Senior Tories are turning on Rishi Sunak over his failure to get to grips with the election betting scandal

Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure to intervene in the Tory election betting scandal, with leading figures calling on him to take action. The Prime Minister has been urged to immediately suspend anyone under investigation and launch a cabinet inquiry into the scandal. Party chairman Richard Holden, who is responsible for overseeing the Conservative election … Read more

More than 33,000 migrants are at risk of being deported to Rwanda

Migrants arrive in Britain after crossing the English Channel from France to Dover in Kent – Stuart Brock/Shutterstock More than 33,000 migrants risk deportation to Rwanda if flights take off, figures from the Ministry of the Interior showed on Tuesday. Some 33,085 asylum claims have been made since Rishi Sunak’s ‘stop the boats’ legislation became … Read more

James Cleverly under fire for joke about drinking spike

Home Secretary James Cleverly is facing calls to resign. (Getty Images) James Cleverly is facing calls to resign after joking about increasing his wife’s booze – just hours after announcing new plans to crack down on booze increases. The Home Secretary told female guests at a Downing Street reception that “a little bit of Rohypnol … Read more

How new UK immigration rules could tear families apart

Home Secretary James Cleverly announced a raft of measures on Monday to reduce net migration. (Alamy) (Jordan Pettitt, PA Images) New immigration rules that prevent Britons earning less than £38,700 from living with their foreign spouses have been branded ‘draconian’, ‘discriminatory’ and ‘anti-family’ by campaigners and lawyers. Changes to the minimum income for family visas, … Read more