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The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

Rishi Sunak rebuked by watchdog for false asylum claim

PM wrong to claim backlog had halved since Labour government, says UK Statistics Authority

The Independent UK

Deleted Home Office tweet implies Suella Braverman is a 'great injustice'

Even the Home Office seems to have had enough of Suella Braverman...

The National (Scotland)

Mum and son smuggled Vietnamese nationals into country in boot of their car

Six Merseyside-based smugglers were caught on their way back from France within days

Liverpool Echo

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Lifeboat crew rescues group of people after small boats incident in Channel

A large group of rescued people were photographed arriving at a beach in Dungeness, Kent on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Not even Suella Braverman’s own department agrees with her about ‘grooming gangs’

Child sexual abuse in the UK is rife and requires multiple solutions. All our home secretary gives us is baseless prejudice, writes Ella Cockbain, an associate professor of crime science

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to house migrants on barge

Portland Port in Dorset has been selected as a site to house migrants, despite local opposition.

The Independent UK

Tory MP issues legal threat over plan to put migrants on ‘floatel’ barge in Dorset

‘We will look at any way we can stop this’, says Richard Drax

The Independent UK

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Pictured: 1970s Mega-barge Bibby Stockholm Government wants to use to house 500 refugees

Leaked Home Office documents claimed plans to put asylum seekers on vessels were rejected last year - due to it being more expensive than using hotels

Evening Standard

Home Office to announce barge as accommodation for asylum seekers

The Bibby Stockholm is said to have more than 220 bedrooms and facilities including a gym and bar

The Guardian - UK

No 10 denies using dog-whistle politics in grooming gangs crackdown

Rishi Sunak claims victims previously ignored ‘due to cultural sensitivity and political correctness’

The Guardian - UK

Rape victim criticises Home Secretary over system ‘flaws’ in letter shared by MP

Labour MP Jess Phillips said the victim had waited 562 days for the Home Office to recognise her situation.

The Independent UK

NSPCC warns against framing grooming gangs problem as ethnicity-based

Sir Peter Wanless welcomes creation of taskforce but says ‘there must be a focus on more than just race’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak announces grooming gang crackdown as Tories accused of ‘dog whistle’ politics

Government wants ethnicity data to be used by new police taskforce

The Independent UK

Efforts to tackle modern slavery ‘waning as transparency rules ignored’

Just 29% of organisations required to produce a modern slavery statement have submitted it to the Government registry for 2022, analysis found.

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

Afghan woman who 'feared for her life' tells of relief as visa refusal overturned

Maryam, a community activist who has spoken out against the Taliban, said she felt threatened and scared of dying if she was forced to return to…

Glasgow Live

Afghan woman living in Glasgow speaks of relief after visa refusal overturned

The Home Office had previously said Maryam did not meet the criteria for a new spousal visa, despite being married to a former British Army interpreter and speaking out against the Taliban.

Daily Record

Woman who feared being sent back to Afghanistan speaks of joy at staying in Scotland

Maryam, a community activist who has spoken out against the Taliban and its approach to women’s rights, said she felt threatened and scared of dying if she was forced to return.

The Independent UK

Afghan woman tells of relief as visa refusal overturned

Community activist Maryam has spoken out against the Taliban and its approach to women’s rights.

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Daily Mirror

Pictured: Three-storey barge that could become floating hotel for refugees

Sources at the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry confirmed the Home Office wants to charter the vessel from Liverpool-based Bibby Marine

The Independent UK

Abandoned by the country they served: Hundreds of Afghans eligible for UK stranded in Pakistan

Exclusive: The government has stopped evacuation flights from Islamabad and tells those waiting they must find their own place to live or face a year-long delay

The Guardian - UK

Death of detainee near Heathrow prompts immigration detention crisis fears

Frank Ospina’s death followed by reports of suicide attempts by other detainees at immigration centre

Glasgow Live

Glasgow MP wins battle to save woman from being sent back to Afghanistan after visa refused

Alison Thewliss, MP for Glasgow Central, has won her fight to stop constituent Maryam Amiri from being sent back to Afghanistan where the advocate for women's rights faces danger

Evening Standard

Council launches legal action against Home Office’s ‘irrational’ asylum seeker plan

The Minister for Immigration announced plans on Wednesday to use RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire as a site for up to 2,000 asylum seekers

The Independent UK

Legal action launched over Home Office plan to house asylum seekers at RAF base

West Lindsey District Council says plans to use RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire as a site for up to 2,000 asylum seekers is ‘irrational’

Wales Online

Council launches legal action against Home Office's plans to turn RAF base into asylum accommodation

West Lindsey District Council declares the decision to house 2,000 asylum seekers at RAF Scampton as 'irrational'

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