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Plus, immigration numbers are higher now than before Brexit, but this may not immediately worry the Tories
With a growing sense that borders are under control, the appetite for hostile environment policies is shrinking
Home Office minister defends African country’s suitability as a place to which refugees can be relocated
Home Office under fresh fire over transparency and legality of new migration policy
The UK’s shortage of skills and prospect of a population decline present an opportunity to welcome migrants
Government claim that plan will deter people from coming to Britain in boats proves in vain as rough weather abates
Lost biometric data and long delays prevent families from travelling to host families
How to navigate finances, benefits, employment rules and avoid sticky situations
Government urged to fund rise in pay to at least £10.50 an hour to compete with warehouse jobs
For all the tough talk, a skills-based policy leaves the Tories politically vulnerable on the right
Former PM Theresa May says she cannot support government policy on basis of ‘legality, practicality and efficacy’
Senior UK civil servant says there is insufficient evidence to show asylum scheme will provide value for money
Home secretary issues ‘ministerial direction’ to proceed with contentious Rwanda scheme
Rwanda scheme is the wrong way to tackle problem of Channel crossings
The agreement between London and Kigali is part of the president’s campaign to burnish his reputation abroad
Opposition lambasts ‘desperate and shameful’ plan to send people to African country
Home Office data on people fleeing invasion show only half of 79,800 who have applied have been approved
Select committee says government has failed to address labour shortages resulting from Brexit and coronavirus
Delays caused by backlog of applications sparks hunger strike as heartwarming stories of kindness emerge
Calls grow for review of scheme to be published after revelations over penalised Russians’ use of investor route
Of those applying under Homes for Ukraine scheme, just 2,700 have been accepted, minister tells MPs
Agencies look as far afield as Mongolia to replace workers who made up most of seasonal fruit and veg labourers in 2021
Communities flock to open their homes to those fleeing the war, but warn of difficulties over red tape
Tory MPs back amendment to allow asylum seekers to work while their application is pending
While all border policies are unhappy in their own way, they aren’t all equally misery-inducing or economically harmful
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