The director of public affairs at the Law Society for England and Wales says the temporary housing of asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge is evidence of the government's "wider failure" on tackling the backlog of claims. David McNeill says the government's approach to immigration is a "massive mess", adding plans to send some to Rwanda is "just another example of asylum policy going wrong".
Report by Brooksl.
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Protests broke out in Peckham, London, over the planned transfer of asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset.
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Asylum seekers who have already had their claims rejected will now be part of the group being deported to Rwanda, the home secretary has announced. Sky News
Rishi Sunak warned the UK faces the "most dangerous time for generations" as he delivered his pre-election pitch to voters on Monday. Mr Sunak set out his vision for the next government, addressing issues including the Rwanda scheme, the environment, the education system and the economy.
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A judge has ruled that provisions of the UK's Illegal Migration Act - which created powers to send asylum seekers to Rwanda - should be disapplied in Northern.. Sky News
Sir Keir Starmer says Labour would scrap the government's Rwanda scheme, labelling it a "waste of taxpayers' money". The Labour leader adds a new Border Security Command would help take down people-smuggling gangs in the first place. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak has accused Sir Keir Starmer of "rank hypocrisy" over the Labour leader's plan to establish a new Border Security Command to tackle people-smuggling gangs bringing migrants across the Channel. The prime minister says Labour's plan will "offer an amnesty to illegal migrants" and that the government will get its planes to Rwanda off the ground. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Campaigners of the Infected Blood scandal hail the Inquiry's report as a 'momentous day', following years of 'denial, delay and cover-up'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, said the Infected Blood scandal was 'no accident', describing the then-government's denial of wrongdoing as 'untrue'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, arrives at the Methodist Central Hall ahead of the Inquiry's final report. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Stella Assange arrives at the High Court ahead of its ruling on whether it accepts the US assurances that Julian Assange will be given a fair trial and will not face the death penalty if extradited.
If the judges decide the assurances are satisfactory, she indicated an emergency injunction would be sought from the European Court of Human Rights. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Infected Blood memorial, which was on display at the Inquiry until hearings finished in February 2023, will be permanently rehomed after the report of the publication.
Designed by Art Lewry, the memorial mimics a laboratory specimen holder, and inside each jar is a message to a loved one written by someone infected or affected by the contaminated blood. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour’s Nick Thomas-Symonds says that using the Bibby Stockholm barge to house migrants is “all a consequence of Conservative failure to manage our asylum system properly”. Mr Thomas -Symonds..
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