4 h. ago Badenoch warned plans to ditch ECHR is ‘death wish’ for Tory party

Conservative leader has taken her party to the hard right with the announcement they would leave the European Convention on Human Rights and deport 150,000 illegal immigrants a year

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5 h. ago Badenoch warned plans to ditch ECHR show ‘death wish’ for Tory party

The Tory leader has taken her party to the hard right with the announcement that they would leave the European Convention of Human Rights and deport 150,000 illegal immigrants a year

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13 h. ago UK politics live: Badenoch to launch Tory conference with migrant ‘removals force’ pledge inspired by Trump’s ICE

Conservative leader expected to announce series of hardline policies on first day of party conference

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17 h. ago Kemi Badenoch sets out Tory plans to deport 150,000 migrants a year with Trump

A Removals Force modelled on the ICE agency would be given £1.6 billion and ‘sweeping new powers’ including facial recognition without warning to spot illegal immigrants

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24 h. ago 'I'll deport 750,000 illegal migrants': Kemi Badenoch vows to set up Trump

The new Trumpian unit is the most eye-catching measure in Kemi Badenoch's Borders Plan, which the Tory leader hopes will revive her flagging political fortunes.

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26 h. ago Conservatives to pledge £1.6 billion ‘Removals Force’ to deport 150,000 a year

The Removals Force will aim to deport 150,000 people every year

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26 h. ago Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice

Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigrationThe Conservatives will pledge to create a new immigration taskforce modelled on Donald Trump’s controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency, the Guardian understands.The party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, is expected to announce the policy on Sunday as it heads into its annual conference following a year of historic low poll ratings. The proposed “removals force” will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in a bid to tackle illegal immigration. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Tories pledge UK version of ICE to detain and deport illegal immigrants

The Removals Force will be expected to ‘integrate closely’ with the police.

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3 d. ago Asylum seekers deported to France live in fear of smugglers’ reprisals

Six asylum seekers placed in homeless shelter say they are ‘frightened’ they will be forcibly returned to home countriesThe first group of asylum seekers deported to France under Labour’s “one in, one out deal” have spoken of their fear of being pursued by smugglers and being forcibly returned to their home countries.The men spoke just hours before a larger group of asylum seekers were due to be forcibly removed to France on a private charter flight to Paris early on Thursday morning, with a second drop off in Albania planned. It is thought that at least seven people will be removed in a significant ramping up of ‘one in, one out’ removals. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Cyberflashing crackdown: Social media tech giants and dating apps face hefty new fines, Labour minister warns

In a bid to protect women and girls, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall will force social media sites and dating apps to detect and remove unwanted sexual content.

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7 d. ago Suriname pledges to shield 90% of forests, far beyond global conservation goal

Suriname has pledged to permanently protect 90% of its forests, far surpassing the global 30x30 goal

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9 d. ago Watch moment ‘disruptive’ passenger clutching vodka is dragged off EasyJet flight to Greece after ‘emergency landing’

THIS is the moment a disruptive passenger was "dragged off" a plane after pilots were forced to make an unscheduled landing. The Corfu-bound easyJet plane took off from Manchester, but was forced to land in Milan, Italy, where Italian police removed the "disruptive" passenger. The video footage - filmed by a fellow passenger - shows...

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1 week ago More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far

At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safetyMore than 150 lawyers, human rights, refugee and environmental organisations have said they are being “pressured into silence” after some received rape and death threats from far-right and anti-migrant protesters.At least two refugee NGOs that have been supporting asylum seekers who have received notices from the Home Office that they will be forcibly removed to France under Labour’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scots cops forced to spend more than £1million removing deadly asbestos from police stations

Police Scotland have spent more than £1million removing deadly asbestos from their station buildings in the last four years years according to shock new figures.

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2 w. ago Trump’s family separation is back and ‘unprecedented’ with 400 kids in federal custody, lawyers warn

Immigrant families targeted for removal are forced to leave with their kids or face separation from them

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2 w. ago Andy Murray's wife forced to remove prized possessions from their home after his spending spree

Kim Murray has admitted her tennis star husband's hobby has forced her to take action

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2 w. ago No 10 denies ‘one in one out’ migrant deal with France is ‘shambles’

Plans to forcibly remove people who arrived in small boats abandoned for second dayDowning Street has denied that the government’s returns deal with France is in chaos after plans to forcibly remove from the UK people arriving in small boats were abandoned for a second day.Asked by reporters if the latest delay meant the so-called “one in one out” agreement was “a shambles”, the prime minister’s spokesperson said “No”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Charlie Kirk's wife Erika vows continue his work at Turning Point USA in honor of his legacy

Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, pledged to carry on her late husband's 'conservative movement' during an emotional broadcast Friday evening.

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