Search results for ‘immigration’
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Migration is ‘existential challenge to the west’ – Home Sec calls for immigration rethink
It’s not enough to fear discrimination ‘simply for being gay or a woman’ to qualify for asylum – according to Suella Braverman – who’s been setting out her case against the global system for accepting refugees.
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Detainees at immigration centre subjected to inhumane treatment, says inquiry
The first public inquiry into abuses at an immigration detention centre in the UK found a ‘toxic culture’ – where detainees were subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment, ‘explicit racism’ and frequent misuse of force.
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Labour would scrap ‘unworkable’ Tory Rwanda plan to fund National Crime Agency, says shadow immigration minister
We spoke to shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock, who has accused the government of not getting a grip on its immigration policy.
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Task force announced to clamp down on ‘crooked immigration lawyers’ who coach migrants to lie
The job of the Professional Enablers Taskforce is to root out corrupt immigration lawyers.
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‘Citizenship stripping laws are unjust’ – Kamila Shamsie on the UK’s ‘racist’ immigration policy
Kamila Shamsie has long been a vocal critic of the UK government’s immigration and civil rights policies, and yet she only felt able to write Home Fire – which offers a piercing critique of Islamophobia within the British political establishment – after she became a citizen of the country.
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‘Conservative incompetence on this is jaw dropping’: Shadow immigration minister on Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy
We spoke to Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister, Stephen Kinnock.
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‘I don’t think Erdoğan is going to be pro-immigration’ says chair of international relations at Özyeğin University
What does Erdoğan’s victory mean for Turkey’s place in the world. It was no surprise that the first leader to send his congratulations was Russian President Putin – commending his “independent foreign policy”.
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Government has ‘no grip and no plan’ on immigration, says Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper
We were joined by the shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
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‘This level of net migration is not sustainable,’ says former immigration minister
We spoke to Damian Green, the former immigration minister under David Cameron, and deputy Prime Minister to Theresa May and asked him if he thinks the government policy on immigration has failed.
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Illegal Migration Bill ‘deterrent’ to human traffickers, says immigration minister
We spoke to immigration minister Robert Jenrick.
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Immigration battle: government small boats policy is ‘immoral’ says Archbishop of Canterbury
The battlelines have been drawn for a major fight in the House of Lords over the government’s Illegal Migration Bill, with Justin Welby branding it “morally unacceptable”.
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How is immigration issue splitting the Tory party?
We spoke to Katy Balls, political editor of The Spectator magazine, and asked her how serious the splits in the Conservative party were over immigration?
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How the PM’s immigration bill went from humanitarian to political crisis
The government’s Illegal Migration Bill reaches committee stage tomorrow with Conservative MPs divided over whether the law is too harsh, or not harsh enough. The bill would make it possible to deport any illegal migrant from the UK. A sizeable number of right-wing MPs are demanding an amendment to stop past judgements by the European…
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Rishi Sunak: UK to fund immigration detention centre in France
Rishi Sunak has pledged to help France tackle illegal Channel crossings and Britain has stumped up – half a billion pounds to build more detention facilities and put more French cops on French beaches.
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A lot of the ‘interminable legal challenges’ to tackle small boats issue will stop, says former Immigration Minister.
We were joined by the former Immigration Minister under David Cameron, and Kent MP, Damian Green.