Campaigners have accused the Government of “threatening” to make asylum seekers without legal representation “homeless” if they do not move onto the Bibby Stockholm barge. Care4Calais said it had “serious
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The Justice Secretary has defended the Government’s announcement of a “task force” targeting corrupt immigration lawyers as critics branded it a “red herring” to distract from the asylum backlog. Alex
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Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has defended Lee Anderson after the Conservative Party deputy chairman said asylum seekers complaining about the Bibby Stockholm barge should “f*** off back to France”. Mr
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Labour has accused the Government of “disastrous failure” over its pledge to stop the boats after official figures confirmed the number of migrants staying in hotels has passed 50,000. Shadow
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The first migrants have moved on to the Bibby Stockholm barge. The group arrived at the accommodation vessel moored in Portland Port, Dorset, on Monday, with more people expected later
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Three police officers face hearings for either gross misconduct or gross incompetence over the death of a mentally ill man who died after saying “I can’t breathe” while being arrested.
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A baby died after an “extremely vulnerable” teenage mother gave birth alone in her prison cell following “systemic failings” by state agencies, a coroner has found. Aisha Cleary was born
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The number of deaths in or following police custody has seen a “concerning” increase over the past year, surpassing the average recorded over a 10-year period, a watchdog has said.
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The number of self-harm incidents in women’s prisons has reached the highest level since records began, figures from the Ministry of Justice show. According to the latest safety in custody
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Plans to sharply reduce the number of mental health callouts dealt with by police in England in the next two years are dangerous and could have catastrophic consequences, psychologists have
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