A record 828 migrants were intercepted by the UK while crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the Home Office says.
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Kent Council to take Home Office to court as migrant children crisis threatens to ‘overwhelm them’
Kent County Council has begun legal proceedings against the Home Office after it said its children’s services have reached “breaking point”.
Priti Patel faces calls to resign as court rules barracks housing for asylum seekers unlawful
Priti Patel is facing calls to resign after a High Court ruled that the Home Office’s decision to house asylum seekers in army barracks was unlawful.
Home Office defends ‘amazingly cringe’ advert warning people not to go parties in lockdown
The government has defended an “amazingly cringe” lockdown advert after it was widely criticised online.
Engineers working to restore 400,000 wiped police records, Priti Patel says
Engineers are working to restore hundreds of thousands of police records that were accidentally deleted from the national database, the Home Office has said.
UK and France reach deal to tackle migrant crossings using ‘specialist equipment’
The UK and France have reached a new agreement to tackle migrants crossing the Channel with more officers patrolling beaches and “cutting edge” surveillance technology deployed, the Home Office has said.
Home Office broke law over Windrush scandal, report finds
The Home Office broke equality law when it imposed its “hostile environment” immigration policies which contributed to the Windrush scandal, a report has found.
19 suspected people smugglers arrested in two weeks, Home Office says
Nineteen people have been arrested in the past fortnight in connection with people smuggling across the English Channel.
Home Office admits video attacking lawyers who help migrants was wrong
The Home Office has removed an advert that attacked “activist lawyers” who represent people fighting deportation, admitting it should not have been published.