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Yvette Cooper’s asylum reform package: bold on paper, doubtful in practice
Cooper’s plan tightens family reunification with English and income tests, creates a new appeals tribunal, and boosts enforcement; critics fear…
Safe and Legal Pathways for Refugees to Reach the UK in 2025
UKRS remains the main safe route, with UNHCR referrals and integration support. Asylum decisions are delayed—8% within six months in…
UK’s Afghan Limbo: Thousands Stuck Without Status or Path Forward
As of August 2025, Afghan asylum approvals fell to 37% while returns are impossible and resettlement routes tightened, leaving thousands…
Xavi Simons: Tottenham debut delayed by work permit clearance
Xavi Simons joined Tottenham for €60m on August 29, 2025, but cannot play until his GBE, Home Office visa and…
Conservatives Criticize Labour Over Policy Putting Illegal Migrants Before Local Communities
The immigration and borders Bill has triggered a partisan clash: Conservatives demand a cap, ‘earned’ citizenship and tougher removals, while…
EU Moves to Grant U.S. Direct Access to Police and Immigration Databases
EBSP would give U.S. authorities automated, near‑real‑time access to EU border and policing databases, raising security benefits and serious GDPR,…
UK Tightens Border Rules with 2025 Immigration Bill and Return Hubs
The 2025 Bill, effective 29 August, prioritises border security and faster removals, repeals the Rwanda scheme, and plans third-country return…
UK minister warns immediate hotel closures could push migrants into destitution
A 29 August 2025 ruling lets the Home Office keep using asylum hotels while alternatives are built. Hotels fell from…