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Anti-racism campaigners outnumber those opposing hotel being used as Home Office accommodation

As ministers aim to ‘smash’ people-smuggling gangs, milestone passes almost a month earlier than previous record of 2022

The crossings continue as the number of people arriving this year so far nears 25,000.

The Windrush scandal has been one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in Britain, affecting tens of thousands of people. The government set up a scheme in 2019 to award compensation to those who had been wronged by racist immigration legislation over decades, left unable to prove their immigration status.

Home Office to move 445 more people to MDP Wethersfield site, scene of previous anti-migrant protests

Shadow home secretary accuses the government of trying ‘to police what you post’

Government concerned about risk of unrest spreading ahead of new protests at the Bell hotel in Essex

Volker Türk says the Home Office proscription restricts right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly

Protests erupt at Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf as it prepares to house asylum seekers. Eggs thrown, police deployed, and costs hit £3bn yearly. Tensions rise over immigration policy, with locals and politicians divided.