RARE PHOTOS: Matw rycroft | Rare Historical Photos

Home Office officials demand apology from Suella Braverman over ‘attack on integrity’

Email in name of home secretary claimed civil servants had blocked attempts to curb migration

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

UK police and Border Force to remain locked out of EU database of criminals

Exclusive: Home Office admits vital access to Schengen Information System II lost for up to four years

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

Home Office chief among civil servants awarded knighthood in New Year Honours

Sir Matthew Rycroft has been charged with implementing controversial policies including the Rwanda deal

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022

Rwanda policy risks refugees taking more dangerous routes to UK, Home Office admits

THE Government’s Rwanda policy risks encouraging refugees to take “more dangerous” journeys to get to the UK, a top Home Office mandarin has…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 22, 2022

Nine in 10 people refused asylum in 2020 free to remain in UK

Exclusive: Home Office criticised as figures show 3,632 applicants were turned down, of which only 314 were returned

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022

Top civil servant apologises for saying Home Office 'loves a good crisis'

Home Office permanent secretary Matthew Rycroft told MPs it was 'overly flippant' of him to say the Home Office loves a crisis, in an apparent bid to show that the department handles them well.

Daily Mirror · Jun 22, 2022

Rwanda policy could create ‘more dangerous’ routes to UK, Home Office admits

‘It would be a pyrrhic victory if this set of policies were successful in closing down the small boat route but created something even more dangerous,’ Matthew Rycroft tells MPs

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Neil Basu’s bid for crime agency top job ends after alleged No 10 intervention

Government has now effectively deterred senior Met officer from two of highest roles in law enforcement

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022

Priti Patel asylum plan ‘not racist or illegal’, civil servants told

Home Office official seeks to reassure staff over refugees to Rwanda scheme as union considers action over ‘callous policy’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022

Theresa May questions ‘legality and practicality’ of Rwanda asylum plan

Former prime minister and ‘hostile environment’ architect warns scheme could lead to increased trafficking of women and children

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022