around the government s plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda, which you remember faced a send some asylum seekers to rwanda, which you rememberfaced a number of legal challenges as soon as they were introduced more than a year and a half ago. the government is expected to introduce a bill that ministers say it will aim to block the legal challenges. there is debate within the conservative party about how far that bill should go, what that bill should include. the first thing is, suella braverman saying, it must come in her view, to supply the european convention on human rights. the second thing, suella braverman was sacked by rishi sunak as home secretary and since then she has really been seen as a potential flag then she has really been seen as a potentialflag bearer then she has really been seen as a potential flag bearer for the then she has really been seen as a potentialflag bearerfor the right potential flag bearer for the right of potentialflag bearerfor the r
positions. is that a fair analysis, do you think? positions. is that a fair analysis, do you think? got completely but i understand do you think? got completely but i understand their do you think? got completely but i understand their point do you think? got completely but i understand their point of - do you think? got completely but i understand their point of view. - do you think? got completely but i understand their point of view. for nicola sturgeon s evidence, she asks, do i agree with michael gove s decisions and whether collegiate? yes, and she also goes on to say there were some suggestions she made about policy the uk government did not follow up. but she did not necessarily expect us to do so. it is in the nature of devolution that decision making on a uk wide level we take by the uk government, it is better that is informed by the views of the devolved administrations, and i always thought to make colleagues aware of how devolved administrations felt and
rishi sunak, now prime minister, then chancellor, had launched the eat out to help out scheme to get people back into restaurants and pubs over that first summer of covid in 2020. but he had not consulted them before launching that. clearly, they made it clear, they took something of a dim view of that. that was last week, that was the science, this week we are back with the politicians. today, starting this morning with sadiq khan, mayor of london, and we also have mayors from the north west of england, steve rotherham, liverpool, greater manchester, andy burnham, couple of elements there, remember, there were restrictions brought in on a hot dry basis initially in the autumn of 2020 to effectively try to play wacko mole as hotspots popped up. that then gave way to a more structured tiers system which was supposed to solve some of the regularities and standardise the procedure across the country. i suspect we will get into a lot of that, plus other questions like sadiq khan
goes to the point i made about the advantage of the politicians and decision makers and cobra having their own experiences, it is not a criticism, is an observation, very few there could understand. intergenerational households, people live with mum, dad, grandfather, parents. also, to get around london you have to use buses, and the tube. some breaking news, this is about a deal that the british medical association has reached with the government over pay and conditions of senior doctors. there has in long running disputes. more on this with our health editor in the newsroom. there have been several weeks of talks and we have not been very clear that what the outcome is going to be. but we havejust learned clear that what the outcome is going to be. but we have just learned that the british medical association consultants committee has agreed a deal with health officials for england, endorsed by ministers, that will at least be put to members. that will last two months. that
would be a very, very bad outcome for britain. the chancellor, philip hammond, has said leaving the eu without a deal would be a very, very bad outcome for britain. at least 62 people are killed in a forest fire in central portugal. three days of mourning have been declared. and french people are voting in the final round of parliamentary elections, with president macronâs new party heading for a big majority. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the leader of kensington and chelsea council has told the bbc his officials are working round the clock following the grenfell tower fire. there s been criticism of the local authority which has been accused that it isn t doing enough to help those affected. many residents have said they ve received little or no assistance, although the authority has insisted it s committed to supporting anyone affected. church services have been held today to remember the victims of the blaze, as simon jones reports. voiceover: after the