The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

New asylum hotels ‘massive incentive’ for small boat crossings, ministers warned

Last week Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said that asylum hotel use had risen since Labour entered government.

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024

Ministers following own ‘moral code’ on assisted dying vote – Jess Phillips

Home Office minister Jess Phillips defended her colleague Shabana Mahmood, who made clear she would vote against the Bill in a strongly worded letter.

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2024

Revealed: Home Office ‘completely lost grip’ at notorious Manston asylum centre

Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detained

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024

Starmer: Taking down gangs ‘single most effective way’ to stop small boats

The Prime Minister said that he had discussed stopping smuggling gangs with his counterparts in Germany, Italy and France.

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2024

Home Office spends £15m on 'contaminated' old prison for asylum accomodation

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels,…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 15, 2024

Tory pair backed ‘rushed and misjudged’ asylum site purchase, watchdog says

Robert Jenrick and Oliver Dowden were on committee that supported paying £15m for asbestos-ridden former prison

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024

Home Office ‘wasted’ £15m of taxpayers’ cash on asbestos-filled migrant camp

The Home Office completed the sale of the Northeye site in September 2023 for about £15.4 million.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2024

Young Afghan asylum seeker run over on M1 ‘upset’ after being ruled an adult

Amir Safi, who said he was 16, was ‘quiet and withdrawn’ following social worker’s assessment, inquest hears

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2024

Visa fees scandal: Home Office 'illegally' charged for English checks and may have to repay millions

The Home Office may have to refund tens of millions of pounds to people who were ‘unlawfully’ charged fees for checks in their visa applications

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024

‘AI’ tool could influence Home Office immigration decisions, critics say

Campaigners call for end of ‘robo-caseworkers’ amid fears officials will bow to automated enforcement proposals

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2024