The Latest Breaking News from James Cleverly

Tory MPs lobby to change legislation as splits emerge over Rwanda policy

Centrist Tories want PM to stick by UK’s human rights obligations while those on the right want new bill to override them

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

James Cleverly’s flight of fantasy with new Rwanda treaty – as Tory MPs plot rebellion

Home secretary becomes third minister in less than two years to sign deal with African state as he decrees it’s now safe and legally sound – but Rishi Sunak faces Commons revolt over planned new law

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

The Guardian view on the Rwanda deal: Tory asylum policy sinks to a new low

Editorial: This malign deportation scheme is a distraction from years of broken pledges

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

UK taxpayers to bear extra cost over Rwanda treaty

Ministers have given more than £140m to Rwandan government in hope of sending asylum seekers to east Africa

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

Three options government is considering to make Rwanda deportation plan work - and their flaws

Rishi Sunak vowed to get flights taking off by the spring after Supreme Court ruled plan was unlawful

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

UK signs new treaty with Rwanda in bid to revive deportation deal

A NEW treaty between the UK and Rwanda has been signed in a bid to revive the Tories’ unlawful deportation deal.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2023

Watch as James Cleverly speaks after arriving in Rwanda to sign new asylum treaty

Watch again as James Cleverly holds a press conference in Rwanda on Tuesday 5 December, after he signed a fresh treaty with the nation, amid efforts to get the government’s stalled asylum deal off the ground.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Immigration policy must balance the interests of business, family and public services

The 2024 Conservative election campaign strategy appears increasingly clear: to be able to say they cut immigration. Yesterday, Home Secretary James Cleverly stood at the despatch box and announced measures that he suggests will reduce net migration by 300,000. This follows estimates saying levels had peaked at 745,000 in 2022.

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023

Sunak’s immigration minister says overall migration cap has ‘merit’ as he hints at further crackdown

‘More things may need to be done’, says cabinet hardliner Robert Jenrick after five-point plan set out

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

UK has high rate of teenagers missing meals due to poverty, OECD says – as it happpened

One in 10 UK 15-year-olds (11%) told the OECD they had missed meals because of poverty

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023