UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday promised that deportation flights of asylum seekers to Rwanda will begin in "10 to 12 weeks", as the plan entered its final stage in parliament."We are ready, plans are in place and these flights will go, come what may," Sunak told a Downing Street news conference, hours before parliament is set to approve the contentious proposal.Sunak says it is essential to deter record numbers of asylum seekers crossing the Channel to England from France in small boats...
“The deterrent is already having an impact because people are worried about coming here”
The PM says billions of extra spending will put the UK's defence industry on a "war footing".
PM pledges equipment including 400 vehicles, 1,600 weapons and 4m rounds of ammunition, plus £500m in fundingRishi Sunak has promised the UK’s largest ever military support package for Ukraine as he warned that Vladimir Putin would “not stop at the Polish border” if Russia won the war.The prime minister will visit Poland on Tuesday to discuss European security and the threat from Russia with the Polish leader, Donald Tusk, and the Nato secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, before travelling to...
Keeping Rishi Sunak as Tory leader could scupper the chance to leave the European Convention on Human Rights for 'a generation', Suella Braverman will warn today.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, will announce the largest military aid package for Ukraine to date during his visit to Poland on April 23, according to the British government's website. It is reported that Sunak intends to reveal an increase in military support for Ukraine of £500 million ($617 million). The additional funding will be utilized for the speedy delivery of critical ammunition, air defense equipment, drones, and engineering support. The record-breaking package...
The Prime Minister dismissed claims from Labour that his dramatic pledge to spend an extra £75 billion on defence by the end of the decade was not fully funded.
The Prime Minister arrived in Berlin last night ahead of talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which are expected to focus on security, trade and migration.
Refugees tell Holly Bancroft about the dangerous journeys they have taken to get to Northern France – and their hope of reaching the UK
Migrants say they are still wanting to come to Britain despite deportation risk. Defiance comes as French authorities told to 'ramp up efforts' in wake of deaths. They were pictured using tear gas to disperse migrants on the beach in Dunkirk
Lord Cameron is expected to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign minister Israel Katz. He may also meet senior Palestinian Authority officials in the West Bank, it has been reported.
The PM spoke to his counterpart this afternoon after reports the leaders had been unable to find a time to hold the call, with the UK government saying that Netanyahu 'has been very busy'.