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Prime minister Rishi Sunak giving evidence at the Covid inquiry

UK earmarks £700m for small boat arrivals until 2030 At least £700 million has been set aside by the Home Office to help manage the…

Javier Milei: New president tells Argentina ‘shock treatment’ looms Argentina’s newly inaugurated far-right president, Javier Milei, has outlined plans for economic “shock treatment” in his…

Australia to halve immigration intake, toughen English test for students The Australian government has announced plans to cut its migration intake in half within two…

Is it too soon to play the blame game?

This was a sensational victory for Scottish feminists, in fact for feminists everywhere including the Alba Party’s women’s convenor Dr Yvonne Ridley.

The British Conservatives’ crisis over Rwanda is a rerun of Brexit THE ECONOMIST SAYS The conservative Party is again in a state of self-inflicted crisis.…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: ‘Tories are imploding’ as ‘Sunak faces rebellion’ Rishi Sunak’s struggle to gain support within his party for the latest attempt…

The SNP leader fumed that it was a “real dark day” for the UK during First Minister’s Questions.

Lord Cameron travelled to Washington DC to encourage the US Congress to send more aid to Ukraine

Sunak is on the defensive as critics pan the government’s ‘toughest asylum policy’ yet.

UK News Today: Robert Jenrick quits, Johnson says ‘sorry’ and City shock at 1-0 loss  Good morning Britain! Former PM Boris Johnson faced a six-hour…

Rishi Sunak is meeting with Conservative MPs as he publishes his emergency legislation to get Rwanda flights off the ground.

Thursday’s front pages lead with the resignation of immigration minister Robert Jenrick, who quit after the government announced its latest Rwanda plans – they didn’t go far enough for Jenrick. 

Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, has quit, stating that the government’s Rwanda legislation isn’t sufficient.

Senate Republicans stopped a plan to pass a $110 billion aid package. Republicans insist that any help for Ukraine should be linked to broader US immigration and asylum reforms.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended his handling of COVID-19 on Wednesday at a public inquiry into the pandemic, saying the government “got some things wrong” but did its best. 

Nigel Farage experiment signals end to I’m A Celebrity and a farewell bid to dire 00s TV One of the most divisive figures within the British…

Is PMQs on today? – PM Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will face Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons for Prime…

UK News Today: New Rwanda plan & England heartbreak Today’s UK news is heavily dominated by UK politics, as Home Secretary James Cleverly signed a…

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived three hours early before his scheduled grilling during the Covid inquiry.

Several of Wednesday’s front pages speculate on how far the government will go in the new legislation aimed at sending migrants to Rwanda. 

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: Plans to slash migration – ‘chaotic and cruel’ Tuesday’s front pages report on various headlines. One of the main…

Keir Starmer praises Margaret Thatcher for bringing ‘meaningful change’ to UK The Guardian says Keir Starmer has praised Margaret Thatcher for effecting “meaningful change” in…

Keir Starmer sparks Labour backlash after praising Thatcher in Tory voter bid The Independent says Sir Keir Starmer is facing a growing backlash after piling…