Braverman bill could lead to 3,000 asylum seekers being deported a month Exclusive: leaked documents on illegal migration bill also say legal aid fees will need to rise in order to ensure legal cover The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
This Morning’s stand-ins make mincemeat of Rish!’s record The prime minister thought the ITV sofa was a good place to be on another day of missed targets. He was wrong The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
Suella Braverman mocked for avoiding questions on record immigration figures Suella Braverman was mocked by the Opposition after the Home Secretary missed questions in the Commons on the newly released immigration figures. Evening Standard · May 25, 2023
Asylum backlog at record high as charities brand human cost of delays staggering A minister appeared to suggest faster processing would be likely to lead to an increase in asylum claims from people arriving via illegal routes. The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Tory former minister warns of ‘chaos’ over Government immigration plans Ministers want to use former military bases to ease accommodation issues. The Independent UK · May 22, 2023
Cabinet rift as Braverman told to ‘stick to job’ amid fears she’s pushing to replace PM Home secretary told she must ‘stick to the job’ after inflammatory speech – as Gove warns Tories against campaigning on culture wars The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
Rishi Sunak could face ANOTHER probe - this time over 'misleading' asylum data Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock branded it unacceptable that three Tory frontbenchers - including the Prime Minister - have failed to correct misleading claims Daily Mirror · May 12, 2023
Home Office to publish data on those with leave to remain and NRPF status Migrants granted temporary permission to live in the UK usually have no recourse to public funds as a condition of their visa. The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
Former British army chief slams government’s ‘vicious’ small boats bill Lord Dannatt raised case of Afghan pilot who has been threatened with removal to Rwanda The Independent UK · May 10, 2023
‘Handwringing or bell ringing’ will not tackle migrant crisis, Archbishop told The rebuke of the top cleric came as he lambasted the Illegal Migration Bill as ‘morally unacceptable and politically impractical’. The Independent UK · May 10, 2023
Giant migrant barge arrives in UK waters as it prepares to host 500 asylum seekers The engineless Bibby Stockholm has docked in Falmouth for vital inspections and refurbishment before being towed to Portland in Dorset where she will accommodate 500 asylum seekers Daily Mirror · May 9, 2023
British children left stranded in Afghanistan after father killed by car bomb Exclusive: Brother of victim is calling on UK government to evacuate his family from the Taliban-run country The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Tory policies, not migrants, are endangering social cohesion Letters: Readers take issue with Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman’s rhetoric on asylum seekers’ ‘values’ The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023
4 in 5 modern slavery victims denied justice as new law 'gives traffickers impunity' Campaigners told The Mirror that new legislation has allowed traffickers to 'act with impunity', with former PM Theresa May among those voicing their alarm about the impact of the Nationality and Borders Act Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023 Diane Abbott’s letter shows how antiracism has been reduced to decrying ‘white privilege’ Many of the Labour politician’s fiercest critics pursue an equally divisive approach
Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2023 OPINION - Don’t rise to Suella’s bait, but exactly what level of immigration do we want? There was a time when the Tories were considered the party of business, the sensible guardians of the economy. But the Conservatives switched — after the growth of UKIP post the 2008 global banking crisis — to become the party that focused on controlling immigration. We know the history: Take…
Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023 Furious Tory MP calls for 'quasi prison' barge for asylum seekers to be scrapped Richard Drax - who said opponents are considering legal action against the Home Office plans - claims he wasn't consulted before Home Secretary Suella Braverman told him of the plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023 The real Rish! has been hiding in plain sight – don’t look for Mr Nice Guy within Sunak and Starmer’s sloganeering made for a truly dismal PMQs that degrades us all
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023 Ministers attack small boat ‘asylum shoppers’ as Tories row over migration bill Suella Braverman doubles down on claim small boats criminals linked to ‘heightened levels of criminality’
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023 Ex-PM May warns Government immigration reforms will harm modern slavery victims Theresa May accused ministers of delivering a ‘slap in the face’ via its proposed changes to the Illegal Migration Bill.
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023 UK House of Commons set to back controversial migration bill A sweeping British bill that will dramatically curb migrants’ ability to seek asylum in the U.K. is due to be approved by lawmakers
Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023 Ex-Tory legal chief savages plan to let UK break international law over migrant flights In a bruising encounter in the Commons, 'Tory Gandalf' Sir Geoffrey Cox demanded to know why ignoring orders from the European Court of Human Rights was needed amid concerns over the power it would give Suella Braverman
Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023 London nightclubs battle for late licenses to keep dancefloors alive Printwords in Surrey Quays is closing this weekend
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023 Suella Braverman: small boat arrivals have ‘values at odds with our country’ Home secretary also associates people who enter UK illegally with ‘heightened levels of criminality’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023 MPs vote to support the Illegal Migration Bill by 289 to 230 – as it happened Theresa May had warned bill will cause more people to be consigned to modern slavery while Geoffrey Cox also raised concerns