All news on the topic: Home Office

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Man's right to stay in UK rejected due to links to countries he's never visited
A Nigerian national who has been in the UK for decades had his visa rejected due to links to Lebanon and India - countries he has never step foot in
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Afghan translator who put life in danger for UK begs PM to bring him to safety
An Afghan translator who put himself and his family in danger for the UK is still in limbo two years after the Taliban takeover despite being entitled to asylum in the UK
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Small boat crossings near 15,000 this year as barge undergoes 'safety checks'
Home Office data reveals 3,299 people made the journey across the Channel in 63 vessels in July - despite there being no recorded arrivals in the past week due to poor weather
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'Harrowing case of Black woman, 90, put in spit hood shows more humanity needed'
We are clearly not defending spitting at police, but if the woman has dementia, is elderly, distressed and confused then I’m sorry – I’m just not having it
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Probe call after Tory minister 'left briefcase of documents unattended on train'
Witnesses say they saw Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick leave his ministerial red box for at least four minutes on an LNER train as he headed back home to his Newark constituency
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Firm 'profiteering from misery' by providing migrant barges donated £70k to UKIP
The Langham family, owners of Langham Industries, is now set to profit from an 18-month contract with the Home Office to let the Bibby Stockholm berth at Portland, Dorset
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Home Office buys marquees for 2,000 migrants under Braverman's emergency plans
Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the move was another example of the Home Office 'flailing around' and failing to tackle criminal gangs organising border crossings
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Flight attendant saves child's life after noticing something unusual on plane
New figures from the ­Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority show the number of reports of modern slavery cases in the UK has reached its highest-ever level
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People smugglers 'given free pass by Tories' as convictions drop by a third
Labour has hit out after new figures showed just 253 people were convicted of people smuggling last year, compared to 398 back in 2010 - while the number of prosecutions plummeted by 25%
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Suella Braverman broke law putting lone children in hotels with 154 missing
In a High Court ruling Mr Justice Chamberlain said the routine housing of unaccompanied children in hotels was against the law, and said asylum seekers were treated "less favourably"
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Police probe 'ads placed by sex traffickers' in Suella Braverman's constituency
Dame Diana Johnson reported more than 70 online sex adverts on "pimping website" VivaStreet to Hampshire Police - which serves the Home Secretary's Fareham patch - after spotting ‘red flags’ suggesting links to trafficking gangs
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'I nearly missed my best mate's stag do as passport was three days out of date'
James Crane was not aware the rules had changed since Brexit and that travelling to the EU on a UK passport that was issued more than 10 years ago is not permitted
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'Irony of people working with homeless but unable to pay own rent is laughable'
Staff at homeless charity St Mungo’s have been on strike for nine weeks over 'poverty wages' and what Unite the Union says is a 'paltry' pay offer of 3.7%
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'Vital disability news the Tories sneaked out while we were distracted by BBC'
Often when the news is dominated by big stories, it seems that governments and big corporations like to bury the bodies, so to speak
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'Cruel and unworkable small boats plan is a catastrophe waiting to happen'
Writing for the Daily Mirror, Ann Salter - who works with traumatised survivors as a Clinical Services Manager at charity Freedom from Torture, warns that being on the water will inevitably lead to re-traumatisation as the Bibby Stockholm barge is docked in Dorset
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Mega barge that will host 500 asylum seekers arrives as migrant plan becomes law
The Bibby Stockholm docked on the Isle of Portland this morning and is expected to begin receiving asylum seekers within weeks
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Terror suspect accused of plotting attacks with 'White Widow' set for UK return
Jermaine Grant, 40, is set to be returned to the UK after serving nine years in prison, having been acquitted of conspiracy over an alleged bomb plot with 'White Widow' Samantha Lewthwaite
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Queen's would-be assassin shows need for new AI terrorism laws, Labour says
The Shadow Home Secretary has accused the Government of being "disjointed" and "disorganised" around national security as she pledged new laws to tackle extremism if Labour comes to power
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Prince Andrew accused of asking Epstein for help over £153 million oil deal
A legal document now filed in the US claims how at the same time, Andrew supposedly requested Epstein’s help in securing money for a company called ‘Aria Petroleum'
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Fury as refugees fleeing war zones housed between shooting ranges
The UK’s biggest migrant camp opened its doors to the first 50 residents on Wednesday on a converted air base at Wethersfield, Essex
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Hundreds of foreign criminals vanish while waiting to be deported
People smugglers, drug dealers, violent abusers, child rapists and dangerous drivers are among some of Britain's most wanted who have managed to evade the Home Office's snares in the last five years
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999 services face huge bills as Home Office 'disconnected from reality, MPs find
A bombshell report by the Commons Public Accounts Commitee found that despite ploughing £2billion into the Emergency Services Network (ESN) communication, there is no evidence it will work
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Ministers given green light to challenge Rwanda legal ruling at Supreme Court
Rishi Sunak is under intense pressure to drop the controversial project after top judges last month ruled it was unlawful because the central African nation isn't a safe place to send refugees
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Archbishop of Canterbury piles more misery on Tories over cruel small boats bill
Justin Welby told the House of Lords that immigration and asylum mustn't be used as as a "wedge issue to divide people" as peers inflicted nine defeats on the Government over Suella Braverman's Bill
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Tory admits he's 'ashamed' after minister orders Disney mural is painted over
Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick ordered staff at an immigration detention centre in Dover, Kent, to paint over pictures of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, as well as cartoon favourites Tom and Jerry, because he felt they were too "welcoming"