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Senin, 31 Oktober 2022

Braverman's battling performance delighted supporters but she's not out of trouble yet | Jon Craig - Sky News

So it's all a "political witch-hunt", is it?

That was the claim made by the embattled Suella Braverman on Halloween.

For a gruelling hour and 40 minutes, she faced the wrath of opposition MPs over the Manston migration crisis, but delighted her supporters on the Tory benches.

In a noisy Commons showdown, the combative and confrontational home secretary came out fighting, bought herself some time in her battle for survival and lived to fight another day.

The migrant crisis, she declared, was nothing less than "an invasion on our south coast", before adding: "Let's stop pretending they are all refugees in distress."

Inflammatory language, opposition MPs protested.

In her opening statement she insisted she had never ignored legal advice.

"As a former attorney general, I know the importance of taking legal advice into account," she said, provoking howls of laughter from the Labour benches.

Then, answering Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, she really began to let rip at her opponents.

"The British people deserve to know which party is serious about stopping the invasion on our southern coast, and which party is not," she said.

And then she defiantly added: "There are some people who would prefer to be rid of me."

Cue uproar from Labour MPs, before she said: "Let them try!

"I know that I speak for the decent, law-abiding, patriotic majority of British people from every background who want safe and secure borders.

"Labour is running scared of the fact that this party might just deliver them."

Ah, the patriotic majority! The clear implication was that she meant Tory voters and that Labour is soft on migration and asylum seekers. Tory MPs loved it.

Well, most Tory MPs. Unfortunately for the home secretary, the first Conservative backbencher called by Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing was grumpy old Sir Roger Gale, whose constituency includes Manston.

He claimed the crisis was all Ms Braverman's fault, because she took the decision not to commission further accommodation. Not true, she insisted in reply.

Then came an exchange that was pure pantomime, as she said she was willing to apologise for mistakes but not for things she hadn't done.

"It has been said that I sent a top secret document," she protested. "That's wrong.

"It has been said that I sent a document about cyber-security. That's wrong.

"It has been said that I sent a document about the intelligence agencies that would compromise national security.

"That's wrong, wrong, wrong."

OK. we got the message, Suella!

Her Tory backbench cheerleaders were led by her Brexiteer ally Sir John Redwood, who said, fawning: "She spoke for the nation in saying we need to control this problem.

"I hope that all men and women of good will get behind her."

Her Brexiteer ally Steve Baker, now a Northern Ireland minister, sat alongside her on the front bench. Well, it's not as if there's any pressing business in Northern Ireland currently.

And her mentor and guru, the veteran right-winger and anti-woke crusader Sir John Hayes, to whom she sent an official document from her private email address and was sacked for it, slipped into the chamber quietly, midway through the long session.

Wisely, Sir John didn't attempt to catch the eye of the chair, which was by then occupied by another deputy speaker, Nigel Evans.

Towards the end of the lengthy exchanges, the home secretary revealed her true feelings about her predicament.

"This political witch hunt is all about is about ignoring the facts of the problem," she said.

Maybe. And while she did put up a fighting and uncompromising performance that delighted her supporters, she's not out of trouble yet. Witch-hunt or not.

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Dover migrant centre: Police search house over fire attack - BBC

Police are searching a house as they investigate a fire attack at a migrant centre at Dover Port.

Two or three devices - described as petrol bombs by a witness - were thrown by a man who was found dead at a nearby petrol station on Sunday.

Kent Police have confirmed he was a 66-year-old from the High Wycombe area - over 100 miles away from the Border Force facility.

Officers have also carried out a warrant at a property in High Wycombe.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Sir Roger Gale, MP for Kent constituency Thanet North, told MPs the suspect had been suffering from "very severe mental health difficulties".

Kent county councillor Nigel Collor said residents were "horrified" after the attack.

"I'd like to see them stop the boats coming across," he said.

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Mr Collar added: "I know this is something that's been going on for a few years and if they stopped the boats coming in you wouldn't have the problem.

"We've got to work closely with the French, haven't we? It's where they're coming from."

Police were called at 11.22 GMT on Sunday to The Viaduct, Dover, where the devices thrown by the suspect had started a fire.

Another device found in the man's car was later made safe by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit.

A photographer with Reuters news agency who witnessed the incident reported a man had thrown petrol bombs with fireworks attached before taking his own life.

Two people who had been inside the centre suffered minor injuries in the attack.

At the scene

By Michael Keohan, BBC Radio Kent, Dover

I am standing right beside the charred fence where the attack took place yesterday. There are petrol marks on the floor, I can see the burnt metal fence.

As far as police cordons go, you wouldn't know anything took place here.

As you walk around here, you're aware of an increased police presence, with officers checking who you are and what you're doing.

There's still a sense of heightened security, but all the police cordons have been lifted and most of the emergency services have left.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman described the attack as "shocking".

"While I understand the desire for answers, investigators must have the necessary space for work," she said.

"My priority remains the safety and wellbeing of our teams and contractors, as well as the people in our care."

