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Lorraine’s soap exit was confirmed earlier this year.

PMQs returns today: What to expect as MPs return to the House At a glance – PMQs today PMQs return this week after parliament was prorogued for two weeks. But politics didn’t stop in that time – and a lot happened.  What time is PMQs today? PMQs begins at the usual time of 12 noon, and the session will last for about half an hour. You can watch PMQs live on the UK Parliament YouTube channel. What should we expect from PMQs? PM Rishi Sunak will face Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer at noon on Wednesday. It will be the first…

‘He hasn’t always found himself in the best conditions.’

Explainer: What is the UK’s Rwanda migrant deportation plan? Reuters says Britain’s Supreme Court will hand down its ruling on Wednesday on whether the British government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful. Here are details about the case and the issue: WHY IS IMMIGRATION SUCH AN ISSUE IN BRITAIN? Taking back control of the country’s borders and ending the free movement of people was a major factor that led to the 2016 vote for Britain to leave the European Union. Successive Conservative governments had promised to cut net migration to under 100,000 annually before dropping that pledge…

Rwanda: Supreme Court will rule on the government’s plan today – why has it ended up in the courts? Sky News says The government’s flagship immigration policy, known as the Rwanda plan, is hanging in the balance this morning as ministers wait for the judgement of the highest court in the land. But what is the scheme? Why is it so controversial? And how has it ended up in the judicial system? The Rwanda plan was first proposed by Boris Johnson back in April 2022 as the government came under increasing pressure to tackle the growing number of small boats…

What is the ECHR and how does it relate to the Rwanda migrants policy? The Independent says In a bid to appease the Tory right, Conservative leaders have for years flirted with taking the nuclear option of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. Jet fuel will be poured onto that row on Wednesday if the Supreme Court upholds a ruling that Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum scheme is unlawful as a vengeful Suella Braverman waits in the wings. – What is the ECHR? After the darkest days of the Second World War, political leaders including Winston Churchill advocated for a…

They’re like ‘peas in a pod’.

Station staff instructed me to call the British Transport Police to check it wasn’t him.

Rwanda ruling- Court rules Govt’s Rwanda plan unlawful Breaking – update The Supreme Court has ruled the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as unlawful, in a major blow to Rishi Sunak. LIVE – Breaking – Supreme Court Rwanda ruling- Court rules Govt’s Rwanda plan UNLAWFUL The Supreme Court is set to decide whether the UK can send asylum seekers to Rwanda.  The plan is designed to deter people crossing in small boats across the Channel, but since it was announced it has been thwarted by legal challenges. It had been a major part of Rishi Sunak’s promise.…

The 19-year-old is on the Red Devils’ radar.