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Badenoch signals leaving ECHR on the table in new Tory approach to immigration

The UK’s continued membership of a Europe-wide human rights treaty is on the table for the Tories as they set out a “new approach” to immigration, Kemi Badenoch has signalled. Ahead of the latest migration figures being published on Thursday, the ...

27 Nov 2024 at 19:56

Blair opened UK borders to east European migrants despite misgivings

Tony Blair’s Labour government pressed ahead with plans to grant unrestricted access to the UK to migrants from eastern Europe despite mounting concerns among senior ministers, according to newly-released official files. Papers released to ...

31 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Farage ‘copying our homework’ with immigration plans, Badenoch says

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused Reform UK of “copying our homework” with its immigration proposals after the rival party announced plans to seek returns agreements with countries such as Taliban-run Afghanistan. Mrs Badenoch said the ...

27 Aug 2025 at 17:30

Government could close asylum hotels next year with ‘one-off scheme’ – charity

The Government could close asylum hotels next year by allowing people from certain countries likely to be recognised as refugees temporary permission to stay under a “one-off scheme”, analysis by the Refugee Council has suggested. The ...

28 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Immigration minister dismisses Reform immigration plans as ‘gimmicks’

Immigration minister Seema Malhotra has dismissed Reform’s plans to tackle immigration numbers as “gimmicks” that have “unravelled on basic facts and figures”. The MP for Feltham and Heston said that she would not comment on Nigel ...

28 Aug 2025 at 22:04

Immigration reforms for ‘complete reset’ to be introduced in Parliament

Legislation to end the recruitment of care workers from abroad is set to be introduced as part of a raft of immigration reforms. New rules to be laid in Parliament on Tuesday will also seek to increase salary and skills ...

01 Jul 2025 at 12:29

PM ‘to move asylum seekers into barracks’ after Home Office shake-up

Shabana Mahmood is expected to unveil plans to move asylum seekers from hotels into military barracks as the Government seeks to harden its immigration policy amid rising numbers of crossings in the Channel. The newly ...

07 Sept 2025 at 10:21

Farage rows back on pledge to stop small boats within fortnight of election win

Nigel Farage has rowed back on a pledge he made to the party’s conference to stop small boat crossings within two weeks of taking office. The Reform UK leader had told an audience at the NEC in Birmingham on Friday ...

06 Sept 2025 at 17:21

Ireland

Ireland’s immigration policy needs to be firmer – Harris

Ireland’s system for dealing with immigration needs to be firmer, Taoiseach Simon Harris has said. In a pre-election interview, the Fine Gael leader also said people in the country need help “in the here and now” ...

13 Nov 2024 at 23:38

Government keeping Syrian asylum claims under ‘constant review’ – Cooper

The Home Secretary has said guidance related to decisions on Syrian asylum claims is under “constant review” as the UK continues to monitor the “fast-moving” situation. Yvette Cooper also said there are “initial ...

11 Dec 2024 at 16:55

PM urged to strip UK citizenship from ‘jihadi terrorists and Assad supporters’

Kemi Badenoch has urged Sir Keir Starmer to remove UK citizenship from any “jihadi terrorists and supporters of Assad” who want to return from Syria. The Conservative Party leader said the fall of Bashar ...

11 Dec 2024 at 14:33

World

Trump announces opening Guantanamo Bay detention centre for illegal migrants

US President Donald Trump has said he is directing the opening of a detention centre at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States. Mr Trump made ...

29 Jan 2025 at 22:19

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