his face when they absolutely them they absolutely annihilate them at the next election. >> quickly, just quickly. >> just quickly, just qui

lee anderson, brendan clarke—smith and jane stevenson.ehold names in many households, but lee anderson has built up something of a profile, both for outspoken remarks and making a lot of money as a host on gb news, alongside his dayjob. i don't think i would carry on in my role as deputy chairman of the conservative party, when i fundamentally disagree with the bill. i think most of the bill is sound. i think it can work. but we needed it beefing up, we needed it strengthening over the next few days, and i can't be in a position to vote for something which i don't believe in. open your mouth. 0k. here comes the train. mr anderson and mr clarke—smith were both elected in 2019... cold. i'm not coming back to this pub for food. dodgy landlord. ..in places that had never, in modern times, previously sent a conservative mp to westminster. both champion day—to—day causes, as they did here, well talking about the price of baked beans. the ayes to the right, 68. the noes to the left, 529. among those ayes, saying yes to changing the government's

lee anderson will join reform.abour independent labour party to independent muslim standing at muslim candidates standing at the next general election? and nobby , his joins me nobby stiles, his son, joins me as he's taking to as well. he's taking the fa to court. >> all great stuff. i was teller for the eyes with miriam earlier on as we counted the votes. i'll be back tomorrow at 8:00. i'm jacob rees—mogg. this has been state of the nation and you want to weather is to know what the weather is going somerset? going to be like in somerset? i have feeling it'll be a little have a feeling it'll be a little bit chilly, but better than elsewhere. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news. good evening, alex burkill here with your latest gb news weather forecast. >> it is going to be cold tonight. and with that the risk of some harsh frost, icy patches and little bit of further and a little bit of further snow, a low pressure system across northern parts of the uk today brought some significan

resigned to opposing the government — lee anderson, brendan clarke—smith and jane stevenson.eholds, but lee anderson has built up something of a profile, both for outspoken remarks and making a lot of money as a host on gb news, alongside his dayjob. i don't think i would carry on in my role as deputy chairman of the conservative party, when i fundamentally disagree with the bill. i think most of the bill is sound. i think it can work. but we needed it beefing up, we needed it strengthening over the next few days, and i can't be in a position to vote for something which i don't believe in. open your mouth. 0k. here comes the train. mr anderson and mr clarke—smith were both elected in 2019... cold. i'm not coming back to this pub for food. dodgy landlord. ..in places that had never, in modern times, previously sent a conservative mp to westminster. both champion day—to—day causes, as they did here, well talking about the price of baked beans. the ayes to the right, 68. the noes to the left, 529. among those ayes, saying yes to changing the government's rwanda plan, those who r

anderson. people who are coming over with lee is very good lee anderson. people who are coming over with lee is very good friend ofzrson. lee is a very good friend of mine this. disagree, mine on this. we disagree, but it quite that it is quite clear that a deterrent policy is required. and sometimes in this debate we talk lots of things. talk about lots of things. but this the this is a deterrent. and the only evidence, chris, only piece of evidence, chris, that ever quoted in the that has been ever quoted in the house of commons was by my colleague simon and was colleague simon fell, and i was with he the with him when he had the conversation. when it became clear that the british government were about to put in in the rwanda policy, in place the rwanda policy, there was rush of people at there was a rush of people at there was a rush of people at the french coast and the french officials told us that was because they wanted to get across britain before this across to britain before this policy because is policy came in, because it is a deterrent. the idea behind it is to people c

i've not done it for lee anderson.ne it for the residents of ashfield. 55.5% of the residents in ashfield when asked by a telegraph poll, said they want to see the immediate deportation or removal of illegal migrants have done it for them, not for lee anderson . for them, not for lee anderson. >> he didn't like that question, did he.7 viewers >> he didn't like that question, did he? viewers now, bill did he? viewers now, sir bill cash's intended to cash's amendment intended to disapply international law in the case of rwanda , deportations the case of rwanda, deportations with many backbenchers claiming the government's bill as it stands, simply isn't strong enough to push the rwanda plan over the line. but with 60 tories rebelling against the government last night, this posed the possibility of a government defeat this evening at the crucial third reading of the safety of rwanda bill, considering its working majority is only 54. well, the anticipation continues as we await the result of this evening's votes . a defeat

lee anderson and brendan show. lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith who voting . clarke—smith who are voting. for the rwanda amendments. will they now have to resign live on air? i will put that to them next. ready to get lively ? on my panel ready to get lively? on my panel is columnist carole malone. we've got the other outspoken benjamin butterworth and former brexit party mep belinda de lucy. ready, britain ? lucy. are you ready, britain? here we go . here we go. grooming gangs have got away with murder for too long. i tackle that right after lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith join me to explain why they are . voting for the why they are. voting for the rwanda amendments. i will see you for a jam packed two hours after this. good evening . after this. good evening. >> the top stories tonight. a new report into the rochdale grooming scandal has found girls were left at the mercy of paedophiles due to failings by senior police and council leaders in greater manchester. the report highlights years of widespread organised sexual abuse of hundreds of children. i

i'm joined now by the two men themselves, deputy tory party chairman lee anderson and brendan clarke—smiths . thank you clarke—smith shapps. thank you very, very much. um, lee, i've got to ask, are you going to resign ? resign? >> well, it's not this is not a rebellion, patrick. this is this is about making sure that the bill is beefed up a little bit. uh, look , brendan and i both uh, look, brendan and i both agree with pretty much 90% of this rwanda bill. we just feel that there's a few areas, uh, in the bill that could be strengthened to make sure that it's watertight . and let's not it's watertight. and let's not forget, we're less than a year away from a general election now. and the last i want now. and the last thing i want over is a labour lot over there is a labour lot coming uh, and repealing the coming in, uh, and repealing the rwanda and opening the rwanda scheme. and opening the borders to 100,000 odd, uh, illegal migrants here, which they will do if they sign up to any eu sort of deal. so this is not about us rebelling. it's about us saying, you know what the of it is the bil

now it's back to lee anderson's real . lee anderson's real. i'm joined by the conservative candidate for the mayoral elections in may this yean mayoral elections in may this year, sue denhoff . thank you for year, sue denhoff. thank you for coming on the show for the very first time. for the second time on the show, we've got political commentator on the show, we've got political comrourtator on the show, we've got political comrour left in the corner. he's our left in the corner. you've got me, lee anderson. obviously, deputy obviously, i'm the deputy chairman conservative chairman of the conservative party. susan straight to it. both londoners in it. that's great news. mayoral elections . great news. mayoral elections. which way you going to vote which way are you going to vote and don't need to tell you. do >> i don't need to tell you. do i? i'm going to vote because i'd be the best mayor ever. why is that? care that? because i care passionately . and i'm bit like passionately. and i'm a bit like you. i'm not. uh, what some people would cla

lee anderson says the pair are about 90% happy with the bill.ut it needs to be fine tuned . needs to be fine tuned. >> we just feel that there's a few areas in the bill that could be strengthened to make sure that it's watertight . and let's that it's watertight. and let's not forget, we're less than a year away from a general election now, and the last thing i want over there is a labour lock coming in and repealing the rwanda scheme and opening the borders to 100,000 odd illegal migrants here, which they will do if they sign up to any eu sort of deal. so this is not about us rebelling. it's about us saying, you know what the bill, of is satisfactory bill, most of it is satisfactory . you just need to beef it up a little bit. the bosses of the post office and fujitsu will be questioned later by mps . questioned later by mps. >> it includes wronged subpostmaster alan bates, whose story inspired the hit tv show mr bates versus a post office. mps on the committee will hear evidence from witnesses about the process for delivering fair and timely co

tonight the party's deputy chairman, lee anderson , has chairman, lee anderson, has confirmed he'll join possible rebellion, saying he'll vote for amendments to the bill. the tory divisions come as new figures reveal more than 200 migrants crossed . the channel in small crossed. the channel in small boats just this weekend in an exclusive interview with gb news, the prime minister saying the rwanda scheme is still the deterrent the uk needs . deterrent the uk needs. >> as your heart breaks when you hear these stories about people dying, they're being exploited by criminal gangs and that's why we've got to resolve this issue. there's of reasons why and there's lots of reasons why and we should about them, but we should talk about them, but one them is that innocent one of them is that innocent people being exploited by people are being exploited by criminal not criminal gangs. that's not right. nothing right. there's nothing compassionate about it. and in fact, compassionate to fact, the compassionate thing to do is to tackle illegal migration. and that's what our rwanda scheme will i've

