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‘Cost of detaining and accommodating migrants could hit £9bn in three years’

The cost of detaining and accommodating people under the Government’s controversial plans to tackle Channel crossings could amount to more than £9 billion in the first three years, according to a refugee charity. More than 250,000 people, including ...

22 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Migration Bill a ‘traffickers’ charter’ that ‘will lock up children’ – Cooper

The Illegal Migration Bill is effectively a “traffickers’ charter” that will “lock up children” and remove support from women who have been trafficked, Yvette Cooper has said. The shadow home secretary asked “how low have the Tory party fallen” as ...

13 Mar 2023 at 22:22

Mordaunt says ministers ‘need to motivate’ civil service after small boats email

Penny Mordaunt said ministers need to “motivate” the civil service and take responsibility for their “areas”, after being asked about an email, sent to Tory supporters, which accused civil servants of being part of a left-wing “activist blob”. ...

09 Mar 2023 at 12:44

Braverman says boat crossings will ‘fall dramatically’ but cannot say when

Suella Braverman said small boat crossings will “fall dramatically” under her asylum plans as she insisted they are legal, but could not say when removals will begin. The Home Secretary was also unable to set out when new detention centres ...

08 Mar 2023 at 12:41

Sunak and Braverman test limits of law with plan to ‘stop the boats’

Suella Braverman has said a plan to prevent migrants using small boats to reach the UK “pushes the boundaries of international law” but insisted action is needed because the asylum system is being “overwhelmed”. The Home Secretary and ...

07 Mar 2023 at 12:19

No-one with concern for fellow humans should back migration Bill – Sturgeon

No-one who has concern for their fellow human beings should back the UK Government’s Illegal Migration Bill, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Home Secretary Suella Braverman this week outlined plans to prevent anyone who comes to the UK ...

09 Mar 2023 at 16:48

Attorney General ‘very pleased’ at lack of amendments to Illegal Migration Bill

The Attorney General must declare the Illegal Migration Bill “unlawful” if Rishi Sunak agrees to toughen up the controversial policy, MPs have heard. Victoria Prentis, the Government’s top law officer, told the Commons she is ...

30 Mar 2023 at 11:52

Hundreds join protest against migration Bill outside Parliament

Hundreds of people gathered outside the House of Commons on Monday evening to protest against the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill. The demonstration, organised by the campaign group Stand Up To Racism, took place in ...

27 Mar 2023 at 23:35

Braverman: Crucial for UK ministers to decide whether to accept ECHR rulings

The Home Secretary has described her plans to stand in the way of European judges being able to block the deportations of those arriving via small boats as a “crucial power”. Suella Braverman on Friday laid amendments ...

22 Apr 2023 at 22:14

Welby locks horns with Government over ‘morally unacceptable’ small boats law

The Archbishop of Canterbury has gone head-to-head with the Government after condemning its plans to tackle the small boats crisis as “morally unacceptable and politically impractical”. But the intervention by the ...

10 May 2023 at 23:44

Somerville: UK Government attempting to confuse public on migration Bill

UK Government attempting to confuse public on migration Bill – Scottish minister

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has accused the UK Government of a deliberate attempt to “confuse the British public” over its Illegal Migration Bill. During a Holyrood debate on the legislation on Tuesday, ...

25 Apr 2023 at 17:57

Nearly 45,000 Channel migrants arrived in UK in 12 months since Rwanda deal

Nearly 45,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since the Government signed the Rwanda deal a year ago. This includes almost 5,000 people who have made the journey so far this year, ...

14 Apr 2023 at 12:40

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