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Suella Braverman

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made stopping boats crossing the channel one of his five pledges.

Analysis: Why Rishi Sunak's push to 'stop the boats' is not convincing voters

RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy
RAF Scampton could be transformed into housing for asylum seekers - but locals aren’t happy

Row as historic RAF base could be used to house 1,500 asylum seekers

Home secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of the Scottish Government of making "factually inaccurate" statements in the Commons. Picture: Andy Bailey/UK Parliament/AFP
Home secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of the Scottish Government of making "factually inaccurate" statements in the Commons. Picture: Andy Bailey/UK Parliament/AFP

Home secretary accused by Scottish Government of 'factually inaccurate' comments

Home Secretary Suella Braverman laughs as she tours a building site on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda, where deported migrants are planned to be housed (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Home Secretary Suella Braverman laughs as she tours a building site on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda, where deported migrants are planned to be housed (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Braverman's laughter at Rwandan 'internment' camp was shocking – Angus Robertson

Suella Braverman listens on as prime minister Rishi Sunak announces the Illegal Migration Bill
Suella Braverman listens on as prime minister Rishi Sunak announces the Illegal Migration Bill

Deportation flights to Rwanda could be started “by the summer”

Gary Lineker, BBC Sport TV Pundit looks on prior to the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final  match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on March 21, 2021 in Leicester, England.
Gary Lineker, BBC Sport TV Pundit looks on prior to the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final  match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on March 21, 2021 in Leicester, England.

Alan Shearer and Ian Wright in Match Of The Day boycott to support Gary Lineker

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of France, Emmanuel Macron after a group picture during the first UK-France summit in five years at Elysee Palace in Paris.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of France, Emmanuel Macron after a group picture during the first UK-France summit in five years at Elysee Palace in Paris.

Rishi Sunak to hand France almost £500 million to tackle small boat crossings

The UK Government has been challenged to reverse “damaging” plans to tackle illegal migration – with a senior member of the Scottish Cabinet insisting the proposals will in fact “increase people’s risk of exploitation and destitution”.
The UK Government has been challenged to reverse “damaging” plans to tackle illegal migration – with a senior member of the Scottish Cabinet insisting the proposals will in fact “increase people’s risk of exploitation and destitution”.

Migration Bill will increase risk of exploitation, Scottish minister warns

Suella Braverman's claim that an 'activist blob' is thwarting the 'will of the people' is dangerous populist rhetoric (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Suella Braverman's claim that an 'activist blob' is thwarting the 'will of the people' is dangerous populist rhetoric (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Braverman's rhetoric on immigration is dangerous populism – Scotsman comment

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron on Friday.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron on Friday.

Analysis: Sunak to work with France on small boats, but MPs may not like it

Gary Lineker will reportedly be given a talking-to by the BBC following a social media post in which he appeared to compare Home Office policy to Nazi Germany.
Gary Lineker will reportedly be given a talking-to by the BBC following a social media post in which he appeared to compare Home Office policy to Nazi Germany.

Gary Lineker speaks up after being attacked on illegal migration bill

Gary Lineker lands in hot water for Nazi migrant remark

Jewish children were allowed to travel to the UK from Germany and Austria under the 'Kindertransport' scheme before the Second World War. Their parents were not (Picture: Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Jewish children were allowed to travel to the UK from Germany and Austria under the 'Kindertransport' scheme before the Second World War. Their parents were not (Picture: Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Illegal Migration Bill is a betrayal of UK’s duty to humanity – Scotsman comment

Home Secretary Suella Braverman presented the Illegal Migration Bill in parliament.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman presented the Illegal Migration Bill in parliament.

Mhairi Black hits out as Braverman lays out plans to block asylum seekers

Longer pub hours ideal chance to support local during coronation

A baby's clothes and pieces of wood are washed up on the beach, two days after a boat of migrants sank off Italy's southern Calabria region.
A baby's clothes and pieces of wood are washed up on the beach, two days after a boat of migrants sank off Italy's southern Calabria region.

Italy boat tragedy: How many asylum seekers cross the Mediterranean by sea?

Home Secretary Suella Braverman (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)
Home Secretary Suella Braverman (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

PM Rishi Sunak’s small boats bill comes into effect today

Rishi Sunak has “pushed the boundaries of international law” with legislation to tackle small boat crossings of the Channel, the Home Secretary has said.
Rishi Sunak has “pushed the boundaries of international law” with legislation to tackle small boat crossings of the Channel, the Home Secretary has said.

Rishi Sunak’s small boats plans ‘push boundaries of international law’

Pubs to stay open until 1am on King Charles’ coronation weekend

Shamima Begum
Shamima Begum

Shamima Begum loses bid to regain British citizenship

dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new government proposals (Photo: Adobe)
dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new government proposals (Photo: Adobe)

Domestic abusers could be added to violent and sex offender list

Police officers walk past yellow ribbons and messages of hope tied to a bridge for Nicola Bulley over the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, as police continue their search for Ms Bulley, 45, who vanished on January 27 while walking her springer spaniel Willow shortly after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school.
Police officers walk past yellow ribbons and messages of hope tied to a bridge for Nicola Bulley over the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, as police continue their search for Ms Bulley, 45, who vanished on January 27 while walking her springer spaniel Willow shortly after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school.

