Your views on the government’s handling of immigration revealed - The Standard podcast Plus, Sunak tries to woo rebels ahead of Rwanda bill vote Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023
A life is lost aboard the Bibby Stockholm. Do these posturing politicians even care? Threatening asylum seekers with deportation to Rwanda is no deterrent - it just makes life harder for already vulnerable people, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
Why the outcome of the Rwanda bill mattered for Sunak – and the Conservatives The immigration legislation has cleared its first hurdle but the PM still faces a bumpy road if it is to become law The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
It’s the Rishi Sunak twilight zone: a Brexit battle reenactment that never ends Over Europe, over Rwanda, the roundheads and blockheads fight their fights – we’re just collateral damage, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
Labour vow to remove asylum seekers 'who have no right to be here' LABOUR have said they would beef up the process for sending asylum seekers away from Britain – pledging the party would get rid of people with… The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2023
Rwanda bill vote LIVE: MPs approve Rishi Sunak's asylum deportation legislation at second reading The bill is allowed to progress to its next stage in Parliament Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023
US says Congo and rebel groups agree to a 3-day cease-fire ahead of key election, but cracks emerge The White House says Congo’s security forces and rebel groups have agreed on a 72-hour cease-fire to de-escalate tensions in the country’s east near the border with Rwanda The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
OPINION - Rishi Sunak is on the edge of a political death spiral over Rwanda Rishi Sunak heads into the chamber tonight as the leader of a Conservative Party which has escaped his control. The proximate issue is the second reading of the emergency legislation on an overhauled Rwanda bill to circumvent legal objections in the Supreme Court ruling against the policy. Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023
UK PM Sunak Faces Leadership Test Over Rwanda Plan UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday seeks to avoid a humiliating defeat for his latest plans to send migrants to Rwanda that have split his ruling Conservative party. International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023
UK climate minister leaves Cop28 summit as talks reach critical point: ‘A slap in the face’ Climate groups slam decsion to fly Graham Stuart thousands of miles for crunch parliamentary vote on the govenment’s Rwanda policy amid summit stand off over future of fossil fuels The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
Net zero minister flies 3400 miles back from COP28 summit in Dubai for Rwanda vote before flying straight back The decision to recall Graham Stuart highlights how tight the vote could be on Tuesday evening Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023
Final stages of COP28 in chaos as UK climate minister leaves before deal is reached THE UK's climate minister left final negotiations at COP28 to attend the vote on the Rwanda deal, as talks descended into chaos at the climate… The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2023
Rwanda bill – live: Sunak wins vote despite rightwing Tory rebellion MPs approve Safety of Rwanda Bill at second reading by 313 votes to 269, majority 44 The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
What is a vote of no confidence? Rishi Sunak braces for potential leadership crisis The PM could reportedly face votes of no confidence from Tories who are unhappy with the Rwanda bill Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023 OPINION - The Standard View: The Government's Rwanda focus diverts attention from practical policies If you think you had a suboptimal start to the day, just imagine: you could have scheduled a breakfast meeting with the European Research Group. The Prime Minister met Conservative backbenchers this morning to discuss their concerns with the emergency Rwanda legislation, which they say does not go “far enough…
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 Watch live: MPs vote on Sunak’s emergency Rwanda bill Watch live as MPs vote on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s emergency Rwanda legislation on Tuesday, 12 December.
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023 Rishi Sunak hit by fresh blow ahead of Rwanda vote as 80% of people say Tories doing badly on immigration Rishi Sunak’s personal ratings fall to their lowest level amid civil war over controversial Rwanda bill
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 PCS union considers legal action to stop Rwanda deportation plan Exclusive: Documents also show asylum seekers could delay removals for a year by making individual claims
The Conversation · Dec 12, 2023 Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill: how much trouble is the prime minister really in as MPs threaten a parliamentary rebellion? The legislative process in Britain consists of a series of discrete stages, each with its own purpose and function. A bill’s second reading is the discussion of, and vote on, the principle of the legislation. As Erskine May, the so-called bible of parliamentary procedure, puts it: “Its whole principle is…
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 What happens if Rishi Sunak loses Rwanda vote? The prime minister has denied that tonight’s vote amounts to a vote of confidence in his leadership - but senior Tories have said otherwise
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 MPs back Rwanda bill in boost to Rishi Sunak despite rebellion by rightwing MPs – as it happened Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill passes its first Commons vote but only after rebellion by a collection of rightwing Tory MPs
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 Stopping all deportation appeals not the British thing to do, says minister Michael Tomlinson leaves open prospect that Tory MPs who vote against Rwanda bill could lose whip
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 The new ‘Rwanda deal’ was a shock to Rwandans. We know this is no place for asylum seekers I was sentenced to 15 years’ jail for speaking out about the government in my country, says Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Rwandan opposition leader
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 Tuesday briefing: Will rebels torpedo the Rwanda bill – and what does the fight tell us about the Tories? In today’s newsletter: The prime minister faces rebellions on both sides of his party over his controversial plan for migrants
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 The Covid inquiry was the least of Sunak’s worries: now he has to face his own MPs With his Rwanda plan, the PM has boxed himself into a corner, unable to satisfy the Tory left or right, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls