Refugee. Shes saying its too easy, especially for people who claim to be a member of the Lgbt Community or indeed a woman. They should not, in her views, have an automatic right to asylum. This is going to be barnstorming. Its going to be standing on the world stage in washington, teeing off on illegal migration, Asylum Seekers at half seekers and refugees at half past three, we have all the build up , all controversy build up, all the controversy and reaction. With me and all the reaction. With me patrick. Gb news. Patrick christys on. Gb news. Yeah i dont take your eyes off it because like i said, weve got all that controversy, all the reaction and all the build up coming your way. Gb views of gb views. Com. Do you feel know feel from what we already know about braverman is about what Suella Braverman is likely things that likely to say, those things that ive there ive outlined there that actually do british actually we do have a british home secretary who wants to be world the world stage world leading on the world stage now, but this time when it comes to sense, views and to common sense, gb views and gbnews. Com. Its gbnews. Com. But right now its your headlines. Its 3 02. Im Aaron Armstrong in the newsroom. The mayor of Greater Manchester says he could take legal action against the tory government if the northern leg of hs2 scrapped. The Prime Minister is reportedly alarmed by the runaway cost of the high speed rail link, which is thought to exceed £100 billion. The government has refused to rule out curtailing the project. Andy out curtailing the project. Andy burnham says labour will build hs2 if it wins the election because a failure to do so would have massive implications for the north. For 15 years or more, a kind of many people in the Greater Manchester system have been working hard at the governments request to bring through these plans. Weve devoted hours and hours and hours of time. All of hours and hours of time. All of our Development Plans are linked to it. If they pull the plug, they are kind of ripping the heart out of the Economic Development plan for Greater Manchester and parts of the north. So all options would absolutely be on the table. Absolutely be on the table. Well, as you may have just heard, sir ed daveys been outlining his partys key pledges in a keynote speech in bournemouth. The lib dem leader says the by election successes in tory heartlands recently have been historic. He believes been historic. He believes people are desperate for change from the tories , now, fearing from the tories, now, fearing discrimination for being gay or a woman should not be enough to qualify for asylum. Thats the view of the home secretary, who will question whether the Un Refugee Convention is fit for purpose , says shell tell purpose, says shell tell counterparts in washington on it should be reformed or replaced with something fit for our modern age. The treaty, drawn up modern age. The treaty, drawn up in 1951, protects Asylum Seekers from being returned to a home country if theyre likely to face threats to life or freedom. Its all part of her plan to tackle the refugee crisis. But the shadow cabinet minister, anneliese dodds, says the concern additives are to blame for the influx small boats. For the influx of small boats. Says International Convention sessions are not the reason why the conservative government is failing. In particular to take action against the International People smuggling gangs. Theyre not the reason why the conservative government has such chaos in the asylum system. Theyre not the reason why british taxpayers are paying £8 million a day on accommodation. Million a day on accommodation. Im a, im afraid the responsible party for all of this lies squarely with the conservative government. Meanwhile, red cross officials on the italian island officials on the italian island of lampedusa are rushing to free up space in their Processing Centre for its in expectation of another surge in migrant arrivals. Gb news can reveal the arrivals. Gb news can reveal the camp now has just over 150 residents. A week ago it was deaung residents. A week ago it was dealing with more than 11,000 Scotland Yard will face difficult decisions over how to protect people in london because of a shortage of counterterrorism. 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Newcastle hospitals has apologised for any anxiety or inconvenience caused , but as inconvenience caused, but as a result the health care regulator sought urgent assurances over patient safety. Now most of the letters were to explain what should happen when patients are discharged from hospital, although some crucial test results may have been missed by patients, the trust says unsent letters accounted for less than 0. 3 of all patient contact. But 0. 3 of all patient contact. But what companies will have to return £114 million to customers after falling short of set standards . The regulator , ofwat, standards . The regulator, ofwat, says most companies have failed to meet the key targets of reducing pollution leakage and supply interruptions. Customer satisfaction is also down at thames. Water will be hit the hardest, having to return £101 million. Southern water will have to pay back 43 million. Workers in the uk are taking more sick days now than at any time in the last decade. New research from the chartered institute for professional Development Shows that staff took on average 7. 8 sick days in the past year , up from 5. 8 the past year, up from 5. 