27 h. ago Use of Human Rights Act in immigration cases ‘out of control’, Conservatives say

The Tories announced they would table an amendment to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

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30 h. ago Conservatives to push for Human Rights Act to not apply to immigration decisions

The party has tabled an amendment to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

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45 h. ago Pep Guardiola refuses to blame Ederson as Man City face fight for Champions League spot

Ederson made a hash of Callum Hudson-Odoi’s shot, as it squeezed in at the near post

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5 d. ago Now in their 90s, two nuns refuse to give up on the fight for immigrant rights

Sisters JoAnn Persch, 90, and Pat Murphy, 95, have dedicated their lives to advocating for the dignity of all people

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5 d. ago Be grateful you’re still here: Germany’s rebuke of a grieving mother exposes its deepening anti

Emiş Gürbüz’s son was murdered in Hanau by a far right terrorist. Her plea for justice five years on drew an astonishing reaction from the stateThe first time I went to Hanau, I was creeped out by how ordinary it was. This mid-sized city of 100,000 people right in the geographical centre of Germany, looked and felt like many other places in western Germany I had been to: built around a bombed and reconstructed old town, expanded by a soulless mall with a multiplex cinema, surrounded by a vast industrial area and neighbourhoods separated along class lines. What the city prides itself on is that the Brothers Grimm grew up here in the late 18th century before they started publishing folk tales such as Cinderella and The Frog Prince. Since 2020, however, Hanau stands for something else: it’s the place where a far-right gunman killed nine people he assumed to be immigrants, and afterwards killed his mother and himself.The attack on 19 February of that year not only left a deep wound with...

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8 d. ago Trump is making Central America become a dumping ground for US immigrants

President bullying countries’ leaders into collaborating with his deportation agenda that critics say violates rightsCentral America has long been a source of immigrants, and in recent years, it’s also become a major transit route for those from around the world heading to the United States.That shift led to record numbers of immigrants arriving at the US border, and contributed to the supposed crisis that helped Donald Trump win the election this past November. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mirroring the far right on immigration backfired for Germany’s political centre | Johannes Hillje

Even the Greens hardened their rhetoric and lost votes as a result. The message is clear: the new government must offer hope, not hatredGermany’s next government will be a coalition of the political centre led by the conservative Friedrich Merz. That may sound like stability. Traditionally, a government made up of the two big centrist parties, the Social Democrats (SPD) and Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU), has been called the grand coalition. But it is no longer grand and offers only an illusion of stability.The SPD achieved its worst result in a national election since the second world war, with 16.4% of the vote. The CDU scored its second-worst result, with 28.5%. If you include the Greens and the Liberals, the parties that occupy the political ground from centre-left to centre-right won just over 60% of the votes cast.Johannes Hillje is a Berlin-based political consultant and a fellow at Das Progressive Zentrum, an independent thinktank Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Guardian view on Spain: a progressive beacon in dark times | Editorial

Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist-led government has welcomed immigration and boosted public spending, with stellar resultsCoverage of this week’s seismic election result in Germany focused on the disturbing rise of the far right, and chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz’s warning that Europe can no longer rely on the United States for its security. But for European progressives, there was also a third depressing takeaway: the comprehensive rejection of Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic party, which recorded its worst postwar result.Across the continent, centre-left parties have been exiled from the corridors of power, while the radical right has fuelled anxieties over immigration and economic stagnation to extend its influence. There is, however, one startling outlier to this dismal trend. Last year, Spain recorded the highest growth of any major country, at 3.2%. This was achieved under a Socialist-led coalition government that has welcomed high levels of immigration as a driver o...

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1 week ago Western Europeans say immigration is high and poorly managed, survey finds

Significant proportion in seven nations surveyed for YouGov poll believe immigration has had negative effectMost western Europeans think immigration over the past decade has been high or too high and their governments have handled it badly, with more believing immigration has been negative for their country than not, a survey has shown.Days after the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) doubled its score in a German election dominated by the question, the YouGov poll found majorities in all seven countries surveyed felt immigration had been high. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Over my dead body’: Mikel Arteta refuses to give up on Arsenal title fight

Manager says his team could be mid-table given problemsHe is proud of response to red cards and injuriesMikel Arteta has insisted he will give up on the title race “over my dead body” and suggested Arsenal could have found themselves in mid-table this season given their poor disciplinary record.Arsenal head to third-placed Nottingham Forest on Wednesday trailing the leaders, Liverpool, by 11 points after surrendering their 15-match unbeaten Premier League run against West Ham. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let Gen Z mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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2 w. ago Fury at the police force that refuses to fight crime: Met officers let GenZ mob run riot for TikTok stunt and refuse to tackle park hammer attackers in one day  

Public fury has erupted over the Met Police's approach, or lack thereof, to fighting crime in the city after a streetwear brand's marketing stunt saw GenZ yobs take over police cars.

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2 w. ago Illegal immigrant who stabbed wife to death wins right to stay in Britain after arguing he might have to face wrath of in

The convicted killer, who can only be named as KD, killed his spouse by stabbing her ten times in 2005 after he caught her chatting to another man online.

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2 w. ago Germany’s best defence against the AfD is for mainstream parties to offer hope

Editorial: The spectre of the anti-immigration right that is haunting Europe can be banished and parties occupying the centre-ground know what they have to do

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2 w. ago Germany at a crossroads: the reprise of the far right – photo essay

Germany is experiencing a political shift that is alarming many citizens. The photographer Fabian Ritter has spent years documenting the rise of the far-right AfD party and more extreme groups. Recent events illustrate the growing tensionIn the run-up to Sunday’s election in Germany the political climate has become more heated. There have been attacks on politicians and campaign workers, and election posters have been destroyed. Many felt unsettled or even threatened after Friedrich Merz, the leader of the centre-right CDU, proposed a bill to tighten immigration control that had the backing of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland.Björn Höcke, the AfD’s leader in Thuringia and head of its nationalist wing, speaks at the Domplatz in Erfurt during the party’s final campaign event before state elections, 31 August 2024. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Don’t mention the war: in Germany, politicians are hiding the truth about defence spending | Paul Taylor

By centring the discourse on immigration, MPs have handed support to the far right – and hidden a ticking economic timebomb from votersThe candidates to lead Germany’s next government are avoiding telling voters painful truths before Sunday’s crucial general election about Russia’s war in Ukraine, the coming disengagement of the US from Europe and the huge defence funding that is needed. Instead, the debate has largely focused on how to revive the ailing German economy after two years of recession and how to control migration, which has fuelled support for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland.The conservative CDU/CSU leader, Friedrich Merz, has swerved speaking about the need for massive borrowing to pay for a surge in defence spending because many of his supporters oppose extra debt. The Social Democratic (SPD) chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is dodging discussion of sending German troops to Ukraine as part of a possible European security force if a ceasefire agreement is reached bec...

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2 w. ago Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised

How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic realityThe rise of the far-right could speed up the population decline of Europe, projections show, creating economic shocks including slower growth and soaring costs from pensions and elderly care.Anti-immigration politics is on the rise across the EU, as shown by the gains made by far-right parties in the 2024 elections. Meanwhile, the anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is polling second in the run-up to the German federal election this month. Continue reading...

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