the member for torridge and west devon was right about one thing, he was wrong incidentally about 2004ecause what we didn't do at that time was put in an ouster clause meaning that ministers were free to do what they want. those who think the bill should go further will get no help from this side of the house. in any of the parties on this side of the house. when it comes to committee and report stage, and as we have just heard, committee and report stage, and as we havejust heard, if committee and report stage, and as we have just heard, if the committee and report stage, and as we havejust heard, if the member for stones' demands were to be met in amendments at committee and report stage rwanda would withdraw and the member who hasjust spoken would withdraw his support for the bill. i don't know why anyone would vote for this bill, but voting for it despite knowing that it is legally offensive, or believing that it is fatally flawed in the desperate hope that the government will help you amend it is just delaying the inevitable. because the most extraordinary irony of all is that the

. speech by my right honourable friend the memberfor west devon.ll. say this too, it is a novel and unusual approach, we are dealing with an unusual and pressing situation, and therefore i think straining the sinews of what is acceptable can, canjust straining the sinews of what is acceptable can, can just be justified. but equally, the idea that legislation is the sole or the principle solution so this is, i think wrong. . ultimately what is required is an operational solution. and, what is surprising, is that previous, some previous occupants of the home office did not think about that rather more and i know others did and it's a pity they were not acted upon more, but ultimately it will be operational measures that make the real difference, if this can make a real difference and provided there remain the safeguards that my right honourable friend has referred to, i can, with hesitation, live with it. i am indebted to the analysis provided by the society of

_ the difference between devon and cornwall and the west midlands i the difference betweenng questions on behalf of the citizens _ further north. i am asking questions on behalf of the citizens of- on behalf of the citizens of northern— on behalf of the citizens of northern ireland, - on behalf of the citizens of northern ireland, do - on behalf of the citizens of northern ireland, do not l on behalf of the citizens of- northern ireland, do not agree that pa rticuta rty — northern ireland, do not agree that particularly when _ northern ireland, do not agree that particularly when it _ northern ireland, do not agree that particularly when it comes - northern ireland, do not agree that particularly when it comes to - northern ireland, do not agree that particularly when it comes to the i particularly when it comes to the north— particularly when it comes to the north of— particularly when it comes to the north of ireland, _ particularly when it comes to the north of ireland, only— particularly when it comes to the north of ireland, only ireland, i particularly when it comes t

brightening up towards the west, showers at times across eastern northern ireland, pembrokeshire and devonlear skies, mist and fog patches forming across eastern parts of scotland, but especially central southern england where we will have freezing fog, and these are the temperatures in towns and cities. a cold and frosty night but in sheltered glens the temperature could fall to —10, “it in the midlands. lots of sunshine to start tomorrow, crisp and frosty, some freezing fog will only lift into low cloud through the afternoon, the cloud will build towards the west, winds will strengthen and the rain will arrive and with it milder conditions. nine in belfast, 11 in plymouth. it will be a cold day further east. overnight, wednesday into thursday and thursday itself, as this band of rain pushes north and bumps into the cold air we could see disruptive hill snow across northern england and the hills of scotland. low pressure is coming from the atlantic through friday and into the weekend, the weather will remain unsettled. it will be cloudy and wet at times, it will be windy at times. compare

its way north and eastwards across many parts but towards the south—west of england, it is here we have had most of the rain. in devonead to localised flooding. as that rain cleared, a beautiful sunset in devon with those red skies. the rain still with eastern areas, pushing away tonight, still some fairly strong winds around the northern isles of scotland tonight and then further showers will start to spread their way in from the west by a frost free night, temperatures down to four to 6 degrees. friday, showers will move in across western areas. some on the heavy side, blustery winds around the irish coast but was eastern and south—eastern areas of england, here largely dry with sunny spells for much of the day and temperatures for many getting into double figures, eight or nine degrees at the far north. through the evening more persistent rain will spread into northern ireland, south—west of scotland, the wind is starting to pick up here as well and as we go into the weekend, it will remain unsettled with rain at times, strong winds as well, but also a bit of sunshine. saturday morning starts off very wet across w

the outbreak and to say, well, we are not going to close hospitality in devon and cornwall because of whatever is happening in the weste way forward. and i think i mean, it would probably come to this but there would defects in the clearing system. that led to tiering. i think it was worth a try. because of the difficulties with the circuit breaker concept, which, patrick and matt and others have alluded to. that was my hesitation. it wasn't that i was against going into a national lockdown per se, all that i could set my mind absolutely against it, if you look at what i said to the cabinet onjuly the 21st i said we have got to keep this as part of our arsenal. but i thought that a local approach was a sensible one, a regional approach was a sensible way to go. it was worth trying. sensible way to go. it was worth t inc. , sensible way to go. it was worth t in. _ , ., , ., sensible way to go. it was worth t in. , ., ., sensible way to go. it was worth t in. , . ., ,, . trying. this was a matter of spread of infection — trying. this was a matter of spread of infection and _ trying. this was a matter of spread of infect

