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‘Damning’ report slams ‘poor’ Home Office response to Channel crossings

The Home Office response to the surge in Channel crossings is “poor” and the “system is overwhelmed”, according to a watchdog. Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal found that problems arose mainly due to a “refusal” by the ...

22 Jul 2022 at 00:37

Tory leadership hopefuls trash economic plans in first head-to-head TV showdown

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have trashed each other’s economic plans as the blue-on-blue attacks continued during their first head-to-head TV showdown. Former chancellor Mr Sunak claimed there is “nothing Conservative” about Ms Truss’s ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:24

Truss and Sunak set for TV showdown in race for No 10

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head in a TV debate after the battle to become the next prime minister became toxic with the two rival camps clashing over immigration, China and the economy. The BBC debate at 9pm comes ...

25 Jul 2022 at 12:09

Record delays as number of asylum claims hits highest level for 20 years

The number of asylum claims being made in the UK is at its highest level for two decades, with a record backlog of people waiting for a decision. The 63,089 applications in the year to June 2022 is the highest number for any ...

25 Aug 2022 at 19:35

Minister defends Boris Johnson’s attack on lawyers over Rwanda policy

A business minister has defended Boris Johnson’s assertion that lawyers attempting to block the plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda were “abetting” criminal gangs, saying this would be the “net result” of their work. The ...

17 Jun 2022 at 13:06

High Court refuses to block first flight to Rwanda

The first flight as part of the Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda can go ahead on Tuesday, a High Court judge has ruled. Several people due to be given a one-way ticket to the east African nation as part of ...

11 Jun 2022 at 00:07

Most of 2021 Channel migrants’ asylum claims still outstanding, MPs told

The Home Office has only processed 4% of asylum claims made by migrants who crossed the Channel last year, MPs heard. Some 96% of applications submitted by migrants making the journey in 2021 are still outstanding, ...

26 Oct 2022 at 13:23

Braverman heads to Dover as pressure mounts to get a grip on migrant chaos

Home Secretary Suella Braverman will visit Dover as she battles to get a grip on the chaos in the asylum system amid international criticism over her claim the UK faced an “invasion” of migrants. Ms Braverman is ...

03 Nov 2022 at 09:59

Home Secretary facing questions over deepening migrant crisis

The Home Secretary will face MPs to explain the “car crash” decisions behind the chaos at a migrant holding centre. Suella Braverman is expected to be questioned about the problems at the Manston site in Kent ...

31 Oct 2022 at 17:11

Sunak: Home Secretary and I working ‘day and night’ to tackle Channel crossings

Rishi Sunak said he and Suella Braverman are working “day and night” to end “the unacceptable rise in Channel crossings” as he continued to face questions over her appointment. The Prime Minister gave ...

09 Nov 2022 at 20:02

Braverman ‘out of her depth’ after being quizzed over asylum policy – critics

Suella Braverman has been accused of being “out of her depth” after conceding many asylum seekers would need to come to the UK in order to submit a claim. MPs said there is a “shortage of safe and ...

23 Nov 2022 at 21:48

Home Office top mandarin still unsure if £140m Rwanda plan is value for money

Britain has already paid Rwanda £140 million but the Home Office’s top civil servant is still unsure whether the stalled asylum policy is value for money. The Government department’s permanent ...

23 Nov 2022 at 18:36

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