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  The Independent

  ‘Ludicrous’ asylum barges plan ruled out by Treasury when Rishi Sunak was chancellor

  Immigration minister tells parliament the government is again ‘exploring the possibility of accommodating migrants in vessels’

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  Evening Standard

  Betty Boothroyd funeral: Rishi Sunak leads tributes to trailblazing former Commons Speaker as mourners pay respects

  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the first female speaker of the Commons was ‘one of the greatest’ to have held the role

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  Sky News

  Rishi Sunak leads tributes at funeral of 'remarkable' first female Speaker Betty Boothroyd

  Rishi Sunak described Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the only female Speaker of the House of Commons, as "remarkable" as he joined Sir Keir Starmer at her funeral. Baroness Boothroyd, a former Labour MP, died last month at the age of 93. "Today we come together from across the political spectrum to remember one of our greatest speakers - the remarkable Betty Boothroyd."

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  Evening Standard

  Rishi Sunak’s wife holds shares in childcare agency buoyed by Budget

  Akshata Murthy is listed as a shareholder in Koru Kids, which welcomed the double bonus for nannies who join private firms

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  The Guardian

  UK scientists urge Rishi Sunak to halt new oil and gas developments

  Call comes on eve of revised net zero strategy that allows drilling in North Sea and boosts ‘unproven’ carbon capture

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  Evening Standard

  HS2 will finish at Euston, Rishi Sunak tells MPs

  The Prime Minister insisted that HS2 would ultimately terminate at Euston, amid questions about the fate of the multi-billion infrastructure project

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  The Guardian

  Rishi Sunak raises doubt over asylum flights to Rwanda this summer

  PM tells MPs ‘no one has promised’ flights by summer, after Home Office source said plans were on track

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  PA Media: UK News

  Rishi Sunak says Brexit deal ensures sovereignty for Northern Ireland

  The Prime Minister defended the pact signed with Brussels despite opposition from the DUP and some senior Tories.

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  Sky News

  Rishi Sunak defends detention of children in new Illegal Migration Bill

  Rishi Sunak has defended plans to detain child migrants as part of his new immigration bill, claiming excluding them from the legislation would "incentivise" criminal gangs to bring them to the UK in small boats. The Illegal Migration Bill is currently being debated in the Commons, and includes measures to "detain and swiftly remove" migrants and asylum seekers who enter the country illegally via the dangerous Channel crossings, cutting the options to challenge or appeal deportation. This woul

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  Evening Standard

  Rishi Sunak Commons grilling LIVE: Rwanda flights might not take off by summer, PM tells Liaison Committee

  Rishi Sunak has suggested that flights to Rwanda carrying illegal migrants might not take off by this summer. Speaking to the Commons Liaison Committee on Tuesday afternoon, the Prime Minister said that flights to the African country would only take place “once the legal process” has been worked through. Mr Sunak said the industrial action called by the BMA could impact on the government’s waiting list target.

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