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BBCNEWS BBC June 22, 2024



and that comes with further scrutiny about his ideas and his political record. it's more like a police interview! laughter. he was asked about views he'd expressed in the past about vladimir putin. he'd previously said he disliked the russian president but admired him as a political operator, and that the invasion of ukraine was a consequence of western expansion. the reform uk leader said he had predicted the war ten years ago. i stood up in the european parliament in 2014 and i said, and i quote, "there will be a war in ukraine." why did i say that? it was obvious to me that the ever—eastward expansion of nato and the european union was giving this man a reason, to his russian people, to say "they're coming for us again," and to go to war. home secretary james cleverly accused him of echoing putin's vile justification for the invasion, and there was criticism too from labour. the only aggressor in ukraine is vladimir putin, and it is shocking that nigel farage chooses to align himself with putin. he's become a putin apologist. mr farage said last night that putin was wrong to invade, the eu was wrong to expand eastwards, and "the sooner we realise this, the closer we will be to ending the war and delivering peace. " he was also challenged on his views around climate change. he said he wasn't arguing the science, but called the government's net—zero plans "mad," and he was asked about comments he once made about king charles. the king — i mean, he wasn't the king then — and i can't speak ill of the monarch, obviously! but he did used to say... you said he was stupid. he did used to say that carbon dioxide was a pollutant, which i thought was a very stupid comment. and it's the issue of the environment which is likely to dominate campaigning this morning. sir ed davey has put the state of britain's waterways front and centre of the lib dem campaign. today the party says it would protect chalk streams from environmental disaster, with tougher regulations on sewage dumping. labour are also talking about water cleanliness, with a pledge to introduce new powers that they say could make law—breaking water bosses face criminal charges. the conservatives said they'd already taken clear action to tackle the issue, with further investment and a quadrupling of inspections. jack fenwick, bbc news, westminster. so what does ukraine make of misty farage's comments? our security correspondent, gordon corera is in kyiv. there has not been any official reaction from authorities here to nigel farage osma comments although one source in the presidential office did tell the bbc that in their words, the virus of vladamir putin unfortunately affects people and can be even worse in its consequences than kameni and at that virus needs to be nipped in the bud. you can hear from virus needs to be nipped in the bud. you can hearfrom the virus needs to be nipped in the bud. you can hear from the town of those comments, the weariness here, the sense that they have heard this before and they associate that kind of comment with the language of vladamir putin and of russia. the idea that somehow it was ukraine and its allies which provoked russia, rather than ukraine having been subject to an unprovoked attack first in 2014 and then the full—scale invasion in 2022. so i think there is a weariness at having heard these kind of comments and annoyance but not necessarily an on the record reaction to them at this point from ukrainian officials. tell us more about _ point from ukrainian officials. tell us more about the latest russian missiles that have been directed at ukraine. , ., ., ., ukraine. yes, overnight, another barraue ukraine. yes, overnight, another barrage of— ukraine. yes, overnight, another barrage of russian _ ukraine. yes, overnight, another barrage of russian missiles - ukraine. yes, overnight, another barrage of russian missiles and i barrage of russian missiles and drones targeting ukraine. 29 in all, 13 of the rooms were shut down but four of the missiles did get through and hit in lviv in the west and an area in the south—east. in those cases, the target was clearly energy facilities and this is part of an ongoing russian campaign, to target those critical energy facilities and power transmission. those critical energy facilities and powertransmission. it those critical energy facilities and power transmission. it is having some effect, they have a ready scheduled blackouts in parts of the country because of this long—running campaign and these new attacks have certainly done some damage and it looks like there will be some changes to those schedules. so, clear emphasis here in ukraine on both the need to protect those facilities and that requires more air defence, orair defence facilities and that requires more air defence, or air defence missiles which have been promised but which are very much needed and said to work to repair those facilities but clearly a sense here that western support remains vital in order to protect ukraine from that ongoing russian campaign targeting energy resources with more on this, let's speak to harry farley, our political correspondent. the political news today is dominated in one way by what the parties are doing and another way is thath ruling, the harry potter thatjk ruling, the harry potter author and of course a former labour member who has denoted substantial sums to the party in the past, she has written in the times today saying that she will struggle to support the party. this is in relation to the party's stance on gender identity. she says as long as labour remains dismissive and often offensive towards women and women fighting to retain their rights, i will struggle to support them and she says the women who were not be quiet did not leave labour, labour abandoned them. if you remember, sir keir starmer was asked about his previous criticism of rosie duffield, the former labour mp and now labour candidate for canterbury in kent, she has said that only women have a cervix and sir keir starmer privacy criticised her for making those remarks. he has changes position and said that biologically, she was right but that he was concerned about the toxicity of this debate around gender identity and thatis debate around gender identity and that is why he criticised her. jk rowling not convinced by that and saying, if you choose to patronise rather than address women's concerns, i don't trust your judgment and i have a poor opinion of your character. writing in the times is paper today, that makes the front page today. this is a very sensitive issue for the labour party because there are deep divisions within the party over the question of gender identity and particularly self identification. the party has changed its stance. it says in the manifesto it would not allow self identification, which is someone can change their identity without a medical certificate, it would protect single sex spaces but i think this article byjk rowling will highlight those divisions and disagreements within the party itself. ~ . itself. over the weekend, water auali itself. over the weekend, water quality seems — itself. over the weekend, water quality seems to _ itself. over the weekend, water quality seems to be _ itself. over the weekend, water quality seems to be really - itself. over the weekend, water quality seems to be really a - itself. over the weekend, water quality seems to be really a keyj quality seems to be really a key issue of the day for labour and also the liberal democrats? yes. issue of the day for labour and also the liberal democrats?