UK leader Rishi Sunak faces rebellion within party over migrant policy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing difficulties getting MPs to approve a plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on a bill aimed at overcoming a British Supreme Court injunction against the Rwanda project. Around 60 members of Mr Sunak's Conservative party revolted, leading to the resignation of […]
PMQs live: Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer before he hopes to fight off rebellion over Rwanda bill vote – UK politics live | Politics
important events Nick Fletcher (Con) says he wants a male minister and a new hospital in his constituency. sunak He said he would be happy to discuss these matters the next time he visits Mr Fletcher's constituency. caroline lucas (Green) claims the British government is complicit in the horrors in Gaza, going so far as […]
Sunak faces Tory meltdown as deputy chairs back Rwanda bill rebellion | Conservatives
Rishi Sunak faces a collapse in his Conservative party over the Rwanda expulsion bill after two of its deputy leaders said they would support the rebels' amendments aimed at blocking international human rights law. Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith rebelled against the Prime Minister in supporting a right-wing challenge to the bill, which will be […]
On this day in history, January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine publishes ‘Common Sense,’ explosive call to rebellion
Thomas Paine, a reluctant British tax collector and failed businessman who arrived in America on the eve of the Revolution, published Common Sense on this day in history, January 10, 1776. “In the following pages, I will provide nothing but simple facts, clear arguments, and common sense,” Payne wrote. “America's cause is, in a significant […]