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Prime Minister threatens Passport Office with privatisation over backlog

Boris Johnson also put the DVLA and other ‘arm’s length’ bodies on notice, a senior Government source said.

The Independent UK

Priti Patel declared Bond premier ticket through Home Office as film ‘connected’ to role, minister claims

‘Why is that in her ministerial capacity?’

The Independent UK

Passport warning amid Home Office 'shambles' that could ruin your summer holiday

The government says people should apply for their new passports long in advance of their expiry as delays clog up the system ahead of the summer holidays

Bristol Post

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Married Home Office manager ‘covertly tried to drug lover with abortion pill to induce miscarriage’

‘If Ms Slade had kept the baby then his double life would have come crashing down around him,’ court hears

The Independent UK

Urgent UK passport warning as travellers could lose summer holidays over application surge

The Home Office is witnessing a surge in passport application forms with a million received last month, and have issued an urgent warning to anyone planning on going abroad this summer.

Edinburgh Live

How to urgently renew your passport as Home Office warns of enormous backlog

The Home Office has warned that passport applications could take longer than expected as millions of Brits delayed their passport renewals during the Covid-19 pandemic

Daily Mirror

Send for new passports ‘as soon as possible’ for summer holidays, minister warns

Conservative MP Simon Hoare described the passport backlog as ‘unprecedented, true, but foreseeable, absolutely’.

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Travellers could lose summer holidays as minister warns of ‘unprecedented surge’ in passport applications

Exclusive: The Independent first asked for the UK Passport Office for its plans to deal with rising applications two years ago

The Independent UK

Brits warned to renew passports 'ASAP' as 'shambles' set to ruin summer holidays

The Passport Office is suffering chaotic backlogs with a 10-week processing time - so Brits should check their expiry date and renew if necessary 'as soon as possible' to avoid being caught out

Daily Mirror

Peers defeat government over ‘repugnant’ threat to election watchdog’s independence

Lords votes against plan to give ministers powers to set Electoral Commission’s priorities

The Independent UK

PM swerves the Commons to channel the Bard in Bury

Instead of briefing MPs on his India visit, Boris Johnson headed north to kick a football around and quote Shakespeare

The Guardian - UK

Home Office shambles is putting Ukrainian refugees’ lives at risk

Letters: Lee Kneller, Michael and Linda Holmshaw, and Anne Davies are all caught up in the bureaucratic mess of the UK’s visa schemes for people fleeing war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Homes for Ukraine hosts protest over Home Office visa delays

MPs presented with dossier of 986 cases where visas have been applied for but not yet granted

The Guardian - UK

Tories abandon plan to turn refugee boats around mid-Channel after furious outcry

Home Secretary Patel had tried to incorporate the policy into the Nationality and Borders Bill back in December, claiming it will curb dangerous crossings and allow Brits to gain control of their borders.

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The Independent UK

Government withdraws migrant pushback policy ahead of High Court challenge

The policy would have allowed border force patrols to intercept migrant vessels in the Channel and return them to France.

Leeds Live

Premier League join Leeds United CEO Angus Kinnear in opposition as government confirm regulator

Kinnear strongly opposed plans for an independent regulator in football that the government have today given the green light

Nottingham Post

Ten major changes to English football and what they mean for Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive brings the latest on an independent regulator being introduced in English football as the Government offers 'formal support' to fan-led review

The Independent UK

Priti Patel abandons ‘pushbacks’ in Channel days before legal challenge

Government lawyers confirm controversial tactic has been withdrawn, week before hearing was due to begin

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The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel’s refugee pushback policy withdrawn days before legal review

Government lawyers confirm Home Office plan to force small boats back to France has been abandoned

The Independent UK

Fewer than 200 asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda under existing rules, data analysis shows

New figures cast doubt over Boris Johnson’s claim that tens of thousands will be removed under new deal

The Independent UK

When do I need to renew my passport for travel to Europe?

Seeing headlines about passports expiring after Brexit? Here are the rules as stated by the European Union, not the UK government nor the airlines

The Guardian - UK

Refugee data analysis casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s Rwanda claim

Fewer than 200 people would have been sent to Africa last year under PM’s migration policy, data reveals

The Independent UK

Homes For Ukraine refugee scheme ‘appears designed for people to fail’ whistleblower claims

‘We don’t really know what we’re doing,’ a whistleblower claiming to work on the scheme said

Glasgow Live

Glasgow hotel stabbing victims nearly killed in bloodbath have compensation claims rejected

The move comes less than two years after Badreddin Abadlla Adam went on the rampage at the city's Park Inn hotel, stabbing six people, before being shot dead by police.

The Guardian - UK

‘Guantánamo-on-Ouse’ plans to place 1,500 asylum seekers in Yorkshire village

Decision decried as ‘morally bankrupt ploy to reduce our obligations to the most desperate people’

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