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'We are moving beyond rhetoric'

Our political correspondent Tamara Cohen now asks Kemi Badenoch how her migration cap would be different to previous targets - which were never met.

The Tory leader says she believes previous caps didn't work because there was an "assumption" that simply stating a number was "enough".

"And then hoping that things would work themselves out."

Mrs Badenoch says her Conservative Party will "explain" how they will reach a set number.

"We are moving beyond rhetoric," she says. 

"I am not somebody who just talks."

'We would not have cancelled Rwanda plan'

Now taking questions, Kemi Badenoch is asked whether it is still an aim of the Conservative Party to reintroduce the failed Rwanda scheme.

The Conservative leader says the party believe a deterrent is "necessary".

She adds: "It is not just us who thinks this, [European Commission chief]  Ursula von der Leyen has said that offshore processing is going to be required.

"Now, we don't know where we are going to be in four years' time, it may be that there have been changes with what the Rwandan government is offering... but we certainly still want a deterrent.

"We would not have cancelled the Rwanda plan before it had even got started - like Labour did."

The Tory fightback against Reform starts here

Our chief political correspondent Jon Craig has outlasted plenty of Conservative leaders and plenty of the party's greatest hits were on show during Kemi Badenoch's immigration speech.

Notably she pledged a "strict numerical cap" were the Tories to come back into power - something David Cameron and a host of his successors also used to talk about.

Jon says she was very much "preaching to the Tory activists", trying to "show them she's tough on migration".

She also criticised Labour for scrapping the Rwanda plan.

"A rallying cry to the Tories' core vote," says Jon, as the spectre of Reform's Nigel Farage hangs over her party.

Farage and his allies are "proving to be a real threat", and riding high in the opinion polls at the moment.

"The Tory fightback against Reform starts here."

Badenoch sets out five-point plan on immigration - and follows ex-Tory PMs in pledging cap on numbers

Continuing her speech, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch admits her party "got it wrong" on immigration in the past.

She now sets out a five-point plan, with plans to review every policy, treaty, and part of our legal framework - including the European Convention of Human Rights and the Human Rights Act.

Mrs Badenoch says: "On behalf of the Conservative Party, it is right that I as the new leader accept responsibility and say truthfully we got this wrong.

"I more than understand the public anger on this issue. I share it.

"The Conservatives will develop a detailed plan for immigration to put before the British public before the next election."

The Tory leader lays out a five-point plan:

• To place a "strict numerical cap" on immigration, with "visas only for those who will make a substantial and clear overall contribution";
• A "fully transparent approach" - publishing all the data, so the real costs and benefits of migration are clear;
• Plans to "reconsider" the UK's approach to "citizenship and settlement";
• "Zero tolerance" for foreign criminals in the UK;
• An "effective deterrent" for illegal migration.

Tories to thank for expected fall in net immigration, says Badenoch

The Conservatives are to thank for a reduction in net immigration expected to be confirmed tomorrow, party leader Kemi Badenoch says.

Giving a speech on migration, she explains data released tomorrow "should show a drop in net migration" in the UK.

Ms Badenoch says: "No doubt the new government will try to take credit for that reduction.

"But that change is due to the reforms that the Conservatives made in our final months in power."

'It's not enough'

She points to efforts to increase income thresholds for work visas, and restrictions on care staff bringing family to the country.

"Labour may criticise our record on immigration, but remember, throughout the last 14 years, the Labour Party were urging us to relax controls on immigration," she adds.

"Even though those figures tomorrow are likely to be a start in the right direction – it's not enough."

Foreign secretary faces questions from MPs

David Lammy is up in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

The foreign secretary will likely field questions about the UK's support for Ukraine, the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands, and perhaps the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.

Badenoch giving speech on immigration policy

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is giving a speech on her party's approach to immigration.

It's long been an issue for the Conservatives, and widely seen as one of the reasons they were booted out of government.

Her speech comes ahead of new migration figures being released tomorrow - you can watch her statement live below:

Position on Chagos deal 'unchanged', says Number 10

The government's position on the Chagos deal "remains unchanged" and the UK is "finalising" the text of the treaty, Number 10 has said.

It comes after reports the new Mauritian prime minister has concerns about the agreement, and amid continued reports Donald Trump doesn't like it either.

The UK agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, to Mauritius in October.

It was backed by Joe Biden, the outgoing US president.

MPs to debate deal next year

Sir Keir Starmer's spokesman said final details of the legal text of the treaty are being worked out, with the plan to put them before parliament for scrutiny next year.

New Mauritian prime minister Navin Ramgoolam reportedly expressed reservations about the deal after a meeting with the UK's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, on Monday.

Asked about the reports, the prime minister's spokesman said the government's position "remains unchanged".

"We look forward to engaging with the new Mauritian government and that's exactly what we're doing in order to progress the deal," they said.

'Inevitable' new homes will have to be built on floodplains, admits environment secretary

Environment Secretary Steve Reed has said it is "an inevitability" new homes will have to be built on floodplains.

"It's very difficult not to because of the makeup of the country," he told the House of Lords' environment committee.

"It's difficult to see how you could do the scale of building that the country needs without some of it, at least, being on floodplains."

Sir Keir Starmer promised in October to build 1.5 million new homes across the country over the next five years.

Mr Reed said building on floodplains is "manageable if you have appropriate flood defences in place, if you're building in a way that is going to be flood resilient".

He said one in six UK homes is currently at some risk of flooding and paid his condolences to those affected by flooding from Storm Bert over the weekend.

Flood defences 'in worst condition on record'

He added he will be going to the Netherlands to find out how they manage building and development in areas prone to flooding.

He said builders need to have the skills to build on floodplains and details will be provided in the planning and infrastructure bill, due "early next year", Rachel Reeves said at her October budget.

In January, a public accounts committee report said new homes were being built on flood plains in England without defences to protect them. That was under the Conservative government.

Mr Reed said flood defences are "in the worst condition on record" and the government is looking at how it can focus on maintenance and build new flood defences.

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