Home Office plans to put migrants on barges and cruise ships ‘Direction of travel’ towards using offshore vessels, as minister sets out plans to use RAF bases The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023
Support for refugees in UK cuts aid for disasters overseas, says watchdog The Independent Commission for Aid Impact says a third of the aid budget goes to asylum seekers and refugees arriving in Britain. The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023
Rishi Sunak raises doubt over asylum flights to Rwanda this summer PM tells MPs ‘no one has promised’ flights by summer, after Home Office source said plans were on track The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023
Pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation An Afghan pilot who flew 30 combat missions fighting against the Taliban with British forces had no option but to travel to the UK via small boat and now faces deportation Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023
Police need ‘draconian’ powers to strip-search children, says minister The Home Office’s Sarah Dines was involved in a series of heated exchanges with Labour MPs after a report found safeguarding concerns. The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023
Glasgow woman fears for life if sent back to Afghanistan after visa refused Community activist Maryam Amiri came to the UK on a spousal visa seven years ago. The Home Office has refused to renew her visa and advised her to return to Afghanistan where her life is in danger. Glasgow Live · Mar 28, 2023
Madeleine McCann police apply for another cash boost as £13m already spent Home Office confirms it received application for further funding The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023
‘Stop demonising them’: the trafficking victims left behind by UK’s new illegal migration bill Police found Julia being exploited in a brothel. She helped bring her abusers to justice but new legislation could silence victims and empower traffickers, experts warn The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023
Madeleine McCann investigation set to get 'hundreds of thousands of pounds' for search A new request for funding on the Madeleine McCann case totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds is set to be approved by the Home Office, according to new reports Daily Mirror · Mar 27, 2023
No new safe and legal routes for asylum seekers to UK before ‘small boats’ stopped, says minister Backbenchers believe the Government will amend the bill to quickly open up more safe and legal routes Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023
Ministers expected to toughen illegal migration bill to placate Tory rebels Amendments could remove safeguards as Home Office minister says government is ‘in listening mode’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023
Police strip-searches of children are ‘racist and traumatising’, say charities The Children’s Society and the Runnymede Trust have hit out in the wake of a damning report by Dame Rachel de Souza. The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023
PM facing Tory rebellions on small boats legislation ahead of Commons return Amendments have been proposed to the Illegal Migration Bill from both the liberal and the right wings of the Conservative Party. The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023
82 GMP officers accused of sexual misconduct and a tiny rape charge rate In the week that Baroness Louise Casey's damning report into the Metropolitan Police was published - campaigners have expressed concerns about Greater Manchester Police's own track record when it comes to their treatment of women and girls Manchester Evening News · Mar 26, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Mar 26, 2023 Woman fears for life if sent to Afghanistan after Home Office visa denial AN Afghan woman who has spoken out against the Taliban has been left fearing for her life after the Home Office denied her new visa and suggested…
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023 Afghan woman fears for life if sent to Afghanistan after visa denial Maryam Amiri is calling on the Government to reconsider its decision.
Wales Online · Mar 26, 2023 Asylum seekers 'bored' by living in 'jail-like' hotels as Government looks to change system Report says that migrants are finding it tough in some of the 395 hotels being used by the Home Office to house refugees
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023 Afghan pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation to Rwanda Air force lieutenant says he is one of many Afghan forces personnel ‘forgotten’ by coalition forces after the fall of Kabul
Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023 Just one in five voters thinks Rwanda plan will actually 'stop the boats' Only 22% of 1,500 voters quizzed online think the controversial policy will be a deterrent
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023 Sunak used incorrect asylum backlog figures, stats watchdog finds Asylum data cited by the Prime Minister ‘do not reflect’ Home Office records, the chairman of the UK Statistics Authority said
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023 Migrants ‘set to be moved out of hotels into disused ferries and military bases’ Asylum seekers will be moved into ‘decent but rudimentary’ accommodation under new reported plans
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023 Sunak used incorrect asylum backlog figures in Parliament, stats tsar finds Asylum data cited by the Prime Minister ‘do not reflect’ Home Office records, the chairman of the UK Statistics Authority said.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023 ‘You walked in and your heart sank’: the shocking inside story of Manston detention centre Last year, the short-term facility in Kent ballooned into a vast, unsafe camp holding thousands of people, including children. How did our asylum system get so broken – and what does it reveal about Rishi Sunak’s promise to stop the small boats?
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023 Nearly 10,000 modern slavery victims waiting over two years for Home Office decision Exclusive: The number of people waiting over two years for a decision has tripled since 2021
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023 Afghan families say they are ‘trapped’ in hotels after losing High Court case At a hearing in January, their lawyers alleged the Home Secretary was failing to fulfil a commitment to help them rebuild their lives in the UK.