8 before the pandemic. Its blaming stress , covid and the blaming stress, covid and the cost of living crisis. The biggest cause for long term absences is poor. Mental health and vehicle scams have soared by 74, costing victims on average almost £1,000, a potential buyers are being duped by fake posts on social Media Advertising vehicles that dont exist. Theyll often be encouraged to pay a deposit , and encouraged to pay a deposit, and sometimes theyre even paying the full amount up front. Despite not seeing the car in person, people aged. Between 25 person, people aged. Between 25 and 34 are those most likely to be stung. We are live across the be stung. We are live across the uk in your car radio on Digital Radio, on your Smart Speaker to just say play gb news. Thats it from me. Now back to. Patrick from me. Now back to. Patrick more massive show coming your way today because today Suella Braverman is expected to stand on the world stage and tell the world what it needs to hear. That the current laws and definitions around refugees, Asylum Seekers and Illegal Migrants are outdated , migrants are outdated, nonsensical and in need of urgent change. It is time for britain to be world leading, world leading when it comes to common sense, it should be common sense, it should be common sense, it should be common sense that somebody who enters your country illegally, having passed through numerous safe countries and then makes a speech case for asylum , they speech case for asylum, they should be classed as an illegal immigrant. That is essentially what the governments illegal migration bill seeks to do. But of course it goes against the un , which forces nations to not discriminate against those who illegally cross borders and break into nations. Thats quite clearly, in my view, needs to change. And that, i believe, is what shes going to ask for. Her case centres around the number 780 million. Its a large number, isnt it . But that is the amount of people that she claims will be able to class themselves as refugees under the current outdated definition. Well where are they heading . I mean, europe mostly, and britain may well be their final destination. That is unsustained bill. That is ridiculous and it needs to be stopped. The world needs to be stopped. The world needs to be stopped. The world needs to accept that. Secondly, she will say that being gay or a woman doesnt give you an automatic right to asylum. This automatic right to asylum. This has caused a huge amount of controversy. But shes right. Controversy. But shes right. You shouldnt have an automatic right to asylum based on your gender or your alleged sexual orientation. There has to be a genuine for case persecution. But that is also based on the other and arguably most important point that she, as we understand , is set to make the understand, is set to make the treaty currently obliges signatories to take in people coming directly from a place where their life or freedom is at threat. But uk courts often approve claims from people who have spent time in other safe countries before reaching britain and interpretation on thatis britain and interpretation on that is shared by the un high commissioner on refugees. That is shared by the un high commissioner on refugees. This is madness and this is wrong that promotes fake refugee tourism and that is what britain is facing at the moment. She is set to say that nobody coming across the channel from france is in urgent need. Good. This is is in urgent need. Good. This is why everybody should think france is a safe country and people make a personal choice as to whether or not they want to get in a boat and come to britain. What we have here, by the looks things, is the home the looks of things, is the home secretary for secretary standing up for britain whose direct interests and the British Public on the world stage and saying what too many World Leaders are too afraid to say. Shes got more afraid to say. Shes got more balls than most people. And i balls than most people. And i say all power to her. The Un Refugee Convention needs reform. Everyone can see it. But apparently its only the home secretary from britain who is willing to stick her neck out and tell everyone how it really is good on. Her that were is good on. Her that were geanng is good on. Her that were gearing up for this big speech here. Its supposed to take place at around 330. We will have all the controversy afterwards as well from the usual types , doubt. Gb views usual types, no doubt. Gb views gbnews. Com. If she goes on to say that 780 Million People are potentially on their way to europe or britain, that people crossing the channel are not in urgent need that to urgent need that we need to change the definition of a refugee Asylum Seeker in to refugee and Asylum Seeker in to order meet modern standards. Basically and stop economic grifters would she have your full support . Do you think that other World Leaders actually will fall in line behind her . But crucially , she is, as she but crucially, she is, as she well knows , as she is about to well knows, as she is about to face a barrage of criticism and hate from people . And it takes stern stuff to know that and do it. Most people havent got that it. Most people havent got that. Well, the italian island of lampedusa is, of course, the gateway to europe for many migrants. And our home and migrants. And our home and security editor mark white is there for us. Mark, thank you very, very much. Its great to have you there on the ground at this in time times this moment in time and at times perfectly with suella perfectly with what Suella Braverman expect it braverman is as we expect it about say. So could you give about to say. So could you give us bit of a heads up on us a little bit of a heads up on that . You are at the that . And you are at the absolute coalface kind absolute coalface of the kind of thing shes about, thing that shes talking about, 780 Million People potentially about europe as a about to enter europe as a result of our current definition of refugees. Take it away, mark. Well , thats certainly the well, thats certainly the number that would be eligible for Refugee Status if they were to move and to claim it. But obviously only only a fraction of that number are on the move at the moment. We dont know what the future holds, but this is very much the frontline of europes migration crisis as it is europes most southerly island in the mediterr , iranian island in the mediterr, iranian and already so far since just june 60th, 2000 people have crossed and they have been processed here at the Migrant Centre for the red cross in lampedusa and in terms of italy as a whole. So people that have come to lampedusa, to other italian islands and to the mainland, all ready this year. Patrick, its 130,000 whove crossed the Italian Government believed that it will easily top 200,000 by the end of the year. So that just gives you an indication of how significant the problem is. Thats one country reports. 200,000 likely country reports. 200,000 likely migrants by the end of the year with that doesnt take into consideration those migrants who are crossing in their thousands to the greek islands or indeed to the greek islands or indeed to Spanish Islands in the mediterranean and over the other side in the atlantic, going up to the canaries and all the other routes that are coming into the European Union through the west and balkans and other routes. As i say, patrick, here, its been a particularly busy penod. Its been a particularly busy period. And just a week ago , period. And just a week ago, 11,000 migrants crossed the mediterranean. What theyre doing at the moment, you can see all of the activity here, Police Activity , as well as red cross activity, as well as red cross volunteers. Theyre rushing in to ensure that this Migrant Centre is empty to be able to deal with what they believe will be another rush of migrant boats when the winds die down that have been busy over the last five days ago have been quite high by the wind. So i was speaking to serena cornelia , who speaking to serena cornelia, who is the supervisor for all of the red cross camps across italy. Red cross camps across italy. And she gave us an indication of just how theyre preparing. Just how theyre preparing. If you have a lot of people is more difficult to give the support. But we try to give food, give kit, give psychological support and Health Support to all the people inside the centre. We have specialised team of psychologists, doctors and operators and volunteers that work with minors. So we that work with minors. So we have tried to take care of all the people inside the centre. The people inside the centre. And how are you preparing for the possibility of more boats when the weather improves . Yes , absolutely. Yes. We are yes, absolutely. Yes. We are preparing kids with clothes, hygiene kits , food kits in the hygiene kits, food kits in the way to be prepared at the arrival. Now you can understand arrival. Now you can understand how many people in the uk might feel that this sweltering hot italian island , just not that italian island, just not that far from the north african coast, is really relevant to what they are living day to day in the uk. But we know now because previous crossings have told us so, that many of the migrants who cross into to Southern Europe from north africa eventually make their way up to the northwest coast of france or get across to the uk and then enter many hundreds of hotels right across the country , right across the country, depriving communities of that much needed facility. Much needed facility. About 3 30. Were going to go to washington and hear from Suella Braverman. Shes talking about it on the international stage. Youre there in lampedusa, which is a gateway stage. Youre there in lanmanysa, which is a gateway stage. Youre there in lanmany people h is a gateway stage. Youre there in lan many people to s a gateway stage. Youre there in lanmany people to , a gateway stage. Youre there in lanmany people to , asgateway stage. Youre there in lanmany people to , as youve for many people to, as youve just said, then travel through europe get to places like europe and get to places like dunkirk. Mark, where theres been rather lot of activity been rather a lot of activity today. Yeah, its been a lot of activity on the northwest french coast, and thats because patrick, just like here in lampedusa , where the winds have lampedusa, where the winds have played a part in stopping the small boats for the past five days, its been the same in the engush days, its been the same in the english channel, but for a longer period, nine days. But the French Police, the riot police, the crs moved in first thing this morning, uh, to a migrant camp near dunkirk, a camp home to hundreds of migrants. Camp home to hundreds of migrants. Uh, camp home to hundreds of migrants. Uh, the camp home to hundreds of migrants. Uh, the human camp home to hundreds of migrants.