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Rwanda asylum seeker plans condemned as ‘despicable’ by Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon has said plans to process some asylum seekers in Rwanda are “despicable”, while Humza Yousaf has accused the UK Government of being institutionally racist. Home Secretary Priti Patel is expected to sign a deal with the African nation ...

14 Apr 2022 at 11:25

MPs back economic crime reforms as action urged on seizing oligarchs’ assets

New laws designed to tackle “dirty money” hidden in the UK have cleared the House of Commons, amid calls for ministers to go further on seizing oligarchs’ assets. The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill received an unopposed third ...

08 Mar 2022 at 00:25

UK to phase out import of Russian oil by end of 2022 in further invasion sanction

The UK will phase out the import of Russian oil and oil products by the end of the year, the Business Secretary has announced. The move announced by Kwasi Kwarteng was matched by US President Joe Biden as the West looks to tighten the squeeze ...

08 Mar 2022 at 17:55

UK will be generous to Ukrainian refugees, says Johnson

Boris Johnson has insisted the UK will be as generous as possible to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion as criticism continued over the slow pace of processing visa applications. Amid signs of frustration in Whitehall, Defence Secretary ...

08 Mar 2022 at 15:25

PM pledges to step up sanctions on Russia after ‘horrifying’ hospital strike

Boris Johnson has committed to impose the “maximum economic cost” on Russia as the Foreign Secretary is expected to say aggression like Vladimir Putin’s must “never again” be allowed to “grow unchecked”. In a call on Wednesday evening, the ...

10 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Priti Patel travels to Polish border with Ukraine to launch new visa scheme

Priti Patel will meet Ukrainians seeking to flee to the UK as she faced fresh pressure to do more to help people escape the war zone. The Home Secretary will visit Poland to launch the Ukraine family scheme, allowing Britons and those ...

04 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Asking about genitalia ‘debases’ discussion on trans rights – Rayner

It is not acceptable to ask people about their genitalia in the discussion on trans rights, Labour’s deputy leader has said. Angela Rayner has urged that the discussion of issues relating to gender identity is taken off social media ...

29 Mar 2022 at 10:55

Home Secretary cancels appearance in front of MPs over ‘changes in Government’

Home Secretary cancels appearance in front of MPs over ‘recent changes in Government’

Home Secretary Priti Patel has pulled out of being questioned by MPs over the plan to send migrants to Rwanda, public confidence in policing and other Home Office policies. The Commons Home Affairs Committee was due to question Ms ...

13 Jul 2022 at 12:30

‘Damning’ report slams ‘poor’ Home Office response to Channel crossings

The Home Office response to the surge in Channel crossings is “poor” and the “system is overwhelmed”, according to a watchdog. Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal found that problems arose mainly due to a ...

22 Jul 2022 at 00:37

Ministers ‘highly confident’ Rwanda deportation flights will go ahead

The Government is “highly confident” that the next deportation flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda will go ahead, a Cabinet minister has said after an 11th-hour legal ruling halted the first departure. Work and ...

15 Jun 2022 at 12:22

Raab has plan to ignore European judges’ future injunctions after Rwanda row

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights were wrong to grant the injunction that effectively grounded a flight sending asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda, Dominic Raab said. The Justice Secretary said: “I ...

16 Jun 2022 at 10:12

Patel vows to push ahead with Rwanda plan despite legal battles

Priti Patel has insisted the Government will press ahead with its plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite an 11th-hour legal ruling by a European court which halted the first departure. The Home ...

15 Jun 2022 at 16:10

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