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Washington Post
04-08-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Faced with hardships at home, Ethiopians risk dangerous seas for a better life elsewhere
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The deadly shipwreck in waters off Yemen's coast over the weekend is weighing heavily on the hearts of many in Ethiopia. Twelve migrants on the boat that carried 154 Ethiopians survived the tragedy — at least 68 died and 74 remain missing . When Solomon Gebremichael heard about Sunday's disaster, it brought back heartbreaking memories — he had lost a close friend and a brother to illegal migration years ago.
Daily Mail
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Zia Yusuf: 'Britain is becoming a dystopian place of social unrest'
By Reform UK's Zia Yusuf has claimed that some of those 'most exercised' about the Channel migrant crisis are legal migrants. The multi-millionaire businessman, one of the leading figures in Nigel Farage's party, said anger about people entering the UK illegally via small boats is due to a sense of 'fairness'. 'It's not about good or bad [migrants] per se, it's about the sort of people who come here, and it's about numbers,' Mr Yusuf, the son of Sri Lankan parents, told the Financial Times. 'Some of the people who are most exercised about what is going on with illegal migration are legal migrants.' He added: 'It's about fairness... they had to go through a process, they had to wait.' A year on from an outbreak of rioting across Britain, in the wake of the Southport murders, Mr Yusuf issued a dire warning about the current state of the UK. 'Britain is trending to a dystopian place of social unrest and sectarian violence... foreigners are basically invading the country,' he said. 'Nigel used the word 'invasion' for a long time and got a huge amount of stick but... north of 160,000 men arriving on our beaches, the majority of them fighting-age men, I don't know what else you call that.' Last summer's violence followed false rumors spread online that the Southport suspect was an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat. Hotels housing asylum seekers were among the targets which saw protests and disorder. There have also been demonstrations outside hotels housing asylum seekers this summer, including multiple protests in Epping. But Mr. Yusuf denied that Reform is provoking violent disorder by stoking public anger about migration, following fierce criticism of Mr. Farage's comments after the Southport murders.'The argument that flagging the problems is responsible for people reacting negatively to the problem is bogus,' he added. 'All that Reform has done is emphasize the problems that actually exist.' Mr Yusuf is currently leading Reform's efforts to cut public spending across councils, following the party's local elections success in May. His work is based on the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) set up by Tesla boss Elon Musk in the US. Mr Yusuf is not among Reform's five MPs in the House of Commons, but is open to standing in a parliamentary by-election for the party. He is also eyeing a future role as Chancellor, should Reform win the next general election. 'I've started a business from scratch, I know what it takes to create value, I've worked in financial markets at top-tier investment banks,' he said. 'Chancellor is something I think would be of value.' Mr Yusuf remains one of the party's key figures despite his dramatic resignation as Reform's chairman in June. The 38-year-old quit the role - and briefly the party - following a row over banning the burqa. He described a question to the Prime Minister concerning a ban on burkas - which are worn by some Muslim women - from his party's newest MP as 'dumb'.
Daily Mail
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
'Some of those most exercised about illegal migration are legal migrants', says Reform UK's Zia Yusuf - as he warns Britain is becoming 'a dystopian place of social unrest'
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf has claimed that some of those 'most exercised' about the Channel migrant crisis are legal migrants. The multi-millionaire businessman, one of the leading figures in Nigel Farage 's party, said anger about people entering the UK illegally via small boats is due to a sense of 'fairness'. 'It's not about good or bad [migrants] per se, it's about the sort of people who come here, and it's about numbers,' Mr Yusuf, the son of Sri Lankan parents, told the Financial Times. 'Some of the people who are most exercised about what is going on with illegal migration are legal migrants.' He added: 'It's about fairness... they had to go through a process, they had to wait.' A year on from an outbreak of rioting across Britain, in the wake of the Southport murders, Mr Yusuf issued a dire warning about the current state of the UK. 'Britain is trending to a dystopian place of social unrest and sectarian violence... foreigners are basically invading the country,' he said. 'Nigel used the word 'invasion' for a long time and got a huge amount of stick but... north of 160,000 men arriving on our beaches, the majority of them fighting-age men, I don't know what else you call that.' Last summer's violence followed false rumours spread online that the Southport suspect was an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat. Hotels housing asylum seekers were among the targets which saw protests and disorder. There have also been demonstrations outside hotels housing asylum seekers this summer, including multiple protests in Epping. But Mr Yusuf denied that Reform is provoking violent disorder by stoking public anger about migration, following fierce criticism of Mr Farage's comments after the Southport murders. 'The argument that flagging the problems is responsible for people reacting negatively to the problem is bogus,' he added. 'All that Reform has done is emphasise the problems that actually exist.' Mr Yusuf is currently leading Reform's efforts to cut public spending across councils, following the party's local elections success in May. His work is based on the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) set up by Tesla boss Elon Musk in the US. Mr Yusuf is not among Reform's five MPs in the House of Commons, but is open to standing in a parliamentary by-election for the party. He is also eyeing a future role as Chancellor, should Reform win the next general election. 'I've started a business from scratch, I know what it takes to create value, I've worked in financial markets at top-tier investment banks,' he said. 'Chancellor is something I think would be of value.' Mr Yusuf remains one of the party's key figures despite his dramatic resignation as Reform's chairman in June. The 38-year-old quit the role - and briefly the party - following a row over banning the burqa. He described a question to the Prime Minister concerning a ban on burkas - which are worn by some Muslim women - from his party's newest MP as 'dumb'. But Mr Yusuf, who is Muslim himself, later backtracked on leaving the party and said his decision to stand down had been the result of 'exhaustion'. He claimed to have been working for 11 months as Reform chairman 'without a day off'. David Bull has since succeeded Mr Yusuf as party chairman.
