The trouble with targets: immigration is a potential headache for Labour Party has avoided numbers when discussing its policy but as election nears it will have to be more specific The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023
Home Office struggles to source airplanes for Rwanda immigration plan THE Home Office said it has “robust plans” for flights to Rwanda, following reports airlines have so far refused to sign contracts to take part… The National (Scotland) · Dec 17, 2023
CDU seeks to win back German voters with its own Rwanda asylum plan Official says party favours sending refugees to third countries such as Rwanda for application processing The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023
Rishi Sunak believes Rwanda bill ‘best thing we can get’, says deputy Oliver Dowden signals PM reluctant to bow to rightwing Tory pressure but may be open to amendments The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023
Farage plans return to ‘help Reform UK make election about immigration’ The former Brexit party leader intends to ‘shape politics’ before the UK goes to the polls in 2024, his allies claim The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023
Scottish Government to 'reflect' on calls for Rwanda bill legal challenge THE Scottish Government has said it will “reflect” on calls to launch a legal challenge against the Tories’ Rwanda bill – after critics said… The National (Scotland) · Dec 17, 2023
Channel 4’s The Last Leg pranks Suella Braverman into collecting ‘D*** of the year’ award Pranksters invited the Tory MP to officially launch ‘Fareham Fishing’ - a bogus angling company - as part of a segment for Channel 4’s Last Leg programme The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023
Rishi Sunak faces election wipeout even if flights to Rwanda take off, top pollster warns Exclusive: Devastating forecast has Tories heading for landslide defeat – as voters care more about economy and NHS rather than deportation policy The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2023
Labour lead slips to 13 points in poll that shows NHS is voters’ main priority Sunak’s approval increases slightly after surviving potential rebellion over Rwanda bill The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023
Rishi Sunak to talk illegal migration with premiers of Italy and Albania after latest Channel tragedy The Rome trip comes after a woman died in the Channel as a boat sank on Friday morning Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023
Rishi Sunak called the bluff of Tory mafia families in Rwanda vote, says George Osborne Former chancellor invokes ‘The Godfather’ in saying ‘the one thing you should never do is threaten to go to the mattresses and then lie down in bed’ The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023
Digested week: Some things are almost worth dying for – though not Rwanda Shane MacGowan’s funeral offers food for thought while Rishi Sunak’s immigration policy is not deranged enough for some The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023
'Foreigner' Claims Dog DR Congo Presidential Candidates "Fake Congolese" or "candidate of the aggressor country" -- some of the accusations being bandied around on social media in a bid to ruin reputations in the run-up to DR Congo's presidential vote. International Business Times · Dec 15, 2023
Sunak Wins Rwanda Bill Vote And Avoids Tory Rebellion Despite several humanitarian concerns, Rishi Sunak's emergency Rwanda legislation was passed by an overall majority vote in the House of Commons this week. International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023 Do we also need a Tory minister for illegal policies? Brief letters: Rwanda safety bill | Wage threshold for visas | Describing Mark Francois | Gratitude for a wonderful GP | Israel-Gaza war
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023 Rwandan politician who criticised Sunak’s bill fears for her safety Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza has received threats after saying Rwanda was not a safe place to send refugees
Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2023 Analysis: Has DR Congo’s Tshisekedi delivered enough to win a second term? Thousands turn up at President Tshisekedi’s campaign rallies. But what has his first five-year term delivered?
International Business Times · Dec 14, 2023 UK PM Sunak Says Open To Tweaking Rwanda Bill UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he was open to toughening up his controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda, which has divided his ruling Conservative party.
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023 Sunak attempts to quell Tory anger over Rwanda bill by saying he’s ‘open’ to changes PM insists Tory amendments cannot jeopardise ‘participation of the Rwandans’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023 Sunak denies he is ‘tetchy’ under pressure amid Tory infighting over immigration PM dismisses dissent among his MPs over his Rwanda bill as ‘debating society’ behaviour
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 One Nation Tories to amend Rwanda bill to comply with international law Conservative Robert Buckland said he wants bill to be more compatible with European convention on human rights
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 Tories are too busy locked in a narcissistic death spiral to spare a thought for us Even they can see imposing another PM on the country is a non-starter, so they try to look the part and fake it to make it
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023 Sunak hit by new Rwanda revolt from Tory left as talks set to ruin PM’s Christmas PM urged to defy pressure from Tory right-wingers and ‘tweak the bill in the other direction’
The Conversation · Dec 13, 2023 How the bill to declare Rwanda a 'safe' country for refugees could lead to a constitutional crisis Rishi Sunak has had a small win in the ongoing saga of the UK government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The second reading of the safety of Rwanda (asylum and immigration) bill has passed the Commons, despite rightwing Conservative MPs abstaining.
International Business Times · Dec 13, 2023 UN Criticism Of UK Rwanda Plan Incomprehensible: Minister As Britain pushes forward with controversial plans to send migrants to Rwanda, a UK government minister voiced "amazement" Wednesday at the criticism it has drawn from the United Nations.