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Where the NHS waiting list figures leave Sunak’s five priorities

Cutting NHS waiting lists was one of Rishi Sunak’s priorities for last year, and figures released on Thursday show he is still some way from achieving this target. While waiting lists are falling, they remain higher than they were when he made his ...

11 Apr 2024 at 11:10

‘Scandalous’ if watchdog role empty when Rwanda plan starts, says inspector

The chief inspector of borders and immigration has called it “scandalous” that his watchdog role could be left vacant while the Rwanda scheme is introduced. It comes after the Times reported that his successor as the independent inspector may not ...

18 Feb 2024 at 23:28

Rwanda flights will take off ‘as soon as possible’, says minister

The illegal migration minister has insisted flights will take off to Rwanda, as he defended the Conservatives’ flagship asylum policy. Michael Tomlinson said asylum seekers will be sent to Kigali “as soon as possible”, as peers in the House of ...

18 Feb 2024 at 11:52

Rwanda removals under £240m scheme could be ‘quite low’, Cleverly says

The number of asylum seekers being removed to Rwanda under Rishi Sunak’s £240 million scheme could be “quite low”, the Home Secretary has conceded. James Cleverly told MPs on Wednesday he was unable to say how many of the 33,085 people ...

31 Jan 2024 at 18:32

Cleverly tells UK’s ambassadors to do ‘even more’ to help stop smuggling gangs

Ambassadors and high commissioners have been instructed to do “even more” to help tackle the “abhorrent trafficking” of human lives across the English Channel, the Foreign Secretary has said. James Cleverly told party members at the ...

01 Oct 2023 at 16:55

Starmer: Tory claims that Labour will join EU migrant quota scheme are ‘garbage’

Tory claims Labour will join EU migrant quota scheme ‘garbage’ – Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is “complete garbage” to suggest Labour planned to join an EU-wide migrant quota scheme as part of efforts to tackle small boats crossings in the Channel. It comes in a week that saw Prime Minister ...

17 Sept 2023 at 13:11

Ignoring ECHR orders would threaten rule of law, warns chief justice

Any move to allow ministers to ignore European Court of Human Rights orders stopping the removal of migrants would undermine the rule of law, a former top judge has warned. Lord Thomas, a former Lord Chief Justice and ...

20 Apr 2023 at 09:36

Ignoring ECHR orders would threaten rule of law, legal figures warn

Any move to allow ministers to ignore European Court of Human Rights orders stopping the removal of migrants would undermine the rule of law, senior legal figures have warned. A former Lord Chief Justice and the Law ...

20 Apr 2023 at 19:55

Almost 5,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2024

Almost 5,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel so far this year. Some 349 people were detected crossing the dangerous waterway in seven boats on Saturday, Home Office figures showed....

31 Mar 2024 at 17:14

Tory MPs call for crime rates to be published for migrant nationalities

A group of Tory MPs are pressing the Government to publish the crime rates for migrant nationalities, in a bid to strengthen visa and deportation policies for certain countries. The plan, first reported by the ...

30 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Sunak did not want to talk about reducing legal migration, says Jenrick

Rishi Sunak does not understand the importance of curbing legal migration, a Tory former immigration minister has claimed. Robert Jenrick said the Prime Minister “didn’t want to talk about it” when he and ...

29 Mar 2024 at 22:00

Asylum applications withdrawn or refused towards end of 2023 soared

The number of asylum applications refused or withdrawn has soared, prompting a charity to warn the Government these should not be used as a way to cut the backlog in the system. Withdrawals last year ...

29 Feb 2024 at 16:06

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