Afternoon Briefing Monday 10th November

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0:43Donald Trump has claimed that journalists who edited one of his speeches misleadingly are corrupt, but Deborah Turness has rejected that suggestion. Of course our journalists aren't corrupt. Our journalists are hard-working people who strive for impartiality, and I will stand by their journalism. Is there institutional bias? There is no institutional bias. Mistakes are made, but there's no institutional bias. But why weren't the mistakes dealt with on Trump, on anti-Semitism, on women's rights. I'm sure that story will emerge, but for now I'm going to go and see our team. Do you think the board acted against you?

1:17This way, Deborah. Government Minister Louise Santa-Jones has told Times Radio she still trusts the BBC, but opposition parties have been scathing in their criticism of the corporation. Sir Craig Oliver edited the BBC's 10 o 'clock news before working for David Cameron in Downing Street. He's told Times Radio there is still a place for the BBC in the modern media world. Do I think that sometimes the BBC shows unintentional bias and that certain people within the institution make mistakes? Yes, I do. Do I think that this is an institution that very, very broadly attempts to be impartial and spends an awful lot of energy trying to ensure that happens?

1:55Yes, I do. I think that in the current polarised political environment, we need a muscular BBC that is capable of holding the ring, putting its hand up and accepting when it has made mistakes. Asylum seekers will reportedly be given financial inducements to leave taxpayer-funded hotels. Home office officials are apparently proposing that migrants be given£100 a week and use the money to pay to live with a family or an individual they know. The Telegraph says the plan could cut the cost of housing asylum seekers to a seventh of the current total. And more than 1 ,700 migrants have crossed the English Channel since Thursday following a two-week lull.

2:33It brings the total this year to more than 38 ,000, well above the figures for the same point in both 2023 and 2024. The Home Secretary is said to be looking for solutions in Denmark, which has some of the toughest migration laws. Tony Smith is a former head of UK Border Force. He's told Times Radio he doubts that using Danish policies here would make a big difference. You don't get settlement. You get placed on a temporary stay. And then, you know, if situation changes back in your own country, then, you know, are liable for a return there. They've really tightened up on family reunification.

3:06I mean, they're all steps in the right direction for us, but I'm afraid I don't think that's a panacea and I don't think that's going to in itself stop the boat. And you can follow The Times News Briefing on Spotify and listen live to Times Radio online.

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