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The Rwanda bill has passed.

It's now time for the Lords to pass this bill too.

This is an urgent national priority.

The treaty with Rwanda is signed and the legislation

which deems Rwanda a safe country has been passed unamended in our elected chamber. There is now

only one question. Will the opposition in the appointed House of Lords try and frustrate

the will of the people as expressed by the elected House,

or will they get on board and do the right thing?

NHS waiting lists, no. Household bills, no. Imminent war in the Middle East, no.

The urgent national priority, as seen by our Prime Minister, is what happens to his signature Rwanda policy.

Yes. Talk about confusing the personal with the national. Rishi Sunak has gambled everything on the Rwanda policy.

Do the rest of the British people feel that this is the most urgent national priority right now?

Probably not, but his pollsters probably telling it is. Welcome to the newsagents. The newsagents. It's John. It's Lewis. It's Emily. And in a moment, we're going to be

looking at an issue that is really ringing alarm bells for a lot of the medical community in terms of patient safety. And that is the developing role of the

physician's associate. What does it mean for all of us when we think we're going to see an actual

doctor? But first, last night, Rishi Sunak won. There was no big defeat for the third reading of the Rwandabille.

And so pleased was he about this that today he went before the journalists, the lobby, to talk about the success of last night, to talk about, well, we've got a plan, they haven't, they're going to spend 28 billion, We're going to cut taxes. I think, have I got the press conference about right?

It was even better than that, John. The prime minister decides to call a press conference in Downing Street where he actually spoke in terms of his remarks for I think about two minutes. I mean, very, very slides.

And he called a press conference in order to, checks notes, lecture the House of Lords about what they might or might not do in the coming weeks.

And then proceeded to take a series of questions from journalists.

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