Sir Mark Rowley has been appointed by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, as the new Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, replacing Dame Cressida Dick who resigned in February. Rowley is a former head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command but had left Scotland Yard in 2018 and had been consulting on specialist security projects and…
Former UK Counter Terrorism Chief Mark Rowley Is New Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Priti Patel Says She Will Stop Big Social Media Firms ‘Blinding’ Themselves With Encryption
The Home Secretary Priti Patel has pledged to amend legislation going through Parliament in an attempt to stop Facebook, Snapchat, and other big social brands from “intentionally blinding” themselves to child abuse and other illegal activities by using encryption. Writing in The Telegraph, Patel said: “Child sexual abuse is an unimaginably wicked crime. Tackling this…
UK Drivers Hit by Record Monthly Rise in Petrol Prices
July 6, 2022
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British drivers were hit by a record monthly rise in petrol prices in June, motoring group RAC said. The average cost of a litre of petrol rose by 16.59 pence in June, from 174.8 pence to 191.4 pence, adding more than £9 to the cost of filling a typical 55-litre family petrol car, according to…
Rwanda Flights Policy ‘Working’ but Could Change Trafficking Pattern: UK Official
The UK government’s policy of sending some illegal immigrants to Rwanda appears to have begun to deter people from crossing the English Channel into the UK, but could encourage illegal immigrants to take more dangerous routes, the top civil servant in the Home Office has said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that…
Legal Experts Divided Over Where Rwanda Impasse Leaves UK and European Court
British experts on constitutional law and the UK’s relationship with Europe are divided on the question of what might happen in the wake of the Rwanda deportations impasse. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) stepped in at the last minute on Tuesday night with an interim measure that effectively blocked the British government from…
Priti Patel Signs Order for Julian Assange to be Extradited to US
The British Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed an extradition order, sending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back to the United States where he is wanted for publishing classified documents. WikiLeaks said Friday was a “dark day” for press freedom and British democracy. Assange, 50, is wanted in the United States for publishing thousands of diplomatic…
UK Home Secretary Signs Order for Julian Assange to Be Extradited to US
The British Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed an extradition order, sending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back to the United States where he is wanted for publishing classified documents. WikiLeaks said Friday was a “dark day” for press freedom and British democracy. Assange, 50, is wanted in the United States for publishing thousands of diplomatic…
UK Vows to Press Ahead With Plan to Send Illegal Immigrants to Rwanda Despite Legal Battles
The UK government has vowed to press ahead with its plan to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda after the first planned flight was halted by a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that people who enter the UK illegally, including those who cross the…
Why UK Stopped Rwanda Flight After European Court of Human Rights Ruling
A Boeing 767 that was set to take seven asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda was grounded at the last moment on Tuesday night after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). But what is the ECHR and why is Britain still bound by it? In April British Home Secretary Priti Patel…
UK Flight Taking Illegal Immigrants to Rwanda Halted by European Court of Human Rights
June 15, 2022
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A flight due to take illegal immigrants from the UK to Rwanda was halted on Tuesday after last-minute interventions by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that people who enter the UK illegally, including those who cross the English Channel in small boats, may end up…
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