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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

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

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.

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2022

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 · Dec 13, 2022

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

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

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

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.

ABC News · Dec 11, 2022

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.

Glasgow Live · Dec 11, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

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.

Daily Record · Dec 11, 2022

Black EU citizen with settled status temporarily denied entry into UK

Dahaba Ali Hussen, who has lived in London for 19 years, stopped while trying to board Eurostar in Paris

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

Revealed: ‘Appalling’ reality of healthcare inside the Home Office’s asylum hotels

GPs and healthcare workers have told The Independent about a catalogue of problems asylum seekers face, from lack of maternity care to dentistry

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022