‘Compassion for the most vulnerable’: bishop thanks protesters who blocked asylum coaches Bishop of Dover praised people who stopped removal of men from Margate to Bibby Stockholm barge The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2024
David Cameron to set out UK basis for continuing arms sales to Israel Foreign secretary’s intervention comes as pressure grows on ministers to reveal legal advice over Gaza conflict The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024
Sunak faces growing calls to return £10m donated to Tories by Frank Hester West Midlands mayor says he would return money, after No 10 says Hester’s comments about Diane Abbott were racist The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024
Tory donor’s comments about Diane Abbott ‘racist and wrong’, No 10 says Statement from Downing Street follows cross-party criticism of Frank Hester’s remarks about former Labour MP The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024
Sunak faces Tory meltdown as deputy chairs back Rwanda bill rebellion Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith defy prime minister by supporting rightwing challenges to legislation The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024
Dominic Cummings claims he secretly met with Rishi Sunak about possible return PM branded ‘weak and desperate’, as Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser reveals Tory leader asked for advice on how to ‘smash’ Labour The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2023
Cummings: Sunak wanted a secret deal with me to win the next election The Prime Minister reportedly asked Boris Johnson’s ex-chief aide for advice earlier this year Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2023
Alastair Campbell proposed legal threat to BBC amid Iraq war coverage row, files reveal Government papers released to National Archives show animosity between broadcaster and No 10 in early 2000s The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
No 10 drops proposal for end-of-year Sunak speech on immigration Idea quietly shelved after Tory splits over Rwanda bill, as Home Office is accused of ‘fiddling figures’ on asylum claims The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023
Junior doctor strikes will have ‘significant impact’ on patient care, says No 10 on eve of walkout The strike is set to begin at 7am on Wednesday Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023
Anger as Sunak scraps dedicated minister for disabled people No 10 will pass responsibilities to an existing member of government, which charities say is ‘retrograde move’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023
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
No 10 urged to investigate targeting of MPs and others by Russian spies Cyber-attacks on parliamentarians, civil servants and journalists aimed at meddling in UK politics have been going on for eight years The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
Foreign spouses could be told to leave UK under Tory immigration plans NEW Tory immigration plans intended to cut the number of migrants by 300,000 a year could risk splitting up families already living in the UK. The National (Scotland) · Dec 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 Foreign spouses could be told to leave UK under plans to cut legal migration Crackdown denounced as ‘morally wrong’ and ‘unconservative’
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023 Sunak, Cameron and King Charles each take own private jets to travel to Cop28 No 10 insists government not interested in ‘reducing people from flying’ amid environmental outrage
The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023 Raab rejects claim that Johnson’s government was ‘puppet regime’ run by Cummings – as it happened Giving evidence to the Covid inquiry, former foreign secretary rejects claim by Sajid Javid that Dominic Cummings was running government in 2020
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 Sunak accused of having one eye on the election with Elgin Marbles row A spokesman for the Greek prime minister said there were ‘domestic reasons’ behind Rishi Sunak cancelling talks with his counterpart.
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 Greece pushes back against claims its leader broke assurances over Elgin Marbles No 10 said Rishi Sunak felt it would ‘not be productive’ to hold a meeting that could be ‘dominated’ by discussion about the sculptures.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2023 Greece denies promising not to raise Parthenon Sculptures amid diplomatic row Rishi Sunak decided to scrap talks with his Greek counterpart after it was felt a reassurance to avoid focusing on the Elgin Marbles was “not…
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 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 · Nov 27, 2023 Tory MPs seek assurances from Cleverly amid Rwanda treaty delays Mr Cleverly suggested the plan to deport asylum seekers to Kigali was not the ‘be all and end all’ of the Government’s immigration approach.
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023 Cabinet breaks ranks to warn Sunak: Get tougher on migration Business secretary Kemi Badenoch leads calls for radical new measures to tackle record numbers – as PM’s flagship ‘stop the boats’ policy is rocked by delay to Rwanda treaty
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023 Labour aims to halve net migration ‘in first term’ Opposition piles more pressure on Rishi Sunak after shock 745,000 figure prompted fresh Tory civil war
The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023 Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan No 10 has discussed possibility of ‘disapplying’ key human rights law to emergency bill to head off legal challenges