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Sudanese Asylum Seeker's 'Receding Hairline' Sparks Internet Debate, Judges Under Fire for 'Child' Ruling

A Sudanese migrant who was seeking asylum was granted the status of 'child' despite evidence suggesting he was an adult.

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Met Police recorded 2,780 child abuse image crimes in London last year

NSPCC chief executive Chris Sherwood said the figures were “deeply alarming”

Evening Standard

Knife crime measures under Ronan’s Law ‘will make a difference’, sister says

The Home Office announced a raft of anti-knife crime plans after Ronan Kanda was murdered by two boys who bought knives without identity checks.

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Knife age checks ‘a huge vulnerability’ at sale and delivery, review finds

Measures to restrict knife sales have been published by the Home Office, amid concern at lax age checks and online sales by illegal dealers.

Evening Standard

Migrant hotels will be used for four more years despite pledge to close them down, Home Office admits

Home Office aiming for zero asylum hotels by ‘end of this parliament’ as work continues to clear claims backlog

The Independent UK

Labour MPs Demand Keir Starmer Scrap “Performative Cruelty” Citizenship Rules in Major Rebellion

Keir Starmer is facing dissent within his party over a controversial new Home Office guidance that bars people arriving in Britain by “dangerous” means from ever claiming UK citizenship.

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Labour’s Biggest Union Backer Joins Faith Leaders in Warning Yvette Cooper Over “Toxic” Refugee Citizenship Ban

Keir Starmer’s most generous union backer has joined faith leaders in a stark warning to Yvette Cooper.

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More than 900 Labour figures decry party’s migration and asylum policy

Joint statement accuses government of copying Tories’ ‘performative cruelty’

The Guardian - UK

Suicide attempts and self harm among hundreds of reported incidents at ‘highly dangerous’ UK asylum camp

Exclusive: More than one incident at day at asylum camp branded ‘an unmitigated disaster’

The Independent UK

Starmer warned of ‘considerable cost’ of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Lord Richard Dannatt said Britain does not have the forces or equipment ‘to put a large force on to the ground for an extended period of time’.

The Independent UK

New borders watchdog needs to work in the UK - not from home in Finland, MPs urge

MPs raised concerns over the ‘reputational risk’ and pressed for the majority of John Tuckett’s work to be from the UK

The Independent UK

Finland resident who is top pick for UK borders watchdog ‘meets job criteria’

MPs raised concerns over the ‘reputational risk’ and pressed for the majority of John Tuckett’s work to be from the UK.

Evening Standard

Starmer union ally joins opposition to rules barring citizenship for small boat refugees

Head of Unison Christina McAnea is one of 148 signatories of letter warning rules will ‘breed division and mistrust’

The Guardian - UK

25,000 migrants cross Channel since Starmer became PM, provisional figures show

Home Office figures show 240 people made the journey in four boats on Saturday.

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Border Chaos Looms as Left-Wing Lawyers Fight to Halt New Controls

Critics have warned that Labour’s fresh immigration rules could open the door to a flood of human rights claims, with left-wing lawyers poised to launch a "barrage" of legal challenges.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish charities speak out as Labour sneakily change citizenship rules

LABOUR have been accused of defying the UK’s international obligations after covertly changing the rules which govern whether asylum seekers can…

Evening Standard

Windrush commissioner ‘must hold Government to account’

The Windrush scandal – which campaigners have since said should be known as the Home Office scandal – erupted in 2018.

Evening Standard

Martyn’s Law ‘might be used to curtail protests’, warns ex-Home Office minister

Lord Murray of Blidworth warned ‘there is a risk that these measures might be used to curtail protest’.

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Home Office chief announces he will leave department in March

Sir Matthew Rycroft previously served in leading roles in international development and the Foreign Office.

The Guardian - UK

Why does Labour think bashing migrants is the way to defeat Reform? Look abroad: the tactic never works

With no clear vision for the country, the party is borrowing tactics that have palpably failed elsewhere, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Judge who granted Palestinian family right to live in UK made wrong call, says Keir Starmer

Family fleeing Gaza were allowed to join brother in UK after applying through scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees

Evening Standard

Immigration changes would ‘deny’ Paddington Bear a passport, Labour MP warns

The Home Office’s good character guidance now says an applicant having entered the UK illegally will normally be refused citizenship.

The Independent UK

Dog groomers and DJs eligible for skilled worker visas under post-Brexit rules

New analysis shows more than 300 UK visas were granted for ‘animal care service occupations’ between 2021 and 2024

Evening Standard

Non-statutory inquiry into alleged mistreatment at asylum centre set for March

Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle said the probe, which was first approved under former home secretary Suella Braverman, would start on March 17.

Evening Standard

New visa rules for migrants who illegally enter UK prompt backlash from London Labour MP

The Home Office's good character guidance was updated this week to state that migrants who have entered Britain illegally will "normally" have a citizenship applications refused

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