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Starmer union ally joins opposition to rules barring citizenship for small boat refugees

Head of Unison Christina McAnea is one of 148 signatories of letter warning rules will ‘breed division and mistrust’

The Guardian - UK

25,000 migrants cross Channel since Starmer became PM, provisional figures show

Home Office figures show 240 people made the journey in four boats on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Border Chaos Looms as Left-Wing Lawyers Fight to Halt New Controls

Critics have warned that Labour’s fresh immigration rules could open the door to a flood of human rights claims, with left-wing lawyers poised to launch a "barrage" of legal challenges.

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Scottish charities speak out as Labour sneakily change citizenship rules

LABOUR have been accused of defying the UK’s international obligations after covertly changing the rules which govern whether asylum seekers can…

The National (Scotland)

Windrush commissioner ‘must hold Government to account’

The Windrush scandal – which campaigners have since said should be known as the Home Office scandal – erupted in 2018.

Evening Standard

Martyn’s Law ‘might be used to curtail protests’, warns ex-Home Office minister

Lord Murray of Blidworth warned ‘there is a risk that these measures might be used to curtail protest’.

Evening Standard

Home Office chief announces he will leave department in March

Sir Matthew Rycroft previously served in leading roles in international development and the Foreign Office.

Evening Standard

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Why does Labour think bashing migrants is the way to defeat Reform? Look abroad: the tactic never works

With no clear vision for the country, the party is borrowing tactics that have palpably failed elsewhere, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Judge who granted Palestinian family right to live in UK made wrong call, says Keir Starmer

Family fleeing Gaza were allowed to join brother in UK after applying through scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees

The Guardian - UK

Immigration changes would ‘deny’ Paddington Bear a passport, Labour MP warns

The Home Office’s good character guidance now says an applicant having entered the UK illegally will normally be refused citizenship.

Evening Standard

Dog groomers and DJs eligible for skilled worker visas under post-Brexit rules

New analysis shows more than 300 UK visas were granted for ‘animal care service occupations’ between 2021 and 2024

The Independent UK

Non-statutory inquiry into alleged mistreatment at asylum centre set for March

Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said the probe, which was first approved under former home secretary Suella Braverman, would start on March 17.

Evening Standard

New visa rules for migrants who illegally enter UK prompt backlash from London Labour MP

The Home Office's good character guidance was updated this week to state that migrants who have entered Britain illegally will "normally" have a citizenship applications refused

Evening Standard

Met Police chief hits out at 'ridiculous' waste of money after force loses vetting case

Force faces having to spend £2m a year employing officers who cannot pass vetting after court ruling

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The Independent UK

Small boats crackdown ‘would deny Paddington Bear refuge in the UK’, Labour MP says

Walthamstow MP fiercely criticises move, saying it flies in face of Britain’s tradition of allowing citizenship to those who seek refuge

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer vows to close loophole that allowed Gaza family to live in UK

The Government stressed that there is ‘no resettlement route from Gaza’

The Guardian - UK

Met police chief blames Home Office failures after vetting ruling on rogue officers

Mark Rowley says officials have ‘dragged their feet’ over changing rules so forces can sack unfit officers

Evening Standard

Changes blocking refugees from gaining citizenship ‘counterproductive’, MP warns

Home Office guidance updated this week now says that an applicant having entered the UK illegally will ‘normally’ result in a refused citizenship.

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'Dark Day in British History' as Small Boat Arrivals Are Denied Citizenship

The UK Government has introduced stringent new measures that will prevent individuals who arrived in the country through “dangerous” methods.

Evening Standard

Rowley: Officials ‘dragging feet’ over calls for powers to sack rogue officers

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley blamed the Home Office for failing to introduce strengthened rules.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ‘not telling truth’ over Gaza family asylum decision, claims Badenoch, after PMQs clash – as it happened

Opposition leader says PM was wrong when he said that the decision was taken under the last government

Evening Standard

Palestinian family granted right to live in UK as judge rejects Home Office 'floodgates' argument

Home Office says it contested the claim ‘rigorously’

The Guardian - UK

DJ, dog walker and homeopath among roles on UK skilled worker visa list

Many ‘middle-skilled’ jobs on eligible list may not be what people would consider critical roles, says Oxford academic

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch dismisses pact with Reform as Tory leader accused of reheating old migration pledges

The Tory leader claimed striking a deal with Reform would drive away voters who did not want to see her ‘get into bed’ with Nigel Farage

The Independent UK

Labour ploughs £400m into migrant deportation flights drive as it seeks to fend off Farage’s Reform

Exclusive: Labour is seeking a supplier for up to £392m to handle its deportation flights drive, which critics have dubbed a bid by Keir Starmer to ape Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

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