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UK Says Flights Deporting Asylum Seekers To Rwanda To Start On July 23
The British government says it intends to begin deporting asylum seekers on July 23, court documents showed on Monday, although the controversial scheme is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative parties winning the upcoming election.
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UK Confirms First Migrants Held For Rwanda Deportation Flights
British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship immigration policy.
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UK Government Plans Ban On Foreign Government Ownership Of British Media
This ban would effectively block the current takeover bid by RedBird IMI, forcing them to restructure their ownership if they wish to proceed.
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UK To Seek Ban On Foreign State Ownership Of British Newspapers
The UK announced Wednesday that it plans to bar overseas governments from owning British newspapers, a move that could scupper the Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Telegraph Media Group.
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UK's Rwanda Plan "Not Compatible" With Rights Obligations: Lawmakers
The UK government's latest legislation to revive its controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda is "not compatible" with the country's rights obligations, a watchdog panel of British lawmakers warned Monday.
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Rishi Sunak Bans Disposable Vapes In UK To Prevent Use By Children
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce plans on Monday to ban the sale of disposable vapes to prevent their use by children, and reiterate the government's intention to
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UK's Family Visa Crackdown To Impact Many Indian Family Plans
The UK government's latest set of visa crackdowns to cut immigration figures includes a major hike in the minimum salary threshold for British nationals and permanent residents applying to bring family members to join them in the UK.
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UK's Rishi Sunak Sets Out Pre-Election Agenda In King's Speech
King Charles will set out the government's plans on crime, climate, housing and other legislation on Tuesday in what could be British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's first and last so-called King's Speech before an election next year.
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Tata Steel, UK Announce 1.25 Billion Pound Joint Investment Plan
The United Kingdom on Friday announced a joint investment package with Tata Steel worth 1.25 billion pounds, including a government grant of 500 million pounds, for the country's largest steelworks in Wales that will help protect thousands of jobs and boost the British economy.
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Disputed Illegal Migration Bill Set To Become Law In The UK
The UK government's controversial plans to stop the thousands of migrants arriving on British shores in small boats on Tuesday cleared their last parliamentary hurdle.
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WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption
WhatsApp, Signal, and five other apps have signed an open letter to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages. The proposed Online Safety Bill incompatible with end-to-end encryption, which enables a message to be read only by the sender and recipient according to the letter's signatories.
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"Used And Abused": Britain's Burned Out Junior Doctors To Go On Strike
Fed up with a government he says doesn't care, Poh Wang plans to go on strike with tens of thousands of other British junior doctors next week, saying he is overworked, underpaid and burdened with a student loan he cannot imagine paying off.
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UK To Reverse Income Tax Cut That Sparked Market Turmoil, Plunge Pound
The government of British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced on Monday into a humiliating U-turn, reversing plans to cut the highest rate of income tax that helped to spark a rebellion in her party and turmoil in financial markets.
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New UK PM Liz Truss Promises Imminent Action On Energy Crisis
At her first parliamentary grilling as British prime minister, Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed plans to stem huge rises in the cost of energy that threaten to plunge her new government into a winter of discontent.
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Embattled UK PM Johnson To Announce Illegal Migration Plan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday outline his government's plan to tackle illegal migration and small boat crossings of the Channel, which is expected to include an immigration deal with Rwanda.
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UK Says Flights Deporting Asylum Seekers To Rwanda To Start On July 23
The British government says it intends to begin deporting asylum seekers on July 23, court documents showed on Monday, although the controversial scheme is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative parties winning the upcoming election.
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UK Confirms First Migrants Held For Rwanda Deportation Flights
British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship immigration policy.
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UK Government Plans Ban On Foreign Government Ownership Of British Media
This ban would effectively block the current takeover bid by RedBird IMI, forcing them to restructure their ownership if they wish to proceed.
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UK To Seek Ban On Foreign State Ownership Of British Newspapers
The UK announced Wednesday that it plans to bar overseas governments from owning British newspapers, a move that could scupper the Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Telegraph Media Group.
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UK's Rwanda Plan "Not Compatible" With Rights Obligations: Lawmakers
The UK government's latest legislation to revive its controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda is "not compatible" with the country's rights obligations, a watchdog panel of British lawmakers warned Monday.
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Rishi Sunak Bans Disposable Vapes In UK To Prevent Use By Children
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce plans on Monday to ban the sale of disposable vapes to prevent their use by children, and reiterate the government's intention to
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UK's Family Visa Crackdown To Impact Many Indian Family Plans
The UK government's latest set of visa crackdowns to cut immigration figures includes a major hike in the minimum salary threshold for British nationals and permanent residents applying to bring family members to join them in the UK.
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UK's Rishi Sunak Sets Out Pre-Election Agenda In King's Speech
King Charles will set out the government's plans on crime, climate, housing and other legislation on Tuesday in what could be British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's first and last so-called King's Speech before an election next year.
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Tata Steel, UK Announce 1.25 Billion Pound Joint Investment Plan
The United Kingdom on Friday announced a joint investment package with Tata Steel worth 1.25 billion pounds, including a government grant of 500 million pounds, for the country's largest steelworks in Wales that will help protect thousands of jobs and boost the British economy.
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Disputed Illegal Migration Bill Set To Become Law In The UK
The UK government's controversial plans to stop the thousands of migrants arriving on British shores in small boats on Tuesday cleared their last parliamentary hurdle.
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WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption
WhatsApp, Signal, and five other apps have signed an open letter to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages. The proposed Online Safety Bill incompatible with end-to-end encryption, which enables a message to be read only by the sender and recipient according to the letter's signatories.
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"Used And Abused": Britain's Burned Out Junior Doctors To Go On Strike
Fed up with a government he says doesn't care, Poh Wang plans to go on strike with tens of thousands of other British junior doctors next week, saying he is overworked, underpaid and burdened with a student loan he cannot imagine paying off.
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UK To Reverse Income Tax Cut That Sparked Market Turmoil, Plunge Pound
The government of British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced on Monday into a humiliating U-turn, reversing plans to cut the highest rate of income tax that helped to spark a rebellion in her party and turmoil in financial markets.
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New UK PM Liz Truss Promises Imminent Action On Energy Crisis
At her first parliamentary grilling as British prime minister, Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed plans to stem huge rises in the cost of energy that threaten to plunge her new government into a winter of discontent.
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Embattled UK PM Johnson To Announce Illegal Migration Plan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Thursday outline his government's plan to tackle illegal migration and small boat crossings of the Channel, which is expected to include an immigration deal with Rwanda.
