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Fresh wave of asylum hotel protests expected after Epping ruling

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said that people have ‘every right’ to protest over asylum hotels in their areas.

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2025

Britain’s migration crisis: What the latest numbers really show

Record number of asylum claims in Labour’s first year but real progress has been made to slash the backlog, as Holly Bancroft and Alicja Hagopian report

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

‘Hypocritical’ Badenoch calls for Tory councils to launch legal challenges against asylum hotels

Tory leader encourages local authorities to ‘take the same steps’ as Epping council

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

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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 · Aug 21, 2025

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 · Aug 21, 2025

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 · Aug 20, 2025

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 · Aug 15, 2025

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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 · Aug 13, 2025

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 · Aug 13, 2025

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

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025

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 · Aug 8, 2025

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) · Aug 7, 2025

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 · Aug 6, 2025

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 · Aug 6, 2025

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Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2025

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.

Al Jazeera · Jul 31, 2025

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.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025

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

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025

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.

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025

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 · Jul 21, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

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.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025

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 · Jul 14, 2025

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) · Jul 13, 2025

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 · Jul 11, 2025

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.

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