and i'm joined in the studio by the deputy chairman of the conservative party mr lee anderson. lcome to this, this pristine new studio. now then , um, we new studio. now then, um, we need to talk about the post office scandal. so, so rishi sunak has been been very outspoken today about the fact that victims have been treated appallingly. that victims have been treated appallingly . lee, what's your appallingly. lee, what's your take on this absolute scandal? >> well, it is a scandal, martin. it's something i've raised in parliament in the past because i had a postmaster affected by this, the scandal. there's no other word for it. um, i'm just looking. i mean, the tv programme. i have actually caught a little bit of that, and that's really brought it the, you know, to the to it to the, you know, to the to the public. and the great british and an british public. and it's an absolute scandal. mean, i saw absolute scandal. i mean, i saw ed bleating on the ed davey bleating on in the papen ed davey bleating on in the paper, the weekend, paper, i think over the weekend, um , is a is a

well lee anderson joins me now . lee, how anderson joins me now. become lawless britain? >> well, well look, patrick, i mean, i've just seen those very disturbing scenes there. >> these these these hooligans, these thugs, these thieves stealing coats in broad daylight. you know , it begs the daylight. you know, it begs the question, patrick, why aren't these people at work doing an honest day's work , paying their honest day's work, paying their taxes and contribute ing towards society? i'll tell you why that is, patrick. it's because they've got no intentions of integrating , working they've got no intentions of integrating, working and contributing to this great country of ours. these thugs, these yobbos. they need locking up. they need putting away for good going about their good people going about their business on a on a daily basis. yes, they might buy an expensive coat. what if they've been to coat. so what if they've been to work money and work and earned their money and bought a coat that's worth £1,000? whatever it is, they have the right

one of those lee anderson. and those is lee anderson.e's voting for the amendments. >> this is not about us rebelling. it's about us saying, you know what the bill most of it is satisfactory. you just need to beef it up a little bit to close all the loopholes and make sure that people can't come over here break our over here and break into our country use country and use it and use spunous country and use it and use spurious claims get off the spurious claims to get off the hook. >> commuters are in for a fresh series of delays as the aslef announces more strike action. train drivers will take part in a rolling programme of one day walkouts from the end of the month, including a ban on overtime. the union says it's aiming to put pressure on what it describes as a tone deaf government, calling for drivers to get their first pay rise in five years. an area in southwestern iceland has experienced its second volcanic eruption in less than a month. >> lava is now spewing towards the local town of grindavik, home to 3800 people and only 50km s

ivan and lee anderson. ivan samson and lee anderson. superb. you very much superb.rine. that was feisty. um, andifs catherine. that was feisty. um, and it's certainly something that gets the people going out there. we can argue all we like about the backlog in asylum seeker cases , which allows the seeker cases, which allows the grant the right to work. grant grants the right to work. beg your pardon? but isn't that part the problem? we have this huge that's huge backlog, a system that's groaning at the seams. as groaning at the seams. and as a consequence, everybody's being let down. >> a part of the >> it's a huge part of the problem. , if you problem. and clearly, if you allow people work , yes, allow these people to work, yes, it does exacerbate the pull factors. the whole point of the rwanda policy was when it was originally announced. priti patel said, if you come here illegally , you will be put on illegally, you will be put on a one way ticket to rwanda . you one way ticket to rwanda. you will not be coming back now, clearly , if that had been clearly, if th

in fact, i was there lee anderson the there and lee anderson asked the first question and you'd first as you'd expect, the session expect, he made sure the session started with bang, with a started with a bang, with a question about about sir ed davey. >> this is the same liberal democrat leader who in the past has called for the resignation of over 30 prominent people in this country who have made mistakes in their job. >> so the minister >> so does the prime minister agree the leader of agree with me that the leader of the lib dems should take his own advice start clearing advice and start by clearing his desk, his diary clear desk, clear his diary and clear off his . off his. >> yeah, about settles brick to the face and we'll have lots more on this huge story throughout the show. and there's plenty of coverage on our website gbnews.com and you've helped to make it the fastest growing national news website in the country. thank you very the country. so thank you very much . now, the controversial much. now, the controversial rwanda bill is back in the commons next tuesday, and rishi

