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This dying, sweary Tory government wants to drag us down with it

They’re trashing our energy policy, asylum system and global reputation on the way out… and the language!

The Guardian - UK

How the ‘small boats week’ unravelled

First asylum seekers were forced on to the Bibby Stockholm barge – then they were taken off when Legionella was detected

The Guardian - UK

After Brexit, desperate Tories needed a new crusade. They think dumping ‘human rights’ could be it

Rightwingers hope a nasty debate about the European convention on human rights will revive nativist passions, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

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Tory rift after Rishi Sunak backs Lee Anderson over migrant f-word slur

‘Foul language’ will turn off floating voters and risks ‘making the Tories the even nastier party’ says Grieve

The Independent UK

OPINION - Martha Gill: Nasty Lee Anderson has only exposed Tory asylum failures

Anyone familiar with the career of Lee Anderson may not have been surprised at the way he expressed his feelings yesterday — he told migrants who didn’t like the idea of staying on a barge (a prison hulk-like vessel criticised by charities as unsuitable for human accommodation) that they could…

Evening Standard

Suella’s symposium of stupidity delivers blue-sky thinking on asylum seekers

Home secretary assembles the feeblest minds in the country to find someone else to blame for government failures

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Tories stay SILENT as Lee Anderson tells migrants to 'f*** off'

THE Scottish Tories have remained silent on Lee Anderson’s anti-migrant comments.

The National (Scotland)

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Downing Street backs Tory deputy chair over ‘back to France’ comments

No 10 says justice secretary was speaking for government in supporting Lee Anderson’s remarks on Bibby Stockholm asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP branded 'pound shop Enoch Powell' over anti-migrant comments

A TOP Tory MP has been branded the “pound shop Enoch Powell” after inflammatory comments he made about migrants.

The National (Scotland)

James O'Brien accuses top Tory of 'bigotry' with 'f*** off' asylum seekers comment

JAMES O’Brien has said a top Conservative MP’s shocking call for asylum seekers to “f*** off back to France” is an attempt to “make…

The National (Scotland)

Sadiq Khan slams Government over Tory Lee Anderson’s anti-asylum outburst

London mayor says ‘language matters’ after Conservative MP’s foul-mouthed attack on asylum seekers

Evening Standard

Minister defends Lee Anderson after he tells migrants to 'f*** off back to France'

JUSTICE Secretary Alex Chalk has defended Lee Anderson after the deputy chair of the Tory Party said asylum seekers should “f*** off back to…

The National (Scotland)

Minister defends Lee Anderson over ‘robust’ comments on migrants shunning barge

Alex Chalk defended the remarks made by the Ashfield MP after just 15 migrants entered the Bibby Stockholm barge off the Dorset coast on Monday.

The Independent UK

Minister defends immigration lawyer task force as critics brand it ‘red herring’

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said it was right to root out a ‘tiny minority’ of lawyers damaging the reputation of others.

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The Independent UK

New compensation costs rules for wrongfully convicted may be ‘backdated’

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk made the suggestion after Andrew Malkinson had his wrongful rape conviction quashed.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of ‘lawyer-bashing’ to distract from asylum policy failures

Law Society says crackdown on lawyers who act improperly is distraction from UK’s failure to clear asylum claim backlog

Evening Standard

Minister likens UK asylum system to leaky bucket after first migrants board barge

The first 15 migrants have boarded the Bibby Stockholm but up to 20 others were granted a last-minute reprieve after legal challenges

The Independent UK

Lee Anderson tells asylum seekers to ‘f*** off back to France’ if they don’t like barges

Senior Tories share fury as 20 migrants granted last-minute reprieve following legal challenges

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The Guardian - UK

Taskforce to pursue lawyers who ‘coach’ clients to lie on UK asylum applications

Move designed to demonstrate PM’s commitment to ‘stop the boats’ policy criticised by legal experts

Evening Standard

Ministers to scrap prison living cost rule for wrongful convictions

The case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, sparked outrage about compensation deductions

The Independent UK

Wrongfully convicted people will no longer have to pay living costs for time served in prison

The case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, sparked outrage about compensation deductions and has led to a policy change

The Guardian - UK

Wrongly convicted in Britain no longer forced to pay ‘saved living costs’ in prison

The government has scrapped controversial guidance over deductions to compensation in miscarriage of justice cases

The Independent UK

Wrongfully convicted people will no longer have to pay living costs for time served in prison - OLD

The case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit, sparked outrage about compensation deductions.

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog shuts three solicitors firms accused in asylum sting

SRA seizes documents and money of firms that appeared to offer to file false asylum claims for undercover reporter

The Guardian - UK

Solicitors’ watchdog investigates claims of wrongdoing in asylum cases

Announcement by body that regulates profession in England and Wales follows allegations law firms offered to submit false claims

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