PM tells live audience deportation scheme is necessary deterrent and says he is working for long-term change

Controversy comes as Rishi Sunak faces difficult afternoon with rwanda Bill under scrutiny in Lords

Tory and Labour peers warned of their belief that the Safety of rwanda Bill would set a dangerous precedent for Britain

Watch live as members of the House of Lords debate Rishi Sunak’s rwanda asylum bill on Monday, 12 February, after MPs and peers warned it is “fundamentally incompatible” with the UK’s human rights obligations and would flout international law ...

Candidate Azhar Ali issues apology after comments emerge in which he suggested Israel allowed Hamas attack to happen

 

Damning report by MPs warns policy places UK’s reputation for rule of law and human rights ‘in jeopardy’

Michael Gove has refused to follow Rishi Sunak’s example and enter into a £1,000 bet over the success of the Government’s rwanda asylum scheme. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary told Sky News’ Sunday Morning with T ...

People may be exposed to abuses such as torture and degrading treatment in rwanda, says watchdog

Sir Keir Starmer opened PMQs with a jibe at Rishi Sunak’s recent bet. The prime minister has faced criticism after betting £1,000 on being able to deport asylum seekers to rwanda before the next election. He made the wager during an interview with ...

 

PM claims he is not a ‘betting person’ – despite revealing last year that loved spread betting on cricket

PM claims he is not a ‘betting person’ – despite revealing last year that loved spread betting on cricket

Rishi Sunak defended accepting a £1000 bet from Piers Morgan on being able to deport asylum seekers to rwanda before the next election. Mr Morgan told Mr Sunak he would bet “£1,000 to a refugee charity” that he wouldn’t deport anyone to the A ...

The wager has caused outrage as MPs dub it ‘deeply distasteful’ and ‘totally out of touch’

PM says he is ‘not a betting person’ after making £1,000 bet during an interview with Piers Morgan

PM says he was ‘taken by surprise’ when Piers Morgan challenged him over likelihood of deportation flights

 

PM slammed over ‘crude and depraved’ bet during Piers Morgan interview – and reported to officials over potential breach of ministerial rules

Prime minister also criticised for saying ‘the facts speak for themselves’ when asked if Keir Starmer was a terrorist sympathiser