In this issue

March 09, 2023

Home Office staff condemn Braverman's crossings plan

Suella Braverman and Rishi Sunak are on a collision course with civil servants over their controversial small-boats plan. Proposals to turn back all arrivals have provoked a huge row, with the government saying something must be done to stop migrants, while the UN's refugee agency condemned the idea as illegal.

5 mins

Macron To Demand Cash For Help With Small Boats Crisis

French president set to ask for annual payments from PM

3 mins

Five misleading claims by Braverman about asylum

Suella Braverman has said that her role as home secretary \"is first and foremost to be honest to the British people\", while making a series of misleading statements about English Channel crossings.

5 mins

How Labour Plans To Deal With The Channel Crossings

Keir Starmer said at Prime Minister's Questions yesterday that if Rishi Sunak were "serious about stopping the boats, he'd steal our plan for stopping the boats".

3 mins

Starmer knows Labour has the upper hand on asylum

It is a measure of how much trouble Rishi Sunak is in that Keir Starmer felt he could devote all six of his questions yesterday to the subject of asylum and immigration.

3 mins

'Not acceptable': No 10 hits back at Lineker over tweet

No 10 has hit out at Gary Lineker over a tweet in which he appeared to compare the Tory government's attempted crackdown on small boats to Nazi Germany.

2 mins

Johnson 'Gave Warning To Raab About His Conduct'

Boris Johnson privately warned Dominic Raab about his conduct and has given evidence to the bullying investigation into his former cabinet colleague, it has been reported.

2 mins

Lilibet now a 'Princess' as Sussexes christen daughter

Harry and Meghan's daughter has been christened \"Lilibet Diana\", a spokesperson for the couple said - and she and brother Archie will use the titles \"princess\" and \"prince\".

1 min

Camilla 'devastated' after her brother-in-law dies

The Queen Consort, Camilla, is said to be devastated to learn of the death of her brother-in-law Simon Elliot.

1 min

Snow storms to batter UK

A Met Office amber warning has been issued for \"significant disruption\" from \"strong winds bringing blizzard conditions\" as parts of the UK could be covered in up to 40cm of snow.

2 mins

Weight Loss Jab 'Could Harm Those With Eating Disorders'

A newly approved weight-loss jab should be used with caution as it could be harmful to those vulnerable to eating disorders, doctors have warned.

3 mins

Musk Sorry For Saying Disabled Twitter Worker Was 'The Worst' After Criticism

Elon Musk has apologised after a humiliating exchange in which he appeared to mock a disabled Twitter worker.

3 mins

Ukraine commander killed in propaganda win for Putin

Dmytro Kotsyubaylo, a leader of the Pravy Sektor group, was hailed as a hero by Volodymyr Zelensky. Kim Sengupta met the soldier last year at the beginning of the Russian invasion

4 mins

Iran announces arrests over mystery school poisonings

Iranian authorities have announced the arrest of a number of people allegedly behind a spate of mysterious poisonings that has left thousands of schoolgirls sick in dozens of cities across the country.

2 mins

Georgians clash with police over 'foreign influence' law

Demonstrators in Georgia defied a police crackdown yesterday to protest against a law limiting \"foreign agents\" that echoes restrictions imposed in Russia.

1 min

'I hate Trump passionately'

Fox News host slated ex-president as he backed him on air

2 mins

In Ukraine And Around The World, Women And Girls Are Always Hit Hardest By War

War disproportionately affects women and girls. It is a universal, horrible truth.

3 mins

Sunak's asylum plans risk making us a global pariah

Rishi Sunak's plan to \"stop the boats\" of asylum seekers crossing the Channel is doomed to fail.

3 mins

First among sequels: Cruise hits the fast-moving target

It's Oscars week, and our Culture team have opinions on the films that deserve to win. Adam White kicks off the series by explaining why 'Top Gun: Maverick' should get the top gong

3 mins

Sunak Told To Publish Taxes As 100,000 Pay Higher Rates

Thousands more taxpayers ended up paying higher rates between 2019-20 and 2020-21, according to new figures that come as Rishi Sunak faces renewed calls to publish his own returns.

2 mins

Spurs' European exit spells end of the Conte era

Italian club advance 0-1 on aggregate

3 mins

Ten Hag dismisses calls for Fernandes to lose captaincy

Manchester United return to European action tonight

2 mins

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