The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Ankle tags and 24/7 surveillance – this is how the UK treats new migrants

The government’s need to be seen as tough on immigration is driving the Rwanda plan and GPS monitoring – but at what cost, asks lawyer Janet Farrell

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

Ghosts of Empire: what Kwasi Kwarteng’s book tells us about him

A 2010 book on the British empire by the man set to be chancellor shows a very different worldview to that of some of his Tory colleagues

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

Albanian migrants crossing Channel ‘face criminal record checks by own police at Dover’

The measures would allow officers to fast-track anyone regarded as not ‘conducive to the public good’

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

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 · Aug 27, 2022

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 · Aug 27, 2022

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 · Aug 27, 2022

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) · Aug 26, 2022

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 · Aug 26, 2022

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 · Aug 26, 2022

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 · Aug 26, 2022