‘Self-defeating’: senior Tories warn Sunak against clampdown on international students Party members say visa restrictions will damage economy and lead to the closure of already-struggling universities The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024
Labour government would halt Rwanda deportations from day one, Starmer says Opposition leader calls Tory scheme for processing asylum seekers a ‘gimmick’ and a ‘waste of money’ The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 805 As the war enters its 805th day, these are the main developments. Al Jazeera · May 9, 2024
UK Says To Expel Russia Defence Attache For Intel Role The UK government on Wednesday raised tensions with the Kremlin by announcing it would expel a Russian defence attache for being "an undeclared military intelligence officer". International Business Times · May 8, 2024
UK to expel Russian defence attache as sanctions escalate Home secretary announces closure of several Russian diplomatic premises after pattern of ‘malign activity’ in Britain and Europe The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024
Russian defence attaché to be expelled from Britain in spying and interference storm Restrictions are being put on Russian diplomats after a suspected arson attack on a Ukraine-linked business in the UK Evening Standard · May 8, 2024
Sadiq Khan Slammed For Letting London Become 'Knife Crime' Capital Rising knife crime rates in London spark political debate; families demand urgent action, while parties clash over policy delays. International Business Times UK · May 2, 2024
David Cameron under fire for hiring £42m luxury jet for central Asia tour Foreign secretary’s use of Embraer Lineage 1000 follows £348,000 bill for James Cleverly’s eight-day trip in similar plane in 2023 The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Ireland won’t be ‘loophole’ for other countries’ migration issues – Harris The Irish premier said he doesn’t ‘intend to allow anybody else’s migration policy to affect the integrity of our own one’. Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2024
Police on standby for new pro-Palestine protests amid ‘openly Jewish’ row Home Secretary James Cleverly and Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley held urgent meetings with Jewish groups on Thursday Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2024
Home Secretary lashes out at Sadiq Khan but fails to praise Susan Hall James Cleverly said the Mayor ‘talks more about Gaza than Black kids getting murdered in south east London’ Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2024
Rwanda flights will deport asylum seekers ‘indefinitely’, says Cleverly Home secretary visits Lampedusa in Italy as National Audit Office says scheme could surpass £580m by 2030 The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024
Sunak ‘confident’ civil service will enact Rwanda bill despite legal concerns Union threatens ministers with legal action amid fears staff could be obliged to breach civil service code and international law The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024
Being Jewish ‘should never be seen as provocative’, says Home Office Statement comes after Met police apologised for calling antisemitism campaigner ‘openly Jewish’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024
Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2024 Rough sleeping clampdown 'utterly dehumanising' and 'the wrong approach', London homeless charity warns Home Secretary James Cleverly is coming under pressure to make changes to Criminal Justice Bill
Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024 Home Secretary hails new visa rules but families say salary changes 'totally impossible' From Thursday Britons will need to earn at least £29,000 a year to sponsor a loved one to live in the UK
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024 Number of asylum seekers left homeless after Home Office eviction soars Exclusive: Data reveals 239% rise among those evicted from assigned accommodation, including hotels, in two years
Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024 Rishi Sunak vows to overcome Rwanda hurdles as UK ditches 150 asylum hotels Hotels no longer needed as claimants moved to disused RAF bases and other sites
Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2024 So many senior Tory MPs quitting at general election that they could fill all the top Cabinet posts Former PM Theresa May, ex-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, former-Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and ex-Home Secretary Sir Sajid Javid are all leaving the Commons
Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2024 What are the UK's family and work visa rules? The Government announced its new strategy in December 2023 - but is it about to change again?
Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2024 Almost 5,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2024 Arrivals so far in 2024 were already a record high for the first three months of a year.
Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2024 Home Secretary James Cleverly cautions church leaders over ‘vouching’ for asylum claims of converts The Home Secretary’s comments followed the case of Christian convert Abdul Ezedi, the man suspected of the Clapham alkali attack
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024 Synthetic opioids have arrived in Britain. As a former drug dealer, I know how the UK should respond There are better ways of tackling addiction and overdoses than reverting to the tactics of a failed drugs war, says Dopeworld author Niko Vorobyov
Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2024 'I don't feel safe here': Hamas attack survivor leaving UK early after border cop grilling at airport EXCLUSIVE: ‘We’ve been through the most horrible thing in the world and we just wanted to share our story’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2024 UK investigating claims Hamas attack survivors faced antisemitic abuse at airport Two Israeli brothers, who were at Nova Music Festival, say they were detained by Border Force at Manchester airport