The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

'Buy British boats for new Border Force fleet to tackle Channel migrant crossings'

The updated National Shipbuilding Strategy outlined plans for 11 new “seagoing and coastal patrol vessels” - but insiders fear they may be bought from abroad

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022

Labour blasts Home Office as latest passport 'chaos' derails Easter plans

Labour tonight criticises Home Office ministers over passport “chaos” which has scuppered some families’ Easter holidays. Travel plans have had to be scrapped because of a backlog in applications fuelled by a race to renew documents after coronavir

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022

‘Why have we been forgotten?’ Afghan refugees housed in UK hotel hit out at ‘rat-infested’ dining areas

Exclusive: Eight months after arriving in the UK, Afghan refugees stuck in UK hotels are frustrated with sub-par hotel food, poor communication from the UK Home Office, and feel overshadowed by the Ukraine war

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: A timeline of their royal journey

Everything that happened from the moment Harry and Meghan met until they decided to step down from their royal duties, and beyond

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Asylum seekers housed in Perth hotel to be moved following recent takeover

The Station Hotel supplied essential support to people “running from conflict and war” but will now be relocated due to extensive pre-bookings and refurbishments

Daily Record · Apr 15, 2022

Tory minister confronted over his OWN government's Rwanda warnings in car crash interview

Home Office minister Tom Pursglove complained there were 'appalling stereotypes' about Rwanda - so Sky News immediately read out his own government's travel advice

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022

Glasgow asylum seekers moved to hotels during pandemic faced soaring rates of self-harm and depression

People seeking asylum in Glasgow during the pandemic were removed from their homes and taken to hotels without any notice, not given any cash or provided with appropriate support, a report has found.

Glasgow Live · Apr 15, 2022

Boris Johnson wants first asylum seekers flown to Rwanda 'in six weeks'

The Prime Minister is aiming to have the first asylum seekers, who are deemed to have arrived in the UK illegally, flown out to Rwanda in around six weeks in a bid to curb Channel crossings

Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2022

Boris Johnson wants first ‘illegal’ migrants flown to Rwanda in six weeks

The Government is braced for its widely criticised plans to be challenged in the courts.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

PM's 'cruel' plan to take asylum seekers to Rwanda branded 'inhumane and unlawful'

Boris Johnson claimed the £120m initial deal with Rwanda would stop vile people traffickers 'turning the Channel into a watery graveyard', but admitted the plan could be held up by court fights

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022