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House of Commons votes in favour of Sunak’s Rwanda bill

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 12 December. It received a 44 vote majority with 313 ayes to…

The King’s Speech: God save the rest of us

Our democratic parliament was opened by our autocratic monarch on Thursday. What’s worse, that wasn’t the only paradox: in a speech that was meant to inspire and energise parliament for…

“When I said I would stop the boats, I meant it.” – PM determined to go through with Rwanda plan, despite Supreme Court ruling

On 15 November, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled the government’s scheme to send refugees to Rwanda as unlawful. The Supreme Court pointed out the risk of asylum seekers being…

A beginners’ guide to David Cameron

On 13 November, Rishi Sunak undertook a Cabinet Reshuffle in which David Cameron, the former British Prime Minister, was reappointed to the Cabinet for the first time since 2016. Cameron…

How did Suella Braverman last so long?

Two days before news broke that the ever-divisive Home Secretary Suella Braverman was sacked by Rishi Sunak’s government, I told my friends over dinner that the Prime Minister was increasing…

Could Sunak’s “nightmarish” plans to make Maths compulsory be beneficial in  the long run?

In his first speech of 2023, Rishi Sunak proposed plans to make maths a compulsory subject for all students in England until the age of 18. Sunak hopes to raise…

Rishi’s Plans to Reform Raunchy Sex Education Lessons

Rishi Sunak plans to launch a review of the British sex education system following reports of ‘inappropriate’ sex education lessons in schools, described by one Conservative MP as: “age inappropriate,…

The EU Sunset Bill – An Undemocratic Waste of Time

This week the House of Lords is set to debate the “EU Sunset Bill” or, more formally, the “Retained EU Law revocation and Reform Bill”. The Sunset Bill was originally…