May Bulman
The Independent
United Kingdom
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Abandoned by the country they served: Hundreds of Afghans eligible for UK stranded in Pakistan
Exclusive: The government has stopped evacuation flights from Islamabad and tells those waiting they must find their own place to live or face a year-long delay → Read More
‘I need a life’: Afghans stuck in Pakistan hotels living in fear as they await evacuation to UK
Some of those who have been stranded in hotels in Islamabad for months talk of their anxiety and distress → Read More
Asylum seekers ‘effectively detained’ at Home Office hotels with claims of ‘restricted’ movement
An investigation by The Independent and Liberty Investigates has unearthed accounts from asylum seekers who say they were prevented from leaving → Read More
Ukraine’s forgotten refugees: Lottery of rights across EU leaves thousands struggling for help
Countries across Europe have been accused of discriminating against non-Ukrainians who have fled Russia’s invasion, write May Bulman and Maud Jullien → Read More
Ukraine’s forgotten refugees: They fled Putin’s war too – but Britain won’t help because of their nationality
Refugees Welcome: Non-Ukrainian nationals who escaped the same invasion have been cut out of the schemes offering sanctuary. Now they find themselves alone with nowhere to turn, reports May Bulman → Read More
Thousands fight demand to return universal credit the government claims was wrongly paid during the pandemic
Exclusive: Claimants told to repay money in error because they missed calls in £500m clawback → Read More
Girl, 12, split from rest of family for years due to Home Office delay
After months of chasing the department, Mohamed Fadiga told his daughter’s application ‘cannot be located’ → Read More
Ministers ‘deflecting failures’ as thousands of asylum seekers still in hotels
Number of people seeking refuge in hotel accommodation trebled in year Home Office pledged to reduce numbers, data shows → Read More
Man who Home Office mistook for murderer twin now denied permanent EU settlement
‘It’s incompetence. It’s sad. This is how hard it is to be an immigrant in England,’ says Hussen Mohamed → Read More
Passports: Ministers accused of ‘taking their eye off the ball’ as people wait months
Dozens of Home Office staff diverted to man helpline as MP enquiries about passport delays increase → Read More
Wife of Afghan man who worked for British army denied UK visa
Exclusive: Hafizullah Husseinkhel, commended by cavalry regiment for ‘outstanding’ contibution in Helmand Province, says he feels ‘betrayed’ and ‘terrified’ after Home Office refuses wife’s right to join him in Britain → Read More
Prisoners still kept in cells for 23 hours a day despite end of Covid restrictions
‘Post-Covid torpor’ in jails risks pushing inmates into ‘long lives of criminality’, watchdog warns → Read More
Another blow to Home Office as Rwanda asylum seekers not tagged on release from detention
Ministers accused of creating ‘unworkable’ tagging policy on basis of ‘cruel and unnecessary political posturing’ → Read More
DWP using machine algorithm to decide whether people should receive universal credit
Warnings vulnerable people in danger of being ‘unfairly penalised’ by AI system → Read More
Greece breached refugees’ right to life in drowning that left 11 dead, court rules
Officials failed to protect migrants who drowned and then subjected 12 survivors to degrading treatment → Read More
How the world’s media is Boris Johnson’s downfall
Newspapers across the globe lead on political turmoil in UK, with one Canadian outlet describing events as ‘most turbulent 24 hours in recent British political history’ → Read More
Carrie Johnson and baby Romy watch Boris Johnson quit outside No 10
Outgoing prime minister thanks his wife and children for ‘putting up with so much for so long‘ → Read More
Boris Johnson will cause ‘carnage’ if allowed to stay on as caretaker prime minister, Dominic Cummings says
Former chief aide to outgoing prime minister says he is ‘playing for time and will try to stay’ → Read More
UK diplomat to face court for modern slavery charges in world first
Supreme Court rules diplomats who profit by exploiting their workers in conditions of modern slavery can no longer rely on diplomatic immunity → Read More
Child asylum seekers forced to hand over social media passwords in age dispute cases
Exclusive: Experts warn new ‘blanket practice’ of allowing local authorities to access social media accounts of asylum claimants amounts to ‘clear violation’ of their rights → Read More