Home Secretary demands ‘explanation’ over Nicola Bulley private life disclosure

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.

PMQs: How to watch Rishi Sunak face-off against Keir Starmer

A military stands at the site where a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital Kyiv, killing Sixteen people, including two children and Ukrainian interior minister, on January 18, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
A military stands at the site where a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital Kyiv, killing Sixteen people, including two children and Ukrainian interior minister, on January 18, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Children among dead as death toll rises after helicopter crash near Kyiv

Attorney General Suella Braverman leaves 10 Downing Street following a Cabinet meeting. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Attorney General Suella Braverman leaves 10 Downing Street following a Cabinet meeting. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Braverman draws up plans to crack down on foreign students coming to UK

Home secretary Suella Braverman insisted all options were on the table. Picture: PA
Home secretary Suella Braverman insisted all options were on the table. Picture: PA

Suella Braverman refuses to rule out using cruise ships to house asylum seekers

An inflatable craft carrying migrants crosses the shipping lane in the English Channel.
An inflatable craft carrying migrants crosses the shipping lane in the English Channel.

Imagine a world where human beings weren’t viewed as infiltrators

A man is escorted by Border Force officials after being picked up in the channel with other migrants on the south coast of England.
A man is escorted by Border Force officials after being picked up in the channel with other migrants on the south coast of England.

UN refugee arm condemns asylum seeker report

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt gives a television interview the morning after his autumn statement, outside the BBC studios in central London. Picture date: Friday November 18, 2022.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt gives a television interview the morning after his autumn statement, outside the BBC studios in central London. Picture date: Friday November 18, 2022.

Jeremy Hunt concedes damaging trade barriers created by Brexit deal

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is greeted by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, at the Interior Ministry in Paris, France where they signed an historic deal to tackle the small boats crisis as pressure mounts on the British immigration system, with Channel crossings topping 40,000 so far this year. Picture date: Monday November 14, 2022.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman is greeted by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, at the Interior Ministry in Paris, France where they signed an historic deal to tackle the small boats crisis as pressure mounts on the British immigration system, with Channel crossings topping 40,000 so far this year. Picture date: Monday November 14, 2022.

Suella Braverman signs deal with France on Channel migrants

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a "huddle" press conference with political journalists on board a Government plane as he heads to Bali, in Indonesia to attend the G20 summit. Picture date: Sunday November 13, 2022.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a "huddle" press conference with political journalists on board a Government plane as he heads to Bali, in Indonesia to attend the G20 summit. Picture date: Sunday November 13, 2022.

Rishi Sunak stands by Dominic Raab after deputy PM accused of bullying

A member of the UK Border Force, right, helps child migrants on a beach at Dungeness, south-east England (Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)
A member of the UK Border Force, right, helps child migrants on a beach at Dungeness, south-east England (Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)

As world enters Age of Migration, UK must change course – Dr Azeem Ibrahim

Families inside a migrant holding facility at Manston Airfield pictured earlier this month (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Families inside a migrant holding facility at Manston Airfield pictured earlier this month (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Tories' demonisation of refugees fails a basic test of humanity – Talat Yaqoob

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper called for the documents to be released.
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper called for the documents to be released.

Labour demand details of security concerns over 'leaky' Suella Braverman

There is a “lack of proper standards” and “a lack of ethics” in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Government highlighted by the appointments of Sir Gavin Williamson and Suella Braverman, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said.
There is a “lack of proper standards” and “a lack of ethics” in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Government highlighted by the appointments of Sir Gavin Williamson and Suella Braverman, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said.

Opposition hit out at "lack of proper standards” in Rishi Sunak’s Government

Home secretary Suella Braverman (third right) during a visit to the migrant processing centre in Dover, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
Home secretary Suella Braverman (third right) during a visit to the migrant processing centre in Dover, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Why populist rabble rousers like Braverman feed a cycle of hatred - Euan McColm

A man carries a child as he runs to board a smuggler's boat in northern France last month, in an attempt to cross the English Channel.
A man carries a child as he runs to board a smuggler's boat in northern France last month, in an attempt to cross the English Channel.

Is the United Kingdom really a 'magnet' for asylum seekers?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London.

Rishi Sunak grilled over Suella Braverman and immigration in heated PMQs

Home secretary Suella Braverman said Britain was suffering an 'invasion'. Picture: PA Images
Home secretary Suella Braverman said Britain was suffering an 'invasion'. Picture: PA Images

Sunak distances himself from Suella Braverman 'invasion' comments

The salmon industry has the potential to boost the economy
The salmon industry has the potential to boost the economy

Scottish salmon can turbo-boost our economy – Tavish Scott

Suella Braverman said that between September 6 and October 19 she had sent official documents from her Government email to her personal address on six occasions.
Suella Braverman said that between September 6 and October 19 she had sent official documents from her Government email to her personal address on six occasions.

