The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Prince Harry and family’s UK visit ‘pulled from under their feet at 11th hour’

Duke reportedly fears his children will not get to meet king after government declines request for police protection

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28

‘Extraordinary’ lack of consultation with locals over plans to house asylum seekers in barracks, MP claims

Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock Calum Miller said the failure to conduct a proper consultation with local communities is ‘extraordinary’

The Independent UK · Jun 26

Ministers braced for opposition over using barracks to house asylum seekers

Justice minister Jake Richards said the action was necessary to end the use of hotels.

Evening Standard · Jun 26

Mahmood in standoff with No 10 after call to sack junior minister

The Home Secretary had called for the Prime Minister to dismiss Mike Tapp on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jun 25

Mahmood asks Starmer to sack minister over immigration article

The minister said he had been working closely with officials to ‘develop a better approach than a blanket retrospective extension’.

Evening Standard · Jun 25

I won’t be intimidated to drop views, says minister after Mahmood calls for him to be sacked over migration comments

The extraordinary row broke out after Mike Tapp wrote an article asserting his ‘strong belief’ that foreign care workers already in the UK should not face extended waiting periods to qualify for indefinite leave to remain (ILR)

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Home Office 'scraps' Cameron Barracks asylum seeker accommodation plans

WIDELY condemned Home Office plans to house up to 300 asylum seekers at a barracks in Inverness have reportedly been scrapped ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 25

UK records over 50,000 missing illegal migrants, including 1,200 foreign offenders: Report

More than 50,000 illegal migrants, including around 1,200 foreign national offenders, have been recorded as missing from the UK's immigration system after failing to maintain contact with authorities, according to a report by The Telegraph.

The Times of India · Jun 25

‘Significant harm’: children’s watchdog decries Home Office plan to push out refused asylum seekers

Rachel de Souza writes to home secretary over proposals that include removing sick children

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24

Burnham latest: PM hopeful meets Starmer in secret as he prepares to run for Labour leader

Downing Street confirmed that the prime minister would allow prospective leadership candidates to receive government briefings

The Independent UK · Jun 22