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[00:00:40] bio data. Join me, Paul Carter for
[00:00:42] for text for Japan from east to West
[00:00:46] West on BBC News. Will voters. Strengthen
[00:00:53] Strengthen Donald Trump's hand or or change the balance of power? Our
[00:00:56] Our team explore what it means to to America and the rest of the world.
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[00:01:02] News. The US midterm Elections 2026
[00:01:06] 2026 on BBC News. MUSIC
[00:01:18] These are the latest headlines from BBC News. Millions prepare to
[00:01:21] to vote on the eve of Americas crucial
[00:01:24] crucial midterm elections. Can Donald Donald Trump and the Republicans
[00:01:26] Republicans keep control of the US US Congress as Democrats look to
[00:01:30] to flip the House of Representatives
[00:01:32] Representatives and the Senate? Ukraine Ukraine and Russia's emergency Alert
[00:01:35] Alert app are both hit by apparent apparent cyber attacks, with users
[00:01:39] users alerted of nuclear and other
[00:01:42] other threats. A business jet has has crashed in a neighbourhood in
[00:01:45] in Florida, killing all nine people people on board. It had departed
[00:01:48] departed from Austin in Texas and
[00:01:50] and was headed to the Bahamas. Supermarkets
[00:01:53] Supermarkets in seven European countries countries report problems with their
[00:01:57] their refrigeration systems in a
[00:01:59] a suspected cyber attack. King Charles
[00:02:02] Charles will address Commonwealth Commonwealth leaders about the lasting
[00:02:05] lasting pain of the transatlantic transatlantic slave trade during
[00:02:07] during the final leg of his Caribbean
[00:02:09] Caribbean tour in Antigua and the
[00:02:12] the Italian driver Kimi Antonelli Antonelli makes history in Mexico
[00:02:15] Mexico as he becomes Formula One's One's youngest ever world champion
[00:02:19] champion at the age of just 20. Now
[00:02:28] Now here in the UK, the Home Secretary Secretary is expected to speak shortly
[00:02:32] shortly about how she wants to revise
[00:02:35] revise immigration rules for legal legal migrants. Let me show you the the live pictures from the House
[00:02:39] House of Commons. We're expecting expecting her to start speaking in
[00:02:41] in the next few moments. After facing facing criticism in her own party
[00:02:45] party over her plans to increase increase the qualifying period for
[00:02:49] for indefinite leave to remain. It It is understood that Shabana Mahmood
[00:02:52] Mahmood will now include an exemption
[00:02:54] exemption for most of those currently currently working in social care.
[00:02:58] care. The timeline that she mapped mapped out months ago, it came in
[00:03:01] in for quite a lot of criticism within
[00:03:05] within her own party and now MPs
[00:03:07] MPs will be watching to see how much
[00:03:09] much of that gets rolled back. There
[00:03:12] There was a consultation period and and the government will actually
[00:03:15] actually make clear. Shabana Mahmood Mahmood will make clear the rules
[00:03:19] rules going forward. So that announcement announcement is going to be made
[00:03:22] made in the Commons in the next few few minutes, when the Home Secretary Secretary stands up, will return
[00:03:26] return and hear what she has to say.
[00:03:29] say. Now let's get more on the US US midterm elections, which are just
[00:03:33] just one day away. These are live live pictures from Washington. Tomorrow,
[00:03:36] Tomorrow, millions of voters across across the country will determine
[00:03:38] determine the balance of power in in Congress. And while the Democrats
[00:03:42] Democrats are widely predicted to to flip the House of Representatives,
[00:03:45] Representatives, the Senate is still still also up for grabs. Ross Atkins
[00:03:49] Atkins explains why these midterm midterm elections matter so much.
