“It’s a fait accompli,” headlines the Metro newspaper as Home Secretary James Cleverly shakes hands with Rwanda’s foreign minister. The two men signed a new asylum treaty with Rwanda, which will take in illegal migrants on behalf of the UK. The newspaper quotes Mr. He cleverly said he felt “very strongly” that the treaty addressed issues raised through the Supreme Court when the last agreement was made illegal last month.
The Daily Telegraph writes that up to 10 ministers are threatening to resign if the government takes a hard line on Rwanda and uses the emergency law to circumvent the European Convention on Human Rights. He said the law will not be published until Wednesday, “due to internal disputes ‘in the government’ over the rigor of the law. Meanwhile, the Princess of Wales cracks a joke at a diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace.
The Times reports ministers have privately confided to Conservative MPs that Rishi Sunak’s emergency law on flights to Rwanda would breach the UK’s human rights obligations abroad. The newspaper published a photograph of the King and Queen Camilla, as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales. at Buckingham Palace. The newspaper writes that the royals “made a show of unity. ” Meanwhile, it reports that KFC has defied efforts to close fast food outlets near schools.
The Daily Express publishes statements from the Home Secretary: “he sees no reason” to block the new agreement between Britain and Rwanda.
The Guardian picks up on a UN official’s warning describing “apocalyptic” situations in Gaza, ending any option for meaningful humanitarian operations. Elsewhere, at the Sellafield nuclear site, a leak is reportedly developing from a huge radioactive waste silo that could pose a problem. threat to the public.
‘Why did the bodies have to pile up?'” asks the i, awaiting Boris Johnson’s testimony at the Covid inquiry on Wednesday. Its cover features grieving people who need to give “a voice to the other 233,225 people killed by Covid in the UK”. In an article posted on the site, one said she had aged 10 years “drinking like a 60-year-old baby boomer. “
“Glorious royal show of unity”, writes the Daily Mail as it too carries the picture of the royals. Its main story calls the junior doctors’ strike the “cruellest and most indefensible” yet. Junior doctors are due to strike for three days this month and six more in January.
The Financial Times leads with Brussels proposing a three-year delay to tariffs that were due to hit electric vehicle sales between the UK and EU. At the top of the FT’s front page, pupils are pictured wearing masks in the classroom during the pandemic. The paper reports figures from the OECD showed UK children’s performance in reading levels and maths sank to its lowest level for a decade.
“Stand up,” writes the Daily Mirror, describing a “tight-knit” royal family, following the publication of Omid Scobie’s Endgame e-book. The newspaper’s editor warns against Turkish medical practices offering cosmetic surgery as part of discounted Christmas deals, despite accusations of botched surgeries.
Old Trafford and Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag feature on the front of the Daily Star as it accuses the club of being “big babies”. It writes the club’s bosses had a hissy fit banning the newspaper from the ground after they wrote a story about the manager.
A number of the papers speculate on how far the government will go in the new legislation aimed at sending migrants to Rwanda. The Daily Telegraph says Rishi Sunak could see up to 10 ministers resigning if he adopts a hardline approach of circumventing the European Convention on Human Rights. The paper says the immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, has been pushing for the toughest version, that would remove the right of judicial review and allow ministers to ignore the Human Rights Act and the European Convention as it relates to asylum.
The Sun reckons Mr Sunak is preparing to swerve what it calls Euro rules. The Daily Mail, on the other hand, says he will reject the most hardline approach. According to The Times, the prime minister has chosen the middle way – he will not opt out of the European Convention, but will dis-apply sections of the Human Rights Act to prevent legal challenges at British courts stopping deportation flights. The paper says Mr Sunak has privately told ministers there must be no perception that Britain is breaching its obligations under the European Convention, because of concerns that it would draw comparisons with Russia and Belarus.
In an editorial, the Daily Express says the government’s “bold plan” to end what it calls “the small boat crossing scandal” will not have to be sabotaged or more lives will be lost. The paper claims that its left-wing MPs, peers and lawyers are plotting to derail the task and that the real losers will be the other desperate people embarking on dangerous journeys.
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Home Secretary James Cleverly said he saw no explanation for why the policy would work.
On its front page, The Guardian highlights a warning by the UN’s emergency relief coordinator, Martin Griffiths, that the Israeli army’s crusade in southern Gaza has created “apocalyptic” conditions, thus ending any option for meaningful humanitarian operations. The way in which the Israeli army conducts its operations in the south is very similar to what happened in the north of the territory. Griffiths says U. S. efforts to convince the Israelis to do more with civilians have failed and the speed of destruction is relentless.
The Financial Times and The Times report that British and European electric car makers, facing 10% price lists from January 1, have been given a three-year respite. The European Commission expects a postponement of the arrival of the tax on cars powered by batteries manufactured outside Europe. The Financial Times claims that the Commission insisted for months on the original timetable but has now relented due to fears that a rise in the costs of European-made cars in the UK would only benefit Chinese manufacturers.
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The Princess of Wales wore a sparkly Jenny Packham gown at the reception at Buckingham Palace.
The Daily Mail strongly condemns the announcement that young doctors will go on strike for three days this month and six days in January. In his op-ed column, he accuses young BMA doctors of demanding ransom from the NHS with what he describes as a “malicious and potentially deadly attack”.
Finally, several covers feature a photograph of the King, Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales posing at a reception at Buckingham Palace for more than 500 members of the diplomatic corps. The newspapers claim to have stood together in the face of accusations of racism. “One four all. All four one,” headlines the Sun.
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