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UK has already paid £120m for stalled Rwanda deal

Britain has already paid Rwanda £120 million to take migrants despite the deal being grounded by legal challenges. Officials for the east African nation’s government confirmed it has received the entire initial payment for the agreement signed in ...

22 Jul 2022 at 13:15

Thousands of Ukraine refugees expected to arrive in UK next week – minister

Thousands of Ukrainian refugees could arrive in the UK next week but checks on accommodation may not be carried out in time, a minister has warned. Refugee minister Lord Richard Harrington told MPs he expects “thousands of people” to arrive next ...

16 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Venues with bad track record on spiking ‘must improve to have licence renewed’

Bars and clubs with a bad track record on spiking should be required to improve if they are to have their licences renewed, MPs have said. Not enough is being done to support spiking victims and it will remain an “invisible crime” unless action ...

26 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Government accused of putting ‘paperwork over people’ in Ukraine refugee crisis

The Government is prioritising “paperwork over people” in its response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, a charity boss has told MPs. Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council, urged ministers to urgently waive visa applications for ...

09 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Police recruitment must be ‘far more rigorous’ – watchdog

Police recruitment needs to be “far more rigorous”, a watchdog told MPs as he warned it would be “plainly inadequate” for forces to hire officers through a purely online process. Chief inspector of constabulary Sir Tom Winsor told the ...

02 Mar 2022 at 14:55

‘Strong need for a cultural change’ in police complaints system – MPs

A culture of “obstruction and delay” remains in the way some complaints against police are handled, MPs have warned. The Commons Home Affairs Committee urged the police watchdog to make sure “no-one can evade justice for police ...

01 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Numbers of spiking cases ‘underreported quite significantly’, MPs told

The number of spiking cases on nights out is being “underreported quite significantly”, MPs have been told. Experts told the Commons Home Affairs Committee that victims and premises are “reluctant” to report cases, despite the ...

19 Jan 2022 at 14:56

Spiking could be made a specific criminal offence – Patel

The Government is looking into making spiking a specific criminal offence, MPs have been told. Home Secretary Priti Patel said spiking is a new and “appalling” trend and has asked officials to look at how the Government can ...

02 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Channel migrants: Most people claiming to be modern slavery victims are Albanian

More than half of migrants who claimed to be victims of modern slavery after crossing the Channel in the first half of last year were Albanian, figures suggest. Home Office data obtained under freedom of information (FOI) ...

13 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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 secretary Matthew Rycroft ...

23 Nov 2022 at 18:36

Diphtheria risk for public ‘very low’ despite rise in asylum seeker cases

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has insisted the risk of the public getting diphtheria is “very low” despite a rise in the number of infections being recorded among asylum seekers. Mr Barclay said hundreds of migrants ...

28 Nov 2022 at 18:01

Government has ‘failed to control UK’s borders’, Home Secretary admits

The Home Secretary admitted the Government has failed to control the UK’s borders as she blamed migrants crossing the Channel for overcrowding at the Manston processing centre. Suella Braverman also struggled to ...

23 Nov 2022 at 17:27

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