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The UK Supreme Court has ruled the government’s Rwanda plan is unlawful in a blow to Rishi Sunak after home secretary Suella Braverman’s sacking.Judges ruled on Wednesday 15 November that flights will not be able to go ahead, leaving the prime minister’s key pledge to cut immigration to the UK in tatters.The unanimous ruling agreed with a Court of Appeal decision in June that found Mr Sunak’s £140m deal was unlawful because of deficiencies in the Rwandan asylum system.The plan is a core part of the prime minister’s pledge to stop small boat crossings. More

The Supreme Court judgment on the government’s plans to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda comes more than 18 months after they were first announced.Ongoing legal battles have meant there has yet to be any migrants sent to the East African nation under the policy.Meanwhile, the Channel migrant crisis continues amid much political debate.Here is how events leading up to the ruling from the UK’s highest court on Wednesday 15 November have unfolded since the Rwanda plan was unveiled. More

A woman was shocked to find out that David Cameron was back in government – when she was stopped in the street by a news reporter.Paul McNamara, Channel 4’s senior political correspondent, was on the streets of Dudley, West Midlands, gauging the public opinion on Mr Cameron’s return to the cabinet.“He’s back? What are you on about?” the shocked woman says, when told he has taken up the position of foreign secretary.“You’re joking!” she then cries, and when the reporter tells her he isn’t, she turns her head away.The reporter concludes their exchange by asking the woman if she’s “glad” he’s back.“Not really, no,” she responds. More

Rishi Sunak was seen laughing and joking as he held the first meeting with his new cabinet meeting following Monday’s reshuffle.The prime minister promised “big, bold decisions that will drive change” as he gathered his top team, following the dramatic reshuffle that saw David Cameron appointed foreign secretary and Suella Braverman sacked.“Good morning everyone, welcome. An especially warm welcome to those for whom it is their first cabinet and also welcome to those whom it may not be their first time,” Mr Sunak joked as he began the meeting, drawing laughs from others in the room. More

Lord David Cameron entered Downing Street as foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak’s cabinet for the first time on Tuesday, 14 November.In Monday’s dramatic reshuffle after Suella Braverman was sacked as home secretary, the prime minister gave the former Conservative leader a peerage to bring him back from political wilderness.Lord Cameron was back around the cabinet table on Tuesday for the first time since he stood down as prime minister and quit as an MP after losing the Brexit referendum in 2016.Former minister Dame Andrea Jenkyns submitted a letter of no confidence in Mr Sunak as a result of the decision. More

Sir Iain Duncan Smith questioned Lord David Cameron’s appointment by Rishi Sunak as foreign secretary as “it appears he’s being paid by the Chinese government to promote certain things.”Speaking to GB News on Monday (13 November), the Conservative party leader said he had “concerns” about Lord Cameron, before recalling how he was sanctioned by China in 2021 for what it said were “lies and disinformation” about alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang.Under Lord Cameron’s leadership there was a “golden era” of UK-China cooperation, something Mr Sunak described as “naive” last year following growing tensions with Beijing. More

Piers Morgan clashed with Jeremy Corbyn in a fractious TalkTV interview on Monday night (13 November), in which the host repeatedly questioned the former Labour leader on Hamas.In the space of two minutes, Mr Morgan asked 12 times: “Are Hamas a terror group?”Mr Corbyn, the Islington North MP, responded by repeatedly calling for a ceasefire.Over the course of the whole interview, Mr Corbyn was asked a total of 38 times if he thinks Hamas should stay in power and if he would call them a terror group. More

Former Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken for the first time since his appointment as the UK’s Foreign Secretary.Mr Cameron was appointed to his new role by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in his cabinet reshuffle, following Suella Braverman’s exit on Monday (13 November).Speaking to Sky News, Mr Cameron said: “I know it’s not usual for a Prime Minister to come back in this way but I believe in public service. The Prime Minister asked me to do this job and it’s a time where we have some daunting challenges as a country.”Mr Cameron added: “I hope that six years as Prime Minister and 11 years leading the Conservative Pary gives me the experience to help the Prime Minister build our alliances.” More