37 h. ago Cooper suggests asylum seekers could be moved into warehouses instead of hotels – UK politics live

Home secretary says government aims to ‘shrink the whole asylum system’ and is looking at ‘military and industrial sites’Lamb says the Greens are “the antidote to Reform”.That gets a big round of applause.We’re a home for all those people across the country holding their heads in their hands as the Labour government lets them down again and again and again, whether it is switching from the aid budget or from people with disabilities and not bringing in taxes we need.And that is why, in reaction, a new Green wave is sweeping the country as people turn to us.It’s already become a bit of a cliche, but we are really moving into a multi-party system, with the Greens poised to help create the next government.And, like all the best cliches, it has the distinct advantage of also being for true. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Cooper rejects claims Reeves has been sidelined on economic policy by No 10 mini

‘Quite the reverse’, says home secretary, amid reports Starmer’s reorganisation is aimed at freezing chancellor out ahead of autumn budgetIn an interview with Sky News this morning Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, declined to guarantee that migrants will definitely be sent back across the channel this month as part of a returns agreement with France.Asked for the exact date of the first returns, Cooper replied: “It will be later this month.”We expect the first returns to take place this month. But I’ve always said from the very beginning on this, it’s a pilot scheme and it needs to build up over time.If you submit an asylum claim that lacks merit, it will be swiftly and robustly refused.Any request for asylum support will be assessed against destitution criteria. If you do not meet the criteria, you will not receive support.If nothing has changed in their country, people should not be claiming asylum at the end of a student course. We need to clamp down on that and that’s why we’r...

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5 d. ago 'Glastonbury for kids': CBeebies House Party Live! is a glorious rave for toddlers

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2 w. ago 'I live in a £3m party pad on an island you can only reach by boat or helicopter'

Eight years ago tech entrepreneur Mike Conner bought a dilapidated fort on a remote Welsh island and began an epic restoration project to turn it into a unique home that's now for up for sale.

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3 w. ago It's not our fault! Ministers try to dodge blame as number of small

Keir Starmer was slammed for 'incompetence' over the handling of the Channel crisis.

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3 w. ago Real reason Ibiza Final Boss' girlfriend 'dumped' him as she 'threw his clothes out'

As Ibiza Final Boss Jack Kay has returns to the party island to live it up with his mates, fresh details about his troubled love life have emerged as his girlfriend Alisha Cook allegedly dumped him before he found fame

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3 w. ago The man who lives in a £3m Welsh party pad you can only reach by boat or helicopter

Total silence, surrounded by nature, tides not traffic and a perfect place for parties and celebrity visits - island life in Wales

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4 w. ago Moldovan regional leader sentenced to seven years in prison over Russian funding

Gagauzia governor Yevgenia Gutsul funnelled undeclared funds to now-banned political party, prosecutors saidEurope live – latest updatesA court in Moldova has sentenced the pro-Russia regional leader Yevgenia Gutsul to seven years in prison for funnelling Russian money to finance a political party, in a landmark case that will further fuel tensions with Moscow.Prosecutors said Gutsul systematically funnelled undeclared funds into Moldova between 2019 and 2022 to finance the now-banned pro-Moscow Șor (Shor) party, founded by Ilan Shor, a pro-Russia businessman living in exile who was convicted of fraud in Moldova. Continue reading...

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