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Suella Braverman attacks Rishi Sunak over Rwanda and calls for human rights law to be scrapped - LIVE

Former home secretary urged the prime minister to exclude ‘all avenues’ of legal challenge available to asylum seekers

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

Braverman is a ‘dictator like Putin’ says top Tory after her latest outburst in Rwanda row

As Rishi Sunak fails to rule out an election over his embattled ‘stop the boats’ policy

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

Rishi Sunak hits back at Suella Braverman as Tory civil war spirals over Rwanda plan

The Prime Minister also does not rule out calling a General Election if his Rwanda plan is thwarted

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2023

Peers and MPs pledge to block Sunak’s Rwanda plan as Braverman labels it ‘magical thinking’

Fast-track bill, following supreme court ruling barring deportation flights, “will be wildly unpopular legislation” says Tory peer

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

No guarantee Rwanda flight will take off next year, says Chancellor

Jeremy Hunt said the UK Government could not give a ‘precise date’ for when a deportation flight might leave for east Africa

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2023

OPINION - In the Conservative Party, there is always someone to your right

"Constitutionally really quite extraordinary" – that's the view of former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption on the government's plan to use emergency law to "change the facts" and declare Rwanda safe. Is he right?

Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2023

UK ministers’ efforts to revive Rwanda policy likely to fail, lawyers say

Government accused of ‘magical thinking’ and ignoring facts on the ground that led to supreme court judgment

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

Rwanda plan: Rishi Sunak has insisted on pushing ahead – here's where he could take it next

The UK supreme court has ruled against the government’s plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing. But this isn’t the end of the story – a version of the plan is likely to resurface in some form. The initial reactions from the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and…

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2023

Cleverly clashes with radio presenter over Rwanda policy during interview

Home Secretary James Cleverly told Amol Rajan ‘you’re not asking questions, you’re making statements’.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

James Cleverly lines up with post-truth brigade on Rwanda shambles

Any uncomfortable facts can simply be airbrushed out of history by an act of parliament, Jimmy Dimly reveals

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023