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Almost three in five feel immigration is positive for Scotland, poll finds

Scots are “broadly comfortable” with migration and almost three-fifths believe it has a positive impact on the country, a survey has found. The poll, which is the first study of attitudes to immigration in Scotland since 2014, also found a minority ...

14 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Home Office: Offering failed asylum claim families £40,000 is not a pull factor

Mahmood says Labour should not become ‘more Green or more Reform’ on migration

A scheme offering the families of failed asylum seekers up to £40,000 to leave the UK will not be a “pull factor”, the Home Office has insisted. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said a small number of failed asylum seekers will be offered an ...

05 Mar 2026 at 18:02

World

Greece seeks tougher EU migration policies amid fear over Middle East wars

Greece is seeking stricter European Union migration policies as it braces for a potential surge in migrants and refugees due to ongoing war in the Middle East, a senior government official said. Migration minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos ...

30 Oct 2024 at 11:48

World

Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania

Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, as part of a contentious plan to process thousands of asylum seekers outside its borders. A naval ship departed from the island of ...

14 Oct 2024 at 19:52

Visas rules for Colombians visiting UK amid rising number of asylum claims

The number of Colombians claiming asylum in the UK has soared, prompting the Government to impose visa rules on visitors from the country. The changes, which came into force at 3pm on Tuesday, mean visitors from Colombia will now ...

26 Nov 2024 at 17:52

World

New German government plans to boost border controls to curb migration

Germany’s new government plans to station more police at the border to curb illegal migration and even turn away some of the asylum seekers trying to enter Europe’s biggest economy, the new interior minister said on Wednesday. ...

07 May 2025 at 22:36

Starmer to discuss plans for refugees to ‘earn’ right to settle at EPC summit

Sir Keir Starmer will discuss the UK’s plans to require refugees to “earn” the right to settle by contributing to the country as he meets European counterparts in Copenhagen. The UK will seek to end automatic family union ...

01 Oct 2025 at 22:30

Illegal migration and Ukraine ‘dominant issues’ as European leaders meet – PM

Illegal migration and Ukraine will be the “two dominant issues” as European leaders meet, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Prime Minister will hold talks on how European countries can work together to tackle illegal ...

02 Oct 2025 at 09:13

Starmer: No ‘golden ticket’ to UK as refugees will have to earn right to stay

Sir Keir Starmer has said there will be no “golden ticket” to settling in the UK under plans to require refugees to “earn” their right to stay long term. The Government plans to end automatic family union rights ...

02 Oct 2025 at 00:01

Payments to help migrants return home could see ‘big increase’, says Mahmood

Shabana Mahmood said she is considering “a big increase” in payments for migrants to return voluntarily to their home countries, insisting that the policy represented “value for money”. The Home Secretary told ...

20 Nov 2025 at 06:00

£715 million spent on scrapped Rwanda deportation scheme, breakdown reveals

A total of £715 million was spent on the Rwanda deportation scheme, a cost breakdown of the plan has shown. Among the costs outlined are £290 million paid to Rwanda’s government, £50 million on flights, ...

02 Dec 2024 at 18:34

More migrant fruit pickers will be allowed in the UK if needed, says Rishi Sunak

More migrant fruit pickers will be allowed in the UK if needed, PM says – report

More seasonal fruit pickers will be allowed into the UK if they are needed, Rishi Sunak has said after the Home Secretary pushed for lower migration. The Prime Minister confirmed during a farming ...

16 May 2023 at 18:11

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