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Sunak and Stoltenberg tour the Warsaw Armoured Brigade
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps tour the Warsaw Armoured Brigade in Warsaw during Rishi Sunak's visit to Poland and Germany. Rishi Sunak promised an extra £75 billion...
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Rwanda policy ‘unworkable and morally repugnant’ – Yousaf
Scotland’s First Minister has described the UK Government’s newly-passed Rwanda Bill as “unworkable and morally repugnant” after five people died just hours after its passage. Following a late sitting of Parliament and a wrangle between...
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Daily politics briefing - April 23
All the latest political updates as the Prime Minister vows “nothing will stand in our way” of getting flights off the ground after the Government’s Rwanda deportation plan passed through Parliament.
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Paul Kagame is “completely committed” to Rwanda plan - Rishi Sunak
Paul Kagame is “completely committed” to the Rwanda plan, Rishi Sunak said, amid reports homes marked for migrants in Rwanda had been sold off. Asked about the sale, the Prime Minister said: “Paul is completely committed to making this...
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'Enough is enough' Rwanda flights to go ahead without further delays - Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak has insisted Rwanda flights will get off the ground without further delays. Speaking at a press conference in Downing Street on Monday morning, the Prime Minister said: “Enough is enough. No more prevarication, no more delay....
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Rishi Sunak says 'enough is enough' as he called on peers to back Rwanda plan - full HD press conference
Full press conference as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on MPs and peers to back his Rwanda Bill as he blamed Labour opposition to the plan for the delay.
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Sunak blames Labour for missing spring deadline for Rwanda flights
Rishi Sunak has acknowledged he will miss his self-imposed spring target for getting the Rwanda scheme off the ground but insisted: “We will start the flights and we will stop the boats.” The Prime Minister said “enough is enough” and...
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Sunak holds Illegal Migration Operations Committee as parliamentary showdown looms
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds an Illegal Migration Operations Committee meeting in Downing Street, London. Rishi Sunak said the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill sends a “clear message” that illegal migrants will not be...
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Rwanda Bill sends 'clear message' that illegal migrants cannot stay in UK - Prime Minister full speech
Rishi Sunak said the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill sends a “clear message” that illegal migrants will not be able to stay in the UK. The Prime Minister, addressing the Government’s illegal migration operations committee...
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Sunak declines to give numbers of people likely to leave on Rwanda flights - full Q&A
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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'Enough is enough' Rwanda flights to go ahead 'without further delays' - Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak has insisted Rwanda flights will get off the ground without further delays. Speaking at a press conference in Downing Street on Monday morning, the Prime Minister said: “Enough is enough. No more prevarication, no more delay....
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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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Sunak calls for 'calm heads' to prevail after reports of Israel attack on Iran
Rishi Sunak called for “calm heads” to prevail in the Middle East after reports Israel carried out an attack on Iran. Answering a question after a speech on welfare reform, the Prime Minister said: “As you would appreciate, it’s a...
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Simon Harris address British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly - full speech
Taoiseach Simon Harris addresses the 66th plenary of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly being held in Co Wicklow.
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I feel more hopeful and optimistic about British-Irish relations for the future, says Taoiseach
Irish Premier Simon Harris says he feels more "hopeful and optimistic" about British-Irish relations for the future, as he gave a speech at the 66th plenary of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, being held in Co Wicklow.
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RAF jets downed attack drones in Iranian assault on Israel, Sunak confirms - full statement
RAF jets shot down “a number of” Iranian drones, Rishi Sunak said as he warned the fallout would have been “hard to overstate” if missiles launched in Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel were not largely intercepted. The Prime...
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RAF jets downed attack drones in Iranian assault on Israel, Sunak confirms
RAF jets shot down “a number of” Iranian drones, Rishi Sunak said as he warned the fallout would have been “hard to overstate” if missiles launched in Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel were not largely intercepted. The Prime...
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Daily politics briefing - April 14
All the latest political news as Rishi Sunak condemns “in the strongest terms” Iran’s “reckless attack” against Israel after Tehran said it had launched dozens of drones in what threatens to become a major regional escalation.
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Sunak condemns Iran’s ‘reckless attack’ on Israel in ‘strongest terms’
Rishi Sunak has condemned 'in the strongest terms' Iran’s 'reckless attack' against Israel after officials in Jerusalem said Tehran had launched drones towards the country. The Prime Minister said the UK will 'continue to stand up for...
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Government U-turns on new offence of assaulting shop workers
Assaulting a shopworker is to be made a separate criminal offence after the Government U-turned in the face of a long-running campaign. Ministers had previously ruled out legislating to create a new offence, saying in response to a...
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The calls for halting arms exports to Israel and the political implications
The Prime Minister is under growing pressure to suspend arms sales to Israel after seven aid workers were killed by an air strike in Gaza on Monday. The victims included Britons John Chapman, James “Jim” Henderson and James Kirby, 47....
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Rishi Sunak visits Teesside wind turbine plant
Shots of Rishi Sunak visiting the SeAH wind turbine plant being built at the Teesworks site on Teesside. He was with Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen and Redcar MP Jacob Young and part of his local election launch for the Conservative Party.