Government announces Merseyside cash in wake of murders Home Secretary says support package will attempt to support communities rocked by shocking shootings Liverpool Echo · Aug 26, 2022
Growing number of Afghans risking lives on small boats to reach UK Afghans crossing the English Channel in small boats made up just under a fifth of arrivals in the first half of 2022, Home Office figures show. The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
More frustration at Calais as hundreds caught up in queues for hours A family hoping to get home for the son’s GCSE results was stuck in Calais for eight hours The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
UK to fast-track failed Albanian asylum-seeker deportations The U.K. has announced plans to “fast-track” the deportation of failed Albanian asylum-seekers as authorities combat a surge in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
‘Substantial’ increase in Albanians arriving in UK after Channel crossings Albanians were rarely seen on migrant boats arriving on the south coast before this year. The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Refugees granted UK asylum hit 32-year high - just as Tories try to deport them to Rwanda 76% of asylum seekers are now being having their claims accepted by the UK - yet under the Rwanda scheme, thousands of them will be ruled 'inadmissible' to file a claim at all Daily Mirror · Aug 25, 2022
Number of Albanians in migrant crossings ‘increased substantially’ – report Fewer than 1,000 Albanian offenders have been deported from the UK since a removals agreement was signed last year. The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Priti Patel unveils plan to fast-track ‘removal’ of Albanian migrants Checks on migrants arriving by boat who are suspected of being Albanian will be fast-tracked, it is understood The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022
Majority of migrants crossing Channel are Albanian – reports Government officials believe around 60% of migrants making the crossing each day now are Albanian. The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022
Priti Patel wants Russian oligarchs who earned fortunes through crime locked up The Home Secretary urged law enforcers to “go harder” after dirty money in London Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022
‘My record speaks volumes’, says Priti Patel in plea to keep home secretary job Minister says up to next PM whether she stays on – as campaigners call for Rwanda policy to be dropped The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Priti Patel offers help to Merseyside Police to find killers of schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel Home Secretary says force has her 'full support' and 'additional resources' if needed Liverpool Echo · Aug 23, 2022
Record 1,295 people in one day cross Channel in small boats Monday’s figure surpasses previous record from last November and brings total this year to 22,600 The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022
Record 1,295 migrants cross Channel in a single day despite Rwanda deportation threat The number of people making the perilous journey through the Dover Strait in small boats has continued to rise despite the Government's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda Daily Mirror · Aug 23, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022 Babies among people who crossed Channel in small boats in last 24 hours Pause in crossings recorded between Friday and Sunday as almost 5,000 made journey to Dover in August
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022 Priti Patel urges Meta to rethink end-to-end encryption plans UK home secretary says plans of Facebook owner could hinder child abuse investigations
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022 Babies brought ashore as Channel crossings resume Almost 5,000 have made the journey already this month.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022 Take our quiz: how much do you remember about the UK’s Covid restrictions? The public health measures Britons lived under dominated our lives but have since faded from memory
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2022 Treating refugees like ‘waste people’ is abhorrent, wherever they end up The government is trying to hide its own views of Rwanda. But the problem with the plan goes deeper
Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022 Priti Patel insists Rwanda is a 'safe' country despite warnings of torture and killings The UK high commissioner to Rwanda in 2021 warned that the country 'has been accused of recruiting refugees to conduct armed operations in neighbouring countries' - but Priti Patel said it's safe
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022 Thatcherism is an obsolete ideology – but it’s the only one that Sunak and Truss have The Tories see fresh thinking as a luxury, so their leaders are sticking with an orthodoxy that’s well past its sell-by date, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022 Police abuse stop and search powers to target protesters, suggests data Exclusive: Big Brother Watch analysis shows use of tactic rose 20.5% in London on weekends when demonstrations happened
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022 Priti Patel signs deal to send ‘foreign criminals’ back to Pakistan The Home Secretary said the public have ‘had enough of people abusing our laws’.
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022 UK ministers were warned of Rwanda political killings before approving flight to deport asylum-seekers Government attempting to keep official’s comments secret amid legal action over policy
Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2022 Priti Patel accused of publicity stunt ‘as Navy quits migrant patrols’ Home Secretary’s migrant crisis plan was always destined to fail, critics say