A Conservative MP has instructed his staff to no longer deal with asylum cases, saying he wants to prioritise his “limited resources”. Marco Longhi faced shouts of “resign” and “shameful”
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Most of the unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who went missing on the Government’s watch, and are still missing, are now 18, a Home Office minister has said. Lord Sharpe of Epsom
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The Government must “undo the disastrous post-Brexit liberalisations” that “betrayed” the public’s wish for lower immigration before the general election, Robert Jenrick has demanded. The Tory former immigration minister (pictured)
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More than 2,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since the Government’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act became law. The figures come as Channel
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More than 40 people have been arrested after protesters blocked a coach set to take asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge. Police said they were called at around 8.40am
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More than 700 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in a single day – a new record for the year so far. The figures came as Downing
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The number of asylum seekers needing help for homelessness in England after having been in supported accommodation has jumped sharply in a year. Official figures published on Tuesday showed the
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Thousands of asylum seekers earmarked by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document suggests. Out of 5,700 people identified for removal,
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A watchdog has criticised “unacceptable” conditions at the busiest airport immigration detention centre in England and Wales. Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor said the facility in Luton was “unable
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The deaths of five people including a child while attempting to cross the English Channel underlines the need for the deterrent of the Rwanda scheme, Rishi Sunak has said. The
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