Comments come as officials confirm visa requirements will be waived for some Afghan citizens ‘on compelling and compassionate grounds’Afghans seeking refuge in the UK who arrive on small boats from across the Channel will be treated the same as any oth…
Some Afghan allies will be left behind, UK defence secretary concedes
Ben Wallace says it is a ‘really deep regret’ that all Afghans eligible to come to UK will not be extractedAfghanistan live news: desperate crowds at Kabul airportThe UK defence secretary has admitted “some people will not get back” as Britain tries to…
600 UK churches sign up to welcome Christian arrivals from Hong Kong
We must not repeat the mistakes of the Windrush era, say clergyThe Church of England must not repeat its lack of welcome to the Windrush generation when thousands of Hong Kong Chinese people move to the UK in what could be the largest planned migration…
Jamaica calls for deportation flight from UK to be halted over Covid fears
High commissioner urges Home Office to stop flight after outbreak among those due to be onboardCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Jamaican government has called on the Home Office to halt a controversial deportation flight …
Britain must not desert its Afghan interpreters | Letters
Chris Philp, the immigration compliance minister, outlines the work of the Home Office in safeguarding interpreters, while Barry Young says joined-up thinking is needed and Peter Simm highlights the danger to asylum seekers being told to relocate to Ka…
Home Office records 70 racist incidents by far right at asylum accommodation
Campaigners say figures for last two years underestimate the true situation at barracks and hotelsThe Home Office has recorded 70 racist incidents by far-right supporters against asylum seekers in barracks and hotel accommodation, according to a freedo…
Migrant website set up by Home Office decried as ‘unethical’
Site offering supposedly independent advice is part of a £23,000 government social media campaignThe Home Office has been censured for setting up a website that purports to provide independent advice to migrants considering travelling to the UK – but w…
Discrimination based on your name alone is a stubborn reality in Britain today | Nasar Meer
Until society confronts institutional and cultural racism, such inequalities will be immune to changes in the lawWhat’s in a name? A great deal it would seem, including perhaps a diminished chance of being shortlisted for a job, offered a university pl…
I visited the migrant detention centre in Dover. What I saw was unacceptable | Diane Abbott
At the holding facility for those who have crossed the Channel, I saw scores of vulnerable people being held in one small roomMigrants trying to enter the UK by crossing the Channel in small boats have created a huge political furore. To hear governmen…
Attacking lifeboats may seem like a new low, but the right craves a ‘migrant crisis’ | Daniel Trilling
It will take more than the RNLI’s surge in donations to end the demonisation of asylum seekersIf your politics involves frequent attacks on beloved national institutions, no matter how much you claim to be defending them from subversion, you risk looki…