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  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Cutting 90,000 civil service jobs grabs headlines, but will it actually happen?

    Plus, immigration numbers are higher now than before Brexit, but this may not immediately worry the Tories

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    John Burn-Murdoch
    Britain is now a high-immigration country and most are fine with that

    With a growing sense that borders are under control, the appetite for hostile environment policies is shrinking

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    UK to provide long-term finance to Rwanda to resettle asylum seekers

    Home Office minister defends African country’s suitability as a place to which refugees can be relocated

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    UK plan to deport refugees to Rwanda faces legal challenges

    Home Office under fresh fire over transparency and legality of new migration policy

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Karina Robinson
    Refugees can be a welcome boost for companies seeking talent

    The UK’s shortage of skills and prospect of a population decline present an opportunity to welcome migrants

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    Migrants resume Channel crossings despite UK-Rwanda asylum deal

    Government claim that plan will deter people from coming to Britain in boats proves in vain as rough weather abates

  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    UK visa scheme leaves Ukraine refugees trapped in precarious limbo

    Lost biometric data and long delays prevent families from travelling to host families

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    A guide for Ukrainian refugees and their UK hosts

    How to navigate finances, benefits, employment rules and avoid sticky situations

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    UK social care
    Easing UK immigration rules will not solve care crisis, says advisory group

    Government urged to fund rise in pay to at least £10.50 an hour to compete with warehouse jobs

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    OutlookSebastian Payne
    Brexit voters may not be happy with what immigration ‘control’ looks like

    For all the tough talk, a skills-based policy leaves the Tories politically vulnerable on the right

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Home secretary’s Rwanda migrant plan under fire from ex-ministers

    Former PM Theresa May says she cannot support government policy on basis of ‘legality, practicality and efficacy’

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    Rwanda plan may not deter migrants from coming to Britain, says top official

    Senior UK civil servant says there is insufficient evidence to show asylum scheme will provide value for money

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    Patel pushes ahead with Rwanda migrant plan despite objections

    Home secretary issues ‘ministerial direction’ to proceed with contentious Rwanda scheme

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain is shamed by its treatment of refugees

    Rwanda scheme is the wrong way to tackle problem of Channel crossings

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Michela Wrong
    Britain’s migrant deal with Rwanda is a boon to Kagame

    The agreement between London and Kigali is part of the president’s campaign to burnish his reputation abroad

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    UK strikes deal to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda

    Opposition lambasts ‘desperate and shameful’ plan to send people to African country

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Patel apologises for delays in issuing UK visas to Ukraine refugees

    Home Office data on people fleeing invasion show only half of 79,800 who have applied have been approved

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    UK agriculture
    UK food industry faces risk of ‘permanent shrinkage’, MPs warn

    Select committee says government has failed to address labour shortages resulting from Brexit and coronavirus

  • Saturday, 2 April, 2022
    News in-depth
    Slow start to UK scheme for Ukrainian refugees frustrates volunteers

    Delays caused by backlog of applications sparks hunger strike as heartwarming stories of kindness emerge

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Eight oligarchs under sanctions hold ‘golden visas’ granted by UK

    Calls grow for review of scheme to be published after revelations over penalised Russians’ use of investor route

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Only 10% of Ukrainian refugee visa applications to live with Britons approved

    Of those applying under Homes for Ukraine scheme, just 2,700 have been accepted, minister tells MPs

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    UK farms race to recruit harvest pickers as Ukrainians trapped by war

    Agencies look as far afield as Mongolia to replace workers who made up most of seasonal fruit and veg labourers in 2021

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    News in-depth
    Britons rally to support Ukrainian refugees as sponsorship scheme launches 

    Communities flock to open their homes to those fleeing the war, but warn of difficulties over red tape

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    Johnson faces Commons rebellion over UK borders bill

    Tory MPs back amendment to allow asylum seekers to work while their application is pending

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    Stephen Bush
    What would a good immigration policy look like?

    While all border policies are unhappy in their own way, they aren’t all equally misery-inducing or economically harmful

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