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Sunak rejects Tory calls to ignore human rights court rulings over Rwanda deportations

No 10 opposes bill that would allow removal of asylum seekers from UK even if it went against European court judgment

The Guardian - UK

Tory human rights crackdown on migrants is crushed - all 69 MPs who voted for it

Boris Johnson had been among MPs who backed Jonathan Gullis' Bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, even if a court rules it is against human rights. But the bid was blocked at its first hurdle

Daily Mirror

Midlothian council leader slams £140m Rwanda flight policy amid cost of living crisis

Midlothian Council faces a budget gap of more than £13million next year but while councillors argued about who was to blame for the lack of cash Labour group leader Derek Milligan said the people who were not to blame were 'Midlothian tax payers'

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Tories and Boris Johnson launch bid to ignore human rights laws for migrants

The Bill could pose a Tory revolt for Rishi Sunak - and in painful timing, it is being debated hours after people were feared to have died when a boat got into difficulty off the Kent coast

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson backs Tory plan to defy European court on Rwanda deportations

Bill to take back ’parliamentary sovereignty’ over European Court of Human Rights is fresh challenge to Rishi Sunak

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel urge PM to ignore European court rulings on Rwanda

Controversial Asylum Seekers (Removal to Safe Countries) Bill has been co-sponsored by Tory MPs including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nadine Dorries

Wales Online

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel pressure PM to ignore ECHR rulings on Rwanda

The Asylum Seekers (Removal to Safe Countries) Bill is to be introduced by Tory MP Jonathan Gullis on Wednesday.

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Ex-Met Police terror cop blasts Suella Braverman over fight against right-wing extremism

Suella Braverman said it was her 'dream' and 'obsession' to see a flight containing asylum seekers taking off to Rwanda - after the controversial policy was mired in legal challenges

Daily Mirror

Congo Nobel laureate asks U.N. to sanction Rwanda for alleged rebel support

Congo Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege has called for United Nations sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged support of the M23 rebel movement in eastern Congo, whose resurgence this year has led to bloody clashes and displaced hundreds of thousands.

Reuters

The ethical Christmas gift voucher that lends with care

From maize farmers in Ecuador, to shopkeepers in Rwanda, Lendwithcare helps lift entrepreneurs out of poverty

The Guardian - UK

Renewed fighting in DRC raises fears of chaotic proxy conflict

Conflict has displaced at least 400,000 people since March in a growing humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - UK

Archbishop condemns ‘cruelty’ of government handling of refugees and migrants

‘It is not a solution – it is a mistake,’ Justin Welby told peers

The Independent UK

‘Control has become cruelty’ in UK asylum policy, says Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has offered a stinging rebuke of the Government’s policy on migrants and asylum seekers

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt fails to quash claims Treasury vetoed pay offer that may have averted rail strikes – as it happened

Chancellor did not contest claim when asked whether his department blocked a pay rise of around 10% for rail workers

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The Independent UK

‘Control has become cruelty’ in UK asylum policy, says Archbishop

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has offered a stinging rebuke of the Government’s policy on migrants and asylum seekers.

The Independent UK

Friction over LGBTQ issues worsens in global Anglican church

Friction has been simmering within the global Anglican Communion for many years over its 42 provinces’ sharp differences on whether to recognize same-sex marriage and ordain LGBTQ clergy

Al Jazeera

M23 says ready to ‘withdraw’ in eastern DRC, yet clashes reported

The armed group, which was absent from peace talks, has requested meeting with regional mediators over conflict.

Reuters

Thousands of Congolese churchgoers join nationwide marches against eastern violence

Tens of thousands of Christians took to the streets across Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to protest violence in eastern regions, as church leaders accused the international community of hypocrisy over Rwanda's alleged role in the fighting.

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Evening Standard

Suella Braverman sent advent calendar of refugee “hopes and dreams” by activists

The Home Secretary has been sent an advent calendar featuring the hopes and dreams of refugees and asylum seekers in the UK after she professed it her “dream” to see them deported to Rwanda. The calendar, delivered to Suella Braverman from a network of activists, counts down to Christmas with…

AFP

DR Congo accuses M23 rebels of civilian massacre, breaching truce

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - The Democratic Republic of Congo's army on Thursday accused M23 insurgents of killing 50 civilians and breaching a five-day-old truce in the country's restive east.

Evening Standard

Home Secretary sent advent calendar with ‘hopes and dreams’ of refugees following her Rwanda deportation ‘dream’

Activists are calling on Suella Braverman to ditch the controversial Rwanda plan

Radio France Internationale

Inter-Congolese dialogue opens as East Africa Community seeks to end DRC rebel activity

A fresh round of EAC-led talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and armed militia operational in the eastern DRC has opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi without, however, the presence of the M23 Tutsi rebel group that Kinshasa says is being supported by Kigali.

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: America needs to try harder to match its foreign policy to its morals

I once went to the village of Koreme in Iraqi Kurdistan and walked along a dirt road past a little brick school and a makeshift mosque to a dusty field of almond trees and high grass where all the males of the village — age 13 to 43 — had…

The Independent UK

Talks begin on disarmament of rebel groups in eastern Congo

The third round of Congo peace talks facilitated by the East Africa regional bloc has begun in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, with a plan to discuss reforms that will facilitate disarmament of rebel groups

France 24

Rebels fight on in eastern DR Congo despite truce

Fighting continues in eastern DR Congo despite a deadline for M23 rebels to end hostilities. The rebels say they were not consulted over the ceasefire, which was agreed between regional leaders including from DR Congo and Rwanda.

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