[ Dover MP Natalie Elphicke has become the second Conservative to defect to the Labour Party in a fortnight criticising the “broken promises” of Rishi Sunak’s government. In the latest blow to the Prime Minister, Elphicke crossed the floor in the Commons moments before Sunak faced Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons. Elphicke said her … Read more
[ A major rescue operation took place after a small boat believed to be carrying around 50 refugees ran aground on a sandbank in the English Channel off the Kent coast. Coastguard helicopter rescue teams and RNLI lifeboats were involved in the rescue mission which unfolded on Goodwin Sands off the Deal coast. The rescuers … Read more
[ New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) issued an emergency executive order that restricts bus arrivals in the city to curb the migrant surge as more asylum seekers are sent via bus from Texas. Adams is requiring bus operators who know they are transporting migrants to the city with fares paid for “by a … Read more
