“We wanted the leasing companies that take billions of pounds out the railway to be dealt with.

“It’s a big issue that bleeds money out of our railway system.”

Mick Lynch explains how big banks and financiers fleece the taxpayer through rolling stock companies on the railway.

“It’s horrible, it's outrageous. It's a sin, as my mother would have said

“There will always be an immigration policy in most countries, but we've got to get a humane one.

“It's also useless.”

Mick Lynch pulls apart the Tories’ Rwanda deportation scheme.

“They've overseen a completely corroded regime on the railway with money is leeched.”

Mick Lynch says the Tories are subsidising private company profits, with taxpayer money.

An email from a young journalist who watched our session at journalism festival (sharing with her permission).

This person clearly cares a lot about journalism - she watches web streams of media talks. It's pretty sad that this is how our industry makes her feel.

Happy book day king jonn elledge ✨✨

Oliver Dowden says claims by Labour's Sarah Jones that Tory Mayoral candidate Susan Hall said the black community has a problem with crime do not 'correctly represent' her views.

Anyway, here's that quote from Susan Hall expressing exactly those views:

oop... Angela Rayner goes after Sunak's height at PMQs

She says the Tories ditched 'their biggest election winner for a pint-sized loser'.

Angela Rayner takes aim at the West Midlands Tory Mayor, who she says used his multi-million housing budget to build just 46 social homes in 8 years.

'That's almost as many as the Chancellor's property portfolio,' she says.

Angela Rayner: 'I know this government is desperate to talk about my living arrangements, but the public wants to know what they're going to do about theirs.'

'When will he get a grip and end no fault evictions'

NEW: Sadiq Khan pledges new damp and mould sensors for rented properties to crack down on 'scandal' of substandard homes

It's part of the Mayor's bid to crackdown on rogue landlords.

POV: You're a politician who's been abducted by bad men.

'Twenty days ago, we requested ministers from Department for Business the Foreign Office to come and give evidence.

'They did not reply.'

Liam Byrne says government ministers refuse to be questioned on arms exports to Israel.

why aren't they at work

Happy St. George's Day

Cooper's mum, Lauren, said it was initially annoying when he started doing seagull impressions, but then they realised he was really good at it.

'People would start to turn around and look for the seagull,' she said.

Strong words from the Royal College of Nursing this morning on passing of Rwanda Bill.

'We will continue to oppose gov approach to asylum on medical, ethical and humanitarian grounds.'

'I just want to be seen as human'.

Refugee Joel, who has received asylum status, says despite coming in legally, he was forced into a detention centre.

He calls for compassion from politicians and the British people.

Government Minister Michael Tomlinson says if a person has been a victim of torture, they will still be eligible for deportation. Happy St George’s Day.

sort of implies all of Wales is a prison?