Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Senior military chiefs and diplomats have condemned threats to deport an Afghan war hero to Rwanda as “farcical” and “appalling”. The Independent revealed this week that the pilot, who served alongside British and … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email An Afghan war hero threatened with deportation to Rwanda has exposed a “gaping hole” in our asylum system, senior figures warned today, as they called for Britain to fulfil its “duty” to those … Read more
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Ministers will look into the case of an Afghan war veteran who served alongside British armed forces and has been threatened with deportation to Rwanda, Rishi Sunak has pledged. The prime minister intervened … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email An Afghan war veteran who served alongside British armed forces is among those who have fled to the UK on small boats and are now being threatened with deportation to Rwanda. The air … Read more
Fiercely outspoken Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda”, has been freed from prison after more than 900 days behind bars. Rusesabagina was released late Friday away from the media glare and will return to the United States after the Kigali government … Read more
Paul Rusesabagina looks on as he sits with some of his co-accused at the Supreme Court in Kigali, Rwanda, on Feb. 17, 2021, where he denied charges of being associated with an armed group. On Friday, the Rwandan government said it commuted his sentence. Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Suella Braverman urged Labour to “get off Twitter” and visit Rwanda during a heated exchange on the Government’s immigration plans in the Commons. Her comments were in response … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email European judges could be close to backing down on a court injunction blocking the UK from sending migrants to Rwanda, as the home secretary hails “constructive talks”. Suella Braverman said she was “encouraged” … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Home Secretary said she is “encouraged” after “constructive” discussions between the Government and the European Court of Human Rights over possible reforms to the injunction that grounded … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK Government has said it wants to “get cracking” on sending migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda, with plans being made for summer deportations. Cabinet Office … Read more
