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Afghan Paralympian seeking UK asylum appeals for new prosthetic legs

Crowdfunder launched for Qaher Hazrat who cannot get replacement legs on NHS as he does not have refugee status

The Guardian - UK

Susanna Reid chides minister on GMB for saying axing winter fuel payment for pensioners 'difficult decision'

ITV’s Good Morning Britain presenter took Dame Diana to task over the controversial policy which is opposed by dozens of MPs and unions

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs she is ‘not immune’ to concerns over winter fuel allowance plans – as it happened

Chancellor tells meeting of parliamentary Labour party there will be more difficult decisions to come

The Guardian - UK

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Afghan family refused UK visas to join son, 13, evacuated from Kabul

Exclusive: Home Office rejects application from family who were separated from son in chaotic 2021 evacuation

The Guardian - UK

Labour bid to ‘smash the gangs’ could add to death risk for Channel migrants

Government ‘hoping’ it will not have to create safe and legal route or change asylum law, says Home Office source

The Guardian - UK

Wrongly denied Windrush payments causing ‘further harm and injustice’

Home Office has paid more than £430,000 extra compensation after watchdog investigations of complaints

The Guardian - UK

Prison population hits record high as ‘half-baked and unworkable’ plan to send convicts to Estonia slammed

Dame Angela Eagle, the Home Office minister, refused to deny reports that some inmates could serve their sentences in the eastern European country, and admitted there were too few places in UK prisons

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Van driver caught smuggling screaming migrants who were starved of oxygen in hidden compartment

The seven migrants were found in a concealed space which was ‘the width of a human chest’ and were being starved of oxygen and suffering from dehydration

The Independent UK

Plan to house asylum seekers at former Dambusters home dropped

Home Office says Tory plan to use RAF Scampton for accommodation does not represent value for money

The Guardian - UK

Robert Jenrick inquired into revoking Palestinian student’s visa, emails reveal

Court documents show then immigration minister wrote to Home Office after Dana Abu Qamar’s remarks about 7 October at university demonstration

The Guardian - UK

Many asylum seekers are persecuted for what they believe in – but what about those who don’t believe?

Can you name philosophers who were humanist?

The Conversation

Women fleeing rape face coercion and control by Home Office contractors

Survey says refugee women are subjected to voyeurism and sexual harassment by male staff at hotels

The Guardian - UK

Home Office officials should not want to look after refugees, Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch says

Outlining her plans to ‘rewire the whole system’, the Tory leadership contender lashed out at Home Office staff who she claimed were ineffective at managing Britain’s borders because ‘it’s not what they came in to do’

The Independent UK

Cleverly accused of aggravating asylum backlog by ‘dithering’ on key decisions

Exclusive: Ministers under last home secretary refused to empower caseworkers to tackle crisis, say sources

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The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper to defend tough anti-protest laws introduced by Tories in High Court battle

The protest laws were found to be unlawful in May but the government has appealed the decision

The Guardian - UK

Man had ‘life-limiting’ stroke after being smuggled into UK in lorry compartment

Vietnamese man was one of seven people rescued from space ‘the width of a human chest’ in adapted vehicle

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick immigration removal centre getting less safe for detainees, says watchdog

Violence has increased and reports have emerged of misconduct by staff and ‘hardening of conditions’, monitoring board finds

The Guardian - UK

Home Office criticised over ‘woefully’ understated Tory asylum budgets

An IFS report vindicates Labour concerns that it inherited a worse financial situation than previously thought

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The Guardian - UK

Home Office to continue appeal over protests law, says human rights group

Liberty accuses government of ‘disregard for rule of law’ after judges found Braverman’s measures were unlawful

The Guardian - UK

Humanity should shape Home Office policy on immigration

Letters: Jane Basham and Gerard Marshall respond to an article by Zoe Williams on Yvette Cooper’s recent announcement

The Independent UK

Hundreds of amateur cricketers face ban for violating Home Office regulations

Discrepancies reportedly relate to the ‘amateur’ status of players from overseas, who may be considered ‘professional’ under Home Office rules

The Guardian - UK

Urgent protections needed for asylum seekers in hotels, say refugee groups

Exclusive: Post-riots letter urges Home Office to ensure evacuation protocols are clear, and to house people in communities instead

The Guardian - UK

UK asylum backlog rose before election despite Sunak pledge to cut numbers

Home Office figures show number of asylum seekers waiting for initial decision up in June despite clampdown

The Independent UK

Small boat arrivals fell by a third in Rishi Sunak’s last year of power piling pressure on Labour

In the year to 30 June there were 31,493 arrivals in the UK via small boats, a 29 per cent fall on the year before and a slight decrease from the same period two years ago

The Guardian - UK

Number of UK asylum seekers who died in Home Office care doubles in a year

‘Deeply troubling’ statistic partly blamed on vulnerable people being ‘left isolated’ with little financial support

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