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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2023 15:22:32 GMT
The British Prime Minister's Office announced on the 13th that former Prime Minister Cameron (57) will become the new Foreign Secretary. Cameron resigned as an MP in 2016 following the result of the UK referendum on leaving the European Union (EU). His return to politics after seven years has caused surprise in the UK.
This decision is part of Prime Minister Sunak's cabinet reshuffle, which is suffering from low approval ratings. Bravaman, the interior minister, was dismissed after making a series of problematic statements. His successor will be Foreign Minister Cleverley.
Cameron has been leader of the Conservative Party since 2005 and became prime minister in 2010. Although he was opposed to leaving the EU, he pledged to hold a referendum in the 2015 general election. Cameron resigned as prime minister in July 2016 and as an MP in September 2016 after the people voted to leave the country.
Britain is expected to hold a general election next year, but according to various opinion polls, Sunak's Conservative Party is trailing the main opposition Labor Party by around 20 points in support.
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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2023 20:11:21 GMT
'Desperation rather than innovation' - Sunak brings Cameron back into the fold | Analysis
Rishi Sunak apparently sacked Suella Braverman as Home Secretary because he “wants a united team to deliver the changes this country needs for the long term”.
Yet by disenfranchising one of the party’s most vocal Right-wingers, the Prime Minister has dangerously widened the chasm that has long divided this broad political church.
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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2023 21:57:27 GMT
News at Ten: David Cameron returns in Cabinet reshuffle
Tonight on Sky News at Ten, as David Cameron returns to cabinet after Suella Braverman's sacking. He will be foreign secretary, with James Cleverly moving to the Home Office.
Speaking to broadcasters, the now Lord Cameron said he accepted bringing back an ex-PM was "not usual", but he "believes in public service" and has "useful experience" to bring to the table.
From 10.30pm onwards, we'll take a first look at Tuesday's front pages with the Press Preview.
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Post by Admin on Nov 14, 2023 22:01:35 GMT
David Cameron has returned to government as UK foreign secretary, in a surprise comeback for the former prime minister who retired as MP seven years ago.
In an interview with UK broadcasters, Cameron said that although he had disagreed with Rishi Sunak in the past, politics was a 'team enterprise' and that he was 'a member of the team'.
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Post by Admin on Nov 15, 2023 6:25:13 GMT
Why was the Illegal Migration Act introduced?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made ‘stopping the boats’ one of his five key priorities in January 2023. One of the tools to do this is the Illegal Migration Act 2023, which became law on 20 July 2023.
The stated purpose of the Act is to ‘prevent and deter unlawful migration, and in particular migration by unsafe and illegal routes, by requiring the removal from the United Kingdom of certain persons who enter or arrive in the United Kingdom in breach of immigration control’.
What are the main provisions of the Act?
The main provisions of the Act relate to the removal of people who have entered in breach of immigration law. The Act imposes a duty on the Home Secretary to make arrangements for the removal of people if they have travelled through a safe third country en route to the UK, and if they require leave to enter or remain, but do not have it.
‘Leave to enter’ is the legal permission given by the UK immigration authorities for people who are not British, Irish, or Commonwealth citizens with right of abode, to enter the UK. It can typically be in the form of a visa. ‘Leave to remain’ allows a person to stay in the UK as long as their permit allows.
The Home Secretary’s duty to remove applies to anyone who entered the UK on, or after, the day that the Act was passed, on 20 July 2023. However, (s)he has the power to change this date.
People can be removed, if it is considered safe, either to the country of their nationality or where they hold an ID card or passport. The Act lists 57 countries (including 8 for men only) to which people can also be removed under one of two conditions: either it is the safe third country they left to get to the UK, or there is ‘reason to believe they will be admitted’ to the country (e.g. through an asylum transfer agreement).
“Only a few provisions of the Illegal Migration Act have come into force”
People who meet the conditions for removal must be removed ‘as soon as is reasonably practicable’ unless the Home Secretary considers that there are ‘exceptional circumstances’ preventing their removal.
The Home Secretary is not required to remove unaccompanied children, but has the power to make arrangements for their removal as soon as they turn 18.
The Act provides for the detention of people meeting the conditions for removal. It introduces a new power for the Home Office to detain people for up to 28 days without access to immigration bail or judicial review. There are certain conditions and exceptions for unaccompanied children and pregnant women.
The Act does not prevent the courts from granting the ancient common law remedy of habeas corpus, which protects against unlawful detention. This could lead to the release of detainees.
The Act prevents people who meet the conditions for removal from ever being given legal permission to enter, stay or settle in the UK, or to become a British citizen. Unlike the Home Secretary’s duty to remove which is currently from 20 July 2023, this rule applies to anyone who arrived on or after 7 March 2023.
The Act creates a ‘duty to disregard’ claims for protection as a refugee, on human rights grounds, or if a person makes an application for judicial review against their removal. The Act also excludes claims based on being a victim of modern slavery or human trafficking unless there are ‘compelling circumstances’ for needing the individual to assist an investigation or prosecution in the UK.
Asylum or human rights claims by nationals of countries considered ‘safe’ under the Act are also made inadmissible (not accepted as valid). However, the Home Secretary also has discretion to give a person legal permission to stay if s(he) believes it would otherwise breach the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), or there are other ‘exceptional circumstances’.
When a person is given notice of removal to a third country, they will have eight days to make a claim that their removal would result in a ‘real, imminent and foreseeable risk of serious and irreversible harm’ or that a factual mistake has been made in determining that they were an illegal entrant subject to the duty to remove.
Late claims will only be accepted where there are compelling reasons. All other legal challenges to removal, whether on human rights or other grounds, will not prevent or delay a person’s removal and will be considered by UK courts only after a person’s removal.
The Act also gives ministers discretion to disregard ‘interim measures’ issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in proceedings relating to the removal of a person from the UK. The ECtHR issues interim measures exceptionally when there is an ‘imminent risk of irreparable harm’. An interim measure of the ECtHR blocked the first deportation flight to Rwanda in June 2022.
Following an interim measure, a minister may decide against removing a person, but would not be required to do so. If the minister decides to continue with the removal, UK courts and immigration officers must disregard the interim measure.
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