Refugee women and children migrating to Scotland face sexual violence The report prepared by the SEREDA project collaborates with experts across the world. Daily Record · Dec 9, 2022
Sexual harassers in the street will be jailed for up to two years under new law It is understood the new legislation would cover the most serious incidents, such as aggressive or obscene comments and driving slowly alongside someone walking - rather than wolf-whistling Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Labour wants to fast-track asylum cases from ‘safe’ countries to clear backlog Shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, says she would prioritise applications from countries such as Albania The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022
The 12 strikes of Christmas as potential ONE MILLION workers fight for fair pay In the run-up to Christmas there will be strikes on railways, roads, buses and airports. Nurses, ambulance staff, paramedics and postal workers will also walk out, with many losing pay as a result Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Christmas travel chaos: How Border Force and rail strikes could affect festive travel plans On top of previously announced train strikes, airline passengers ‘should be prepared for their plans to be severely disrupted’ over Christmas, the immigration minister has said The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of people impacted by passport delays this year – watchdog The National Audit Office said longer waits ‘created anxiety for those with travel plans and hampered people’s ability to prove their identity’. The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Asylum tribunal capacity extended in bid to tackle backlog of 25,000 cases It comes as a senior Tory MP condemns the Home Office for illegal migration rhetoric Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2022
Travellers warned of Christmas disruption amid strikes at Manchester Airport The Home Office advises that immigration and customs checks may take longer during peak times on strike days Liverpool Echo · Dec 7, 2022
Immigration staff at busiest UK airports to strike over Christmas In a dispute over pay, staff in passport booths would walk out on eight days from December 23 to 31, union says. Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022
Newport hotel reportedly close to provide accommodation for asylum seekers The Home Office said the number of people arriving in the UK 'has put our asylum system under incredible strain' Wales Online · Dec 7, 2022
Christmas travel chaos: How Border Force and rail strikes could affect festive travel plans ‘If they go ahead with those strikes there will be undeniable, serious disruption caused to many thousands of people who have holiday plans’ – home secretary, Suella Braverman The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Christmas travel chaos ahead after airport passport control strikes announced Series of Border Force walk-outs planned over pay, pensions and jobs Wales Online · Dec 7, 2022
Windrush victim granted right to remain in UK after 10-year battle Roy Harrison slept in bin shed and lost partner and business after being charged with crime he says he didn’t commit The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022
Albanian ambassador hits out at ‘campaign of discrimination’ amid rise in Channel crossings Qirjako Qirko repeatedly told MPs his government has ‘no information’ about an increase in people from the Balkan state making the journey to the UK. The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022 Foreign Office making ‘draconian’ cuts to overseas aid, says Andrew Mitchell Development minister says Ukrainian refugees have affected costs while UK ‘no longer a development superpower’
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 Three arrested over Bolivian people smuggling using common travel area The Home Office believes migrants were charged thousands of pounds to be flown from Bolivia to the UK through Ireland.
Chronicle Live · Dec 6, 2022 'Frankly disturbing': MP calls for Medomsley inquiry and stop to women suffering on the same site Jarrow MP Kate Osborne visited Derwentside Women’s Immigration Removal Centre on Monday
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022 Record 7 million passports processed this year as Brits embrace post-pandemic travel An average of almost 700,000 passports have been processes each month of 2022
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022 Harry’s libel claim against Mail on Sunday paused for settlement discussions Harry is suing Associated Newspapers Limited over an article about his separate case against the Home Office regarding UK security arrangements.
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 Sunak says Government must ‘go further’ in tackling crime Progress on reducing crime was discussed at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting – but widespread industrial action was not.
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 Border Force strikes: minister confirms army would be brought in but warns ‘there will be disruption’ ‘We are now in a position to call significant industrial action,’ say Home Office staff
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022 British man separated from wife and young son for more than a year amid Home Office visa battle Dylan Watkins lives in Cambridge with his two daughters while his wife and son live in Egypt
Chronicle Live · Dec 6, 2022 Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre requires 'urgent improvement' in safety procedures Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) holds a number of extremely vulnerable women but inspection of the centre found the need for 'urgent improvement' in areas of safety
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022 UN refugee body criticises ‘errors’ in asylum report backed by Braverman Organisation questions use of ‘illegal’ to describe asylum seekers in report calling for radical crackdown
Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022 Albanians should be barred from claiming asylum in UK, says minister Albanians should be barred from claiming asylum in the UK as they are coming from a “demonstrably safe” country, the Immigration Minister has said. Robert Jenrick said such individuals should be “excluded from the right to claim asylum” as he warned that current levels of migration into the UK were…