Home Secretary rules out EU youth mobility scheme Yvette Cooper was questioned on the scheme in the Commons. Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025
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 Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
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 Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025
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) · Jan 22, 2025
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) · Jan 21, 2025
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 National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2025
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. The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024
Visas rollout: Home Office confirms how long expired travel documents can be used after eVisa problems The full eVisa rollout is being postponed after campaigners warned problems with the system could ‘lead to another Windrush’ Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024
Use expired ID to get to UK, says minister in charge of flawed eVisas People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024
Revealed: ministers to postpone full shift to eVisas next month Exclusive: fears that UK residents could be stranded abroad due to system glitches prompts rethink The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2024
Number of migrants living in hotels soars under Labour as asylum costs top £5bn The number of migrants living in hotels has risen by 20 per cent in three months, official data shows The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024
MPs’ decisions on assisted dying should be made on ‘secular basis’ – minister Legislation to change the law on assisted dying faces its first Commons test on Friday. The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024
Visa crackdown: Firms who employ illegal workers to face tough new sanctions under Home Office rules The Home Office said overseas workers in the UK care sector have been particularly vulnerable to exploitation and work visa abuse Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024 Employers face overseas worker ban in visa law crackdown Powers will make sure that employers pay the costs of visa sponsorship, instead of passing this onto their workers
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024 Home Office continues to demand fees unlawfully charged for language tests Government admits ‘challenging’ situation after firm charged and passed on fees without legal authority
The National (Scotland) · Oct 21, 2024 Labour 'slapping down' their Scottish MPs on immigration policy, SNP say LABOUR are “slapping down” their Scottish MPs who want tailored immigration policy for Scotland, according to an SNP MP.
Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2024 Brits face e-borders 'summer holidays queue nightmare' at small airport tourist hotspots in Europe They will have to register their fingerprints, provide a facial scan and answer questions about their stay when they first arrive in the EU
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024 Evacuated Afghan refugees can reunite in UK with families, government announces ‘Afghans did right by us, and we will do right by them’, immigration minister says
Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024 London St Pancras Eurostar, Dover port and Eurotunnel face border delays as post-Brexit checks are introduced Disruption is likely when EU checks introduced in late autumn
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023 Revealed: shares held ‘in secret’ by scores of MPs raise questions about vested interests Exclusive: MPs found to hold ‘in effect secret’ stock in listed firms from banks to housebuilders
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023 Labour MP defends plans to block North Sea drilling against union criticism Seema Malhotra says party wants to see jobs transferred to green energy industries, not lost
The Independent UK · May 15, 2023 Labour will keep tax burden on ‘working people as low as we can’, Starmer promises He said the party would be likely to ‘inherit a very difficult set of circumstances’ if it enters government
The Independent UK · May 14, 2023 Labour will keep tax burden for workers ‘as low as we can’ – Starmer The Labour leader said: ‘I want to keep the burden on working people as low as we can.’
Manchester Evening News · May 10, 2023 Debts of almost £3m racked up by Real Housewives of Cheshire star Seema Malhotra's fashion brand Forever Unique The brand was co-founded by Seema and her husband Sandeep