5 h. ago Asylum hotels will house Channel migrants 'for years to come' despite Keir Starmer's vow to end their use

Before winning power at last July's general election, Labour vowed to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers.

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7 h. ago Labour Government could axe free period products in schools as part of 'austerity' drive

Labour Ministers are also considering an end to free school meals for some infants as part of the cost-saving plan.

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49 h. ago Failed asylum seekers could be sent to 'migrant hubs' overseas if UK struggles to deport them

Unlike the Rwanda scheme, the Mirror understands the scheme would only deport people after their asylum claims had been rejected - in cases where the UK would otherwise struggle to remove them

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50 h. ago UK Government could send migrants to Balkans and 'lock them up' in detention centres

Plans are being considered around whether or not to deport failed asylum seekers to the Balkans and 'lock them up' in ‘detention centres’ after ditching the Rwanda scheme

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51 h. ago Labour considers sending migrants to ‘overseas hubs’ in Balkans

Conservatives said the idea showed prime minister Keir Starmer was wrong to cancel scrapped Rwanda scheme before it even started

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67 h. ago Labour considers plans to deport failed asylum seekers to the BALKANS and lock them in 'detention centres'

The asylum seekers could be sent to 'return hubs' in the western Balkans - in countries including Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and North Macedonia, after their applications for asylum are rejected.

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7 d. ago Death of the work ethic: With Labour at war over benefits cuts, ONE IN FOUR young people consider quitting workforce entirely

A stark report lays bare the scale of Labour's challenge as it seeks to see off opposition from its own backbenchers to slash the ballooning welfare bill and encourage adults back to work.

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1 week ago How will the tariff wars impact me? Sir Keir Starmer says 'all options on table'

Labour government considering options after 25 per cent steel and aluminium tariff imposed

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2 w. ago Oldham boss slams ‘bad politics’ as council considers future without Greater Manchester masterplan

The council's Labour leadership were forced to consider a future outside the Greater Manchester housing plan

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2 w. ago Tory MP claims Labour inheritance tax making families consider if they can afford elderly relatives to live past April 2026

Families up and down the country are discussing whether they can afford for elderly relatives to live beyond April 2026, the Conservatives' shadow environment secretary has claimed.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer faces backbench rebellion over ‘shortsighted’ cuts to aid budget

MPs ask ‘what will be left of Labour programme?’ amid calls for rethink and plan to speak out against decisionLabour MP Emily Darlington: ‘International aid is as vital as defence spending – cutting either undermines British security’Keir Starmer is facing a backbench revolt by Labour MPs this week as anger mounts over the government’s decision to cut the international development budget by almost half in order to pay for an increase in defence spending.The Labour chair of the all-party select committee on international development, Sarah Champion, who has already called on the government to rethink the decision, has secured a debate in the Commons on Wednesday at which dozens of Labour backbenchers are considering intervening to express their dismay. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lawyers sue to block Trump administration from sending 10 migrants to Guantanamo Bay

Civil rights attorneys are suing the Trump administration to prevent it from transferring 10 migrants detained in the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

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