The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Boris Johnson wrong to use Brexit to justify ‘morally delinquent’ Rwanda plan, says senior Tory

‘We are better than this – or at least, we used to be’, says David Davis

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

Ukrainian workers flee ‘modern slavery’ conditions on UK farms

Charity calls for people who arrived on seasonal work visas and are now undocumented to be offered protection

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022

UK minister overruled official's concerns about plan to send migrants to Rwanda

British interior minister Priti Patel overruled reservations from officials about her plan to send thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, documents published by the government on Tuesday showed.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

Faith in justice system has collapsed under Tories, Labour claims

A quarter of reported crimes are going unpunished due to victims not pursuing charges, new analysis from the party has suggested.

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

Briton spends £3,000 on hotel for Ukrainian woman and daughter as they wait weeks for visa

A British man has spent more than £3,000 to help a woman and teenage girl who fled Ukraine and are stuck in an Amsterdam hotel awaiting a UK Visa.

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2022

‘Immoral trade in human beings’: UK slammed for deporting asylum seekers in return for Rwanda refugees

Ministers also criticised for planning to send modern slavery victims to east African country despite condemning its failure to support trafficked people only last year

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

Alexander Downer features in UK video promoting Britain’s ‘new plan for immigration’

Former Australian foreign minister says ‘no one will end up being able to reside in the UK if they pay a people smuggler’, in UK Home Office video

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2022

Minister denies UK is ‘outsourcing’ migrant responsibilities to Rwanda

Greg Hands echoed the Home Secretary’s challenge for critics of the plan to come up with a better idea to tackle small boat crossings.

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022

Lone child refugees suffering neglect in UK hotels, charities say

Charities highlight plight of hundreds of asylum-seeking children placed in hotels by Home Office

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022

UK's Rwanda refugee plan is obscene, do not allow this to happen in our name

Brutal plans to off-shore asylum seekers to Rwanda are beyond cruel, writes SNP MP Alison Thewliss.

Daily Record · Apr 18, 2022