She also confirmed the migrant centre is now "fully operational" after the attack.

Dover Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke said she was "deeply shocked" and said the situation on the ground was "concerning".

She said there had been another incident last weekend, but did not go into detail, as she called for urgent Anglo-French efforts to end small boat Channel crossings.

Kent Police, which is leading the investigation, said it was not currently treating the incident as terrorism.

Philip Blair, 63, was in his workshop in Northbourne, nine miles from Dover, where he believes he heard a number of "substantial booms".

"It was coming from the direction of Dover but it was colossal. It sounded like a sonic boom," he said.

"I can't believe that an incendiary device could make that sound. It was very loud and I was shocked."

Sir Roger Gale, the Conservative MP for North Thanet, told BBC Radio Kent it was "a very sad event" and a degree of understanding was needed.

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Minggu, 30 Oktober 2022

Two men killed after shooting in south London - Sky News

Two men have been killed after a shooting in south London.

Police were called to reports of gunshots in Railton Road, Brixton, at about 7.50pm on Sunday.

Armed officers attended the scene, along with ambulance crews, and found two men injured.

They were both pronounced dead at the scene. The Metropolitan Police have said no arrests have been made.

A badly-damaged car was pictured at the scene of the incident, while an eyewitness told Sky News they saw emergency services giving CPR to a person on the ground.

A Met Police spokesman said the nature of the victims' injuries has not been confirmed at this time.

However a police officer close to the scene confirmed to Sky News that someone had been shot.

Sebastian Morrison, who lives nearby, told local news site MyLondon that residents had reported hearing 12 shots and "fire exchanged between a pair on a moped and people in a car".

The victims have not been formally identified and their next of kin are yet to be informed, the Met Police said.

Post-mortem examinations will be held in due course, the force added.

A number of roads in the area are closed and crime scenes are in place.

Residents have been told they will see an enhanced police presence in the area and have been urged to speak to officers if they have information about the incident.

The shooting comes just days after two men were shot dead in east London, with a third man left critically injured.

Saydi Abu Sheikh, 23, and 32-year-old Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed died of gunshot wounds at the scene in Ilford in the early hours of Tuesday.

A third man, aged 30, was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, the Met Police said.

There is no suggestion the two shooting incidents are connected.

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2022-10-30 22:56:17Z
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Sunak signals he could attend UN climate summit - Financial Times

Rishi Sunak has opened the door to a possible U-turn over his decision not to attend next month’s UN COP27 climate change summit after growing criticism from Tory MPs.

Sunak’s allies said on Sunday that the prime minister’s priority “first and foremost has to be focusing on domestic issues” but they left open the possibility that he might fit in the summit in Egypt that starts on November 6.

“Going depends on progress,” said one, adding that Sunak’s diary was currently focused on dealing with the economic crisis and the government’s autumn statement due on November 17.

Last week Downing Street said Sunak would not attend the COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh because of “pressing domestic commitments”. Joe Biden, US president, and the French leader Emmanuel Macron are among those who will attend.

The prime minister’s initial decision not to attend the UN conference added to the row over UK representation. King Charles has been advised by Downing Street not to attend the event.

Downing Street’s acknowledgment on Sunday that Sunak might find time to go to the COP27 summit came after Alok Sharma, the government’s climate tsar, criticised the prime minister’s priorities.

Sunak removed Sharma from the cabinet last week and the climate envoy lost his status as a minister.

Sharma, president of the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year, said Sunak’s expected non-attendance at the follow-up meeting in Egypt was “disappointing” and could damage Tory prospects at the next election.

“I’m pretty disappointed that the prime minister is not going,” Sharma told the Sunday Times.

“I understand that he’s got a huge in-tray of domestic issues that has to be dealt with. But I would say that going to COP27 would allow for engagement with other world leaders. And I think it does send a signal — if the prime minister was to go — about our renewed commitment to the issue.”

Sharma, who will hand over the COP presidency from the UK to Egypt at the summit, said one reason Australian conservatives did not win this year’s election was “because people didn’t feel they took this issue seriously enough”.

Tensions over Sunak’s stance on the COP27 summit could rise further if Boris Johnson, former prime minister, decides to attend the conference. Johnson played a key role in raising the profile of the COP26 event in Glasgow.

Johnson’s spokesman declined to deny a report in the Observer newspaper that the former prime minister was considering going to the event.

Former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries said on Twitter: “The prime minister is WRONG not to go to COP. Global warming is the biggest crisis facing our planet.”

Anthony Browne, another Tory MP, said on Sunday that Sunak was “wrong” not to authorise the King’s attendance at the summit.

He tweeted: “The King has been leading world opinion on climate change and his presence will help ensure a successful summit. It is essential that the UK retains its international leadership on reaching net zero.”

However, some Conservative MPs have praised Sunak for having the correct priorities — they said the prime minister should focus on the Autumn Statement.

Jacob Rees-Mogg, former business secretary, tweeted last week: “The cost of living won’t be solved in Sharm el-Sheikh where each hotel room for the conference is £2,000 a night.”

