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The Latest Breaking News from the Home Office

Asylum applications hit new high while backlog falls

Pakistani was the most common nationality among asylum applicants in 2024/25.

Evening Standard

End to asylum seekers in hotels ‘a fair way off’ despite latest fall

Asylum seekers are housed in hotels if there is not enough space in accommodation provided by local authorities or other organisations.

Evening Standard

Warnings of dire worker shortages as UK net migration figures halve

Tories claim credit for fall in numbers as Labour continues push for cutting migration in wake of Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ speech

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Kensington café under investigation after customers found 'smoking shisha in the basement' following late-night raid

Trading standards officers worked with the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office to find out if laws were broken on the premises

Evening Standard

Little Brother at Jermyn Street Theatre: 'a near-miraculous feat'

4/5 This dazzling odyssey about a man going in search of his little brother on the migrant trail in Africa is a marvel of direction and performance, with a real-world edge to it

Evening Standard

Net migration predicted to fall by up to 250,000 in major boost for Starmer

The estimated number of people being added to the UK’s population each year expected to fall following tougher visa restrictions

The Independent UK

Southport attack survivor says UK should ‘swap pointed kitchen knives for rounded ones’

The ‘Let’s Be Blunt’ campaign aims to create less potential for violent crime on the streets

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Southport attack survivor campaigning for round-ended kitchen knives

Leanne Lucas is launching Let’s Be Blunt to encourage a move away from pointed blades.

Evening Standard

Knife amnesty van to tour parts of country ahead of ninja sword ban

The Government’s new knife surrender scheme will also fund 37 bins for young people to dispose of weapons.

Evening Standard

New powers to tackle hostile state threats after Iran spying charges

The Home Office will introduce new laws that will allow the UK to proscribe state-based groups such as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Evening Standard

How the British Red Cross tried to blow the whistle about conditions inside crisis-hit migrant detention centres

In autumn 2022, overcrowding at migrant processing centres prompted national outrage. As the truth of the conditions inside began to emerge, British Red Cross staff were on site trying to support residents. Emails, performance reports and letters released to Holly Bancroft show how the charity was battling to get officials…

The Independent UK

Up to 700,000 migrants do not have UK eVisas, days before deadline

Problem-hit Home Office online system is replacing physical proof of right to work and live in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ‘oblivious’ to UK’s scale of violence against women and girls, say MPs

Refuges turn down 65% of requests for support, says parliamentary committee calling for better monitoring

The Guardian - UK

MPs say Government is ‘oblivious’ to the scale of violence against women

A report by a cross-party committee calls for improved cross-department working amid concerns about access to underfunded support services.

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Home Office reverses decision to deny father-to-be entry to UK after Guardian story

Dmitri Piliposyan feared missing the birth of his child after news of Labour’s changes to English proficiency tests

The Guardian - UK

Author denied UK visa unable to attend premiere of play based on his memoir

Exclusive: London theatre urges Home Office to reconsider as Ibrahima Balde unable to watch adaptation of award-winning book

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Home Office decision that will delight fans this summer

The Home Office have confirmed a move which will benefit supporters

The Independent UK

Refugees fleeing war zones could face tough English tests before they can join family members in the UK, charities fear

The Home Office has pledged to reform scheme allowing refugees to reunite with family members in the UK

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Extra time at the bar as pubs could stay open late for Women’s Euros

Pubs will stay open to 1am if England or Wales reach the semi-final or final of July’s Uefa Women’s European Championships, the Home Office said.

The Guardian - UK

Husband fears missing childbirth due to Labour’s new English proficiency test

Immigration plans to increase language requirement could prevent Armenian man from joining British wife

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Urgent Call for Major Law Change to Expose the Truth Behind Channel and Asylum Deaths

MP Nadia Whittome has called for a new law that would force the Home Office to reveal the number of deaths in the asylum system, including those who perish

Evening Standard

Visas for foreign care workers: What the latest figures show

Indian nationals accounted for about one in five of care worker visas granted in 2023-24.

Evening Standard

Visas crackdown: New rules for foreign workers and higher salary thresholds revealed in immigration shake-up

Restricted permits for low skilled jobs, new rules for family visas, higher wage requirements and degrees needed for foreign workers are among the measures revealed

The National (Scotland)

Labour plan new immigration rules: How it works and how you're affected

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government has set out plans to significantly reduce net migration as Labour seek to head off the electoral threat from Reform…

The Independent UK

Care homes will close thanks to Starmer’s immigration crackdown, providers warn

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the closure of the care worker visa for overseas recruitment as part of the government's immigration reforms

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