Johnson piles pressure on Sunak over migration figures - as he claims Dublin 'engulfed by race riots'
Friday, 24 November 2023 Boris Johnson has heaped further pressure on Rishi Sunak over the UK's "all-time high" net migration figures, as he suggested "demographic change" had led to "race riots" in Dublin.
Migration to the UK needs to "come down to more sustainable levels" says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after figures from the Office for National Statistics showed net migration to the UK hit a record high in 2022. The figures have added to the pressure on Sunak, whose Conservative party has vowed to...
Boris Johnson made a surprise appearance on the general election campaign trail on Tuesday night, telling a Tory rally: “We’re all here because we love our country.”
He repeated warnings of a Labour "supermajority" and said a vote for Reform UK would contribute to that majority.
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Labour's leader Keir Starmer has ruled out any radical re-haul of the UK-EU relationships but has made clear his distaste for Boris Johnson's post-Brexit arrangements.
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage unveils a blown-up poster of the ‘i’ newspaper front page from May 10, 2016, with the headline "Boris blames EU for war in Ukraine". The poster is shown at a rally in Maidstone, Kent, from the top deck of the Reform battle bus. Mr Farage, who has been criticised for saying the west "provoked" the war in Ukraine, tells the crowd: "I was alone, I was the only person in 2014 who said there will be a war in Ukraine. I can't take those words away and nor would I want to." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says it's 'great' Boris Johnson is engaging in the Conservative's general election campaign amid reports the former prime minister is reaching out to voters to deter them from voting for Reform. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak's decision to cancel HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester will lead to reduced capacity on passenger trains to the North West and could cut economic.. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer mistakenly calls Rishi Sunak the prime minister during an exchange in the House of Commons. The current prime minister’s slip of the tongue comes after the Conservative leader responded to the prime minister’s statement regarding last week’s NATO and EPC meetings. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former cabinet minister Mel Stride admits he is considering a Conservative Party leadership bid, saying “I haven’t decided yet, a number of colleagues have approached me”. The shadow work and pensions secretary is viewed as a safe pair of hands within the party and was frequently sent out to tour broadcast studios to defend Rishi Sunak's leadership during the party’s unsuccessful general election campaign. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak says he is determined to do what is necessary to bring down migration numbers. During a visit to a medical training centre in Surrey, the prime minister said he “inherited” the figures..
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch says migration figures seen under the former prime minister Boris Johnson were ones the government "did not want to see again".
She dismissed claims Tory MPs would..
Rishi Sunak said he welcomes the 'slowing' levels of migration. The Office for National Statistics said estimated net migration stood at a provisional 672,000 in the year to June 2023, up from 607,000..
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