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Newly released files reveal that Tony Blair opened UK borders to Eastern European migrants despite having misgivings about the move
The Blair government’s open borders policy is widely viewed as a key factor in the surge of net migration, which later contributed to growing anti-EU sentiment leading up to the Brexit referendum.
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Around 1 million people in the UK still haven’t obtained eVisa days before the deadline
Physical residence permits proving the right to live and work in Britain will expire at the end of December
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Home Office trial doubles refugees’ housing deadline before eviction
Charities and politicians praise increase to 56 days but press for move to be made permanent
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Rwanda asylum scheme spent £50m on flights that never took off, data reveals
Home secretary says £700m scheme did not result in a single deportation or stop any boats crossing the Channel
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UK’s highest-paid prison inmate earned £46k last year – more than most nurses and teachers
The UK’s highest-paid prison inmate earned around £46,000 last year - more than most nurses, teachers, and biochemists, as well as the prison officers guarding them
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Prince Harry’s fight for police protection has cost taxpayers over £600,000
Prince Harry’s legal fight against the Home Office’s decision to downgrade his police protection in the UK has cost the government more than £600,000 to date.
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Keir Starmer promises Windrush families he'll 'turbo-charge' compensation scheme
The Labour leader spent time with people who came to the UK during the 1970s at a coffee morning in Vauxhall, London to mark Windrush day - and told them he'd speed up compensation claims
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Dad separated from his kids and told 'one twin is British and but other isn't'
Carl Wylie, 40, moved back to the UK after losing his job in South Africa and has been trying to get a British passport for his three children so they can join him in Gateshead
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Beloved dad deported back to Spain after arriving in UK with his British family
A family has been torn apart after a father, who was born in Spain, was deported back to the European country from the UK as his wife spoke to lawyers to overturn the decision
573
Nigel Farage offered extra private security after campaign trail attacks
NIGEL Farage has been offered private security from the Home Office after being targeted twice in one week by protesters.The Reform UK leader, 6
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Black kids over six times more likely to be strip searched by police
Black people are disproportionately strip searched by nearly all police forces in England and Wales, according to damning analysis by race equality think tank Runnymede Trust
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Heartbreak of families ripped apart by Tories' cruel spousal visa rules
Anyone applying for a visa to bring a spouse from overseas must earn at least £29,000 a year, gradually rising to an eye-watering £38,700 by next year, under rules implemented by the Tories
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Mum of teenager stabbed in the heart confronts MP over zombie knife ban delay
Zaian Aimable-Lina suffered a 5in-deep wound to the heart during the attack in Croydon, South London, on December 30, 2021. His 17-year-old killer was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years
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Killer drug stronger than heroin sold on social media app popular with teens
A new opioid said to be stronger than heroin is set to threaten the lives of UK partiers and festival-goers this summer after an investigation found the drug is easy to purchase online
587
Major motorway spillage spells chaos near airport as three day strike begins
Hundreds of Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport are on strike for the next three days following dispute over rosters, as M25 tailbacks could cause delays for travellers heading to the airport
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Fury as Tory pledge to stop sex offenders changing their name collapses
Labour MP Sarah Champion, who called for the law to change, said she was 'so angry' after the Government failed to pass the new law before calling the General Election
675
Team of 80 detectives to carry out criminal probe into Post Office scandal
Scotland Yard is set to probe whether there are any grounds to bring criminal charges for perjury and perverting the course of justice over the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of Post Office workers
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Rishi Sunak’s election campaign nightmare start as five pledges under spotlight
Rishi Sunak admitted there was no way that his key pledge to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda would be met by polling day - as he was confronted by a voter on NHS waits
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Reform admits it won't stand in every UK Election seat after awkward admin error
Reform UK leader Richard Tice said founder Nigel Farage would be cancelling his GB News TV show for six weeks so he can 'help out' in the election campaign
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Drivers who 'check phone' could be hit with £569 fine in new crackdown on roads
Using a mobile phone while driving is illegal - but new research has revealed that those who use their phone behind the wheel could also see their car insurance premiums increase
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Protesters to be banned from wearing masks because of fears about extremists
Lord Walney, who led an investigation into protests, suggested organisers may have to pay to police large demonstrations that cause disruption or involve law breaking
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Police failed to show up to nearly 130,000 criminal damage reports last year
Criminal damage cases include intentional and malicious damage to people’s homes, vehicles or other property but police are not going to the scene when they're reported
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ISIS 'plotting terror attacks on Wembley and Olympics using UK tech network'
Sickening messages from pro-ISIS supporters that appeared on a network created by a West London company have urged people to attack major sporting events such as the Champions League Final
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Disabled widow in tears after getting trapped in lift twice in one week
A disabled mum who became trapped in her Stannah stair lift at her twice in one week has hit out after continuing problems and struggles to move easily around her home
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Brit tourists scatter relative's ashes at popular beach sparking health scare
The man's ashes were scattered at an idyllic spot in south-west Turkey - a country where cremation is not allowed and strict regulations are in place about scattering them
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