so what would you like to ask lee anderson? please keep it clean. no expletives . keep it clean.pletives. send your questions gbviews@gbnews.com. i'll put it right to him. he's going to join me straight after your latest news headlines with tatiana sanchez. >> martin, thank you very much . >> martin, thank you very much. it's 3:02. this is the latest from the gb newsroom. five of the six crew on board a japanese coast guard plane were killed when they collided with a passenger aircraft . but passenger aircraft. but amazingly, all 379 passengers and 12 crew on board a japan airlines flight were safely evacuated. passengers say they felt a large boom before smoke filled the cabin. the coastguard plane involved in the collision had been on its way to deliver aid to areas affected by a powerful earthquake that struck on new year's day . the home on new year's day. the home secretary insists the government has cleared a backlog of asylum cases , as critics accuse the cases, as critics accuse the government of fiddling the figures. the number of asylum decisions made last year was the

lee anderson and afternoon. anderson and brendan clarke—smith are among more than 60 tory mps who are backing moves to toughen up the flagship migration policy, rebelling mps fear courts will be overwhelmed with appeals from asylum seekers earmarked to be deported, although the prime minister promises to allocate over 100 judges to these cases , over 100 judges to these cases, lee anderson says the bill needs to be fine tuned . to be fine tuned. >> we just feel that there's a few areas in the bill that could be strengthened to make sure that it's watertight . and let's that it's watertight. and let's not forget, we're less than a year away from a general election now, and the last thing i want over there is a labour lot coming in and repealing the rwanda scheme. and opening the borders to 100,000 odd illegal migrants here, which they will do if they sign up to any eu sort of deal. so this is not about us rebelling. it's about us you know what the us saying, you know what the bill most of is satisfactory. bill mo

lee anderson a job. it's all going on.tion after the break with farage. but for now, chaps, thank you. thank you. at home tonight . tonight. >> while over 600 days ago we were promised that planes would go to rwanda, not a single plane is left. the conservative party divided in the house of commons tonight. also seen tonight. and we've also seen some resignations. also so quite some resignations. also so quite some drama on this side of the pondin some drama on this side of the pond in iowa last night. some drama on this side of the pond in iowa last night . and pond in iowa last night. and i'll be reporting live from the trump victory party here in iowa. it has been a massive win for donald j. trump. does that mean the primaries are over and he can get on with the campaign? but first, let's get the . news but first, let's get the. news >> well good evening . it's been >> well good evening. it's been a busy night tonight in parliament. parliament has been voting on the government's controversial rwanda bill, which aims to

on in lee anderson? lee >> i never want to hear lee anderson starmer anderson call keir starmer sir flip because that flip flop again, because that title belongs to lee how. >> now. >> well, there you go. fighting talk donald trump's quest talk now, donald trump's quest to republican nominee to become the republican nominee for presidential for this year's presidential election momentum election gained further momentum last he comfortably won last night as he comfortably won the new hampshire primary. yes with most of the ballots counted, the former president holds lead his holds a 12 point lead over his last nikki holds a 12 point lead over his last who nikki holds a 12 point lead over his last who has nikki holds a 12 point lead over his last who has said nikki holds a 12 point lead over his last who has said ,iikki holds a 12 point lead over his last who has said , quote, the haley, who has said, quote, the race far from over and she's race is far from over and she's vowed to fight on despite sufferin

richard tice, making the same point, the deputy chair, lee anderson, on his tv news show made, that theyneed to vote for the party actually believe in. whether they will be able to win any seats is another matter, though they are insisting as you heard that they are going to put up a candidate in every single constituency england, scotland and wales. whether they again have the infrastructure is to do that is another question, but they said they already have 500 candidates in place. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. we may be done with the worst of the wind and the rain for this coming week, but the impact of what has fallen is still being felt. plenty of flood warnings still across the country today. all the details of them are on the bbc weather website. for the impact, bbc local radio is your best port of call for what's happening where you are. now the storm which brought some of the rain yesterday, storm henk, that's now in across parts of northern europe. still low pressure with us and that's why it's not a dry day out there. still got some showers ar

