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Suella Braverman's 14 biggest gaffes and controversies as Rishi Sunak urged to act

The Home Secretary is claimed to have tried to get civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine, sparking calls for Rishi Sunak to open an investigation into her conduct. The divisive minister is no stranger to controversy

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2023

BBC to review impartiality of its immigration and small boats coverage

It will also assess topics such as the Government’s Rwanda policy, the impact of migration on communities in the UK, and refugees from Ukraine.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Cool response in Iceland as Rishi Sunak urges Europe’s leaders to back Rwanda plan

Prime minister uses summit address at Council of Europe in Reykjavik to talk of need to confront ‘illegal migration’

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

Rwanda asylum plan: Timeline of goverment’s policy to deport migrants

How the events leading up to the Rwanda plan’s return to court and Suella Braverman’s conservatism speech unfolded

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Thriving in the face of adversity: Resilient gorillas reveal clues about overcoming childhood misfortune

In 1974, an infant mountain gorilla was born in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Researchers named him Titus. As is typical for young gorillas in the wild, Titus spent the first years of his life surrounded by his mother, father and siblings, as well as more distant relatives and unrelated…

The Conversation · May 15, 2023

Sting blasts government’s lack of ‘decency’ as he backs Afghan war hero

Exclusive: Sting is backing The Independent’s campaign to stop an Afghan pilot who served alongside coalition troops from being deported to Rwanda

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

It’s no longer ‘the will of the people’ to turn our back on asylum seekers

Passing laws to detain and deport migrants suits some Tories, but it is not what voters want

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023

Sunak to press EU leaders on migration after small boats bill backlash

Intervention comes days after Archbishop of Canterbury condemned PM’s Rwanda plan

The Independent UK · May 13, 2023

Britain’s faith leaders condemn ‘heartless’ threat to send Afghan war hero to Rwanda

Exclusive: Senior religious figures call for rethink on ‘callous’ government asylum policy

The Independent UK · May 13, 2023

Former British army chief slams government’s ‘vicious’ small boats bill

Lord Dannatt raised case of Afghan pilot who has been threatened with removal to Rwanda

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023