Farage says children would not be exempt from deportation under Reform’s asylum plans
Farage says children would not be exempt under Reform’s proposed asylum crackdown, according to live reporting.
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Farage pledges five-year asylum suspension under a Reform government
Nigel Farage has announced plans to suspend asylum grants for five years if Reform wins power, alongside measures targeting pending cases and refugee resettlement.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readMahmood to reopen UK refugee resettlement scheme with priority for Afghan women and Palestinians
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to reopen the UK Resettlement Scheme, with Afghan women and girls and Palestinian refugees among vulnerable groups expected to receive priority.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readSmall-boat returns rise 39% in latest year, Home Office figures show
Home Office figures show 3,427 people who previously arrived in the UK by small boat were returned in the 12 months to 31 July 2026, up 39% year on year.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readShabana Mahmood brands Danny Tommo an ‘outright racist’ and warns lawbreakers will face ‘full force of the law’
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has branded Danny Tommo an 'outright racist' and warned that people who break the law will face its full force amid tensions over the proposed Bicester asylum site.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readOxfordshire village votes to 'leave UK' in protest over Government asylum centre plan
Piddington residents have voted 285 to 26 to symbolically leave the United Kingdom in protest against plans to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at nearby MoD Bicester.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readSmall-boat crossings fall sharply as summer arrivals almost halve
Small-boat arrivals fell to 7,371 across June, July and August, roughly half last summer's total, as ministers credit stronger UK-French enforcement while acknowledging more people are being packed onto each vessel.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min read