12 h. ago Starmer seeks to wrest back policy control from Treasury in No 10 shake

Prime minister brings in chancellor’s deputy and former Bank of England chief to newly created senior roles• Downing Street shake-up: who’s in and who’s out at No 10Keir Starmer has attempted to wrest back control of economic policy from the Treasury by bolstering his No 10 team, bringing in the chancellor’s deputy and a former Bank of England chief to senior roles.Ahead of what is likely to be a tumultuous autumn for the government, he created two new roles with Darren Jones put in charge of day-to-day delivery and Minouche Shafik appointed the prime minister’s chief economic adviser. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago ‘Radical’ reforms on asylum laws announced by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper

Labour has vowed to end the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers by the next election but the Prime Minister said he has set the ‘challenge’ of emptying them sooner

Society

16 h. ago Yvette Cooper to suspend new refugee family reunion applications as she unveils asylum crackdown

Home secretary Yvette Cooper says the first asylum seekers to be returned to France under a new deal will begin later this month

Events

17 h. ago Keir Starmer: I want to speed up closing down migrant hotels

Labour has vowed to end the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers by the next election but the Prime Minister said he has set the ‘challenge’ of emptying them sooner

Events

18 h. ago Keir Starmer seeks to get a grip on UK economy with new hires

PM hopes reshuffled team will help navigate perilous autumn Budget and spot political dangers ahead of time

Politics

18 h. ago Starmer slams Reform’s ‘politics of grievance’ ahead of Cooper unveiling asylum crackdown to MPs

Home secretary Yvette Cooper will address Parliament later this afternoon with her plans for reforming the asylum system

Politics

19 h. ago Small boat, big house: Elon Musk ridicules Starmer's Britain after asylum seekers 'are given new £300k new

The decision to use four £300,000 three-bedroom properties in Suffolk as migrant accommodation prompted fury after it emerged last night.

Economics

20 h. ago Elon Musk ridicules Starmer's Britain after asylum seekers 'are given new £300k new

The decision to use four £300,000 three-bedroom properties in Suffolk as migrant accommodation prompted fury after it emerged last night.

Economics

55 h. ago 'Thank you Keir!' Migrants staying at Epping hotel hail Starmer after his Government fought to keep asylum seekers there

Sir Keir has been thanked after a temporary injunction which blocked asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, was dramatically overturned at the Court of Appeal.

Events

7 d. ago Voices: It’s time for Starmer to expose Farage’s snake oil on immigration

Nigel Farage and Reform UK have gone conveniently silent on Brexit while decrying small boats and asylum seekers – Keir Starmer needs to take significant measures to expose the reality of what they’re selling, while convincing the public that Labour is on course to do better, writes Andrew Grice

Politics

1 week ago Lord Blunkett says Starmer should suspend ECHR to deport thousands of rejected asylum seekers and 'get a grip' on migrant crisis

The ex-Labour home secretary urged ministers to take the 'radical' step as fury grows over the use of nearly 200 hotels to house 32,000 asylum seekers at taxpayers' expense

Events

1 week ago Labour revolt on migrant hotels: After shock Epping court ruling, Left

Town hall leaders across the country said they are already looking to follow Epping Forest District Council and take legal action to prevent small boat arrivals being placed in local hotels.

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2 w. ago More than 50,000 migrants have crossed Channel since Keir Starmer became PM: Asylum seeker reaches Britain's shores every 11 minutes... but minister still insists it's 'not our fault'

The milestone underscores the failure of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer 's 'smash the gangs' strategy - with one migrant crossing every 11 minutes.

Politics

3 w. ago UK to bear transport costs of ‘one in, one out’ asylum seeker deal with France

Treaty can be ended by either side at a month’s notice and France can refuse returns on certain groundsThe UK will pay the costs of transporting asylum seekers to and from France under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal with Emmanuel Macron, it has emerged.The deal will have to be renewed by 11 June next year, and can be ended at a month’s notice by either side, documents made public by the government indicate. Continue reading...

Economics

4 w. ago Embarrassment for Keir Starmer's top aide who told PM he had to smash smuggling gangs

Nobody understands the electoral cost of failing to tackle the migrant crisis more than Sir Keir Starmer 's powerful right-hand man Morgan McSweeney.

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