Suella Braverman criticises plans to house asylum seekers in former shop The Conservative MP said the proposal for Waterlooville town centre is ‘utterly inappropriate’. Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
Record number of police officers sacked amid drop in force numbers Latest Home Office data reveals 426 officers were dismissed or had their contracts terminated in the year to March. Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
Record number of police officers were sacked in Britain last year Latest Home Office data reveals 426 officers were dismissed or had their contracts terminated in the year to March The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Dover asylum protests pose danger to small boat arrivals, charities say Home Office orders diversion from usual landing place to Ramsgate to avoid clashes with far right The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
Location of asylum hotels to be shared with food delivery firms in Home Office clampdown on illegal working The Home Office said the plan will help delivery apps uncover abuse on their platforms and quickly suspend accounts but immigration lawyers argue it will be ‘ineffective’ and easy to bypass Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025
Home Office to trial AI to check ages of asylum seekers Artificial intelligence technology will be trialled to assess disputed ages of asylum seekers who say they are children, the Home Office has said The National (Scotland) · Jul 22, 2025
Artificial intelligence to be trialled for disputes over asylum seekers’ ages Ministers hope to roll out facial age estimation for migrants arriving by small boats and lorries over 2026 after trialling of the technology. Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025
Controversial AI technology will assess disputed ages of UK Asylum seekers New system could be problematic, a watchdog says, especially where a child is denied rights and protections The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025
Smuggler crammed 21 migrants into small luxury yacht and tried to sneak them into UK Albanian national Bleda Bega was captaining the 23ft vessel when it was intercepted in the English Channel en route to Newquay Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025
Businesses to notify government about ransom payments in cyber crime crackdown The Home Office’s proposals come after Marks & Spencer refused to say if it had paid a ransom to hackers in a major attack earlier this year. Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025
Chippy owner given ‘devastating’ £40,000 fine by Home Office for allegedly illegal hire Surrey chip shop staff left ‘terrified’ by immigration raid as ministers called on to lower penalties for small businesses The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025
UK may back down on demand for backdoor access to Apple users’ encrypted data Government sources say pressure from Washington, including JD Vance, could lead to Home Office climbdown, according to reports The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025
Preventing violence against women and girls must remain a priority THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Our second refuge – built thanks to the generosity of our readers – is complete. But far more work is needed to tackle the scourge of domestic abuse The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025
Leaked document shows boat slashing failed to stop migrants reaching UK Coastguard log raises new concerns over safety and viability of flagship policy to intercept dinghies crossing Channel The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2025 Border Force chief who ‘suggested game of Naked Attraction’ with colleagues was able to leave civil service with unblemished record Exclusive: Review of Home Office procedures ordered after ‘shambolic’ disciplinary process relating to Steve Dann
Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025 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’.
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025 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’
Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025 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
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025 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 Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025 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 Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025 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?
Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025 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.
Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025 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.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025 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
Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025 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.