— the liberal democrats? yes, both those parties _ the liberal democrats? yes, both those parties campaigning - the liberal democrats? yes, both those parties campaigning on - the liberal democrats? yes, both - those parties campaigning on sewage. labour talking about a promise to block water company bosses from receiving bosses if they are not meeting targets, until they have cleaned up their filth, meeting targets, until they have cleaned up theirfilth, in liverworts. the lib dems talking about their plans to make chalk streams cleaner through their blue flag scheme. the conservatives responding to that saying they have taken clear action to tackle water pollution in rivers and streams, talking about their legal requirements for water companies to reduce discharges and also the investment they have put in, but sewage has become a majorfactor in his campaign but if you for the lib dems, they have put it front and centre of their campaign and both labour and centre of their campaign and both labourand lib centre of their campaign and both labour and lib dems are looking to highlight what they would do on sewage today as we go into this weekend. the international committee of the red cross says its offices in gaza have been damaged by shelling, which killed 22 people who'd sought shelter around its compound. it said all parties had an obligation to take precautions to avoid harm to civilians and humanitarian facilities. the icrc did not say who had carried out the attacks, adding the international committee of the red cross says its offices that it was the most recent incident to have endangered civilian lives. an israel defense forces spokesman told the bbc that initial inquiries suggested there was no indication that it had carried out a strike in the area but added that the incident was under review. the raid comes as a simmering conflict between israel and the lebanese armed group his brother risks turning into a wider regional war. the two sides have exchanged fire across the lebanon—israel border in recent weeks. hezbollah says it is fighting israel to support hamas in gaza. israel's military said that operational plans for an offensive in lebanon had been approved and validated. 0ur middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, has been to the israeli side of the border this week, and has this report. war empties neighbourhoods. here on israel's northern border, many say war is also the way to get residents back. david has refused to leave. even when rockets landed right in front of his house a few weeks ago. shrapnel slicing through the walls, missing him by inches. it has made him even more determined to stay. every day, every night, bombs, and i was born here. if you live here one night, you will go crazy. very, very strong problem. bombs, rockets. why? rockets hit this area every week. this slipped past israel defences last friday, hitting a street outside the mayor's office. the us is pushing hard for a diplomatic solution here but the mayor says full—scale war is the only way out. translation: sitting - here like lambs to slaughter, just waiting for the day they attack us like we saw in the south, it is unacceptable. everyone understands the choices between the war now or later. i don't think there is any country in the world that would accept daily firing against its citizens. israel has been striking back across the border and talking up preparations for a full—scale offensive against his brother, who have vowed that nowhere in israel would be spared. tough talk is a part of both sides�*s deterrence but it can also spotlight the path to war. it looks like they shot it. tom was out when a rocket hit his house right on the border. what a rocket can do to one house! everything isjust ruined, it is crazy. he says israel's leadership has failed. the biggest failure of our army and our country was not on the 7th of october, the day of the leaders. there is growing pressure in israel for a ceasefire in gaza. that would likely calm tensions in the north as well. but israel's prime minister is keeping both conflicts going, mortgaged by his promise to far right government allies to destroy hamas before ending the gaza war. playing for time is his specialty. but the longer this conflict goes on, the more it turns into playing with fire. rescue teams searching for a british teenager missing in tenerife have been focusing on a ravine. 19—year—old jay slater hasn't been heard from since monday morning. no trace of him has been found, despite the use of drones, dogs and a helicopter. in his home town in lancashire, people have been tying blue ribbons, hoping for his safe return. ang searches are receiving this morning behind me. that is the area where jay slater was last seen. that itself has raised so many questions about his disappearance. what was he doing there? who were those two men that he met at an after party in the early hours of monday, that he got into a car with an then drove 40 minutes to that village in those mountains behind me? this is adding to the anguish for friends and family who are trying to piece together these events. and also, there have been questions about the police investigation. earlier this week we spoke to his friend, lucy, who was saying she wanted the police in britain to assist the spanish police with their investigation we know that that offer of assistance came yesterday from lancashire police but the police here turned around and said, we believe we have the resources we need for this investigation. that's recap on what those resources are. the police have told us they have been working with a team of 16 firefighters, local police, mountain