Pledge tracker: Is Rishi Sunak regretting his five promises?
We look at whether Rishi Sunak is any closer to delivering on the five pledges he made in January.
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All aboard the Bibby Stockholm
The barge symbolises Britain’s rotten asylum stalemate – the discovery of Legionella bacteria in its water system only proves this.
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Children’s commissioner demands data on child refugees from Suella Braverman
Rachel de Souza is calling for Home Office information on children arriving on small boats, and what happens to them…
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Suella Braverman has become the Conservatives’ biggest liability
The active glee that the Home Secretary takes in other people’s misery has shattered Rishi Sunak’s pragmatic facade.
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Inside Homes for Ukraine: sex bargains, child neglect and domestic servitude
An exclusive investigation by the New Statesman reveals the dark side of Britain’s refugee scheme, which failed to safeguard some…
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Gary Lineker played into the hands of the BBC’s right-wing enemies
Those who want to defund a vital national institution have emerged stronger from this saga.
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Don’t assume that migrant-born politicians should be pro-immigration
There is little progressive about assuming that Suella Braverman and Priti Patel should take a more liberal stance than other…
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Migrant mathematics: the real calculation behind Sunak’s refugee crackdown
While overseeing record net migration, the Prime Minister is making a show of zero tolerance towards asylum seekers.
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Migration tracker: How many people migrate to Europe and the UK?
The routes taken by migrants and asylum seekers, mapped using the latest data.
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Britain’s far-right contagion
The proliferation of racist ideology and street action portend a dangerous moment in British politics.
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Knowsley anti-asylum riot: “If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere”
In the aftermath of violent protests at a hotel housing refugees, the outskirts of historically left-wing Liverpool are polarised.
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What politicians don’t understand about asylum seekers
Migrants are given hand-outs, but they just want to work.
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The Rwanda deal has been ruled lawful – but it’s bad news for this government
The Home Secretary would have to examine each asylum seeker’s case, defeating the point of the scheme.
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The UK has one of the lowest rates of asylum applications in Europe
In 2021, there were just eight asylum applicants for every 10,000 people resident in Britain.
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The politics behind the Manston migrant centre row are even more sinister than they look
The appalling conditions at the asylum seeker processing centre reflect more than the scandal-hit Suella Braverman.
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Child asylum seekers are caught between the Home Office and cash-strapped councils
Already subject to invasive assessments, minors may now be at risk of deportation to Rwanda.
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Tory MPs know what is driving dangerous migrant Channel crossings – they just don’t want to confront it
The fact is Britain will always be an attractive destination for migrants and irregular boat crossings are the only way…
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The West lets guilt blind it to reality in Rwanda
The British government wants to send asylum seekers to a dictatorial regime rife with human rights abuses.
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You know you’ve gone too far on immigration when even Theresa May is appalled
The champion of the “hostile environment” policy has refused to support Priti Patel’s latest wheeze “on the grounds of legality,…
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Why send economic migrants to Rwanda when Britain needs them?
It's not just immoral — we're paying Rwanda to take working-age people that our ageing population needs.
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