The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out what she's called her "moral mission" to heal divisions in the UK by overhauling immigration rules. Her plans include fast-tracking deportations, and making people who have been granted asylum wait longer before they can settle permanently. The Conservatives and Reform UK have said they are a step in the right direction; some Labour backbenchers have condemned the proposals as "dystopian" and "cruel".Also: a death sentence for Bangladesh's exiled former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who has called the verdict "politically motivated".And a new rugby union tournament has been launched which will pit the best of the northern and southern hemisphere nations against each other.
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Home Secretary Pledges Asylum System Overhaul
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said a proposed tightening of asylum rules will help stop illegal immigration from 'tearing the country apart'. Plans that she'll set out in the Commons tomorrow include quadrupling to twenty years the length of time people granted asylum will have to wait before they can settle permanently in the UK. In other news, a clear-up is under way in Monmouth in south Wales after Storm Claudia caused severe flooding, devastating homes and businesses. And one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies has accused the President of putting her life in danger after he branded her a traitor.
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Donald Trump Says He Will Press Ahead With Legal Action Against BBC
Donald Trump has said he will speak to Sir Keir Starmer this weekend about his plans to sue the BBC for the way it edited footage of one of his speeches. The corporation has apologised, but is refusing to pay him compensation. Mr Trump insists he has an "obligation" to press ahead with legal action, saying he is seeking up to five billion dollars. In other news, a leading refugee charity has said the government's plan to allow people granted asylum to stay in the UK only temporarily will not deter small boat crossings. And Storm Claudia causes widespread flooding in Monmouth.
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Chancellor won't raise tax rates in the Budget after all
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has decided against raising income tax in the Budget — following speculation that she might break a key Labour manifesto pledge. Jaguar Land Rover has revealed the stinging cost of the cyber attack that brought the company to a standstill. Plus police investigating claims of an impostor wearing a Rear Admiral's uniform to take part in a Remembrance Sunday event have arrested a 64-year-old man. And: the return of the puffin, after 25 years, to the Isle of Muck near Northern Ireland, after a project to chase away the rats
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An independent review of the Sara Sharif case has identified multiple failings
It's been revealed that a day before Sara Sharif was murdered by her father and stepmother, council workers tried to check on her, but went to the wrong address. Also: A second BBC programme is accused of splicing together two sections of Donald Trump's speech on the day of the Capitol Hill riots. And a bird flu outbreak may have killed tens of thousands of elephant seals in South Georgia.
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