Rwanda deportation flight cancelled after last minute legal intervention
In an embarrassing upset for Johnson and Patel, the first flight due to leave for Rwanda has been grounded following successful emergency action by the ECHR.
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Keir Starmer under investigation over alleged breaches of MPs’ code of conduct
The Labour leader is being probed by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
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Low-paid NHS staff forced to use food banks as they face huge real wage hit
Nurses who face a shocking real terms pay cut this year of £1,600, are being forced to use food banks to feed families.
Right-wing media runs smear campaign on people opposing Rwanda deportation policy
Parts of the press seem intent on discrediting all opponents of what is described as a ‘monstrous’ deal to ‘offload’ asylum seekers in Rwanda.
Government shelves free school meals for tens of thousands of children
Boris Johnson is facing another backlash following the ditching of the free school meal extension for up to one million pupils.
‘Housing is a human right, not a luxury’: Amnesty International delivers damning critique of government housing policy
‘The current housing system in England is simply not fit for purpose.’
Rwanda deportation policy branded ‘disgraceful’ by Home Office workers
‘It feels like we are taking part in human trafficking.’
Johnson makes high-wage economy U-turn as calls for £15 minimum wage grow
The PM’s comments for workers to accept pay cuts or UK faces 1970s-style ‘stagflation’, have been blasted as ‘nonsense.’
Cabinet tensions flare over government plans to shred Northern Ireland protocol
Tories descend further into chaos in tense protocol talks.