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Yvette Cooper said that the first referrals for people who came to Britain in small boats to be sent back across the English Channel have already been made

Critics issue warning over nationwide expansion of ‘intrusive’ technology which ‘turns every passerby into a walking barcode’

A new legal framework will be drawn up to support the expanded use of the technology, the Government has said

A new legal framework will be drawn up to support the expanded use of the technology, the Government said.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Keir Starmer came to power passing 50,000, it is a reminder that, during the election, Labour gave the impression it had a plan to fix the problem of irregular migration. But that…

COMMENT: I never envisaged that, at the age of 75, I would be detained under the Terrorism Act while people screamed ‘Shame on you!’, writes environmentalist and author Jonathon Porritt

Baroness Jacqui Smith of Malvern, now an education minister, said criminal gangs were allowed to become entrenched under the Conservative government.

Huda Ammori says No 10’s allegations go against its own intelligence assessments, as pressure grows over mass arrests

NEWS ANALYSIS: ‘Tiredness is setting in’ for overstretched Met police officers as protesters vow to continue flouting Palestine Action’s terror ban, writes Amy-Clare Martin

It comes after the Met said policing the protest at the weekend posed ‘unrealistic’ challenges

Yvette Cooper wants guidance to change after row over claims police ‘covered up’ status of two men on charges relating to an alleged rape