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Sunak doubles down on controversial Rwanda plan and vows ‘vigorous’ fight ahead

PM insists his plan to stop the boats was not on hold

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak feels pressure over ‘five key pledges’ as he denies ‘stop the boats’ promise on hold amid Rwanda court battle

Prime Minister also tells MPs he is ‘throwing everything’ at inflation on the six-month anniversary of setting his five priorities for the nation

Evening Standard

Sunak says his ‘stop the boats’ pledge isn’t on hold amid Rwanda court battles

The Prime Minister was under pressure on the six-month anniversary of setting his five priorities for the nation.

The Independent UK

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Rishi Sunak angrily defends Commons absences in session with MPs

Prime minister accused at liaison committee hearing of not turning up to PMQs and avoiding sensitive votes

The Guardian - UK

Paisley comes together for Refugee Festival Scotland events

A series of events were held in the town recently.

Daily Record

Met investigating two Tory Partygate allegations - but no further action over Chequers events – as it happened

Two events being investigated both took place in 2020, police say

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak's migration plans suffer brutal mauling as Lords inflict 11 defeats

The onslaught in the upper chamber came just a week after the Government's defeat at the Court of Appeal over plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

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Small boats bill ripped apart in Lords as peers say government living ‘in cloud cuckoo land’

Peer says aim of detaining and deporting small boat migrants ‘not based on reality’ as Lords add protections for pregnant women, children and LGBT+ people

The Independent UK

Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire under fire for failing to condemn Rwanda policy

She was unable to say in a BBC interview if Labour would stop the flights, although later confirmed the party would ditch the plan

Bristol Post

Hundreds of modern slavery cases on hold after Home Office admits ‘unlawful’ guidance

Suella Braverman’s lawyers conceded legal challenge from people refused protection under new ‘objective evidence’ test

The Independent UK

It could cost the taxpayer £169,000 to deport each migrant to Rwanda – and possibly even more

The Home Office has revealed how much it believes it will cost to send migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda – a staggering £169,000 per person. This estimate is even more surprising when you consider that one of the aims of the government’s migration policy is to stop spending…

The Conversation

Let’s cheer a Rwanda court victory. But the cruel and punitive policy lives on

Suella Braverman’s plan to outsource refugees has been ruled illegal, yet this is a fragile win

The Guardian - UK

Top Tories urge Rishi Sunak to use cabinet reshuffle to get a grip on warring party

Prime minister has spent the week beset by crises, from Boris Johnson’s Partygate fallout to a quitting minister and failed Rwanda policy

The Independent UK

Get Rwanda done: Johnson warns of delays to scheme amid court battle

Boris Johnson said it was time to ‘get Rwanda done’, as he warned that the legal row over the scheme could ground flights until 2025.

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Boris Johnson tells Rishi Sunak to override court on Rwanda deportation scheme

PM’s predecessor urges him to change the law after court of appeal shoots down policy

The National (Scotland)

The Worst of Westminster: Illegal Rwanda plan and an unlikely podcast duo

Worst of Westminster June 30

The National (Scotland)

Tories 'stripping the humanity' of refugees by treating them as numbers, blasts MSP

THE UK Government is “stripping the humanity” of refugees by treating them as numbers, a committee convener has said.

The Guardian - UK

Over 24,000 UK asylum seekers could be sent to Rwanda despite court ruling

Home Office sent 24,083 letters of intent warning refugees they were being considered for forcible removal

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The Independent UK

Sunak refuses to guarantee first Rwanda flight will take off by end of year

The Prime Minister insisted he is ‘entirely confident’ in his Rwanda plan.

The Week

Quiz of The Week: 24 - 30 June

The government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda hit another legal obstacle this week, as the Court of Appeal ruled that the deportation scheme was unlawful.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak blasts Appeal Court's Rwanda deportation ruling and vows to fight on

The Prime Minister used a press conference about the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan to lash out at the judges' ruling and pledge to challenge the decision at the UK's highest court

The National (Scotland)

Applause as Mhairi Black tears apart Tories' Rwanda policy on Question Time

MHAIRI Black was applauded on Question Time after she pulled apart the Tories’ Rwanda deportation policy ...

The Conversation

Why UK court ruled Rwanda isn't a safe place to send refugees – and what this means for the government's immigration plans

The Court of Appeal has ruled against the UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, adding a significant legal hurdle to the prime minister Rishi Sunak’s promise to “stop the boats”.

Evening Standard

The Government’s Rwanda asylum plan — a timeline

The Government’s flagship asylum plan has faced several hurdles since its launch last year

Evening Standard

Video: Question Time audience refuses to support government’s Rwanda migrant plan

Suella Braverman’s Rwanda migrant plan failed to receive any show of support during the latest episode of Question Time in a further blow to the Government.

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