west. you will hang on to some showers at times, and eastern parts of northern ireland, pembrokeshire, devonnd fog patches forming, some freezing fog in central and southern england. these are temperatures in towns and cities, a cold and frosty night. in sheltered glens temperature could fall away to minus 10. some of the freezing fog will only lift into the afternoon. towards the west, cloud will build, wind will strengthen, rain will arrive. with that will come milder conditions. it is still going to be a cold day. 0vernight, wednesday to thursday, thursday itself, as this band of rain pushes north and bumps into the cold air we could see some disruptive hill snow across northern england and the hills of scotland, but it will be transient, behind it, a return to brighter skies and also some showers. milder across the board. beyond that, low pressure comes in from the atlantic through friday and into the weekend. the weather is going to remain unsettled. it will be cloudy and wet at times. it is also going to be windy at times as well. but compared to the temperatures and weather we had las

west. you will hang on to some showers at times, and eastern parts of northern ireland, pembrokeshire, devonill be across scotland and parts of northern ireland. this evening and overnight clear skies, mist and fog patches forming, some freezing fog in central and southern england. these are temperatures in towns and cities, cold and frosty night. an sheltered cleanser temperature could fall away to —10. a lot of dry weather and sunshine to start the day tomorrow. some of the freezing fog will only lift into the afternoon. towards the west, pride will build, wind will strengthen, rain will arrive. with that will come milder conditions. it is still going to get a cold day. overnight wednesday to thursday, thursday itself, as this band of rain pushes north and pumped into the cold air we could see some disruptive hill snow across northern england and the hills of scotland, but it will be transient, behind it, a return to brighter skies and also some showers. milderacross brighter skies and also some showers. milder across the board. beyond that low pressure comes in from the atlantic through f

fishermen in the south west have been catching and selling bluefin tuna as part of a new pilot fishery. seven of ten licences have been issued in cornwall, and two more in devon250 kilograms and can sell for several thousand pounds. the trial has been extended until the end of the year because of bad weather. but as tamsin melville reports — some conservationists are concerned. landing a bluefin tuna at newlyn. it's heavy work. the biggest we've caught so far is 216 kilos and that made £14 a kilo. so give me a sense of what would i imagine how big that is. that is about two foot taller than me and twice as round. this catch followed the start of a trial in august, granting ten licences for uk fishing boats to catch and sell the huge creature. seven of those licensces are held by cornish vessels, and one newlyn fisherman was instrumental in getting the trial in place. andrew pascoe�*s been monitoring the bluefin tuna for ten years. every year they've been increasing the numbers to the point this year where there's literally thousands of them. in 2021, the bluefin tuna was removed from the endangered list and a study carried out where registered boats were able

however thicker cloud will approach the south—west, approach from the south—west, bringing for bringing outbreaks of rain for devonhe afternoon. but through into the afternoon. but for a better day to come for many a better day to come and chillier to see you again sooi'i. 500“. >> soon. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers spot answers of up. boxt boilers spot answers of weather on gb news as. >> hello. thank you for being a big part of gb news >> we'd like to wish you and your loved ones a christmas season full of comfort and joy, as well as a peaceful and prosperous new year. >> from our family to yours, we are proud to be your channel. >> merry christmas, happy christmas , merry christmas, christmas, merry christmas, happy christmas, merry christmas , merry christmas, merry christmas here on gb news the people's channel. >> merry christmas . christmas everyone. >> it's that magical time of the year again when so many of us are looking forward to all the joy are looking forward to all the joy and togetherness of tomorrow. but just before then, i want to take a moment to thank all those who will be

in devon but is absolute beauties of shower clouds captured by some of our weather watchers and it will feel more like this tomorrow with blue sky and sunshine developing, brightening up from the westwards the near continent —— meandering towards the near continent and swelling showers in south—east england in north—east scotland and longer spells of rain which is set to sink south as we head through the night and still some flood warnings in place, and across england and wales we will keep the cloud and showers and here it will be a milder, frost free start to the day stop across northern scotland, skies will clear and temperatures will drop below freezing and may be frozen fog forming tomorrow morning and tomorrow, the area of low pressure gradually creeps further east and takes the mild air with it so it will turn briefly colder and we still have that northerly wind, and onshore wind towards the eastern coastal areas and he will keep the showers on and off through the day with cloud for central and southern england but a brighter —looking day through south—west england and wales, northern ireland and england and scotland and there will be sunshine around but temperatures will be

