Home secretary spent £165,000 on private chartered flight to Rwanda

Spiking: Home Sec vows to 'hold perpetrators to account'

The Home Secretary has vowed to crack down on spiking as he said perpetrators will be “held to account” by changes in the law. James Cleverly said the government is updating legislation to make it clear that spiking is a crime, as he visited officers during the first national week of action against spiking. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Delegates pose for family photo at Global Fraud Summit

Home secretary James Cleverly and other leaders take part in a family photograph at the Global Fraud Summit at Lancaster House in Westminster. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Cleverly calls for ‘robust’ approach to fraud

Home Secretary James Cleverly told the audience that fraud is "often an overlooked crime" that happens "invisibly". Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Cabinet ministers depart Downing Street ahead of Budget

Cabinet ministers including Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron and Home Secretary James Cleverly depart Downing Street after a meeting ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget announcement. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Cabinet ministers arrive at Downing Street ahead of Budget

Cabinet ministers including Home Secretary James Cleverly and Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron arrive at Downing Street ahead of Jeremy Hunt's Budget announcement. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Labour MP brands Tory Minister embarrassing after TV blunder

Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds described a government minister's appearance on Question Time as "incredibly embarrassing" after he appeared to ask if Rwanda and Congo were different countries. When discussing the government policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, policing minister Chris Philp responded to an audience member’s question during the BBC One programme by asking: “Rwanda is a different country of Congo, isn’t it?” Mr Reynolds said the Rwanda scheme has caused "significant damage to the reputation of the UK around the world." The government's Rwanda bill, which was passed in parliament last week, says any asylum seeker entering the UK "illegally" after 1 January 2022, from a safe country such as France, could be sent to Rwanda. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

FRANCE 24 report: Rwanda's Hope Hostel ready for asylum seekers from UK

Rwanda's Hope Hostel prepares for migrants from Britain

The hostel, which once housed students whose parents died in the 1994 genocide, is preparing to house the migrants sent to Rwanda from the UK.