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Liberal Democrats target 'blue wall' Tory heartlands as Sir Ed Davey campaigns in Guildford
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said people should vote for his party if they want to "get rid of the Conservatives" in "traditional Tory heartlands" in England, as he launched a series of political campaigning visits to Tory seats...
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Integration minister Roderic O'Gorman discusses immigration into Ireland
Interview with Integration minister on the topic of immigration into Ireland.
Roderic O'Gorman talks about the steps that need to be taken for the process to happen quicker and more effiicently.
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Activity around Bibby Stockholm following reports of a death onboard
Footage from December 12 showing the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset.
An asylum seeker on board the Bibby Stockholm barge has died, the PA news agency understands.
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Footage of the Bibby Stockholm following reports of a death onboard
Footage from December 12 showing the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset.
An asylum seeker on board the Bibby Stockholm barge has died, the PA news agency understands.
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Star chamber of Tory lawyers says Sunak’s Rwanda Bill needs significant changes - full press conference
Mark Francois, chairman of the Tory European Research Group, said the Rwanda Bill was not fit for purpose.
At a press conference in Westminster he said: “We all want to stop the boats.
“There have been two legislative attempts at this...
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Mayor says Tory party dynamics around Rwanda scheme resembles a 'psychodrama'
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has criticized the Government's plans on Rwanda and described the dynamics in the Conservative party as resembling a that of a "psychodrama".
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Politics daily briefing: December 8
Daily politics briefing for December 8, as the Home Office confirmed the Government has so far spent £240 million on its Rwanda policy, which has yet to see a single person deported to the country.
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Politics daily briefing: December 7
All the latest political developments, as Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda policy is hit by fresh chaos after immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigns.
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Immigration minister Robert Jenrick quits after new Rwanda legislation unveiled
Rishi Sunak has been rocked by the resignation of his immigration minister after rejecting demands to opt out of European human rights laws to revive the Rwanda policy.
Robert Jenrick told the Prime Minister on Wednesday that his new...
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James Cleverly signs new asylum treaty in Rwanda
The Home Secretary has signed a fresh treaty with Rwanda amid efforts to get the Government’s stalled asylum deal off the ground.
James Cleverly travelled to Kigali and signed the agreement on Tuesday as Rishi Sunak bids to make the...
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James Cleverly insists new treaty with Rwanda fixes all legal concerns
James Cleverly has insisted his new legally-binding treaty with Rwanda addresses all of the reasons that caused the Supreme Court to deem the Government’s flagship asylum policy unlawful.
The Home Secretary said he “cannot see any...
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Politics daily briefing: December 5
Daily politics briefing for December 5. as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declares “enough is enough” and that the time has come to “get control of immigration once and for all”.
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James Cleverly lands in Rwanda to sign new treaty
Home Secretary James Cleverly shakes hands with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Rwanda, Clementine Mukeka, as he arrives at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda, where he...
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Politics daily briefing: November 25
Daily politics briefing for November 25, as former prime minister Boris Johnson labelled the violent scenes in Dublin “race riots”, and suggested that “achingly liberal” countries like Ireland now have concerns about the pace of...
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Daily politics briefing: November 24
Daily politics briefing for November 24, as Rishi Sunak faces a Conservative revolt over record-high migrant figures.
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Net migration hit record level of 745,000 in 2022, revised estimate shows
Rishi Sunak is facing calls from Tory MPs to “act now” to bring down net migration, as new figures showed that it hit a new record of 745,000.
Revised estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) put net migration to the UK...
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Daily politics briefing: November 20
All the latest political developments as Rishi Sunak’s promised new treaty with Rwanda appears unlikely to be ratified before the new year as he races to get flights under his grounded asylum policy in the air in the spring.
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Daily politics briefing: November 16
Daily politics briefing for November 16, after the Government's Rwanda policy is blocked by the Supreme Court.
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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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Rishi Sunak speaks to workers in Nottinghamshire – full speech and questions
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to workers at a PM Connect event at a business in Nottinghamshire, as he defends his decision to scrap HS2's northern leg. Full speech.
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Texas Governor Is Eyeing the CME, Other Businesses
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, says he's trying to get the CME Group to relocate to the Lone Star State. He says other Chicago firms may also be interested in moving. Abbott also weighs in on the migrant crisis facing his...
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Braverman rejects claim she lacks compassion amid speech backlash
Suella Braverman has rejected claims she lacks compassion, and defended her remarks on immigration, which drew a backlash from charities and a rebuke from the UN refugee agency.
The Home Secretary on Wednesday said it was “prudent” for...
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Politics daily briefing: September 16
Daily politics briefing for September 16, as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer attends a summit of 'progressive' political leaders in Montreal.
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Police seen boarding Bibby Stockholm following Legionella bacteria discovery
Police are among those seen boarding the Bibby Stockholm in Portland Harbour.
This comes after asylum seekers were removed from the barge due to the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply.