Home secretary brands Rwanda scheme ‘shocking waste’
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Home secretary brands Rwanda scheme ‘shocking waste’
The previous government's Rwanda deportation scheme has already cost the British taxpayer £700 million, Yvette Cooper tells MPs, branding it the "most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen".
The home secretary insists she will take urgent action to start clearing the asylum backlog in "one simple change" that she says will "save the taxpayer an estimated seven billion pounds over the next 10 years".
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M23 rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern DR Congo, Amnesty International says
The NGO made the claims against the Rwandan-backed group in a new report published on Tuesday.
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Yvette Cooper said she is "really worried about" increasing levels of extremism amongst young people in the country.
Asked about the issue in the Home Affairs Committee, the home secretary said: "I see it in the kinds of cases that I'm briefed on, just increasing numbers of teenagers - where there are serious concerns."
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The shadow business minister has claimed the government has "lost control" as record numbers of migrants crossed the channel this weekend. More than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded so far in 2025. Andrew Griffith urged the home secretary Yvette Cooper to address the problem alongside her French counterparts.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper praises first responders for their efforts after a car rammed into pedestrians at a Liverpool FC victory parade on Monday. Cooper says, "we need to say huge thanks to all those who responded... who did the most professional job". A 53-year-old man thought to be the driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving, dangerous driving and attempted murder.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says the fall in net migration "is important and welcome” but admits the government needs to go “significantly further”. The figure stood at an estimated 431,000 in the year ending December 2024, down 49.9% from 860,000 a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rachel Reeves said the use of hotels to house asylum seekers will end this Parliament. She pledged funding to cut the backlog, hear more appeals and return those with no right to stay. The changes aim to save taxpayers £1bn a year, Reeves told MPs during her spending review. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her first spending review in the House of Commons, giving an indication of the government’s priorities and direction of travel until the end of the current decade. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The UK has agreed a deal with the EU for a fluid Gibraltar-Spain border, avoiding checks on people crossing. Gibraltar and Spanish officials will carry out joint checks at the airport, while goods will move freely across the land border. Foreign Secretary David Lammy called it “historic” after years of post-Brexit talks. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
"General Hospital" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" star Chris Robinson has died. The actor passed peacefully in his sleep early Monday morning at his ranch near.. TMZ.com
Rachel Reeves joined Wes Streeting on a tour of St Thomas' Hospital following a £29 billion-a-year rise in NHS funding announced in House of Commons earlier today. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman comments on the Tories' "really bad result" in the election and warns of "big problems" being caused by Keir Starmer on the horizon, including scrapping of the..
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