The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Migrant staying at Manston processing centre dies in hospital

The man is understood to have arrived in the UK on a small boat a week ago.

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022

Migrant at Manston detention centre dies seven days after arriving in the UK

The man died in hospital this morning after "becoming unwell", said the Home Office, adding there is "no evidence at this stage" to suggest the death was caused by an infectious disease

Daily Mirror · Nov 19, 2022

Man being processed at Manston detention centre in Kent dies

Home Office confirms person who arrived in UK on small boat a week ago was taken ill and later died

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022

Hotel boss being offered 'obscene money' refuses to house asylum seekers

Owner claims that government representatives have been offering her £10,000 a week to close to the public and accommodate only refugees

Wales Online · Nov 18, 2022

Border Force trainees ‘stripped of free accommodation for asylum course’

People told to make daily round-trips of up to three hours and that not turning up on time may result in failure, union says

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022

Skegness hotel boss says she rejected 'obscene money' to house asylum seekers

She says it's having a huge impact on the community

Nottingham Post · Nov 17, 2022

Commons speaker urged to stop Tory MPs naming asylum seekers’ hotels

Exclusive: Refugee Council says Home Office practice is to not name hotels to avoid targeting by far-right groups

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022

5 hotels in Skegness being used to 'house asylum seekers'

Asylum seekers have been thought to have been housed in three hotels in Skegness for around 10 months

Nottingham Post · Nov 15, 2022

Home Office’s ‘out-of-date’ grasp of fraud highlighted by watchdog

Government using six-year-old data while crime goes largely unchallenged, says National Audit Office

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022

Home Office ‘has no complete or up-to-date estimate of cost of fraud’ – watchdog

Fraud is the most commonly reported crime and made up 41% of offences in England and Wales in the year to June 2022.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022