PMQs - live: Sunak accused of playing games with people’s health as nurses’ strike looms Prime minister and Labour leader square up in new Commons clash The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
London politics latest LIVE: Rishi Sunak told nurses’ strike is ‘badge of shame’ as he faces MPs Keir Starmer told Rishi Sunak the nurses’ strike was a “badge of shame” for the Government as they clashed at the final PMQs of the year. Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022
Several confirmed dead after small boat sinks in English Channel Four people have died following an incident involving a small boat carrying around 40 migrants in the English Channel between Britain and France, the British government said in a statement. France 24 · Dec 14, 2022
Tories and Boris Johnson launch bid to ignore human rights laws for migrants The Bill could pose a Tory revolt for Rishi Sunak - and in painful timing, it is being debated hours after people were feared to have died when a boat got into difficulty off the Kent coast Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022
A feted restaurateur, a senior doctor: Sunak’s cruel plan would have deported both The prime minister wants to eject all who enter the UK ‘illegally’ without even giving them a hearing. That’s inhumane, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022
Labour and Lib Dems call for Raab to be suspended while bullying allegations investigated – as it happened Opposition parties renew call for deputy PM to be suspended amid eight bullying claims The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022
What is Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop illegal immigration from Albania? The plan comes after a year in which a record-breaking number of migrants traveled to the UK through perilous Channel crossings in small boats Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022
MP Christian Wakeford apologises for asylum seeker comments Exclusive: Ex-Tory who defected to Labour says constituents opened his eyes to hardship faced by claimants The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022
Boris Johnson backs Tory plan to defy European court on Rwanda deportations Bill to take back ’parliamentary sovereignty’ over European Court of Human Rights is fresh challenge to Rishi Sunak The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday briefing: Why the nuclear fusion breakthrough doesn’t mean we’re in energy utopia In today’s newsletter: US scientists this week announced progress on a potentially revolutionary source of renewable energy. But there’s still a way to go The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022
Boris Johnson and Priti Patel urge PM to ignore European court rulings on Rwanda Controversial Asylum Seekers (Removal to Safe Countries) Bill has been co-sponsored by Tory MPs including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nadine Dorries Wales Online · Dec 14, 2022
Boris Johnson and Priti Patel pressure PM to ignore ECHR rulings on Rwanda The Asylum Seekers (Removal to Safe Countries) Bill is to be introduced by Tory MP Jonathan Gullis on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
Asylum crackdown comes months after government last promised to ‘fix broken asylum system’ Political amnesia sees the prime minister present previous government’s proposals as ‘new steps’, Lizzie Dearden writes The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
Sunak asylum plan violates international law, UN says ‘If you enter the UK illegally, you should not be able to remain here,’ prime minister vows The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 Can Sunak win over voters – and his party – with overhaul of asylum system? Immigration and asylum now poll third among issues facing the UK, and PM knows he needs to rise to the challenge
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 The Guardian view on Sunak’s asylum plan: tough talk can’t mask past failures Editorial: Tackling the backlog of claims is the right idea. But the government seems unlikely to achieve it
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 UK's Sunak vows to clear asylum backlog, return Albanians British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to clear a backlog of asylum-seeker applications
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Confusion over scale of Sunak’s vow to ‘abolish’ backlog of asylum claims Labour claimed Rishi Sunak’s vow was “already falling apart”.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 Rare Rishi Sunak appearance rides wave of rightwing cheers Prime minister ignores any solutions to UK’s problems in favour of making refugees’ lives harder
Liverpool Echo · Dec 13, 2022 English football could be set for seismic change that may impact FSG and Liverpool Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reported to have signed off on a new regulator for English football
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 When is the £400 winter fuel payment due? Households will start receiving money off their energy bills from October
Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2022 Rishi Sunak: I’ll clear asylum backlog by 2023 Rishi Sunak did something unusual today. Not the ‘sounding tough on immigration’ thing that politicians of all stripes do, with varying degrees of enthusiasm. He volunteered a target and a date.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 Partygate: ministers accused of writing ‘blank cheque’ for Boris Johnson legal bills Exclusive: Cabinet Office to extend contract with law firm to defend claims ex-PM misled parliament, sources say
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 New migrant measures treat asylum seekers like criminals, campaigners say The five-point plan, which includes ramping up immigration raids and housing migrants in disused holiday parks, was described as ‘deeply disturbing’.
Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022 Bombshell new poll would see Tories WIPED OUT in the North - three years on from election success Even PM Rishi Sunak would lose his seat