The climate issue resonates particularly strongly with younger voters, a demographic with whom the Conservatives have struggled to connect for many years.

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove told the BBC the government had a good record on working towards a net zero carbon target by 2050. “Even more important than who goes is what we do,” he said.

Speaking in London on Sunday, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said she would not be attending the COP27 summit, a decision she said she had come to for “many reasons.”

The COP meetings were “a way of trying to achieve change in a slow way”. “As it is now, COPs are not really going to lead to any major changes, unless of course we use them as opportunity to mobilise” and make people realise the need for drastic and society-wide change, she said.

Thunberg added that the opportunities for protest at this year’s meeting in Egypt would be “extremely limited”. “It will be difficult for activists to make their voice heard,” she said.

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Suspect found dead after petrol bombs thrown at Border Force immigration centre in Dover - Sky News

The suspect has been found dead after petrol bombs were thrown at a Border Force migrant centre in Dover, police have said.

Emergency crews were called to the site in Kent shortly after 11.20am after Reuters news agency - who had a photographer at the scene - reported that a man had thrown petrol bombs attached with fireworks at the centre.

The photographer captured the moment the man hurled the homemade bomb from the car window. The man was seen with a lighter in his hand as he threw the container towards the centre.

He then took his own life following the incident, the agency said.

Witness Brian Wood told Sky News he was about 200 metres away from the migrant centre and heard "three bangs" and saw smoke.

"Then I heard the alarms going and people yelling and shouting," he added.

Kent Police said "two to three incendiary devices" were thrown at the centre by "a single suspect who arrived at the scene in a car".

Two people suffered minor injuries and the suspect was later found dead at a nearby petrol station, the force added.

Officers found a further device in the suspect's vehicle which has been confirmed safe, Kent Police said.

Around 700 suspected migrants have been moved from the site to Manston migrant processing centre in Kent "to ensure safety during the initial phase of the police investigation", according to the force.

Earlier this week, an immigration watchdog said he was left "speechless" by conditions at Manston, and warned the site has already passed the point of being unsafe.

Chief inspector of borders and immigration, David Neal, told MPs on Wednesday that Manston was originally meant to hold between 1,000 and 1,600 people, but there were 2,800 at the site when he visited on Monday, with more arriving.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman described the incident in Dover as "distressing" and said she was "receiving regular updates" on the situation.

"My thoughts are with those affected, the tireless Home Office staff and police responding," she added.

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said he was also being kept up to date, tweeting: "Earlier today there was a serious incident at Dover.

"I am being kept regularly updated by the police.

"My sympathies are with those involved and my thanks and admiration are with Kent Police and Border Force officers as they go about their essential work to keep us safe."

Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper tweeted it was a "deeply shocking incident", adding: "Thank you to the emergency services for responding. Thoughts with all those affected by this."

Natalie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover, said she was "deeply shocked".

It comes as almost 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK yesterday, making the treacherous journey across the world's busiest shipping lane and landing at Dover.

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Dover migrant centre: Man found dead near scene of fire attack - BBC

A man has been found dead after incendiary devices were thrown at a Home Office migrant centre in Dover.

Two or three devices were thrown by the suspect, who was found dead at a nearby petrol station shortly afterwards, Kent Police said.

Another device found in the man's car was later made safe by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit.

Two people who had been inside the centre suffered minor injuries in the attack.

No motive has been given for the incident, described by Home Secretary Suella Braverman as "distressing".

A photographer with Reuters news agency who witnessed the incident reported a man had thrown petrol bombs with fireworks attached before taking his own life.

Local MP Nathalie Elphicke also said she understood the suspect had killed himself.

Police had been called at 11.22 GMT on Sunday to The Viaduct, Dover, where the devices thrown by the suspect had started a fire.

The site remained open but around 700 suspected migrants were moved to Manston asylum processing centre for their safety during the initial stages of the police investigation.

A group of migrants at the centre following the incident

The investigation is being led by Kent Police rather than counter-terrorism officers.

Posting to Twitter earlier, Ms Braverman said: "I am receiving regular updates on the situation.

"My thoughts are with those affected, the tireless Home Office staff and police responding. We must now support those officers as they carry out their investigation."

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The Conservative MP for Dover said she was "absolutely shocked and appalled" by the incident and that "tensions have been rising" over the numbers of migrants arriving in the town.

"I have expressed my concerns over security of the centre in Dover," she said. "I don't think this is the appropriate place for a migrant-receiving centre. Dover is an extremely busy and open port."

Speaking to LBC radio, Ms Elphicke said the motivation of the perpetrator was so far unknown, but the centre is "a well-known facility" where small boats arrive before people are taken to the Manston asylum processing centre in Kent.

Home Office Minister Robert Jenrick said he was being updated on the incident by Kent Police.

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Senin, 31 Oktober 2022

Braverman's battling performance delighted supporters but she's not out of trouble yet | Jon Craig - Sky News

Dover migrant centre: Police search house over fire attack - BBC

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