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I’ve been left in limbo by a failing asylum system

Letters: Ahmad Jaber, who arrived in the UK three years ago, says he has been separated from his family and held in never-ending limbo. Plus letters from Graham Charkham, Mo Hutchison, Emma Tait and John Pelling

The Guardian - UK

Army officer takes charge of command launched in bid to tackle Channel crossings

Major General Duncan Capps will take on the role of clandestine Channel threat commander

The Independent UK

Asylum claim rejections show the UK government has little understanding of what people are fleeing – and it's costing lives

After yet another tragedy in the Channel, there is no doubt that something needs to be done to improve the processes overseeing asylum seekers coming to the UK, through whatever route. The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has outlined a five-point plan to fix Britain’s broken immigration system.

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easyJet issues Christmas warning ahead of 'major disruption' during strikes

easyJet has warned air travellers that Border Force strikes could lead to long delays at Gatwick, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester airports over the Christmas period

Daily Mirror

Police using force on Black people at higher rates than white people, data shows

Exclusive: Black people accounted for 14 per cent of all ‘use of force’ incidents

The Independent UK

Fears more asylum seekers in Cardiff could be left homeless

Council bosses said the UK's asylum seeker system is at "breaking point"

Wales Online

Harry reveals anguish about losing police protection

The Duchess of Sussex broke down in tears as she described receiving death threats online.

The Independent UK

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Victim blaming by police officers is harming rape investigations, report finds

Some police officers believe that most reports of rape are merely “regretful sex”, a shocking new report finds

The Independent UK

Family of man who died after crossing Channel did not hear of death for 11 days

Family of Hussein Haseeb Ahmed, 31, from northern Iraq, call for answers about what happened to him

The Guardian - UK

Braverman refuses safe alternatives to Channel crossings despite more drownings

Government says it will only create new alternatives to Channel crossings after ‘dealing with smugglers’

The Independent UK

Police forces in line for below-inflation funding increase

The Home Office said the proposed £287 million cash increase will enable forces to maintain additional officers they have recruited.

The Independent UK

Every strike date planned for the rest of the year including nurses, posties and rail workers

Hundreds of thousands of workers are either currently on strike or due to take action in December and beyond

Wales Online

Asylum crackdown comes months after government last promised to ‘fix broken asylum system’

Political amnesia sees the prime minister present previous government’s proposals as ‘new steps’, Lizzie Dearden writes

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Sunak’s asylum plan: tough talk can’t mask past failures

Editorial: Tackling the backlog of claims is the right idea. But the government seems unlikely to achieve it

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Evening Standard

Why I quit as an adviser to Suella Braverman’s Home Office

When Suella Braverman referred to the refugee crisis as an invasion I knew there was no way I could work with her, nor could I keep quiet about this dark path the Government seeks to continue.

The Independent UK

International students bring ‘substantial benefits’ to UK, government told as crackdown considered

Suella Braverman claimed family members were ‘piggybacking’ on student visas

The Independent UK

Ban on allowing asylum seekers to work ‘pushes them into exploitation’

Migration Advisory Committee calls for government to review arrangements amid labour shortages

The Guardian - UK

Fijian British army veteran injured on Afghan tour granted right to settle

Ioane Koroiveibau’s case gives hopes to hundreds of other Commonwealth nationals who served in UK forces

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The Guardian - UK

Trafficking victim wins landmark victory in Salvation Army data case

Woman receives payout and secures protections against charity sharing certain data with Home Office

The Independent UK

Fewer than 100 people arrested for arriving illegally under new laws

A Home Office spokesperson said a further 180 people had been arrested for other offences under the same Act.

The Independent UK

Tories’ ‘misleading’ £800bn post-Brexit trade deals claim condemned by watchdog

Tories should not have suggested rollover deals were ‘new’, says UK Statistics Authority

ABC News

How to wrench open the black box of algorithms that decide our fate

As algorithms make decisions about more and more parts of our lives, there are creative ways to seize back some control.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow call centre boss living life of luxury as staff laid off weeks before Christmas

Boss David Harper, who is linked to three failed companies, was enjoying lavish holidays abroad and lives in a £2million mansion while his staff were left with no jobs in the run up to Christmas.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office staff call for ‘unpalatable’ small boats deal to be scrapped

The PCS union has told the home secretary that the £63m France deal was ‘doomed to fail’, and that a safe passage visa was needed

Daily Record

Boss of Glasgow-based call centre lived life of luxury as staff lost jobs weeks before Christmas

David Harper was the boss of Glasgow-based Go-centric, which collapsed this month, leaving 650 staff – who were paid about £9 an hour – out of work.

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