Rishi Sunak Stories

Kenyan woman Lilian Seenoi-Barr becomes Northern Ireland’s first black mayor
Amina Wako  |  Apr 29, 2024

"She has become an important community activist, speaking out on behalf of those who are marginalised and, at times, struggle to have their voices hea...

Botswana declines contentious UK proposal on asylum seekers
Amina Wako  |  Apr 29, 2024

Botswana cited immigration challenges, particularly in its neighbourhood, as the reason for refusing the request.

Migrant detentions set to begin after parliament passes UK-Rwanda plan
AFP  |  Apr 23, 2024

Sunak said the legislation would deter record numbers of migrants crossing the Channel from northern France, and disrupt people-smuggling gangs.

Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers
UN News  |  Apr 23, 2024

British PM Sunak promised on Monday to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of parliament finally passed th...

UK's Rwanda asylum scheme hits fresh parliamentary hurdle
Reuters  |  Apr 18, 2024

Britain's upper house of parliament rejected for a fourth time a piece of legislation needed to enable Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to send asylu...

UK economy enters recession ahead of election
Agency  |  Feb 15, 2024

The news delivers a major blow to Sunak, who has vowed to grow the economy as one of his top five priorities.

Blow for PM Rishi Sunak as Rwanda treaty suffers first defeat in House of Lords
Agency  |  Jan 23, 2024

A majority of peers - 214 against 171 - voted to delay ratification of the treaty that London signed with Kigali.

British lawmakers pass PM Rishi Sunak’s controversial Rwanda deportation bill
Agency  |  Jan 18, 2024

The legislation would give UK ministers powers to disregard sections of international and British human rights legislation.

UK parliament set for Rwanda migrant law battle
Agency  |  Jan 16, 2024

PM Rishi Sunak has staked his political future on slashing record levels of regular and irregular migration.

UK minister quits over Rwanda bill, heaping pressure on PM Sunak
Agency  |  Dec 07, 2023

In his resignation letter to the prime minister, Jenrick wrote that the proposed laws were "a triumph of hope over experience".

UK interior minister James Cleverly in Rwanda to seal new asylum treaty
Agency  |  Dec 05, 2023

Cleverly's ruling Conservatives are trying to salvage their stalled bid to send asylum-seekers and other migrants to Rwanda after the UK Supreme Court...

UK commits over $100 million in investment for Somalia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 21, 2023

During a bilateral meeting on Monday between President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

UK PM Rishi hosts President Hassan in London, focuses on Somalia's food security
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 20, 2023

In a landmark diplomatic event, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom hosted a summit on Monday, November 20, welcoming Somalia's President...

UK Supreme Court rejects contentious Rwanda migrant policy
Agency  |  Nov 15, 2023

The UK Supreme Court rejected Wednesday a controversial government plan to send migrants to Rwanda and upheld a lower court ruling that it was unlawfu...

Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron appointed foreign secretary
Agency  |  Nov 13, 2023

Cameron, who was Britain's leader from 2010 to 2016 before quitting after losing the Brexit referendum, replaces James Cleverly who was appointed inte...

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