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Minister orders immigration centre to remove ‘balloon craft’ job ads

Outsourcing firm Mitie listed several roles aimed at providing ‘safe and productive’ environment for detainees

The Guardian - UK

Balloon-craft and hairdresser jobs advertised for immigration centre

The job descriptions for floristry, hairdressing and painting tutors, have been posted online

The Independent UK

Minister orders ads for ‘unnecessary’ jobs at immigration centre to be ditched

Job descriptions for floristry, hairdressing and painting and decorating tutors, as well as a gym manager, have been listed online.

Evening Standard

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Balloon craft and floristry classes for asylum seekers scrapped amid furious backlash from MPs

The Conservatives have accused Labour of ‘losing the plot’ amid a summer of discontent over taxpayer-funded migrant hotels

Evening Standard

Home Office minister praises joint EU operation to smash drug smuggler gangs

Operation White Sea has led to the seizure of cocaine worth £66 million from reaching the UK and EU.

Evening Standard

Immigration minister dismisses Reform immigration plans as ‘gimmicks’

Seema Malhotra says Government’s plans to speed up asylum applications will reduce need for hotels.

Evening Standard

Police deny 'bussing' claims after escorting counter-protesters to Epping migrant hotel demo 'for safety reasons'

The force said the protests began peacefully but ‘escalated to the point of disorder and criminal damage’

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Brexit has left City of London’s reputation at risk, Goldman Sachs chief warns

David Solomon warned Goldman Sachs is turning its attention towards the continent

The Independent UK

Windrush commissioner: Apprehension and suspicion remains towards Home Office

Clive Foster is a senior pastor at the Pilgrim Church in Nottingham and the son of parents who migrated to the UK from Jamaica in 1959.

The Independent UK

First Windrush Commissioner vows cultural change, accountability and action

Reverend Clive Foster is a senior pastor at the Pilgrim Church in Nottingham and is the son of parents who migrated to the UK from Jamaica in 1959.

The Independent UK

Blue Labour group urges ministers to ‘root out DEI’ to win over Reform voters

Faction influencing No 10 says government should legislate against DEI in hiring, sentencing and ‘wherever else’

The Guardian - UK

Nurses, universities and some Labour MPs criticise Government's new immigration rules

The GMB union said plans to scrap care visas could be ‘catastrophic’ for the sector

Evening Standard

Minister defends PM’s ‘island of strangers’ claim amid Labour backlash

The Prime Minister used a Downing Street speech on Monday to lay out plans to ‘significantly’ reduce net migration.

Evening Standard

Home Office tackles mail-order dealers after huge amount of cannabis posted to UK

Over 15 tonnes of cannabis was detected by Border Force, with the support of Royal Mail, in the last quarter of 2024

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Evening Standard

UK-Thai deal sees 90% reduction in cannabis smuggling by post, Home Office says

Extra checks are taking place in Thailand and Border Force have detected 1.5 tonnes of cannabis coming through the post in the first quarter of 2025.

The Guardian - UK

‘I didn’t trust the system’: lasting trauma of Windrush victim barred from UK for 10 years

Winston Jones, who for a decade was unable to return home from Jamaica, almost didn’t apply for compensation, fearing it was a trap

The Guardian - UK

Ministers try to encourage Windrush compensation claims with £1.5m fund

Government acknowledges that many victims have felt too nervous to engage with officials from Home Office

Evening Standard

Home Secretary rules out EU youth mobility scheme

Yvette Cooper was questioned on the scheme in the Commons.

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The Guardian - UK

Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op

As Donald Trump reverses discrimination initiatives in the US, Co-op says it is holding firm on DEI having seen the benefits

The Independent UK

Eurostar resumes trains to London from major European city – but only for a few weeks

Passengers travelling to the UK capital from the Netherlands have had to change at Brussels over the past eight months

Evening Standard

Row over raising £29,000 family visa minimum income level: Record number of people try to sway decision

The Migration Advisory Committee is reviewing the Minimum Income Requirement for family visas

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney offers to work with Labour on 'tailored' Scottish visa scheme

JOHN Swinney has called on the UK Government to work with him to develop a “tailored” migration policy for Scotland – accusing Labour of being…

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar slapped down by UK bosses again on Scottish immigration policy

ANAS Sarwar has been told his Westminster bosses “don’t want to hear it” after his calls for a tailored immigration system to suit Scotland…

The National (Scotland)

Anas Sarwar claims 'talks with UK ministers on Scottish visa' – but they rule it out

Anas Sarwar has claimed he is holding talks with the UK Government on a bespoke Scottish visa scheme – on the same day the UK Government twice…

The Independent UK

NI tourism sector braced for hit as full rollout of visa waiver scheme looms

The industry is concerned that international tour operators will omit the region from all-island itineraries if they have to apply for the new ETAs.

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