43 minutes ago Fact check: The number of people seeking asylum in Ireland dropped in October

Data from October shows that international protection applications were around half in October compared to May, but only 25% lower than in June.

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79 minutes ago Keir Starmer vows to 'significantly' cut UK net migration as he calls record increase 'off the scale'

Prime Minister blasts Tories for ‘losing control’ of borders as revised estimates reveal net migration to the UK hit record 906,000 in 2023

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80 minutes ago Major winter fuel payment update in Scotland as Keir Starmer comes under pressure

The Prime Minister is under pressure after the Scottish government announced every OAP north of the border would receive a winter heating payment worth at least £100 in 2025

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88 minutes ago Keir Starmer press conference LIVE: Prime Minister brands record net migration figures a 'different order of failure' as he vows to drive down numbers arriving in UK

MAILONLINE BLOG: Keir Starmer is to address the nation in response to record net migration figures at a Downing Street press conference.

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98 minutes ago Embarrassment for Keir Starmer as Scotland reinstates winter fuel payments for pensioners after Rachel Reeves' 'cruel' cuts

The SNP-led administration at Holyrood said every pensioner in Scotland will receive a winter heating payment next year.

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1 hour ago Record migration figures show Tories were running ‘open borders experiment’ after Brexit, Starmer says – UK politics live

Prime minister says figures show net migration going up four times under the Tories and claims it happened ‘by design’Here is a chart from the ONS report illustrating the latest figures.Here is the PA Media story on the figures.Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously thought record of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, revised official estimates show.The measure for the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country then dropped by 20% in the latest period, the 12 months to June 2024, and now stands at 728,000. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer admits he MUST bring down immigration after shock figures show net inflows hitting a new peak of 906,000 in a year

The PM insisted Britain can no longer be a 'soft touch' after huge revisions to official data showed net inflows were 906,000 in the year to June 2023.

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1 hour ago Fact check: General election petition, the law on spiking, and NHS waiting lists

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

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1 hour ago PM announces overhaul of immigration system as net migration hits 906,000

Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous government of running ‘a one-nation experiment in open borders’ at a press conference in Downing Street.

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1 hour ago Keir Starmer insists Chagos Islands' surrender is a 'good deal' amid claims he 'wants to rush through' agreement to hand UK territory to Mauritius before Donald Trump becomes US president

The Prime Minister is under fresh pressure over his 'surrender' of the archipelago to a nation viewed as an ally of China while it is home to a major western airbase.

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