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Brook House inquiry chair: ‘level and extent of distress’ of detainees ‘striking’
Kate Eves, the chair of the Brook House inquiry speaks to us about the inquiry’s findings.
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Detainees at immigration centre subjected to inhumane treatment, says inquiry
The first public inquiry into abuses at an immigration detention centre in the UK found a ‘toxic culture’ – where detainees were subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment, ‘explicit racism’ and frequent misuse of force.
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Saudi Arabian border guards accused of killing hundreds of migrants in new report
Saudi Arabian border guards have been accused of killing hundreds of migrants as they tried to cross the border from Yemen – with one person telling the Human Rights Watch group that they were “fired on like rain”.
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Scrap immigration targets to guarantee migrant workers, Chancellor urged
On a visit to Coventry, the Chancellor said it showed the economy had “recovered sharply” – but weaker international demand for British goods means manufacturing has continued to slide.
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Exclusive interview: the father who nearly lost his child to adoption
Now to an immigration story which has echoes of Donald Trump’s Mexican border policy, only it involves the authorities in the UK. We have been speaking exclusively to a father who was separated from his three-year-old daughter who was nearly put up for adoption while he was detained. They’ve been awarded £50,000 in compensation from…
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Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl on Trump and migration
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl discusses President Trump and her country’s attitude to migration.
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Windrush anniversary debate: What does Britain think about immigration?
Two years after Brexit what does Britain think about immigration? It was an issue that defined the referendum, and in the intervening months it has stayed high on the agenda. So while the scandal of how Windrush immigrants were treated by the Home Office saw the resignation of the Home Secretary, and discussions about the…
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Around a dozen categories of compensation drawn up for victims of Windrush scandal on 70th anniversary
It’s become one of the defining moments in British immigration history – the arrival of the Empire Windrush liner at Tilbury docks 70 years ago today. The anniversary of when Caribbean migrants first arrived in large numbers to rebuild Britain after the war was celebrated today at Tilbury and in Westminster. The government recently apologised for…
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Most voters back tough immigration targets
If Brexit means an end to freedom of movement, Britain will need a brand new immigration policy. Indeed it was the reason many people voted to leave. And while many have thrown up their hands in horror at what’s been going on at the Mexican border or in Italy and Hungary, an exclusive poll for…
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Andrew Rosindell MP on Airbus: ‘EU playing with people’s lives and jobs’
Labour MP Rushanara Ali and Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell discuss Airbus.
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Chair of the BMA council: ‘NHS couldn’t survive without overseas doctors’
Phillippa Hentsch is NHS Providers’ head of analysis and Dr Chaand Nagpaul is chair of the British Medical Association council. I started by asking them whether this announcement goes far enough.
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Immigration rules relaxed for NHS workers
The Home Office has announced that it is going to relax its own rules and allow more skilled workers from outside the European Union into the UK following complaints from bosses within the National Health Services about a recruitment crisis. At the moment, just over twenty thousand non-EU skilled workers are allowed in each year and…
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Giulia Lagana, Open Society European Policy Institute: ‘Italy is becoming a very racist country’
Giulia Lagana is from a foundation which lobbies the EU on migration rights. She was previously migration adviser to the president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and served on the UN Committee for Refugees.
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Migrants saved in dramatic rescue off Libyan coast
There has been a drastic drop in those crossing to Italian shores, with 13,430 people arriving this year. That’s just 20 per cent of last year’s figure. But for those who continue to make the journey from Libya to Italy, the route remains is treacherous. We have gained exclusive access to a rescue boat off…
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Roman Abramovich granted Israeli citizenship
The Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who owns Chelsea FC, has been granted Israeli citizenship and has bought a home in Tel Aviv, after delays in getting his British visa renewed. Downing Street said he would be free to visit the UK, but would not be allowed to work here if he travels on his Israeli…