We've just been hearing from the prime minister's spokesperson at a Lobby briefing for political journalists.

As part of the questioning, Number 10 confirmed a second small boat migrant deported under Labour's one in, one out policy had crossed the Channel again to return to the UK for a second time.

The spokesperson said the person would be sent back again as soon as possible.

The government has claimed the system is working as the biometric checks they have introduced can spot people crossing for a second time.

A Home Office Spokesperson said: "Anyone looking to return to the UK after being removed under the UK-France agreement is wasting their time and money.

"This individual was detected by biometrics and detained immediately. His case will be expedited, and he will be returned to France as quickly as possible.

"The message is clear: if you try to return to the UK you will be sent back. We will do whatever it takes to scale up removals of illegal migrants and secure our borders."

At his news conference in Westminster, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is asked by journalists for his thoughts on the BBC.

A BBC journalists asks if Farage thinks the corporation is institutionally bias.

"The BBC has been institutionally biased for decades," Farage says.

He references the coverage of issues like Europe, migration, net zero, the climate and Gaza in recent years.

Farage also says the coverage of Trump has been biased.

The Reform UK leader says: "I spoke to the president on Friday.

"He just said to me: 'is this how you treat your best ally?' Quite a powerful comment, isn't it."

Asked by Paste BN political correspondent Mhari Aurora about whether Trump should be weighing in on the UK broadcaster, Farage says: "If I was the person making sure that the United Kingdom had security guarantees, that meant that it could be defended, whereas on its own it would be helpless, and I'd been stitched up on the eve of a national election...

"I mean, people talk about election interference - what the BBC did was election interference.

"If you put yourself in Donald Trump's shoes, I think you'll understand why, when I had a chat with him on Friday, he made his feelings on the subject known to me in no uncertain terms - and not in a quotable form."

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has written to Sir Keir Starmer, Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch about Donald Trump's criticism of the BBC.

In a version of the letter posted on social media, Davey said: "President Trump's assault on the BBC is a serious threat to our national interest, and I urge you to join me in standing up against it."

He added: "It should be extremely concerning to us all to see the president of the United States pressuring the BBC over its leadership and attacking its journalists as 'corrupt', and his press secretary telling everyone to 'watch GB News'.

"It should not be up to foreign powers to dictate where the British people get their news from.

"We must stand united to defend our democracy from foreign interference like this - even when it comes from a crucial ally."

He asks if the others will "join me in condemning Donald Trump's attack on the BBC".

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is hosting a news conference in Westminster, this time on the topic of small business.

In his speech, Farage highlights thinks like the Employment Rights Bill and rising minimum wage as measures that harm small business owners.

As part of this, the Reform leader attacks big businesses for their lobbying and influence on policy.

He says: "Some will tell you, oh well, the economy is failing because capitalism is failing.

"No, we're not living in capitalism. 

"We're living in an age of global corporatism. 

"We're living in an age where the big businesses virtually control and own the political arena."

Farage goes on to bring Kevin Byrne, the founder of CheckaTrade, as a new backer for the Reform UK party.

Byrne says he has backed Reform out of "desperation" and "dissapointment".

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The Post Office has agreed a further extension to its scandal-hit software deal with the Japanese company Fujitsu as it plots a move to a rival supplier in the next couple of years.

Paste BN has learnt that the Post Office, which is owned by the government, is to pay another £41m to Fujitsu for the use of the Horizon system from next April until 31 March 2027.

The move comes as Post Office bosses prepare to sever the company's partnership with Fujitsu, which is under pressure to pay hundreds of millions of pounds for its part in the scandal.

Hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongfully imprisoned for fraud and theft because of flaws with Fujitsu's software, which it subsequently emerged were suspected by executives involved in its management.

Last week, Paste BN revealed that Sir Alan Bates, who led efforts to seek justice for the victims of what has been dubbed Britain's biggest miscarriage of justice, had settled his multimillion pound compensation claim with the government.

Sir Alan received a seven-figure sum, which one source said may have amounted to between £4m and £5m.

Dame Caroline Dineage, the chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, is speaking to Paste BN this morning.

Asked about the resignation of Tim Davie as head of the BBC, she says: "I wasn't expecting the resignations. They are very sad. 

"I think it's really regrettable that Tim Davie had to step down, [he had a] huge commitment to the BBC and public service broadcasting.

"But I think he was right to do so. I think restoring trust in the corporation has got to come first."

Dineage is expecting to get a letter from the BBC today after her committee wrote to them last week.

The group of MPs wanted to know more about various issues - including the edited Panorama video of Donald Trump's 6 January 2021 speech.

Who is to blame for two more inmates being wrongly freed from prison? The Conservatives attempted a mic drop moment with David Lammy this week by trying to get the justice secretary to admit to it live in the House of Commons.

So why did Lammy avoid the question five times? And when 262 prisoners were released by mistake in the year to March - how is this happening every week?

At the very least, Harriet sees the saga as an opportunity for the government to sort out the prison service.

Plus Beth, Ruth and Harriet are joined by pollster Luke Tryl, and a group of voters who tell us why they're not convinced by the prime minister so far.

So how tricky is this budget going to be for Rachel Reeves when most people's top worry is the cost of living? Can she actually put up taxes? And will more people just end up supporting Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski?

You can listen to today's episode below, or wherever you get your podcasts.

With the slew of erroneous releases from prisons in recent weeks, months and years, pollsters at YouGov have been asking the public who they hold accountable.

And it will be welcome news for the government, as the prison service seem to be copping most of the blame.

A total of 19% of the 6,436 people asked on Friday blame the politicians, while 58% blame the prison service.

While both Reform and Tory voters are a bit more likely to blame the government than their Labour and Lib Dem peers, all four groups most blame the prison operators.

 Sam reveals there might be some Traitors style plotting going on behind the scenes in the government. But from whom? And how might Sir Keir Starmer see off this challenge?  

Budget speculation continues, and specifically – who is and is not a "working person"? And, should it occur, what would the consequences be of breaking a manifesto commitment? How perilous a moment for Starmer could this be? 

And after the BBC's director general and head of news resign, what does Starmer now say about the organisation? And who will come next in the top BBC job? 

Tap here to get Politics at Sam and Anne's wherever you get your podcasts.

Veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones is speaking to Paste BN this morning.

She is asked about the resignations of BBC director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness.

The minister does well to avoid being too committal, and points to the fact Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy thanked Davie for his service.

But pushed by Sophy Ridge, Sandher-Jones concedes that "on the whole", she reckons the BBC does reflect the views of the country.

"When you look at the huge range of domestic issues, local issues, international issues that it has to cover, I think its output is very trusted. 

"And again, when I speak to people who've got very strongly held views on those, they're still using the BBC for a lot of their information for forming their views on this. 

"I think we can all point to elements of BBC broadcasting of news and say, well, that reflects my views and that doesn't, and that's absolutely right, that we should be able to say that. "

Asked if it's right that President Donald Trump has publicly criticised the BBC in the wake of the row, the minister says Davie and Turness made clear it was their own decision to stand down.

"President Trump will obviously speak for himself," she says.