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Labour leader Keir Starmer vows to scrap Rwanda asylum scheme 'straight away' if he wins election
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'Obviously I'd like it to come down completely, I'm not going to put a false number on it,' Keir Starmer says

Chris Mason asks Labour's leader what success would look like from him pledge to tackle small boat crossings

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'We will restore serious government to our borders, tackle this problem at source, and replace the Rwanda policy permanently'

Labour leader Keir Starmer launches his party's pledge to establish a new 'Border Security Command' to target people smugglers

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“For families having a really tough time, I think they can see the very difficult decisions we’ve taken in order to get the economy back on its feet.'

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tells the latest GDP figures are 'encouraging', but longer term data is more significant.

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“I can’t imagine having a plan to spend £56m, and three years later, only having spent about £20m of it”

CEO of PureGym Humphrey Cobbold says “discipline” and “maintaining momentum” are what's stopping “significant” investment from the government

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“I think it shows poor judgement on the part of Keir Starmer to accept somebody into his party who clearly... does not share
 values”

The Conservatives’ Nigel Huddleston says Natalie Elphicke has spoken against Labour in a “visceral” manner

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Sir Keir Starmer will promise to make Britain's shores 'hostile territory' for people-smuggling gangs, as he sets out details of Labour's plans to tackle small boat crossings.

Political Correspondent Helen Catt explains more on .

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'Rights come with responsibilities, you have the right to defend yourself within international law... it has to be applied indiscriminately, objectively'

Author Grace Blakeley says the UK needs to stop arms sales to Israel

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'When people are offering to repent of their previous views and take the Labour whip... it would be an abrogation of a responsibility to [refuse her]'

Labour's Lisa Nandy says it would be wrong to disallow Natalie Elphicke to defect to Labour

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On tonight’s Any Questions, Alex Forsyth is joined in Sedbergh at St. Andrew’s Parish Church by Kevin Hollinrake, Jonathan Reynolds, Alistair Carmichael and Sarah Swindley.

Listen 8pm Friday / 1.10pm Saturday on BBC Radio 4 on on demand on BBC Sounds.

On tonight’s Any Questions, @AlexForsythBBC is joined in Sedbergh at St. Andrew’s Parish Church by Kevin Hollinrake, Jonathan Reynolds, Alistair Carmichael and Sarah Swindley. Listen 8pm Friday / 1.10pm Saturday on @BBCRadio4 on on demand on @BBCSounds.
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UK government faces backlash over plans to water down rules on banning MPs facing sexual misconduct allegations from Parliament

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Donald Trump is 'often misunderstood' over his commitment to Nato, shadow foreign secretary David Lammy says

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