rescuers, using sniffer dogs, drones, helicopter, dipping down into the ravine and that area where he was last seen. let us go over his last known movements to try and understand what happened. at the early hours of that monday morning, he met those two men, went to that village in the car. at about 7:30, he posted a photograph on his snapped account showing him at a property. we have spoken to a neighbour who said that she saw him at a bus stop, he was asking her about when the next bus would be. she said he would have to wait for two hours and at that point, he walked away and she saw him walking further into the mountains. we understand he then called his friend, lucy, and he said that he was going to have to start walking back to his accommodation but that was a ten hour walk. lucy was telling us she was really worried about him, he had just shorts and a t—shirt, no water or sunscreen. it is hot here at the moment, hot during the day, cold at night. when they had that conversation, suddenly his mobile phone cut out. a lot of concerns about the circumstances there, what he was doing there in the first place. he was meant to be home in lancashire this weekend. due to be flying about yesterday but instead, his mother and father are here on the island, anxiously waiting for news. being supported by people back home as you saw. 0ver £25,000 has been raised for the family, too, which will give them some support and help, isuppose, but they which will give them some support and help, i suppose, but they are facing this harsh reality of everyday, waking up here, wondering where19—year—olds everyday, waking up here, wondering where 19—year—olds jay slater is. today marks the sixth national windrush day, which was established to honour the british caribbean community and commemorate the arrival of hmt empire windrush. this comes as official figures show nearly 150 compensation claims submitted by people affected by the windrush scandal have been awaiting a final decision for at least a year. the home office said it was committed to making sure those affected got the compensation they deserved. let's speak to timi 0kuwa, who is the ceo of the black equity 0rganisation. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. tell us first of all my today are such a significant day. figs today are such a significant day. is you said, windrush day marks the anniversary of the arrival of the windrush generation to the uk and for us, we recognise those who arrived and their descendants for their enormous contributions they have made to britain during its recovery after the second world war and that they have continued to mackerras and is. the anniversary as a symbolic moment, notjust for the windrush generation, but also for people from the commonwealth as well who have all come to the uk since then and have become contributory citizens to the country.— citizens to the country. many recommendations _ citizens to the country. many recommendations were - citizens to the country. many| recommendations were made citizens to the country. many . recommendations were made as citizens to the country. many - recommendations were made as to citizens to the country. many recommendations were made as to how the windrush generation who had been discredited against and how they were classified should receive compensation and how the scandal should be put right, but the former home secretary suella braverman didn't do anything about those reckoned additions but there has now been a development? yes. reckoned additions but there has now been a development?— been a development? yes, after the home secretary _ been a development? yes, after the home secretary last _ been a development? yes, after the home secretary last year _ been a development? yes, after the j home secretary last year abandoned three of the 30 recommendations that wendy williams made, we then put together with mr donald, we were an intervenor on his case, to ask the legal system to ensure that the recommendations were put back in place, so the ruling this week is a significant victory for the windrush generation and the descendants who are very pleased that the judge has upheld two of the three recommendations, which is the establishment of the migrants commissioner but also the reviewing of the independent chief inspector of the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, so this isjust the beginning. there is still crucial work that needs to be done to fully address and rectify best practices and injustices because the government, successive governments have repeatedly failed the windrush generation. this pattern of elect and mistreatment must come to an end so we are anyplace that as a result of bringing this case, those recommendations have been put back in place. but also, peo as well as other activists as well as wendy williams and others will continue to hold the next government to account to ensure all of those recommendations are fully implanted and executed. mb? recommendations are fully implanted and executed-— and executed. why do you believe there has been _ and executed. why do you believe there has been such _ and executed. why do you believe there has been such a _ and executed. why do you believe there has been such a delay - and executed. why do you believe there has been such a delay in - there has been such a delay in seeing the progress you want? well. seeing the progress you want? well, i think it is a — seeing the progress you want? well, i think it is a series _ seeing the progress you want? well, i think it is a series of— seeing the progress you want? well, i think it is a series of things. - seeing the progress you want? well, i think it is a series of things. i - i think it is a series of things. i think sometimes when it comes to the windrush generation or black people within the uk, there are certain times that we have to fight to ensure our voices are heard. the compensation scheme that has been put in place to ensure that the windrush generation are reimbursed is quite complex and quite slow. many claimants have died before receiving compensation so there needs to be a streamlined approach to that work. we work with the actual forensic quality to put in place a windrush manifesto where we are we are asking the next government to review the current compensation scheme and make sure it is more streamlined, make sure they can provide legal aid support for the claimants. many claimants have died while having waiting for their claims to be heard and i also think that having an appeal process by an independent body removed from the home office will

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