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Tom Tugendhat’s call for review of Huw Edwards’ sentence backfires after experts tell him law doesn’t allow it – as it happened

Tugendhat used to be a minister in the Home Office, and he is now shadow security minister

The Guardian - UK

John Major criticises Rwanda asylum plan as ‘un-Conservative and un-British’

Former prime minister says previous Tory government’s immigration policy would not have acted as a deterrent

The Guardian - UK

John Major backs Tony Blair over Brexit’s immigration impact

The former Conservative prime minister gave his damning verdict on the consequences of Brexit which has left the UK a less powerful player on the world stage

The Independent UK

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UK uses funds from scrapped Rwanda deportation plan to boost border security

The UK has redirected nearly 90 million euros from the abandoned Rwanda deportation scheme to fund technology and staff as part of the new Border Security Command (BSC) aimed at combatting people-smuggling gangs, the interior ministry said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Voices: Starmer eyes Italy’s Albania deal, but should the UK outsource its migration crisis? Join The Independent Debate

There’s been a lot of talk about whether the UK should outsource its immigration solutions, especially after the Conservative government’s controversial Rwanda plan fell apart. Now, Starmer seems to be looking to Italy for ideas...

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar gets behind Keir Starmer's migration talks with Italy

ANAS Sarwar has said Keir Starmer is being “grown-up” in deciding to hold talks with Italy’s hard-right government on migration.

The National (Scotland)

How has Italy reduced small boat arrivals by more than 60% in a year – and what is the Albania scheme?

Sir Keir Starmer says he is looking to Italy for answers on how to reduce Channel crossings

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Yvette Cooper defends Italy’s migration processing deal with Albania

The home secretary said the arrangement is not comparable to the previous government’s plans to deport some migrants to Rwanda

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘very interested’ in Italy’s plan to offshore asylum applications in Albania, says Meloni – as it happened

UK to contribute £4m to Italian project on irregular migration, PM announces

The Guardian - UK

Starmer open to offshoring asylum seekers to Albania like Italian scheme

Human rights groups have condemned Italy’s ‘dodgy’ Rwanda-style deal with Albania to offshore asylum seekers but as Starmer travels to Rome to meet Meloni, he admits he is open to copying it

The Independent UK

‘Inhumane’ treatment of migrants rounded up in UK’s failed Rwanda plan revealed

Testimonies from Home Office and security staff show repeated use of force on distressed detainees

The Guardian - UK

Rwandans at the urns

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Rwanda’s July presidential and legislative polls. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” - all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button…

Radio France Internationale

Why mpox in Africa was ignored for too long and children are dying as a result – podcast

An epidemic of mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is spreading quickly, particularly among young children. At least 20,000 people are known to be infected in the country, and more than 600 people have died, more than two thirds of them children. Cases have begun to appear…

The Conversation

Home Office ‘mostly consulted Rwandan officials’ in asylum plan safety report

Review finds research did not meet ‘minimum standards’ for assessing whether Rwanda was safe place to send people

The Guardian - UK

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France 24

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills dozens

In tonight's edition, a fuel tanker collides head on with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 48 people. Also, at least four people died off the coast of Senegal after their boat sank as they tried to get to Europe. And eight thousand churches…

The Guardian - UK

‘After Rwanda, I felt I needed philosophical more than psychological help’: journalist Lindsey Hilsum on war and the consolation of poetry

Over four decades reporting on conflict, Channel 4 News’s international editor has always carried a book of poetry. In this extract from her memoir, she explains why her own words were not always enough

Al Jazeera

German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered

German official proposes sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the UK.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer vows to stop people-smuggling gangs with tactics used to jail rioters

Prime minister held a ‘high-level’ summit attended by National Crime Agency, Border Force and senior ministers

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The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Labour has ‘no plans’ to send prisoners to Estonia to ease overcrowding, says No 10 – as it happened

Downing Street says plan to relocate prisoners from England and Wales was from previous Conservative administration

Evening Standard

Germany is not adopting Tories' failed Rwanda plan, says Keir Starmer

Germany’s ambassador in London Miguel Berger also took to X, also known as Twitter, to reject suggestions that Berlin is considering the move

The Independent UK

Germany considering Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities after Labour scrapped scheme

Downing Street said it would not comment on the discussions between two foreign governments

The Independent UK

First the Rwanda scheme, now Labour scraps plan to hold asylum seekers on RAF site

No migrants were ever housed at the base but the policy still cost taxpayers £60m

The Independent UK

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick doubles down on plan to leave European Convention of Human Rights

Tory leadership rightwinger Robert Jenrick has said that he sees no alternative to leaving the European Convention of Human Rights

The Conversation

Mpox could spread into conflict zones in east Africa – how to manage the response

Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda are some of the east African countries that have reported cases of mpox – a viral infectious disease – in the latest outbreak which started in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2023. The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern…

Marie Claire

Meghan Markle Becomes First Outside Investor of Company Featuring Handwoven Bags From Rwanda

“I really started to understand how many women’s lives were being impacted and uplifted through their work.”

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