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UK rollout of eVisas could leave non-EU migrants ‘vulnerable’

Home Office is issuing digital visas without completing necessary checks, Freedom of Information quest reveals

The Guardian - UK

About 280 contractor jobs cut after Labour ends Rwanda asylum scheme

Redundancies follow abandonment of previous government’s plans to send asylum seekers to east Africa

The Guardian - UK

Why are Elon Musk and Kemi Badenoch calling for a grooming scandal inquiry and why is Labour rejecting it?

The background to the inquiries that have been done and why the Home Office Minister has refused calls for a fresh investigation into historic child sexual abuse

Evening Standard

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Ministers hit back at Elon Musk as tech billionaire steps up attack on Keir Starmer over grooming gangs

Health minister Andrew Gwynne said the Tesla tycoon should focus on US politics as row over inquiry intensifies

Evening Standard

Elon Musk calls on King to dissolve Parliament over grooming gangs

The tech billionaire has continued his social media criticism of Sir Keir Starmer for the Government’s handling of the UK’s ‘rape gangs scandal’.

Evening Standard

Lib Dems call for better community policing to reduce unsolved car theft cases

The party said an analysis of the latest Home Office figures shows on average 78.5% of all car thefts go unsolved.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk Says Labour Minister Jess Phillips Should Face Prison Over Grooming Gang Inquiry Block

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that Jess Phillips, a Labour Home Office minister, deserves to be in prison after it was reported that she blocked requests for a public inquiry into sexual grooming gangs in Oldham.

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Home Office unveils new 'smash the gangs' measures as migrant Channel crossings up 25%

Almost 37,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats in 2024 - up by a quarter on the previous year

Evening Standard

Suspected people smugglers to face travel curbs and social media bans under bill

Critics say border security bill for England and Wales likely to have minimal effect as record number of people cross Channel illegally

The Guardian - UK

Suspected people smugglers to face travel and phone bans under new laws

Court orders to restrict the activity of people-smuggling suspects will be strengthened as part of draft legislation, the Government has said.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings by migrants in 2024: Key numbers

Total arrivals are up 25% on 2023 but down 20% on 2022.

Evening Standard

Mapped: Refugee homelessness on the rise in nearly 100 UK councils

Exclusive: ‘Frightening acceleration’ of refugee homelessness in some parts of the country, figures reveal

The Independent UK

Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show

Newly released files show proposals to divert £2m – earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa – to fund scheme

The Guardian - UK

Small boat Channel crossings continue after migrant total reaches 150,000

More than 1,100 people have crossed the Channel in small boats over the Christmas period.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

More than 150,000 people arrived in UK in small boats in last seven years

Labour blames ‘appalling legacy’ left by Tories after milestone for number of arrivals was reached on Boxing Day

The Independent UK

People smugglers offer migrants ‘package deals’ to UK as Channel crossings top 150,000 since 2018

Keir Starmer has put international cooperation with law enforcement agencies in Europe at the heart of his bid to cut the number of arrivals

Evening Standard

Labour blames ‘appalling legacy’ after migrant crossings top 150,000 since 2018

The Prime Minister has put international co-operation with law enforcement agencies in Europe at the heart of his bid to cut the number of arrivals.

The Independent UK

Labour claims to have broken the link between migrant crossings and good weather

It comes as more than 450 people made the dangerous crossing over the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, according to Home Office figures

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The Independent UK

What does the UK eVisa switch mean for me? Millions forced to change to digital immigration system in 2025

Physical immigration documents will expire on 31 December and be replaced with digital system. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - UK

UK visa income test ‘cruel’ barrier to family reunions, says charity

Charity says thousands of children separated from one of their parents this Christmas are hidden victims of visa rules

The Independent UK

How selfies busted a smuggling ring using EasyJet and Ryanair to traffick migrants into UK

Smuggling operation was discovered after migrants posted selfies of their journeys to the UK

Evening Standard

Turkish drugs supplier wins human rights bid to stay in UK after Home Office U-turn

Theresa May originally decided not to deport the convicted drugs supplier, concluding he did not pose a danger

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper urged to end ‘cruel’ pause on Syrian asylum decisions

Asylum seekers say they are in limbo and charities have expressed ‘deep concern’ as claims paused after Assad regime’s fall

Evening Standard

Home Office records busiest December day for migrant Channel crossings on record

More than 34,500 people have made the crossing from France so far this year

The Independent UK

Migrant Channel crossings top 34,000 for year so far

Crossings resumed on Thursday after an eight-day hiatus, with more than 600 arriving in a single day.

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