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Rishi Sunak Pleas With Riotous Tories To Back His Rwanda Deal
Rishi Sunak Pleas With Riotous Tories To Back His Rwanda Deal
Home affairs
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will spend this weekend trying to convince cantankerous Conservative MPs to back his latest Rwanda plan when new legislation is put to a high-risk House of Commons vote early next week. 
Tories Are Divided Over Whether Rishi Sunak Is “Finished” Ahead Of Rwanda Vote
Home affairs
Tories Are Divided Over Whether Rishi Sunak Is “Finished” Ahead Of Rwanda Vote
Home Office Rows Back On Modern Slavery Support Measures
Home affairs
Home Office Rows Back On Modern Slavery Support Measures
What Do The Tory Right Actually Want On Rwanda?
Home affairs
What Do The Tory Right Actually Want On Rwanda?
Foreign Office Says Russian Intelligence Targeted MPs and Lords With 'Cyber Interference'
Home affairs
Foreign Office Says Russian Intelligence Targeted MPs and Lords With "Cyber Interference"
Rishi Sunak Insists Rwanda Scheme 'Blocks Every Single Reason' For Legal Challenges
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Insists Rwanda Scheme "Blocks Every Single Reason" For Legal Challenges
Conservative MPs Divided Over Whether New Rwanda Treaty Will Cut Illegal Migration
Home affairs
Conservative MPs Divided Over Whether New Rwanda Treaty Will Cut Illegal Migration
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Lord Blunkett interview: 'Don’t go down rabbit holes with the Tories'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
Lord Blunkett interview: 'Don’t go down rabbit holes with the Tories'
Blue on Blue: Has the government set the Met up to fail at protests?
Home affairs
By Harriet Symonds
Blue on Blue: Has the government set the Met up to fail at protests?
It’s Time To Evolve How The UK Procures Offshore Wind Partner content
Economy
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
It’s Time To Evolve How The UK Procures Offshore Wind
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Tories Are Divided Over Whether Rishi Sunak Is “Finished” Ahead Of Rwanda Vote
Tories Are Divided Over Whether Rishi Sunak Is “Finished” Ahead Of Rwanda Vote
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Pleas With Riotous Tories To Back His Rwanda Deal
Rishi Sunak Pleas With Riotous Tories To Back His Rwanda Deal
Home affairs
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Rishi Sunak Pleas With Riotous Tories To Back His Rwanda Deal
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Pleas With Riotous Tories To Back His Rwanda Deal
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will spend this weekend trying to convince cantankerous Conservative MPs to back his latest Rwanda plan when new legislation is put to a high-risk House of Commons vote early next week. 
Lord Blunkett interview: 'Don’t go down rabbit holes with the Tories'
Home affairs
By Sienna Rodgers
Lord Blunkett interview: 'Don’t go down rabbit holes with the Tories'
Lord Blunkett talks to Sienna Rodgers about his time as home secretary, his opposition to the government’s ‘stupid, impractical’ Rwanda plan, and his advice for the Labour leadership
What Do The Tory Right Actually Want On Rwanda?
Home affairs
What Do The Tory Right Actually Want On Rwanda?
Rishi Sunak had hoped to keep the right and moderate wings of his party happy with his emergency legislation designed to enact the government’s plans to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Scottish Tories Urge Home Office To Listen To Them On Migrant Housing
Home affairs
Scottish Tories Urge Home Office To Listen To Them On Migrant Housing
Conservative party politicians in Scotland have privately raised concerns with the Home Office that the government is overlooking the impact small boats crossings are having on their communities north of the border.
Michael Gove Promises 'Radical Action' To Build One Million Homes
Communities
Michael Gove Promises "Radical Action" To Build One Million Homes
Levelling-up Secretary Michael Gove has promised "radical action to unlock the supply of new homes", with a commitment to build one million new houses over the course of this Parliament.
Protecting Britain’s human rights Partner content
Home affairs
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Protecting Britain’s human rights
Britain’s rights watchdog is concerned about the potential for our human rights protections to be weakened by legislation currently going through Parliament.
Illegal Migration Bill To Become Law, But Rebels Still Insist It's 'Hostile And Unworkable'
Home affairs
Illegal Migration Bill To Become Law, But Rebels Still Insist It's "Hostile And Unworkable"
The controversial Illegal Migration Bill is set to become law having passed its final parliamentary stages, but there are still questions over its practicality from peers who had attempted to adapt it.
Rishi Sunak Warned Hiking Migrant Visa Cost Will Send Food Prices Higher
Economy
Rishi Sunak Warned Hiking Migrant Visa Cost Will Send Food Prices Higher
Government has been warned that plans to make visas more expensive for foreign workers will fuel food inflation by exacerbating an "unholy mess" of high costs already faced by businesses.
Government Says It 'Can't Accept' Lords Amendments To Illegal Migration Bill
Home affairs
Government Says It "Can't Accept" Lords Amendments To Illegal Migration Bill
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick has called on peers in the House of Lords to “move forward" to pass the government's Illegal Migration bill, insisting MPs “can’t accept” amendments as the controversial legislation goes down to the wire.
