By Jennifer Scott, political reporter

Voters in Grimsby - one of Sky News's election Target Towns - have been offering their views on politics, politicians and "broken promises".

The electoral battle in Grimsby and Cleethorpes, the Target Towns, will be fierce. Labour will need an 11.7 point swing to win this newly-merged constituency back from the Conservatives.

In 2019, residents in Grimsby voted Tory for the first time since the end of the Second World War. The old Cleethorpes constituency was always more of a bellwether, having voted Conservative since 2010.

However, it has shed some of its rural, Conservative-voting residents in the merger.

Speaking on the Politics Hub With Sophy Ridge, small business owner Shannon said she might not vote in the next general election later this year as she "just can't trust anything anybody says".

She said she has felt this way since Brexit - something Grimsby was overwhelmingly in support of - because "we were promised 'x' and 'y' and it hasn't happened, so I'm just totally disengaged from it".

Asked whether local MPs on the panel - Conservative Lia Nici and Labour's Melanie Onn - could change her mind, Shannon said "possibly", but reiterated how let down local people feel.

"We're promised a lot, but it's never delivered," she said. "Talk of things happening... and then it doesn't happen and people are just fed up... have been told this is what we're going to get, but it doesn't actually happen. And that's why people have just lost faith."

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Following the prime minister's trip to Europe this week, Beth Rigby, Jess Phillips and Ruth Davidson examine whether Rishi Sunak is convincing on the world stage and ask if his announcement on defence spending will help the Conservatives' chances in next week's local elections.   

And after the Rwanda bill was passed this week - is this another win for the prime minister or a policy that he should have dumped months ago?   

Plus, what's the future for Scottish First Minister Hamza Yusuf following the breakdown of the coalition between the SNP and the Greens. Ruth Davidson who was the leader of the Scottish Conservatives gives her verdict.   

And how do MPs get deselected if they behave badly and can you become an MP if you have a past?  The team answer more of your questions. 

Listen here to the latest episode of Sky's Electoral Dysfunction podcast:

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The threat of deportation to Rwanda is causing migrants to head for Ireland instead of the UK, Ireland's deputy prime minister has said.

The Rwanda Bill, which will see asylum seekers "entering the UK illegally" sent to the central African nation - regardless of the outcome of their application - was passed on Tuesday, despite human rights concerns.

Micheal Martin told The Daily Telegraph that the policy was already affecting Ireland, as people were "fearful" of staying in the UK.

The former Taoiseach said: "Maybe that's the impact it was designed to have."

Mr Martin, who is also Ireland's foreign secretary, said asylum seekers were seeking "to get sanctuary here and within the European Union as opposed to the potential of being deported to Rwanda".

His words follow those of justice minister Helen McEntee, who told a scrutiny committee in the Irish parliament earlier this week that migrants and refugees were crossing the border with Northern Ireland.

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By Beth Rigby, political editor

Call it the Rishi Sunak reset week or, to borrow from The Spectator's Katy Balls, the shore-up Sunak week - the prime minister will be going into this weekend feeling the past few days have been a job well done. 

He has got his flagship Rwanda bill through parliament and is promising a "regular rhythm" of flights will be getting off the ground from July.

He has also got off the ground himself, with a dash to Poland and then Germany, in a show of strength with European allies in the face of Russian aggression.

As the US finally approved a $61bn military aid package for Ukraine, our prime minister announced he'd lift the UK's defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030.

That would amount to £87bn a year by the start of the 2030s, with the UK spending a cumulative extra £75bn on the military over the next six years.

That of course all hinges on winning an election, which I'll come to soon, but it is a commitment that throws a challenge to Labour and will delight those in his party who have been calling for increased defence spending for months in the face of growing global threats from Russia, China and Iran.

In Electoral Dysfunction this week, we discuss whether Rishi Sunak, having been battered for much of his premiership, is finally having a week on top?

