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Sunak still mulling options to get Rwanda flights in air

Policy discussions are still ongoing to overcome the legal hurdles to allow the Rwanda asylum plan to work.

The Independent UK

Sunak missed Greece talks after Elgin Marbles ‘reassurances not adhered to’

No 10 said the Prime Minister felt it would ‘not be productive’ to hold a meeting that would be ‘dominated’ by discussion about the ancient statues.

The Independent UK

Ignoring international rules on Rwanda could delay flights, PM reportedly told

The Prime Minister has reportedly been handed legal advice suggesting that ignoring human rights treaties could delay deportation flights further.

The Independent UK

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Parthenon marbles row: Rishi Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM

Tory source says ‘it became impossible for meeting to go ahead’ after Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged return of antiquities to Athens

The Guardian - UK

Elgin Marbles: UK says any loan return to Greece would be 'slippery slope'

No10 says Rishi Sunak cancelled talks with Greek PM for allegedly breaking a promise not to raise the long-running row

Evening Standard

New Rwanda treaty delayed as Downing Street says plan not a ‘silver bullet’

The deal and a law intended to set aside the Supreme Court’s ruling that the policy was unlawful were initially expected soon after the judgment.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak set to reject plea to return Parthenon Marbles to Greece

Rishi Sunak will reject pleas to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece when he meets the country’s prime minister this week, Downing Street has…

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Rishi Sunak to reject Greek leader’s appeal for return of Elgin Marbles

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will raise issue in meetings Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Khan says ‘lives could have been saved’ if Government kept him informed on Covid

Sadiq Khan claimed Boris Johnson had been unaware that other countries had imposed lockdowns in March 2020.

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan: UK could’ve avoided second lockdown if Boris Johnson had listened to me

The mayor of London has told the Covid inquiry about his ‘disappointment’ that he was ‘kept in the dark’ by Downing Street about how the virus was spreading in London in 2020

The Independent UK

Britain’s top civil servant won’t appear at Covid inquiry this year due to ill health

Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett formally excused the cabinet secretary from giving evidence in 2023 ‘due to ill health’

The Independent UK

Sunak ‘agreed with Braverman to £40k income threshold for UK migrants’

Purported agreement included raising minimum salary and ending extended visas for graduates

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s history of gaffes from seatbelt fail to ‘total Coke addiction’

During his stints in both No 10 and No 11 Downing Street, Mr Sunak has managed to rack up a significant back catalogue of blunders

The Independent UK

Sunak risks ripping up Good Friday agreement over Rwanda, senior Tories say

Concerns echo White House remarks that blocking human rights laws could undermine Northern Ireland peace process

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The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry: expert witnesses expose a mass of political failure

Editorial: Testimony from the government’s medical and scientific advisers condemns Boris Johnson’s Downing Street and Rishi Sunak’s Treasury

The Independent UK

England’s smoking phase-out ‘unchanged’ as New Zealand ‘will repeal law’

Downing Street said the plan to make it an offence for anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, to be sold tobacco products was ‘critical’.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: Jonathan Van-Tam says family was threatened with having throats cut during pandemic

Sir Jonathan recalls police involvement after ‘extremely hateful messages’ as he and Sir Chris Whitty testify at Covid inquiry

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Downing Street criticised over Irish flag on post about Northern Ireland

Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie said it is the latest incident which demonstrates Downing Street ‘doesn’t understand’ Northern Ireland.

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The Independent UK

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case could miss Covid inquiry evidence again due to illness

Cabinet secretary Simon Case’s evidence before the Covid inquiry appears to have been delayed for a second while he is on medical leave

The Independent UK

New Rwanda treaty seems unlikely to be ratified before new year

Rishi Sunak’s new deal aimed at getting his asylum policy off the ground is not believed to be coming before Wednesday’s autumn statement.

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK goes back to Brexit as it looks to seize on Tory troubles

Party has tweaked its name and is preparing to announce hundreds of new parliamentary candidates

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron’s return could dazzle and irritate his Lords’ peers in equal measure

Rishi Sunak’s recall of the ex-PM as foreign secretary is a strategy laden with risks

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman confused over sacking after ‘agreement with No 10’ for police attack article

Suella Braverman claims Downing Street agreed she could write the article and had seen a draft

The Guardian - UK

‘Unfinished business’: the cosy world of Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton

The new foreign secretary, snug in his coterie of ‘louche, power-hungry and amoral’ friends, is keen to be remembered for something other than Brexit

The Guardian - UK

No 10 rules out overriding international law for Rwanda asylum flights

Downing Street says ignoring ECHR and parts of UN refugee convention could delay emergency bill

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