High Court BLOCKS migrant’s deportation to France in major blow to Keir Starmer’s returns deal

Donald Trump touches down in Britain for unprecedented second state visit

Donald Trump has touched down in Britain for his unprecedented second state visit.

He has landed at London Stansted Airport on Air Force One this evening and will spend three days in the UK, carrying out multiple engagements with members of the Royal Family and the Prime Minister.

Since the start of Queen Elizabeth II's reign in 1952, there have only been three state visits by US Presidents: George W Bush in 2003, Barack Obama in 2009 and Donald Trump in 2019.

The US President has become the first elected leader in modern times to enjoy two UK state visits.

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'Two flights, a legal defeat in court and ZERO deportations!' Chris Philp reacts to Hight Court ruling

Chris Philp MP, Shadow Home Secretary, has reacted to the High Court ruling, describing it as a "gimmick now in complete disarray."

He said: "The Government’s latest channel migrant gimmick is now in complete disarray. Two flights, a legal defeat in court and zero deportations.

"Not a single migrant has been removed, yet thousands more continue to arrive.

"On Monday, I told the new Home Secretary in Parliament that unless they disapply the Human Rights Act for immigration cases, their meagre returns deal would collapse in court. She refused to listen, and here is the predictable result.

"This is another failed gimmick from this weak Government who seem think a press release is the same as action.

"Only the Conservatives have a clear plan to deport all illegal arrivals, tackle the lawfare blocking immigration policy, and put a real deterrent in place through our Deportation Bill. Without that, the crossings will never stop."

At least 'SEVEN more migrants' are challenging the Home Office over deportations

The Government are facing the prospect of further legal challenges with at least seven of the migrants set to challenge the Home Office’s attempts to return them to France, according to reports.

In granting the first temporary injunction, Mr Justice Sheldon said that more time was needed to investigate the Eritrean migrant’s claim that he is a potential victim of human trafficking.

The ruling could provide a precedent for migrants facing deportation to delay or postpone their removal.

A High Court judge has said its ruling on the Eritrean migrant merely "preserves the status quo".

Home Office LOSSES first legal challenge as migrant avoids deportation

An Eritrean migrant has won his High Court bid to have his removal from the UK temporarily blocked.

He will not be deported to France on Wednesday under the Government’s “one in, one out” policy.

On Tuesday evening, Mr Justice Sheldon said: "I am going to grant a short period of interim relief."

It comes as a huge blow to Downing Street, which previously insisted that it expects deportations to begin “imminently”.

The deportation of migrants under the deal with France is yet to begin.

Robert Jenrick accuses the Government of 'surrendering' as new rules will 'unleash a crime wave across the country'

Robert Jenrick has warned that the Government's plans to reform sentencing rules will "unleash a crime wave across the country".

The shadow justice secretary called the decision to scrap most short sentences a "get out of jail free card on an unprecedented scale".

He said: "Under this Bill, violent domestic abusers will walk free. Be under no illusion what you’re voting for this evening."

Mr Jenrick said that he "half-expected" Lammy to raise a white flag, because the bill is "nothing less than a complete and total surrender, a surrender of our streets and our safety to the criminals presently terrorising them".

He proposed that all foreign offenders should be deported from the UK as a solution to the prision capacity crisis.

The Tory MP branded the reforms as "soft on crime, soft on criminals and brutal on the hard-working, law-abiding people of this country".

He added: "The British people deserve safer streets, but instead, under this bill, they’re going to get a jailbreak, and a crime wave is coming."

David Lammy defends decision to scrap most short prison sentences

Justice Secretary David Lammy has defended the Government's plans to scrap most sentences of 12 months or less.

- saying the reforms will "keep the public safe".

MPs are debating the Government's Sentencing Bill in the Commons which Labour claim will "keep the public safe".

The changes are based on recommendations by the Independent Sentencing Review carried out by Conservative former justice secretary, David Gauke.

The Government said it would accept many of its recommendations.

Mr Lammy said the reforms will "follow the evidence and keep the public safe".

First legal challenge against a migrant deportation under UK-France returns deal begins

The first legal challenge against a migrant being deported under the government's return deal with France has begun at the High Court.

The deal, which was announced in July during Emmanuel Macron's State Visit, is designed to bring down the number of channel crossers as Britain faces the growing migrant crisis.

Those who cross illegally can be sent back to France in exchange for an asylum seeker who opted not to make the journey.

The Prime Minister had hoped that this would act as a deterrent, much like the now scrapped Rwanda plan.

