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UK Home Secretary signs new Rwanda treaty to resurrect asylum plan

British Home Secretary James Cleverly and Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta sign a new treaty, in Kigali, Rwanda, on 5th December, 2023

Kigali, Rwanda/London, UKReuters Britain signed a new treaty with Rwanda on Tuesday which it said would overcome a court decision blocking its plan to deport asylum seekers to the East African country, a ruling that dealt a huge blow to the government’s immigration policy.  The Rwanda scheme is at the centre of the government’s strategy […]

UK interior minister plans to restrict use of tents by homeless

Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, on 24th October, 2023.

London, UKReuters Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman said on Saturday she would propose new laws to limit the use of tents by homeless people, saying many of them see it as “a lifestyle choice”. In a post on X, Braverman, who is seen as a possible future leader of the governing Conservative Party, said the […]

UK petition calls for investigation into police training after street preacher arrested

Street Preacher Arrest

UK-based rights organisation Christian Concern has launched a petition calling for the Home Secretary Sajid Javid to launch an investigation into the training police are given to ensue they protect freedom of speech following the arrest of a street preacher in London last month. A still from the video showing Oluwole Ilesanmi’s arrest. Oluwole Ilesanmi was […]