12 h. ago Convicted drug dealer’s deportation case to be reheard after Home Office error

Government doing ‘everything in their power’ to contest case after Nigerian man’s deportation halted.

Society

69 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: What a day for the Chancellor to be away... she's in a scrap with Rayner, then PM does the dirty!

Where was the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves ? Her customary position next to Sir Keir was occupied by Yvette Cooper, radiating all her customary gaiety.

Politics

2 d. ago Net migration data due after Starmer’s warning on ‘island of strangers’

The Office for National Statistics will give its first estimate of net migration for the 12 months to December 2024.

Events

5 d. ago Starmer faces Labour MPs amid brewing disquiet over benefits cuts

The Prime Minister is said to have ‘acknowledged that MPs were having to face incredibly tough decisions’ as he met backbenchers.

Politics

5 d. ago New powers to tackle hostile state threats after Iran spying charges

The Home Office will introduce new laws that will allow the UK to proscribe state-based groups such as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Events

8 d. ago Refugee charities demand meeting with Yvette Cooper after sweeping changes to immigration rules

Exclusive: More than 100 charities and civil society groups call for ‘meaningful dialogue’ with home secretary after tough new immigration plans unveiled

Events

8 d. ago Chances to investigate criminal smuggling gangs missed, says watchdog

A task force to tackle people-smuggling gangs operating in the UK has been set up in response to the report.

Events

9 d. ago South Ayrshire care chiefs play down impact of UK Government's overseas care ban announcement

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced the plan to end visas for overseas care workers.

Politics

9 d. ago NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending as some struggle to meet the current goal

NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand to massively ramp up defense investment to 5% of gross domestic product over the next 7 years

Events

9 d. ago Radical asylum change could send small boat crossings plummeting, report claims

A former advisor to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has called on the UK and French governments to copy measures Joe Biden brought in to tackle dangerous migration

Events

1 week ago Construction underway on new commercial vehicle workshop and sales facility at Ravenscraig

Set for completion in early 2026, the purpose-built facility will support the sales, servicing, and parts supply of DAF Trucks, ensuring Motus Commercials can continue meeting growing customer demand.

Economics

1 week ago Starmer ‘completely rejects’ claims he echoed Enoch Powell in migration speech

The Prime Minister warned the UK risked becoming an ‘island of strangers’ if migration controls were not tightened.

Politics

1 week ago Home secretary grilled over Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ immigration remark

Yvette Cooper refused four times on Tuesday to repeat Sir Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” warning about the risks of sky-high migration into the UK.

Society

1 week ago Yvette Cooper hits back at comparisons between Starmer speech and Enoch Powell

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said it was not right to make comparisons between Keir Starmer's remarks and Enoch Powell's racist 'river of blood speech' in an exchange with the BBC's Nick Robinson

Events

1 week ago UK ‘already an island of strangers’, Jenrick claims as PM faces backlash

The plans, which are expected to reduce the number of people coming to the UK by up to 100,000 per year, include reforming work and study visas.

Politics

1 week ago Voices: ‘This will be disastrous’: Independent readers fear social care collapse after visa ban

Our community is sharply divided over Yvette Cooper’s care worker visa crackdown. While some labelled it “madness”, others argued it is time to reduce reliance on overseas labour and invest in training and better pay for UK workers

Events

1 week ago Care homes will close thanks to Starmer’s immigration crackdown, providers warn

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the closure of the care worker visa for overseas recruitment as part of the government's immigration reforms

Events

1 week ago European foreign ministers demand peace in Ukraine as Zelenskyy challenges Putin to meet him – Europe live

EU foreign policy chief accuses Moscow of ‘playing games’ and insists peace talks cannot take place with Ukraine ‘under fire’Pope Leo then says that one of the most important challenges he sees is how to “promote communication that can bring us out of the Tower of Babel in which we sometimes find ourselves, out of the confusion of loveless languages that are often ideological or partisan.”Curiously, he then turns to artificial intelligence, which he hails its “immense potential,” but also warns that it “requires responsibility and discernment in order to ensure that it can be used for the good of all, so that it can benefit all of humanity.”“Let us disarm communication of all prejudice and resentment, fanaticism and even hatred, let us free it from aggression. We do not need loud, forceful communication, but rather communication that is capable of listening and of gathering the voices of the weak who have no voice.” Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Labour's immigration crackdown criticised for not containing cap on numbers as Keir Starmer set to unveil plan in full that will mean arrivals will have to 'earn the right to stay' in Britain

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the plan would mean a 'substantial' drop on last year's net migration figure of 728,000, but refused to put a cap on numbers, saying it was a 'failed approach'.

Politics

1 week ago Better English standards and decade in UK to be demanded before citizenship

Sir Keir Starmer will promise to ‘tighten up’ all elements of the system.

Politics