Minister insists govt is getting a ‘grip’ on asylum claims
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Minister insists govt is getting a ‘grip’ on asylum claims
Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle insists the government is “beginning to get a grip on the chaos” it inherited by increasing processing by 52% in the last three months of 2024.
More than 108,000 people applied for asylum in the UK last year - the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began in 2001, figures show.
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Home Office minister Lord Hanson says Sir Keir Starmer will try to convince President Trump that Russia invaded Ukraine – when the British prime minister meets the US leader in Washington on Thursday. The prime minister is also expected to reiterate that Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been democratically elected and that Ukraine must be involved in peace negotiations.
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The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, says the government will deliver a “firm and fair” immigration system as the Home Office releases new data on increased immigration enforcement visits and arrests.
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Home Office minister Seema Malhotra says it will take time to tackle illegal immigration as figures show a 25 per cent increase in English Channel crossings during 2024, compared to the previous year.
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Social media influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking in Romania, has left the country for the US after the Trump administration reportedly pressed the Romanian government to lift travel restrictions. Responding to the news, Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said, “we think Andrew Tate is not a force for good” and “for those people who are alleged to have committed crimes, then those victims must be heard”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow Paymaster General Richard Holden says there are “still big questions” to be answered over the government’s defence spending commitments, citing the possibility of the extra money going to “Mauritius to lease back the Chagos Islands”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Lord Mandelson hails Donald Trump as a "very consequential president" as the UK seeks to avoid battles on tariffs with the White House. The newly installed UK ambassador to the US says it is a "very significant moment for our lives, between our two countries and indeed for all the freedom-loving democracies in the world". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hails the “strong” relationship between the UK and the US as he hosts business leaders at the UK Embassy in Washington DC. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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