Rajeev Syal
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Starmer criticised by left and right after setting out plan to stop Channel crossings
Labour leader accused of pandering to anti-migrant sentiments by those on the left while Tories seize on proposal for deal with EU → Read More
Braverman to have Home Office diversity training vetted after ‘woke’ claims
Exclusive: Leaked documents show plans for senior managers to decide which courses can be attended in work hours → Read More
Police leader questions Braverman clampdown on officers’ impartiality
Paul Fotheringham says home secretary positioning police as political rather than inclusive → Read More
Extremists could use AI to plan attacks, Home Office warns
Suella Braverman says risk of serious terrorist incident in UK is increasing → Read More
UK survivors of terrorist atrocities say compensation scheme is broken
Survey of those affected by 11 major incidents finds most are unhappy with Criminal Injuries and Compensation Authority → Read More
Dorset Tories voice concerns about barge for asylum seekers
Police commissioner and council leader say Home Office has failed to address questions about plan to house 506 people on vessel → Read More
Anti-monarchists receive ‘intimidatory’ Home Office letter on new protest laws
Home Office claims timing of new powers, taking effect days before king’s coronation, is coincidental → Read More
Home Office to acquire fleet of ships to house asylum seekers
Exclusive: up to 10 disused cruise liners, ferries and barges sought to help tackle processing delays → Read More
Braverman’s comments on boat arrivals’ values rejected by fellow Tories
Sayeeda Warsi among those objecting to home secretary’s view people crossing Channel have values that ‘are at odds with our country’ → Read More
MPs back illegal migration bill by 289 votes to 230
Illegal migration bill will now go to Lords despite criticism from leading Conservatives → Read More
Does Suella Braverman have evidence to link boat arrivals to crime?
Home secretary defends her latest incendiary claims on immigration by citing conversations with unnamed police chiefs → Read More
Suella Braverman: small boat arrivals have ‘values at odds with our country’
Home secretary also associates people who enter UK illegally with ‘heightened levels of criminality’ → Read More
Rishi Sunak to announce recruitment of 20,000 police officers since 2019
PM ‘confident’ that government has met pledge made at last general election on police numbers in England and Wales → Read More
‘Values and lifestyles’ of small boat refugees threaten social cohesion, says Jenrick
Comments by immigration minister criticised as being ‘straight from the far right’s playbook’ → Read More
Sunak’s asylum plans risk breaching UK’s rights obligations, says watchdog
Equality and Human Rights Commission says measures in illegal migration bill could expose people to serious harm → Read More
James Cleverly defies Tory right’s push to leave ECHR
Foreign secretary says UK should not want to club with Belarus and Russia in rejecting European human rights convention → Read More
Lords could defeat plan to ignore ECHR small boat rulings, ministers warned
Former head of judiciary says move by UK could amount to ‘symbolic breach of the rule of law’ → Read More
Machetes and zombie knives could be banned in England and Wales
In government’s plan to close loophole people who sell blades would face up to two years in jail → Read More
Afghan refugees told to leave London say they lost jobs and school places
GCSE pupils struggling to complete education and NHS appointments lost after move to Wetherby in Yorkshire → Read More
Afghan applying to resettle in UK asked to provide Taliban approval
Despite MoD assurances, applicant and former British Council worker still being asked for Taliban-stamped papers → Read More