![]() ![]() The bill aims to act as a deterrent to people who may want to cross the Channel on a small boat, and it is too early to assess whether it has been a success. Limits legal routes for appeal against a removal order.Bans illegal migrants from returning to the UK in the future.Gives the home secretary the duty to remove illegal immigrants to their home country or a safe third country like Rwanda (we'll come back to that).Makes anyone arriving in the UK illegally ineligible to claim asylum.This legislation has been one area in which ministers have been successful - the Illegal Migration Bill (eventually) passed both Houses of Parliament and became law two weeks ago. So let's step back for a moment - what policies are the government implementing, and how successful have they been? The government claims it is getting a grip of the problem, and a minister told Sky News this morning opposition parties and lawyers are to blame for the difficulties in actually reaching the goal. We have been reporting in recent months the many setbacks the government is experiencing in meeting one of Rishi Sunak's five pledges - to "stop the boats" crossing the Channel. "The investment projects discussed today will not only of safeguard hundreds of thousands of skilled jobs across the country but ensure a resilient and sustainable energy future for the Britain." "The consensus among energy firms was clear - there are immense opportunities ahead and these can only be seized if the UK government, industry and regulators work together across the sector to accelerate investment into renewables, bring down bills and deliver on net zero. "This was the shared consensus at today's industry roundtable, which I had the privilege of convening, where we discussed the path to strengthen the UK's energy security and boost economic growth. ![]() Mr Shapps said: "We stand at a crucial point in the UK's energy history: achieving our goals depends on continued close collaboration with the leaders in the industry. They also agreed plans to boost the UK's competitiveness and investment into home-grown clean energy, and make progress towards net zero. You can read more from Sky News in the link below:Īs we reported earlier, Energy Secretary Grant Shapps today met with energy companies across renewables, oil and gas and nuclear at Downing Street.Īt the industry roundtable, the firms outlined projects worth as much as up to £100bn to be built across the UK over the next decade. The cuts follow the government's decision to decrease overseas development aid spending from 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) to 0.5%. Girls' education in Ethiopia will also be compromised and violence against women and girls in South Sudan and Somalia will not receive adequate attention and response, the report said. On Yemen, it said half a million women and children will not receive healthcare and fewer preventable deaths will be avoided. ![]() Hundreds of thousands more women will face unsafe abortions and thousands will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of cuts to the UK's overseas budget, ministers have been warned.Īn internal assessment of the funding crunch by civil servants reveals the impact of this year's cuts, which the Foreign Office says has been reduced in the short term to achieve a savings target, but will nearly double next year.Ī 76% cut in aid to Afghanistan will potentially leave some of the most vulnerable women and girls in the world without critical services, according to the internal report. ![]()
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