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The real figures behind the headlines on Channel migrant crossings
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (1768+ words) Four people have died after the busiest day for small-boat launches this year – but crossings are down on 2025 Four people have died while attempting to cross the English Channel after the busiest day for small-boat launches so far this year....
Cabinet minister facing bullying allegations
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1755+ words) Behaviour in Parliament has been a recurring challenge A minister in Andy Burnham’s new cabinet is facing allegations of bullying, The i Paper has been told. Complaints relating to the minister’s alleged conduct are understood to have been raised through…...
The five military sites where anger at housing migrants could unravel PM's plans
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1770+ words) The Home Office has set a target to end the use of costly asylum hotels by 2029 When ministers last month unveiled plans to move thousands of asylum seekers into disused military facilities, it is unlikely they anticipated having to confront…...
Plan to build council houses for migrants halted due to cost
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1750+ words) Around 200 local authorities were interested in the scheme A plan for councils to provide new homes for asylum seekers has been halted by ministers amid concerns over costs, The i Paper has learned, in a potential blow to Andy Burnham’s…...
I met the asylum seekers being moved out of Home Office hotels - this is what I learned
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1728+ words) Cramped conditions, unhealthy frozen food, and no space for children to play. These properties are not the all-inclusive resorts many think Five minutes from Halifax train station, surrounded by green Yorkshire hills, stands the Wool Merchant hotel. The large, converted…...
The councils ready to buy hundreds of new-build homes for asylum seekers
3+ week, 4+ day ago (909+ words) Multiple local authorities have expressed interest in going ahead with a housing scheme – but have yet to proceed after discussions with the Home Office A Government scheme for councils to provide 900 new homes for asylum seekers is in limbo with…...
I was an asylum judge - here's how we spot liars and Home Office mistakes
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (1416+ words) Veterans say people are wrongly accused of 'lying' by officials seemingly under pressure to rush cases - and fear sorting genuine victims from pretenders is about to get harder From mental health to data protection, Robin Callender Smith heard all kinds…...
Asylum seekers will have to pay back hotel accommodation costs
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (1466+ words) Migrants housed by the Home Office would have to pay back around £10,000 before they can settle in the UK Migrants are set to have to pay back £10,000 towards their food and hotel costs before being eligible to settle in the…...
Inside the three towns where disused Army barracks will house asylum seekers
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1778+ words) The Government has insisted that running military base accommodation will eventually be cheaper than asylum hotels, in response to backlash over the plans At first glance, a Yorkshire village, an affluent Oxfordshire town and a corner of rural East Anglia…...
Home Office abandons plan to house asylum seekers at military base
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1744+ words) The climbdown is the latest development in plan to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029 Plans to send up to 300 asylum seekers to a military base in the Scottish Highlands have been abandoned by the Home Secretary in the…...