4 h. ago UK Government to address the nation after weekend of fury across country

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will address MPs this afternoon about Labour's plans to deal with immigration as one minister hinted at reforming the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

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5 h. ago Awkward moment Nick Robinson reminds Chris Philp he opened Bell Hotel for asylum seekers

Nick Robinson reminded Chris Philp that he, as immigration minister under the Conservative government, opened up the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping for the use of housing asylum seekers during a live interview on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, 1 September.

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56 h. ago Australian government criticised over ‘disgraceful’ $400m deal to deport foreign

An agreement relating to the NZYQ cohort, who previously faced indefinite immigration detention, was signed by home affairs minister Tony Burke on FridayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHuman rights lawyers, refugee advocates and the Greens have accused the Albanese government of striking a “discriminatory, disgraceful and dangerous” deal to deport hundreds of foreign-born former detainees at a cost of almost half a billion dollars.On Friday Australia and Nauru signed a memorandum of understanding allowing the government to deport about 280 members of the NZYQ cohort, a group of noncitizens living in the Australian community whose visas were cancelled on character grounds. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Minister orders ads for ‘unnecessary’ jobs at immigration centre to be ditched

Job descriptions for floristry, hairdressing and painting and decorating tutors, as well as a gym manager, have been listed online.

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4 d. ago Immigration minister dismisses Reform immigration plans as ‘gimmicks’

Seema Malhotra says Government’s plans to speed up asylum applications will reduce need for hotels.

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6 d. ago Yusuf says mass deportation feasible as Reform to unveil small boats plan

Reform’s proposals were dismissed as ‘unworkable gimmicks’ by a Government minister on Tuesday.

Politics

1 week ago How many people are in asylum hotels and who is to blame for the UK using them

A 'failure of public policy' under the Tories saw former immigration minister Robert Jenrick brag about how fast he was securing hotel rooms as the asylum backlog grew and grew

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