2 h. ago Home Secretary voices fury as migrant's deportation to France blocked by court

Shabana Mahmood said it was 'intolerable' that last minute legal appeals can prevent removals to France under a new agreement, and vowed to 'fight them at every step'

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10 h. ago ‘One in, one out’ deal will go ahead, says Liz Kendall after last

Minister insists court ruling that blocked deportation of Eritrean man ‘will not undermine basis’ of deal with FranceUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s returns deal with France will go ahead, a cabinet minister has insisted, despite a high court ruling that temporarily blocked the deportation of an Eritrean man.Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, said the last-minute injunction stopping the 25-year-old from being flown to Paris would not scupper the “one in, one out” scheme for ever. Continue reading...

Economics

10 h. ago Temporary block on man’s deportation will not undermine returns deal – minister

Liz Kendall said the High Court decision was disappointing but it would not prevent the rest of the agreement with France going ahead.

Politics

11 h. ago UK judge temporarily blocks government plan to send a migrant back to France

A British judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of an asylum-seeker back to France

Events

12 h. ago Blocked deportation leaves Keir Starmer's illegal migration policy in tatters

Kemi Badenoch says her message to ministers was ‘we told you so’ after an Eritrean man won a last-minute High Court bid to temporarily block his deportation

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20 h. ago Starmer faces fresh pressure over returns deal after blocked deportation

Kemi Badenoch said her message to ministers was ‘we told you so’, while shadow home secretary Chris Philp called the deal a ‘failed gimmick.’

Economics

6 d. ago Reform vow to set up ministry for migration staffed only by civil servants who believe in secure borders

A Reform UK government would only allow civil servants who 'believe' in secure borders to work in a new ministry to tackle migration, Richard Tice announced today.

Politics

6 d. ago Reform would only have believers working on migration policy in new ministry as Right unites on path to leave ECHR and Braverman calls for judges to be political appointments

A Reform UK government would only allow civil servants who 'believe' in secure borders to work in a new ministry to tackle migration, Richard Tice announced today.

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1 week ago Starmer to move migrants to military barracks to face down Farage threat and orders Cabinet to 'go up a gear' after his shambolic reshuffle

Defence Secretary John Healey has now signalled Sir Keir is finally poised to take a harder line on immigration in the wake of Labour's panicked reshuffle.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer to move migrants to barracks to face down Nigel Farage threat and orders Cabinet to 'go up a gear' after shambolic reshuffle

The Prime Minister has made sweeping changes to his ministerial ranks following Angela Rayner 's resignation on Friday.

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1 week ago Ministers considering human rights reform in bid to head off Reform as defence secretary say Starmer going ‘up a gear’ – UK politics live

New home secretary Shabana Mahmood expected to to say asylum seekers will be moved from hotels to barracksJohn Healey also said Shabana Mahmood will be “just as tough as Cooper” on Palestine Action, the campaign group opposing Israel’s assault on Gaza that the government controversially proscribed under the Terrorism Act in July, making membership of or support of the group a criminal offence.More than 425 people were arrested in London yesterday at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.I think you’ll start to see Keir Starmer insist that dealing with the small boats, solving the immigration illegal immigration crisis, is part of the jobs the whole of government, not just the Home Office.So with the Home Office, I have been putting military planners into their Border Command and into their planning for the future, and we are looking at the potential use of military and non military use sites for temporary accommodation for the people who come ac...

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1 week ago Keir Starmer's reshuffle leaves Labour with 'strongest team'

As the PM completed a shake-up of his top team following the resignation of Angela Rayner, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Darren Jones claimed it was better than ever

Politics

1 week ago Legal aid group sues to preemptively block U.S. from deporting a dozen Honduran children

A legal aid group has sued to preemptively block any efforts by the U.S. government to deport a dozen Honduran children, saying it had “credible” information that such plans were quietly in the works

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1 week ago Judge rips Trump’s ‘derogatory’ comments about Haitians eating pets and blocks deportation for more than 1 million migrants

Judge’s decision temporarily shields tens of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status from removal

Events

1 week ago LIZZY BUCHAN: Angela Rayner's departure leaves a headache for Keir Starmer

The row over Angela Rayner's tax affairs was the last thing Keir Starmer needed as he sought to reset his Government - and the problems aren't over for the Prime Minister

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1 week ago Yvette Cooper axed as Home Secretary in panicking Starmer's Cabinet bloodbath after Angela Rayner quit: David Lammy is moved from Foreign Secretary to Deputy PM

Keir Starmer is moving Yvette Cooper from the Home Office in an apparent admission that borders policy needs an overhaul, after a torrid summer of migration protests.

Society

1 week ago Fears of being killed and vomiting from stress: Harrowing court filings reveal Trump admin’s frantic child deportation flights

Teens describe fears of returning to Guatemala and frantic deportation flights before judge blocked their removal

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2 w. ago PETER HITCHENS: ID cards are a state power grab that won't do anything to stop illegal immigration. And I speak as one who has heard the dreaded words: Show me your papers

The most dangerous thing about being British is that most of us just don't know how lucky we are, writes Peter Hitchens.

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2 w. ago Court ruling blocking Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act hailed a ‘victory’

Fifth circuit says Alien Enemies Act can not justify removal of Venezuelans accused of gang ties in peacetimeA court ruling that blocked Donald Trump from invoking the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans he alleged were part of a criminal gang has been hailed as “a victory for the rule of law”.In a 2-1 decision on Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the fifth US circuit court of appeals issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the Trump administration using the 1798 law to justify rapid deportations. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago It would be ‘a profound mistake’ to leave human rights treaty – Keir Starmer

Ministers plan to tighten the use of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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