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Labour aims to force ministers to publish Rwanda documents

Labour will try to force the government to publish a string of documents relating to its Rwanda policy. The party will table a vote on Tuesday demanding ministers disclose how much it would cost to send each asylum seeker to Rwanda. The vote also demands ministers reveal cash given and set to be given to the East African country. In ...

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Conservatives pick Peter Bone’s partner as candidate for his old seat

The partner of ex-Conservative MP Peter Bone, Helen Harrison, has been selected to replace him as the Tory candidate in the Wellingborough by-election. The by-election was triggered following Mr Bone’s suspension from the House of Commons over bullying and sexual misconduct claims. Mr Bone, who was also suspended from the Conservative Party, has denied the allegations. He was elected MP ...

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Rishi Sunak had significant doubt over Rwanda plan, papers suggest

Rishi Sunak had significant doubts about sending migrants to Rwanda when he was chancellor, papers seen by the BBC suggest. They suggest he wanted to scale back No 10’s original plans. They also indicate Mr Sunak was not sure they would stop Channel crossings. They also suggest he was reluctant to fund reception centres to accommodate migrants instead of using ...

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Hundreds more homes flooded after torrential rain

Hundreds of homes have been flooded in England following a powerful storm and a week of heavy rainfall. There are more than 300 flood warnings in force, the majority in the Midlands, East Anglia and southern England, with some residents forced to evacuate their properties. Flooded roads and railway tracks are bringing more delays for travellers. A major incident has ...

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Southern England: Heavy rain set to fall with flood warnings in place

Parts of the UK are set for another day of disruptive weather, with hundreds of flood alerts and warnings in place as more rain is expected. A Met Office yellow warning for rain is in place for the south of England from midday, with the potential for power cuts and travel disruption. The warning is set to last until 03:00 ...

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Statistics watchdog to examine government asylum backlog claims

The UK’s statistics watchdog is looking into the government’s claims to have cleared the asylum backlog. On Tuesday, the Home Office said it had fulfilled a pledge to clear a “legacy” backlog of 92,000 applications lodged before July 2022. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also tweeted that the government had cleared “the backlog of asylum decisions”. But official figures show a ...

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UK house prices fall in 2023, to stay subdued next year, says Nationwide

LONDON, Dec 29 : British house prices fell by 1.8% in the 12 months to December, recording the biggest decline over the course of a year since 2008 during the global financial crisis, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Friday. A Reuters poll of economists had pointed to a drop of 1.4%. In month-on-month terms, prices in December were flat compared ...

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Land Minister Javed owns at least 260 properties in the UK

Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed has at least 260 properties in the United Kingdom for which he has paid at least GBP 134.76 million or Tk 1,888 crore, according to The Daily Star’s calculation from company filings publicly available on UK government websites. The three-time Awami League lawmaker has also at least 537 mortgages against properties in the UK. A ...

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Britain’s interior minister apologizes for joke about spiking his wife’s drink

British interior minister James Cleverly apologised on Sunday after he was reported to have joked about spiking his wife’s drink with a sedative known for its use as a date-rape drug. The Sunday Mirror tabloid reported that Cleverly, one of the most senior ministers in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government, had joked to female guests at an event this month ...

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Queues at Dover as Christmas getaway begins for millions

Millions of people across the country are making their Christmas getaway on one of the busiest days for travel of the year. There are long queues at the Port of Dover after a surge in demand for ferries caused by Thursday’s Eurotunnel strike action in France. Domestic train services in parts of the UK have also been disrupted. The RAC ...

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