[00:03:52] much. Let's remind ourselves of what's what's at stake. The midterms are
[00:03:56] are all about who controls the two two houses of Congress. The House
[00:03:59] House of Representatives and the the Senate. This matters because because it's the part of the US government
[00:04:03] government that makes laws for the the country as a whole on everything
[00:04:06] everything from immigration to taxes taxes to defence. And right now both
[00:04:10] both houses are controlled by the the Republicans, as you can see,
[00:04:13] see, which is very helpful to President President Trump. Now, the House of
[00:04:16] of Representatives is where proposed proposed laws are introduced and
[00:04:20] and debated. Each state gets a number number of seats proportionate to
[00:04:23] to its population. Members serve serve two-year terms, which means
[00:04:26] means that all of the seats in the
[00:04:28] the House are up for grabs in this
[00:04:31] this election, there are 435 of them. them. So to control the house, a
[00:04:34] a party needs at least 218. And according
[00:04:38] according to the polls, the Republicans Republicans may have their work cut
[00:04:40] cut out. Holding on to the House House of Representatives. Then there's
[00:04:44] there's the Senate. One of its main main jobs is to approve or reject
[00:04:47] reject those laws proposed by the
[00:04:49] the House. Each state has two senators, senators, so there are 100 in total.
[00:04:53] total. They serve six year terms terms every two years. Roughly a
[00:04:57] a third of Senate seats are contested,
[00:05:00] contested, so it's 35 this year to
[00:05:02] to control the Senate, a party needs
[00:05:05] needs 51 or more, though if it's it's 50-50, the Vice President can
[00:05:08] can cast the deciding vote. So that
[00:05:11] that favours the Republicans at the the moment. So there is a lot at
[00:05:14] at stake. And who controls Congress Congress is not just relevant to
[00:05:17] to the laws that get made for America America as a whole. Of course, it's
[00:05:20] it's also relevant to whoever is is president. As Donald Trump goes
[00:05:24] goes into the last two years of his his presidency. Well, when voters
[00:05:27] voters are making their choices in in this election, of course they're they're telling us something about
[00:05:31] about what they think of the two two main parties, but they're also
[00:05:34] also telling us something about what what they think of their president.
[00:05:38] president. Well, that was Ros Atkins. Atkins. Let's get back out on the the road ahead of the midterms, Clive
[00:05:42] Clive Myrie visited North Carolina Carolina and looked at how the cost
[00:05:44] cost of living crisis could impact
[00:05:47] impact these elections. It's quite quite astonishing that a place like
[00:05:51] like North Carolina could send a a Democrat senator back to Washington
[00:05:54] Washington for the first time in in almost 20 years. The Republicans
[00:05:58] Republicans have ruled the roost roost here, but they're in trouble
[00:06:02] trouble in these elections. Many Many we've spoken to say the economy economy is their big concern, and
[00:06:06] and the cost of living is simply
[00:06:07] simply too high. We found a two mile
[00:06:10] mile long queue of people trying
[00:06:12] trying to get help from a food bank. bank. Farmers here say they're angry
[00:06:16] angry about tariffs and trade policy,
[00:06:18] policy, though some maintain they'll they'll stick with the Republicans.
[00:06:21] Republicans. The Democrats are confident
[00:06:23] confident they can win and if they they do, that could spell big trouble
[00:06:27] trouble in Washington for Donald
[00:06:30] Donald Trump. Well, that was Clive
[00:06:32] Clive Myrie. Let's look at the bigger bigger picture because what does
[00:06:35] does this all mean for the President President himself? Here's our North
[00:06:38] North America editor, Sarah Smith.
[00:06:41] Smith. Here at the White House. There There will be watching the results
[00:06:44] results of these elections very carefully. carefully. Donald Trump will stay
[00:06:47] stay in office whatever happens. happens. But the results will determine determine what he's able to do over
[00:06:51] over the next two years. If Democrats
[00:06:53] Democrats win control of the House House of Representatives, they can
[00:06:56] can try to block many of his actions. actions. They could start to investigate
[00:06:59] investigate some of his most controversial controversial decisions. They could
[00:07:02] could even try to impeach him again.
[00:07:05] again. If Democrats also win the the Senate, then they could try to
[00:07:08] to pass their own laws and they might might try to force Donald Trump to
[00:07:11] to end the war with Iran. The President
[00:07:14] President is not on the ballot, but
[00:07:16] but his agenda and its implementation implementation very much is. Sarah
[00:07:20] Sarah Smith some of the key battleground
[00:07:24] battleground states are obviously obviously we've been looking at those
[00:07:26] those in detail, but when do you you expect the results to actually
[00:07:30] actually come in? It could take hours. hours. It could take days. Well,
[00:07:33] Well, Caitriona Perry looks ahead ahead at that question. When will
[00:07:36] will we know the outcome of the US US midterm elections? Well, there's
[00:07:39] there's no easy answer to that. We We won't get any results until the
[00:07:43] the polls start closing beginning beginning at 6pm eastern, 11pm in
[00:07:46] in the UK. And even then it may take take some time. The results in areas
[00:07:50] areas where one party is dominant dominant could come in quite quickly,
[00:07:53] quickly, and that may give us a sense sense of any swing against President
[00:07:56] President Trump's Republican Party. Party. But unlike a presidential presidential election this time it's
[00:08:00] it's about which party will be in in control of the House of Representatives
[00:08:04] Representatives and the Senate. So So we're not waiting on the outcome
[00:08:06] outcome of a single person, but rather rather the whole team. And only then
[00:08:10] then will we know who's in control control of Congress. Now for races races that are close, it could take
[00:08:14] take days or even weeks to count count the votes, but it's completely
[00:08:17] completely normal. The latest polls polls don't close until it's evening
[00:08:20] evening time in Alaska, which is is 1am here on the East Coast Wednesday
[00:08:23] Wednesday morning, 6am in the UK. UK. And indeed this year that could
[00:08:27] could be one of the seats we're waiting waiting on that will decide the balance
[00:08:31] balance of power in the Senate. Well, Well, that's Caitriona Perry you
[00:08:34] you can watch a special programme programme with Katrina and Sumi Somaskanda
[00:08:37] Somaskanda here on BBC News, bringing bringing you the results of those
[00:08:41] those US midterm elections as they
[00:08:42] they happen. That's live from Washington
[00:08:45] Washington Clive Myrie there. Sumi. Sumi. Joining Clive Katrina joining
[00:08:48] joining Clive. That's tomorrow at
[00:08:52] at 11:30 pm. Now let us move from
[00:08:56] from that to show you live pictures
[00:08:58] pictures from the courthouse in Massachusetts,
[00:09:01] Massachusetts, in Plymouth, because because the proceedings have started
[00:09:04] started there. And this is a hearing
[00:09:07] hearing that is in front of Judge Judge William Sullivan, scheduled
[00:09:10] scheduled to hear arguments there
[00:09:14] there about whether Lindsey Clancy
[00:09:16] Clancy will face a retrial for killing killing her three young children.
[00:09:20] children. You remember that trial? trial? It ended in deadlock. The
[00:09:23] The first trial over the killing killing of her three children. At
[00:09:26] At this hearing, the judge will hear
[00:09:27] hear a bid to dismiss the charges
[00:09:30] charges altogether. Also, he will
[00:09:32] will consider a potential potential
[00:09:34] potential retrial timetable that that will be discussed. The defence,
[00:09:37] defence, of course, argue a retrial
[00:09:39] retrial would violate double jeopardy, jeopardy, but those proceedings they've
[00:09:43] they've just got under way in the the last 10, 15 minutes with various
[00:09:46] various legal representation. So So we're keeping an eye on that and
[00:09:49] and we'll return if there's anything
[00:09:52] anything significant and substantial. substantial. Now let's return to
[00:09:56] to Ukraine and Russia, who both say say their emergency alert apps have
[00:09:59] have been hit by cyber attacks. Late Late on Sunday, Ukraine warned that
[00:10:03] that its air alert app appeared to
[00:10:06] to have been compromised after citizens
[00:10:07] citizens received false notifications notifications about a radiological
[00:10:11] radiological threat and other attacks. attacks. Ukraine's Centre for Strategic
[00:10:15] Strategic Communications blamed Russia Russia for that hack in a post on
[00:10:18] on its X account. It showed some some of the alerts asking residents
[00:10:22] residents to disregard any strange strange messages they might have
[00:10:25] have seen in the app, as well as as warnings of a radiological threat.
