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Home Office rejects cross-party safe consumption rooms call despite major drug report

THE Home Office has again rejected cross-party calls to introduce safe drug consumption rooms – despite a major report recommending the department…

The National (Scotland)

MPs call for safe spaces to be created for illegal drug consumption in UK

If Westminster remains unwilling to support a Glasgow pilot, the power to establish it should be devolved to the Scottish government, MPs said

The Independent UK

Drug testing at festivals must expand before summer 2024, committee tells Home Office

The Home Affairs Committee recommends a dedicated licensing scheme for drug checking

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Safe drug consumption facilities should be piloted in the UK, MPs say

If Westminster remains unwilling to support a Glasgow pilot, the power to establish it should be devolved to the Scottish Government, MPs said.

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: ministers accused of playing Russian roulette with asylum seekers’ lives

Charity condemns plan to return people to the barge despite inspection finding failings in its plumbing system

The Guardian - UK

UK border officers dealing with small boats given mental health workshops

Exclusive: spending data shows Home Office hired ‘resilience practitioners’ after what PCS union calls ‘trauma assessments’

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of ‘insulting’ drink spiking victims by delaying key report into crime

Exclusive: Labour slams the government over its refusal to publish a key report into spiking

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Stirling University student BARRED from studying after release from Dungavel

A STIRLING University student who was detained by the Home Office has been released on bail – though he remains barred from continuing his…

The National (Scotland)

Home Office interest in migrant records dates back to Theresa May

A memorandum of understanding published in 2016 required the NHS to hand over non-clinical records

The Guardian - UK

Migrants to get Home Office reference number on NHS England records

‘Discriminatory’ development sparks concern among healthcare union and migrants’ rights groups

The Guardian - UK

Sunak urges people to have faith in his ‘stop the boats’ pledge despite 20,000 crossing the Channel

The prime minister said his plan to stop the boats is ‘working’

The Independent UK

‘Just a gimmick’: Suella Braverman criticised over plans to tag migrants

Home Office officials are mulling ankle tags as a way to prevent migrants who cannot be housed in limited detention sites from absconding

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm barge is safe amid legal challenge possibility, Suella Braverman says

The Home Secretary also declined to rule out reports that the Home Office is considering fitting asylum seekers with electronic tags

Evening Standard

Bibby Stockholm barge is safe amid legal challenge possibility, Braverman says

The Home Secretary also declined to rule out reports that the Home Office is considering fitting asylum seekers with electronic tags.

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Home Office considers plans to put electronic tags on asylum seekers – report

Officials are reportedly mulling ways to prevent asylum seekers from going underground as detention spaces are limited

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re so pathetic’: Jess Phillips slams government attacks on lawyers

Labour MP also condemns use of Bibby Stockholm barge to hold asylum seekers, calling it a gimmick

The Guardian - UK

Home Office ‘may fit asylum seekers with electronic tags’

Preferred option for handling growing numbers of applicants is to increase number of detention places, but tagging has been mooted as short-term fix

The Independent UK

Home Office considers fitting migrants with electronic tags – report

Officials are reportedly mulling ways to prevent asylum seekers from going underground as detention spaces are limited.

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The National (Scotland)

Home Office facing fire union legal challenge over Bibby Stockholm plans

THE UK Government’s plan to accommodate asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge could face a legal challenge ...

The Independent UK

Minister insists all Afghans will be out of hotels within days despite warning deadline will be missed

Johnny Mercer says officials ‘working round the clock’ – but councils speak out on government ‘chaos’

The Guardian - UK

Braverman’s plan to house UK asylum seekers on ‘deathtrap’ barge faces legal hurdle

Exclusive: Fire Brigades Union outlines ‘serious fire and safety concerns’ over Bibby Stockholm

The Guardian - UK

Children reaching UK in small boats sent to jail that houses adult sex offenders

Human rights group finds growing number of cases of minors held among prisoners

The Independent UK

‘We can’t let him down’: Calls for action as Afghan war hero now faces homelessness

Exclusive: Don’t allow pilot to fall into ‘tragic’ destitution, government warned, after The Independent’s campaign sees him win asylum

The National (Scotland)

Worst of Westminster: Don't be fooled by the energy price cap

Welcome to the latest edition of The Worst of Westminster, brought to you by political reporters Steph Brawn and Hamish Morrison.

The Independent UK

Sunak doubles down on ‘stop the boats’ vow as Channel crossings continue

Crossings continued on Friday for the tenth day in a row amid sunny, warm and calm conditions at sea.

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