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Windrush campaigner urges Government to rule out closing compensation scheme

Patrick Vernon was speaking at a commemorative event held a day ahead of the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush to England.

The Independent UK

Moving Windrush compensation scheme would cause delay, says Braverman

The Home Secretary said changes have been made to simplify the scheme for users and said it should be kept under the Home Office remit.

The Independent UK

Llanelli hotel will accommodate 241 asylum seekers, says council leader

Cllr Darren Price said they will arrive in groups of up to 55 from July 10 and urges the Home Office not to press on with its 'unwise move'

Wales Online

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Parklife’s Sacha Lord says Home Office decision to block drug testing at festival was 'dangerous and stupid'

He made the comments after Parklife wasn't allowed to test confiscated drugs on site

Manchester Evening News

Windrush: Almost £63m paid out but hundreds of claims still in system

As of May, 302 claims had been in the system for at least 12 months, including 154 for over 18 months.

The Independent UK

Windrush scandal rumbles on 5 years after UK government's apology

It's been five years since the U.K. government apologized and promised to compensate legal residents who were caught up in an immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

'Home Office lost my passport twice and then tried to tell me I didn't belong here'

Emunah Baht Gavriel came to England in 1979, aged 21, from Trinidad and Tobago and, like so many others from the Caribbean, made a life for herself and helped build the country back up - only to feel betrayed

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Local leaders demand government action to help house asylum seekers and refugees

The letter has been signed by Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, his deputy Kate Green and the 10 council leaders

Manchester Evening News

Home Office accused of institutional racism over ‘inefficient’ Windrush scheme

The scheme was set up after a scandal which saw people with a right to live in the UK lose access to work and be wrongfully detained or deported.

The Independent UK

Police forces across England plan to respond to fewer mental health calls -- here's why

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley has announced that the London police force is to attend fewer mental health emergencies. As part of an approach called Right Care, Right Person, police officers will only respond to 999 mental health calls when there is an “immediate threat to life”. The new…

The Conversation

There can be no ‘moving on’ from the Windrush scandal

Letters: Readers respond to the closure of a unit to reform the Home Office and Suella Braverman saying that the Windrush crisis is behind us

The Guardian - UK

Possible Russian link with Llanelli hotel earmarked for hundreds of asylum seekers is raised in Parliament

Llanelli's MP has asked if the Government will look into the potential link, but the Home Office has failed to answer any of the questions put to it by the Local Democracy Reporting Service

Wales Online

Tuesday briefing: Five years after the Windrush scandal was exposed, has anything changed?

In today’s newsletter: The special unit meant to reform the Home Office is to be closed – leaving many to wonder what comes next

The Guardian - UK

Misleading Home Office advice leaves Hong Kong protester fearing deportation from UK

Student who took part in anti-Beijing protests is in legal limbo after withdrawing her asylum claim to make a visa application that was then rejected

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The Independent UK

Windrush campaigner fears Home Office could wind up compensation scheme

Patrick Vernon repeated calls to make the scheme independent, saying it is not appropriate to have the ‘perpetrators’ of the scandal run the scheme.

The Guardian - UK

Unit tasked with reforming Home Office after Windrush scandal being disbanded

Exclusive: Staff say ‘there’s a lot still to do’ and worry decision signals ‘rolling back’ on promises of change

The Guardian - UK

Home Office diversity training on rise despite Braverman scepticism

Exclusive: Numbers taking courses have risen under Suella Braverman, who previously said they were a waste

Daily Mirror

Diversity training at Home Office increases under Suella Braverman despite her criticism

The Home Secretary complained the sessions were 'riddled with left-wing views' as part of her vendetta against so-called 'woke' culture, but training has increased on her watch

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Evening Standard

Government’s asylum seeker plans in doubt, admits Home Office

Government promises to speed up asylum decisions are not on track, a highly critical report has revealed

The Independent UK

Sunak’s pledge to clear asylum backlog on course to fail as system cost rockets to £3.6bn

Scramble to get figures down sees asylum claims removed from system because people did not answer questionnaire

The Independent UK

Home Office says government working ‘non-stop to reduce asylum backlog’

National Audit Office questions whether plans were sustainable in a report

The Independent UK

Government has ‘long way to go’ to meet asylum backlog goal

National Audit Office questions whether the plans were sustainable in a report

The Independent UK

Danger of return to overcrowding at migrant centre, inspector warns

Accommodation levels were a key warning flagged in the report.

Daily Record

Scots NHS doctor hits out after mum and sisters fleeing Sudan war refused visitor visas

A Scots NHS doctor hits out after mum and sisters fleeing Sudan war refused visitor visas

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak laughs with his hands in his pockets as he watches London immigration raid

The Prime Minister joined Home Office and Metropolitan Police officers in Harrow, northwest London for an immigration visit - but he himself dodged some questions about the Privileges Committee report

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