Suella Braverman admits sending six official documents to her personal email

A view of people thought to be migrants at the Manston immigration short-term holding facility located at the former Defence Fire Training and Development Centre in Thanet, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
A view of people thought to be migrants at the Manston immigration short-term holding facility located at the former Defence Fire Training and Development Centre in Thanet, Kent. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Scottish charity calls for Braverman to be sacked amid refugee centre row

A minister has come under fire for suggesting there could be “some little man in China” eavesdropping on his own private conversations
A minister has come under fire for suggesting there could be “some little man in China” eavesdropping on his own private conversations

MP criticised for suggesting ‘little man in China’ could be hacking phone

Suella Braverman is facing pressure from MPs about worsening conditions at a migrant processing centre in Manston.
Suella Braverman is facing pressure from MPs about worsening conditions at a migrant processing centre in Manston.

Pressure mounts of Suella Braverman amid migrant centre overcrowding

Labour will try to force the Government to publish its assessments of Suella Braverman's security breach.
Labour will try to force the Government to publish its assessments of Suella Braverman's security breach.

Analysis: Sunak seems competent, but Braverman appointment undermines him

Labour will try to force the Government to publish its assessments of Suella Braverman's security breach.
Labour will try to force the Government to publish its assessments of Suella Braverman's security breach.

Michael Gove defends Suella Braverman over security breach

Michael Gove who has been reappointed as Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary in Downing Street, London. The Conservatives owe the public an apology for installing Liz Truss as leader, Mr Gove has said. Issue date: Saturday October 29, 2022.
Michael Gove who has been reappointed as Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary in Downing Street, London. The Conservatives owe the public an apology for installing Liz Truss as leader, Mr Gove has said. Issue date: Saturday October 29, 2022.

Braverman deserves second chance as Home Secretary says Michael Gove

Douglas Ross, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has defended his position as leader.
Douglas Ross, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, has defended his position as leader.

'I'm not weak': Douglas Ross rubbishes leadership challenges within party

Home secretary Suella Braverman leaves Downing Street after the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
Home secretary Suella Braverman leaves Downing Street after the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Why Sunak's reappointment of Braverman shows he has neither wisdom nor integrity

Home Secretary Suella Braverman, leaves Downing Street, Westminster, London, after the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. Picture date: Wednesday October 26, 2022.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman, leaves Downing Street, Westminster, London, after the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. Picture date: Wednesday October 26, 2022.

Rishi Sunak 'right to give Suella Braverman a second chance' says party chairman

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tried to project confidence in the Commons, but struggled to deal with questions about his cabinet. Picture: House of Commons/PA Wire
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tried to project confidence in the Commons, but struggled to deal with questions about his cabinet. Picture: House of Commons/PA Wire

Analysis: Rishi Sunak skirts integrity questions in bruising PMQs debut

Rishi Sunak speaks at his first Prime Minister's Questions as Conservative Party leader. Picture: BBC Parliament
Rishi Sunak speaks at his first Prime Minister's Questions as Conservative Party leader. Picture: BBC Parliament

PMQs: 'Weak' Sunak accused of doing 'grubby deal' over Braverman

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt arrives in Downing Street, Westminster, London, ahead of the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. Picture date: Wednesday October 26, 2022.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt arrives in Downing Street, Westminster, London, ahead of the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. Picture date: Wednesday October 26, 2022.

Halloween fiscal statement may be delayed as Suella Braverman’s return defended

Rishi Sunak arrives to make a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government
Rishi Sunak arrives to make a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government

Sunak moves to unite party as he attempts to bring Tories back from the brink

Could Boris Johnson return as Prime Minister if Liz Truss were to resign?
Could Boris Johnson return as Prime Minister if Liz Truss were to resign?

Can Boris Johnson come back as Prime Minister as Liz Truss resigns?

Suella Braverman has resigned as Home Secretary and launched a blistering attack on the government (Picture: Isabel Infantes/Getty Images)
Suella Braverman has resigned as Home Secretary and launched a blistering attack on the government (Picture: Isabel Infantes/Getty Images)

Truss's government is so shambolic it could pose threat to national security

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Grant Shapps will unveil the UK Government's energy security plans on Thursday.

Hopes fuelled for Scotland Acorn carbon capture project under energy plans

Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands
Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, putting a show on dancing over Loch Glascarnoch, by Garve, in the Highlands

Northern Lights set to dazzle Scotland again

Newly elected First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf outside Bute House, Edinburgh, after holding his first cabinet meeting. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023.
Newly elected First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf outside Bute House, Edinburgh, after holding his first cabinet meeting. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023.

How to watch Humza Yousaf's first FMQs

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