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Ministers blasted over Rwanda 'shambles' as Northern Ireland flights blocked
MPs hit out after the Belfast High Court found the Rwanda plan breaks the Good Friday Agreement, with ex-Home Secretary Suella Braverman slating Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal
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MPs reject Rwanda plan changes as PM mounts fresh bid to deport asylum seekers
MPs have rejected a series of Lords amendments including an attempt by peers to ensure the Rwanda Bill has 'due regard' for domestic and international law
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Over 50,000 asylum seekers in perma-backlog due to botched Tory legislation
A damning report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned Home Office 'chaos' is costing taxpayers millions of pounds with 55,000 in permanent limbo
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​Tory Therese Coffey's attack on Labour backfires in excruciating Commons moment
The Tory MP attempted to scold Yvette Cooper over Rwanda, saying the Shadow Home Secretary couldn't 'get the name of the country right' after referring to Kigali - the capital
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Migrants outnumbered two to one by guards on deportation flights
Guards hired by outsourcing firm Mitie outnumbered migrants two to one on flights deporting migrants and foreign offenders, with the Government spending more than £3million removing them from the UK
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UK's broken asylum system in numbers as Tories accused of making false claims
Home Office figures released today reveal that nearly 100,000 asylum seekers are still waiting for an initial decision and Home Secretary James Cleverly was accused of fudging figures
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Rwanda may have been given more cash on top of £140m for illegal asylum scheme
Home Office chief Sir Matthew Rycroft told MPs that there are 'additional' payments agreed with Rwanda on top of the £140million already handed over - and Tory Lee Anderson was among those voicing his anger
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Union leaders back plan to save 2,300 jobs at Britain's biggest steelworks
The Community and GMB unions have thrown their weight behind a plan drawn-up by experts they drafted in, which could help save "virgin" steelmaking at Port Talbot
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Tories to shut 50 asylum hotels - but won't say where amid cynical rumours
Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said that 50 of an estimated 400 hotels used to house asylum seekers would be emptied by January, but was challenged over whether they'd be in marginal seats
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Asylum seekers forced back onto barge after deadly bacteria outbreak
A total of 39 migrants were put on the barge moored in Portland, Dorset, in August, but they were removed within days after legionella bacteria was discovered in the water supply
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Asylum lawyers threatened with acid attacks and pet killings by far-right thugs
Lawyer James Elliott read out a chilling letter received by his office which threatened to "deal with" those who assist asylum seekers - saying someone will be killed if politicians don't dial down hate speech
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'Don't punish British steelmakers for doing the right thing', warns Labour MP
Frontbencher Stephen Kinnock issued the plea to the Government as he addressed industry experts at the UK Metals Expo in Birmingham and outlined Labour's plan for the sector
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£3million wasted on empty Bibby Stockholm could pay for 70,000 GP appointments
Just 39 asylum seekers were moved onto the barge before it had to be evacuated four days later after legionella bacteria was detected in the water - it now sits empty in Portland
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First migrants could board barge off Dorset today despite over-crowding fears
Ministers have refused to confirm exactly when asylum seekers will step onto the vessel moored on the Isle of Portland - but reports suggest it could happen within hours
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Labour would use barges to house migrants while asylum applications processed
Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock confirmed the party would continue to house migrants on vessels like the Bibby Stockholm, despite a huge public outcry
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Afghan heroes in UK face 'disastrous rise in homelessness' amid hotel evictions
Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock warned that thousands of Afghans face being booted out of their "temporary" accommodation two years after fleeing the Taliban
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Tory small boats bill 'boosts gangs behind industrial scale sexual exploitation'
In a scathing assessment of Suella Braverman's callous Illegal Migration Bill, Dame Diana Johnson told MPs that the measures will empower criminal gangs who allow women to be raped 'multiple times a day'
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Rishi Sunak savagely mocked as Tory immigration plan shredded to pieces
Labour's shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock told MPs that the PM had given a jubilant 'victory jig' when small boat crossings fell slightly - only for them to skyrocket in the following weeks
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Steelworkers march on Parliament demanding help to save 'crisis-hit' industry
Hundreds of steelworkers converged on Westminster to highlight the threat to their industry and call on the Government to help the switch the "green steel"
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Steelworkers march on Parliament in last-ditch bid to save 'crumbling' industry
Staff from Britain's six steelmaking firms will converge on Westminster for a rally minutes before Prime Minister's Questions
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Tories 'murdered' manufacturing, says union leader amid fury at missing plan
MPs and unions today blasted the lack of an industrial strategy from the Government as fears grow about the impact on a series of firms and the wider economy
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'Wake up, it's not the 1980s anymore!' Starmer tells Sunak in bitter clash
The Labour leader urged the Government to do more to boost UK manufacturing, telling the Prime Minister: "We can't afford to be stuck in the changing rooms complaining about how unfair life is"
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Rishi Sunak could face another probe - this time over 'misleading' asylum data
Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock branded it unacceptable that three Tory frontbenchers - including the Prime Minister - have failed to correct misleading claims
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Tory levelling-up cash used to sort out 'Brexit passport mess' at Dover
Tens of millions pounds from the fund meant to help revive high streets in deprived towns is instead being pumped into the Kent port to tackle Brexit-fuelled delays
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Tories believe Channel crossings will increase despite 'stop the boats' promise
Ministers are under pressure to clamp down on people-smuggling gangs as record numbers of migrants are expected to risk their lives making perilous journeys in small boats
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