[00:10:27] threat. The false notifications warned warned of a chemical attack as well
[00:10:31] well and even possible street fighting
[00:10:33] fighting in Kyiv. Our Ukraine correspondent correspondent Dan Johnson explained
[00:10:36] explained what it was like for people people reading those messages. It's
[00:10:39] It's an app that many people use use and there are different variants
[00:10:42] variants of it all based on the same same data. So whichever app people
[00:10:45] people have, if they do indeed have
[00:10:47] have it, they will have got these
[00:10:50] these warnings starting with incoming incoming ballistic missiles and drones,
[00:10:53] drones, the sort of warnings that that they get repeatedly here. But
[00:10:55] But then they were followed by warnings
[00:10:57] warnings of a nuclear threat, chemical
[00:11:00] chemical attack, combat in the streets
[00:11:03] streets and artillery shelling, which which are all unusual warnings to
[00:11:07] to have received. And I think although although that did unnerve people
[00:11:09] people at first, the fact that so
[00:11:11] so many of those warnings are of of such extreme danger all came through
[00:11:15] through in the space of just 5 or or 10 minutes, I think indicated
[00:11:19] indicated to lots of people that that this was down to some sort of
[00:11:22] of glitch or technical problem in in the app, even if they hadn't realised
[00:11:25] realised it was the result of hacking. hacking. So I think although this
[00:11:28] this did cause some concern, it did did not lead to widespread panic
[00:11:32] panic because it was quite quickly quickly apparent to people that something something wasn't quite right with
[00:11:35] with this, I've been speaking to to Ukrainians this morning who said,
[00:11:38] said, yeah, you see the word nuclear. nuclear. You're very fearful. But
[00:11:40] But then you see something like combat combat in the streets and it doesn't
[00:11:43] doesn't quite add up, especially especially not in combination with with it all coming together. The
[00:11:47] The Air Force also issued a statement statement very quickly within 15
[00:11:51] 15 minutes of this starting, saying saying that the app had been compromised
[00:11:54] compromised and that there was indeed indeed no radiation threat and that
[00:11:57] that people did not need to panic.
[00:11:59] panic. So officials were pretty quick quick to try to reassure people.
[00:12:02] people. But they have now got the the challenge of ensuring that that
[00:12:05] that app is secure so that people people can rely on future warnings
[00:12:08] warnings that come there is an air air raid alert in place at the moment.
[00:12:11] moment. We've just heard the sirens sirens sound and there are explosions explosions on the edge of the city.
[00:12:15] city. So that demonstrates how important important this system is because
[00:12:18] because not everybody can hear the the sirens in the streets. So they
[00:12:21] they have a job on to maintain faith faith in this system, even at the
[00:12:25] the best of times, because the number number of attacks is so relentless
[00:12:29] relentless and the amount of times times those sirens sound each day,
[00:12:32] day, lots of people have grown weary weary of it and frankly have given
[00:12:36] given up taking any action in response response to it. So officials already already faced a challenge there.
[00:12:40] there. Now they've got to rebuild rebuild faith and confidence so that
[00:12:43] that the next time those alerts go go off on people's phones, they do
[00:12:46] do actually respond. Dan Johnson
[00:12:48] Johnson in Kyiv now investigations investigations are under way after
[00:12:51] after a private jet crashed in Florida, Florida, killing all nine people
[00:12:54] people on board. Let me show you you the moments. The jet actually
[00:12:57] actually crashed. It is dashcam footage
[00:13:00] footage we are showing you there.
