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Articles tagged with: Home Office
If the Asylum System is broken, who broke it?
Health
By Lord Dubs
If the Asylum System is broken, who broke it?
"The Home Secretary stated that the United Kingdom’s immigration system is broken. The Conservatives have been in government for 12 years. She does not appear to realise that this is an admission of Conservative failure."
Home Office Accused Of “Failing At Every Turn” On Migrant Crisis
Home affairs
Home Office Accused Of “Failing At Every Turn” On Migrant Crisis
Local leaders from across Kent have accused the Home Office of an "unsustainable and unacceptable" response to the migrant crisis in a damning intervention that demands they “stop using the county as an easy fix”.
Minister Says Fixing Asylum System Is 'Not Going To Happen Overnight'
Home affairs
Minister Says Fixing Asylum System Is "Not Going To Happen Overnight"
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said there is "no simple solution" to easing pressures at the Manston migrant centre but insisted it was the Home Office's top priority.
Suella Braverman Denies Claims She Blocked Hotel Rooms For Migrants
Home affairs
Suella Braverman Denies Claims She Blocked Hotel Rooms For Migrants
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has denied that she ignored legal advice urging the government to book hotels for migrants being kept at the overcrowded processing site in Manston.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman Sent Official Documents To Her Personal Email Six Times
Home affairs
Home Secretary Suella Braverman Sent Official Documents To Her Personal Email Six Times
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has admitted that she sent official government documents to her personal email account six times.
Suella Braverman Out As Home Secretary
Political parties
Suella Braverman Out As Home Secretary
Suella Braverman is no longer Home Secretary after sharing an official document with a colleague from a personal email address.
Labour Questions Whether Home Office Takes Security “Seriously Enough” After Anti-Terror Documents Left In Public
Home affairs
Labour Questions Whether Home Office Takes Security “Seriously Enough” After Anti-Terror Documents Left In Public
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has written to her counterpart Suella Braverman seeking reassurance that the home secretary is taking security “seriously enough” after it was revealed that sensitive documents were left in a public venue in London last year.
Priti Patel’s departure is an opportunity to ditch her failed immigration policies
Home affairs
By Diane Abbott MP
Priti Patel’s departure is an opportunity to ditch her failed immigration policies
The departure of Priti Patel from the Home Office as home secretary is a good thing in itself.
New Asylum Centre On Hold After Ben Wallace 'Withdraws' Former RAF Base Offer
Home affairs
New Asylum Centre On Hold After Ben Wallace "Withdraws" Former RAF Base Offer
Controversial plans for a new asylum centre in North Yorkshire appear to have been scrapped after Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the offer of a former RAF base for the site has been “withdrawn”.
Government's Rwanda Plan Failing To Deter Migrant Crossings, MPs Say
Home affairs
Government's Rwanda Plan Failing To Deter Migrant Crossings, MPs Say
A new report has warned that the government's efforts to curb Channel crossings using the threat of deportation to Rwanda are "unrealistic" and will "not succeed".
We must end restrictive rules on family reunion for refugees
Home affairs
By Baroness Ludford
We must end restrictive rules on family reunion for refugees
Families being torn apart is one of the most painful consequences of any conflict. The current crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine are no exception.
When it comes to child refugees, the government must move faster
Foreign affairs
By Margaret Ferrier MP
When it comes to child refugees, the government must move faster
In April I was contacted by Kate, a constituent who, with her husband, had been matched with two young Ukrainians under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. Fifteen-year-old Nataliia and her aunt Millena had fled Kyiv some weeks earlier.
Lib Dems Say Rwanda Relocation Policy Is Putting Off Tory Voters In Tiverton And Honiton
Political parties
Lib Dems Say Rwanda Relocation Policy Is Putting Off Tory Voters In Tiverton And Honiton
The government’s plan to forcibly relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda is putting off natural Tory voters in Tiverton and Honiton, according to the Liberal Democrats who are hoping to win the seat in a by-election next week.
