Nigel Farage will be accused of wanting to "take Britain backwards" by vowing to scrap trade agreements between the UK and EU, as the government seeks a.. Sky News
On Tuesday morning Reform UK leader Nigel Farage delivered a speech in Oxford announcing that the UK would leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if his party were in power. Reform sees the convention as a barrier to its planned deportation of people who have entered Britain illegally and remain in the country at the expense of taxpayers. But what might be the unintended consequences of such a move? Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
If you want a dissection of whether the £10bn cost of Reform UK's new deportation policy is an underestimate, the analysis that follows is going to disappoint. Sky News
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accuses Nigel Farage of “copying our homework” after Reform UK revealed its plan to stop illegal migration to the country by deporting people arriving on small boats and leaving the ECHR. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Nigel Farage says Reform UK's plans to deport asylum seekers en masse will save "tens and possibly even hundreds of billions of pounds" in the decades ahead and the UK will leave the ECHR and repeal the Human Rights Act of 1998. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook insists the government are “not planning to either withdraw permanently or temporarily” from the European Convention on Human Rights but admits the ECHR does need “reform”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Hadush Kebatu has arrived at Colchester Magistrates' Court in Essex, where the Ethiopian asylum seeker is on trial for sexual assault. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Energy Security Minister Michael Shanks says any rise in energy prices is a "concern" for the government, but insists that they will support the most vulnerable households this winter. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan will roll out a campaign encouraging people to use headphones when playing music on the capital’s public transport. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
41-year-old asylum seeker Hadush Kebatu arrives at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Epping. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says Nigel Farage should “apologise” for illegal migration, saying “it was Farage’s Brexit that caused the small boats”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a candid and wide-ranging speech in the UK Parliament during his historic state visit. From pledging unwavering support to Ukraine, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, and urging France and Britain to protect the post-WWII international order — to cracking unexpected jokes and addressing Brexit tensions — Macron's speech had it all.
Watch the full speech and catch all the key moments, commentary, and reactions from this high-stakes diplomatic visit.
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