The Republic of Ireland is looking to amend the law to allow the return of asylum seekers to the United Kingdom, according to broadcaster RTE, after an influx over the border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK. Dublin’s Minister of Justice Helen McEntee, who will visit London on Monday, told a parliamentary … Read moreIreland looking to send asylum seekers back to UK: Report
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks, telling the upper house of Parliament that he will force new legislation through despite its opposition to the plan. Sunak said the government had booked commercial charter planes and trained staff to take asylum seekers to … Read moreUK’s Sunak promises Rwanda deportation flights will begin in 10-12 weeks
The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said. Six months into the Israeli assault on Gaza, triggered by the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has come under heavy … Read moreUK will not block arms sales to Israel, says Foreign Minister David Cameron
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing growing political pressure to stop selling weapons to Israel after seven aid workers, including three British nationals, were killed by an Israeli air attack on Gaza. Three opposition parties and some MPs in the governing Conservative Party said on Wednesday the British government should consider suspending arms sales. … Read moreUK’s Rishi Sunak faces growing pressure to stop arms sales to Israel
A left-wing United Kingdom politician has registered a landslide win in a parliamentary by-election on a platform promising to advocate for Gaza. George Galloway won the seat in the northern English town of Rochdale after a fractious campaign, which saw the Labour Party withdraw support from its candidate over his anti-Israel comments. Galloway won 12,335 … Read moreGeorge Galloway who campaigned against Gaza war wins UK by-election
The UK’s Conservative Party has suspended one of its lawmakers, Lee Anderson, after he said the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was under the control of “Islamists”. Khan, the first Muslim to be mayor of London and a member of the opposition Labour Party, is a frequent target of Conservative criticism for his handling of … Read moreUK Conservatives suspend MP who said ‘Islamists’ control London’s mayor
Malik Al Nasir’s research into a slave trading family for his doctorate was not only an academic project – it was deeply personal. The author and poet, who is of mixed heritage, discovered that his ancestors were not only among the enslaved people the Sandbach Tinne dynasty profited from but also the traders themselves. Sandbach … Read more‘More mainstream’: In the UK, push for slavery reparations gains momentum
Britain’s foreign secretary has warned he could withdraw cooperation with Scottish ministers if they hold future foreign meetings without United Kingdom representation after Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf met Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. David Cameron issued the threat after Yousaf met Erdogan on the sidelines of the COP28 summit in Dubai to discuss the … Read moreUK’s David Cameron scolds Scottish leader Humza Yousaf over Erdogan meeting
British Home Secretary James Cleverly has signed a new treaty to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after the United Kingdom’s top court declared the deportation scheme unlawful. The agreement was signed by Cleverly, who travelled to Rwanda’s capital Kigali on Tuesday, and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta. The details of the new agreement were not … Read moreUK home secretary signs new asylum treaty in Rwanda
A British man who joined ISIL (ISIS) in Syria has been jailed for “terrorism” offences. Aine Davis, 39, was sentenced on Monday to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to firearms possession and fundraising for “terrorism”, London’s Metropolitan Police said. “Davis arranged for a large sum of money to be smuggled from the UK … Read moreUK sentences ISIL member to eight years in prison