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by Ben Pile
Amid outcries over Gary Lineker's remarks on Rwanda and criticism of its Gaza coverage, the BBC is set to review its portrayal of ethnic minorities and class for "groupthink".
Civil servants are attempting to stop Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan by mounting a legal challenge to the legislation, arguing that international law is binding on them.
Rishi Sunak called for a change in global refugee laws in Rome last week. Or did he, asks Alp Mehmet – the message was not repeated in any official communications and there is a notable lack of concrete action.
Germany and the EU have funded Covid vaccine-maker BioNTech's expansion into Africa to the tune of £500m. But what vaccines are the new facilities going to be making exactly when BioNTech only has one product?
Western Governments are stuck in a bind of their own making with the unworkable Refugee Convention preventing effective control of their borders – a prime example of a luxury belief, says Dr. Prakash Shah.
Gary Lineker breached the BBC's social media rules in tweets about Tory MPs during a row about the Government's Rwanda policy, the incoming corporation Chairman Samir Shah believes.
The Government’s Climate Minister has been flown thousands of miles back from the COP28 environment conference in Dubai to vote for the Rwanda bill and will then be flown back again, it has emerged.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces 'a nightmare before Christmas', with a looming rebellion over illegal immigration and a potential leadership challenge on the horizon.
The Supreme Court has ruled against Rishi Sunak's Rwanda migrants scheme in a major blow to the Prime Minister after Suella Braverman warned he has no credible Plan B stop the boats.
Former Supreme Court Justice and anti-lockdown legend Jonathan Sumption has made the case for leaving the European Convention on Human Rights – all the more remarkable as a Remainer on Brexit.
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