Home Office Was Blindsided By European Court of Human Rights Move To Ground Rwanda Flight
Home affairs
Home Office Was Blindsided By European Court of Human Rights Move To Ground Rwanda Flight
The Home Office is facing uncertainty over whether future one-way flights to Rwanda to remove migrants who have arrived illegally in the UK will be able to go ahead after the European Court of Human Rights grounded a plane due to take off on Tuesday.
Priti Patel Accuses Rwanda Scheme Critics Of Degrading The African Country
Home affairs
Priti Patel Accuses Rwanda Scheme Critics Of Degrading The African Country
Home Secretary Priti Patel has accused the Labour party and opponents of the government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda of talking down and “traducing” the east African state.
Government “Expects” First Rwanda Flight To Take Off Tonight
Home affairs
Government “Expects” First Rwanda Flight To Take Off Tonight
Foreign secretary Liz Truss has said the government fully expects their first deportation flight to depart for Rwanda tonight despite last-minute legal challenges, and has defended the policy as "completely moral".
Government Insists It's 'Right' To Send Migrants To Rwanda Despite Legal Pushback
Home affairs
Government Insists It's "Right" To Send Migrants To Rwanda Despite Legal Pushback
Boris Johnson has defended the plan to send migrants on a one-way flight to Rwanda in the face of fierce criticism and legal challenges.
The Home Office's Linton-on-Ouse asylum centre is the wrong plan in the wrong place
Home affairs
By Olga Matthias
The Home Office's Linton-on-Ouse asylum centre is the wrong plan in the wrong place
Linton-on-Ouse is a quiet sort of place. It has one road and no streetlights. In the winter it regularly floods and when I drive over the main bridge, I feel like I have my life in my hands due to the way it crumbles.
Tory MPs Warned New Bill Of Rights Won't Work To Tackle Illegal Channel Crossings
Home affairs
Tory MPs Warned New Bill Of Rights Won't Work To Tackle Illegal Channel Crossings
Tory MPs have been accused of pushing a “political narrative” with their claims that reforming the Human Rights Act (HRA) will help tackle illegal immigration.
The Home Office – is it fit for purpose?
Home affairs
By Georgina Bailey
The Home Office – is it fit for purpose?
The Home Office is rarely out of the headlines, with perceived failings enraging campaigners and providing constant material for opponents and journalists. The question remains: is it fit for purpose? Georgina Bailey investigates
The Home Office always was a graveyard for aspiring ministers
Home affairs
By Jack Straw
The Home Office always was a graveyard for aspiring ministers
Google “Home Office” and “failings,” and a long list will emerge of failures of every description: staff allegedly not caring; new IT systems delayed and inadequate; the Home Office castigated by senior judges for failures to disclose documents.
Ukrainian refugee crisis exposes new immigration law concerns
Home affairs
By Alexandra Ming, Political Consultant
Ukrainian refugee crisis exposes new immigration law concerns
The war in Ukraine has called into doubt the United Kingdom’s ability to manage a large-scale emergency refugee crisis. Now, critics fear new rules could exacerbate the challenge. Analysis by Alexandra Ming of Dods Political Intelligence.
Plans That Allow Female Ukrainian Refugees To Be Placed With Single Men Dismissed As “Dangerous”
Foreign affairs
Plans That Allow Female Ukrainian Refugees To Be Placed With Single Men Dismissed As “Dangerous”
Women from Ukraine who come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme could be placed with single men, sparking concern from housing charities.
The Lord Harrington Interview: 'I wouldn’t have taken the job on if I thought I was being built up as the patsy'
Home affairs
By Laura Hutchinson, Head of UK Political Intelligence
The Lord Harrington Interview: 'I wouldn’t have taken the job on if I thought I was being built up as the patsy'
Lord Harrington earned his stripes before becoming minister for refugees. So why is his Homes for Ukraine scheme beset by criticism?