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Firm behind Bibby Stockholm to take over running of migrant hotels after contractor replaced

Home Office minister says government will ‘ensure contracts deliver for the UK’

The Independent UK

Labour refuse to rule out 'copy and pasting' Tories' Rwanda scheme

LABOUR have refused to rule out a “copy and paste” of the Tories’ Rwanda scheme for migrant deportations ...

The National (Scotland)

UK visa fees are rising – here’s what you’ll pay and when

The UK's Home Office is set to increase visa fees for travellers, students and workers, affecting those applying for visit, specific purpose and settlement visas

Evening Standard

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Home Office axes asylum hotel contract and hands it to Bibby Stockholm firm

Stay Belvedere Hotels, which manages 51 hotels and Napier barracks, is removed amid performance concerns

The Guardian - UK

Key numbers around housing asylum seekers in UK hotels

Afghans and Iranians were the most common nationalities among the 38,079 asylum seekers in hotels in December.

The Independent UK

Company has contract to house asylum seekers removed

Stay Belvedere Hotels houses people waiting for asylum decisions in 51 hotels in England and Wales, as well as the Napier Barracks in Kent.

Evening Standard

Home Office ends asylum hotel contract over performance concerns as Channel migrant crossings hit record highs

Between January 1 and March 23, some 5,847 people have arrived in the UK from France - up 36 per cent on last year

Evening Standard

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Only 21% of Britons believe Labour’s claim it’s not returning to austerity, poll suggests – as it happened

More in Common UK, a campaign group working for community cohesion, has published some detailed polling on attitudes to the economy

The Guardian - UK

UK Government drops asylum hotel provider over concerns of company's 'behaviour'

THE Home Office is ending a company’s contract to provide accommodation for asylum seekers ...

The National (Scotland)

Home Office raid for illegal workers in Belfast results in 36 arrests

Offences ranged from working in breach of visa conditions to illegal entry in the UK with no permission to work.

Evening Standard

Women seeking asylum in UK allege sexual abuse in mixed-sex hotels

Claims of sexual violence made against other asylum seekers and staff include case of a 14-year-old who was allegedly raped

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m living in fear’: Historian researching India faces deportation from UK for spending too much time in India

Home Office orders Manikarnika Dutta to leave UK for exceeding permitted number of days abroad while conducting research in India

The Independent UK

Passport fees to rise by almost 7%

The increase will begin on April 10.

Evening Standard

Man granted right to remain in UK under Windrush scheme after almost 50 years

Samuel Jarrett-Coker, 61, who arrived from Sierra Leone as a child, had sought to resolve immigration status since 1980s

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

How to save money on your passport renewal as price rise kicks in

Exclusive: The cost of an online application has jumped by £6 to £94.50

Evening Standard

Cost of UK passport to soar to as much as £222 under government price hike plans

From April 10, Britons will pay almost 7% more to process their passports if the plan is signed off by Parliament

The Guardian - UK

Mass asylum seeker accommodation at Napier barracks to close

After years of controversy over poor conditions, Kent site will be handed back to Ministry of Defence in September

The Independent UK

Plan to slash lengthy passport queues with new facial recognition scans

Travellers will no longer have to leave their cars or pass over their passports when driving through ‘contactless corridors’

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Evening Standard

What is the UK Skilled Worker visa and would I be eligible for one?

Spike in applicants suggests confusion around visa type, National Audit Office finds

The Guardian - UK

Red Cross had to take £220,000 from disaster fund to clothe asylum seekers in UK

Fund is for UK and overseas emergencies but was used to help 12,000 people, some of whom had contracted scabies

Evening Standard

UK work visa changes criticised as new immigration rules loom

There had been a significant increase in the number of people holding a Skilled Worker visa claiming asylum in the UK

International Business Times UK

Distinguished Oxford Historian Faces Deportation From UK After Overstaying In India: Who Is Manikarnika Dutta

Dr. Manikarnika Dutta, a respected Indian historian and Oxford alumna, faces deportation from the UK after her application for ILR was denied.

The Independent UK

Asylum application system struggling to cope after 485% surge in appeals

In the last three months alone 12,183 appeals have been lodged.

The Independent UK

Couple who found migrant hiding in campervan have £1,500 fine cancelled

The couple warned that the Home Office should review the policy to make sure no other holidaymakers are targeted

Evening Standard

Fine cancelled for couple who found immigrant in motorhome’s bike rack

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had said the Home Office would look into the case.

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