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Most British people believe the Rwanda asylum deal will fail to reduce small boat crossings and will be a waste of public money, polling suggests.Research by Ipsos for the British Future think-tank indicated warming attitudes towards migration in the UK, with only a minority of people now calling for overall immigration to be cut.It suggests that the position currently taken by the new home secretary Suella Braverman is at odds with the majority of the British public and a substantial portion of Conservative voters. More

Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email An AI-powered robot has become the first to give evidence to a parliamentary committee after appearing before peers to discuss the impact of technology on the creative industries. Ai-Da is […] More

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Bank of England’s emergency action may need to be extended beyond this week to help manage market turmoil, according to a leading pensions industry body. The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) said a […] More

Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The Bank of England announced that it will further expand its emergency bond-buying scheme, as it warned that an ongoing market rout on government debt poses a risk to Britain’s financial stability. Traders have […] More

Liz Truss repeats Keir Starmer’s ‘growth, growth, growth’ economic slogan More

Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Government plans to slash requirements on developers to build affordable homes amount to a betrayal of more than a million families on housing waiting lists and will be “devastating” to […] More

Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email The health secretary has refused to rule out scrapping the governments’ anti-smoking plan and declined to say whether she agrees with it. Labour branded Therese Coffey “clueless” after she said […] More

Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Liz Truss’s government has been accused of betraying renters over plans that could see a promised ban on no-fault evictions ditched and affordable home requirements dropped. Labour and housing campaigners […] More