by News Feed Editor | Apr 22, 2024 | Politics
BBCCopyright: BBCSitting outside a makeshift tent in a wood near Calais, a group of young Sudanese men peered at map of Africa on a mobile phone.“Rwanda? No,” said one of the men, firmly.In recent days, several would-be migrants from Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan and...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 22, 2024 | Politics
Getty ImagesBy Chris MasonPolitical editor, BBC NewsIt is another big day for the government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda.I know what you are thinking: we have been here before.Indeed we have. Just last week, I wrote that we had reached the day...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 22, 2024 | Politics
Getty ImagesBy Ian CaseyBBC NewsRishi Sunak insists his policy to process asylum seekers in Rwanda will become law, even if it means MPs sitting late into the night to pass it. There has been a prolonged stand-off over the bill between the two Houses of Parliament...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 21, 2024 | Politics
By Sean SeddonBBC NewsMark Menzies, who was suspended by the Conservative Party over allegations he misused campaign funds, is to quit as an MP at the next election.Mr Menzies also confirmed he has left the Tory Party, which said he had shown a “pattern of...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 21, 2024 | Politics
Getty ImagesThe number of compensation payouts made to people wrongly put onto prepayment meters is “completely unacceptable”, the energy secretary has said.Just 1,500 out of 150,000 people assessed have had financial redress from energy suppliers who...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 21, 2024 | Politics
By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter, BBC NewsEnergy Secretary Claire Coutinho has defended the government’s environmental record following criticism from the outgoing boss of the climate watchdog.Head of the Climate Change Committee, Chris Stark, told the...
