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 […]
1 week 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 […]
1 month ago
Channel crossing record: 230 migrants in a single small boat
What the Channel crossing record shows A single Channel crossing has brought a record 230 people to the UK on one small boat, the largest number ever recorded on a single vessel making the journey from France. The Home Office confirmed the arrival, describing it as a stark illustration of the “reckless and dangerous tactics” […]
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Illegal working arrests more than double under Labour
Arrests double under Labour Arrests for illegal working have more than doubled since Labour came to power, the Home Office has said, with more than 17,000 people detained in the two years since the July 2024 general election. According to the Home Office, the total is more than double the number recorded in the previous […]
1 month ago
Reform’s ‘Deliveroo Law’ would jail bosses who employ illegal workers
Reform shifts focus to employers Reform UK will fine firms 10% of their global revenues and imprison bosses who employ illegal migrant workers under a new policy dubbed the ‘Deliveroo Law’. Nigel Farage’s party says employers would be held responsible even if they were unaware of a worker’s immigration status, in a policy set out […]
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