🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Britain has removed the first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda, The Sun can reveal…

The unnamed migrant was flown out of the UK on Monday evening.

Historic moment as first time UK has relocated a failed asylum seeker to a third country:

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NEW: “You will be part of the greatest comeback in political history”

What Rishi Sunak told Tory staff at a private event at CCHQ last night

With Ellen Milligan >>

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🚨 NEW: Rishi Sunak told Tory staffers that they will be part of the 'greatest comeback in political history' yesterday

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Scoop w/Alex Wickham

Sunak told Tory staffers that they'll 'be part of the greatest comeback in political history” yesterday in a speech ahead of local elections

+ staffers have been told to ramp-up prep for a national campaign. More here:
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Just discovered the £145 fee is a guideline, the ports can charge what they like

'Some companies have already warned they’ll seek other routes or stop trading with the UK altogether if port charges make the Esbjerg-Immingham route too expensive'

#BrexitReality #Danish #Bacon

Indeed, he’s famous among civil servants at the Levelling Up dept for using an expensive mug that keeps your coffee warm when he was a junior minister

British taxpayers are paying a record amount for a planning system buckling under the strain of years of underfunding and NIMBYism.

Here's why. 🧵

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EXC: Humza Yousaf is preparing to quit as Scotland’s first minister after coming to the conclusion that his position is no longer tenable
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That was a winnable seat for the Tories too, even with the dire state of the polls

Really good, detailed reporting on what Brexit means in practice for food imports from the EU.

Nicely summed up by: “'Now we’re back to the mid-70s,' said Christian Pedersen, head of operations for the route at Danish shipping firm DFDS, referring to the new Brexit checks.'

🚨NEW: Former Tory minister defects to Labour🚨

Conservative MP Dan Poulter says Tories have become a “nationalist party of the right” which has abandoned compassion & the NHS

Story:

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Costly Brexit border checks are about to make the journey of bacon more complex.

Ellen Milligan explains why bloom.bg/3y10zmK

NEW: Saturday long-read via Alex Wickham Ellen Milligan and me

- Operation 'Save Rishi' in full swing to get the PM through any danger of being deposed after the local elections

- MPs see the fate of Ben Houchen and Andy Street on May 2 as key

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New: we were told Brexit would make food cheaper.

Next week, border checks on EU imports begin which will make food more expensive.

Analysis for ITV News shows the government’s BTOM could add £8.50 a month to the average household shop.

Full story 👇
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8 years since the Brexit vote, the end of seamless EU trade is about to hit home.

It’s a story on cumbersome checks, paperwork + the people it's impacting. And ultimately it's about the British consumer + a supermarket staple: the humble bacon rasher.
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'Smaller exporters may 'shy away' as Britain becomes more costly and bureaucratic to trade with, leaving consumers facing more expensive produce. 'It’s a disaster for the UK.''

Wonderfully detailed story - a snapshot of something replicated across so many sectors. ~AA

🚨🚨 'In today's the curtain is coming down on Britain' Ellen Milligan has an excellent and detailed report on how Britons finally taste full #Brexit as costly and complicated border checks are about begin. #brexitshambles via Bloomberg UK
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Bringing home the bacon is getting more complicated post-Brexit! 🥓

Amazing report from Ellen Milligan, tracing bacon from pig in Denmark to plate in the UK, with all the checks and costs in between.

The Brexit explainer you didn't know you needed.

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The UK is about to get a taste of full Brexit, as costly new border checks come into force.

When it comes to bacon, that’s going to make the journey far more complex bloom.bg/3y10zmK

Ellen Milligan Here’s a reminder of how trade works from UK➡️EU now.
Pre-Brexit, there was one step required to send a pork chop to Paris.
Post-Brexit, there are 23 steps. In short, it means costs, hassle & trade damage. We’ve managed to introduce economic sanctions on ourselves.🤡