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Tory Peer Questions 'Outlandish' Government Plans For Child Asylum Seekers
Home affairs
Tory Peer Questions "Outlandish" Government Plans For Child Asylum Seekers
A Conservative peer has called the government’s new plans for unaccompanied minors claiming asylum in the UK “outlandish”.
Rishi Sunak Urged To Rebuke Suella Braverman Over Email Accusing Civil Servants Of Blocking Small Boats Plans
Home affairs
Rishi Sunak Urged To Rebuke Suella Braverman Over Email Accusing Civil Servants Of Blocking Small Boats Plans
Rishi Sunak is under pressure to rebuke Home Secretary Suella Braverman after an email sent to Conservative party members in her name accused civil servants of obstructing the government's bid to tackle small boats crossings.
Top Stories: UK To Increase Migrant Detention Capacity, Global Women's Strategy Announced
Home affairs
Top Stories: UK To Increase Migrant Detention Capacity, Global Women's Strategy Announced
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said the government will increase detention capacity in order to carry out powers in the new Illegal Migration Bill.
Government Accused Of 'Groundhog Day' Small Boats Plan That May Not Deliver
Home affairs
Government Accused Of "Groundhog Day" Small Boats Plan That May Not Deliver
Rishi Sunak's tough new Illegal Migration Bill, designed to tackle large numbers of small boats crossing the Channel, has left some Tories wondering if the government is prioritising soundbites over substance with plans that could prove difficult to deliver.
What Does The Controversial Illegal Migration Bill Cover?
Home affairs
What Does The Controversial Illegal Migration Bill Cover?
The government has introduced new legislation to crack down on illegal migration to the UK.
Home Office Resumes Migrant Worker Visa Review After Industry Frustration
Home affairs
Home Office Resumes Migrant Worker Visa Review After Industry Frustration
Exclusive: Home Secretary Suella Braverman has resumed a review into migrant visas that could help tackle shortages in the UK workforce after it was put on hold late last year to the frustration of industries struggling for staff.
Top Stories: Migrants Boats Plan, Ambulance Strikes Cancelled, Boris Johnson Nominates Father For Knighthood
Home affairs
Top Stories: Migrants Boats Plan, Ambulance Strikes Cancelled, Boris Johnson Nominates Father For Knighthood
The government is expected to bring in powers to remove asylum seekers who arrive in small boats from the UK and implement a lifetime ban on them returning or claiming British citizenship.
Top Stories: Home Office 'Concern' Over Nicola Bulley Case, Kwasi Kwarteng At Odds With Liz Truss
Home affairs
Top Stories: Home Office "Concern" Over Nicola Bulley Case, Kwasi Kwarteng At Odds With Liz Truss
The Home Office has reportedly raised concerns with Lancashire Police over the disappearance of Nicola Bulley, after personal information was revealed about the missing woman.
Home Office Delays Workforce Review To Frustration Of Staff-Short Industries
Economy
Home Office Delays Workforce Review To Frustration Of Staff-Short Industries
Exclusive: The government has delayed a planned review of shortages in the workforce after net migration to the UK reached its highest level on record.
No 10 Denies Cabinet Minister's Claim Rwanda Scheme Will Be Of 'Marginal Benefit'
Home affairs
No 10 Denies Cabinet Minister's Claim Rwanda Scheme Will Be Of "Marginal Benefit"
The government has distanced itself from comments by Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell on its controversial Rwanda scheme for asylum seekers, after he said it would only have a "marginal" benefit.
The UK is failing victims of modern slavery
Home affairs
By Marissa Begonia and Dugald Johnson
The UK is failing victims of modern slavery
If the government is to be believed, the United Kingdom’s system for supporting modern slavery victims is an open door and a route to sanctuary.
Work And Pensions Secretary Admits Foreign Workers Would Help 'Resolve' UK Staff Shortages
Economy
Work And Pensions Secretary Admits Foreign Workers Would Help "Resolve" UK Staff Shortages
Mel Stride, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has admitted that loosening immigration rules to allow more foreign workers to come to the UK would abate staff shortages, but government remains unlikely to budge on the matter.

