Rwanda

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden insists the government will listen to Tory rebels critical of its Rwanda plan

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Mr Dowden also said government would spend ‘whatever is required’ on scheme By Jason Grove Political Editor Published: 23:15 GMT, 17 December 2023 | Updated: 00:21 GMT, 18 December 2023 Oliver Dowden yesterday vowed the Government will spend ‘whatever is required’ to deport Channel migrants to Rwanda – as he extended an olive branch to … Read more

After his Rwanda win… is Rishi Sunak now seeking a deal over illegal migrants with Albania?

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PM will travel to Rome tomorrow morning for a mini summit on illegal migration  By Jason Groves, Political Editor Published: 22:00 GMT, 15 December 2023 | Updated: 15:17 GMT, 16 December 2023 Rishi Sunak will tomorrow discuss radical plans to process the asylum claims of migrants overseas. He will travel to Rome tomorrow morning for … Read more

Boris Johnson says ‘with guts and determination’ Britain can stop the boats ‘just like Australia’ in his latest Daily Mail column

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By Mail Published: 13:01 GMT, 15 December 2023 | Updated: 13:06 GMT, 15 December 2023 Boris Johnson urges Britain to emulate Australia’s success in ‘Stopping the Boats’ in his latest punchy column. The former PM lays out a plan to tackle the issue after he visited the Commonwealth country this week. He points out that Australia … Read more

Arrivals of migrants in small boats could continue for a decade, ministers say as vast sums are spent on the Channel crisis

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By David Barrett Home Affairs Correspondent Published: 00:53 GMT, 12 December 2023 | Updated: 10:30 GMT, 12 December 2023 Ministers anticipate small-boat arrivals could continue for up to a decade, it has emerged, amid vast sums being spent on the Channel crisis.  The Home Office thinks migrant reception centres will continue operating for up to … Read more

‘This is beneath us’: Tory MPs row after party’s official X account tweets pic of BBC presenter giving viewers the middle finger to accuse Labour of having no plan to tackle illegal migration

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By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 09:37 GMT, 8 December 2023 | Updated: 09:37 GMT, 8 December 2023 Tory MPs opened a new battle in their civil war over immigration last night with a row over an x-rated social media advert featuring a BBC presenter giving viewers the middle finger.  Moderates demanded … Read more

The cost of the Rwanda scheme has doubled to £300 million despite never having been used, the Home Office reveals

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By Jason Groves Political Editor Published: 22:31 GMT, 7 December 2023 | Updated: 23:19 GMT, 7 December 2023 The cost of the Rwanda scheme has doubled to almost £300million, despite never being used, the Home Office admitted last night. Whitehall sources told the Mail ministers had signed off payments totalling a further £100million to the … Read more

Rishi Sunak ‘will hand Rwanda another £15m’ to sign treaty and keep Channel migrants deportation plan alive

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By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 08:52 GMT, 3 December 2023 | Updated: 16:24 GMT, 3 December 2023 Rishi Sunak is poised to hand Rwanda another £15million to sign a treaty that could keep his Channel migrants deportation plan alive. The PM is expected to offer extra cash on top of the £140million already … Read more

QUENTIN LETTS: This gruesome Home Office twosome shrivelled and shrank like lab specimens of managerial ineptitude as they were grilled by MPs

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Rycroft and Ridley: it could be an ecclesiastical outfitter’s, or a cheese shop in Belgravia. ‘Delicious Stinking Bishop, Petunia.’ ‘Thank you, I sourced it from Rycroft and Ridley.’ In fact Sir Matthew Rycroft is the Home Office‘s permanent secretary and Simon Ridley its interim second permanent secretary. For two hours they faced the Commons home … Read more

Home Office officials travel to Rwanda to put the ‘finishing touches’ to a revamped asylum pact, MPs hear

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Sir Matthew Rycroft told MPs officials were in Kigali negotiating ‘as we speak’  By David Barrett Home Affairs Editor Published: 23:08 GMT, 29 November 2023 | Updated: 03:51 GMT, 30 November 2023 Home Office representatives were in Rwanda on Wednesday putting the ‘finishing touches’ to a revamped asylum pact, MPs were told. Members of the … Read more

Hotels for asylum seekers are now costing the Home Office up to £8million a day, figures reveal

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The Home Office is paying ‘around £8 million’ per day for asylum seekers to be put up in hotels, new figures show. The department’s annual accounts, published today, reveal the cost is £2mn higher than that cited by Home Secretary Suella Braverman in the Commons on Monday. The 2022-23 report claimed that the arrival of small … Read more

New law will stop Strasbourg judges from blocking Rwanda removals flights

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Ministers quell Tory revolt on new immigration law with move to BAN European judges from blocking Rwanda removals flights By David Barrett and Isabelle Stanley and Noah Eastwood Published: 01:32 BST, 20 April 2023 | Updated: 08:31 BST, 21 April 2023 Strasbourg judges’ ability to block Rwanda removals flights will be overridden by new UK … Read more

Rishi Sunak promises ‘swift return’ of Channel migrants from safe nations in five-point plan

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Rishi Sunak has pledged to combat the Channel crisis which has sent asylum claims soaring to a 20-year high – with a five-point plan setting out the Government’s strategy. It focuses on legal and operational changes rather than radical ‘lightning bolt’ policy such as the Rwanda asylum deal unveiled by Boris Johnson‘s team earlier this … Read more

Rwanda plan to tackle migrant crisis stuck in legal limbo and may not get green-light for MONTHS 

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Rwanda plan to tackle migrant crisis is stuck in legal limbo and might not get the green-light for MONTHS The Rwanda asylum scheme could be in limbo until November due to hearings Alongside migrant charities, the Public and Commercial Services Union has brought a judicial review to scrutinise the lawfulness of the Government’s policy Brought in … Read more