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'Lord Geidt's resignation is proof of rottenness at the heart of Downing Street'

Lord Geidt resigned saying he was put in an 'impossible and odious' position by Boris Johnson. His predecessor, Sir Alex Allan, quit as the PM refused to sack Priti Patel for breaking the ministerial code

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Rwanda refugee policy is like the rendition of slaves in the 1800s

Letters: Prof Julia O’Connell Davidson likens the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to the forced returns facilitated by the Fugitive Slave Act in the US. Plus a letter from Mark Stephens

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022

David Blunkett: There is a sane alternative to the Rwanda fiasco

The plane “to nowhere” — which never took off on Tuesday evening, intended for Rwanda — was just what the Government expected. The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, could not be happier with a situation where lawyers and Strasbourg judges (not the EU) are the enemy, rather than the organised criminal…

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022

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'Rwanda link' to rise in Irish asylum cases

Sources last night told The Mirror that government officials believed the increase could, in part, be blamed on that decision – which is still being battled in the courts.

Irish Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Tory ministers forced into humiliating climbdown over Rwanda deportation flights

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab indicated removals would be halted until after the High Court judgement - despite Priti Patel signalling she was preparing for a flight within weeks

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Dominic Raab says European judges 'wrong' to block Rwanda deportation flight

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab refused to give a cast iron guarantee that any asylum seekers would have been deported to Rwanda by the end of the year

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Thursday briefing: Bodies found in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira; PM’s ethics adviser quits

In today’s newsletter: details on the dreadful news of the Guardian contributor and Indigenous activist missing in Brazil, and more on the resignation of Lord Geidt

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022

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Migrants have been left high and dry by Priti Patel's cruel Rwanda deportation plans

Record View says the point of the flights is to appeal to a particular Tory point of view and distract from Downing Street’s law-breaking and the cost-of-living crisis.

Daily Record · Jun 16, 2022

‘Like I was going to be executed’: On board the failed Rwanda deportation flight

Special Report: Taken from cells, restrained by harnesses and made to board a plane, only to be granted a last-minute reprieve by European judges. The asylum seekers that Boris Johnson wants to send to central Africa tell May Bulman and Bel Trew their harrowing stories

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Patel seeks to curb modern slavery claims as Rwanda plan labelled ‘government by gimmick’

After cancellation of Africa flight, home secretary tries to stem slavery claims from refugees hoping to stay in UK

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022

Priti Patel wants another Rwanda flight in WEEKS despite pleas for her to wait

Home Secretary Priti Patel is drawing up plans for another Rwanda flight for asylum seekers within weeks - and sources insisted it could come before a full High Court hearing into whether the policy is legal

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2022

Boris Johnson's brazen acts that led ethics chief to quit - and why it's dangerous for PM

Lord Geidt has dramatically quit, thrusting Boris Johnson's future as Prime Minister back into jeopardy as No10 was desperately trying to move on from Partygate

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2022

Priti Patel accused of wasting millions on Rwanda flights

‘Gimmick’ designed to allow government to pick fights, says Yvette Cooper

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Tortured Star Wars gags fail to free Starmer from boredom paradox

While Labour leader’s sci-fi sequence fell flat at PMQs, his ‘Conservative Corbyn’ joke was near suicidal

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022

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The National (Scotland) · Jun 15, 2022

UK withdrawal from ECHR would leave 'gaping hole' in Scotland Act

THE UK withdrawing from Europe’s framework on human rights would leave a “gaping hole” in Scotland’s legislation and increase pressure…

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2022

Boris Johnson's ethics chief Lord Geidt resigns after he's blocked from investigating PM

Lord Geidt has become the second Independent Advisor on the Ministerial Code to resign since Mr Johnson became PM.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022

The Guardian view on Rwanda deportations: unjust, un-British

Editorial: There is a grotesque cynicism about a government asylum policy that is built to fail and designed to provoke outrage

The National (Scotland) · Jun 15, 2022

Scottish refugees give damning verdict on 'cruel, inhumane' Rwanda policy

REFUGEES living in Scotland have said the Tory government’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda are “cruel” and would not put them off…

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The Conversation · Jun 15, 2022

Rwanda deportations: what is the European Court of Human Rights, and why did it stop the UK flight from taking off?

A flight chartered to send asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda as part of a new government policy was grounded following an intervention by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The plan to deport asylum seekers for processing in Rwanda is intended, the government says, to deter people…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022

Labour accuses Priti Patel of ‘shambles’ over cancelled Rwanda flight

After ruling by Strasbourg court, No 10 refuses to rule out withdrawing from European convention on human rights

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022

Priti Patel doubles down on Rwanda plan

In the week that £100,000 worth of counterfeit goods, including Wonka chocolate bars, were seized by trading standards staff following raids on American candy stores on Oxford Street, Priti Patel came to Parliament and delivered her best Gene Wilder “Stop. Don’t. Come back“ impression.

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

No 10 not ruling out human rights convention withdrawal after Rwanda flight blow

Downing Street said all options were on the table, including pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Daily Record · Jun 15, 2022

Priti Patel claims migrants 'pretending' to flee from danger as she doubles down on Rwanda policy

Scots MP Alistair Carmichael challenged Patel over her claim that asylum seekers were not in genuine danger.

Manchester Evening News · Jun 15, 2022

Channel crossings hit highest number for two months as hundreds arrive at UK border amid Rwanda asylum plan

Hundreds of people who arrived at British shores appeared to be unaware that there was a possibility they could be put on a flight to the African nation

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

What happens next after first Rwanda deportation flight grounded?

European Court of Human Rights makes eleventh-hour intervention leaving hated immigration policy stalled on the tarmac as defiant government promises new legal challenge

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