Oliver Dowden – the unions have a decent deal now, ‘let’s move forward’
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden faced up to the media this morning to speak on a number of issues, beginning with the NHS strikes. Dowden claimed the government had always been willing to engage with the unions, but Laura Kuenssberg questioned why they had taken so long to come to an agreement, to the detriment of the public:
Dowden – ‘I am confident Rwanda is safe for people’
Oliver Dowden also spoke to Sky’s Sophy Ridge about the government’s policy of sending asylum seekers to be processed in Rwanda. Ridge pointed out that Suella Braverman had only invited right-leaning media organisations with her on her trip to Rwanda, and suggested that the government might be trying to avoid scrutiny. She asked whether Rwanda was a safe destination for everyone:
Lisa Nandy – Rwanda policy is ‘unethical and unworkable’
Sophy Ridge interviewed Lisa Nandy, the shadow levelling up secretary, on the same issue.
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