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Rishi Sunak Q&A in Staffordshire - high res
Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, delivers a stump speech at pharmaceutical company Bestway in Stoke-on-Trent as the General Election looms.
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Sunak suggests UK would become soft touch of Europe on migration under a Starmer-led government
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suggested the UK would become the soft touch of Europe on illegal migration under a Labour government.
The Prime Minister was speaking to broadcasters after a visit to pharmaceutical company Bestway in...
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Politics daily briefing: June 25
Daily politics briefing for June 25 as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claims Labour would make UK ‘illegal migration capital of the world’.
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The number of people crossing the Channel now is shocking - Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer interview as Labour took its General Election campaign to Swindon. The Labour leader addresses Wednesday's inflation figures, record small boat crossings and Labour's tax policy.
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Rishi Sunak holds a press conference as he leaves the G7 summit
Rishi Sunak holds a press conference in Savelletri as he leaves the G7 summit in Italy.
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John Swinney visits the Reconnect Howden Park Centre in Livingston
SNP leader and First Minister John Swinney visited the Reconnect Howden Park Centre in Livingston where he met with youth performers as part of the party's General Election campaign.
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McEntee and Humphreys discuss plans to control migration
Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys speaking to the media during their visit to Trim Family Resource Centre, Trim, Co Meath
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Police remove protesters blocking the transfer of migrants to the Bibby Stockholm
Police remove protesters blocking the transfer of migrants to the Bibby Stockholm. Police move protesters to allow the coach carrying the migrants to continue.
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Protestors block Bibby Stockholm barge coach
Police remove protesters blocking the transfer of migrants to the Bibby Stockholm.
The arrests were for obstruction and a racially aggravated public order offence.
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No other political party is dictating the Tories' migration policy, says James Cleverly
The Home Secretary was asked if the Tories could move further to the right as a result of Nigel Farage’s return to frontline politics.
James Cleverly spoke during a visit to Swain Group in Rochester, Kent, while on the General Election...
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Tents cleared from Dublin canal as migrants offered State shelter
Dozens of asylum seekers have been removed from a makeshift camp in Dublin city centre.
The operation to dismantle the tents pitched in a cramped space along the Grand Canal began shortly after 7am on Thursday.
Workers sprayed numbers...
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Richard Tice election campaign launch speech full
Reform Party leader Richard Tice's full election campaign kick-off speech. Mr Tice argued that Reform would freeze immigration and get rid of NHS waiting lists in two years, if in government.
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Richard Tice says Rishi Sunak is 'terrified' of the Reform Party as he launches their electoral campaign
Reform Party leader Richard Tice says that the Tory Party are "terrified" of the Reform Party as he spoke at their campaign kick-off. Mr Tice confirmed that Reform would run candidates in all seats in England, Scotland and Wales in the...
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Rishi Sunak hosts rally event in east London after announcing summer election - full speech
Rishi Sunak's full speech at a rally event at the ExCel Centre in east London just hours after announcing a General Election on July 4.
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Asylum seeker tents removed from the stretch of the Grand Canal, Dublin.
An operation takes place to remove tents which have been pitched by asylum seekers along a stretch of the Grand Canal, Dublin.
Many of the unaccommodated refugees had chose to erect their tents in clusters around the city, forming...
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Sunak meets Austrian leader amid calls for EU to consider Rwanda-style policy
Rishi Sunak said he and his Austrian counterpart are “deepening co-operation” on illegal migration and agreed that schemes like the UK’s Rwanda plan are needed to tackle the issue in Europe.
The Prime Minister met with Chancellor Karl...
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Illegal immigration 'one of the defining issues of our time', says Sunak in Austria address
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the UK and Austria are deepening co-operation to “end this vile trade” of people smuggling after he discussed the Rwanda policy with Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna.
Mr Sunak said illegal migration has...
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Labour not scaling back government ambitions, Starmer insists at campaign launch - Q and A
Sir Keir Starmer has denied he is scaling back Labour’s ambitions as he launched the party’s doorstep offer to voters ahead of the general election.
The Labour leader unveiled a pledge card with six “first steps” his party would take if...
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Taoiseach responds after asylum seekers moved from Mount Street tents
Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris responds after asylum seekers moved from Mount Street tents.
Approximately 450 migrants were relocated to State-provided shelter during the early-morning actions.
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Martin ‘wants’ fenced-off areas to be re-opened
The Tourism Minister has said she wants to see fenced-off public areas in Dublin to be re-opened after action to prevent migrant encampments.
Large security barriers were erected in a number of locations around the city following...
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Sir Keir Starmer speaks at Labour event 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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Sir Keir Starmer speaks at Labour event on small boats - high res
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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Taoiseach comments after asylum seeker camp cleared from Dublin canal
An early morning operation to remove tents which have been pitched by asylum seekers along a stretch of the Grand Canal, Dublin. Taoiseach Simon Harris comments as he announces the Government’s new Dublin City Taskforce
The asylum...
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Harris says politicians' homes should be out of bounds after protest at his house
The Taoiseach has said the homes of politicians should be out of bounds after an anti-immigration demonstration was staged outside his home.
Simon Harris said it was bedtime for his two young children when the protesters gathered...