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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

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Jobs in life sciences, renewables and space sector to be focus of new programme

Industries like life sciences, renewables and the space sector are to be the focus of a new programme aiming to attract a more skilled workforce to Scotland. As part of a priority action from the Scottish Government to meet skills gaps, the ...

21 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Minister denies UK is ‘outsourcing’ migrant responsibilities to Rwanda

A Government minister has denied that the UK is outsourcing its responsibilities by sending migrants to Rwanda, after religious leaders criticised the move. Greg Hands also echoed Home Secretary Priti Patel’s challenge for critics of the ...

18 Apr 2022 at 11:25

What are the PM’s plans to fly migrants seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda?

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel have set out widely criticised plans to fly migrants who cross the Channel in small boats more than 4,000 miles to Rwanda. The eye-catching scheme announced on Thursday comes after the Home Secretary has ...

14 Apr 2022 at 17:25

More than half of Britons ‘support no-visa policy for Ukrainian refugees’

More than half of Britons think the Government should drop visa requirements for Ukrainian refugees, according to a new poll. The research, conducted by Savanta ComRes for the Independent, found that 54% back a no-visa policy, ...

27 Mar 2022 at 00:55

English Channel crossings: 10 key statistics from the small boats crisis in 2021

Thousands of people risked their lives attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK in 2021, despite the journey being fraught with peril. Men, women and children crammed into unsafe dinghies reached Britain from France ...

04 Jan 2022 at 08:25

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 ...

05 Jul 2022 at 08:22

Tory leadership hopefuls trash economic plans in first head-to-head TV showdown

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have trashed each other’s economic plans as the blue-on-blue attacks continued during their first head-to-head TV showdown. Former chancellor Mr Sunak claimed there is “nothing Conservative” ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:24

Truss and Sunak set for TV showdown in race for No 10

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head in a TV debate after the battle to become the next prime minister became toxic with the two rival camps clashing over immigration, China and the economy. The BBC debate ...

25 Jul 2022 at 12:09

Net migration to UK remained steady in first part of pandemic, figures suggest

Net migration to the UK remained steady during the first part of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite restrictions on movement in and out of the country, new figures suggest. Around 239,000 more people are estimated to ...

26 May 2022 at 14:55

Annual cap on number of refugees not a priority, Rishi Sunak says

Rishi Sunak said his previous pledge to create an annual cap on the number of refugees accepted in the UK was not his priority, as he is focused on tackling illegal migration. In his unsuccessful campaign for ...

14 Nov 2022 at 23:00

Net migration to UK hits new record of half a million

Net migration to the UK has climbed to a record half a million, driven by a series of “unprecedented world events” including the war in Ukraine and the end of lockdown restrictions, new figures suggest. ...

24 Nov 2022 at 11:48

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