‘Inhumane’ Home Office denying visas to children of migrant health workers Observer investigation reveals children as young as two are being barred from joining their mothers in Britain The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024
‘Send the aeroplane to come and get us, Mummy’: The children barred from joining their mothers in Britain Dozens of single women who came to work in the NHS and social care have been denied permission for their children to join them The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024
Are the Tories Indulging In Series of Misleading Claims Including Asylum Backlog Clearance? The statistical watchdog UK Statistics Authority has intervened in the asylum backlog clearance matter for the second time refuting UK government claims as half truths. International Business Times UK · Jan 20, 2024
Home Office hires hangar for staff to practise Rwanda deportations Officials will be taught how to carry out deportations, including how to handle people who physically resist The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024
We ‘clearly let society down’ and have broken people’s trust in technology, Fujitsu boss tells Horizon Post Office inquiry – as it happened Paul Patterson, CEO of Fujitsu Europe, also says editing of witness statements used to prosecute post office operators was ‘shameful’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024
Border Force mental health absences rose 45% as Channel deaths increased Exclusive: FoI request reveals Home Office paid £133,000 to charity for support for frontline staff amid surge in agency’s absences The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024
Home Office U-turns on rights of EU citizens who were in UK pre-Brexit ‘Lack of awareness’ of EU settled status scheme restored as reasonable grounds for late applications by permanent residence card holders The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024
Home Office resumes asylum hotel evictions despite freezing weather Exclusive: Sadiq Khan calls refusal to extend three-day pause ‘horrifying’ as local authority cold weather protocols continue The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024
We’ve all felt like ‘skint little people’ against the system – that’s why the Post Office drama broke our hearts Faceless computers have replaced vengeful gods, But the rules of Greek tragedy still apply: the powerful can wreak havoc on human lives, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill passes third reading in Commons Flagship policy passes committee stage after tense lead-up in which Tory divisions came to the fore The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024
Do you really think ministers will get justice for Post Office victims? Ask the Windrush families and think again Lives destroyed, injustices ignored: parallels between the two scandals are stark, says the Guardian reporter Amelia Gentleman The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024
Asylum accommodation to be excluded from social housing landlords crackdown Charities say not extending Awaab’s law to asylum housing ‘totally unacceptable’ and will create two-tier system The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024
Actors, musicians and campaigners call for faster Windrush compensation Lady Doreen Lawrence, Adrian Lester and Annie Lennox among those putting pressure on Home Office to speed up process The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024
Home Office blamed for NHS bills paid by mothers stuck in UK amid pandemic Women who were forced to give birth in UK by visa delays say ministers promised they would not be penalised The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024 Why Home Office visa plans will be ‘nail in the coffin’ for UK hospitality Rise in salary requirements will further fuel staff shortages in industry that relies on skilled migrant workers
The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024 Man found dead on Bibby Stockholm lay undiscovered for 12 hours, roommate says Exclusive: Leonard Farruku’s former roommate was offered no support after being relocated to another room without belongings
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024 Rightwing Tories’ Rwanda demands risk reopening party divisions Moderate Conservatives push back against amendments seeking to end migrants’ legal challenges
TechRadar · Jan 8, 2024 UK Ministry of Defense has the worst rated IT security in Whitehall, with 11 “red-rated” systems Despite a cyber threats reaching an all time high, the IT security of government departments is woefully low
The National (Scotland) · Jan 7, 2024 Far-right activist posed as Home Office inspector to target hotel housing refugees A FAR-RIGHT activist posed as a Home Office inspector to get information about a Dumfries hotel housing Ukrainian refugees, which led to the…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 Spanish woman removed from UK after returning from Christmas holiday Woman was detained overnight and removed despite presenting Home Office documents showing her right to work and live in UK
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 ‘We are the talk of the town’: the refugee-led Glasgow charity helping women caught up in asylum system Therapy, cash, haircare – Ubuntu offers destitute women practical help and advice, and an emotional lifeline
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024 ‘Nobody can disturb us here’: Refugees start afresh in Manchester thanks to charity’s support Boaz Trust, a member of one of the Guardian and Observer 2023 charity appeal partners, gets people back on their feet
International Business Times UK · Jan 5, 2024 UK Not Supplying Migrant Boats Information to France Says French Audit Report A recent report, published by a French audit organisation, accused the UK government of supplying un-crosschecked patchy information, which prevented France from stopping migrant boats across the English Channel.
Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2024 Migrant workers paid below minimum wage or 'given meals only' at Balham restaurant The owner of Lebanese Garden Lounge has been fined nearly £15,000
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024 Immigration statistics row kicks off general election year Future debates will focus on government promises and use of Home Office statistics