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UK Border Force agents are in Egypt on a mercy mission to help stricken British nationals escape from Gaza as soon as a crossing opens, Rishi Sunak has revealed.Around 200 British nationals are trapped in the besieged enclave, the prime minister said, as Israel continues to step up its preparations for a full-scale ground invasion.Mr Sunak said he wanted to bring those caught up in the fighting home and promised that, while the UK cannot do so “immediately … when the moment arises – we’ll be ready to take it quickly”. More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Ofcom will publish its first codes of practice and guidance for tech firms on complying with the new Online Safety Act next month. The communications regulator has said it will look to publish […] More

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The head of the independent watchdog for immigration has criticised the Home Office for failing to publish a promised review of the UK’s seasonal worker scheme. David Neal, the government-appointed independent chief inspector […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email UK Border Force teams are in Egypt to help trapped British nationals escape from Gaza when a crossing is opened, Rishi Sunak has revealed. Around 200 Briton stuck inside the besieged enclave have […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A book on economics by Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has been found to feature passages lifted from Wikipedia and other sources. Ms Reeves’ publisher Basic Books admitted that some factual sections in […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch as Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on artificial intelligence (AI) on Thursday, 26 October. The prime minister’s remarks came as the government warns that AI will pose significant security risks to the […] More

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight The former chief executive of NatWest infringed on Nigel Farage’s data protection rights when she talked to a journalist about his relationship with Coutts bank, […] More

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak will set out how he will address the dangers presented by artificial intelligence while harnessing the benefits as a Government paper warns of a possible existential threat. In a speech in […] More