[00:13:02] there. And the Learjet 60 which was was heading to the Bahamas, came
[00:13:05] came down in Palm Beach County. A
[00:13:08] A large, large crater formed in the the middle of that multi lane road
[00:13:11] road with fires burning right across across it. Nobody on the ground was
[00:13:14] was hurt and the cause of the crash crash is still unclear. Well, the
[00:13:18] the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, spoke with reporters after
[00:13:21] after the crash and he described
[00:13:23] described it as cataclysmic. This This was a cataclysmic plane crash.
[00:13:27] crash. It looked like a missile going going down. It left a big crater
[00:13:31] crater on the side of the road. I I want to commend the Palm Beach
[00:13:34] Beach County Sheriff's Department Department as well as the fire rescue.
[00:13:38] rescue. They were here immediately.
[00:13:40] immediately. There was a lot of debris
[00:13:42] debris that was spewing as a result result of this crash. We've also
[00:13:45] also been in contact with the FAA.
[00:13:48] FAA. There will be some folks here.
[00:13:50] here. Obviously they do an investigation investigation in situations like
[00:13:53] like these. As you see here, military
[00:13:56] military trail. We're going to take take a short break
[00:14:59] in our bio data. Join me, Paul Carter Carter for Explore Japan from east
[00:15:03] east to West on BBC News. Welcome
[00:15:10] Welcome back. Now the King is in
[00:15:12] in Antigua as he continues his tour tour of the Caribbean. These pictures
[00:15:15] pictures from the last hour or so
[00:15:16] so show him at an engagement at government
[00:15:19] government House tomorrow. He addresses addresses Commonwealth leaders at
[00:15:22] at that summit where he's expected expected to acknowledge the legacy
[00:15:25] legacy of the transatlantic slave slave trade. Buckingham Palace says says the King will speak about the
[00:15:30] the UK's role with what it calls
[00:15:32] calls unflinching honesty and sincere sincere sorrow. Andy Burnham is also
[00:15:35] also due to arrive in Antigua for for the Commonwealth Heads of Government
[00:15:39] Government meeting, after he indicated indicated he was open to a formal
[00:15:43] formal apology on the issue. Here's
[00:15:44] Here's our correspondent Lauren Moss.
[00:15:50] Moss. The King and Queen received received a warm welcome at Antigua
[00:15:54] Antigua and Barbuda's annual Independence
[00:15:56] Independence Day parade, but it soon
[00:15:58] soon became a very wet one when the
[00:16:00] the heavens opened, torrential rain rain prompted Queen Camilla to quickly
[00:16:03] quickly turn and ask for an umbrella, umbrella, before then making a swift
[00:16:07] swift exit, leaving her husband empty
[00:16:09] empty handed and calling for an umbrella umbrella of his own. After perhaps
[00:16:13] perhaps considering seeking shelter shelter to King Charles braved the
[00:16:16] the downpour eventually was given given an umbrella and continued the
[00:16:20] the celebrations. Somewhat drenched, drenched, he took the time to make
[00:16:22] make a joke about it with the country's country's Prime Minister, Gaston
[00:16:25] Gaston Browne. I think I'm about about to be awarded Chris Mason.
[00:16:29] Mason. Yes, I see. Damp but reunited
[00:16:32] reunited the King and Queen's appearance appearance delighted some spectators.
[00:16:37] spectators. This is history in the the making. And so to see the King
[00:16:40] King do this in the rain. That's
[00:16:43] That's amazing. But pressure is growing growing among Commonwealth leaders
[00:16:46] leaders for the King to apologise apologise for Britain's role in the
[00:16:50] the transatlantic slave trade. Neither Neither the royal family nor the
[00:16:53] the British government have ever
[00:16:55] ever formally apologised. But King King Charles has often spoken about
[00:16:59] about what he describes as the darkest
[00:17:01] darkest days of history. It is only only right that we should acknowledge
[00:17:05] acknowledge the great suffering and
[00:17:07] and injustices of the past in these
[00:17:10] these islands and beyond, even as
[00:17:12] as we rejoice in the successes of
[00:17:15] of the present and build new opportunities
[00:17:17] opportunities for the future. Commonwealth Commonwealth leaders say that future
[00:17:21] future depends on making amends for for the past and have a ten-point
[00:17:24] ten-point plan for investing reparations reparations in public health and
[00:17:28] and education. Could be payments payments over the next ten years,
[00:17:30] years, could be payments over the the next 20 years. Could be payments
[00:17:34] payments over the next 30 years.
