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Home Office officials demand apology from Suella Braverman over ‘attack on integrity’

Email in name of home secretary claimed civil servants had blocked attempts to curb migration

The Guardian - UK

UK police and Border Force to remain locked out of EU database of criminals

Exclusive: Home Office admits vital access to Schengen Information System II lost for up to four years

The Guardian - UK

Home Office chief among civil servants awarded knighthood in New Year Honours

Sir Matthew Rycroft has been charged with implementing controversial policies including the Rwanda deal

The Independent UK

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Suella Braverman says people coming to UK illegally ‘at fault’ for processing chaos

Home secretary faces five legal challenges over crisis at Manston processing centre for asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

Home Office top mandarin still unsure if £140m Rwanda plan is value for money

It is more than seven months since former home secretary Priti Patel announced the deal in a bid to curb Channel crossings.

The Independent UK

Asylum chief quits Home Office as Labour attacks ‘chaos and confusion’ in department

Exclusive: Yvette Cooper says department is in ‘special measures’ after seeing three home secretaries within two months

The Independent UK

‘Impossible’ to say how many Rwanda flights needed to deter Channel crossings

The Home Office permanent secretary said the controversial scheme’s success should be measured by the number of journeys deterred.

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Rwanda policy risks refugees taking more dangerous routes to UK, Home Office admits

THE Government’s Rwanda policy risks encouraging refugees to take “more dangerous” journeys to get to the UK, a top Home Office mandarin has…

The National (Scotland)

Nine in 10 people refused asylum in 2020 free to remain in UK

Exclusive: Home Office criticised as figures show 3,632 applicants were turned down, of which only 314 were returned

The Guardian - UK

Top civil servant apologises for saying Home Office 'loves a good crisis'

Home Office permanent secretary Matthew Rycroft told MPs it was 'overly flippant' of him to say the Home Office loves a crisis, in an apparent bid to show that the department handles them well.

Daily Mirror

Rwanda policy could create ‘more dangerous’ routes to UK, Home Office admits

‘It would be a pyrrhic victory if this set of policies were successful in closing down the small boat route but created something even more dangerous,’ Matthew Rycroft tells MPs

The Independent UK

Neil Basu’s bid for crime agency top job ends after alleged No 10 intervention

Government has now effectively deterred senior Met officer from two of highest roles in law enforcement

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel asylum plan ‘not racist or illegal’, civil servants told

Home Office official seeks to reassure staff over refugees to Rwanda scheme as union considers action over ‘callous policy’

The Guardian - UK

Theresa May questions ‘legality and practicality’ of Rwanda asylum plan

Former prime minister and ‘hostile environment’ architect warns scheme could lead to increased trafficking of women and children

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Manchester Evening News

Jacob Rees-Mogg defends Rwanda plans after Archbishop says they 'oppose nature of God'

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby addressed the controversial immigration plans in his Easter Sunday sermon

Evening Standard

Priti Patel warned about Rwanda plan by top official - day before announcement

Matthew Rycroft warned Ms Patel about the ‘uncertainty’ over ’value for money’

The Guardian - UK

Home Office chief questions whether Rwanda plan will deter asylum seekers

Matthew Rycroft says that without evidence to justify the plan he cannot be sure it provides value for money

Wales Online

Senior civil servant piles on Rwanda refugee scheme after archbishop says policy won't pass God's scrutiny

Home Secretary Priti Patel warned the plans will cost taxpayers and won't be a deterrent either

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The Independent UK

Archbishop Justin Welby says Rwanda asylum plan ‘cannot stand God’s judgment’ in damning Easter sermon

Justin Welby used his Easter Sunday sermon to say there are ‘serious ethical questions’ about the scheme.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel was warned evidence behind Rwanda plan ‘highly uncertain’, as Home Office concerns made public

‘Evidence of a deterrent effect is highly uncertain and cannot be quantified with sufficient certainty,’ Home Office permanent secretary says

The Independent UK

Archbishop criticises Rwanda policy as senior civil servant’s concerns published

Justin Welby used his Easter Sunday sermon to say there are ‘serious ethical questions’ about the scheme.

Daily Mirror

Home Office quietly publishes top official's Rwanda refugees warning to Priti Patel

Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a rare 'ministerial direction' for the Rwanda plan to go ahead after official Matthew Rycroft said he couldn't get 'sufficient evidence' it will deter Channel crossings

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