Minister defends UK Labour government record in Wales

Tunbridge Wells MP Mike Martin calls for "Covid-style" help in wake of water disruption https://t.co/z096XfTRJA

On this week’s Any Questions, @AlexForsythBBC is joined at Northfield School & Sports College in Teesside by Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Christopher Hope, Gillian Tett, and Graham Stuart MP. Listen 8pm Friday / 1.10pm Saturday on @BBCRadio4 or on demand on @BBCSounds. #BBCAQ

“Taking us out of the European Court of Human Rights I think is absolutely fundamental to allow us to take back control of our borders Conservative Kieran Mullan says leaving the ECHR is a “genuine, concrete plan” to overhaul the asylum system #bbcqt

“The silent majority of British people are crying out for politicians to come up with practical solutions” Lib Dem Daisy Cooper says there is an “enormous frustration” with “broken promises” on migration, and calls for a doubling of asylum caseworkers to clear the backlog

“You are a government of cowards, because you won’t tell people the truth about migration” The Green Party’s Zack Polanski says society is “feeling broken” because of years of austerity, and “fair and managed” immigration is “a positive thing for the country” #bbcqt

“Britain is a soft touch and what Labour has done is pour gasoline on a fire the Tories created” Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf accuses Labour of using “sleight of hand” on deportation numbers, and says immigration is “unfair” on British people #bbcqt

“We’ve made some progress… but we know we’ve got to go further” Labour’s Mike Tapp says he “understands fully” the “strength of feeling” on illegal immigration, and calls on people across the political spectrum to “unite” around fixing the asylum system, not “feed division”

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accuses BBC of double standards after racism allegations

Government pledges to stop children growing up in B&Bs

Six-month unfair dismissal right to begin from 2027

The government will commit to bringing in enhanced protections against unfair dismissal from the start of 2027, as part of its employment rights reforms. Political Correspondent @HarryFarley_ explains more. #R4Today

'The big change we want to make is put a proper roof over our children's heads' Local Government minister Alison McGovern told #BBCBreakfast the government has pledged to stop children growing up in B&Bs and to make childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit as

Lib Dems call for farming equivalent of Teach First scheme

UK and Norway form naval alliance to hunt Russian submarines

Crypto investor Christopher Harborne donates record £9m to Reform UK

Jeremy Corbyn makes pantomime cameo as Wizard of Oz-lington

Less than meets the eye to Keir Starmer's words on Brexit, @hzeffman writes https://t.co/WHz2JL5cLN

MP calls for more support for children of alcoholics

New mayoral elections to be delayed in two areas of England