Small boat crossings in the English Channel have begun to surge again with 1,106 illegal immigrants arriving on the English coast in the last week. That figure—which includes 492 people on April 5 alone—compares to 3,793 for the first three months of the year. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has repeatedly pledged to crack down on…
Big Increase in Illegal Immigrants Crossing Channel as Rwanda Threat Lingers
Prime Minister Urges Northern Ireland Politicians to End Stormont Stalemate
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged Northern Ireland politicians to return to power-sharing as he hailed the “bravery” and “perseverance” of negotiators of the Good Friday Agreement. In a statement released on Monday marking exactly 25 years since the signing of the historic peace deal, Sunak praised the “difficult decisions” taken and “political imagination” that…
Labour Faces Backlash Over Twitter Post Targeting Sunak on Child Abuse Offenders
Labour is facing backlash from within its own party ranks over a social media advert stating Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not believe child sex abusers should be jailed. The post, which included a graphic of the prime minister, was published on the party’s official Twitter account on Thursday. The post pitches Labour as “the…
Sunak Stresses ‘Democratic Values’ as He Challenges Netanyahu Over Controversial Israel Legislation
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak challenged the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reminding him of the importance of “democratic values,” during a meeting in London on Friday, according to Downing Street. The meeting was held in private and appears to have been largely cordial, with Downing Street releasing a statement saying, “The Prime Minister stressed…
Rishi Sunak Backed by Labour’s Leader in Wales as He Launches 2 Freeports to ‘Turbo Charge’ Economy
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was joined by the Labour Party’s Welsh leader, Mark Drakeford, as they announced two new freeports in the principality. The Conservative-run British government and the Welsh government, led by Labour, say the freeports could create 20,000 new jobs by the end of the decade. The winning bids were one from the…
Sunak Criticised for Releasing Tax Documents During Partygate Grilling
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been criticised for releasing long-awaited tax documents during his predecessor Boris Johnson’s partygate grilling. MPs questioned why Sunak—who made almost £2 million through income and capital gains in one year—chose to publish his tax affairs on Wednesday, one of the busiest news days in Westminster. On top of Johnson’s five-hour-long…
Elgin Marbles Should Not Be Loaned Back to Greece Until British Museum’s Ownership Accepted: Historian
One of the world’s leading historians has rejected claims the Elgin Marbles were illegally removed from the Parthenon in Athens and has recommended they not be loaned back to Greece unless they accept the British Museum’s ownership of the sculptures. The Greek government has been campaigning for decades for the 2,500-year-old artefacts—sometimes referred to as…
Australia Chooses UK to Build Its First Nuclear Submarines Amid China Threat
Britain is to build a new fleet of nuclear submarines for Australia following the signing of a trilateral pact with the United States in San Diego on Monday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed the AUKUS deal with U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and it was then announced that Britain had…
UK’s Independent Nuclear Deterrent Gives Sunak ‘Kudos’ as He Meets Biden in San Diego, Says Expert
The British prime minister has “kudos” that leaders of nations like New Zealand and the Netherlands do not have because the UK possesses an independent nuclear deterrent, according to a British defence analyst. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is meeting U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the port of San…
Home Office to Decide Thousands of Asylum Applications Without Interviews
Thousands of asylum seekers in the UK could have their claims approved without attending a face-to-face interview, according to a new Home Office guidance published on Thursday. In a bid to clear the soaring backlog of asylum applications, the Home Office is set to fast-track well-founded legacy claims made before June 28, 2022, when new rules…
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