By next year the British government will have paid out £290m on the scheme – which has yet to host a single deportee, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Downing Street defends PM, saying extra £100m was signed off by former home secretary Suella Braverman

Tom Pursglove was mocked for claiming there is a “unity of purpose in parliament” on the rwanda treaty. The new immigration minister was speaking on BBC Radio 4 Today when he made the comments (8 December). “I think there is a unity of purpose ...

The former Brexit secretary called on Conservatives not to ‘resign themselves’ to defeat, and if they do not believe in the PM to ‘be doing something about it’

Tom Pursglove defends cost of scheme after Labour brands it an ‘astronomical’ waste of taxpayers’ money

Ministers criticised after civil servant tells MPs payment was made in April after £140m had already been sent

Cost of scheme expected to rise to £290m after ministers initially spend £140m on deal

 

PM under fresh pressure after immigration minister quits after saying draft law to fix rwanda plan won’t work

Rishi Sunak attempted to quash critics of his rwanda plan with a surprise press conference today. Will it be enough to save him from his own party and electoral wipeout? And as Boris Johnson finishes two days of questioning at the Covid inquiry, did ...

PM’s fight to retain party unity resembles battles waged – and ultimately lost – by Theresa May

Editorial: In its determination to put fear of asylum seekers at the centre of the next election, the government is brushing human rights and the rule of law aside

Fresh from a defeat in the supreme court, the government wants to declare the African country safe for asylum seekers – whatever the reality is

PM fights for political life – and flagship migration policy – as he tries to rally support for ‘existential’ vote. But he is warned not to ‘antagonise’ Tory MPs, or face leadership contest

The rwanda scheme is an attempt to look tough on migration, but he can’t hide the fact that the figures have been rising for years, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

Embattled PM says he won’t expel Tory MPs voting against his new rwanda bill

Prime minister holds emergency press conference to try to regain control over immigration debate as Tory rebellion grows

Watch live as Rishi Sunak holds a press conference on Thursday (7 December) as the Prime Minister faces a growing crisis over his emergency rwanda legislation.

Former home secretary criticises PM’s rwanda asylum bill saying it should ‘totally exclude international law’

Outgoing immigration minister says he does not believe new bill ‘provides us with the best possible chances of success” in getting the rwanda flights to take off’