Exclusionary post-Brexit EU Settlement Scheme is not fit for purpose
Brexit
By Natalia Byer
Exclusionary post-Brexit EU Settlement Scheme is not fit for purpose
This week marks the third anniversary of Brexit. While for some it’s a cause to celebrate or say, “I told you so”, for European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) citizens and their families falling through the cracks of the Home Office system, it is cause for concern.
Benefits Wrongly Paid To Thousands Of EU Citizens Due To Home Office Error
Brexit
Benefits Wrongly Paid To Thousands Of EU Citizens Due To Home Office Error
Exclusive: The government has wrongly made benefits payments to potentially tens of thousands of European Union citizens due to a Home Office data error. 
Hundreds of missing child asylum seekers are at the mercy of criminal gangs
Home affairs
By Dr Krish Kandiah OBE
Hundreds of missing child asylum seekers are at the mercy of criminal gangs
The state has lost 200 children. Yet their disappearance, their likely kidnapping and trafficking by criminal gangs, has barely raised an eyebrow since it was revealed last week in the media.
Asylum Seekers Left In Mould-Riddled Properties Provided Under Home Office Refugee Scheme
Home affairs
Asylum Seekers Left In Mould-Riddled Properties Provided Under Home Office Refugee Scheme
The Home Office has been accused of a "cruel dereliction of duty" after a refugee family were left in damp, mouldy accommodation provided under the government's controversial asylum accommodation policy.
The Asylum Claim Backlog Explained In Six Charts
Home affairs
The Asylum Claim Backlog Explained In Six Charts
Asylum seekers and migration remain at the forefront of the government’s agenda, with Home Secretary Suella Braverman declaring that the system is “broken”.
Immigration Staff Still Doubt “Massively Theoretical” Rwanda Deportation Plan Will Go Ahead
Home affairs
Immigration Staff Still Doubt “Massively Theoretical” Rwanda Deportation Plan Will Go Ahead
Immigration staff who would be in charge of overseeing flights for the government's controversial Rwanda deportation scheme believe the policy is still “massively theoretical”, despite the High Court's ruling that it is lawful.
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Communities
By Policy@Manchester
Fighting the war with drugs: How can psychedelic-assisted therapies help veterans?
Around 17% of recent military veterans in the UK report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and currently available treatments don’t work for many of these. Professor Jo Neill, Dr Verity Wainwright, and Frances Smith from The University of Manchester report the findings of a new study into the role that psilocybin (the active constituent of so-called ‘magic’ mushrooms) can have in the treatment of PTSD symptoms in veterans, and how the law can be updated to enable more research in this area.
Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness Rise Almost 40 Per Cent In Single Month
Foreign affairs
Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness Rise Almost 40 Per Cent In Single Month
Over 800 Ukrainian refugee households have been left at risk of homelessness in the last month, despite repeated warnings to ministers to address housing issues faced by those wishing to settle in the UK.
Home Office Accused Of 'Toxic and Indifferent' Approach To Safeguarding Asylum Seekers
Home affairs
Home Office Accused Of "Toxic and Indifferent" Approach To Safeguarding Asylum Seekers
A shadow minister has said that the Home Office’s approach to the safeguarding of asylum seekers appears to be “based on a toxic combination of incompetence and indifference,” as the safety of children arriving in the UK has been called into question.
Home Office Accused Of Creating 'Preventable' Health Risk After Asylum Centre Diphtheria Outbreak
Home affairs
Home Office Accused Of Creating "Preventable" Health Risk After Asylum Centre Diphtheria Outbreak
Public health leaders have said the decision to disperse asylum seekers from Manston after outbreaks of disease has put fresh pressure on local health services.
We must accept migration is going to be part of modern Britain
Home affairs
By Sunder Katwala
We must accept migration is going to be part of modern Britain
Census data this month revealed that 10 million of us in the United Kingdom were born overseas, an increase of 2.5 million since 2011. India topped the list as the most common overseas birthplace followed by Poland, Pakistan, Romania and Ireland.
UK Migration Hits Record High, Energy Price Cap Rises, Boris Johnson Doubts Number 10 Comeback
Home affairs
UK Migration Hits Record High, Energy Price Cap Rises, Boris Johnson Doubts Number 10 Comeback
The UK has seen the highest net migration since the end of the Second World War, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures published today.