30 Nov 2023

UK: PM's immigration woes, Marbles spat, Gove on Covid

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 30 November 2023

UK correspondent Matt Dathan looks at the trouble facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over immigration as he tries to find a way of reviving the Rwanda plan and slash migration figures.

Relations with Greece are in a slump after comments by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the infamous Elgin Marbles, which prompted Mr Sunak to cancel a planned meeting.

Michael Gove has given evidence at the Covid inquiry that the UK should've gone into lockdown sooner, and a new book on the royal family has been pulled over libel concerns.

A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on November 26, 2023, shows Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appearing on the BBC's "Sunday Morning" political television show in London with journalist Laura Kuenssberg. (Photo by Jeff OVERS / BBC / AFP)

A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on November 26, 2023, shows Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appearing on the BBC's "Sunday Morning" political television show in London with journalist Laura Kuenssberg. (Photo by Jeff OVERS / BBC / AFP) Photo: Jeff OVERS / BBC / AFP