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Yvette Cooper reinstates Home Office unit for post-Windrush culture change

Home secretary also pledges to appoint commissioner to advocate for those affected by scandal

The Guardian - UK

Cost of housing an asylum seeker ‘soars from £17k to £41k in just four years’ as hotel use surges

Think tank criticises ‘glaring lack of effective oversight’ of contracts for asylum seeker hotels

The Independent UK

'Pure cringe': Home Office slated over passport for Paddington

THE UK Government has been slated after reportedly giving Paddington bear a passport.

The National (Scotland)

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'All is not lost' on Scottish visa despite Home Office snub, says SNP MP

AN SNP MP behind efforts to set up a Scottish visa has insisted “all is not lost” in a defiant response to the Home Office shooting down the…

The National (Scotland)

Paddington Bear granted British passport by the Home Office

Movie producers had appealed for permission to create a replica of the official document

Evening Standard

Paddington Bear given UK passport by Home Office

Government issues specimen document to Peruvian-born character, listing him as ‘Bear’ under its observations

The Guardian - UK

UK mosques allotted record security funding from hate crime scheme

Almost £3m issued to mosques and associated sites under places of worship security scheme in year to April 2023

The Guardian - UK

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UK deports record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians in single flight

Flight comes as news emerges of plan to send asylum seekers who arrive on Chagos Islands to British territory of Saint Helena

The Guardian - UK

Home Office hires 200 staff to clear huge backlog of UK modern slavery cases

More than 23,000 files were left open by the last government, says minister, with delays of up to four years in assigning victim status

The Guardian - UK

'Will Scottish Labour MPs back my Scotland visa bill or just be lobby fodder?'

SNP MP Stephen Gethins tabled a bill at Westminster on Thursday seeking an amendment to the Scotland Act 1998 to enable the Scottish Government to…

The National (Scotland)

Asylum backlog clearance could grant refugee status to 62,000 migrants

The Refugee Council predicts over 62,000 migrants may be granted asylum in the UK as efforts to reduce the backlog progress

Evening Standard

UK asylum backlog lower since Rwanda plan scrapped, figures show

Refugee Council says nearly 120,000 people await case processing with 63,000 set to be granted asylum by Labour government

The Guardian - UK

Home Office backtracks on statutory inquiry into ‘deplorable conditions’ at immigration centre

Exclusive: Lawyers say Manston immigration centre became extremely overcrowded in November 2022, leading to the site being temporarily closed down

The Independent UK

Home Office to use secret number plate cameras across Europe to track migrant smugglers

The automatic number plate recognition cameras will be deployed on routes in Europe suspected of being used by people traffickers

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian mother’s desperate plea for children to join her in UK after Home Office refusal

Exclusive: Maria Kondratska has been refused permission by the Home Office to bring her children, aged 11 and 15, to the UK

The Guardian - UK

Calls for investigation of Uber Eats and Deliveroo after raid on Bristol caravan camp

Migrant workers accuse Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from them

The Guardian - UK

UK overseas aid budget faces £900m raid to pay for housing asylum seekers

Witt the amount spent on refugees and asylum seekers this year on course to hit £3.6bn, the sum available for international projects must be cut again, warns thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer urged to sack extremism adviser over alleged conflicts of interest

Campaigners say John Woodcock has commercial interest in organisations whose clients were targeted by protesters

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The Independent UK

Pregnant mother suffered ‘callous treatment’ as officials attempt to deport family at Gatwick – report

Inspectors examining the family detention unit pre-depature accommodation near Gatwick airport say it should be closed down

The Guardian - UK

Children being traumatised at Gatwick deportation centre, finds watchdog

Assessment finds detention unit is subjecting families to ‘unnecessary suffering’ amid lengthy Home Office delays

The Independent UK

How mild-mannered ‘Robert Generic’ turned into a ruthless right-wing Tory leadership hopeful

The former immigration minister and conservative-turned-rebel was once seen as a moderate centrist, but became the Tory rightwing flag bearer in the leadership contest

Evening Standard

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper did go to Taylor Swift concert, admits Cabinet minister despite earlier denial

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper did go to a Taylor Swift concert at Wembley, a minister admitted on Thursday despite a Cabinet colleague denying just 24 hours earlier that she had.

The National (Scotland)

Home Secretary got free Taylor Swift tickets after talks about star's VIP escort

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper attended one of Taylor Swift’s Wembley concerts with her husband after being involved in talks about the singer’s…

International Business Times UK

Britain Dubbed 'Illegal Immigrant Capital Of Europe' As Oxford Study Finds 1 In 100 Residents Are Undocumented

A new study has revealed that Britain is facing a record-high 745,000 asylum seekers, surpassing any other European nation.

Evening Standard

Delivery drivers arrested for 'visa breaches' in Home Office crackdown on illegal working in Britain

The group were accused of overstaying their permitted leave and breaching visa and immigration bail conditions

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