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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday faced down rebels in his ruling Conservative party by winning a knife-edge parliamentary vote on his latest plans to send migrants to Rwanda.
Claims that the pensions triple lock benefits wealthier older people the most and should be overhauled have been slammed by campaigners.
The fox cocked its leg in front of police officers and the press.
The person was found dead this morning, and two ambulances and three police vehicles arrived at the barge in Portland, someone on board said
Prime minister Rishi Sunak giving evidence at the Covid inquiry
Is it too soon to play the blame game?
UK paid Rwanda an extra £100m for asylum deal Rwanda has been given a further £100m this year from the UK government as part of…
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.
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Rishi Sunak is meeting with Conservative MPs as he publishes his emergency legislation to get Rwanda flights off the ground.
Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, has quit, stating that the government’s Rwanda legislation isn’t sufficient.
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Is PMQs on today? – PM Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will face Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons for Prime…
Raquel met her husband almost 15 years ago when she was living in Brazil and they’ve been married for over eight years – but he’s been separated from her and their two children.
Several of Wednesday’s front pages speculate on how far the government will go in the new legislation aimed at sending migrants to Rwanda.
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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…
The couple were given the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their wedding day.
The money would be in addition to the already £140,000,000 given to Rwanda’s government if they accept further asylum seekers arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel.
Sunday Papers – ‘Hell on Earth’ Middle East war resumes – the full perspective Sunday’s newspapers lead on the latest from the Middle East and…
Peers expressed their ‘annoyance’ at being unable to get a late-night drink at a parliament bar.
Both those on the left of Labour and in the Tory party have reacted with outrage to the news, with accusations of a stitch-up and nepotism.