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Home secretary Yvette Cooper says the first asylum seekers to be returned to France under a new deal will begin later this month

The home secretary will make her speech as MPs return to Westminster for the first time since July

Hundreds of arrests have been made since a ban on the group came into force in July, with nearly 70 people charged.

Exclusive: Home secretary ‘breaching duty to court’ by making claims about reason for group’s ban that she has not disclosed in legal case

Home Office claims ban on Essex asylum hotel could have a ‘serious impact’ on the UK’s ability to house migrants

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The proposal to grant a temporary permission to work to asylum seekers from countries where the overwhelming majority of applications for refugee status are normally granted deserves a cautious welcome – not least because it would enable 200 asylum hotels to be closed within a year,…

LABOUR’S tinkering with European human rights laws is “really dangerous”, according to the head of a leading civil liberties group.

The hotel has become a focal point for protests and counter-protests concerning migration

Inside UK asylum hotels, migrants face fear, poor conditions and hostility, while protests intensify outside. The government struggles to balance legal obligations with rising public anger.