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PM unveils new policies meant to drive down net migration by end of this parliamentQ: If you want to grow the economy, won’t these plans make it harder because it will be more difficult for people to get UK citizenship?Starmer says he does not accept the argument that high immigration is always good for growth. The last government had high immigration but stagnant growth.I promise that will fall significantly, and I do want to get it down by the end of this parliament, significantly. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/may/12/immigration-keir-starmer-labour-reform-visa-foreign-workers-uk-politics-latest-live-news Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-05-12 16:17:00 Copyright

Karoline Leavitt tells Fox News the legal details of the offer by Qatar are still being figured outTrump says planned gift of luxury plane from Qatar is a very ‘transparent’ dealQatar has offered to donate a plane to the United States and details are still being worked out, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.“The Qatari Government has graciously offered to donate a plane to the Department of Defense. The legal details of that are still being worked out,” Leavitt said in an interview with Fox News. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/may/12/donald-trump-luxury-plane-us-china-trade-deal-tariff-latest-us-politics-news-live Author : Lucy Campbell (now) and

Israel says there will be ‘safe corridor’ in Gaza for Alexander’s release but has not agreed to ceasefireAt least 29 Palestinians have been killed and 94 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.Four bodies of people killed in previous Israeli attacks were also recovered over the past day, it added, Al Jazeera reports. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/12/israel-gaza-hamas-edan-alexander-hostage-donald-trump-latest-live-news Author : Jane Clinton Publish date : 2025-05-12 11:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Member for Stafford Jimmy Sullivan responds with defiant statement accusing Labor MPs of ‘cheap political move’ against himGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland Labor has voted to expel one of its members from caucus in a move labelled “unprecedented” by the state party’s leader, Steven Miles.The member for Stafford, Jimmy Sullivan, was subsequently ejected from the Labor party entirely on Monday night, after a meeting of its administrative committee. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/12/queensland-labor-expels-mp-jimmy-sullivan-stafford-ntwnfb Author : Andrew Messenger Publish date : 2025-05-12 08:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.