Refugees in Home Office hotels will be given twice as long to find new accommodation before eviction Exclusive: Grace period for newly granted refugees to extend from 28 days to 56 days next week The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024
Immigration missing from Prime Minister’s plan for change ‘milestones’ Sir Keir Starmer pledged his Government would ‘reduce immigration’ but was unclear how this would be achieved. Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024
Hundreds detained in Northern Ireland in crackdown on people smugglers Gangs charging €8,000 for illegal travel packages that avoid crossing Channel on small boats The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2024
Use expired ID to get to UK, says minister in charge of flawed eVisas People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024
Tackling violence against women and girls an ‘obsession’ for PM, MPs told Victims will be given the ‘right to know’ who their online stalker is, Home Office minister Jess Phillips said. Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024
From Jess Phillips to Keir Starmer: What politicians have said about Gregg Wallace Labour peer Harriet Harman said Mr Wallace’s remarks were ‘offensive and downright rude’ The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2024
Winter appeal: Homeless and refugee charities back our call to improve rights of asylum seekers As part of our A Place To Call Home winter appeal, the Standard is calling for asylum seekers to be allowed to work after six months Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024
Rwanda asylum scheme spent £50m on flights that never took off, data reveals Home secretary says £700m scheme did not result in a single deportation or stop any boats crossing the Channel The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024
Home Secretary pledges to ‘restore order’ to migration system, as over 20,000 cross channel since Starmer took office More than 33,000 people have arrived in the UK after making the journey so far this year. Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024
Home Secretary pledges to ‘restore order’ to migration system More than 33,000 people have arrived in the UK after making the journey so far this year. The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024
Migrant Channel crossings top 20,000 since Starmer became Prime Minister Home Office figures show 122 people made the journey on Sunday. Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024
Winter appeal: 'I was a refugee on the road to the UK for three years - Young Roots made me feel normal again' Abdullah fled West Darfur after escaping militia who abducted him - he tells his harrowing story to the Standard as part of our winter appeal with Comic Relief Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024
Many unable to access eVisas to prove right to be in UK, Home Office admits Campaigners say problems with digital transfer could affect hundreds of thousands of people on ‘10-year route’ visas The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024
Channel migrant crossings top 20,000 since Starmer became Prime Minister Some 50,637 arrivals were recorded during Rishi Sunak’s premiership, which began on October 25 2022. Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024 More than 600 Brazilians deported by Home Office on three secret flights Record number of deportees includes children who may have spent most of their lives in the UK
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2024 Starmer accused of ‘burying head in sand’ over deal to allow young Britons to live and work in Europe Exclusive: Despite repeatedly citing economic growth as a number one priority, the government has refused to conduct an assessment of how a deal for young people to live and work across the bloc could boost the economy
The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2024 Tories ran 'open border experiment', Keir Starmer claims as he vows migration cut KEIR Starmer has claimed the Tories ran a “one nation experiment in open borders” in the UK, as new figures revealed the Home Office was…
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024 Number of migrants living in hotels soars under Labour as asylum costs top £5bn The number of migrants living in hotels has risen by 20 per cent in three months, official data shows
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024 Number of Vietnamese migrants crossing Channel on small boats soars 177% in a year Vietnamese migrants are believed to be flying to Hungary and then travelling onwards to northern France
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024 Net migration to UK hit record high of 906,000 in year to June 2023, revised figures show ONS says net migration is now beginning to fall but remains high by ‘historic standards’
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024 UK spends record £5.38billion on asylum system with bills up over 30% Home Office spending on support and accommodation for asylum seekers and related migration and border activity is up more than a third
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024 'When they take away your right to work it breaks you': Why it’s time to end limits on jobs for asylum seekers The London Standard calls on the government to change work policy as part of our winter appeal, that this week received a £100,000 boost from the Barratt Foundation
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024 Cost of UK asylum system hits record £5.38bn The total for 2023/24 was up 36% from £3.95 billion in 2022/23.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024 Kemi Badenoch considering visa cap if Tories return to power Party leader could revive deportations for people who arrive on small boats but did not recommit to Rwanda plan
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024 Respect orders to tackle anti-social behaviour criticised as an Asbo rebrand New powers will see a clamp down on anti-social behaviour in town centres and high streets.