The Latest Breaking News from Home Office

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2023

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

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023

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 · Jun 16, 2023

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 15, 2023

Home Office U-turn on festival drug tests ‘puts people at risk’

Exclusive: Festival organisers say onerous new licence rules for onsite drug testing could endanger lives

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

Glasgow NHS doctor devastated after mum and sisters fleeing Sudan war denied visitor visas

Sabreen Elbakri has hit out at the Home Office's "unfair" decision after her mum and sisters' UK visitor visa application was rejected, after they fled their Sudan home due to the ongoing conflict

Glasgow Live · Jun 14, 2023

No 10 criticises Nadine Dorries for delaying her resignation – as it happened

PM’s office says Mid Bedfordshire deserves ‘proper representation’ and delay to resignation ‘obviously unusual’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

US offers asylum lifeline to Afghan war hero as UK refuses to recognise his military service

Exclusive: Humiliation for Britain as America – alerted by The Independent – considers safe haven for pilot facing deportation to Rwanda

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Activists who blocked road to stop UK deportation flight to Jamaica acquitted

Jury clears ‘Brook House three’ of public nuisance charges over non-violent protest near Gatwick

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023

Campaign group opposed to 'asylum seeker hotel' apologises to Dafydd Iwan after singing Yma o Hyd at protest

Protestors say they did not mean to offend Mr Iwan and have explained the reasoning behind their choice of song

Wales Online · Jun 13, 2023