lee anderson and brendan show. lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith who voting .to resign live on air? i will put that to them next. ready to get lively ? on my panel ready to get lively? on my panel is columnist carole malone. we've got the other outspoken benjamin butterworth and former brexit party mep belinda de lucy. ready, britain ? lucy. are you ready, britain? here we go . here we go. grooming gangs have got away with murder for too long. i tackle that right after lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith join me to explain why they are . voting for the why they are. voting for the rwanda amendments. i will see you for a jam packed two hours after this. good evening . after this. good evening. >> the top stories tonight. a new report into the rochdale grooming scandal has found girls were left at the mercy of paedophiles due to failings by senior police and council leaders in greater manchester. the report highlights years of widespread organised sexual abuse of hundreds of children. it also found a reluctance among victims to make formal complaints was often

rishi sunak has a darn sight higher chance of winning the next election with lee anderson at his siden without. rishi needs lee. you'll love this story. one of the first councils in britain to ban weedkiller has dropped the strategy as the streets and footpaths became choked with weeds. there's a surprise ultra woke brighton and hove has been branded the city of triffids after the bonkers council imposed a ban on the use of glyphosate , the active glyphosate, the active ingredient in most weed killers weeds. standing up to five foot tall now block pathways , which tall now block pathways, which means it's a nightmare for disabled people, the elderly and parents with prams. i thought the scariest thing about a trip to brighton was the risk of being accosted by a militant vegan, but it seems the greatest peril is overgrown plants and stinging nettles. yes, it seems that brighton council took plant based a bit too far now. the labour mp rachel maskell has become a laughing stock on social media after she tabled a question to business minister kemi badenoch asking whether the government h

rishi sunak has a darn sight higher chance of winning the next election with lee anderson at his side than without. rishi needs lee. you'll love this story. one of the first councils in britain to ban weedkiller has dropped the strategy as the streets and footpaths became choked with weeds. there's a surprise ultra woke brighton and hove has been branded the city of triffids after the bonkers council imposed a ban on the use of glyphosate , the active glyphosate, the active ingredient in most weed killers weeds. standing up to five foot tall now block pathways , which tall now block pathways, which means it's a nightmare for disabled people, the elderly and parents with prams. i thought the scariest thing about a trip to brighton was the risk of being accosted by a militant vegan, but it seems the greatest peril is overgrown plants and stinging nettles. yes, it seems that brighton council took plant based a bit too far now. the labour mp rachel maskell has become a laughing stock on social media after she tabled a question to business minister kemi badenoch asking whether the governme

the bill if you like, now, on the right, they are saying tonight, we have the momentum, because lee andersonrendan clark smith who are deputy chairman of the party, they are saying they will vote for these rebel amendments but they won't get them past because they need the labour party on their side and that won't happen, all we can hearfrom number ten is they and that won't happen, all we can hear from number ten is they are and that won't happen, all we can hearfrom number ten is they are not willing to amend the bill, but then there is a potential threat from the left, from robert buckland, there is a lot of chat tonight that the labour party could vote with robert buckland on the basis they would see his amendments as wrecking amendments and if the opposition defeat the government on a piece of primary legislation, then at that point the leader of the opposition would call a no confidence vote which he would win but it would be damaging, the point is will many members of the left of the party go with robert buckland if it looks like it could be that sort of trouble? the point of putting

. now by tory mp lee anderson. odiles . here's why. chocodiles. here's why. >> it looks like crocodile tears to me. >> patrick. >> patrick. >> i mean, first had the >> i mean, first we had the missing camper van. >> nobody knows where is. >> nobody knows where that is. >> nobody knows where that is. >> this nonsense. >> nobody knows where that is. >> we've this nonsense. >> nobody knows where that is. >> we've got this nonsense. >> nobody knows where that is. >> we've got these his nonsense. >> nobody knows where that is. >> we've got these burnersense. >> we've got these burner phones, £5 phones from phones, dodgy £5 phones from wherever bought them from wherever they bought them from whatsapp missing. whatsapp messages going missing. it all looks a bit. a little bit dodgy to me. i mean, she's bleeding there. crying dodgy to me. i mean, she's ble screen. there. crying dodgy to me. i mean, she's blescreen. theis. crying dodgy to me. i mean, she's blescreen. theis not crying dodgy to me. i mean, she's blescreen. thei

