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Ex-minister says no ‘fierce opposition’ to Afghan route amid data breach fallout

James Heappey said claims he had backed a ‘new entitlement’ for people affected by the breach but not eligible for other schemes were ‘untrue’.

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Jess Phillips agrees the economy ‘isn’t going well’ and it will take time before people feel ‘less skint’

The Home Office minister said the latest rise in unemployment figures were ‘disappointing’

The Independent UK

Illegal work crackdown: London businesses fined £1m a month as latest raids reveal workers in UK for 16 years

During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer said the rollout of eVisas would help tackle illegal working

Evening Standard

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Windrush commissioner: Apprehension and suspicion remains towards Home Office

Clive Foster is a senior pastor at the Pilgrim Church in Nottingham and the son of parents who migrated to the UK from Jamaica in 1959.

The Independent UK

Windrush commissioner pledges to fight for justice for marginalised groups

Clive Foster aims to ‘confront uncomfortable realities’ and expand his remit to help those faced with discrimination

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Of course poets deserve a place on Britain’s list of ‘skilled workers’ for visa applications

COMMENT: Reform's Lee Anderson wants to close the book on ‘imported poets’ – but what does he think is happening, asks poet Luke Wright. Foreign poets, coming over here, taking all our line breaks?

The Independent UK

More migrants cross the channel a day after Macron and Starmer sign deal

According to the Home Office, some 353 people made the trip across the channel by small boat on Friday.

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What is the new UK-France deal to tackle Channel crossings?

Here is a closer look at the fresh plan and what the issue is.

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Parents rejoice as Home Office halts decision to send children back to Brazil

Officials had sent letter warning Guilherme Serrano, 11, that staying in UK could lead to him being prosecuted

The Guardian - UK

Slavery victims cannot be ‘abandoned’ over loophole concerns, says Theresa May

The peer spoke out after her own frontbench argued her bid to protect those who fall prey to trafficking could be exploited.

Evening Standard

Ukrainian grandmother, 78, stranded for two days after being refused flight to UK over eVisa issues

Her daughter Maria said the new electronic visa system was difficult for elderly people to navigate

The Independent UK

Fog machines, barriers and citizen’s arrests: Meet the shopkeepers hitting back against ‘kamikaze’ thieves

As thefts surge, with many of them going unpunished, Alex Ross speaks to business owners using unique techniques in the fight against shoplifters

The Independent UK

Home Office welcomes Palestine Action ban as it comes into force

A Home Office spokesperson said on Saturday: ‘We welcome the Court’s decision and Palestine Action are now a proscribed group.’

Evening Standard

Home Office announces ‘nationwide blitz’ on asylum seekers taking jobs

Government under pressure on issue after stories of asylum seekers working illegally as takeaway delivery riders

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Home Office migrant worker visa failure revealed

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Evening Standard

Hundreds of town centres to see more police patrols in crime ‘blitz’

More than 500 towns across England and Wales have signed up to the Home Office’s safer streets summer initiative, which will run to September 30

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Bid to temporarily block Palestine Action ban to be heard at High Court

Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action, is seeking to bring a legal challenge against the Home Office over the decision to ban the group.

The Independent UK

Home Office has no idea how many people have stayed in UK after their visas expired, report warns

Government has failed to gather basic information, according to cross-party committee of MPs

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Home Office fails to collect 'basic information' about UK visa holders, MPs warn

An inquiry has revealed that data on whether someone left the UK after their visa expired was not collected by the government

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Home Office unaware how many might have overstayed skilled worker visa, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee said the Home Office had not analysed exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020.

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Gap in law could see young people ‘committing terrorist acts by weekend’ – peer

Lord Walney made the warning as he backed the Government’s plan to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action.

The Guardian - UK

Rollout of eVisas ‘could drag 200,000 people into Windrush-style scandal’

Fears those without immigration details on computer systems could become undocumented as Home Office digitises records

Evening Standard

Alleged people smuggling gang member ‘made millions while on Universal Credit’

The group is believed to have used visas of people with legitimate status in the UK to aid the arrival of over 500 Gambian citizens.

Evening Standard

Afghan resettlement schemes to close to new applications under rule changes

A Government document shows how the Defence Secretary considers the schemes have fulfilled their purpose so that defence efforts can be re-focused.

Evening Standard

New record for number of migrants crossing Channel set in first half of 2025

Some 19,982 migrants have arrived in the UK after making the dangerous crossing up from France, latest Home Office figures show

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