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UNHCR insists convention is ‘as relevant as when it was adopted’ after UK home secretary calls for reform
Ministers must learn lessons from ‘toxic culture’ at Sussex removal centre, report finds
Also in this newsletter, Rishi Sunak needs to rely on opposition party votes occasionally if he wants to make his mark
Sir Keir Starmer proposes returns agreement with the bloc under which UK would take in asylum seekers
Conservatives warn deal will force Britain to accept asylum seekers from across the bloc
Labour leader’s push to sharpen foreign policy profile to include meeting with Macron in Paris
ICAI says new legislation could prevent department from using overseas aid money to support refugees in Britain
UK immigration experts sound alarm about threatening atmosphere they blame the government for fostering
New data underscores the challenge facing the government in getting to grips with irregular migration
Use of technology part of effort to address criticism of poor controls at processing centres, says government insider
Britain could be spending more than £6bn a year supporting migrants in ‘limbo’ under Illegal Migration Act, says IPPR
Leaders and pundits are incentivised to claim there are fixes to problems, including the intractable issue of illegal migration
Number of illegal small boat crossings has increased since security measures were imposed at French ports
Fresh setback to Sunak’s migration policy comes as 100,000 milestone reached for Channel crossings
Portland mayor launches legal challenge against Home Office asylum seeker barge
Ministers hope use of vessel will help meet pledge to reduce number of people crossing the Channel in small boats
Also in this newsletter, some in government are at loggerheads over Iranian security threat
Move is latest attempt by Rishi Sunak to clamp down on small boats crossing the Channel
Prime minister is warned that extra cost of hiring from abroad would hamper efforts to plug staff shortages
Lawyers call on government to improve hourly rates in order to avert ‘catastrophic’ breakdown in legal aid
Home Office says vessel will open ‘in the coming weeks’ after inspections uncover compliance issues
Policy ‘cannot be used systematically or routinely’, says judge, in new blow to government’s plans to curb immigration
Humza Yousaf seeks to reverse population decline and address shortage of workers
The prizes for countries hosting the wealthy are higher consumption, employment and investment
Task force launched by supermarkets to tackle exploitation has yet to complete any assessments
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