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Majority of illegal migrants are not rapists or sexual offenders, says minister

Several incidents of asylum seekers being charged by police with sexual offences have occurred in recent months.

Evening Standard

Trial UK and France ‘one in, one out’ scheme designed to curb migrant boat crossings to start within weeks – as it happened

Starmer says in exchange for every migrant returned, another migrant will be allowed to enter the UK legally

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: How Farage’s £80bn tax cuts would benefit the richest most

Exclusive: Calculations for The Independent reveal the richest tenth of the population would gain almost four times as much as the poorest 10 per cent from Reform’s tax plans

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Reform says county standards will fly as well as Union and St George’s flags

The party took control of 10 local authorities in England at last week’s local elections, including Durham, Lancashire and Staffordshire.

Evening Standard

Fact check: ‘Deportation’ stats, Netflix’s Adolescence and an airport in Pakistan

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The Independent UK

Reform UK candidate accused late Queen of ‘scrounging’ and called for Royals to be jailed

Exclusive: Reform UK candidate is facing calls to quit

The Independent UK

Labour MP Sparks Outrage with Comment on Welfare Cuts: 'A Lot of People with Disabilities Are Very Able'

Labour’s Rachel Reeves might have stirred up a storm with her £4.8 billion welfare cuts, but not everyone in the party is shying away from backing her.

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More benefit cuts would risk turning drops of dissent in Labour’s ranks into a flood

The government’s forthcoming green paper on welfare reform is likely to upset even the most loyal backbenchers

The Guardian - UK

Labour ploughs £400m into migrant deportation flights drive as it seeks to fend off Farage’s Reform

Exclusive: Labour is seeking a supplier for up to £392m to handle its deportation flights drive, which critics have dubbed a bid by Keir Starmer to ape Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

The Independent UK

Home Office unveils new 'smash the gangs' measures as migrant Channel crossings up 25%

Almost 37,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats in 2024 - up by a quarter on the previous year

Evening Standard

Proposed phone bans for suspected people smugglers branded ‘weak’ by Tories

Measures aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime are ‘laughable’, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said.

Evening Standard

Counter-terror powers will ‘make the difference’ to border security – Labour MP

Mike Tapp said the proposed Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will allow ‘disruptive techniques’ to tackle people smuggling.

Evening Standard

Up to 30 MPs who backed assisted dying bill could withdraw support at next vote

Several MPs preparing to suggest amendments on key concerns including coercion and role of medics

The Guardian - UK

Big brains and glittering careers: five fresh Labour MPs to watch

Labour’s new brood includes an economist whose family fled from Liberia, Westminster insiders and a former soldier

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Labour’s Dover candidate: ‘I would not have stood under Corbyn’

Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview with The Independent, former soldier Mike Tapp said he wants to help Sir Keir Starmer tackle the small boats crisis and end the chaos at the Port of Dover

The Guardian - UK

Rising stars who could play a big part in a Labour government

Party hopes to usher in a different generation of politicians – with some likely to be quickly promoted to ministers. Here are 10 to watch

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