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The Latest Breaking News on Sunak vows to do ‘whatever it takes’ after Supreme Court rules Rwanda unlawful

Keir Starmer accuses Sunak of electioneering with small boats plan

Labour leader points to looming May elections as refugee groups condemn PM’s proposal for deporting asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

British government proposes legislation to curb migrant arrivals

Britain's Conservative government will this week present a bill providing for the detention and swift deportation of asylum seekers who illegally enter the country on board small boats. There were 45,000 such arrivals last year.

Radio France Internationale

Legislation to stop Channel boats ‘unworkable’, Rishi Sunak warned

Suella Braverman is set to publish long-promised legislation as soon as Tuesday to tackle small boats crossings in the Channel

Evening Standard

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Upcoming small boats legislation ‘unworkable’, Sunak warned

Suella Braverman is set to publish long-promised legislation as soon as Tuesday to tackle small boats crossings in the Channel.

The Independent UK

Small boats legislation will leave thousands in limbo, refugee campaigners warn

Refugee Council says proposals could effectively ‘shatter’ UK commitments under UN refugee convention

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s plan for small boats ‘will lock up people fleeing war’

Prime minister’s proposed legislation aimed at stopping Channel crossings branded ‘a joke’ by a former minister

The Guardian - UK

Small boats: what is Rishi Sunak’s plan, and how will it work?

The government is expected to unveil legislation on asylum seekers this week. Here’s a guide to what we know so far

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Rishi Sunak's 'half-baked' immigration plan 'will punish desperate refugees'

Critics have warned proposed legislation banning people who come here on small boats from making asylum claims will bring chaos while failing to end the dangerous Channel crossings

Daily Mirror

New legislation is just one part of action to ‘stop the boats’, vows minister

Critics have already questioned whether the Government’s solution will make any difference to small boat arrivals on Britain’s shores.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to launch bill to stop people arriving on small boats claiming asylum

Law would also place duty on home secretary to send anyone who arrives on small boat in UK to Rwanda or another country

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak vow to ‘stop small boats’ doomed to fail, claim senior Conservatives

Exclusive: PM is ‘over-promising’, top Tories tells The Independent ahead of controversial new legislation

The Independent UK

'Extremely concerning': UK Government slammed for plans to 'stop the boats'

PLANS set to be unveiled by the UK Government to put an end to “immoral” illegal migration have been described as “extremely concerning” by…

The National (Scotland)

New powers to 'stop the boats' will mean arrivals can't claim asylum

The move could come as soon as Tuesday

Wales Online

Government prepares to unveil new powers to ‘stop the boats’

The legislation, promised as part of Government efforts to tackle illegal migration, could come as soon as Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on cruel schemes to relocate refugees

The government should speed up asylum seekers’ claims instead of focusing on costly and unworkable deterrents

The Independent UK

New powers to tackle small boats set to be announced next week

The legislation is expected to make asylum claims inadmissible from those who travel to the UK on small boats.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the asylum backlog: sticking plasters are no solution

Editorial: A Home Office questionnaire is unlikely to provide an answer to the problems that are causing delays

Reuters

Britain scraps interviews for 12,000 asylum seekers to speed up process

Britain will scrap the requirement for around 12,000 asylum seekers to undergo face-to-face interviews and instead ask them to fill out a questionnaire, the government said on Thursday, in an attempt to clear record levels of backlogs.

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Daily Mirror

Anger over Tory 'incompetence' as asylum backlog hits record 160,000

The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures reveal that 160,919 people were waiting for an initial decision on their asylum claim at the end of December - up 60% from a year earlier

The Independent UK

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000

A total of 160,919 asylum seekers were waiting for an initial decision on their claim at the end of December.

The National (Scotland)

'Dangerous' Tory asylum plans a 'recipe for more injustice'

AMNESTY International has warned that the Tories' latest plans to cut the Home Office backlog of asylum claims is a "recipe for more…

The Guardian - UK

Ending face-to-face interviews could be ‘devastating’ for UK asylum seekers

Charities fear plan to instead introduce questionnaire in English could result in claims being wrongly turned down

Evening Standard

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000

The number of asylum seekers waiting for their application to be decided has risen to a record high of more than 160,000 after tripling in the past three years, new figures have revealed.

The Independent UK

UK asylum backlog hits new record of 160,000

The figure is 60% up from 100,564 for the same period in 2021.

Evening Standard

12,000 asylum seekers to have cases fast-tracked in bid to clear backlog

Ministers hope fast-tracking cases from high-acceptance countries will help clear backlog

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