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. Ridge asked Nandy whether she agreed with Oliver Dowden that circumstances had forced the government to implement the Rwanda policy. Nandy disagreed strongly with the government’s method, claiming Labour would handle it differently:
Kate Forbes – ‘Decisions in the SNP have been taken by too few people’
SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes talked to Laura Kuenssberg shortly after the resignation of the party’s chief executive Peter Murrell had capped a period of extreme turmoil. Forbes spoke about how she thought the party should regain the trust of its members:
Miguel Berger – ICC arrest warrant for Putin means ‘accountability at the highest level’
Finally, German ambassador Miguel Berger spoke to Sophy Ridge about the implications of the arrest warrant issued against the Russian leader by the ICC. He claimed it was an important move, but suggested it might further harden Putin’s position on the war.
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