‘Appalling’: Prince Charles slams government’s Rwanda deportations June 11, 2022 “Appalling”: this is how Prince Charles has described the government’s plan to deport illegal UK migrants to Rwanda. The Prince of Wales, the Times first reported, lambasted the Home Office’s policy in private and said he feared it would overshadow this month’s Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, which he is to attend. “He said he [...]
Sunak’s reshuffle: Shapps, Badenoch, Hands and Donelan in new cabinet roles after Zahawi’s sacking February 7, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Greg Hands, a former trade minister, as the chair of the Conservative party after Nadhim Zahawi was sacked last month. The Department for Business, Energy, Industry and Strategy has also been broken up into two separate bodies. Grant Shapps, the former Business Secretary has been appointed Secretary of State [...]
Not going anywhere: Home Office delays decision on extradition of Mike Lynch to US September 22, 2021 The Government has delayed its decision on extraditing technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who is facing fraud charges in the US., the Home Office confirmed to City A.M. this afternoon. A decision on the billionaire was expected this week but a Home Office spokesperson said it has been granted a seven-day extension. Some back benchers have [...]
Analysis: Everyone has stuck their head in the sand over queues at Dover April 3, 2023 Suella Braverman won't acknowledge Brexit, and border officials and ferry firms can't blame it quick enough.
Cracking down on law and order to win the next election March 27, 2023 Trust on crime preventions is the Conservatives’ to lose.
Government’s Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful, Court of Appeal rules June 29, 2023 Government plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda are unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In a decision on Thursday, three judges overturned a High Court judgment that previously said the east African nation could be considered a “safe third country”. The Court of Appeal’s decision was announced by the Lord chief justice Lord Burnett during [...]
Truss government in complete chaos as she vows to fight on October 19, 2022 After vowing she was a “fighter” today, Liz Truss’ premiership looked more unstable than ever following the resignation of a senior cabinet minister and chaotic scenes in parliament earlier tonight. Home secretary Suella Braverman was sacked earlier in the day for a security breach, sparking an attack from the right-winger on the embattled PM. Braverman, [...]
TfL to seek injunction against Just Stop Oil activists October 16, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) is preparing to apply for an injunction against Just Stop Oil activists after a fortnight of protests in the capital. Members of the campaign group sprayed paint over an Aston Martin showroom and blocked Park Lane in central London in their latest action on Sunday morning. The activists, who have been [...]
UK upgrades terror threat level to ‘severe’ November 15, 2021 The UK has upgraded its terror threat level to ‘severe’ after yesterday’s explosion at a Liverpool hospital. The upgrade means that experts assume an attack to be ‘highly likely’. The country’s previous threat level had been ‘substantial’, after being downgraded in February this year. Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed the move, after four people were [...]
Pubs could stay open until 1am to celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee December 26, 2021 Pubs, clubs and bars could be allowed to stay open for an extra two hours during the bank holiday weekend marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.