Jamaica deportation row leaves 25 offenders in UK; HS2 green light; Pete Buttigieg's Oxford student days

<p><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/downing-street-deport-detainees-jamaica-a4359076.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">25 foreign national offenders are still in the UK </a>after being pulled from a deportation flight that was supposed to take them to Jamaica. The Evening Standard's Home Affairs Editor Martin Bentham explains how a legal row over mobile phones led to the Court of Appeal ruling the convicted prisoners had to stay. Also, it's over budget and behind schedule but <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/downing-street-deport-detainees-jamaica-a4359076.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HS2 has finally been given the go ahead</a> by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and the Evening Standard is backing him. And, ahead of the New Hampshire Democratic Party primary, features writer Sam Fishwick's been looking at <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/how-pete-buttigieg-became-the-democrats-charismatic-breakout-star-a4355366.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Buttigieg's time at Oxford University</a>, including how he allegedly snuck onto a north sea freighter to do his coursework in peace.</p><br><p>Subscribe, rate and review The Leader on Apple Podcasts, Acast, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>