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Shock as 20,000 Afghans Set to Arrive in Britain on Taxpayer-Funded Flights: What Is 'Operation Rubicon'?

Court documents reveal a covert UK scheme to fly in 20,000 Afghans after a data breach. Here's the truth behind Operation Rubicon and what it could cost taxpayers.

International Business Times UK · Jul 15, 2025

UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty

Leaked details are just another example of how the UK let down Afghans who believed in what Britain promised their country

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025

Not our finest hour: When Britain’s allies put their lives on the line, we abandoned them – and covered it up

COMMENT: The British believe their word is their bond – but no one who’s dealt with us agrees, least of all in Afghanistan, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025

The Open Championship or the British Open? Even in Northern Ireland it depends on the audience

Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, but it's not on the island of Great Britain

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025

Corbyn, Sultana to form UK party: Flash in the pan or a ‘real alternative’?

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana plan to launch a new political party, hoping to unite Britain’s fractured left.

Al Jazeera · Jul 15, 2025

My court fight to lift superinjunction and expose government’s secret failings

Social affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft was one of a handful of journalists who knew about a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data leak – but an unprecedented legal order meant it could not be revealed. For two years, they battled to lift the draconian measures

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025

Starmer is fixing Tories ‘sloppy’ implementation of Brexit, says Trump

The US president said Brexit is ‘getting straightened out’ and praised UK PM Sir Keir Starmer

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025

Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash

Britain’s political and media class advocate policies that leave disabled people hungry and dirty. Why are we expected to settle for this, asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025

Rachel Reeves set to bet the house on economic growth by loosening mortgage rules

The chancellor is set to rip up many of the rules brought in after the 2008 financial crash to encourage investors and businesses to take risks again and open up the housing market to thousands more first-time buyers

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Voices: Who owns the past? Bayeux Tapestry loan reignites Elgin Marbles debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: As Macron lends the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain, should we go further – and return treasures like the Elgin Marbles permanently, not just on temporary loan?

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025