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Chris Philp challenged on why he didn’t encourage councils to take legal action over asylum hotels when Tories were in power

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has defended Kemi Badenoch’s call for Conservative councils to consider legal challenges against the use of hotels to house asylum seekers.

The Independent UK

People have ‘every right’ to protest asylum hotels – shadow home secretary

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.

Evening Standard

Councils consider legal bids as ministers face Epping hotel ruling aftermath

Conservative and Reform UK-led authorities have said they were looking at their options to take similar action to Epping Forest District Council.

Evening Standard

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Tories and Reform decry two-tier justice as suspended Labour councillor cleared

Nigel Farage and shadow home secretary Chris Philp both pointed to the idea of ‘two-tier justice’.

Evening Standard

Chris Philp pelted with bottles and has knife pulled on him during trip to French migrant camp

The Conservative MP visited the camp near Dunkirk to speak to asylum seekers waiting to cross the English Channel

The Independent UK

Shadow Home secretary Chris Philp has 'curved machete' pulled on him during visit to French migrant camp

The Croydon South MP and his entourage were confronted by a man brandishing a knife near Calais

Evening Standard

MP calls for sentence review for man who threatened to 'gang rape and set fire' to stewardess on Heathrow flight

Salman Iftikhar, 37, told Virgin Atlantic stewardess Angie Walsh she would be dragged from her hotel room, gang raped and set alight

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Hundreds arrested in week-long crackdown on suspected illegal working

Between July 20 and 27, a total of 1,780 people were stopped, leading to 280 arrests for illegal working activity.

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper under pressure to grant UK visas for 80 Palestinian students

CHARITIES and politicians are calling on the Yvette Cooper to immediately grant UK visas for 80 Palestinian students trapped in Gaza, who have…

The National (Scotland)

Asylum seekers who work illegally should be on ‘next plane home’ – Badenoch

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and shadow home secretary Chris Philp have proposed a crackdown on illegal working.

Evening Standard

First Channel crossing migrants arrive in UK as returns deal comes into force

Pictures taken on Wednesday afternoon show a UK Border Force boat ferrying migrants including children into the Port of Dover

Evening Standard

Minister denies migrant returns deal leaves open human rights loophole

Dame Angela Eagle denied the agreement with France would allow for spurious claims to be accepted.

Evening Standard

Refugee and migrant crossings to UK hit record high by end of July

More than 25,000 people have crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2025, the highest total this early in the year.

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Tommy Robinson arrives in Tenerife as UK police investigate alleged assault

The far-right activist flew to Spain the day after video emerged of him at the scene of an alleged assault in St Pancras station

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Home Office launches probe into use of asylum seeker payment cards for gambling

Thousands of transactions have been attempted in gambling settings in the past year, according to Home Office data.

The Guardian - UK

Corrupt officials and people assisting small boat gangs to face sanctions and UK ban

Government steps up crackdown on anyone involved in assisting illegal migration to UK

Evening Standard

Women facing ‘public safety crisis’ as a result of immigration, Tories claim

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the public are ‘rightly sick of this illegal immigrant crime wave’, but ‘violent protests’ are not justified.

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PM wants fewer jobless foreign nationals on benefits as first-time data released

The vast majority of people on universal credit are British and Irish nationals and those who live or work in the UK without immigration restrictions.

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Tory benches almost deserted as Philp cops a lesson on small boats

Shadow minister crashes and burns as Yvette Cooper makes statement on new Channel crossing arrangements

The Independent UK

French action ‘has prevented nearly 500 small boat crossings this year’

Yvette Cooper told MPs French actions have stopped 496 boat crossings this year so far, while 385 arrived in the UK.

The National (Scotland)

Wealth tax speculation as Labour minister says taxes won't rise for 'modest incomes'

A LABOUR minister refused to rule out tax rises in the Budget and claimed the Government will be guided by “fairness”

The Independent UK

Tories say Labour’s migrant returns scheme only impacts 6% of arrivals

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp described Labour’s new migrant returns scheme as a “gimmick” in an interview on Friday, 11 July.

Evening Standard

More migrant small boats head to UK hours after Starmer and Macron agree one-in-one-out deal

One Border Force vessel arrived in Dover before 9am, having picked up a group of people after a ‘small boat’ incident in the Channel

The Independent UK

Starmer’s migrant deal with Macron is a promising start

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer has been criticised for agreeing a plan with Emmanuel Macron that would send back only 50 people from small boats a week – but humane deterrence is key to solving the crisis

The Guardian - UK

Term ‘disabled’ in danger of losing all meaning, says Badenoch

Tory party leader used speech to criticise size of welfare state and call for restrictions on disability benefits

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