west of england. reporter jeff moody to a newly renamed national landscape in north devon .n. welcome to a story about all of us. >> a rebrand and a rename. but why are areas of outstanding natural beauty being reinvented ? natural beauty being reinvented? icaught natural beauty being reinvented? i caught up with jenny carey would from north devon coast national landscapes on a darkening braunton burrows i think we wanted to reflect the change to what we're doing. >> we're very ambitious. we're delivering a lot more nationally . we're contributing towards the government's targets in terms of biodiversity, water management and climate change. and having a new name showed that we have that national commitment. >> national landscapes include dark sky reserves , two areas dark sky reserves, two areas where light pollution is so minimal. the landscapes offer tantalising glimpses of the night sky. the aim of these areas is to deliver natural solutions to the main environmental challenges facing the nation . there are 46 of the nation. there are 46 of these national landscapes dott

west. that will clear away throughout the course of the night, but it will leave with it some a risk of ice on the roads across parts of devonome ice across the north—east of as well north—east of england, as well as eastern areas of as many eastern areas of scotland a result of the snow scotland as a result of the snow showers, you also see some showers, you could also see some icy across parts of icy stretches across parts of northern ireland. so there will be very start be another very cold start tomorrow morning. could be as tomorrow morning. we could be as low seven, minus eight low as minus seven, minus eight once there also be once again. there will also be some fog patches across some freezing fog patches across many central and eastern areas. these could be quite slow to clear . there will also be these could be quite slow to clear. there will also be some showers starting to come in across parts of suffolk . we across parts of suffolk. we could see some sleepiness within this as well. but for many of us, will be a dry day with us, it will be a dry day with some winter sunshine. but temperatures still really struggl

that parts of the south—west that will throughout the will clear away throughout the course of the night, but it will leave with it some a risk of ice on the roads across parts of devon across the a risk of some ice across the north—east of england, well north—east of england, as well as eastern areas of as many eastern areas of scotland as a result of the snow showers. also see some showers. you could also see some icy stretches across parts of northern ireland. so it'll be another cold start tomorrow another very cold start tomorrow morning. be as low as morning. could be as low as minus seven, minus eight once again. be some again. there will also be some freezing fog patches across many central eastern areas . these central and eastern areas. these could be quite slow to clear and there'll also be some showers starting to come in across parts of suffolk . we could see some of suffolk. we could see some sleepiness within this as well. but for many of us, it will be a dry day with some winter sunshine. but temperatures still really struggling , 2 or really struggling, 2 or 3 degrees at best in many places as and then saturday is going to start a very cold note . we

west. that will away throughout the will clear away throughout the course of the night. but it will leave with it some a risk of ice on the roads across parts of devonce across the north—east of england, as well as areas of as many eastern areas of scotland a result of the snow scotland as a result of the snow showers. could also some showers. you could also see some icy across parts of icy stretches across parts of northern ireland. so it'll be another very cold start tomorrow morning. as low as morning. could be as low as minus seven, minus eight. once again. there'll also be some freezing across many freezing fog patches across many central and eastern areas. these could be quite slow to clear. they'll also be some showers starting to come in across parts of suffolk . we could see some of suffolk. we could see some sleepiness within this as well. but for many of us, it will be a dry day with some winter sunshine. but temperatures still really struggling, 2 or 3 degrees at best in many places. and then saturday is going to start on a very cold note. we could be down as low as minus double digits, some crisp sunshine to be mostly across sunshine to

west oxfordshire lost. barnet was oxfordshire was lost. barnet was lost. do you remember that? i do. and i think there were a couple of by—election results as well for that seat down in devon of which escapes me, which had been conservative ever since. it was formed in 19 1800 and something. and so boris was his popularity was waning . i was his popularity was waning. i think if nigel wants to make a serious political impact, there is only one party and it's reform uk. >> oh, you are. you are predictable. listen hold that thought because we have got a little bit more of a pressing matter to talk about this hour. >> we're coming back to you, though, because andrew. >> yes, it's 7:00. the vote will finally take place on the government's roundabout. this is the reading bill. it's it the second reading bill. it's it is unprecedented for a second reading bill by a government with a majority of 60 odd to be defeated. however for if this happens, won't it be the first time since 1986, maggie thatcher and that was on and that was to do sunday trading. yes do with sunday trading. yes which was almost like a conscience issue . conscience issue. >> so that's what nearly well , >> so