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How the UK Attorney General found himself at centre of Taylor Swift’s police escort row

The government’s top lawyer was engulfed in ‘Swiftgate’ probe after he reportedly intervened in the pop star’s security

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024

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.

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2024

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…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 10, 2024

Farage backtracks on claim he was advised not to hold constituency surgeries

Reform leader also says he and other MPs have sent letter to home secretary over Manchester airport incident

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Total of 973 migrants cross Channel in busiest day of year so far

The crossings were made in 17 boats on the same day four people died off the coast of France.

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2024

Toddler ‘trampled to death’ as migrants try to cross English Channel

At least four people, including a two-year-old, die in two attempts to cross the channel on crowded boats.

Al Jazeera · Oct 5, 2024

Major new plan to smash criminal people smuggling gangs agreed by UK and G7 nations

More than 25,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats this year, according to Home Office data

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2024

Oldest asylum claim is nearly 17 years old, Home Office records show

Nineteen asylum cases have been waiting over a decade for a decision, new figures show

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024

Migrants to be stuck in hotels for up to three years due to asylum backlog

Yvette Cooper has realised that delivering on Labour’s promise to clear the asylum backlog will take longer than she had hoped

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024

The Guardian view on this summer’s riots: courts can’t solve these problems alone

Editorial: The UK’s counter-extremism strategy isn’t working – and prison sentences won’t change that

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024