A recent poll by Opinium exposed that half of business leaders have said they would like to see the Labour Party win the next general election, set to take place before January next year. The group of business leaders who were surveyed said that they would prefer to see Sir Keir Starmer as the next … Read more
Rishi Sunak has been handed a fresh setback for his Rwanda plan after the ECHR declared that it breaches International Law. The president of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Síofra O’Leary, said today that “there is a clear legal obligation” for states to comply with orders from the Strasbourg court. Demands called ‘rule … Read more
How much attention is Africa receiving as the world remains transfixed by wars in Europe, the Middle East, and as elections in the West loom? This week, host Anne McElvoy talks to the award-winning musician and activist Angélique Kidjo about her campaign to improve education for girls in Africa and to address the humanitarian needs … Read more
Simon Clarke, a former Cabinet minister, is facing backlash from Tory MPs after launching an attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Writing in The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, Clarke claimed Sunak was “leading the Conservatives into an election where we will be massacred”. He added: “He does not get what Britain needs. And he is … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has called out what he describes as “desperate” Tory attacks on several British institutions Earlier this week, culture Lucy Frazer accused the BBC of being biased on live radio, and Tory MPs have also accused the RNLI and the National Trust, Britain’s largest charity, of pursuing politically correct policies. The Labour leader … Read more
The 11 Conservative MPs who defied the prime minister over his Rwanda migrant plan last week will be spoken to by the government’s chief whip later today. The Tory backbenchers, including the former Home Secretary Suella Braverman and the former immigration minister Robert Jenrick, will be forced to explain their position to Simon Hart, who … Read more
This week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was met with a Tory Party rebellion after 60 MPs voted in favour of amendments that would toughen up the emergency Rwanda legislation. Although the rebel MPs threatened to vote against the entire Rwanda scheme when it had its vital third reading on Wednesday, Sunak succeeded in getting his … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s promise to start flying asylum seekers to Rwanda by spring was dealt a blow yesterday after members of the House of Lords approved a timetable that would not see the bill passed before late March. Sunak spent the morning urging his peers in the unelected chamber to pass his asylum bill as soon … Read more
This week, the Conservative Party has seen its biggest rebellion in years after 60 MPs called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to tighten his grip on the emergency Rwanda legislation and two Deputy Chairmen resigned from their posts. The party revolt comes after the newly appointed Home Secretary James Cleverly announced that the government would … Read more
LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s controversial Rwanda deportation bill survived a crucial House of Commons vote Wednesday after the U.K. prime minister faced down a rebellion from MPs on the right of his party. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill passed its third reading Wednesday evening with 320 MPs voting in support, and 276 voting … Read more
