22 h. ago DANIEL HANNAN: Keir Starmer's taking us for fools on foreign criminals. There's only one answer... even if no one wants to hear it

'If you come to this country and commit a crime, we will deport you as soon as possible,' declares Starmer, in what is meant to be a manly tone. Hmmm. Note that qualifier, 'as soon as possible'.

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51 h. ago ‘Deport now, appeal later’: Foreign criminals deported from UK in newly released Home Office footage

The Home Office has released footage of foreign criminals being deported from the UK to have their appeals heard from abroad.

Society

53 h. ago Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, justice minister says – UK politics live

Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekendIn other news, a hostile environment era deportation policy is being expanded by Labour as the government continues to try to limit the threat from Reform by talking and acting toughly on migration.Foreign criminals from 15 more countries, including India, Bulgaria and Australia, face deportation before they have a chance to appeal against the decision to remove them, in a widening of the government’s “deport first, appeal later” scheme.Richard Dannatt wrote privately to two separate Home Office ministers asking them to address the “threat” posed by the group after its activists targeted a factory in 2022.The activists caused extensive damage to the factory which is run by Teledyne, a US multinational that sells technology for military, aerospace and other applications. Lord Dannatt has been a paid adviser to the company since 2022. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago More foreign criminals to be deported before appeals in bid to end 'exploitation'

The government is introducing a 'deport now, appeal later' scheme aimed at tackling foreign crooks in the UK. A total of 23 countries signed up to the scheme.

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65 h. ago Labour expands 'deport now, appeal later' scheme in bid to stop foreign criminals 'exploiting' Britain's immigration system

Offenders from another 15 countries including India, Bulgaria and Australia will now be included in the scheme, bringing the total to 23 countries.

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65 h. ago More countries added to UK’s ‘deport first’ scheme for foreign criminals

Former justice secretaries criticise expansion of policy that they say allows perpetrators to go unpunishedForeign criminals from 15 more countries face deportation before they have a chance to appeal in an expansion of the UK government’s “deport first, appeal later” scheme.Ministers are extending the scheme, which applies in England and Wales and was restarted in 2023, to cover 23 countries including India, Bulgaria, Australia and Canada. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago ‘Deport now, appeal later’ scheme expanded in drive to remove foreign criminals

The scheme allows the UK to deport offenders who have had a human rights claim against their removal rejected.

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69 h. ago The Guardian view on attacking the ECHR: the real target is judicial independence and the rule of law | Editorial

The populist right sees the European convention as a soft target in a longer campaign to degrade democratic checks and balancesMost British citizens have little contact with human rights law, which is as it should be in a mature democracy. Widespread anxiety about basic freedoms is a feature of more repressive regimes.Many people will only have heard of the European convention on human rights (ECHR) in the context of the last Conservative government’s failed attempts to dispatch asylum seekers to Rwanda, or in a handful of incidents where convicted criminals or terrorist suspects have avoided deportation to jurisdictions where they might face inhumane treatment. Such cases are amplified by politicians who are hostile to the whole apparatus of human rights law. The Strasbourg court that adjudicates on breaches of the ECHR is denounced as an enemy of British sovereignty. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Foreign criminals to be immediately deported after sentencing under new plans announced by Labour

The plan, which is one of the most hardline actions taken so far by Keir Starmer 's government, was unveiled by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

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3 d. ago Foreign criminals to be deported from UK immediately after sentencing

Offenders would be barred from re-entering the country under new government plans

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3 d. ago Foreign criminals to be deported from England immediately after sentencing

Offenders would be barred from re-entering England and Wales under new government plans

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3 d. ago Foreign criminals to be deported immediately under new law, vows Justice Secretary

‘If you abuse our hospitality and break our laws, we will send you packing,’ the Justice Secretary said.

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3 d. ago I care more for my daughters' safety than the rights of foreign criminals. That's why I support every peaceful protest outside an asylum hotel, writes ROBERT JENRICK

ROBERT JENRICK: The news only seems to get worse: drug dealers, murderers and even reported spies from Iran have exploited our open borders.

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3 d. ago UK to deport foreign criminals to free up jail space in latest immigration crackdown

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood vows the offenders will be sent ‘packing’ immediately when they receive a custodial sentence

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3 d. ago Foreign criminals convicted in UK to be deported immediately under new plans

Deported offenders will be barred from re-entering UK and measures will apply to those in custody too to cut costsMost foreign criminals convicted by a UK court will be deported immediately, instead of 30% of the way through their prison sentences, under plans announced by the government.The justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has proposed a change in legislation that will give the government the power to deport most foreign prisoners as soon as they are convicted and incarcerated. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Thousands of foreign criminals to be deported as minister vows to 'send them packing'

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has proposed the changes, which could save taxpayers an average £54,000 per year per prison place and see up to 3000 convicts from abroad kicked out of Britain

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3 d. ago Shabana Mahmood vows to send foreign criminals ‘packing’ when they are jailed

‘If you abuse our hospitality and break our laws, we will send you packing,’ the Justice Secretary said.

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