16 h. ago New suspect ethnicity guidance ‘may not stop spread of disinformation’, policing minister admits

Police have been encouraged to share the nationality and ethnicity of suspects if there is a ‘policing reason to do’, but not immigration status

Politics

19 h. ago Police told to reveal ethnicity of suspects under interim guidance

The change is hoped to combat misinformation spread on social media

Events

19 h. ago Police ordered to reveal ethnicity of suspects charged in high

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said it is right to release further details even if that might ‘embolden racists’

Events

20 h. ago Police told to reveal ethnicity of suspects after cover up claims

The interim guidance by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing comes after mounting pressure on police over the details they make public.

Events

42 h. ago Channel migrants reaching 50,000 under Labour ‘unacceptable’ – ex

Baroness Jacqui Smith of Malvern, now an education minister, said criminal gangs were allowed to become entrenched under the Conservative government.

Events

42 h. ago Police reveal number of arrests over Manchester Caribbean Carnival weekend

Thousands of revellers enjoyed a jubilant weekend

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3 d. ago Campaigners criticise UK plans to reveal suspects’ ethnicity and migration status

Yvette Cooper wants guidance to change after row over claims police ‘covered up’ status of two men on charges relating to an alleged rapeAnti-racism campaigners have criticised proposals to allow police to reveal the ethnicity and migration status of suspects, after a row triggered by claims police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection to the alleged rape of a child.The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, this week told the BBC she hoped the Law Commission would “accelerate” a review of contempt of court and that “guidance needs to change” about information released when a trial is pending. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago First migrants detained under ‘one in, one out’ deal as PM vows to secure border

The Government is prepared to ‘robustly defend’ its plan in court if migrants challenge being sent back to France.

Economics

7 d. ago Married immigrants trying to get green cards could be deported, new Trump

Immigration authorities now say people seeking permanent lawful status through a citizen spouse or family member can still be removed

Events

8 d. ago Police must reveal the immigration status of suspects, says Yvette Cooper after Keir Starmer's call for 'transparency'

Yvette Cooper said the Government wants to see the public provided with more details about the backgrounds of those charged with criminal offences.

Events

8 d. ago PM and Cooper pile pressure on police over revealing suspects’ details as transparency row deepens

The home secretary said she is preparing new guidance for police forces to promote transparency

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8 d. ago Yvette Cooper demands a change to police guidance so officers give more information about the immigration status of suspected offenders

Yvette Cooper said the Government wants to see the public provided with more details about the backgrounds of those charged with criminal offences.

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8 d. ago Home Secretary calls for more information to be released about suspects accused of serious crime

Her comments come after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called for police forces to release the immigration status of people who are charged with crimes

Society

9 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer calls for police to be 'as transparent as possible' over ethnicity of sex offence suspects: PM forced to step in as Nigel Farage leads fury over 'cover

The Prime Minister was forced to respond after Nigel Farage 's demanded that police disclose the backgrounds of those charged with rape and sexual assault.

Events

1 week ago The US immigration system is being militarized. Now is the time to stand up | Kica Matos

Trump’s budget bill is turbocharging an already brutal enforcement operation. We must meet the momentOn the Fourth of July, President Trump signed his sweeping signature domestic policy bill into law. He called it “beautiful”. I would call it a grave and existential threat to our already precarious democracy.Perhaps the biggest headline to emerge from this bill is that it tears giant holes into our social safety net to ensure our nation’s wealthiest could benefit from additional tax breaks. But for those of us on the frontlines of the fight to protect immigrants’ rights, it signaled the further entrenchment of an authoritarian regime being created on the backs of immigrants. Irrespective of our immigration status or views on immigration, we should all be concerned because we will all be affected: the sheer quantity of resources set aside for immigration enforcement will turbocharge the militarization of our country.Kica Matos is president of the National Immigration Law Center Conti...

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4 w. ago Feds charge 3 current or former Louisiana police chiefs in an alleged visa fraud scheme

Authorities say three current or former Louisiana police chiefs have been arrested following a federal investigation into an alleged scheme that involved false police reports being sold to immigrants lacking permanent legal status and used to try to secure a visa

Events

4 w. ago Is Labour sowing the seeds for mortgage meltdown? Risky new rules that could give borrowers huge loans

Rachel Reeves is sweeping aside rules put in place to protect homeowners in a move which experts warn could sow the seeds for a future catastrophe.

Events

4 w. ago What Labour's mortgage meltdown means for YOUR house price: Experts reveal the risk of 'dangerous' new lending policy

Rachel Reeves is sweeping aside rules put in place to protect homeowners in a move which experts warn could sow the seeds for a future catastrophe.

Events

4 w. ago Trump administration seeks to end bond hearings for immigrants without legal status

Under new policy, such immigrants would not be able to request bond from immigration judge before deportationThe Trump administration is reportedly seeking to bar millions of immigrants who allegedly arrived in the US without legal status from receiving a bond hearing as they try to fight their deportations in court.The new policy would apply during removal proceedings, which can take years, for millions of immigrants who entered the country from Mexico in recent decades, according to a report from the Washington Post, which reviewed documents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice). Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Data shows immigration status of universal credit claimants for first time

Universal credit is a payment to help with living costs and is available for people on low incomes or those who are out of work or cannot work.

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