Pro-Palestine marches have become ‘carnivals of hatred’, Badenoch tells Tory conference – as it happened Party leader says Britain has allowed extremism to go unchecked The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025
Badenoch insists she can turn Tory fortunes around on eve of conference Kemi Badenoch claimed the Conservatives were ‘the only party with a credible plan to deliver both a stronger economy and stronger borders’. Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025
Tories deny mimicking Farage with plan to quit ECHR criticised by rights groups Critics say the move would strip UK citizens of fundamental human rights protections. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025
Calls to widen police power to ban pro-Palestine protests after synagogue attack Demonstrations are set to go ahead in London and Manchester despite pleas by the Prime Minister and police bosses to cancel. Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025
Labour plans to consult on use of live facial recognition before wider roll-out Policing minister says government will ‘put some parameters’ around its deployment in England The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025
Sadiq Khan hits back at Donald Trump’s ‘misinformation’ after violent crime falls in London There were nearly 9,000 fewer violent crimes leading to injury across London over the past 12 months, figures reveal The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2025
UK Charities Migrant Scandal: MP Chris Philp Slams Government's Return Programme - Is Labour Keeping Them In? MP Chris Philp blasts Labour's flawed returns programme as charity-linked scandals stall deportations. With over 31,000 Channel arrivals in 2025, critics ask: is the government keeping illegals in International Business Times UK · Sep 19, 2025
CPS: No outside pressure to drop charges against men accused of spying for China The CPS faced criticism after proceedings against a former parliamentary researcher and a second man accused of spying for Beijing were stopped. Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025
Government faces fresh legal challenge over UK-France migrants returns deal A High Court hearing will take place at 4pm on Thursday over a potential deportation under the returns deal, hours after the first removal to France. Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2025
Temporary block on man’s deportation will not undermine returns deal – minister Liz Kendall said the High Court decision was disappointing but it would not prevent the rest of the agreement with France going ahead. The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025
Starmer faces fresh pressure over returns deal after blocked deportation Kemi Badenoch said her message to ministers was ‘we told you so’, while shadow home secretary Chris Philp called the deal a ‘failed gimmick’. The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025
Blocked deportation leaves Keir Starmer's illegal migration policy in tatters Kemi Badenoch says her message to ministers was ‘we told you so’ after an Eritrean man won a last-minute High Court bid to temporarily block his deportation Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025
UK government ‘disappointed’ charges dropped against men accused of spying for China Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry were due to go on trial next month charged with breaching Official Secrets Act The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025
Tories did ‘sod all’ on immigration reform, new Home Secretary tells Commons Shabana Mahmood was accused of ‘tinkering around the edges’ over potential reform of the European Convention on Human Rights. Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025
The Fashion Central · Sep 15, 2025 Labour Slammed for Hiding Truth on £122 Million Asylum Cash While Councils Struggle - Fashion Central UK Labour is under fire for refusing to explain how nearly £122 million has been shared out to local councils to cover the costs of asylum accommodation
International Business Times UK · Sep 12, 2025 'Labour Made a Huge Mistake': Study Reveals Migrants Now Outnumber UK Army, Navy and RAF Combined More than 182,000 people have arrived in the UK via small boat crossings since records began in 2018.
Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025 Ministers accused of making ‘almost no progress’ on grooming gangs inquiry Home Office minister Jess Phillips told MPs the appointment process was in its ‘final stages’.
International Business Times UK · Sep 2, 2025 Yvette Cooper Freezes Family Reunions for Asylum Seekers – Tories Say It Won't Stop Record Crossings Home Secretary Yvette Cooper halts refugee family reunions amid surging 2025 Channel crossings (27,997 so far), but Tories slam the policy as too weak to stop migration trends
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025 Forget Orwell’s ‘Two Minutes Hate’ – the immigration debate shows real loathing Since the summer recess the public discourse, stirred by Nigel Farage’s weekly press conferences, has altered radically
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025 Awkward moment Nick Robinson reminds Chris Philp he opened Bell Hotel for asylum seekers Nick Robinson reminded Chris Philp that he, as immigration minister under the Conservative government, opened up the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping for the use of housing asylum seekers during a live interview on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, 1 September.
Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2025 Home Secretary pledges to make it harder for asylum seekers to bring family to UK The Home Secretary will set out planned changes to the refugee family reunion process when MPs return to the Commons on Monday
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025 Cooper to tighten rules on family members in overhaul of ‘broken’ asylum system The home secretary will speak in the Commons as MPs return to Westminster after recess on Monday
The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025 Chris Philp accused of courting Elon Musk over grooming gangs scandal social media post Chris Philp’s intervention has prompted questions over why he hasn’t yet handed his evidence over to the police
The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025 Starmer could end asylum hotel use in six months with this one move, charity claims The prime minister is under pressure to close asylum hotels after a series of violent protests
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025 Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the biggest patriot of them all? It is I, Robert Jenrick When I gaze deep into my own eyes, what do I see? An iron-willed, crime-crushing flag-raiser whose ascent to the Tory leadership is surely inevitable, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde