Detainees at the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre are in a “desperate” situation, ministers have heard. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott again raised concerns about the conditions at the centre
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Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott has condemned “shocking” treatment of detainees at the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre amid claims dozens of women are on hunger strike in protest at
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Police made 21 arrests in a major operation involving 350 officers to tackle a gang suspected of smuggling hundreds of migrants into the UK in the back of lorries. Raids
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Refugees are struggling to integrate into British life because of restrictions on bringing their relatives to the country, campaigners claim. Oxfam and the Refugee Council called on the Government to
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Campaigners have been given the go-ahead to challenge a court ruling on the Government’s plans to cap the number of child refugees allowed into the UK. The Help Refugees charity
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Actress and campaigner Emma Thompson has accused the UK Government of a “death of compassion” in its treatment of refugees, insisting Britain has a duty of care towards people who
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An extra £19 million will be made available next year for councils which are helping large numbers of lone children who are seeking asylum, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has said.
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The head of a UK aid charity has said the Rohingya people are victims of “crimes against humanity”. The Muslim minority refugees fleeing violence in their home state of Rakhine
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Scotland has met a target to provide homes for 2,000 Syrian refugees three years ahead of schedule. The UK Government has committed to resettling 20,000 people fleeing the war-torn country
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A scheme to relieve pressure on local councils caring for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is set to be rolled out. Under new legislation the National Transfer Scheme (NTS), which allows hard-pressed
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