Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has an article in The Sun saying Brexit is a vote of confidence in the country (PA Wire) There are not one but two articles from Conservative leadership candidates in the newspapers this morning. Trade Minister Kemi Badenoch has an article: Sun He said Brexit was a vote of confidence in… Read More »
Rishi Sunak is struggling to keep Rwanda policy on track. (AFP via Getty Images) (JAMES MANNING via Getty Images) Immigration continues to dominate the agenda and divide the government. Rishi Sunak has been in crisis this week over his Rwandan policy to tackle illegal immigration. The plan is to send people who arrive in the… Read More »
UK Reformation The Telegraph’s analysis suggests that increased support for Reform UK would cost the Conservative Party 35 seats at the next election and give Labor a majority. The right-wing Reform Party, led by Richard Tice, has more than doubled its vote share in recent polls and is poised to inflict fatal damage on Rishi… Read More »
Rishi Sunak’s premiership has been rocked by the resignation of immigration minister Robert Jenrick after the Prime Minister failed to appease the Tory right-wingers with emergency Rwanda legislation. Home Secretary James Cleverly has introduced a bill in the House of Commons to “repeal” the UK Human Rights Act to stop British judges blocking the deportation… Read More »
Home Secretary James Cleverly has signed a new deal with Rwanda in a bid to save Rishi Sunak’s blocked deportation plan. Urgent ‘Plan B’ legislation is also planned soon as Mr Sunak tries to claim Rwanda is a safe country to send migrants to after his government’s defeat at the Supreme Court. Senior Tory plots… Read More »
Rishi Sunak’s government will announce a series of major measures to reduce net migration to the UK after figures hit a record high. The Prime Minister will overhaul a raft of visa rules to curb net migration after shock official figures showed net migration to be 745,000 in 2022. The change will include a major… Read More »
Sir Keir Starmer has claimed Rishi Sunak is facing open rebellion from the Conservative Party and his party has “lost control of the borders”. Just days after official forecasts showed net migration for 2023 to be 672,000 by June, the Labor leader pressed the Prime Minister on rising immigration figures. Sir Keir claimed Mr Sunak… Read More »
Senior Conservative Lee Anderson blasted Home Office chiefs for their “staggering” failure to provide figures on the floundering asylum system to a group of MPs. The Tory deputy leader said “the big boss has no idea” during bizarre questioning by the department’s permanent secretary, Sir Matthew Rycroft. It came as Sir Matthew and his Home… Read More »
It was the first time the Covid inquiry had heard directly from Rishi Sunak and things immediately went wrong for the prime minister: his claim in a witness statement that no one had raised concerns about his flagship pandemic policy was quickly denied by the government’s former chief scientist. advisor. Monday’s row over the “eat… Read More »