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First Rwanda flight will leave 'in 10 to 12 weeks' - Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak said teams across Government “are working flat out to deliver this genuine game changer”.
He told a Downing Street press conference: “The first flight will leave in 10 to 12 weeks. Now of course that is later than we wanted.
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Sunak declines to give numbers of people likely to leave on Rwanda flights
Rishi Sunak declined to give details on numbers of people likely to leave on flights to Rwanda, but said there will be a “regular rhythm” of “multiple flights a month through the summer and beyond”.
The Prime Minister, addressing the...
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Rishi Sunak's full speech on welfare reform
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak giving his speech in central London on welfare reform, where he called for an end to the "sick note culture" and warned against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life".
He also comments...
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Starmer comments on Mark Menzies and Rwanda scheme
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer gives a pool clip on a visit to Teeside as the party says a Labour Government will “Build it in Britain”.
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Daily politics briefing - March 19
All the latest political developments, as Rishi Sunak maintains hope of spring Rwanda flights after seeing off Lords' challenges.
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Prime Minister 'not interested' in Tory leadership rumours
The Prime Minister has said he is 'not interested' in Tory leadership rumours.
Asked during a visit to the West Midlands why he did not let one of his “disloyal colleagues” have the “poisoned chalice” of being Prime Minister, Mr Sunak...
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Actor unveils ‘dystopian horror game’ criticising Government's Rwanda polcy
On Monday 11 March, Amnesty International UK will stage a refugee stunt in Parliament Square with a Rishi Sunak look-a-like acting as a gameshow host spinning a “wheel of misfortune”.
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Rishi Sunak full question and answer session during Yorkshire visit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes part in a question and answer session during a visit to The Queens Hotel – JD Wetherspoon, Maltby.
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Rishi Sunak: Rochdale by-election was divisive
Rishi Sunak has said the campaign for the Rochdale by-election was “one of the most divisive in recent times”.
He spoke during a visit to the Baker Hughes facility in Montrose, Angus, which manufactures subsea infrastructure, ahead of...
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Politics daily briefing: January 17
All the latest political developments, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a crunch vote after the Rwanda plan is dealt a fresh blow by senior resignations.
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Politics daily briefing: January 16
Daily politics briefing for January 16, as the Rwanda Bill faces amendment votes in the House of Commons after the UN's refugee agency said the Government's plan still violates international law.
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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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Cabinet meeting ahead of Rwanda vote in the House of Commons
Rishi Sunak holds a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street ahead of a crucial vote on the Rwanda Bill. Arrivals of Chris Heaton-Harris, Michael Tomlinson, David Cameron, Laura Trott, Grant Shapps, Johnny Mercer, Kemi Badenoch, Steve Barclay,...
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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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Sunak answers questions during PM connect event in Accrington
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak answers questions from voters and journalists during a PM connect event in Accrington. He speaks about the Rwanda scheme, football governance white paper and the Post Office scandal.
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Sunak in election-year pitch says Labour would drag country ‘back to square one’
Rishi Sunak said the choice facing voters at the next election will be between sticking with the Conservatives’ long-term plan or going “back to square one” under Labour.
With a general election expected in the second half of the year,...
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Politics daily briefing: January 6
All the latest political developments as documents suggest Rishi Sunak was unsure if the Government’s scheme to send migrants to Rwanda would stop Channel crossings when he was Chancellor.
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James Cleverly visits Trafalgar Square Christmas markets as part of Project Servator
Home Secretary James Cleverly speaks to media after visiting a Christmas market in Trafalgar Square.
The visit was aimed at seeing Project Servator deployment in action around the festive market – Servator is a police operation...
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Round-up: Rishi Sunak at the Liaison Committee
A round-up of what Rishi Sunak said at the Liason Commitee. During his routine questioning by select committee chairs, the Prime Minister stressed his Rwanda policy as a vital part of “stopping the boats”.
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Politics daily briefing: December 13
Home Secretary James Cleverly said “Parliament has spoken” after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won a crunch vote in the Commons over his emergency Rwanda legislation.
In a post to X, formerly Twitter, Mr Cleverly said: “Parliament has...
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Politics daily briefing: December 12
Daily politics briefing for December 12: European Research Group chairman Mark Francois called on the Prime Minister to “pull” the Rwanda legislation after lawyers convened by the caucus deemed it an “incomplete” solution to problems...
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Tory 'rebels' leave Downing Street after breakfast with Rishi Sunak
Miriam Cates, Danny Kruger, Marco Longhi, Jonathan Gullis, Jill Mortimer and Neil O'Brien depart 10 Downing Street, London, after a breakfast meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is struggling to reconcile Tory MPs' competing...
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Arrivals for Cabinet as Sunak under pressure ahead of Rwanda vote
Victoria Atkins, James Cleverly, Grant Shapps, Lucy Frazer, Michelle Donelan, Gillian Keegan, Lord Cameron, Kemi Badnoch and Steve Barclay arrive for Cabinet.
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Asylum seeker on board Bibby Stockholm dies
An asylum seeker on board the Bibby Stockholm barge has died, the PA news agency understands.
The first asylum seekers were brought back to the giant vessel, moored in Portland, Dorset, in October, some two months after it was evacuated...