Rwanda Bill Revolt (again)
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Today, we look at the return of the Rwanda Bill as the Prime Minister faces a significant potential rebellion from his own side. More than 40 Tory MPs on the right of the party, including Liz Truss, argue the legislation must be toughened up. But former justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland, from the centrist One Nation group of MPs, has backed three changes which would tone down some measures.
James and Chris talk to Robert Jenrick the former Immigration Minister who resigned over the policy in December.
And they are joined by Conservative Peer Lord Ed Vaizey, Pollster Scarlett Maguire and Former Labour MP Mary Creagh to discuss the coming weeks and months in Westminster. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by James Cook. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
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| 0:07.2 | No, it's a long-running thing on newscast |
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| 0:15.0 | show and I say no I've heard I've actually heard that a number of times but so you |
| 0:20.1 | but you have I have it's good I haven't seen tonight's because I've promised to wait and watch the next one with my family. But yeah, it's good. You should you should give it a go. There's lots of twists. It's quite like politics. Like politics, Chris. But anyway, never mind. We've our own show to make, so let's get on with this episode of Newscast. |
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| 0:44.0 | People who say that we were partying simply do not know what they are talking about. |
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| 1:01.0 | The Prime Minister is not under a desk. |
| 1:04.0 | Hello it's James here in the studio in Westminster and |
| 1:07.4 | and it's Chris in Westminster too. |
| 1:09.2 | Here we are and one story is dominated this week Chris't it, which has been this post office scandal. |
| 1:14.8 | But there's one story going to dominate next week, I think, quite likely, and so much as we can forecast. |
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