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Former Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson has said the collapse of the power-sharing deal between the SNP and the Scottish Greens is a "pretty bitter divorce".

Speaking on Sky News' latest Electoral Dysfunction podcast, the Tory peer says: "This isn't a conscious uncoupling like Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. I mean, this is a proper a bitter doozy."

Humza Yousaf's future as first minster is now in the balance after the Greens said they would back a motion of no confidence in him (see post at 6.30am).

Green sources have told Sky News there is serious anger among the ousted party.

Mr Yousaf announced his plan to cut ties with the Greens on Thursday, following a bitter row over the SNP's climbdown on climate targets.

Ruth says the move was a "sign of weakness" from Mr Yousaf. 

"He had to pull the trigger before he was dumped," she says. 

You can hear Ruth's comments in full on Sky News' latest Electoral Dysfunction podcast.

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By Connor Gillies, Scotland correspondent

This has become a political bloodbath for Humza Yousaf.

He began the day under pressure to stamp his authority at the looming prospect of the SNP's government partners, the Greens, walking away in a row over ditched climate targets and growing scepticism of the Cass report on gender identity services for children.

The SNP leader and Scotland's first minister wanted to reset the narrative, to show he is in control.

He hauled Green ministers in for an 8am appointment, which I understand was very tense.

They were sacked on the spot.

In a hastily arranged news conference, Mr Yousaf told me I was wrong to suggest he is not really pulling the strings.

Let's remember he had hailed the SNP-Green alliance as "worth its weight in gold" fewer than 48 hours earlier.

Whatever his early morning intentions, it is not unreasonable to suggest it has spectacularly backfired.

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By Connor Gillies, Scotland correspondent, and Jennifer Scott, political reporter

The Scottish Green Party will join with rival MSPs to back a no-confidence motion in First Minister Humza Yousaf next week, after the SNP kicked its coalition partners out of government.

Mr Yousaf announced his plan to cut ties with the Greens earlier on Thursday, following a bitter row over the SNP's climbdown on climate targets.

And soon after, the Scottish Conservatives announced it would lodge a vote of no-confidence in him, claiming the first minister had "failed" in his role and had "focused on the wrong priorities for Scotland".

Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats agreed to back the motion, with its success hanging on whether Green Party MSPs joined the attack to give SNP critics a majority in Holyrood.

Its co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater have now confirmed their party they will join forces to condemn Mr Yousaf's leadership, with Green sources telling Sky News there was serious anger among the ousted party.

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Good morning!

Welcome back to the Politics Hub on Friday, 26 April.

Here's what's happening today:

• Humza Yousaf's future as Scotland's first minister hangs in the balance as his former allies the Scottish Greens say they will vote against him in a motion of no confidence;
• He will deliver a speech later today on the future of the labour market in an independent Scotland;
• Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves will be in Tees Valley today discussing the cost of living.

We'll be discussing all of this and more with:

• Jonathan Reynolds, shadow business and trade secretary at 8.15am;
• Baroness Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth secretary-general at 8.30am.

Follow along for the latest political news.

Thank you for following the latest political updates throughout the day, make sure to join us again tomorrow.

Before you go, here are some of today's top stories:

By Connor Gillies, Scotland correspondent

This has become a political bloodbath for Humza Yousaf.

He began the day under pressure to stamp his authority at the looming prospect of the SNP's government partners, the Greens, walking away in a row over ditched climate targets and growing scepticism of the Cass report on gender identity services for children.

The SNP leader and Scotland's first minister wanted to reset the narrative, to show he is in control.

He hauled Green ministers in for an 8am appointment, which I understand was very tense.

They were sacked on the spot.

In a hastily arranged news conference, Mr Yousaf told me I was wrong to suggest he is not really pulling the strings.

Let's remember he had hailed the SNP-Green alliance as "worth its weight in gold" fewer than 48 hours earlier.

Whatever his early morning intentions, it is not unreasonable to suggest it has spectacularly backfired.

Read the full analysis: