Take 5: A news summary for anxious times

Lost your appetite for rolling news? These are the stories you need to know about this week…

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Hello, and welcome to this week’s Take Five – The Flock’s weekly news round-up designed to help you feel a little more in control of your current affairs consumption.

While the first section of this newsletter is not always the happiest read, the idea is to let you stay up to date with the issues most affecting women, without having to immerse yourself in wall-to-wall coverage.

As always, in addition to the week’s five key news stories, you’ll also find five positive tales to raise your spirits, along with five thought-provoking longer reads to dive into whenever suits you.

It’s news, curated especially for you, and in this overwhelming world, I hope that helps at least a little.

Now, to business…

The headlines­

1. UK government defends legality of immigration bill

Rishi Sunak yesterday branded Kier Starmer “another leftie lawyer” after accusing him of trying to stop action against small boat crossings.

It’s after the Labour leader described the Prime Minster as deluded for suggesting his party’s new immigration bill is fair and legal.

The pair argued in Commons after the government unveiled plans to ensure those arriving on small boats across the English Channel are not eligible for asylum.

Instead, the proposed law would see refugees detained without bail or judicial review and banned from claiming citizenship or re-entering the UK once removed.

Yesterday, the home secretary prompted anger by claiming that 100 million people worldwide qualify to come to the UK under current laws.

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