(Bloomberg) — Concerns that asylum seekers are relocating from the UK to the Republic of Ireland show that the British government’s plan for deportations to Rwanda is already acting as a deterrent to illegal immigration, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. Most Read from Bloomberg In an interview with Sky’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips program, […]
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak said claims the UK government’s Rwanda plan is causing an influx of refugees into Ireland show its deterrent effect is working. “The deterrent is … already having an impact because people are worried about coming here,” Mr Sunak said. It comes after Tánaiste Micheál Martin said the UK policy is […]
(Bloomberg) — Keir Starmer vowed Labour will preserve the UK’s nuclear deterrent if it’s voted into power, underlining how much he’s changed the opposition party since replacing Jeremy Corbyn as leader. Most Read from Bloomberg Starmer on Friday will become the first Labour leader in three decades to see the UK’s nuclear submarines being built […]
Opinion editor’s note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. ••• It’s become a common sight in St. Paul: darkened sidewalks and roadways with dangling wires from streetlights stripped of copper wires. Minneapolis and other Twin Cities communities also have been hit by copper thieves and […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of NATO warned member countries on Thursday against allowing a wedge to be driven between the United States and Europe, as concern grows about Washington’s commitment to its allies should Donald Trump return to office. Faced with a war in Ukraine that is draining military and financial resources, and with […]
About 90 people marched Monday in memory of Martin Luther King Jr, stepping energetically as they warded off the cold. With a clear sky overhead, it wasn’t the sunshine keeping the 90 or so marchers warm as much as their vigorous stroll over Dr. King’s namesake bridge. Jayden Sloan tucks his nose into his hoodie […]