[ “Stick to the plan” has been the message coming out of the Government since damaging local election results over the weekend. But Rishi Sunak is facing calls from within his own party to change course to save the Tories from a general election drubbing. The Prime Minister does not have many options left to … Read more
[ A legal challenge against the controversial Rwanda plan has been backed by senior ex-officials who have warned that laws allowing ministers to ignore international law leave civil servants open to legal action and ethical questions. But there were also warnings that ministers could seek to “weaponise” the case to feed a narrative that “woke … Read more
[ A child was among five people who died while trying to cross the Channel in a small boat, just hours after the government’s Rwanda bill passed, according to French authorities. The French Coastguard confirmed that three men, a woman and a child died during the incident in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according … Read more
[ Welcome to Tuesday’s Early Edition from i. Just after midnight, eight hours of painful parliamentary wrestling – and many months of it beforehand – finally came to an end. Despite the prolonged ping ponging between the Government and Lords, only one “concession” on the controversial Rwanda scheme was made, on Afghan interpreters being exempt. … Read more
[ The Prime Minister and his team spent the last few days urging the Lords to work with the Government – not against it – to get the Rwanda plan over the line, and refrain from voting to amend laws declaring it a safe country for deportations. But, despite scraping together as much support from … Read more
[ British taxpayers would give Rwanda up to £600m to relocate 300 people to the east African nation under the controversial deportation deal, a report by the public spending watchdog shows. The figure amounts to £2m per asylum seeker if all 300 stay in Rwanda for five years and receive support from the UK, as … Read more
[ The security of the UK’s borders at ports and airports is being put at risk due to a lack of radios, distractions for staff and “ineffective” use of resources, a damning inspectors’ report has revealed. The report was drawn up by David Neal, who was recently sacked by the Government as the UK’s chief … Read more
[ A further 15 people from Rwanda have been granted asylum in the UK, at the same time that the Government has argued it is a “safe” third country to send asylum seekers. i analysis of Home Office figures shows that 14 people from Rwanda were granted refugee status in the final three months of … Read more
[ As snow and frost one day give way to mild drizzle the next, the weather at this time of year can be so changeable it’s hard to decipher which season it is. But if you look and listen closely, birds give us various of clues that let us know spring is on its way. … Read more
[ The House of Lords has voted to delay the UK’s new treaty with Rwanda which is intended to allow deportation flights to the country to begin. Peers agreed on Monday evening with an argument that the treaty should not be approved because the promises made in it have not yet been delivered. The pact … Read more
