Windrush scandal caused by ‘30 years of racist immigration laws’ – report Exclusive: legislation has been designed to reduce the UK’s non-white population, according to leaked government paper The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022
Lewis: PM’s critics have spread misinformation about ministerial code changes The update means ministers found to have committed minor breaches of the standards rules will no longer have to resign. The Independent UK · May 29, 2022
‘It doesn’t make sense’: Ukrainian teenager left in limbo by Home Office Vlad Ksheminskyi, 16, is one of hundreds of teenagers still waiting for a Homes for Ukraine decision The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022
Over 500 Ukrainian children stuck waiting for UK visa decision Exclusive: sources say most have hosts ready under Homes for Ukraine scheme but have heard nothing The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022
Journalist in UK for 18 years ‘traumatised’ over Home Office delay that stopped her working ‘It’s like being othered to the nth degree’ says Dahaba Ali, who was told she couldn’t work due to a lengthy delay on her EU settlement application The Independent UK · May 29, 2022
Afghan man who came to UK as child tried to take his own life after being threatened with removal to Rwanda Exclusive: Hakim Khan says he ‘just wants to be human’ as criticism of the Home Office Rwanda scheme continues The Independent UK · May 29, 2022
Top police chief ‘demands answers’ after he was ruled out for National Crime Agency job Neil Basu is seeking an explanation from the Home Office after he was looked over for top job at NCA The Independent UK · May 28, 2022
Neil Basu to demand answers over failed bid to lead National Crime Agency Met assistant commissioner will ask Home Office why he was overlooked for top job The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2022
Police taser use doubles in four years in Bristol area as more officers allowed to carry devices There are concerns that expanded use could be a 'worrying erosion of safeguards' Bristol Post · May 27, 2022
Tory MP resigns from government with stinging rebuke at 'toxic culture' in Downing Street Paul Holmes quit his junior role as a PPS at the Home Office, saying the Sue Gray report's revelations of how No10 cleaners were treated were 'disappointing and unacceptable' Daily Mirror · May 27, 2022
Ukrainian teenager pleads with Home Office to allow her to come to Lanarkshire Nataliia Zavhorodnia has stepped up her efforts after her visa is delayed Daily Record · May 27, 2022
Migrant fruit pickers charged thousands in illegal fees to work on UK farms, investigation shows Evidence appears to show illicit payments taken from workers harvesting produce for M&S, Tesco and Waitrose The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022
Where will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stay during Queen’s Platinum Jubilee? Sussexes will attend Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations with their two children in June The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
Rise in UK asylum approvals renews fears about Rwanda transfers Home Office data shows majority of successful claimants arrived via small boats so may face prosecution The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022 Neil Basu’s bid for crime agency top job ends after alleged No 10 intervention Government has now effectively deterred senior Met officer from two of highest roles in law enforcement
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 Afghans ‘largest group’ fleeing to the UK by crossing the Channel – figures Out of 4,540 people detected arriving by small boats in the first three months of 2022, 24% were Afghan nationals according to the Home Office.
Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022 Refugees scared to visit GP or look for flats as Tories made UK a hostile nation Sally Daghlian OBE, Praxis CEO, says her charity for migrants and refugees sees the 'human cost' of the hostile environment created by the Conservative Party every single day
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 Asylum claims hit near 20-year high as backlog of cases soars There were 55,146 asylum applications in the UK in the year to March.
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 Channel crossings: Average arrivals per boat nearly doubles in 12 months A Home Office report said there had been an average of 32 people per small boat in January to March 2022.
Manchester Evening News · May 26, 2022 Death registration law change hope after MP's tearful plea for families of Manchester Arena victims Liam and Chloe Liam Curry and Chloe Rutherford's families want to register their deaths in person, but the law is stopping them
Daily Record · May 25, 2022 Plans to use a West Lothian hotel to house asylum seekers scrapped Council bosses had been told 81 refugees would be housed at the Cairn Hotel but this has been shelved
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 ‘Everybody’s getting their passport within four to six weeks’ says Boris Johnson HM Passport Office is currently advising that travellers leave 10 weeks to receive a new passport - with many holidaymakers reporting longer waiting times
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer taunts PM with quip about U-turn amid partygate furore The Labour leader adapted a line used by Caroline Aherne in her Mrs Merton guise as he said Boris Johnson was running down the country.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Where will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stay during Queen’s Platinum Jubilee? Sussexes will attend Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations with their two children in June
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022 British policing is institutionally racist. Until we admit it we’ll never win back trust Positive discrimination could encourage more black people to join the police so that our forces better represent their communities, says Neil Basu, assistant commissioner of the Met police