78 m. ago Home secretary vows to ‘fight vexatious modern slavery claims’ stopping deportation flights to France

Shabana Mahmood has claimed that migrants are ‘deciding that they are a modern slave on the eve of their removal’

Society

2 h. ago Starmer's UK's 'one in, one out' small boats migrant deal with France is struggling, but is far from sunk

Keir Starmer’s government fell at the first hurdle with its France ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal. A rocky legal battle awaits

Economics

3 h. ago Home secretary vows to ‘fight vexatious modern slavery claims’ to stop deportation flights to France

Shabana Mahmood claimed migrants are ‘deciding that they are a modern slave on the eve of their removal’

Society

17 h. ago Human rights fanatic Starmer is sunk... by human rights! Lefty lawyer PM Keir sees launch of 'one

The Eritrean man took his case to the High Court, claiming he would be 'destitute' if the Home Office sends him back to France.

Politics

26 h. ago Labour's flailing 'one in, one out' migrant deal challenged in the High Court by Eritrean man, 25, who claims he will be 'destitute' if sent back to France

A human rights claim - the first challenge to reach court over the UK-France deal - will place the Government under renewed pressure after two removals flights failed to go ahead.

Events

29 h. ago No 10 denies ‘one in one out’ migrant deal with France is ‘shambles’

Plans to forcibly remove people who arrived in small boats abandoned for second dayDowning Street has denied that the government’s returns deal with France is in chaos after plans to forcibly remove from the UK people arriving in small boats were abandoned for a second day.Asked by reporters if the latest delay meant the so-called “one in one out” agreement was “a shambles”, the prime minister’s spokesperson said “No”. Continue reading...

Economics

33 h. ago Second UK deportation flight leaves London without an asylum seeker on board in new blow to PM

A small group of migrants were removed from an Air France flight due to travel from Heathrow to Paris on Monday after a legal challenge

Events

66 h. ago First Channel migrants will be deported TODAY as part of Starmer's 'one

They will be flown back on Air France commercial flights, with removal notices having already been served on asylum seekers who arrived last month.

Events

68 h. ago Migrant deportation flights could be grounded by 'last minute' legal challenges: Lawyers will try to block one

The initial deportation of small-boat migrants is due to take place as early as today. Ministers are gearing up for the first removal flights as part of the 'one in, one out' deal with France.

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2 w. ago Channel migrants could be moved to WAREHOUSES as Labour scrambles to close asylum hotels with PM holding emergency talks on how to go 'further and faster' on tackling small boats

Yvette Cooper said the Government was looking at 'military and industrial sites' as 'more appropriate' places to house asylum seekers.

Events

3 w. ago Starmer's asylum court overhaul 'will not stop the boats landing': Critics accuse PM of 'tinkering around the edges' as tensions flare at hotel rallies

The Tories and Reform UK said the proposals are designed to see off public anger over migrant hotels but are nothing more than 'tinkering at the edges' of the asylum system.

Events

3 w. ago Voices: Starmer has to find a workable plan to ‘stop the boats’ or Farage will become prime minister

The only thing that will defeat Reform’s unworkable asylum policy is a workable one, writes John Rentoul. Looking at its numerous holes won’t work when symbolism is its main attraction to so many in Britain

Politics

4 w. ago Government’s deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants will ‘deter small boat arrivals’, says Starmer – UK politics live

Prime minister says ‘strengthened partnership with Iraq will secure our borders’ as more councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotelsTrain fares in England are now expected to rise by a higher-than-expected 5.8% next year, causing concern among passenger groups.Rail ticket increases are usually calculated by adding one percentage point to July’s inflation reading on the retail prices index (RPI), which came in 0.2 points above forecasts on Wednesday at 4.8%. Continue reading...

Politics