Immigration – Ian Birrell

Published by The i paper (11th December, 2023) Rishi Sunak was right about one thing when he won the top job little more than a year ago. Declaring […]

Africa / Immigration / Policy / Rwanda

Ruling on Rwanda is a win for decency

Published by The i paper (30th June, 2023) What a fine start to the day. First came a forceful report from the Conservative-dominated Privileges Committee condemning the Boris […]

Immigration / Policy / Technology

Lineker has exposed the depth of culture wars

Published by The i paper (13th March, 2023) I have been in Ukraine, reporting on a nation fighting for its future while watching an explosive debate at home […]

Africa / Immigration / Policy / Politics / Rwanda

The prince is as hypocritical as the PM

Published by The i paper (13th June, 2022) Prince Charles is right: the Government’s plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda is “appalling”. It is a callous, […]

Europe / Immigration / Policy / Ukraine

Blitz spirit that puts Britain to shame

Published by The i paper (14th March, 2022) One night last week I found myself without anywhere to stay. This was unsurprising: I was in a city in […]

Belarus / Europe / Germany / Immigration / Poland / Policy

A grotesque game of human ping-pong

Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th November, 2021) We met deep inside Europe’s last remaining primeval forest, where bison and wolves roam beneath ancient towering oaks. ‘I […]

Belarus / Europe / Immigration / Lithuania / Policy

How migrants are being used as weapons

Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th August, 2021) The pandemic has crushed the global tourism industry, with thousands of flights cancelled and millions of holidays postponed – but […]

Feature / Immigration / Policy / Race

Winners, on and off the pitch

Published by The i paper (5th July, 2021) One by one, the institutions that bind our country stumbled. We saw our collective faith in the banks, BBC, church, […]