Politics
James Cleverly insists new treaty with Rwanda fixes all legal concerns
The Home Secretary signed the legally-binding deal in Kigali on Tuesday.
Will the new Rwanda treaty see flights get off the ground?
Officials say the treaty centres on preventing ‘refoulement’, where asylum seekers are removed and returned to a country where they face persecution.
James Cleverly signs new asylum treaty in Rwanda
The Home Secretary travelled to Kigali and signed the agreement on Tuesday.
Conor McGregor hints at plan to run for President of Ireland
“It would not be me in power as President, people of Ireland. It would be me and you.”
Sadiq Khan backs campaign for UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus programme
Khan's predecessor, Boris Johnson, had committed to the UK remaining part of Erasmus during the Brexit negotiations.
James Cleverly heads to Rwanda to seal new asylum treaty
There has been speculation that Rwanda is pushing for more money on top of the £140 million already committed to the scheme.
New legislation gives government permission to snoop on your bank account
A clause in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill hands the DWP power to inspect the bank accounts of anyone claiming a social security benefit.
Sunak now polling worse than Truss as support among key voter group plummets
The polling found one in six 2019 Tory voters plan to switch to Nigel Farage's Reform UK in news that will set alarm bells ringing in Downing Street.
John Bird’s 2015 critique of Thatcher sums up why she remains deeply unpopular to this day
The Big Issue founder described the ex-PM as the "new inventor of social collapse expressed as benefit", a legacy that was continued by Tony Blair.