Ministers have insisted that the first migrants will be removed very soon.

The trial involves a man who is due to be removed from the UK on a flight at 9am tomorrow morning.

Sadiq Khan slammed for 'divisive' statement branding 'those that don't agree with him as far-right'

Sir Sadiq Khan has been slammed for his comments where he declared that "leaders of the far-right" are attempting to "hijack our flag", taking him back to his time growing up in the 1970s and 1980s.

The London Mayor's comments come after up to 110,000 people marched the streets of central London for the Unite the Kingdom rally on Saturday.

Sir Sadiq added that minorities were being "intimidated and fear, hatred and division" was being sown.

Leader of the Conservatives in the London Assembly, Susan Hall, replied to his post on X, saying: "You have always been of the view that those you don't agree with are far right.

"Well they/we are not. There are many worried Londoners and your constantly referring to others as far-right is divisive in itself. You should show proper leadership but you are incapable of that."

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Suella Braverman declares Keir Starmer 'only has himself to blame' as the second deportation flight fails to remove migrants

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REVEALED: Embattled Keir Starmer to face voters in 48 hours as pressure mounts on him to resign

Labour faces four key litmus tests across England and Wales this week as pressure piles on the Prime Minister to resign.

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride is leading calls for Keir Starmer to step down if he's found to have not told the whole truth about Peter Mandelson, who was sacked as US ambassador over his close friendship with the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Voters are poised to deliver their verdict on the current crisis gripping No 10 on Thursday as Labour will be defending seats in Brighton & Hove, Cardiff and Warwick.

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Donald Trump departs the US as Keir Starmer prepares to welcome the US President

Donald Trump has departed from the US as Keir Starmer prepares to host the President.

The UK and the US are expected to sign an agreement focused on accelerating the development of nuclear power during the visit.

President Trump will meet with King Charles as well as members of the Labour Party.

He and the First Lady will be greeted by the Ambassador of the United States of America, and the Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, will welcome them on behalf of the King.

Second 'one in, one out' deportation flight takes off with ZERO migrants on board in latest humiliation for Keir Starmer

The second attempted deportation flight under Labour's one in, one out deal has been cancelled.

An Air France flight which was supposed to have at least one migrant on it took off with paying passengers only, after more last-minute challenges blocked the start of the deportation pact.

Officials in the Home Office had hoped to deport migrants from Heathrow to Paris every day this week.

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Richard Tice says Keir Starmer has 'humiliated and embarrassed' the UK

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said that in the Prime Minister "personally" deciding to appoint Lord Mandelson as the Ambassador to the US, "he has humiliated and embarrassed this nation on the international stage".

"Because this Lord Mandelson is someone who described himself as the best pal of a paedophile," he said.

"Someone who advised that paedophile when in prison to use that time in prison as an opportunity, truly shocking."

Mr Tice said there were two separate issues "that require proper examination".

"Firstly the judgment of the Prime Minister and secondly did he inadvertently mislead the house last week in responding to the leader of the opposition," he added.

Kemi Badenoch demands Keir Starmer to 'publish the Mandelson Epstein files'

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has called on the Prime Minister to "publish the Mandelson Epstein files in full".

The request is a phrase commonly known in the US, recently directed towrds US President Donald Trump, which calls for the release of the "Epstein files".

"The Prime Minister needs to take responsibility for the appointment of Lord Mandelson as Ambassador to Washington," Ms Badenoch said.

She criticised Sir Keir Starmer for not being present at the debate.

WATCH: Danny Kruger admits defection to Reform has been 'painful'

Danny Kruger has warned the Tories that holding a by-election in his constituency "won't help them", following his defection to Reform UK.

Speaking to GB News, the representative for East Wiltshire said ex-Tory MP Robert Buckland is "wrong" to suggest his constituents would side with the Conservatives over Reform.

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Emily Thornberry claims vetting ignored 'red flag' of Lord Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Labour Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Emily Thornberry, said if the committee was allowed to properly question Lord Peter Mandelson, after his nomination for Ambassador to the US, they could have asked about his relationship with the convicted paedophile.

She mentioned Yvette Cooper's letter, which showed that Lord Mandelson was subject to vetting.

However, in this case, the vetting processed ignored "the glaring red flag" of his relationship with Epstein.

Yvette Cooper says Foreign Office not responsible for Lord Mandelson's appointment

New Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has revealed the Foreign Office had no responsibility for failing to recognise that Lord Peter Mandelson was not appropriate for the US ambassador position.

