The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

A hostile environment baton passed from Theresa May to Priti Patel – and a decade of cruelty

From ‘Go home’ vans to Rwanda deportation flights, there has been a lot to learn, but we can’t and won’t succumb to despair, says author Kamila Shamsie

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022

England's Euros defeat and lockdown easing led to hate crime surge - with rise of more than a third in Greater Manchester

A teenager was jailed for sending racist tweets to footballer Marcus Rashford

Manchester Evening News · Jun 23, 2022

New asylum seekers still being locked up for removal to Rwanda despite questions over legality of policy

Exclusive: Ministers accused of being ‘untethered from any sense of morality or legality’ as government continues to detain people under policy that may be ruled unlawful next month

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Ministers ‘face backlash over flights to Rwanda’

Dominic Raab says a “robust approach” will be taken to ensure future migrant flights leave for Rwanda

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2022

Rwanda policy could create ‘more dangerous’ routes to UK, Home Office admits

‘It would be a pyrrhic victory if this set of policies were successful in closing down the small boat route but created something even more dangerous,’ Matthew Rycroft tells MPs

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

UK to admit unaccompanied Ukrainian children if they have parental consent

The Government is easing rules to allow Ukrainians under 18, fleeing the Russian invasion unaccompanied, to come to the UK

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2022

Channel crossings resume following quiet weekend

A total of 49 people were brought to Dover on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

London mayor calls for free NHS care for all UK residents to help ‘prevent another Windrush scandal’

Currently some migrants, mainly Black and Asian, can face being charged upfront fees for healthcare that is not deemed urgent or immediately necessary, or be charged retrospectively for urgent treatment.

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Nottingham pastor opens up on how Windrush Generation's dignity inspired him

He has helped victims get support and justice for years

Nottingham Post · Jun 22, 2022

Windrush: only one in four applicants have received compensation

Figure comes four years after people wrongly classified as illegal immigrants were promised redress

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022