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Racist WhatsApp texts sent by immigration staff at firm paid by Home Office probed

Sickening WhatsApp messages include 'jokes' about Syrian refugees, a lewd reference to Diane Abbott and a xenophobic jibe at Home Secretary Priti Patel. An investigation has been launched

Daily Mirror

‘Deeply concerning’: British government picks Alexander Downer to review UK’s border force

Unions have condemned British home secretary Priti Patel’s appointment of the former Australian foreign minister and key architect of the Pacific Solution

The Guardian - AU

‘Wholly inappropriate’: Dismay as Priti Patel hires Australian asylum tsar to review Border Force

Former Australian foreign minister has vocally backed Channel push-backs and defended the home secretary from ‘widespread ridicule’

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'Golden visas' for foreign millionaires scrapped amid Russian dirty money fears

Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed she was axing a visa route allowing the super-rich to fast track residency in the UK if they invest more than £2m

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel scraps ‘golden visas’ for wealthy foreigners with immediate effect over dirty money fears

‘Closing this route is just the start of our renewed crackdown on fraud and illicit finance,’ Ms Patel said

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan says he’s in ‘close contact’ with Priti Patel about new Met chief after row

Cressida Dick’s resignation prompted a bitter row between the Home Office and City Hall, with Priti Patel reportedly unaware of the commissioner’s intention to step down

Evening Standard

Navy ships can’t be used for Priti Patel’s plan to arrest Channel refugees, minister admits

Hunt on for suitable vessels, but James Heappey won’t say what they will be – in case ‘price goes up’

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Home Secretary orders ‘wide-ranging’ review of Border Force

Priti Patel has called in a former Australian government minister to oversee the assessment.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel appoints man behind Australia’s ‘inhumane’ asylum offshoring to review Border Force

Alexander Downer negotiated Australia’s ‘Pacific Solution’ to detain asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island

The Independent UK

UK axes ‘golden visa’ scheme after fraud and Russia concerns

Priti Patel says decision is part of crackdown on ‘corrupt elites who threaten our national security’

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Angela Rayner says terror police should ‘shoot first and ask questions later’ – as it happened

Latest updates: follow all the political news and developments from across the UK

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel told to ensure new Met police chief committed to rooting out racism in force

Exclusive: Actions of force ‘have further eroded trust of ethnic minority communities in London’, letter claims

The Independent UK

Priti Patel set to ditch golden visas for billionaires over ‘dirty’ Russian money fears

Government under growing pressure to crack down on kleptocrats’ flow of funds

The Independent UK

Tom Newton Dunn: What was really behind the sudden departure of Dame Cressida Dick?

There was something that didn’t quite stack up about Dame Cressida Dick’s departure last week. The first-ever female Met Commissioner resigned a few hours after Sadiq Khan told her she’d lost his confidence, without even bothering to include the Home Secretary in the conversation.

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The Independent UK

London Assembly votes to condemn Priti Patel’s borders bill as ‘racist’ legislation

Assembly members warn law will make ethnic minorities into second class citizens

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel’s search for new Met police chief could include overseas candidates

Home secretary is understood to be keen on outsider to head London force who could push through reforms

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel partly responsible for lack of trust in police, says Labour

Keir Starmer places Tories’ record on crime at heart of Labour’s local election campaign

The Independent UK

Pressuring Cressida Dick to quit as Met chief ‘rather odd’ – Brandon Lewis

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s lack of confidence in the Commissioner’s plans to reform the service led to her abrupt resignation on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Mayor will oppose Met chief who does not understand force’s ‘cultural issues’

The London Mayor’s lack of confidence in Dame Cressida Dick’s plans to reform the service led to her abrupt resignation on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Mayor Sadiq Khan will oppose Met chief who can’t tackle ‘cultural problems’ within force

The London Mayor’s lack of confidence in Dame Cressida Dick’s plans to reform the service led to her abrupt resignation on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Woman arrested at Everard vigil says Priti Patel must go too after Cressida Dick exit

Patsy Stevenson, who was pinned down and arrested at a vigil for murdered Sarah Everard, urges the Home Secretary to follow the lead of the Met Commissioner and resign

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan pledges to end toxic culture at Met police and signals showdown with Priti Patel

The London mayor vows to oppose anyone who fails to understand deep problems at beleagured force, in wake of Cressida Dick resignation

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson warned to recuse himself from picking Cressida Dick's replacement

The Prime Minister should distance himself from the decision while he is under investigation over Partygate, a former Met Commissioner has warned

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson ‘should not get involved in picking new Met chief’

Lord Blair’s call came after Dame Cressida Dick announced she was standing down as Metropolitan Police Commissioner

The Independent UK

PM ‘should recuse himself from involvement’ in picking new Met chief

Lord Blair’s call came after Dame Cressida Dick dramatically announced she was standing down as Metropolitan Police Commissioner.

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