Over 80,000 people in appeal queue against initial rejection at end of 2025 – 91% more than a year beforeThe backlog of people awaiting asylum appeals after having their initial application turned down has nearly doubled...
Read MoreHome Office targets 150 families whose asylum claims were refused and offers them up to £40,000 to leave or face forcible removalFamilies who received notices asking them to agree to return to their home countries are...
Read MoreWoman, from Togo, faces uncertain wait for indefinite leave to remain because of changes coming into force next monthThe mother of a six-year-old cancer survivor has spoken of her “overwhelming” fear her daughter...
Read MoreExclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about effect of student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from Afghanistan and Sudan The Home Office rejected an appeal from the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, that...
Read MoreMove is part of scheme to target families for expedited voluntary removals before enforced removal proceedingsChildren may be forcibly removed from the UK in handcuffs to “overcome noncompliance” as part of new...
Read MoreThe UK prime minister has defended his stance on the war in the Middle East amid growing pressure from Cyprus, Bahrain and the UAE. John Harris, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss whether he has shown strength or weakness....
Read MoreSome of the home secretary’s major overhauls are already in place such as the 30-month review for refugee protectionsShabana Mahmood announced a series of changes to the rules governing both regular and irregular migration...
Read MoreHome secretary announces plans to overhaul system, including an end to permanent refugee status UK politics live – latest updatesShabana Mahmood has put herself on a collision course with Labour MPs after revealing a set...
Read MoreShabana Mahmood hopes to reduce number of claimants in hotels by enabling them to support themselvesUp to 21,000 asylum seekers who have waited for a year for their claims to be processed could be allowed to enter the jobs...
Read MoreJoani Reid asks for privacy after it was revealed her husband David Taylor was one of the three men arrestedStarmer begins PMQs by telling the Commons that his thoughts are with Sarah Everard “on this very painful...
Read MoreJoani Reid asks for privacy after it was revealed her husband David Taylor was one of the three men arrestedStarmer begins PMQs by telling the Commons that his thoughts are with Sarah Everard “on this very painful...
Read MoreLawmaker says she had never seen anything to suspect her husband may have broken the lawStarmer begins PMQs by telling the Commons that his thoughts are with Sarah Everard “on this very painful anniversary” of her...
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PM also says it must be him who apologises
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