Boomer schools Gen-Z on claim Britain is ‘being overrun by foreigners’
‘I take this very personally’ One of the key sticking points in British politics across the last few decades has concerned the movement of people in an ever-globalising world. Too much, too little – immigration is one of the big talking points in any political debate in modern Britain. Traditionally, opinions on this matter are […]
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Settlement rules for migrants set to toughen under Mahmood
It would lengthen the wait for permanent residency Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is to set out new settlement rules for legal migrants in the Commons on Monday. This would lengthen the wait for permanent residency to up to fifteen years. It follows a consultation that drew more than 200,000 responses, as Mahmood will confirm her […]
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Eritrea visa ban threat as UK presses migrant returns
UK targets Eritrea with visa penalties over failed deportations The UK government could stop Eritrean citizens from travelling to Britain altogether unless Eritrea agrees to take back more of its nationals who have been ordered to leave the country. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced the warning on Thursday, accusing the African nation of blocking efforts […]
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Care worker settlement plan splits Labour before conference
Proposed settlement changes put Labour’s immigration policy under pressure Labour is heading into its conference with an internal disagreement over immigration after Angela Rayner criticised government plans to make it harder for overseas care workers to permanently settle in the UK. The Communities Secretary raised her concerns in an interview with the Times, just a […]
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Zara Larsson says a White House deportation video using her song is ‘dehumanising’
What Zara Larsson said in her reaction video Zara Larsson has condemned the White House for setting a video that appears to show immigration enforcement raids to her song Midnight Sun, calling the clip “dehumanising”. The song has since been removed from the post, but the video is still visible on the White House’s TikTok […]
2 months ago
Number in asylum hotels halves in a year as small boat arrivals fall
Andy Burnham following the steps Keir Starmer The number of people housed in asylum hotels has halved in a year, comparing from June 2025 where more than 32,000 people were in hotel rooms awaiting a decision on their claim. However, by June of this year it was closer to 16,000. The drop, set out in […]
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