near the syrian border, at a time and in a manner of its choosing. mr biden blamed the attack on radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq. tehran has denied any involvement in the attack in which three service personnel were killed and 3a injured. our world affairs correspondent paul adams has more. the americans say the attack happened at a base known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it s one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel have been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but it s another very dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond even more strongly than
published after considerable pressure from noble lords from across the house. this document. in this document, the home office was prepared to tell us that the average imagined cost of sending an asylum seeker to a third country however, the detail of the treaty suggest the cost may be higher for sending somebody to rewind. before we begin to fully debate the details of the legislation and its role in the implementation of the rwanda plan, will the minister be clear about how much this plan is actually going to cost? there is bill, whatever its impact, will not address the state of our asylum system. the uk to serve as a managed asylum system that upholds a strong border security and that can process claims fairly, accurately and quickly, a system that can return those with no claim to stay and help those with no claim to stay and help those who rightfully seek sanctuary. that is not our current asylum system. we have a backlog of 100,000 asylum claims waiting for a decision,
monday in parliament. hello again, and welcome to monday in parliament. she was just walking home mps pay tribute to sarah everard, as the home secretary promises to listen to women and girls. too many of us have clutched our keys in our fists in case we need to defend ourselves, and that is not ok. but there s widepread criticism of the way a vigil for sarah was policed. what happened this weekend is a reminder of what happens when police try to completely bypass the views of the communities they serve. also in this programme, fares please stand by for the age of the bus. buses are not just an industry, but they re almost like a social service and fundamentally they help us level up the country. but first, the home secretary has told mps she understands public anger over sarah everard s death, but she warned against protests while covid restrictions are in place. priti patel confirmed that she s started a review into the policing of saturday s vigil on clapham comm
on the last day of this parliament before the general election and june the 8th. coming up, condemnation from labour on the government s brexit strategy. is not the truth that, far from uniting this country, this tory government and its ministers have been dividing it since they took office? but the brexit secretary says, out in the country, there is huge support for theresa may s approach. massive respect for our prime minister, and a belief that she will deliver the best outcome in bracts in negotiations. the government faces more questions over taking child refugees, and parliament comes to a close with the traditional ceremony of pro rich in. as the last two pieces of legislation finish their passage through parliament. but first, theresa may called the election arguing she needed a strong hand in the uk s brexit negotiations. eu ministers are due to meet in luxembourg over the weekend to hammer out their final negotiating position. on wednesday, theresa may met the europ
coming up: after her brexit speech the labour leader challenges theresa may on her eu exit plan. can i urge her to stop the threats of the bargain basement brexit? i have a plan, he does not have a clue. mps demand the government do more to help a persecuted minority in myanmar. according to reports the minority group have been subject to arson, rape and murder. mps try to find out why we waste so much food. and: pretty much everyone hates theirs but could we be about to enter a new era for the passport photo? any of us can send essentially a selfie to the passport office for our passport. but first: there d been mutterings in the commons on tuesday after theresa may decided to make her big brexit speech not in the chamber but to an outside audience. so prime minister s questions was the first chance for mps to grill her directly on her 12 point plan. in her speech theresa may made clear that the uk would not stay in the single market, that mps and peers would get a vote on