Archie Mitchell

by Tom Watling and Archie Mitchell Apr 29, 2024 2 minutes Save for Later Save Ireland Tells Sunak ‘Stop Sending Us Your Migrants' Amid Rwanda Row For Later

Amid the bleakest backdrop the SNP in years, The Independent looks at what went wrong for the SNP, and where it has left the party

Just days after promising to fight and win a vote of no confidence in his leadership, Humza Yousaf fought back tears as he threw in the towel.

Rishi Sunak has rushed to defend his disability benefits crackdown , saying only those with “genuine” claims should be eligible for support.

Just days after promising to fight and win a vote of no confidence in his leadership, Humza Yousaf fought back tears as he threw in the towel.

The government has been accused of an “ extortionate pre-election gimmick ” after paying an asylum seeker £3,000 to relocate to Rwanda

Under a separate scheme to the government’s controversial deportation agreement with the east African nation, ministers can pay failed asylum applicants up to £3,000 to voluntarily fly to Kigali

Chris Webb beat Conservative candidate David Jones in the contest to replace ex-Tory MP Scott Benton, who was forced to quit after becoming embroiled in a lobbying scandal

Britain's top polling guru has said there will be “no solace” for Rishi Sunak as a brutal set of local elections saw Reform UK push the Tories into third in a series of council seats.

Despite finishing narrowly ahead of Reform UK in Blackpool South, the Conservatives were beaten Nigel Farage’s party in 16 of the 25 seats up for grabs on Sunderland City Council