the now former deputy chairmen of the conservative party, lee anderson and brendan clark—smith, and janephenson, who had been a pps, or ministerial assistant. i don't think i could carry on in my role as deputy chairman of the conservative party when i fundamentally disagree with the bill. i think most of the bill is sound. i think it can work. but we needed it beefing up. we needed it strengthening over the next few days. and i can't be in a position to vote for something which i don't believe in. the bill aims to send some people who arrive in the uk illegally to rwanda. their asylum case would be heard there and, if successful, that's where they'd stay. the policy was first announced by borisjohnson nearly two years ago. two months later, the first deportation flight was cancelled minutes before take—off, after the european court of human rights intervened. it then went through several legal challenges and, in november last year, the supreme court ruled the policy as it stood then to be unlawful. so now the government's put together a new bill that declares rwanda to be a safe country

okay stand by for that explosive interview with lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith .mith. >> they're in the studio with me. that's coming in a few minutes. why don't we have a quick chat with before quick chat with you guys before we go to our royal story? quickly lee. dramatic resignation last night. couldn't come easy for you. that decision. it's not an easy decision, martin, because i feel incredibly proud to be a conservative member of parliament. >> they've been very good to me since i walked the floor. >> as they say, difficult decision. >> you know, you have to live with your conscience in this job andifs with your conscience in this job and it's all well and good. we look down here from monday till thursday we're in thursday or friday and we're in this westminster bubble. this westminster type bubble. >> , you know. >> i think, you know. >> i think, you know. >> at the end day, >> but at the end of the day, i have to go home every weekend to spend the world spend time in the real world with . with real people. >> and by the reaction >> and judging by the react

plus, after lee anderson admitted this was why he changed his mind in last night's vote , his mind in last night's vote, the labour lot was all giggling and laughing and taking the mic, and laughing and taking the mic, and i couldn't do it in my heart of hearts. >> i could not vote no. so i walked out. who could blame it.7 >> well, i'll be grilling his best mate brendan clarke—smith on for rishi bill on why he voted for rishi bill despite resigning in protest 24 hours earlier. also tonight, top telegraph columnist allison pearson reveals brand new information about a conspiracy at the heart of the post office scandal. you will not believe the story . plus, fearless royal the story. plus, fearless royal journalist angela levin gives an update on the king and kate's health scares in the royal dispatch. and could the real keir starmer please stand up.7 >> did you want him to be prime minister >> i didn't think the labour party was in a position to win the last election . the last election. >> oh, he's wriggling on the line. well, an whitcombe's furious verdict on whether the labour leade

it'll be just a handful and it'll be very interesting to see people like lee anderson brendan clarke—smithsaid . clarke—smith. i mean, lee said. and he's, you know, he's he's a man of principle. he said that he finds it hard to vote for something he doesn't believe in. will vote for it tonight or will he vote for it tonight or will he actually abstain? i mean, in a sense, he should vote against it, but i don't think they will because the last thing they will because the last thing they want to do is trigger an early general election because they to get, they know they're going to get, quite , uh, ousted. quite rightly, uh, ousted. >> i wrote about in the >> i wrote about this in the mail one of the things mail today. one of the things that if you that whips was saying, if you vote it, mate, there's vote against it, mate, there's a general election very soon. they'd rather have another nine months of getting paid months of their of getting paid and, uh, nine months. >> the thing about all of >> but the thing about all of this is the whole thing is a complete dead cat, red herring. because e

last night , uh, what lee anderson said last night, uh, suggesting that what lee anderson said lastght, uh, suggesting that the labour party were laughing at him. so he decided to abstain from vote . but there you go. from the vote. but there you go. >> i think i understand his position, because if position, though, because if you're a conservative mp, you have, uh, told your constituents you want to stop the boats. do you want to stop the boats. do you want to walk through the division lobby with sir keir starmer and with jeremy corbyn and with all the zara sultanas of this world? do you think being in the same division lobby as them is something that is going to send the signal that you want to stop the boat, continuously bash the bill, then and threaten to vote against that? >> i think, and then to wimp out at the final moment. i think that's overstating his position, because saying because what he was saying constantly like bill. constantly was we like the bill. >> want to help the prime >> we want to help the prime minister. to it minister. we want to make it tougher. i don't t

