Author: News Desk

TRT World says the US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, marking its biggest rate hike in 28 years.

BBC News says Brazilian police say a suspect has confessed to shooting missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.

The Rwanda plan – ‘immoral, ungodly and appalling’

The government’s controversial Rwanda deportation plan has received a lot of attention. The plan has been widely condemned by Labour politicians, Human Rights watchdogs, royals, celebrities and even the Church of England – who called it ‘ungodly’.

PMQs Live – Dom Philips missing ‘deep concern’ for govt 

PMQs Live – Why is UK growth so slow?  Blackford says independence evidence ‘overwhelming’ SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford refers to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s statements on independence yesterday. Refering to Iceland, Norway and Denmark he says they are outperforming the UK on things like poverty and productivity. The evidence is overwhelming, Scotland is being held back by Westminster he says. All those countries can use powers of independence, he says, why not Scotland? Stop the world – Scotland wants to get on. Boris Johnson says he doesn’t doubt Blackford’s skills as a conversationalist, but the national conversation should be…

Prime Minister’s Questions – 15/06 – Rwanda, Northern Ireland Protocol controversies

The PM will face off with Labour’s Keir Starmer today at this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions – with the government’s Rwanda plan likely to be top of the agenda. 

The i says Around 260 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Tuesday despite the Government’s claims that the threat of deportation to Rwanda would act as a deterrent.

Daily Mail says the decision by an ‘out of hours’ European judge to ground a flight carrying migrants to Rwanda from Britain was branded an ‘abomination’ today as 300 more people crossed the Channel.