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Gary Lineker hits back after being told to stick to football over Rwanda views

Gary Lineker called for a ‘fair new plan’ that reflects the ‘will of the British people’

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Rwanda bill - live: Sunak begs for support hours before vote as asylum seeker dies on Bibby Stockholm

A few hundred asylum seekers are now living on the barge at Portland port, Dorset

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says

The top U.N. official in Congo is warning the Security Council that tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Rishi Sunak desperately lobbying Tory MPs to avoid defeat on Rwanda bill

Prime minister will host emergency breakfast at No 10 after frenetic day in Westminster reminiscent of Brexit fights

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

Rishi Sunak on the rack as Tory factions feud over Rwanda bill ‘mess’

Right-wing rebel MPs urge PM to ‘pull’ Rwanda bill ahead of crucial Commons vote

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

OPINION - The Sunak cost fallacy: why the prime minister just can't quit Rwanda

We are all familiar with the sunk cost fallacy. Whether it be sticking with a job we hate, a partner we no longer love or an investment haemorrhaging cash, we keep going because we've already put in so much time, effort or money. Sunk costs have this terrible power to…

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2023

Rightwing Tories urge Sunak to amend ‘partial and incomplete’ Rwanda bill

European Research Group of backbench MPs say bill should be withdrawn before vote on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

East Africa's troops are leaving the DRC: what went wrong and what comes next

The East African Community deployed a regional force for the first time into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022. Just over a year later, the troops have started withdrawing amid tension with the host state. We asked Jenna Russo, who has covered the conflict and interventions in the…

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s week of chaos reflects the state of his party. There’s only one answer: an election

Today his appearance at the Covid inquiry, tomorrow his failing Rwanda bill. The PM – and the Tories – are disintegrating, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

How Tory MPs could derail Sunak’s Rwanda plan

Prime minister under pressure from both sides of his party as Commons prepares to vote on safety of Rwanda bill

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023