It comes through a letter Ms Cooper wrote to the chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Emily Thornberry, where she said the vetting was done by the Cabinet Office.

“What security concerns were raised by the agencies undertaking security clearance ahead of Peter Mandelson's appointment?” Ms Cooper was asked.

She responded: “The Propriety and Ethics Team in the Cabinet Office (PET) conducted a due diligence process, prior to the announcement of Peter Mandelson's appointment on 20 December 2024 at the request of No. 10.

“The FCDO was not asked to contribute to that process and no issues were raised with the FCDO as a result of this process. This was not a security check."

Jeremy Corbyn claims Labour did not correctly vet Lord Mandelson

In what appears to be an almost bipartisan position, regarding the handling of the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal, David Davis MP has agreed with Your Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

The former Labour leader said "there was obviously not sufficient due diligence done" and that the day before Lord Mandelson was sacked, there were "a lot of emails available to the Prime Minister which he either wasn't given or didn't read".

Mr Davis said that "the right honourable gentleman is exactly right".

"We will come to a number of circumstances where information was available which should have been acted upon, but wasn't," added.

"The appointment did not come as a surprise ... Lord Mandelson ... clearly campaigning to become the Ambassador."

Mr Davis said there was plenty of time for a "preliminary investigative or vetting process".

Lord Mandelson scandal has 'diminished' Sir Keir Starmer's standing

In responding to a statment about Sir Keir Starmer's standing across the globe, David Davis MP said the situation regarding Lord Peter Mandelson "has diminished the standing of our Prime Minister".

"And I regret that ... in our national interest, I want this Government to succeed," he said.

"Actually it's doing the opposite of that."

Government has 'key questions to answer' over Lord Mandelson appointment

Former frontbencher David Davis MP has declared that the Government has "key questions to answer" over the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal.

"The central question is who knew what and when?" Mr David said.

"Let's be clear, there are many questions on many levels in this matter and the Government must answer them all and it has so far, singularly failed to do so.

"Firstly, was Peter Mandelson ever an appropriate character to appoint as our Ambassador.

"Secondly, what was the procedure for vetting, was it properly followed and why has it gone so horribly wrong."

Mr Davis questioned what had happened "in the last couple of weeks" that led to the demise of the former Ambassador.

He also added "what do we do now".

"How do we make this Government ... tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth".

Tory leader calls for 'serious consequences' for Keir Starmer

Kemi Badenoch says there should be "serious consequences" for Sir Keir Starmer over claims he lied in Parliament.

"If you have lied to Parliament, on his own benchmark ... all I'm asking is that he meet the very same standard that he was setting for other people," she said.

"Has he been honest with the public and what the public actually think is that he is a man who tells lies."

The Tory leader went on to claim Labour was a party "that thought they can say whatever they wanted to get into Government and now they're in Government, they can't run the country".

Kemi Badenoch: It 'sounds like' Keir Stamer overruled security concerns about Lord Mandelson

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has told GB News: "It sounds like (Keir Starmer) overruled security concerns about Peter Mandelson".

"Due to his previous reputation, his links to China ... there was security concerns, he needs to come clean on that," Ms Badenoch said.

"We cannot have a Prime Minister who is telling us stuff in Parliament that turns out not to be true."

The leader added: "We should not be having ... security concerns overruled because people just want to get a former Labour MP into a nice, cushy job."

'Hillsborough Law' to be finally introduced in Parliament with tough new prison sentences proposed

A new bill targeting public servants who deliberately cover up facts behind tragedies such as the Hillsborough Disaster is set to be introduced today.

Labour's Public Office (Accountability) Bill is intended to make sure authorities who withhold information will face criminal sanctions.

The long-awaited bill will be introduced to the Commons today after much wrangling between campaigners and Downing Street.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had previously pledged to bring in the law by the 36th anniversary of the tragedy, which was on April 15, but Downing Street then said more time was needed to redraft it.

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Lack of replacements keeps Keir Starmer safe

Plots against Sir Keir Starmer as the leader of the Labour Party have dominated headlines across the UK with fresh calls coming after the sacking of Lord Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to the US and the Cabinet reshuffle following Angela Rayner's resignation as Deputy Prime Minister.

Several Labour MPs who have spoken to Bloomberg said replacing the Prime Minister was premature.

However, those talks were growing among some in the party's left who may be attempting to speed the downfall of Sir Keir.

All argued that there was no clear replacement for the Prime Minister.

