Ministers remain “absolutely” committed to reducing net migration to the tens of thousands, Downing Street insisted. Number 10 acknowledged that it would “take time” to reach the goal but the
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Two former detainees at a scandal-hit immigration centre have won the first stage of a High Court bid for a public inquiry into alleged “widespread abuse” by officers. The two
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Immigration policy should be devolved to UK nations and regions after Brexit to cater for different labour needs, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking in London, she hit
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Asylum seekers were subjected to excessive use of restraints after escort staff were given “dire” warnings about the potential for disruption on a removal flight, an inspection report found. HM
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Renewing a G4S contract to manage an immigration centre “is not commensurate with a humane system of dealing with migrants” the public wants after the Windrush scandal, Diane Abbott has
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Only 53 refugees were brought to Britain in the first 14 months of a flagship community sponsorship scheme, an inspection report reveals. The initiative was introduced by the Government in
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A “ruthless” teenage asylum seeker has been jailed for at least 34 years for planting the Parsons Green Tube bomb which injured 51 passengers. Iraqi Ahmed Hassan, who claims to
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A council has said sorry over failings in its dealings with Parsons Green bomber Ahmed Hassan. The 18-year-old, who lived in Sunbury, Surrey, told immigration officials he had trained with
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The foster parents of the Parsons Green Tube bomber say they feel “betrayed” by his actions – and claim they were never warned that he had admitted being “trained to
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Ministers have been urged to allow child refugees to sponsor their close families members to join them in the UK. The SNP’s Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) wants
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