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'Authoritarian' immigration bill passes despite Labour rebellion

The UK Government's controversial immigration bill has been passed by MPs despite a small rebellion from Labour backbenchers

The National (Scotland) · Jul 14

How UK Government is using archaic Commons rules to avoid scrutiny on EHRC guidance

THE UK Government is using archaic Westminster procedure in order to “avoid scrutiny” over the equalities watchdog’s guidance on single-sex…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4

See the MPs trying to get UK equality watchdog's trans guidance scrapped

DOZENS of MPs have backed a bid to have the UK equalities watchdog’s code of practice excluding transgender people from single-sex spaces to be…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 2

Nottingham University urged to reconsider proposed course suspensions

Dozens of students and staff gathered to protest against the potential future course closures on Monday.

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025

French police plan to use nets to stop small boats ‘risks turning Channel into a graveyard’

France has been under mounting pressure from the UK to intercept migrant vessels at sea amid growing public anger over illegal migration

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

UK Unveils Major Asylum Policy Reform in Response to Public Backlash

The UK government unveils sweeping asylum reforms, replacing automatic refugee status with temporary protection, tightening deportation rules, family reunion rules, and ECHR interpretations, amid public backlash and political division.

International Business Times UK · Nov 18, 2025

Every Labour MP elected on pledge to secure borders, Reed says amid backlash

Some Labour figures have publicly condemned plans to overhaul the asylum system.

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

Mahmood battles backlash from Labour MPs over asylum reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ‘to maintain the generosity that allows us to provide sanctuary, we must restore order and control’.

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025

Home Secretary sets out reforms to overhaul ‘unfair’ asylum system

Shabana Mahmood said it was the ‘uncomfortable truth’ that the UK’s asylum offer compared to other European countries is drawing people to the UK.

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025

Nigel Farage criticised after claiming ‘most stable relationships’ are between men and women

The Reform UK leader was accused of ‘vile homophobia’ after claiming that heterosexual relationships ‘last the longest’

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025