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Rishi Sunak’s Mission Rwanda: British PM survives crunch vote on illegal immigrant policy

Published on December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Authored by Press Trust of India

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday survived a crunch vote in the UK Parliament as none of his party MPs voted against the government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill. However, several of the ruling Conservative Party’s representatives in Parliament abstained from voting. Right after yesterday’s vote, Sunak tweeted: “MPs have voted to pass the Safety of […]

UK slipping back to social divide of Victorian era: Report

Britain is in danger of sliding back into the “Two Nations” of the Victorian era, marked by a widening gulf between mainstream society and a depressed and poverty-stricken underclass, according to a report released by a leading think-tank into the state of the nation. The Centre for Social Justice’s (CSJ) Social Justice Commission’s report, Two […]

Published on December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Authored by C to I News Desk

Indian-origin Samir Shah is the UK govt’s choice as new BBC chairman

British television executive Samir Shah has been chosen as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the BBC, according to media reports, quoting UK’s culture minister Lucy Frazer. Shah, 71, has been the chief executive of Juniper TV, a production company, since the late 1990s. He has a 40-year career in television, having held positions including […]

Published on December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Authored by C to I News Desk

UK introduces tougher visa rule to cut migration

The UK government has unveiled a plan to slash migration levels and curb abuse of the immigration system, delivering the biggest-ever reduction in net migration. “Together, this package will mean around 300,000 people who came to the UK last year would now not be able to come,” read a statement issued by the UK government. […]