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Patel says Rwanda plan a blueprint to follow despite reports of Home Office row

Priti Patel believes other countries will follow the UK’s Rwanda asylum proposals, amid reports of a civil service backlash over the plan. The Home Secretary said Denmark could be among those to reproduce the UK Government’s “blueprint” after it ...

16 Apr 2022 at 01:55

Priti Patel ‘commissions inquiry into handling of Cressida Dick resignation’

The row between Priti Patel and Sadiq Khan reignited when the Home Secretary reportedly commissioned an inquiry into the handling of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s resignation. Dame Cressida Dick quit after losing the backing of the ...

27 Mar 2022 at 22:25

Government in fresh bid to crack down on ‘guerrilla’ protests

Ministers have launched a fresh attempt to crack down on disruptive “guerrilla protests”, with harsher sentences and new criminal offences for those who glue or lock themselves to roads or structures. The Public Order Bill will outlaw ...

10 May 2022 at 13:55

Patel: Macron’s criticism of British immigration system ‘just wrong’

The Home Secretary has hit back at criticism from French President Emmanuel Macron about Britain’s attempts to tackle migrant crossings as “just wrong”. Mr Macron reportedly told French newspaper La Voix du Nord that the UK economy ...

02 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Home Secretary cancels appearance in front of MPs over ‘changes in Government’

Home Secretary cancels appearance in front of MPs over ‘recent changes in Government’

Home Secretary Priti Patel has pulled out of being questioned by MPs over the plan to send migrants to Rwanda, public confidence in policing and other Home Office policies. The Commons Home Affairs Committee was due to question Ms ...

13 Jul 2022 at 12:30

Home Secretary ‘to create league table of nations’ for deportation deals

Priti Patel will reportedly create a so-called “league table” of nations based on their level of co-operation in accepting criminals and failed asylum seekers from the UK. The table will be used to pressure countries to agree to ...

05 Jul 2022 at 08:22

July migrant crossings hit highest monthly total for year

More than 3,600 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in July, the highest monthly total this year. Some 3,683 made the crossing on 90 boats in the 31-day period, with journeys taking place on 20 of those days, according to PA ...

01 Aug 2022 at 15:59

Key questions as European Court of Human Rights grounds first Rwanda flight

The first deportation flight of migrants to Rwanda was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday night following interventions from the European Court of Human Rights. Here, the PA news agency looks at key questions surrounding ...

15 Jun 2022 at 10:59

Home Office begins 12-month trial electronically tagging Channel migrants

Some people arriving in the UK via small boats or the back of lorries will be electronically tagged as part of a Home Office trial programme. The department said the 12-month pilot, which began on Wednesday, will test ...

18 Jun 2022 at 19:50

Attorney General: ‘Time to complete Brexit’ in wake of Rwanda flight grounding

The Attorney General has said it is “time to complete Brexit and let the British people decide who can and cannot stay in our country” after a European court decision which effectively grounded the first flight to ...

19 Jun 2022 at 09:43

Australian PM dismisses calls to demand US drops prosecution of Assange

Australia’s Prime Minister has dismissed calls to publicly demand the US drops its prosecution of Julian Assange after the Wikileaks co-founder’s wife expressed hopes the government in Canberra would intervene. ...

20 Jun 2022 at 10:11

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Mother of Manchester bombing victim welcomes plans for security duty on venues

Plans to impose a legal duty on venues to provide security have been described as “a giant leap forward in the right direction” by the mother of a man killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack. The findings ...

10 Jan 2022 at 12:55

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