Former Tory MP defects to Reform UK

Another former Conservative MP has jumped ship to join Reform UK, GB News can disclose.

Maria Caulfield, a former Government whip and health minister who now works as as full time nurse in the NHS, joined Nigel Farage's party a month ago.

The news has emerged the day after Danny Kruger became the first sitting Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK, and will alarm Tories worried about support leaking to Reform UK under leader Kemi Badenoch.

Ms Caulfield - who was Tory MP for Lewes from 2015 to 2024, and served as a health minister from 2022 to 2024 - is the 13th former Conservative MP to switch her allegiance to Reform UK.

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Labour hits lowest point as damning new poll ramps pressure on Keir Starmer

New polling has suggested that Labour has hit its lowest point this year with 20 per cent favourability.

While Labour has dropped two per cent since last polling, Reform UK has jumped a further two points to 29 per cent.

The Tory party - on 17 per cent - and the Liberal Democrats - on 15 per cent - have remained unchanged.

The Greens have dropped two points to 10 per cent in the YouGov polling done in conjunction with Sky News and The Times.

Labour 'determined to get people on these deportation flights as soon as possible'

Alex Davies-Jones doubled down on Labour's 'one-in, one-out' policy, saying "we have deported 35,000 people" without the right to be in the UK, since the party came into office last year.

"We are moving further and faster than the previous Government ever did," she said.

"This deal ... is a landmark deal and we will be determined to get people on these deportation flights as soon as possible."

Sir Keir Starmer was 'very clear' on Lord Peter Mandelson

Alex Davies-Jones MP has told GB News that if the Prime Minister had have known "what he knew at the point of appointing Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States that that would never have happened".

"Those emails were truly abhorrent ... he had to go," she said.

Ms Davies-Jones said the new Hillsborough law was important in this case for public servants to "tell the truth".

"To disclose all information available so nothing is left uncovered," she said.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims said she stood by the Prime Minister and he has been "honest" that he should have known.

Alex Davies-Jones declares Hillsborough law as a 'watershed moment'

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Alex Davies-Jones, said the Hillsborough bills is a "watershed moment" for the families and campaigners and all those who "lost someone".

"Although this bill bears the name the Hillsborough Law, it also stands for anyone who has been failed by the state," she said.

"I'm thinking of all those families from the Grenfell tragedy, the infected blood scandal, the post-office scandal and sadly far too many."

Ms Davies-Jones said the law will "now bring in force a legal enforceable duty of candour", meaning all public servants in the UK "will be bound to tell the truth".

She said that anyone who fails to disclose any information at an inquest or inquiry, they could face up to two years in prison.

Ms Davies-Jones added that families and the bereaved would have access to legal aid which means they won't have to "crowd fund for legal representation" when the state is involved.

Keir Starmer meets Hillsborough families in Downing Street

The Hillsborough Law - which aims to hold public officials to tell the truth - will get its first airing before the Commons today.

Labour had previously promised to introduce the bill within its first year of entering Government, however that target was missed by more than two months.

It does, however, come before the party's conference in Liverpool.

Sir Keir Starmer met with families and campaigners who had pushed for the law to be introduced.

The Prime Minister said in a statement on social media that: "Hillsborough will always remain in our national consciousness for its tragedy and disgraceful justice".

"But today it can also be remembered for the way it changed our country for the better," Sir Keir added.

"Because with this law, we are changing the balance of power in Britain and ensuring that the State can never hide from the people it is supposed to serve.

"Make no mistake - this is a law for the 97, but it is also a law for the sub-postmasters who suffered because of the Horizon scandal, the victims of infected blood, and those who died in the terrible Grenfell Tower fire."

Sir Keir said it was change "only this Government can deliver".

Mel Stride hits out at Tory MP’s shock defection

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride has told GB News he “doesn’t fully understand” why Danny Kruger has opted to defect to Reform UK.

Mr Kruger dealt the Tories a blow yesterday by announcing he has joined Nigel Farage’s party to bring its total of MPs up to five.

The 50-year-old, who had been a part of the Conservative Party for 20 years, was withering in his analysis of Kemi Badenoch’s electoral hopes as he became the first sitting Tory MP to join Mr Farage’s ranks.

Speaking to GB News, Mr Stride admitted Mr Kruger will be a loss to the party, but criticised his decision nonetheless.

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Watch as Mel Stride shares his reaction to Danny Krugers' defection to Reform UK

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride says he is "disappointed" to see Danny Kruger to defect to Reform.