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Scots heading abroad face passport renewal chaos, warns SNP MP

EXCLUSIVE: Marion Fellows has demanded the Home Office recruits more staff to deal with a "predictable" backlog in passport applications.

Daily Record

Asylum seeker left in cruel limbo for 18 years by Home Office

Letter: A reader deplores the way one Zimbabwean asylum seeker has been treated

The Guardian - UK

Johnson threatens to privatise Passport Office over backlog

As travel chaos looms, PM also reported to have warned DVLA over delays in processing applications

The Guardian - UK

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Ex-Tory MP guilty of molesting boy was on panel advising on grooming gangs

Imran Ahmad Khan advised government on child sexual exploitation while under police caution

The Guardian - UK

Family face losing £1,200 on holiday to Spain due to 'nightmare' passport delays

Some passengers are concerned they will lose thousands of pounds on pre-booked summer holidays due to lengthy renewal delays – despite filing their applications months ago

Daily Mirror

Prime Minister threatens Passport Office with privatisation over backlog

Boris Johnson also put the DVLA and other ‘arm’s length’ bodies on notice, a senior Government source said.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel declared Bond premier ticket through Home Office as film ‘connected’ to role, minister claims

‘Why is that in her ministerial capacity?’

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Passport warning amid Home Office 'shambles' that could ruin your summer holiday

The government says people should apply for their new passports long in advance of their expiry as delays clog up the system ahead of the summer holidays

Bristol Post

Married Home Office manager ‘covertly tried to drug lover with abortion pill to induce miscarriage’

‘If Ms Slade had kept the baby then his double life would have come crashing down around him,’ court hears

The Independent UK

Urgent UK passport warning as travellers could lose summer holidays over application surge

The Home Office is witnessing a surge in passport application forms with a million received last month, and have issued an urgent warning to anyone planning on going abroad this summer.

Edinburgh Live

How to urgently renew your passport as Home Office warns of enormous backlog

The Home Office has warned that passport applications could take longer than expected as millions of Brits delayed their passport renewals during the Covid-19 pandemic

Daily Mirror

Send for new passports ‘as soon as possible’ for summer holidays, minister warns

Conservative MP Simon Hoare described the passport backlog as ‘unprecedented, true, but foreseeable, absolutely’.

The Independent UK

Travellers could lose summer holidays as minister warns of ‘unprecedented surge’ in passport applications

Exclusive: The Independent first asked for the UK Passport Office for its plans to deal with rising applications two years ago

The Independent UK

Brits warned to renew passports 'ASAP' as 'shambles' set to ruin summer holidays

The Passport Office is suffering chaotic backlogs with a 10-week processing time - so Brits should check their expiry date and renew if necessary 'as soon as possible' to avoid being caught out

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The Independent UK

Peers defeat government over ‘repugnant’ threat to election watchdog’s independence

Lords votes against plan to give ministers powers to set Electoral Commission’s priorities

The Guardian - UK

PM swerves the Commons to channel the Bard in Bury

Instead of briefing MPs on his India visit, Boris Johnson headed north to kick a football around and quote Shakespeare

The Guardian - UK

Home Office shambles is putting Ukrainian refugees’ lives at risk

Letters: Lee Kneller, Michael and Linda Holmshaw, and Anne Davies are all caught up in the bureaucratic mess of the UK’s visa schemes for people fleeing war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Homes for Ukraine hosts protest over Home Office visa delays

MPs presented with dossier of 986 cases where visas have been applied for but not yet granted

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Daily Mirror

Tories abandon plan to turn refugee boats around mid-Channel after furious outcry

Home Secretary Patel had tried to incorporate the policy into the Nationality and Borders Bill back in December, claiming it will curb dangerous crossings and allow Brits to gain control of their borders.

The Independent UK

Government withdraws migrant pushback policy ahead of High Court challenge

The policy would have allowed border force patrols to intercept migrant vessels in the Channel and return them to France.

Leeds Live

Premier League join Leeds United CEO Angus Kinnear in opposition as government confirm regulator

Kinnear strongly opposed plans for an independent regulator in football that the government have today given the green light

Nottingham Post

Ten major changes to English football and what they mean for Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive brings the latest on an independent regulator being introduced in English football as the Government offers 'formal support' to fan-led review

The Independent UK

Priti Patel abandons ‘pushbacks’ in Channel days before legal challenge

Government lawyers confirm controversial tactic has been withdrawn, week before hearing was due to begin

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel’s refugee pushback policy withdrawn days before legal review

Government lawyers confirm Home Office plan to force small boats back to France has been abandoned

The Independent UK

Fewer than 200 asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda under existing rules, data analysis shows

New figures cast doubt over Boris Johnson’s claim that tens of thousands will be removed under new deal

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