The Government’s desire to clear a backlog of asylum seeker cases led to “perverse” decisions being made, a report found. In December 2022, Rishi Sunak pledged to “abolish” a 92,000-strong
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Border security at UK airports is neither “effective nor efficient”, the immigration watchdog warned as he described a Home Office “culture of defensiveness” in a series of reports produced before
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Staff working with children and vulnerable adults in asylum accommodation in Northern Ireland have not undergone checks or training, a report has found. An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for
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More than 200 threats of legal action have been made against the government over accommodating asylum seekers at a former RAF base, the High Court has been told. The government
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More than 2,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the Channel. Home Office figures show 290 people made the journey in five boats on
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An asylum seeker has been detained for nine years and six months for the manslaughter of fellow migrants who drowned trying to cross the English Channel. Ibrahima Bah (pictured) was
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The borders and immigration watchdog has been sacked after he “lost the confidence of the Home Secretary”, the Home Office has said. David Neal “breached” the terms of his appointment
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The chief inspector of borders and immigration has called it “scandalous” that his watchdog role could be left vacant while the Rwanda scheme is introduced. It comes after the Times
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Fresh criticism has been unleashed by peers against Rishi Sunak’s proposed Rwanda asylum law, despite a warning by Foreign Secretary David Cameron that the unelected chamber is “wrong” to frustrate
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Rishi Sunak has been criticised for a “depraved” bet with broadcaster Piers Morgan over whether flights will take off to Rwanda. The TalkTV presenter offered the Prime Minister a £1,000
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