Fact check: AI-generated and miscaptioned Middle East war imagery Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact. Evening Standard · Mar 5
This is how migration has affected the UK population this decade One in 30 people living in the UK today arrived in the space of just four years, says Home Secretary The Independent UK · Mar 5
Sweeping UK visa changes announced by Home Office after 'unacceptably high' abuse of system Six new countries have had new visa rules placed on them by the Home Office Evening Standard · Mar 5
Failed asylum seekers will be paid up to £40k to leave the UK, Shabana Mahmood announces Home Office will detain and deport families with children if they do not accept financial payments to leave The Independent UK · Mar 5
Shabana Mahmood accused of mimicking Trump as she announces asylum plans Home secretary’s proposals to overhaul immigration system include end to permanent refugee status The Guardian - UK · Mar 5
UK Cracks Down on Student Visas from Sudan, Cameroon, Peru and Myanmar The UK has imposed an 'emergency brake' on most student visas and skilled work permits from Sudan, Cameroon, Peru, Myanmar and Afghanistan amid claims of widespread asylum system abuse. International Business Times UK · Mar 5
Home Secretary hits out at 'sharia law in London' claims after Donald Trump comments on Sadiq Khan Shabana Mahmood defended Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan Evening Standard · Mar 5
Home Office: Offering failed asylum claim families £40,000 is not a pull factor The Home Secretary faces a backbench revolt over her asylum system reforms. Evening Standard · Mar 5
Mahmood says Labour should not become ‘more Green or more Reform’ on migration The Home Secretary faces a backbench revolt over her asylum system reforms. The Independent UK · Mar 5
Mahmood’s immigration plan is Labour’s last chance to stem tide of extremism from left and right NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks at how Shabana Mahmood’s intervention on asylum and immigration plays into the debate about the future direction of the Labour Party and why she has emerged as a candidate to replace Keir Starmer The Independent UK · Mar 5
Failed asylum seeker families to be paid £40,000 to leave Britain Migrants who leave the UK within seven days will receive payments of £10,000 per person, capped at four per family, under the plan Evening Standard · Mar 5
Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Mar 5
Home secretary to urge Labour left to back hardline immigration crackdown Shabana Mahmood insists Labour is 'at the heart of my migration reforms' as she warns against backing the Greens and Reform - but critics accuse home secretary of ‘bullying refugees’ rather than tackling real problems The Independent UK · Mar 4
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4 Asylum seekers waiting over a year for claim in UK may be allowed to work under new measures Shabana Mahmood hopes to reduce number of claimants in hotels by enabling them to support themselves
Evening Standard · Mar 4 Strict new rules for asylum seekers unveiled by Home Secretary in immigration overhaul The Home Secretary is set to lay out the strict new rules as part of a Government bid to crack down on illegal migration
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4 UK’s partial study visa ban ‘will drive people to small boats’, campaigners say Ban affecting Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon will mean more people make Channel crossings, charity says
Radio France Internationale · Mar 4 UK halts study visas from four countries to stop students claiming asylum The British government has imposed an "emergency brake" on visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, in response to what it said was a surge of requests for asylum from people arriving in the United Kingdom to study.
International Business Times UK · Mar 4 Visa Suspension Shock and UK Travel Warnings Spark Fear Amid Iran, Middle East Conflicts The UK has imposed a sudden visa suspension on Sudan, Myanmar, Cameroon, and Afghanistan, affecting students, businesses, and families.
The Independent UK · Mar 4 By the numbers: How many student visas go to countries that have been affected by the UK’s halt on grants? The Government has ceased granting study visas to four countries
Evening Standard · Mar 4 ‘Unprecedented’ visa bans placed on four nations after asylum applications rocket 470% The Home Office confirmed an ‘emergency brake’ had been placed on UK student visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4 Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you can’t – and Starmer must fix that The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3 UK puts emergency brake on study visas for four countries’ nationals Shabana Mahmood says UK’s generosity abused as study visas halted for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan
The Independent UK · Mar 3 UK suspends student visas for four countries over asylum abuse claims The Home Office has characterised this suspension as an ‘unprecedented’ move
Evening Standard · Mar 3 UK halts visa routes from four countries amid claims migrants ‘exploiting’ asylum Study visas for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan have been halted, as have work visas for Afghans.