okay, lee anderson, you go. deputy anderson, there you go.ervative party now, week, a lib chair of the conservative party now, spokesperson week, a lib chair of the conservative party now, spokesperson saidk, a lib chair of the conservative party now, spokesperson said ed, lib chair of the conservative party now, spokesperson said ed, the dem spokesperson said ed, the leader, bitterly that dem spokesperson said ed, the leaipostiitterly that dem spokesperson said ed, the leaipost office that dem spokesperson said ed, the leaipost office were that dem spokesperson said ed, the leaipost office were tihonest the post office were not honest with him at the time. his heart goes the families caught goes out to the families caught up miscarriage of up in this miscarriage of justice, and he'll fully cooperate inquiry to cooperate with the inquiry to get of what get to the bottom of what went wrong . okay, well, listen , is wrong. okay, well, listen, is the pm bottling the rwanda plan? i'll tackle that in my 10 pm. monologue shortly. you won't want to

yesterday on this very show , lee anderson said reform show, lee anderson said reform aren't the answercame back and said, we are the answer. only reform can save britain. after 13 years of broken promises from the conservatives. what do you think 7 conservatives. what do you think ? how are you going to vote? are you wooed by reform or will you stick with the tories? because let's face it, first past the post is a huge barrier. let me know. the usual ways. vaiews@gbnews.com. that's all come up in your next hour straight after your news headunes straight after your news headlines with polly middlehurst i >> -- >> martin, thank you and good evening to you. >> let's bring you some more detail on that breaking news. we brought you about half an hour ago. now that ago. we can tell you now that scotland has launched scotland yard has launched a murder investigation after a woman fatally in woman was fatally stabbed in london overnight. >> it comes after a man went into a police station earlier on today, claiming to have harmed a woman at a residential address where police found the body of a

lee anderson , chairman.e anderson, threatened to quit and kemi badenoch privately warned that it did not go very far. uh, they'd not go far enough. um i mean, says privately, obviously wasn't that private because it's now on the front page of the times national newspaper. >> i've been talking about it on the but there is there's the telly, but there is there's a of opposition the a lot of opposition within the within the tory party. >> there's 60 fellow right wing tory mps who are opposing this bill, unless it's amended, unless it's toughened up because they say it doesn't go, doesn't go far enough. they want to harden legislation by harden up the legislation by blocking lodging blocking migrants, lodging individual appeals against their deportation at the moment, if you're, if you're scheduled you're, uh, if you're scheduled for deportation, you can just lodge infinite appeals and just gum up the process and cost the taxpayer loads of money. and that's jonathan's here. stay that's how jonathan's here. stay

in other news — more resignations in the conservative party, deputy chairmen lee anderson and brendonebel against rishi sunaks rwanda bill. and fujistsu, the company behind the post office's faulty it system, admit they do have a moral obligation to pay compensation. good evening. since the first indictment was issued in new york last year, donald trump's campaign has been the preverbial snowball, rolling downhill, getting bigger, gathering momentum, seemingly unstoppable. last night, it rolled into the frozen tundra of iowa

lee anderson and brendan clarke—smith had just resigned.air of the group calling itself the new conservatives, on the right of the party. mr kruger gave me his reaction. well, i pay tribute to brendan and lee. they've given up good jobs and they were doing really good work for the party. and it's a sad day when the party has to part company with them in this way. i hope they'll be back, because we all want the same thing, which is a policy that succeeds in stopping illegal migration. and lee and brendan i think have made an important stand today, as have all of us who've broken the party whip. none of us enjoy doing that. but really this matters so much that we get this policy right. we support what the government is trying to do. we think they need to tighten the policy further. i want to put to you that the voting for the amendments today, against the party whip, plus the two resignations of deputy chairmen, i mean, that isjust a blatant act of disloyalty to your prime minister, isn't it? well, i mean, breaking the whip is a hard thing to