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Ministers insist Government must plough on after by-election defeats

Home Secretary Priti Patel says it is ‘important and right’ the Conservatives have a ‘moment of reflection’ following the results.

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Boris Johnson loyalists rally around PM amid warnings Tories are 'sleepwalking' to defeat

Dominic Raab and Priti Patel came out batting for the absent Prime Minister after the bombshell resignation of the Tory party chairman Oliver Dowden.

Daily Record · Jun 24, 2022

Kidnapper, paedophile and drug dealers among 23 ‘dangerous foreign criminals’ flown back to Albania from UK

Twenty-three “dangerous foreign criminals” were flown back to Albania from Britain on Thursday including drug dealers, a kidnapper and a paedophile.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022

Top civil servant apologises for saying Home Office 'loves a good crisis'

Home Office permanent secretary Matthew Rycroft told MPs it was 'overly flippant' of him to say the Home Office loves a crisis, in an apparent bid to show that the department handles them well.

Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2022

Julian Assange: Priti Patel’s extradition order shows government’s ‘totalitarian bent’, says wife

Decision to send Wikileaks founder to US part of push to ‘weaken’ civil liberties, says Stella Moris

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Channel crossings resume following quiet weekend

A total of 49 people were brought to Dover on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

UK work visa for elite graduates is exclusive and based on flawed assumptions

The UK government’s announcement of a new work visa option aimed at attracting top graduates has elicited some backlash because the list of eligible institutions features no universities from Africa, Latin America or South Asia. The Conversation Africa’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked Orla Quinlan, Director of Internationalisation at Rhodes University in…

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022

Julian Assange is facing extradition to the US, so will Prime Minister Anthony Albanese intervene?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will not be pressured into publicly intervening in the Julian Assange extradition case, despite international law experts arguing that direct involvement by Australia would carry "significant" diplomatic sway.

ABC News · Jun 21, 2022

The Tories may relish a fight over Rwanda deportations, but that doesn’t mean they will win

To succeed, the government must not only upset the left but also deter asylum seekers, says author Daniel Trilling

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

Unaccompanied Ukrainian children could be allowed into UK, according to report

The Government is reportedly poised to ease rules to allow unaccompanied Ukrainians under-18s fleeing the Russian invasion to come to the UK.

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022