No 10 team arrives in Delhi to revive talks over free trade deal Exclusive: Pre-election agreement would provide a major boost to Narendra Modi and Rishi Sunak The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
Rishi Sunak’s olive branch to Tory MPs to stave off rebellion over Rwanda Ahead of a vote on the bill on Tuesday government sources say they are ‘happy to have conversations’ with rebel MPs The Independent UK · Dec 8, 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
When it comes to the UK’s asylum plan, Rwanda is definitely having the last laugh By next year the British government will have paid out £290m on the scheme – which has yet to host a single deportee, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
OPINION - Don’t bank on a May poll but Rishi Sunak might see it as a safer bet Might Rishi Sunak’s ongoing political Golgotha swing the likelihood of an early election? Two answers suggest themselves in the wake of the “Jenrick moment” — the abrupt resignation of Sunak’s immigration minister over the delivery (or not) of the “Rwanda plan” and a press conference at which a plainly furious… Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023
Scottish court rules UK government veto of gender recognition bill was lawful Lady Haldane’s decision disappoints LGBTQ+ campaigners and offer boost to Rishi Sunak at end of difficult week The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
Tory peer suggests party should ditch Rishi Sunak to win next election A TORY peer has suggested his party should ditch Rishi Sunak if they are to have any hope of winning the next General Election. The National (Scotland) · Dec 8, 2023
Rishi Sunak appeals directly to Tory supporters for backing on Rwanda plan as his MPs threaten to torpedo it The PM's move comes as his "emergency legislation" on Rwanda is criticised by both wings of his party Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023
Lord Frost urges Tory MPs to replace Rishi Sunak or face ‘electoral car crash’ The former Brexit secretary called on Conservatives not to ‘resign themselves’ to defeat, and if they do not believe in the PM to ‘be doing something about it’ The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023
Of course the Tories will do anything to stop migrants. You know the ones: students, carers, nurses … Immigration is not a top priority for voters, yet the government tears itself and the UK apart trying to deter crucial workers, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
No 10 says Suella Braverman, not Rishi Sunak, signed off on extra £100m payment to Rwanda – as it happened The claim comes after it was revealed the cost of the scheme had almost doubed The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
‘Cloak and dagger tactics’: Tories paid Rwanda an extra £100m for asylum deal Ministers criticised after civil servant tells MPs payment was made in April after £140m had already been sent The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023
'A total farce': Tories paid Rwanda an extra £100m for latest asylum deal THE UK has given Rwanda £100 million this year as part of its deal to send asylum seekers there. The National (Scotland) · Dec 8, 2023
Rishi Sunak news – live: PM urges mutinous Tories to ‘unite or die’ over Rwanda ahead of key vote PM faces growing pressure over flagship illegal migration policy The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023 Rishi Sunak news – live: PM faces showdown vote on Rwanda migration plan as Tory revolt grows PM under fresh pressure after immigration minister quits after saying draft law to fix Rwanda plan won’t work
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2023 Minister summoned to Parliament to explain why Rwanda plan bill soaring to £290 million The Government spent a further £100 million in the 2023-24 financial year while flights remained grounded amid a series of legal setbacks
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023 Covid inquiry live: Rishi Sunak to face claims Eat Out to Help Out scheme spread coronavirus WhatsApp messages shown to the Covid-19 Inquiry have revealed that government advisers referred to Mr Sunak as ‘Dr Death’ during the pandemic
The Hindu · Dec 8, 2023 Morning Digest | Lok Sabha to take up ethics panel report recommending Mahua Moitra’s expulsion in Cash-for-query row; Indian ambassador granted consular access to 8 death row prisoners in Qatar, says MEA, and more The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 06, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023 Former Met officers given suspended sentences for racist WhatsApps Messages group shared referred to Duchess of Sussex, the queen and Rishi Sunak among other public figures, according to charges
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023 Anatomy of a party in turmoil: the Conservative factions in the spotlight Rishi Sunak insists the Tories remain a ‘broad church’ but he is feeling the pressure from various groups
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023 What are the Tories trying to achieve with their new Rwanda bill? Fresh from a defeat in the supreme court, the government wants to declare the African country safe for asylum seekers – whatever the reality is
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023 The Guardian view on the new Rwanda bill: a draconian disgrace Editorial: In its determination to put fear of asylum seekers at the centre of the next election, the government is brushing human rights and the rule of law aside
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023 Far from cleaning up Boris Johnson’s Covid mess, Rishi Sunak is drowning in it Whatever the inquiry concludes, the current government will face the public’s anger over the ex-PM’s conduct, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023 Sunak’s focus on Rwanda has created a rod for his own back PM’s fight to retain party unity resembles battles waged – and ultimately lost – by Theresa May
The National (Scotland) · Dec 7, 2023 Cabinet Office refuses to say if Union committee has even MET under Rishi Sunak THE Cabinet Office has refused to say how many times a committee on the Union has met while Rishi Sunak has been Prime Minister.