Up to 70 Tory rebels could abstain or back amendments to Rwanda bill
Lee Anderson could be one of ‘six Conservatives on the payroll’ ready to support the amendments Conservative rebels have said as many as 70 MPs...
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UK government admits Rwanda has ‘issues with its human rights record’
Assessment comes despite claims by Rishi Sunak that Rwanda is safe when making case for asylum policy The government has admitted that Rwanda still has...
Labour to table vote calling for release of Rwanda deportation plan documents
Party to ask for details of individual relocation costs and any payments to the Rwandan government Labour will table a vote in parliament on Tuesday...
Taiwan braces for ‘big deal’ presidential election as China’s shadow looms
Corruption and the cost of living have trumped concerns about a belligerent neighbour in close race for the presidency Deep in the mountains of Hsinchu...
UK has failed to act to free Alaa Abd el-Fattah from jail in Egypt, family says
Rishi Sunak told activist’s sister in 2022 that government was ‘totally committed’ to resolving the case The family of the imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and activist...
Britain to send patrol ship to Guyana amid Venezuela border dispute
HMS Trent will take part in exercises with Guyana as tensions over mineral-rich Essequibo region raise anxieties A Royal Navy patrol ship will be sent...
Rwandan politician who criticised Sunak’s bill fears for her safety
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza has received threats after saying Rwanda was not a safe place to send refugees A Rwandan opposition politician who publicly criticised the...
Rwanda plan has ‘50% at best’ chance of success before election, No 10 told
Legal advisers say there is significant risk deportation flights would be blocked under European rights laws The UK government’s Rwanda immigration scheme has a “50%...
Home Office ordered to give full cost of Rwanda deportation plan
Top civil servant summoned to give ‘full and frank’ answers after costs of scheme rose from £140m to £290m The Home Office has been ordered...
‘Cloak and dagger tactics’: Tories paid Rwanda an extra £100m for asylum deal
Ministers criticised after civil servant tells MPs payment was made in April after £140m had already been sent UK ministers have been accused of using...