Sky News
26-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News
Trump issues warning to leaders as he arrives in Scotland
Why you can trust Sky News Donald Trump has landed in Scotland for a four-day trip including high-level meetings - praising Sir Keir Starmer as "a good man" but calling illegal migration a "horrible invasion" that is "killing Europe". Crowds gathered at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire amid a major security operation for the US president's visit. Mr Trump told reporters: "I like your prime minister. He's slightly more liberal than I am... but he's a good man... he got a trade deal done. It's a good deal for the UK." The pair are expected to discuss potential changes to the UK-US trade deal which came into force last month. Trump left Air Force One to head to Turnberry, one of his Scottish golf courses. Part of the trip will include the opening of another course in Aberdeenshire, billed as "the greatest 36 holes in golf". "There's no place like Turnberry. It's the best, probably the best course in the world. And I would say Aberdeen is right up there," the US president said. " Sean Connery helped get me the [planning] permits. If it weren't for Sean Connery, we wouldn't have those great courses," he added. During the trip, President Trump will also hold discussions with Scotland's First Minister John Swinney and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is keen to secure a trade deal with the US. Mr Trump told reporters there was "a good 50-50 chance" of an agreement with the EU but added there were "maybe 20 different" sticking points. EU diplomats say a deal could result in a broad 15% tariff on EU goods and half of the 30% Trump is threatening to impose by 1 August. The US president touched on illegal immigration and gave European leaders a stark warning. "You better get your act together or you're not going to have Europe anymore. You got to get your act together," he said. "But you're allowing it to happen to your countries and you got to stop this horrible invasion that's happening to Europe. Immigration is killing Europe." 1:30 He was also scathing about the installation of wind turbines across the continent. "Stop the windmills. You're ruining your countries," he said. "It's so sad. You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds." Domestically, Mr Trump faces the biggest political crisis of his second term in office over his administration's handling of files linked to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019. He faced another round of questions after stepping off Air Force One. "You're making a big thing over something that's not a big thing. I'm focused on making deals, not on conspiracy theories that you are," he said. Mr Trump added that "now's not the time" to discuss a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's imprisoned accomplice. 17:35 👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 While the president's visit did attract some enthusiastic flag-waving supporters at Prestwick Airport, he is also likely to trigger a number of protests, prompting Police Scotland to call in support from other forces in the UK. The Stop Trump Scotland group has planned demonstrations on Saturday in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dumfries. About 70% of Scots have an unfavourable opinion of Mr Trump, while 18% have a positive opinion, an Ipsos poll in March found. Mr Trump is staying at his Turnberry property on Scotland's west coast this weekend, before travelling to Aberdeenshire on Monday, where he will open a second 18-hole course. He is due to return to the UK in September for a state visit hosted by the King - the first world leader in modern times to undertake two UK state visits.
Sky News
25-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News
'Immigration is killing Europe': Donald Trump issues warning to leaders as he arrives in Scotland
Donald Trump has landed in Scotland ahead of a four-day trip, which includes high-level meetings, praising Sir Keir Starmer as "a good man" but also calling illegal migration a "horrible invasion" that was "killing Europe". Crowds gathered at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire amid a major security operation for the US president's visit. Mr Trump told reporters: "I like your prime minister. He's slightly more liberal than I am... but he's a good man... he got a trade deal done. It's a good deal for the UK." The pair are expected to discuss potential changes to the UK-US trade deal which came into force last month. Trump left Air Force One to head to Turnberry, one of his Scottish golf courses. Part of the trip will include the opening of another course in Aberdeenshire, billed as "the greatest 36 holes in golf". "There's no place like Turnberry. It's the best, probably the best course in the world. And I would say Aberdeen is right up there," the US president said. " Sean Connery helped get me the [planning] permits. If it weren't for Sean Connery, we wouldn't have those great courses," he added. During the trip, President Trump will also hold discussions with Scotland's First Minister John Swinney and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is keen to secure a trade deal with the US. Mr Trump told reporters there was "a good 50-50 chance" of an agreement with the EU but added there were "maybe 20 different" sticking points. EU diplomats say a deal could result in a broad 15% tariff on EU goods and half of the 30% Trump is threatening to impose by 1 August. The US president touched on illegal immigration and gave European leaders a stark warning. "You better get your act together or you're not going to have Europe anymore. You got to get your act together," he said. "But you're allowing it to happen to your countries and you got to stop this horrible invasion that's happening to Europe. Immigration is killing Europe," he told reporters. 1:30 He was also scathing about the installation of wind turbines across Europe. "Stop the windmills. You're ruining your countries," he said. "It's so sad. You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds." Domestically, President Trump faces the biggest political crisis of his second term in office over his administration's handling of files linked to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019. He faced another round of questions after stepping off Air Force One. "You're making a big thing over something that's not a big thing. I'm focused on making deals, not on conspiracy theories that you are," he said. Mr Trump added that "now's not the time" to discuss a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's imprisoned accomplice. 17:35 👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 While the president's visit did attract some enthusiastic flag-waving supporters at Prestwick Airport, he is also likely to trigger a number of protests, prompting Police Scotland to call in support from other forces in the UK. The Stop Trump Scotland group has planned demonstrations on Saturday in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dumfries. About 70% of Scots have an unfavourable opinion of Trump, while 18% have a positive opinion, an Ipsos poll in March found. President Trump is staying at his Turnberry property on Scotland's west coast this weekend, before travelling to Aberdeenshire on Monday, where he will open a second 18-hole course. He is due to return to the UK in September for a state visit hosted by the King - the first world leader in modern times to undertake two UK state visits.
