43 h. ago Ships carrying aid, activists, and celebrities to set sail from Barcelona to Gaza

A flotilla of ships has prepared to set sail from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid, activists, and celebrities on board

Politics

7 d. ago Asylum is Labour's 'number one priority' says MP as David Blunkett warns it's becoming 'toxic'

Jo White warned that failure to deal with the asylum system would cost Labour at the next general election after Lord David Blunkett called on the PM to be radical and said the issue is 'toxic'

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9 d. ago Germany's chancellor set to strip failed asylum seekers of access to lawyers in new anti

Germany is set to strip rejected asylum seekers of their automatic right to a lawyer in a bid to speed up deportations. 

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9 d. ago Nigel Farage must not be allowed to slander Britain as broken

Editorial: The failures of asylum policy do not mean that this country is descending into violent disorder – or that Lucy Connolly is a martyr. Truth, justice and fairness must remain cornerstones for the UK

Politics

1 week ago Uganda reaches agreement with US to take in some of its failed asylum seekers

African country’s foreign ministry says the two countries are working on the details of a deal over deporteesUganda has reached an agreement with the US to take in deportees from third countries who may not get asylum, but are “reluctant” to go back to their own countries, according to Uganda’s foreign ministry.Uganda won’t accept people with criminal records or unaccompanied minors under the temporary arrangement, the foreign ministry’s permanent secretary said in a statement. He did not say whether Uganda was receiving any payment or other benefits and how many deportees it would accept. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Migrant returns deal struck with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boat Channel crossings

The agreement signed during a visit to the UK by Iraq’s deputy prime minister will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum seekers.

Economics

1 week ago Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boats

The agreement signed during a visit to the UK by Iraq’s deputy prime minister will allow for the ‘swift’ return of failed asylum seekers.

Politics

1 week ago UK fails to stop removal of asylum seekers from Essex hotel at centre of immigration debate

Local authority injunction ruling may lead to more councils seeking to shut down hotels that house migrants

Events

3 w. 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 w. ago Egyptian failed asylum seeker drowned attempting to jump onto ship travelling to Canada at British port, inquest told

Failed asylum seeker Walid Gomaa, 26, from Egypt, drowned as he attempted to jump onto the ramp of the MV Tannhauser at Southampton docks, which was due to sail to Canada.

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