Politics
Crispin Blunt released under investigation after arrest on suspicion of rape
The MP for Reigate, who had the Tory whip withdrawn after he was detained in October, has not been re-bailed.
Sunak eyeing up July election to avoid Rwanda ‘gimmick’ having ‘time to fail’, MPs told
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said Westminster is ‘awash’ with talk.
A potential abolition of national insurance for workers would not come for years
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has indicated it is his long-term ambition to end ‘double tax on work’.
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses after arrests at Columbia
Tensions remained high at the university, where the campus gates were locked to anyone without school ID.
Rwanda plan still in ‘serious doubt’ – here’s why
There have been more than 73,000 asylum claims since March 2023 - The Home Office has given no public explanation of how they will be dealt with.
Rwanda Bill passing through Parliament a ‘landmark moment’, says Cleverly
The Home Secretary said the Bill ‘will become law within days’.
Rwanda Bill set to become law after dramatic night in parliament
The Bill now goes for royal ascent.
Peers demand MPs think again for a fifth time on Rwanda asylum plan
It means a continuation of the parliamentary tussle over the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.
Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ 2016 election, prosecution alleges
The former president’s hush money trial has started in New York.