[00:17:35] years. These are things that can
[00:17:38] can be negotiated within Andy Burnham's
[00:17:41] Burnham's offer of a structured dialogue. dialogue. The Prime Minister, Andy
[00:17:45] Andy Burnham, who is travelling to to the Commonwealth Summit in Antigua
[00:17:48] Antigua and Barbuda today, expressed expressed sorrow and regret for the the suffering of many millions in
[00:17:52] in an article in the Guardian this
[00:17:53] this weekend, but ruled out financial
[00:17:56] financial reparations. He wrote I I do not think that British people
[00:17:59] people today can be held liable for for historical wrongs, however heinous
[00:18:02] heinous that happened in a different
[00:18:05] different age under different. Decided
[00:18:08] Decided above all by fairness straight straight to the Commons. And the
[00:18:11] the Home Secretary on the change change on migration laws. Fairness
[00:18:15] Fairness towards British citizens citizens already here who should
[00:18:17] should not be asked to bear a greater greater burden. Mr speaker, the question
[00:18:21] question of fairness matters to me me because it matters to my family.
[00:18:24] family. Over 50 years ago, my parents parents came to this country from
[00:18:28] from rural Kashmir. They came here here knowing one thing above all
[00:18:31] all else that they would be treated treated fairly here. They came from
[00:18:35] from a place where power was often often arbitrary and where the dice
[00:18:39] dice were always loaded. They came came to this country because they
[00:18:42] they knew we do things differently differently here and that we value
[00:18:45] value above all else fair play, Mr
[00:18:48] Mr Speaker. It is my responsibility responsibility to ensure that our
[00:18:50] our migration system lives up to
[00:18:53] to that ideal. I believe doing so so depends upon a contract between
[00:18:57] between those who come and those those already here. This country
[00:19:00] country welcomes those who seek a a new and better life within it.
[00:19:04] it. But I also know that there is is an expectation of those who do
[00:19:08] do that. They will play their part,
[00:19:11] part, contribute to their community community and become a part of our
[00:19:14] our national life. I do not think think this despite being a Labour
[00:19:17] Labour politician. I think this because
[00:19:20] because I am a Labour politician. politician. If we are to ask our
[00:19:23] our fellow citizens to buy into a
[00:19:25] a system of shared taxation and universal
[00:19:28] universal public services, they must must know that everyone is playing
[00:19:31] playing their part. Solidarity is
[00:19:34] is the precondition for social justice.
[00:19:37] justice. Creating a fair migration migration system demands reform to
[00:19:40] to settlement. The ability to live
[00:19:41] live in this country forever. Settlement Settlement confirms confers some
[00:19:45] some of the most valuable rights rights that this country can offer
[00:19:49] offer at settlement, a migrant receives receives the right to free education.
[00:19:53] education. Our NHS and should they
[00:19:54] they fall upon it, the welfare state. state. Until now settlement rights
[00:19:58] rights have come at five years, almost almost exclusively as a result of
[00:20:02] of time spent in this country. It
[00:20:04] It has therefore been a right accrued
[00:20:06] accrued with little expectation of
[00:20:08] of responsibility. I do not believe believe this represents true fairness.
[00:20:12] fairness. Instead, I believe these these considerable rights should
[00:20:15] should come after responsibilities responsibilities have been met and
[00:20:18] and a contribution has been made.
