The public is right to care about small boat crossings
The halving of immigration this week can’t change the reality of the asylum system.
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Tragedy in the Channel shows the flaws of the Rwanda plan
The new policy will not put off migrants who are already prepared to risk their lives to reach the UK.
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The Church is being villainised over the Clapham chemical attack
Religious figures have been drawn into debates over false asylum claims – but it is the process that is flawed.
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The paranoid battle for RAF Scampton
A proposed asylum seeker camp has unleashed radical politics in deep England.
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Pledge tracker: Rishi Sunak misses key targets
As the year draws to a close, it is clear that Sunak cannot claim to have met the majority of…
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Sunak’s problems go much deeper than the Rwanda bill
Conservative infighting risks obscuring any policy successes the Prime Minister enjoys.
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Conservative MPs have given up on the next election
The Tory Party’s open warfare over the Rwanda plan shows Rishi Sunak’s waning authority.
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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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