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Rwanda Plan Takes Flight?

The UK and Rwandan governments sign a new asylum treaty

The home secretary, James Cleverly has signed a new asylum treaty with the Rwandan government in an attempt to address the concerns of the Supreme Court.

Adam is joined by former home office advisor Claire Pearsall and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s West Africa correspondent Mayeni Jones to unpack what’s in the treaty and why it matters.

And what’s happening at COP28? The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s climate editor Justin Rowlatt and former political strategist to the UNFCC Tom Rivett-Carnac explain what has been going on at the climate conference.

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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Gray with Sam McLaren, Gemma Roper and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

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