Despondency Looms Over Selby and Ainsty Ahead Of By-Election
Home affairs
Despondency Looms Over Selby and Ainsty Ahead Of By-Election
Labour and the Conservative party may have found a tougher opponent than one another as they prepare to fight a by-election in Selby and Ainsty this week: entrenched despondency among an electorate that's tired of Westminster drama and the challenges posed by the cost of living crisis.
Home Office must give Windrush victims the respect and compensation they deserve
Home affairs
By L'myah Sherae
Home Office must give Windrush victims the respect and compensation they deserve
Picture this – you arrive home after a long day, put your feet up and open your local newspaper. You see a striking headline across the page – your “mother country” needs your help.
Tory MP Wants To Build A Million More Homes In London
Home affairs
Tory MP Wants To Build A Million More Homes In London
Conservative MP Ranil Jayawardena, leader of the Conservative Growth Group (CGG), would like to see a million more homes built in London over the next parliament and has called for the pledge to be included in the party's next General Election manifesto.
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Bar Council responds to latest judicial diversity data
Tory Rebels Say There's Still 'Deals To Be Done' On Illegal Migration Bill Concessions
Home affairs
Tory Rebels Say There's Still "Deals To Be Done" On Illegal Migration Bill Concessions
Rebel Conservative MPs are continuing talks with the government over the Illegal Migration Bill in a last-ditch attempt to shape the controversial legislation after failing to secure certain concessions in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
Tory MPs Fire Warning Shot Over Illegal Migration Bill
Home affairs
Tory MPs Fire Warning Shot Over Illegal Migration Bill
The government faces further battles with Tory MPs on the Illegal Migration Bill after a significant number of Conservative backbenchers supported moves to strengthen modern slavery protections in a marathon Commons vote on Tuesday night.
Is Rwanda safe for refugees?
Home affairs
By Thom Brooks
Is Rwanda safe for refugees?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to stop small boat crossings in the Channel as a key priority for what's left of his premiership.
Large Events Could Be At Risk Of Being Overlooked In Anti-Terror Laws
Home affairs
Large Events Could Be At Risk Of Being Overlooked In Anti-Terror Laws
Conservative MP Tim Loughton has accused the government of "under-legislating" to mitigate terror risks at large, commercial venues with its draft anti-terrorism bill, while punishing small venues which are at much lower risk from attacks.
Parliament Is Braced For Illegal Migration Bill 'Ping Pong' Between MPs and Lords
Home affairs
Parliament Is Braced For Illegal Migration Bill 'Ping Pong' Between MPs and Lords
Parliament is bracing for further back and forths on the government's controversial Illegal Migration Bill, following a series of defeats in the House of Lords.
Poor Use Of Stop And Search Found At Two Thirds Of Police Forces
Home affairs
Poor Use Of Stop And Search Found At Two Thirds Of Police Forces
Failures in implementing Stop and Search have been recorded at two thirds of England and Wales’ 43 police forces according to the independent police regulator, raising doubts over Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s renewed push to ramp up the controversial policing tactic.
I am a survivor of the Rwandan genocide – it’s not a safe country for refugees
Home affairs
By Prudentienne Seward
I am a survivor of the Rwandan genocide – it’s not a safe country for refugees
I was a foster parent for young refugees who came to Kent via the Channel, but were too old to live on their own.
Archbishop Could Force Government Into International Refugee Plan With Illegal Migration Bill
Home affairs
Archbishop Could Force Government Into International Refugee Plan With Illegal Migration Bill
An amendment to the Illegal Migration Bill put forward by the Archbishop of Canterbury could force the government into formulating a 10-year international plan to tackle trafficking and the refugee crisis if it passes the Lords.
Lords Diary – Lord Etherton
Defence
By Lord Etherton
Lords Diary – Lord Etherton
From LGBT veterans to the Illegal Migration Bill, the work of the House of Lords has not abated in its intensity at all during the relatively short period that I have been a member
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Home affairs
By Bar Council
Culture shift needed to deliver court reform programme – Bar Council
The Public Accounts Committee has published its report into the Court Reform Programme expressing serious concerns that HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has underestimated the scale and complexity of reforms leading to stress amongst staff.
Grim economics are taking their toll on mortgage holders
Home affairs
By Luke Tryl
Grim economics are taking their toll on mortgage holders
It is sometimes easy to look at the latest round of grim economic statistics, be it interest rate hikes or stubbornly high inflation with a degree of detachment as just the latest data-points to highlight how badly 2020s Britain has lost its way.
The future is bright for the UK’s space ambitions
Home affairs
By Martina Blake
The future is bright for the UK’s space ambitions
The UK Space Agency has been at the heart of the United Kingdom’s growing space sector since it was founded in 2010.
Rishi Sunak Vows To Do 'Whatever Necessary' For Rwanda Deportations Despite Court Ruling It's Unlawful
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Vows To Do "Whatever Necessary" For Rwanda Deportations Despite Court Ruling It's Unlawful
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he "disagrees" with the Court of Appeal ruling that the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, which has presented a new challenge for his pledge to reduce the number of illegal crossings to the UK in small boats.
To combat the spread of conspiracy theories, we need to look at ‘alternative’ media
Home affairs
By Dr Rod Dacombe
To combat the spread of conspiracy theories, we need to look at ‘alternative’ media
One of the unexpected challenges to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the growing prominence of conspiracy theories in political discourse.
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