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Grooming gangs inquiry divided over the question of widening its focus

Splits grow over its remit as survivors angered by effort to recruit chairs from professions that failed to protect them

The Guardian - UK

Migrants lose late-night High Court bids to block removal to France

Mr Justice Johnson said there was a ‘strong public interest’ in allowing the Home Office to continue with the removals scheme.

Evening Standard

Asylum seekers removed to France include potential victims of modern slavery, says report

Humans for Rights Network also says some returned under ‘one in, one out’ scheme had family in the UK

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French coastguards demand halt to ‘deadly plans’ to intercept small boats

Union says UK-French Channel deal is inhumane and contravenes international conventions

The Guardian - UK

French political chaos could put UK migrant crackdown at risk

Reports suggest that France may retract its pledge to forcefully turn back small boats in the Channel, potentially undermining Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to curb migrant arrivals in the UK. The possible reversal is linked to political turmoil within the French government, according to sources speaking to the BBC. The…

The Independent UK

Migrants will be sent back to France ‘again and again’ – minister

Josh MacAlister said the detention of an Iranian national shows the Government’s one-in, one-out migrant returns deal with France is working.

Evening Standard

Shabana Mahmood says Home Office ‘not fit for purpose’ after secret report on department emerges

Dossier by ex-adviser Nick Timothy claims ‘culture of defeatism’ let immigration enforcement decline

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Teenage girl awarded scholarship at British boarding school trapped in Gaza

IN DEPTH: Exclusive: A gap in the Home Office’s evacuation rules means that high-school students with prestigious scholarships, like teenager Dania Alfaranji, have slipped through the cracks, reports Maira Butt

The Independent UK

Immigration turmoil as Mahmood says Home Office ‘not yet fit for purpose’

The number of migrants who have come to the UK so far this year in small boats has exceeded the total for last year, sources said.

Evening Standard

Shabana Mahmood says damning report shows Home Office ‘not fit for purpose’

Home secretary vows overhaul after previously secret 2023 review lists series of perceived shortcomings

The Guardian - UK

Mahmood says Home Office ‘not fit for purpose’ after secret report

The Home Secretary vowed to overhaul the department, which she said had been ‘set up to fail’.

The Independent UK

Asylum seeker sent back to France under Starmer’s flagship ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns to Britain in small boat

The man is being held at an immigration detention centre as the Home Office attempts to speed up the case for his removal

The Independent UK

Three victims quit grooming gang inquiry

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Israeli embassy in UK hits out at ‘hostility’ after Maccabi Tel Aviv row

Maccabi Tel Aviv will not take up its allocation of away tickets for the game against Aston Villa despite efforts to lift a ban on travelling fans.

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‘Significant exposure’: Amazon Web Services outage exposed UK state’s £1.7bn reliance on tech giant

Cloud computing disruption highlights risk of deepening ties despite warnings from UK’s own regulators, including the Treasury

Evening Standard

Maccabi fans could still attend Aston Villa match as talks continue, Downing Street says

It comes after the Tel Aviv club said it would not accept tickets even if the ban on away fans at Villa Park was overturned

Evening Standard

Victims can have confidence in grooming inquiry, minister says after two quit

Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds resigned from the inquiry’s victims and survivors liaison panel on Monday and criticised the Home Office.

Evening Standard

Grooming gangs inquiry in disarray as potential chairwoman steps down and third survivor quits panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s grooming gang inquiry left in turmoil after two survivors quit panel

Fiona Goddard and Ellie-Ann Reynolds criticise handling of national inquiry, which is yet to appoint a chair

The Guardian - UK

Palestine Action activists awaiting trial in prison to go on hunger strike

Prisoners say they have no other option and issue demands to Home Office including immediate bail

The Guardian - UK

A waiting list of thousands, and just five new homes for social rent: this city shows the depth of Britain’s housing crisis

Liverpool was once praised for its tolerance, but housing shortages are driving fearful, unsettling behaviours – and people are blaming outsiders, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Independent UK

Aston Villa cannot be ‘no-go area’ for Jews, says Ed Miliband in football row

The Energy Secretary was the latest Government figure to say the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Villa Park next month must be overturned.

The Independent UK

Home Office was told last week that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans could face ban for Aston Villa match, police say

Sir Keir Starmer will do ‘everything in his power’ to overturn the controversial ban, according to his spokesperson

Evening Standard

Council faces wait to discover outcome of asylum seeker hotel injunction bid

Epping Forest District Council is taking legal action against Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping.

Evening Standard

Palestine Action co-founder can challenge terror ban, Court of Appeal rules

Huda Ammori is taking taking legal action against Government decision to proscribe the group under anti-terror laws

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