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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
Liz Truss today vows to implement a hard line on immigration if she wins the keys to No 10 – including extending the scheme under which migrants who cross the Channel in small boats can be sent to Rwanda. The Foreign Secretary uses an interview with The Mail on Sunday to try to cement her … Read more
Priti Patel WILL challenge European ruling that halted Rwanda flight by filing submissions to Strasbourg ‘imminently’, court hears The Home Secretary is poised to make a formal challenge to the ECHR Official submissions will be made to Strasbourg-based court ‘imminently’ The inaugural flight had to be called off within half an hour of take-off By … Read more
Labour in CHAOS over Rwanda migrant flights policy as Keir Starmer’s team repeatedly refuses to say party would axe them – while shadow minister Yvette Cooper was telling MPs the scheme was ‘putting our country to shame’ Yvette Cooper branded policy ‘Government by gimmick’ in the Commons But spokesman for Keir Starmer refused to confirm … Read more
Boris steers away from bishop bashing: Number 10 says there are ‘no plans’ to kick clergy out of House of Lords after they claimed Rwanda migrant plan ‘shames’ Britain PM has ‘no plans’ to kick 26 bishops out of the House of Lords, Number 10 says The Church leadership criticised an ‘immoral’ plan to send … Read more