The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

EU commissioner Ylva Johansson warns new migration bill breaches international law, potentially reigniting hostilities

Role of anti-slavery commissioner vacant at time when cases of suspected trafficking at all-time high

Data shows that the UK ranks 16th when compared with the 27 EU countries for the number of asylum claims granted in 2021.

Call for ministerial code inquiry over message blaming civil servants for failure to stop Channel crossings

Foreign secretary says ‘remote’ site near Braintree not appropriate place to detain and deport people

UN body says jointly run resettlement programme is a ‘lifesaving but severely limited pathway’ for refugees

The UK government has introduced its latest effort to deter small boat migration, by vowing to remove all those who arrive in the UK illegally by any route. The illegal migration bill, if enacted, will apply retrospectively, meaning that those who arrived even before the bill’s passage will be subject…

The Government was accused of ‘rewriting’ refugee and modern slavery laws during a session of the Home Affairs Committee.

Home Office official says plans to deport all small-boat migrants are ‘empty threats’ and slams government ‘incompetence’

The Home Secretary has been accused of questioning the ‘integrity and impartiality’ of Home Office civil servants in remarks to Tory members.

Home secretary says her role is ‘first and foremost to be honest to the British people’