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The prime minister has given his evidence to the COVID inquiry today, defending his Eat Out to Help Out scheme and telling of fears within the Treasury that the UK would not be able to fund the pandemic response.

While at the inquiry, some of Rishi Sunak’s Tory colleagues have called on the PM to scrap his Rwanda bill, as it goes to the Commons tomorrow.

On the Sky News Daily, Jonathan Samuels hosts our political editor Beth Rigby, who discusses the difficulties Sunak faces within his party over Rwanda. Plus, our political correspondent Tamara Cohen reports on the PM’s accounts at the COVID inquiry.

Producer: Alex Edden
Editor: Philly Beaumont

The government has announced that in 2024 the BBC licence fee will rise by £10.50. The fee, which had been frozen at £159 two years ago, was expected to rise in line with inflation but Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said the predicted increase of £15 would "absolutely" be too much. The government is also launching a review of the BBC's funding model.

The governing body of the BBC has said the below-inflation rise will “have a significant impact on the wider creative sector across the UK”.

So what would a new funding model look like, and what does this mean for the future of the BBC?

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson talks to Roger Mosey, former head of BBC Television News, and Alice Enders, director of research at Enders Analysis about what could come next.

Producer: Alex Edden
Interviews Producer: Melissa Tutesigensi
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Rishi Sunak has told Conservatives to "unite or die" over his Rwanda migration bill.

The prime minister's plan to send migrants to the African country, where their asylum claims would be processed, is in turmoil following the resignation of immigration minister Robert Jenrick.

He stood down after it was revealed the bill did not allow the government to override the international laws that have stopped the policy in its tracks.

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson talks to our deputy political editor Sam Coates about the Tories’ infighting and whether they can overcome it. And Guto Harri, former Downing Street director of communications under Boris Johnson, tells Niall about the “insatiable appetite for self-harm” among Conservatives.

Podcast producer: Soila Apparicio
Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont

The former prime minister, Boris Johnson, has given almost five hours of evidence to the COVID inquiry today.

He began by apologising for the pain and suffering of victims and their families during the pandemic and admitted that "unquestionably" mistakes were made by his government.

But the King’s Counsel’s attempt to get square answers from him about vanished WhatsApp messages, the ‘toxic’ culture inside cabinet and the government’s stalled reaction time wasn’t so straight forward.

Today, Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby joins Niall Paterson to unpack the first of two days of questioning in the search for answers about Boris Johnson’s leadership during the pandemic.

Podcast producer: Alex Edden
Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Philly Beaumont

Home Secretary James Cleverly is having a busy third week in his new job, just as his approval ratings among Tory supporters collapse, according to polling by ConservativeHome.

He's announced new rules intended to bring down legal migration to the UK, including raising the salary needed to qualify for a skilled worker visa to £38,700, and overseas care workers will no longer be allowed to bring their partners and children. British people will also no longer be able to bring over their foreign-born spouses unless they earn £38,700.

On the Sky News Daily with Niall Paterson, our political editor Beth Rigby and business correspondent Paul Kelso unpick the latest migration announcements.

Plus, Nadra Ahmed, executive co-chairman of the National Care Association, joins Niall to discuss the potential impact on the care sector.

Podcast producer: Soila Apparicio
Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi
Promotion producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Wendy Parker

Police forces make more than 850 arrests a month for online child sex offences in England and Wales. The majority of suspects are men who can have families living with them at the time of the offence.

Thousands of children every year now have to deal with the vicarious shame and stigma that's associated with such a crime. Families have to move, and leave schools and jobs - the trauma of which can cause warzone equivalent post-traumatic stress.

On the Sky News Daily, Sarah-Jane Mee speaks to our correspondent Katerina Vittozzi, who has spent time with Lincolnshire Police's paedophile online investigation team, exploring what is being done to support families of offenders.

And Sarah-Jane is joined by Heather, not her real name, whose partner was convicted of online child sex offences and has now gone on to campaign for more support for non-offending family members.

Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse and Alex Edden
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John
Editor: Philly Beaumont