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Tuesday briefing: Rishi Sunak finally passes his Rwanda bill – now to find out if it works
In today’s newsletter: After months of wrangling, Parliament passed the government’s controversial plan to tackle small...
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UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
Lawyers prepare for legal battles on behalf of individual asylum seekers challenging removal to east AfricaHow...
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Refugee who left UK for holiday in 2008 stranded in east Africa for 16 years
Saleh Ahmed Handule Ali, now 33, had indefinite leave to remain in UK, but Home Office...
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Rwandan leader went to Arsenal game as country marked 30 years since genocide
Paul Kagame flew to UK for Champions League match while national police told citizens to restrict...
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‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook enjoys a day off running after epic Africa journey
Endurance athlete from Worthing says he is ‘just trying to soak it all in’ after completing...
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‘I’m a little bit tired’: Briton becomes first person to run the length of Africa
Russ Cook from Worthing reaches Ras Angela, Tunisia, after covering more than 9,900 miles in 352...
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Idris Elba reveals ‘dream’ of building eco city on island off Sierra Leone
Actor and his childhood friend planning development on Sherbro to be a public-private partnershipIdris Elba has...
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Lords pass five amendments to Rwanda bill in heavy defeat for Rishi Sunak
Peers, including senior Tories, vote by margins of about 100 votes for changes to legislation, which...
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Rwanda plan to cost UK £1.8m for each asylum seeker, figures show
Disclosure, calculated on basis of 300 deportations, called ‘staggering’ by chair of home affairs committeeRishi Sunak’s...
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Westminster Abbey agrees ‘in principle’ to return sacred tablet to Ethiopia
Carved wooden tabot has been at Abbey since British forces looted it at Battle of Maqdala...
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‘Scandalous’ if UK watchdog role left empty when Rwanda plan starts, says inspector
Successor unlikely to be appointed for six months – covering period when PM hopes flights will...
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Woman who handed over British girl, 3, for FGM in Kenya given seven years
Amina Noor travelled from north London with the child to Kenya where the procedure was carried...
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NHS nurses being investigated for ‘industrial-scale’ qualifications fraud
Scam involves more than 700 healthcare workers who used proxies to pass test in Nigeria enabling...
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UK’s Rwanda bill ‘incompatible with human rights obligations’
Damning report by MPs warns policy places UK’s reputation for rule of law and human rights...
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Home Office hires hangar for staff to practise Rwanda deportations
Officials will be taught how to carry out deportations, including how to handle people who physically...
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UK curator of African film to receive Bafta award
June Givanni founded London archive documenting Pan-African cinema over 40 yearsA pioneering curator, writer and programmer...
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Wednesday briefing: The days that could decide how Rishi Sunak is remembered
In today’s newsletter: The controversial Rwanda bill is back in the Commons – what happens next...
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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 amendmentsConservative...
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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...