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Thousands of lone child asylum seekers left in limbo by Home Office, data shows

Since 2020 more than 7,500 children in UK have waited more than a year for initial asylum decision – and 57 for more than five years

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm: number of asylum seekers to be housed on barge reduced

Cost-effectiveness of Home Office scheme to house people on vessel questioned after downsizing of plans

The Guardian - UK

Homelessness could be the perfect ‘lifestyle choice’ for Suella Braverman

Weary of the day-to-day slog of being home secretary, perhaps Suella would enjoy living in a tent

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Rishi Sunak and Tory ministers 'using misleading data for political advantage'

RISHI Sunak and senior Tory ministers have been accused of repeatedly using misleading data “in pursuit of political advantage”.

The National (Scotland)

Let’s be clear on children seeking asylum

Letter: Home Office figures about the number of age-disputed asylum seekers who are found to be adults are misleading, writes Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

The Guardian - UK

Tribunal to hear Guardian appeal over security costs for royal family

Home Office opposes disclosure of taxpayer bill for royals’ protection on national security grounds

The Guardian - UK

Police Scotland use of controversial facial recognition triples over five years

POLICE Scotland’s use of a controversial form of facial recognition has tripled over the past five years and is on course to rise even further in…

The National (Scotland)

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Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist

Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressed

The Guardian - UK

Fury as Braverman depicts homelessness as a ‘lifestyle choice’

Senior Conservative says home secretary should not discuss complex issue in such terms and advised her to use ‘wiser’ language

The Guardian - UK

Protesters call on Suella Braverman to stop 'stirring up hate and fear' during Home Office demonstration

The demonstration was organised by Stand Up To Racism

Evening Standard

Austria working with Britain on Rwanda-style asylum seeker removal scheme

Home Secretary Suella Braverman described the global migration crisis as ‘the challenge of our age’

The Independent UK

Independent Scotland would let asylum seekers work, says SNP

Proposal unveiled as part of immigration strategy to help avoid economic consequences of depopulation

The Guardian - UK

Councils ask judge to stop plan to house asylum seekers on former RAF bases

Local authorities argue that Home Office would act unlawfully by moving refugees to RAF Scampton and RAF Wethersfield

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Home Office plans to end hotel housing for asylum seekers and what it means

In today’s newsletter: 50 hotels will be closed by January – where will the many vulnerable people be moved to, and why?

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'Refugee visa' for 10,000 Afghans will slash small boat crossings, think tank says

A pilot visa scheme should be launched for Afghans seeking asylum in the UK, the IPPR says

The Independent UK

Tech firms vow to tackle ‘shocking’ AI-generated child sex abuse images

Home Secretary Suella Braverman hosted an event to combat such ‘depraved’ material.

The Independent UK

Labour MP describes Bibby Stockholm barge as a ‘recipe for disaster’

Lloyd Russell-Moyle said he was concerned after hearing that asylum seekers are being kept in ‘prison-like’ conditions.

The Guardian - UK

Child asylum seekers in UK forced to share hotel rooms with adults

Concerns raised over possible misclassification of children as adults as Home Office’s new hotel ‘maximisation’ policy begins

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‘This is a prison’: men tell of distressing conditions on Bibby Stockholm

Asylum seekers share fears about Dorset barge becoming even more crowded, saying they already ‘despair and wish for death’

The Guardian - UK

Afghans who fled Taliban to UK ‘set to be made homeless at Christmas’

Home Office has imposed a 15 December deadline to eject people who worked for UK in Afghanistan from hotels, say councils

The Guardian - UK

Man tries to kill himself after hearing of move to Bibby Stockholm

Nigerian asylum seeker airlifted to hospital on Thursday after learning of transfer to barge, charity says

The Independent UK

Met boss calls for clarity on policing extremism amid pro-Palestinian rallies

Sir Mark Rowley said he will support a review into the legal definition of extremism and how it should be policed.

The Guardian - UK

Overseas students and workers targeted in illicit UK visa trade

Brokers in south Asia charging up to £800 for appointments that should be free

The National (Scotland)

Illegal Migration Act is a 'ticking time bomb', says Scottish human rights charity

A SCOTTISH human rights charity has said the Illegal Migration Act creates a “ticking time bomb” for asylum seekers which the Scottish…

The Guardian - UK

Police urged to double use of facial recognition software

Policing minister Chris Philp suggests target of more than 200,000 searches over next six months in England and Wales

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