Rebellions, reshuffles and Cameron’s return
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What a turbulent week in politics: home secretary Suella Braverman sacked, the government’s flagship Rwanda policy deemed unlawful by the Supreme Court and a major Labour rebellion. Not to mention the return of David Cameron. Lucy Fisher is joined by the FT’s George Parker and Stephen Bush to chew over events. And the FT’s William Wallis goes through the government’s options for revitalising its plan to remove asylum seekers to Rwanda.  Free links: Why the UK Supreme Court ruled against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda policy  Sunak reshuffle shows a government running on empty Starmer suffers major rebellion over Israel-Hamas war  How David Cameron tried to make his fortune with cash from China Follow Lucy, Stephen and George on X @LOS_Fisher, @stephenkb and @GeorgeWParker Sign up here for 30 free days of Stephen Bush's Inside Politics newsletter, winner of the World Association of News Publishers 2023 Best Newsletter award.  Presented by Lucy Fisher. Produced by Audrey Tinline. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Audio mix and original music by Breen Turner. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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