A recent opinion poll, conducted by the polling firm YouGov, has revealed that the Green Party has become the second most popular party amongst people under the age of 30. The YouGov analysis surveyed a group of 18- to 30-year-olds between 31 October last year and 17 January 2024. The findings, which also gave a … 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
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has admitted there is “not a firm date” for delivering on his pledge to stop illegal migration via small boat crossings. Sunak promised to “stop the boats” when he became Prime Minister last year – one of his five key pledges. However, The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the … Read more
While addressing Parliament, the newly appointed Home Secretary James Cleverly said that the government will continue to push for the Rwanda Treaty, despite the bill being ruled ‘unlawful’. According to the Home Secretary, the government are adamant that “Rwanda is and will remain conclusively a safe country for the purposes of asylum and resettlement”. Cleverly … Read more
The UK Government has given Rwanda a further £100m this year as part of its deal to relocate asylum seekers there. The substantial payment was made in April of this year, the Home Office’s top civil servant said in a letter to MPs, after £140m had already been sent to the African nation. Sir Matthew … Read more
