Labour government posts contract to ‘reintegrate’ returnees in 11 countries in bid to reduce asylum backlog
Efforts to tackle illegal immigration were major drivers, as Labour government vows to axe costs
Home Office sets out measures aimed at ‘disrupting and smashing’ people-trafficking gangs
Home secretary calls for independent migration advisers to review system that ‘needs to be managed’
Home Office warns that anyone using violence will face ‘full force of the law’
New UK government will discontinue lease of controversial vessel from January 2025
US company claims it is owed £14.5mn in latest salvo in long-running dispute
‘Large-scale’ operation in anticipation of first removals to Kigali comes as civil service union seeks judicial review
Programme separate from planned forced removals but action condemned as desperate by opposition
Move by food delivery companies comes after pressure from ministers over illegal working
Official data shows surging number of migrants falling into homelessness
Scrutiny by ‘star chamber’ of where development cash goes could be set in law after share being spent in Britain rises
Disclosure comes as MPs vote to try to finalise legislation aimed at sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
Official figures highlight negative impact of ballooning costs in immigration system on development spending
Splitting prisons off from the sprawling department’s duties under Tony Blair was practical but has caused difficulties since
RwandAir was concerned about reputational risk associated with British government’s contentious scheme
Covering letter sent to migrants previously targeted with removal to Rwanda creates impression they would not be sent to African nation
David Neal, sacked last month, says Home Office did not understand sector and left migrants open to exploitation
Legislation to send asylum seekers to African country delayed until after parliament’s Easter break
Watchdog finds converting old sites and a barge for accommodation will be more expensive than utilising hotels
Official report by Home Office watchdog finds ‘unpublished policy’ affecting resettlement schemes started in November 2022
Official data shows big part of year-on-year drop was due to Home Office deciding applications were no longer valid
Move comes after outgoing head of watchdog was highly critical of government in string of interviews
David Neal says government has obstructed oversight of immigration system
Companies will have to pay much higher salaries to people recruited on skilled worker visas from April
