Brexit: Just 0.1% of asylum seekers returned as a result of extra ‘bureaucracy’ Just 21 out of 15,898 people assessed by new unit – set up after returns agreement was lost – have left UK The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Sandiacre residents in fear of groups of single male asylum seekers after Home Office takes over hotel A parish council meeting heard hundreds of asylum seekers now lived in the town Nottingham Post · Nov 2, 2022
France and UK need to do more on Channel migrant crisis, Cabinet minister admits Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the authorities on both sides of the English Channel needed to step up work to tackle small boat crossings. The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Suella Braverman showing public she ‘gets it’ with migrant ‘invasion’ rhetoric, says minister ‘Good thing’ for politicians to show they’re in touch, says cabinet minister The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Hundreds moved from immigration centre amid overcrowding concerns HUNDREDS have been moved out of an immigration centre in Kent following concerns it had become dangerously overcrowded. The National (Scotland) · Nov 2, 2022
Manston asylum conditions could see riots and hunger strikes, government warned ‘I think we’ll see a serious breakdown in public order’, warns prison officers’ chief The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Wednesday briefing: The reality behind Suella Braverman’s claims of an asylum seeker ‘invasion’ In today’s newsletter: Veteran home affairs journalist Alan Travis weighs in for this survey, by the numbers, of how immigration became the dominant feature of the Home Office’s brief – and a near-constant issue The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022
More austerity, more division, more decline: Sunak is merely a sequel in a tired Tory franchise The new prime minister’s main redeeming quality is that he is not his predecessors. What a sorry waste of 12 years in power The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022
Albania criticises UK’s lack of cooperation over Channel crossings Government sources in Tirana say UK has failed to provide information or agree a deportation deal The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022
'Several hundred' people moved from migrant processing centre amid fears of dangerous overcrowding Site designed to hold up to 1,600 people for no more than 24 hours was holding 4,000 people Wales Online · Nov 2, 2022
‘Unacceptable crisis’ of lone children in asylum hotels needs urgent action, councils say During July and September this year, 1,322 lone children were housed by the Home Office in hotels The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Hundreds of migrants moved from Manston processing centre amid overcrowding Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said the number of migrants at the site had ‘fallen substantially’ on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Suella Braverman created 'first refugee camp on British soil' warns senior Tory The Home Secretary is accused of breaking the law by detaining new arrivals at a former military base in Kent for weeks on end and holding up the booking of hotel rooms Daily Mirror · Nov 1, 2022
‘Invasion’ of the UK? Experts dubious of Suella Braverman’s claim Home secretary’s comments ignore relatively low numbers of migrants to UK compared with EU countries The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Charities outrage at Suella Braverman’s ‘harmful’ child migrant X-ray plans Charities say the under-fire cabinet minister, who was reappointed to the job just a week after she was forced to resign over a security breach, risks measures that will ‘harm’ children
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Suella Braverman plans for vulnerable child refugees to undergo X-rays Capacity of Home Office systems ‘not sufficient’ to deal with asylum claims, warns Tory MP
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022 Labour refers Suella Braverman to financial watchdog over email leak Exclusive: ‘Growth visas’ policy leak could have influenced markets and breached market abuse laws, letter to FCA argues
The Conversation · Nov 1, 2022 The UK's asylum system is in crisis, but the government – not refugees – is to blame Kent Police are investigating an attack on a Home Office migrant processing centre in Dover, after incendiary devices were reportedly thrown at the building on Sunday October 30 2022. Reports have said that witnesses at the scene described these devices as petrol bombs, with one found in the car of…
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Tom Tugendhat could face driving ban after using mobile phone at the wheel The Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, 49, has apologised after he was stopped by police in his Skoda 4×4 in Wandsworth on April 4.
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Tom Tugendhat: Government minister faces possible driving ban for using phone behind the wheel Home Office minister accused of breaking the law in south west London
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Sunak says UK is a welcoming country after Braverman’s migrant ‘invasion’ claim Rishi Sunak stressed that the country would always be ‘compassionate’ but said the UK had to control its borders.
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Revealed: Most Albanian asylum seekers granted UK visas are trafficked women Exclusive: 86 per cent of people granted visas were women in genuine need of protection
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Calls to clear asylum backlog amid concerns over conditions at Manston centre Immigration minister admits decisions on asylum claims ‘taking too long’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022 Peers called on to kill public order bill targeting climate activists Petition signed by 300,000 people demands Home Office drops ‘attempt to overthrow democracy’
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 Migrants moved out of Manston amid overcrowding concerns Lucy Moreton of the Union for Borders, Immigration and Customs says the Home Office has ‘not replied’ to their requests for support.