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post 14 June 2013
News Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman FactCheck: will Britain have a Muslim majority by 2050?

An article that claims that more than 50 per cent of Britons will be Muslim by 2050 has become an internet hit. Scaremongering or simple demographics? FactCheck finds out.

article 10 June 2013 UK
Immigration rules 'causing anguish', separating families (G)
Immigration rules 'causing anguish', separating families

The new minimum income threshold of £18,600 has forced separation between thousands of British citizens and their families, says a cross-party group of MPs, which is calling for an urgent review.

post 04 June 2013
News Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman FactCheck: are immigrants to blame for the A&E crisis?

A Conservative MP has suggested that mass immigration from eastern Europe has helped pile the pressure on accident and emergency wards. FactCheck sharpens its scalpel.

video 08 May 2013 UK

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Michael Gove: 'We need to tackle immigration' - video

After the Queen's speech outlines the government's plans on immigration, Cathy Newman speaks to the Education Secretary Michael Gove. He says he wants Britain to stay in the European Union.

post 08 May 2013
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog Immigration at the heart of government's plans

The immigration measures in the Queen's speech will be prominent in many voters' minds - but history may not judge them to be the most significant.

post 30 April 2013
News Read more on Matt's blog: Matt Frei on America Second-term Obama - lame duck or lifeless cicada?

You can compare President Obama's second term with the fate of the cicada swarms that hit Washington in May: a lot of preparation, but within weeks the frenzy has gone.

article 28 April 2013 World
One Hyde Park is typical of the properties millionaire migrants buy (Reuters)
Sarah Smith by Sarah Smith Immigration: the other side of the story

Millionaire migrants are increasingly investing in the UK, from buying penthouses to building businesses, showing another side to immigration.

article 26 April 2013 UK
Immigration archive video of people coming to the UK - and leaving.
Immigration archive: coming and going

ITN reporters in the 1960s quiz newly arrived immigrants on why they have moved to the UK - as well as asking those leaving these shores about their motivation.

article 25 April 2013 UK, Somalia
Politicians often blame immigrants for not doing enough to integrate into society. But do they know what integration means? Jamal Osman shares his experience of moving to London from Somalia.
by Jamal Osman Immigration Nation: one man's journey from Somalia

Politicians often blame immigrants for not doing enough to integrate into society. But do they know what integration means? Jamal Osman shares his experience of moving to London from Somalia.

article 25 April 2013 UK
The Conservative party, past and present, has often seemed bitterly divided about European integration, the threat of open national borders and the free movement of people throughout the EU.
Immigration archive: Conservative divisions (1994)

The Conservative party, past and present, has often seemed bitterly divided about European integration, the threat of open national borders and the free movement of people throughout the EU.