Councillor announces plan to withdraw from government-funded programme in run-up to May electionsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Reform-led Lancashire county council will withdraw from the government’s refugee...
Read MoreShabana Mahmood has announced plan to cut leave to remain to 30 months, to concern of UN’s refugee agencyTwo Sudanese asylum seekers are challenging a key element of Labour’s plans to strip refugees of basic rights,...
Read MoreTwo-month arrangement aimed at preventing small-boat crossings comes as existing deal expiresThe UK will pay France an extra £16.2m to keep police patrolling Channel beaches and prevent a surge in small-boat crossings...
Read MoreOver 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 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 has faced backlash for decision to make refugee status in England and Wales temporaryShabana Mahmood’s decision to tell every person applying for asylum from Monday that their status is temporary could be...
Read MoreLabour peer, who was a child refugee, criticises home secretary’s response to Gorton and Denton byelection defeatThe home secretary’s decision to double down on hardline immigration reforms in light of Labour’s...
Read MoreHome Office figures also show a rise in asylum refusal rates, with government claiming tightening of rules is workingThe number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in hotels has fallen to the lowest level for 18 months,...
Read MoreJudge allows Safe Passage International to launch judicial review of halting of right to bring in children and partnersThe Home Office’s controversial decision to suspend the right of refugees to bring their children and...
Read MoreCoalition of refugee support groups says board’s ‘traumatic’ and ‘flawed’ processes are putting children at riskA coalition of refugee support groups has called for a Home Office organisation to be...
Read MoreCoalition of refugee support groups says board’s ‘traumatic’ and ‘flawed’ processes are putting children at riskA coalition of refugee support groups has called for a Home Office organisation to be...
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