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There are lies, damn lies, and then there is Home Office propaganda about migrants

Priti Patel spreads Tory myths about Albanians but official statistics tell a very different story

The Guardian - UK

40 people brought ashore in Kent as small-boat Channel crossings approach 25,000

Home Office figures also show spending on asylum has risen by 50% in two years and claims are highest for two decades

The Guardian - UK

More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 25,000

About 40 people were brought to Dungeness in Kent, including women and children.

The Independent UK

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All Scots councils to house asylum seekers as share projected to rise by 60%

Home Office Ministers want a fairer distribution across the UK by widening the dispersal policy.

Daily Record

Asylum seeker family forced to spend night on floor in Glasgow police station

A family with three children were forced to spend the night in the reception of a Glasgow Police station after they were stranded in Glasgow.

The National (Scotland)

Liverpool: Priti Patel visits scene of Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s murder

The Home Secretary said the continued use of guns in UK cities is a “major concern” as she pledged more cash to get weapons off the streets in the wake of the Liverpool shootings.On Friday, Priti Patel met police officers and visited the scene where Olivia Pratt-Korbel, nine, was shot…

Evening Standard

Albanian with British-born children faces deportation after decade in UK

Man, who has no criminal record, says Home Office is unfairly targeting Albanians as it fast-tracks removals

The Guardian - UK

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Gun crime across UK cities a ‘major concern’, Patel says during Liverpool visit

The Home Secretary visited Liverpool on Friday after nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot dead.

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker system costs UK £2 billion a year

It comes as the UK received the highest number of claims in two decades

Wales Online

Cost of UK asylum system tops £2billion a year for the first time

A total of 63,089 immigrant applications is also the highest number in any 12-month period since 2003

Wales Online

Cost of asylum tops £2bn a year for the first time

There are record backlogs in the system which has seen the highest number of applications for 20 years

The Independent UK

More asylum seekers told they could be sent to Rwanda ahead of High Court challenge

New ‘notices of intent’ sent to asylum seekers in hotels as Channel crossings continue to rocket

The Independent UK

Growing number of Afghans risking lives on small boats to reach UK

Afghans crossing the English Channel in small boats made up just under a fifth of arrivals in the first half of 2022, Home Office figures show.

The Independent UK

Spain, Portugal and more top holiday spots have begun charging tourists to enter, but will Irish people have to pay?

It’s not the only rule faced by UK tourists in Spain, as British tourists may be asked to prove that they can spend at least €100 per day

Irish Mirror

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The Independent UK

UK to fast-track failed Albanian asylum-seeker deportations

The U.K. has announced plans to “fast-track” the deportation of failed Albanian asylum-seekers as authorities combat a surge in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats

The Guardian - UK

Proportion of refugees granted UK asylum hits 32-year high

More than three-quarters have claims approved, as figures show big rise in Albanians crossing Channel

The Independent UK

‘Substantial’ increase in Albanians arriving in UK after Channel crossings

Albanians were rarely seen on migrant boats arriving on the south coast before this year.

Evening Standard

Albanians dominate small boat migration

Home Office figures show a leap in small boats crossing the Channel

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Daily Mirror

Refugees granted UK asylum hit 32-year high - just as Tories try to deport them to Rwanda

76% of asylum seekers are now being having their claims accepted by the UK - yet under the Rwanda scheme, thousands of them will be ruled 'inadmissible' to file a claim at all

Evening Standard

Council funding boosted to get lone migrant children out of hotels

The Refugee Council says there needs to be long-term solutions rather than ‘sticking plaster solutions’

The Guardian - UK

Home Office planning new deportation flight to Rwanda

Some asylum seekers have received letters saying government intends to remove them, the Guardian has learned

The Independent UK

Number of Albanians in migrant crossings ‘increased substantially’ – report

Fewer than 1,000 Albanian offenders have been deported from the UK since a removals agreement was signed last year.

The Independent UK

Home Office: Only 21 asylum seekers deported from UK in 18 months as Rwanda scheme stalls

Government hopes to make Rwanda a ‘safe third country’ for asylum processing after losing EU deal in Brexit

The Independent UK

Priti Patel unveils plan to fast-track ‘removal’ of Albanian migrants

Checks on migrants arriving by boat who are suspected of being Albanian will be fast-tracked, it is understood

The Independent UK

Councils to receive more money to get lone migrant children out of hotels sooner

The changes aim to ensure children get the care they need sooner, and reduce the costs of housing refugees and asylum seekers in hotel rooms.

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