[ Thousands of asylum seekers identified as eligible by the Home Office for deportation to Rwanda have lost contact with the department, a Government document says. “Of the 5,700 people Rwanda has in principle agreed to accept, 2,143 continue to report to the Home Office and can be located for detention,” an impact assessment published … Read more
[ Labour is planning to introduce new laws to crack down on the Channel small boats crisis in its first 100 days in government if it wins the election, i has learnt. The plans are being worked on by Sir Keir Starmer’s “future legislation committee”, as the party prepares a major change in direction on … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak has been accused by Conservative rebels of being in “la la land” after admitting further delays to his flagship Rwanda scheme while insisting he will still “start the flights” and “stop the boats” crossing the Channel. The Prime Minister on Monday said it would take 10-12 weeks before the first deportation flight … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak has been accused by Conservative rebels of being in “la la land” after admitting further delays to his flagship Rwanda scheme while insisting he will still “start the flights” and “stop the boats” crossing the Channel. The Prime Minister on Monday said it would take 10-12 weeks before the first deportation flight … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak is set to face down the House of Lords over the Rwanda asylum plan with MPs and peers preparing to sit late into the night as they debate the law designed to get the much-delayed policy off the ground. The Prime Minister will argue that the Lords is blocking “the will of … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak’s flagship “stop the boats” plan has been given Home Office “red” at risk ratings because progress on key elements is being stalled by ministerial indecision, i can reveal. Home Secretary James Cleverly has not yet responded to officials’ requests for answers over how the Illegal Migration Act should be implemented. They include … Read more
[ Conservative MPs have given up on the the prospect of the Rwanda migration scheme happening before the general election after a fresh delay to the bill designed to get deportation flights started. The Safety of Rwanda Bill will not be considered again by MPs until mid-April after the House of Lords approved a series … Read more
[ The UK is still seeking a migrant returns deal with Turkey despite the Home Office declaring that the country is not safe to send asylum seekers, i understands. No 10 downplayed reports that a returns deal with Ankara collapsed on Friday after the department raised human rights concerns. The Times reported that Home Office … Read more
[ Rishi Sunak has been accused of misleading the public with his claim to have cleared the asylum backlog. The Government’s statistics watchdog has warned that the Prime Minister’s claim, which was not accurate, risked eroding public trust. Mr Sunak cited Home Office figures earlier this month to claim his Government had “cleared the backlog … Read more
