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Home Office aims to deter Channel crossings from Albania with ad campaign

Adverts in Albanian will target people considering making the journey across the Channel to the UK without permission.

The Independent UK

Expert explains how we went from 'taking back control' of borders to record migration

Regardless of how the figures are cut, the level of net migration is far higher than the 'tens of thousands' promised by David Cameron

Wales Online

‘Knives out’ for Suella Braverman as Rishi Sunak is warned he may have to sack her

Home secretary ‘not out of the woods’ and vulnerable to reshuffle, say Tory MPs

The Independent UK

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Teen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay

Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps

The Independent UK

Institute of Economic Affairs Podcast on UK Immigration Policy

British immigration policy expert Sunder Katwala and I discuss the debate over UK immigration policy, which has notable similarities and differences with that in the US.

Reason

How did 'taking back control' of borders become record-high net migration?

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has described the UK’s new immigration figures, showing over 600,000 net migration for the year ending December 2022, as “too high”. While revised estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show this rate is actually the same as it was for the year ending June…

The Conversation

Finnish coalition talks edge forward with progress on migration, climate

Coalition talks took a step forward in Finland on Friday when Petteri Orpo, likely future prime minister, said the four negotiating parties had found common ground on immigration and climate policies.

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Net migration: how an unreachable target came to shape Britain

New data shows that the UK has hit a record high net migration number of 606,000. Through it has been central to 13 years of policy and rhetoric, net migration is, in fact, a pretty odd metric that tells us very little about how the UK’s immigration system is functioning.

The Conversation

Taiwanese suspect in B23bn stock scam arrested

A Taiwanese man wanted by his country in connection with a major stock manipulation case that caused damages worth 23 billion baht has been arrested in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

DeSantis wants to model America after Florida. Civil rights groups are sounding the alarm on his ‘hostile’ agenda

Three of the largest civil rights groups in the country issued Florida travel advisories in an effort to draw attention to the presidential candidate’s far-right campaign, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Immigrant workforce reaches record high in the U.S.

With labor still in short supply, foreign-born workers are crucial for the economy.

Axios

Waffling Tory minister leaves ex-Dragon's Den star with head in hands on Question Time

Tory minister Laura Trott tried to heap blame onto Labour when grilled on Question Time about her own Government's broken promises on slashing net migration figures

Daily Mirror

Tory MP leaves Question Time panellist with head in hands over immigration stance

TORY MP Laura Trott left one of the panellists on Question Time with his head in his hands following her response to a question about immigration.

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Daily Record

Scotland's next police chief must stamp out racism in the force

Chief Constable Iain Livingstone's statement that Police Scotland is institutionally racist sets the standard his successor must follow, writes Record View.

Tribune News Service

US Sen. Alex Padilla pushes to grant 5 million undocumented workers ‘long overdue’ citizenship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luz Ramirez longs for a day when she can visit her mother in Mexico. The two haven’t connected in-person for 23 years.

Daily Mirror

'Government is reliant on overseas labour because it failed to invest in training'

The latest figures show the Conservatives have lost control of the immigration system - and despite Tory promises to cut the number coming here, net migration has reached a record high

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak is accused of having 'no grip' on immigration after new record levels emerge

Labour’s blast came as official figures showed 606,000 more people came to the UK than left last year, despite Conservative pledges to slash numbers

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The Guardian - UK

The Tories should be proud of Britain’s migration numbers – and they have Boris Johnson to thank

The party would rather brand itself a failure than accept that immigration has helped growth, and voters are relaxed about it, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

This Morning’s stand-ins make mincemeat of Rish!’s record

The prime minister thought the ITV sofa was a good place to be on another day of missed targets. He was wrong

Al Jazeera

‘Florida blueprint’: Key right-wing bills signed by Ron DeSantis

From immigration to guns to abortion, the presidential candidate pushed laws to advance conservative agenda in Florida.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Immigration is the post-Brexit success story Rishi Sunak would rather not talk about

Official figures show that net migration to Britain hit a record high of 606,000 in 2022. This was largely driven by non-EU workers, international students and schemes for Ukrainians and Hong Kongers.

The Guardian - UK

Five Tory PMs and immigration: how numbers – and rhetoric – changed

As ONS data reveals overall net immigration to UK continues to rise, how has Tory leaders’ language changed since 2010?

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman mocked for avoiding questions on record immigration figures

Suella Braverman was mocked by the Opposition after the Home Secretary missed questions in the Commons on the newly released immigration figures.

Daily Record

Scottish industries 'suffering' from lack of workers despite record immigration figures

Net migration to the UK hit a new record high of 606,000 last year, according to estimates by the Office for National Statistics.

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