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UK to Fast-Track Asylum Appeals Amid Widespread Hotel Protests

The government will move asylum appeals to a new independent adjudicator body with a 24-week statutory limit for priority cases,…

Farage unveils plan for mass deportation of small-boat migrants

Reform UK proposed mass deportations on August 22, 2025, aiming for five daily charter flights and 24,000 detention places, and…

Cooper: Closing asylum hotels must be orderly amid legal battle

A High Court order requires Bell Hotel residents to leave by September 12, sparking similar legal challenges from at least…

How the 2025 Immigration White Paper Changes UK Visa and Settlement Rules

The 12 May 2025 White Paper doubles the ILR qualifying period to ten years for most migrants, raises Skilled Worker…

Council leader denies Aylesbury asylum seeker accommodation rumours

Buckinghamshire Council and the Home Office confirmed on 22 August 2025 that no hotels in the county are being used…

Where Should the UK House Asylum Seekers? Options, Costs and Policy Challenges

Record asylum claims (111,084 to June 2025) and limited rental supply have left over 32,000 people in hotels. The Home…

Labour may have walked into political trap over hotel asylum housing

A High Court order requires the Bell Hotel cleared by September 12, 2025, spurring legal challenges from 18 councils. The…

First BN(O) Cohort Granted UK Settlement After Five Years

Nearly 600 BN(O) holders gained ILR in the year to June 2025, the first cohort from early 2021. The 5+1…