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Woman who used ‘array of wigs’ admits taking UK citizenship tests for 13 people

Josephine Maurice, 61, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court via video link.

Evening Standard

Woman admits dressing as 13 different people to fraudulently complete citizenship test

The 61-year-old had used an ‘array of wigs’ and other disguises in order to pass herself off as the true applicants

The Independent UK

Police to be allowed to search properties without warrant for stolen phones in England and Wales

Warrant will not be required where tracker shows an item is present, as part of raft of measures in crime and policing bill

The Guardian - UK

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Home Office contractor collected data on UK citizens while checking migrants’ finances

Official sent email to charity that suggested Home Office had data on ‘hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting Britons’

The Guardian - UK

New laws to protect children exploited by gangs in England and Wales ‘will save lives’

Ex-children’s commissioner welcomes crackdown on use of children for crimes such as running county lines

The Guardian - UK

Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request

Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

Sudanese Asylum Seeker's 'Receding Hairline' Sparks Internet Debate, Judges Under Fire for 'Child' Ruling

A Sudanese migrant who was seeking asylum was granted the status of 'child' despite evidence suggesting he was an adult.

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Met Police recorded 2,780 child abuse image crimes in London last year

NSPCC chief executive Chris Sherwood said the figures were “deeply alarming”

Evening Standard

Knife crime measures under Ronan’s Law ‘will make a difference’, sister says

The Home Office announced a raft of anti-knife crime plans after Ronan Kanda was murdered by two boys who bought knives without identity checks.

Evening Standard

Knife age checks ‘a huge vulnerability’ at sale and delivery, review finds

Measures to restrict knife sales have been published by the Home Office, amid concern at lax age checks and online sales by illegal dealers.

Evening Standard

Migrant hotels will be used for four more years despite pledge to close them down, Home Office admits

Home Office aiming for zero asylum hotels by ‘end of this parliament’ as work continues to clear claims backlog

The Independent UK

Labour MPs Demand Keir Starmer Scrap “Performative Cruelty” Citizenship Rules in Major Rebellion

Keir Starmer is facing dissent within his party over a controversial new Home Office guidance that bars people arriving in Britain by “dangerous” means from ever claiming UK citizenship.

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Labour’s Biggest Union Backer Joins Faith Leaders in Warning Yvette Cooper Over “Toxic” Refugee Citizenship Ban

Keir Starmer’s most generous union backer has joined faith leaders in a stark warning to Yvette Cooper.

The Fashion Central

More than 900 Labour figures decry party’s migration and asylum policy

Joint statement accuses government of copying Tories’ ‘performative cruelty’

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Suicide attempts and self harm among hundreds of reported incidents at ‘highly dangerous’ UK asylum camp

Exclusive: More than one incident at day at asylum camp branded ‘an unmitigated disaster’

The Independent UK

Starmer warned of ‘considerable cost’ of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

Lord Richard Dannatt said Britain does not have the forces or equipment ‘to put a large force on to the ground for an extended period of time’.

The Independent UK

New borders watchdog needs to work in the UK - not from home in Finland, MPs urge

MPs raised concerns over the ‘reputational risk’ and pressed for the majority of John Tuckett’s work to be from the UK

Evening Standard

Finland resident who is top pick for UK borders watchdog ‘meets job criteria’

MPs raised concerns over the ‘reputational risk’ and pressed for the majority of John Tuckett’s work to be from the UK.

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer union ally joins opposition to rules barring citizenship for small boat refugees

Head of Unison Christina McAnea is one of 148 signatories of letter warning rules will ‘breed division and mistrust’

The Independent UK

25,000 migrants cross Channel since Starmer became PM, provisional figures show

Home Office figures show 240 people made the journey in four boats on Saturday.

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Border Chaos Looms as Left-Wing Lawyers Fight to Halt New Controls

Critics have warned that Labour’s fresh immigration rules could open the door to a flood of human rights claims, with left-wing lawyers poised to launch a "barrage" of legal challenges.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish charities speak out as Labour sneakily change citizenship rules

LABOUR have been accused of defying the UK’s international obligations after covertly changing the rules which govern whether asylum seekers can…

Evening Standard

Windrush commissioner ‘must hold Government to account’

The Windrush scandal – which campaigners have since said should be known as the Home Office scandal – erupted in 2018.

Evening Standard

Martyn’s Law ‘might be used to curtail protests’, warns ex-Home Office minister

Lord Murray of Blidworth warned ‘there is a risk that these measures might be used to curtail protest’.

Evening Standard

Home Office chief announces he will leave department in March

Sir Matthew Rycroft previously served in leading roles in international development and the Foreign Office.

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