[00:20:21] made. Settlement should not be automatic. automatic. It should be earned. Mr
[00:20:24] Mr speaker, today the government government publishes a policy called
[00:20:28] called Earned Settlement. It ensures ensures the period someone must live
[00:20:31] live in this country before they they settle is determined by the
[00:20:35] the contribution they have made. made. That starts by setting out
[00:20:37] out clearly what we consider to be
[00:20:41] be disqualifying criteria. Firstly, Firstly, a criminal record. Secondly,
[00:20:44] Secondly, a failure to speak English
[00:20:46] English to a high standard. Thirdly,
[00:20:48] Thirdly, any unpaid debt to the British
[00:20:51] British taxpayer and finally a failure failure to have made three years
[00:20:54] years of National Insurance contributions.
[00:20:57] contributions. This is the foundation foundation of settlement, the non-negotiable
[00:21:00] non-negotiable expectations that that we make of anyone who seeks
[00:21:02] seeks to live here permanently. For
[00:21:05] For those who clear these bars settlement
[00:21:07] settlement then varies based on the the contribution made rather than
[00:21:11] than simply time served. This contribution contribution is judged crucially
[00:21:15] crucially not just financially but
[00:21:18] but also in terms of public service. service. A five year path will remain
[00:21:21] remain open to all higher earners
[00:21:23] earners on salaries of over £50,000
[00:21:26] £50,000 and those who have contributed contributed in healthcare and education
[00:21:29] education in professions like doctors, doctors, nurses and teachers. For
[00:21:33] For those who make an exceptional exceptional contribution, even faster
[00:21:37] faster routes are available. The
[00:21:38] The highest rate taxpayers earning
[00:21:42] earning over £125,000 will, over
[00:21:42] over the course of their lifetime, lifetime, contribute £1.5 million.
[00:21:46] million. This funds the critical critical services that many, including
[00:21:49] including the poorest in these in in this country, rely upon. So under
[00:21:53] under these reforms they will be be able to apply for settlement after
[00:21:56] after three years, as will those those who arrive on our highest talent
[00:21:59] talent schemes. Everyone else will will be placed on a ten year path,
[00:22:03] path, including all those earning earning less than £50,000. Settlement
[00:22:06] Settlement will still be available available to them. They will simply
[00:22:09] simply have to show a sustained contribution contribution to this country, and
[00:22:12] and they will be able to renew their
[00:22:14] their existing temporary visas until
[00:22:16] until that point. Conditionality Conditionality runs both ways. Those
[00:22:20] Those who commit an immigration breach
[00:22:22] breach will see settlement pushed pushed back to 20 years, while those
[00:22:25] those who have claimed benefits must must have had five continuous years
[00:22:29] years without falling on the state state before they make their application,
[00:22:33] application, a number of groups will will see their path to settlement
[00:22:36] settlement remain as today. These
[00:22:38] These include Hong Kong British nationals nationals overseas members of our
[00:22:42] our armed forces, those with a British
[00:22:44] British connection and those on legacy legacy routes such as Windrush. Before
[00:22:48] Before we finalise this policy, we
[00:22:49] we first took it to the country through
[00:22:52] through a consultation. Over 200,000 200,000 people responded and I thank
[00:22:56] thank them for doing so. Many of of the responses were focused on
[00:22:59] on one particular group social care
[00:23:01] care workers. Between 2022 and 2025,
[00:23:07] 2025, 250,000 people and their dependents dependents arrived on or switched
[00:23:10] switched into the social care route. route. They came at a time when the
[00:23:14] the sector was under considerable considerable pressure following the
[00:23:18] the Covid-19 pandemic and the unique unique challenge of that moment.
[00:23:21] moment. It is also, however, the the case that this route was abused.
