Charities demand inquiry into Heathrow immigration centre conditions Home secretary urged to investigate after detainees’ protests over their treatment during power outage The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
Manston migrant dragged away while shouting for help after 'being held for 30 days' A man started shouting 'help' and waving towards members of the media outside Manston migrant centre in Kent. He was asked to stop shouting before being dragged away Daily Mirror · Nov 8, 2022
MPs find people still sleeping on mats on visit to Manston asylum centre Home affairs committee members say site is still engulfed in crisis despite government assurances The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
Sunak in quandary over fate of ‘dark arts’ practitioner Williamson Analysis: Some Tory MPs are not buying excuse PM is waiting for inquiries into minister to conclude before taking decision The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
Shadow home secretary accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘shabby political deals’ over Suella Braverman and Sir Gavin Williamson appointments Labour’s shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper suggested Rishi Sunak had done “grubby political deals” in the cases of both Suella Braverman and Sir Gavin Williamson. The Prime Minister reappointed Ms Braverman as Home Secretary just six days after she was forced to quit over a security breach. He also handed… Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022
‘It’s really hardcore’: Nadine Dorries gives I’m a Celeb advice to Matt Hancock Fellow political I’m a Celebrity contestant Nadine Dorries has told Matt Hancock there is one upside to eating creepy crawlies and other animal bits in the jungle before his first appearance this week. Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022
MPs demand answers from cabinet secretary on Suella Braverman’s ‘security breaches’ OLD Exclusive: Powerful Commons committee could launch full inquiry – after Rishi Sunak failed to deny Simon Case’s advice was ignored The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022
Gavin Williamson announces resignation but ‘refutes the characterisation’ of claims against him – as it happened Former deputy chief whip Anne Milton tells Channel 4 Williamson used ‘leverage’ and threats against MPs The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
PM thinks Williamson bullying accusations are serious, says aide Rishi Sunak considering ‘appropriate’ action against Cabinet Office minister, says spokesperson The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
'I was warned we may break law over migrants' treatment', top Tory admits BUSINESS Secretary Grant Shapps has said he was advised Britain was “in danger” of breaking the law over its processing of migrants when he… The National (Scotland) · Nov 8, 2022
Labour attempt to force Sunak to reveal what he knew about Braverman ‘Security is too important,’ says Yvette Cooper The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022
'We must address issues at home if we want to point finger at Qatar's failings' Darren Lewis agrees it was flawed to hold the World Cup in Qatar but says the way we treat migrants here hardly covers the UK in glory Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022
Tory MPs criticise use of hotels to house people seeking asylum More than a dozen MPs question use of hotels as Robert Jenrick says ‘some larger sites’ may be needed The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022
‘Stuck in limbo, waiting to be part of society’: The ‘detention-style’ camps and ‘bruising’ asylum system that await people fleeing persecution Charity workers in Manchester say they see first-hand the negative impact that the country's asylum process has on people arriving here for a better life Manchester Evening News · Nov 7, 2022
Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022 UK and France in 'final stages' of deal to tackle Channel migrants crisis Downing Street said a deal was drawing near after talks between Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron - as the number of people at Manston airfield fell to 1,600
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022 Watch: Immigration minister says population at Manston ‘back below 1,600’ The population at the Manston Migrant Processing Centre is “back below 1,600” with “over 2,300 people being placed in onward accommodation”, immigration minister Robert Jenrick has said. This comes as Business Secretary Grant Shapps stopped short of saying Home Secretary Suella Braverman followed the law in the treatment of asylum…
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022 UK and France in ‘final stages’ of deal to tackle illegal migration, says Downing Street Rishi Sunak has vowed to ‘grip this challenge of illegal migration’ by working with European nations
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022 Sunak: ‘I will grip this challenge of illegal migration’ The Prime Minister made the vow while at the Cop27 climate change conference.
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022 Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s illegal migration rhetoric ‘misleading’, expert says Channel crossings are wrongfully being ‘misrepresented as illegitimate’, a human rights advocate says
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022 Rishi Sunak has surrounded himself with yes-men. What he really needs is a Willie As Margaret Thatcher knew, a PM’s success depends on wise advice – and Sunak should look to his backbenches to find it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022 Sunak meets Macron amid bid to strike new migrant crisis deal The Prime Minister and French president met face-to-face for the first time at Cop27
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022 Simpson’s Tavern is in London’s DNA — we must save it at any cost London is a living city, and it is constantly remade. That is its nature and I revel in it: one in, one out. But some things are too precious to lose. The forced closure of Simpson’s Tavern — revealed by the Londoner’s Diary last week — the oldest and greatest…
Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022 Gavin Williamson's WhatsApp rant in full as new claims emerge - but Sunak refuses to sack him Gavin Williamson is still in his job amid bullying claims as Rishi Sunak's spokesman claimed he had an 'important contribution to make' - despite not being able to say what his job is, and Keir Starmer suggesting he should be sacked
Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022 UK was 'in danger' of breaking law at Manston migrants centre, says ex-Home Secretary Grant Shapps said he had received 'very clear' advice that the Government was close to breaking the law over its processing of asylum seekers and the Manston facility risked 'tipping into becoming an unofficial detention centre'
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022 Grant Shapps refuses to confirm whether Suella Braverman followed the law on migrants A Cabinet minister has stopped short of saying Home Secretary Suella Braverman followed the law in the treatment of asylum seekers at the Manston processing centre in Kent.