Record 8,971 arrests in UK illegal working crackdown
UK enforcement against illegal working hits historic peak with 12,791 business raids. Home Secretary unveils new £5m funding and stricter checks. Full details inside.
UK enforcement against illegal working hits historic peak with 12,791 business raids. Home Secretary unveils new £5m funding and stricter checks. Full details inside.
Home Office data reveals a record 12,322 arrests for illegal working in Labour's first 18 months, an 83% surge. Yet only one in seven have been deported. Read the full analysis.
Exclusive documents reveal Shabana Mahmood was briefed on the controversial Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban eight days earlier than claimed. The Home Secretary faces calls for an urgent Parliamentary statement.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will remove government support from certain asylum seekers to accelerate hotel closures. The move aims to cut costs and deter Channel crossings.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the government will robustly defend the decision to strip Shamima Begum of UK citizenship as a new legal challenge is launched. Read the latest.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledges to defend the decision to strip Shamima Begum of UK citizenship as her lawyers argue she was trafficked at 15. Full legal battle details.
Angola and Namibia agree to accept deported citizens after UK visa ban warning. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood demands DRC cooperation or faces penalties. Read the latest on UK immigration policy.
The UK Home Office has revoked fast-track visas for the DRC after it failed to cooperate on returning illegal migrants. Read the full details of the new immigration sanctions.
New data reveals police in England and Wales close 2 million cases yearly without finding a suspect. With a charge rate of just 7.6%, Home Secretary plans a major force shake-up. Read the full analysis.
A new report from centre-right thinktank Bright Blue challenges claims of widespread misuse of modern slavery rules by asylum seekers, suggesting Home Office reforms may have limited impact.
Home Office figures show a sharp drop in refugees settled via UN schemes. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledges new legal routes amid criticism that safe pathways are 'disappearing'.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces a ban on taxi use for asylum seekers' medical journeys, restricting it to exceptional cases to save taxpayer money. The change follows a BBC investigation.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces a ban on taxi use for asylum seekers' medical journeys, restricting it to exceptional cases to save taxpayer money.
Exclusive map reveals 2,177 UK military sites potentially housing asylum seekers as Labour aims to end hotel use by 2029. Discover the locations and capacity details.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood reveals sweeping changes to legal migration, extending indefinite leave wait to 10 years. Read the full policy details and political reactions.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveils the UK's biggest legal migration overhaul in 50 years. Illegal migrants face 30-year waits for settlement, while low-skilled workers could wait 25 years. Discover the new rules.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood details the daily racist abuse she endures and shares fears for her family's safety amid rising street racism in the UK.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is considering a 'big increase' in financial incentives for migrants to return home voluntarily, defending the scheme as 'value for money' for taxpayers.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledges major police reform, criticising the 'postcode lottery' of 43 forces in England and Wales. A new white paper is due soon. #PoliceReform
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's asylum reforms introduce temporary refugee status, 20-year settlement waits, and potential deportation for UK-born children. Discover the full impact.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confronts backlash from Labour MPs and refugee groups over plans admitting only 'few hundred' asylum seekers initially. Calls grow for compassion and clarity on refugee policy.
Exclusive poll reveals overwhelming public support for the government's new asylum reforms, including stricter rules and voluntary departure payments, despite Labour backbench criticism.
The UK Government plans increased cash incentives for failed asylum seekers to voluntarily depart. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's controversial reforms face internal party criticism. Share your views.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood delivers a blunt two-word retort to Nigel Farage after he suggests her hardline asylum reforms are an 'audition' for Reform UK.
Shabana Mahmood's asylum reforms risk overloading the Home Office with 70,000 annual reviews while handing political advantage to the far right. Discover the alternative solution.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's new immigration proposals are criticised for hindering refugee integration and praised by far-right figures. Discover the community response.
Home Office plans to confiscate valuables from asylum seekers to offset processing bills. Minister defends policy as necessary to tackle migration challenges. Full details inside.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces a major shake-up of the UK asylum system, modelling changes on Denmark to reduce arrivals. Learn what this means for refugees.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces sweeping asylum reforms, ending permanent refugee status. Learn how the new system will work and its impact.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood warns public consent for asylum could collapse without action on illegal migration. Her sweeping reforms include temporary refugee status and new safe routes.