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'No flights, no Rwanda scheme': Starmer says he would halt deportations immediately after election

Sky News Friday, 10 May 2024
No deportation flights to Rwanda will take off under a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer has told Sky News.
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News video: Starmer: Rwanda scheme a waste of taxpayers' money

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Sir Keir Starmer says Labour would scrap the government's Rwanda scheme, labelling it a "waste of taxpayers' money". The Labour leader adds a new Border Security Command would help take down people-smuggling gangs in the first place. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at...

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Keir Starmer Keir Starmer Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024

Starmer: TV series Adolescence hard to watch as a dad [Video]

Starmer: TV series Adolescence hard to watch as a dad

The prime minister has hosted a roundtable with the creators of TV series Adolescence, to discuss how to stop young people from being influenced by toxic content online. Sitting next to Jack Thorne, one of its writers, Sir Keir Starmer said the show is "a torch that shines intensely brightly on a combination of issues that many people don't know how to respond to", but admits that, as a dad, he did not find it "not easy viewing". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Philp: PM's pledge to smash smuggling gangs is in tatters [Video]

Philp: PM's pledge to smash smuggling gangs is in tatters

The shadow home secretary says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has "lost control of our borders", and that his "complete failure" on immigration will lose Labour voters. Chris Philp adds, "his pledge to smash the gangs is in complete tatters". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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PM hosts creators of hit Netflix drama - and tells them he's 'not found it easy viewing'

Sir Keir Starmer has met with the creators of Adolescence for talks on how to prevent young boys being dragged into a "whirlpool of hatred and misogyny".
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Summit aims to tackle 'vile trade' of people-smuggling [Video]

Summit aims to tackle 'vile trade' of people-smuggling

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has held a roundtable at the Border Security Summit as he brings foreign delegates together to help end the "vile" trade of organised immigration crime. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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PM: We have deported more than 24,000 illegal immigrants [Video]

PM: We have deported more than 24,000 illegal immigrants

Sir Keir Starmer says since Labour came into government they have deported more than 24,000 people "that have no right to be here". Speaking at the Border Security Summit in London, the prime minister adds, "that would have taken the Rwanda scheme 80 years to achieve". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Rwanda Rwanda Country in East Africa

M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks on 18 March [Video]

M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks on 18 March

M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks on 18 March In January, the Rwanda-backed group captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, escalating tensions. READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/13/m23-rebels-to-meet-with-congolese-government-for-peace-talks-on-18-march Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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Conflict in the DRC: Luxembourg delays adoption of EU sanctions against Rwanda [Video]

Conflict in the DRC: Luxembourg delays adoption of EU sanctions against Rwanda

Conflict in the DRC: Luxembourg delays adoption of EU sanctions against Rwanda Causing surprise across the bloc, Luxembourg has blocked the adoption of sanctions against Kigali. European ministers have suspended EU defence consultations with Rwanda. READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/25/conflict-in-the-drc-luxembourg-delays-adoption-of-eu-sanctions-against-rwanda Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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Rwanda's claim of FDLR threat is not credible, DR Congo expert says [Video]

Rwanda's claim of FDLR threat is not credible, DR Congo expert says

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'Two-tier justice' row: Government plans to change law to overrule sentencing council

The government plans to change the law so it can overrule Sentencing Council guidelines following a row over "two-tier justice", Sky News understands.
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Government looking at other countries to process asylum seekers in, home secretary says

The government is looking at other countries it could process asylum seekers in, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told Sky News.
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Government's defence spending increase 'more spin than substance'

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Port giant 'discredited' by minister despite £1bn investment

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Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

Starmer says 24,000 people who have 'no right to be here' have been returned under Labour

Sir Keir Starmer has said 24,000 people have been returned since Labour took power as he opened the government's border security summit.
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MP's £900 'pet rent' claim prompts ministers to call for expenses review

A senior Labour MP's Β£900 "pet rent" expenses claim has prompted ministers to call for a review of what MPs can claim back.
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