to the government in 2020 2022. good to see you, thank you for coming onto the programme. rishi sunak has made this as flagship policy, it has dominated politics for much of this year. why is it so important to him? for much of this year. why is it so important to him? ultimately, this is about stepping important to him? ultimately, this is about stopping the important to him? ultimately, this is about stopping the boats. - important to him? ultimately, this is about stopping the boats. if- important to him? ultimately, this is about stopping the boats. if we | is about stopping the boats. if we could look back even just ten years, the idea that 30,000 to 50,000 people were crossing the channel every year, that we have lost control of the borders, would seem incredible. we note is an issue that many of the public feel strongly about, and that is what this is about, and that is what this is about, stopping the boats by deterring people from making that channel crossing in
from attempting such crossings. we ll have more about the bill shortly, first let s go to wimereux near calais our correspondent tom symonds is there: yes, jane. you can see the weather is very calm today. the sea is flat, there is plenty of visibility in the skies are relatively clear. it is perfect whether, as people smugglers and migrants would see it, for crossing the channel to get to the uk, and that is what has been happening, several launches of boats from beaches. this is normally uncovered sand when the tide is out. that was what happened here earlier this morning, watched by a bbc team. a boat was launched, and people tried to get onto it, large numbers of people, about 110 or 112 tried to climb onto the boat. the police were here in attendance. what happened next was a fight between some of the migrants and some of the police. 0ur reporter andrew harding watched what happened. there s a real battle going on on the beach here. must be more than 100 migrants tryin
i will come back to you. let s go to rwanda, our correspondent is there for us and we have had several people asking that question, is rwanda a safe country? i would say that depends on who you are asking and what exactly you mean. it is safe in terms of crime, the statistics show it has a very high safe index, high on the indices of crime safety for crime and that is something that the government often talks about, we are the safest country in the world. i think that is not so far from the truth. as you head the supreme court in britain had some concerns about safety for refugees and the thing is the concern is asylum seekers could be deported from the country they had fled, especially if applications in rwanda were rejected. that is something they have worked on through this treaty signed in december which basically says that s not going to happen. if your asylum application is rejected you can stay in the country, there are resident permits, arrangements for you. that is s
and our correspondent simonjones in dover. it isa it is a big question, how does this bill work? to it is a big question, how does this bill work? ., , ., ., bill work? to understand how the bill work? to understand how the bill works or bill work? to understand how the bill works or what bill work? to understand how the bill works or what is bill work? to understand how the bill works or what is soon - bill work? to understand how the bill works or what is soon to - bill work? to understand how the bill works or what is soon to be . bill work? to understand how the i bill works or what is soon to be law works, we have to understand the underlying asylum system that we now have, this is a brand new assignment system as ofjuly 2023. very simply it says if a person who wants to claim asylum, that means wants to, they are a refugee, if they come to they are a refugee, if they come to the uk via an irregular or also called a legal route, typically a small boat from france,