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Home Office ordered to give full cost of Rwanda deportation plan

Top civil servant summoned to give ‘full and frank’ answers after costs of scheme rose from £140m to £290m

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023

‘Choiceless elections’: Zimbabweans cry foul before bizarre by-elections

Opposition figures and analysts say Zimbabwe’s political arena is being shaped to enforce a one-party state.

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2023

The landmark Genocide Convention has had mixed results since the UN approved it 75 years ago

Seventy-five years ago, in the wake of Nazi atrocities, the world made a vow.

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2023

'A total farce': Tories paid Rwanda an extra £100m for latest asylum deal

THE UK has given Rwanda £100 million this year as part of its deal to send asylum seekers there.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 8, 2023

Minister summoned to Parliament to explain why Rwanda plan bill soaring to £290 million

The Government spent a further £100 million in the 2023-24 financial year while flights remained grounded amid a series of legal setbacks

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023

‘Levels of hell’: Father of Swedish EU diplomat calls for his release by Iran

Exclusive: Matts Floderus says he is deeply worried about son Johan, who has been in detention for 600 days

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023

Rebels in Congo take key outpost in the east as peacekeepers withdraw and fighting intensifies

Armed rebels have seized a town in eastern Congo after violently clashing with the army, which has taken on an expanded role as peacekeeping forces withdraw from the mineral-rich, conflict-stricken region

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

What are the Tories trying to achieve with their new Rwanda bill?

Fresh from a defeat in the supreme court, the government wants to declare the African country safe for asylum seekers – whatever the reality is

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

The Guardian view on the new Rwanda bill: a draconian disgrace

Editorial: In its determination to put fear of asylum seekers at the centre of the next election, the government is brushing human rights and the rule of law aside

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

Dear politicians: To solve our food bank crisis, curb corporate greed and implement a basic income

Have you noticed the line ups for the food banks in your city? (Or have you had to join one?) They are getting longer in a way we’ve never seen before.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023