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Labour to end use of Bibby Stockholm asylum accommodation barge
The Government will end the use of the Bibby Stockholm barge for housing migrants off England’s south coast as part of an overhaul of the asylum system, the Home Office has announced.
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Christian Aid delivers Gaza children’s letter to Prime Minister
The international development agency, Christian Aid, presents two letters written by Gaza children to 10 Downing Street on behalf of its partner, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). The letters ask Prime Minister Sir Keir...
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Braverman speaks on "brutal" General Election result for the Conservatives
Former home secretary Suella Braverman speaks at the Popular Conservatism Conference, PopCon, in London.
Speaking at a PopCon gathering, she said: “I know PopCon is going to play a pivotal role in the Renaissance of the Conservative...
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Nigel Farage holds a town hall-style event in Clacton full
Nigel Farage holds a town hall-style event in Clacton.
The leader of Reform UK is running to be the MP for Cacton-on-sea.
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Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, speaks at a town hall event at Clacton HD Version
Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, speaks at a town hall event at Clacton HD Version.
Nigel Farage says the country is broken and in this general election neither of the main parties are offering anything new.
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Scripps Newsline: Experts discuss Biden's executive action on border control
Tonight on Scripps Newsline, we break down the implications of President Biden's sweeping new executive actions that attempt to curtail asylum claims at the southern border. (Scripps News)
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Sir Keir Starmer Q&A following Labour speech on small boats
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks at an event in Dover where the party discuss people-smuggling and small boats.
Labour will use new counter-terrorism powers to tackle people-smuggling gangs bringing migrants across the Channel in...
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Politics Daily Briefing: May 8
Daily politics briefing for May 8, as Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell told MPs the Government could not say if Israel might breach international law as it appears ready to launch a full-scale assault on the southern Gazan city of...
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Full: MPs hold a press conference after it's revealed China is behind a wave of cyber attacks
(left to right) MP Tim Loughton, Sir Iain Duncan Smith and MP Stewart McDonald during a press conference at the Centre for Social Justice in central London, after a statement to Parliament that Beijing is behind a wave of state-backed...
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Images show Egypt constructing wall near Rafah border
The area where the video was filmed has since been completely cleared out by the Egyptian government, something that's visible in satellite imagery.
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Ireland to resume beef exports to China following premier’s visit
Ireland’s premier Leo Varadkar has said China is reopening its market to Irish beef after it suspended imports in November due to the detection of atypical BSE (mad cow disease) in one Irish cow.
The announcement came following a...
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Archive footage of Rwanda Bill stories as policy faces crucial test in House of Commons
Archive footage of stories related to the Rwanda Bill as it returns to the House of Commons for votes on amendments on Tuesday.
Rishi Sunak faces a difficult political test, with warnings some prominent Tory MPs could rebel.
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First migrants crossing the English Channel in 2024 arrive in Dover
Migrants crossing the English Channel have been reported for the first time in 2024.
They are the first recorded since December 16, according to Home Office figures, with poor weather conditions potentially contributing to the lack of...
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Full interview with Tanaiste Michael Martin in London
Interview with Tanaiste Michael Martin in London following his meeting with Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron.
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Braverman fires parting broadside at Sunak after sacking
Suella Braverman has accused Rishi Sunak of “betrayal” over a promise to stop small boat crossings in an incendiary letter after being sacked as home secretary.
In a broadside aimed at the Prime Minister, she accused him of having...
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Home Office expected to return asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm barge months after Legionella discovery
Asylum seekers are set to return to the Bibby Stockholm barge on Thursday.
It is expected that the Home Office will begin transferring a number of people back to the vessel at Portland Port, Dorset, more than two months after it was...
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Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner and Anas Sarwar visit apprentices in Glasgow
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner visited apprentices in Glasgow on Thursday to set out her party's new deal for workers. Speaking to the media after her visit, she also discussed the prospect of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
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Home Office denies asylum seeker barge is a 'floating prison'
The Home Office has denied a barge that is set to house around 500 asylum seekers is "a floating prison".
The Bibby Stockholm arrived in Portland on Tuesday and will open to around 50 asylum seekers next week. The vessel has been...
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Channel crossings hit 12,000 for 2023 so far after new highest daily total
More than 600 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the highest number on a single day so far this year, new figures show.
Some 686 people were detected on Friday, according to Home Office figures published on...
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UK announces new sanctions regime targeting Iranian threats
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has announced plans for a new sanctions regime targeting threats and human rights abuses in Iran.
The announcements come as Richard Ratcliffe, husband of British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe,...
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Yousaf sets out ‘radical’ plans for independent Scotland’s written constitution
Humza Yousaf has outlined “radical” plans for an independent Scotland to have a written constitution – with the First Minister saying such a document could protect workers’ rights to strike and guarantee healthcare that is “free at the...
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Yousaf outlines plans for an independent Scotland to have a written constitution
Humza Yousaf has launched a new paper setting out plans for an independent Scotland to have a written constitution.
The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader said the document is “about how we can build a better Scotland for...
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Prime Minister claims 'stop the boats' plan is working as he announces new barges for migrants
Rishi Sunak said his plan to tackle small boats crossing the English Channel is working, but there is 'work to do', as he announced two more barges to house asylum seekers.
The Prime Minister said the numbers making the crossing were...
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Georgian Prime Minister on Geopolitical Landscape
H.E. Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, discusses his country's strategic position at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, navigating an evolving geopolitical landscape and more with Bloomberg's Manus Cranny at the 2023 Qatar...