Rishi Sunak has revealed his plan for the 2024 general election, saying he expects to hold it “in the second half of the year” despite intense pressure to hold a vote soon. The Prime Minister said on Thursday he had a “valid assumption” that he would not send people to the polls in the spring;… Read More »
Migrants arrive in the UK after crossing the English Channel from France to Dover in Kent – Stuart Brock/Shutterstock More than 33,000 migrants face deportation to Rwanda if the flights take off, according to figures released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Tuesday. Some 33,085 asylum applications have been lodged since Rishi Sunak’s “stop… Read More »
Home Secretary James Cleverly said the government has ended the “unreasonable practice” of international students bringing family members to the UK as new visa restrictions come into force. Mr Cleverly claimed the ban, which affects all overseas students except those on postgraduate courses and certain scholarships, would reduce immigration by tens of thousands. The move… Read More »
Conservative MPs have expressed their dismay at claims Rishi Sunak is holding secret talks with Dominic Cummings about returning to government. Boris Johnson’s former adviser has claimed Mr Sunak wanted a “secret deal” with him in a bid to “defeat” Labor and win the upcoming general election. The price of Mr Cummings’s return to the… Read More »
Starmer will win in such difficult circumstances that he may feel like he is going to lose (PA Archive) The general election will be held on October 24 next year; Workers will win; and Keir Starmer’s honeymoon will be short-lived. The Peter Mandelson Memorial Dim Sum Dinner (more on that later) this week failed to… Read More »
Rishi Sunak’s push to pass an emergency bill in Rwanda has been dealt a fresh blow after a group of right-wing Tory MPs concluded the legislation was not fit for purpose. Sir Bill Cash, who chairs the Conservatives’ awaited “star chamber” law exam, said the bill was not “watertight enough” to get deportation flights off… Read More »