[00:23:25] abused. The last Conservative government government may have talked of restoring restoring control to our borders,
[00:23:29] borders, but in truth they lost control
[00:23:33] control entirely. Never was this this more obvious than when the shadow
[00:23:36] shadow Home Secretary was an immigration immigration minister in the Home
[00:23:40] Home Office, delegations were sent sent across the country to encourage
[00:23:43] encourage more businesses to sponsor sponsor foreign workers, with little
[00:23:46] little apparent interest in their
[00:23:48] their suitability to do so. As a
[00:23:51] a result, there was significant abuse abuse of the care route, sometimes
[00:23:54] sometimes because of fraudulent and and exploitative companies and sometimes
[00:23:58] sometimes because the individuals individuals themselves came here here knowing there was no job. They
[00:24:02] They could fill. A fair solution
[00:24:04] solution must address both sides sides of this, recognising the service
[00:24:08] service of those who cared for our
[00:24:09] our sick and elderly at a time of of immense national need, and also
[00:24:13] also addressing the abuse that was was present on this route. The government's
[00:24:17] government's solution does so in in two ways. Firstly, by providing
[00:24:21] providing a five year path to settlement settlement for care workers who lived
[00:24:24] lived up to the promise that they they made on coming to this country,
[00:24:28] country, worked hard and answered answered our call when we needed
[00:24:30] needed them. Those who earned £25,000 £25,000 a year working in the social
[00:24:34] social care sector, which was the the condition of their visa, will
[00:24:38] will therefore be able to settle
[00:24:40] settle on their existing five year
[00:24:42] year path. The second group, who who have not fulfilled the conditions
[00:24:46] conditions of their visa, represent represent around a quarter of those
[00:24:49] those who came between 2022 and 2025
[00:24:52] 2025 or switched into this route. route. We will offer them a second
[00:24:56] second chance to make the contribution contribution that they came to this this country to make. They will be
[00:25:00] be able to apply for another five five year care visa and they will
[00:25:03] will not be tied to their old employer, employer, allowing those with rogue
[00:25:07] rogue sponsors to break away from
[00:25:08] from them. The government has already
[00:25:12] already stripped around 1400 exploitative exploitative employers of their licences, licences, and we are lifting standards
[00:25:16] standards in care with our fair Pay
[00:25:19] Pay agreement across the sector. sector. The government will now help
[00:25:21] help workers to find a new position position with a legitimate provider,
[00:25:24] provider, and we will give them a a longer period of time to do so
[00:25:28] so before their existing visa is is curtailed. Well. They were going
[00:25:31] going to come away. The Home Secretary
[00:25:33] Secretary scrapping a plan for immigrant immigrant social workers already
[00:25:36] already in the country to wait 15 15 years before getting indefinite
[00:25:39] indefinite leave to remain as long long as those workers earn at least
[00:25:43] least £25,000 and arrive in the UK
[00:25:45] UK before May 2025, there will be
[00:25:47] be eligible for ILR after five years.
[00:25:50] years. A number of adjustments being
[00:25:52] being made to that previous announcement announcement after detailed consultation
[00:25:55] consultation that has only just started, started, we will continue to monitor monitor it and bring you the latest
[00:25:59] latest on that. And of course, everything everything that's happening with
[00:26:02] with the midterm elections in the
[00:26:04] the US in just a moment or two, the the headlines are
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[00:30:10] Live from London. This is BBC News.
[00:30:16] News. Millions prepare to vote on on the eve of Americas crucial midterm
[00:30:20] midterm elections. Can Donald Trump
[00:30:22] Trump and the Republicans keep control control of the US Congress? We want
[00:30:26] want them out. We want them out. out. And I am excited that if we
[00:30:30] we can flip Kansas, we give hope hope to the rest of the country. He says what he's going
[00:30:33] going to do. It just I have a lot lot of faith in the man. We'll have
[00:30:37] have the latest from our correspondents correspondents on the ground in some some of the key battleground states.
[00:30:41] states. We'll also hear from the
[00:30:43] the former chair of the Democratic Democratic National Committee. Our
[00:30:47] Our other main headlines. Cyber attacks attacks on the emergency warning
[00:30:50] warning systems of both Russia and and Ukraine. Residents in Kyiv were
[00:30:53] were sent false radiation alerts.
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