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Cleverly refuses to be drawn on missing asylum seekers
Home Secretary, James Cleverly, takes questions in the House of Commons.
He would not be drawn into revealing details about more than 4,000 asylum seekers who have gone missing after being earmarked for removal to Rwanda.
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Irish government doesn't expect the number of arriving Ukrainians to reduce
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says that the Irish government doesn't expects the number of arriving Ukrainians to reduce to a specific target after supports are slashed; he said that the main reasons they give for fleeing to Ireland is that its...
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Cuts to support for Ukrainian arrivals agreed
Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman has said there are no proposals to change supports for Ukrainians who are already in Ireland or arrive in the State before planned cuts for new arrivals come into effect as expected in late...
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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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Home Secretary refuses to say whether Government can 'stop the boats' without Rwanda plan
James Cleverly could not say whether the Government can realise Rishi Sunak’s pledge to “stop the boats” without the Rwanda plan, as he answered questions from journalists during a trip to Kigali.
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Cleverly: I see no reason why migrants won't be sent to Rwanda in coming months
Home Secretary James Cleverly said he can see “no reason” why migrants could not be sent from the UK to Rwanda in the coming months as he answered questions from journalists during a trip to Kigali.
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Horse-drawn hearse delivers children's shoes during pro-Palestinian protest in Dublin
Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Dublin, during a procession with a horse-drawn hearse to deliver children's shoes to the British, US and Israeli Embassies and the European Commission Representation.
The stunt was organised to...
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Asylum seekers set to return to barge after Legionella evacuation
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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Supplies loaded onto barge in Dorset which will house asylum seekers
Footage of supplies being loaded onto the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port in Dorset, which will house up to 500 people. Last week the Mayor of Portland lost a High Court fight challenging the use of the barge to house asylum seekers.
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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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Poland's Duda on Banning Grain From Ukraine
Poland President Andrzej Duda talks about the decision to ban imports of grain from Ukraine. Duda says Poland has
tried to help Ukraine, but "we also need to protect our own market." He spoke to Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern on Sept....
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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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People through to be migrants arrive on Kent coast
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dungeness, Kent, by RNLI lifeboat following a small boat incident in the Channel.
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Activity at the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset
Footage of the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset. According to Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick there are now over 20 asylum seekers onboard the barge.
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Housing refugees on barge is 'an accident waiting to happen', says charity chief
Housing asylum-seekers on the Bibby Stockholm risks “retraumatising” people who have escaped war zones and other “horrors”, the leader of a refugee charity has warned.
Steve Smith, the CEO of Care4Calais, also expressed his fear that...
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Items seen being delivered onto Bibby Stockholm barge
Items delivered onto the Bibby Stockholm barge with migrants expected to arrive over the coming days.
The Home Office was due to send the first group of people to the accommodation on Tuesday, but, according to The Times, there were...
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Bibby Stockholm barge faces fire safety concerns – reports
Plans to house thousands of asylum seekers in new and cheaper accommodation could face new setbacks, after reports the Bibby Stockholm barge has not received approval from local fire services.
The Home Office had been expecting to send...
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Illegal Migration Bill is a 'shame on our whole country', says Caroline Lucas
The decision to press ahead with Illegal Migration Bill is a 'shame on our whole country', Caroline Lucas said on Tuesday at a protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice.
The Green Party MP was at a protest in support of wild camping...
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Bibby Stockholm - barge set to house asylum seekers remains in Falmouth
The Bibby Stockholm barge - which is set to house asylum seekers off the coast of Dorset - remains in Falmouth as protesters plan demonstrations to stop it leaving on Friday.
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Protesters demonstrate against barge set to house asylum seekers
Protesters demonstrated against the Bibby Stockholm, a barge which is set to house asylum seekers off the coast of Dorset, on Friday ahead of it's supposed departure.
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Bibby Stockhom: Protesters demonstrate against barge set to house asylum seekers
Protesters demonstrate outside A&P, a ship repairer and converter in Falmouth, against the Bibby Stockholm, a barge which is set to house asylum seekers off the coast of Dorset.
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Drone footage of RAF Wethersfield as the Government unveils plans to house migrants
An aerial view of RAF Wethersfield in Essex, as Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick is expected to announce the use of two RAF sites as he tries to reduce the £6.8 million a day the Government says it spends on hotel accommodation.
Mr...
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Braverman ‘encouraged’ after discussions over Rwanda injunction reforms
The Home Secretary said she is “encouraged” after “constructive” discussions between the Government and the European Court of Human Rights over possible reforms to the injunction that grounded migrant flights to Rwanda.
A Government...
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Home Secretary lays a brick on potential new Rwandan home to migrants sent from UK
In Kigali, the Home Secretary laid a brick at a new housing block on the outskirts of the city which could become home to migrants sent from the UK. The 528-home estate, in Gahanga, is set to boast volleyball and basketball courts...