More than a thousand migrants have travelled the Channel in three days, official figures revealed, showering enormous stress on Rishi Sunak’s vow to end the arrival of small boats. The Home Office said that some 333 people were detected crossing the English Channel in small boats on Sunday. There were 374 people seen on SaturdayContinue reading “In Just Three Days, More Than 1,000 Migrants Cross The Channel”
Tag Archives: Home Office
Falmouth Is Preparing To Refit A Giant Barge That Will House 500 Migrants
A giant barge that will accommodate 500 migrants has anchored in Cornwall, with ministers promising more vessels in the future. The Bibby Stockholm arrived in Falmouth for renovations ahead of going into service next month. It was towed from Italy and will now undergo safety checks as well as being refitted to increase the onboardContinue reading “Falmouth Is Preparing To Refit A Giant Barge That Will House 500 Migrants”
Renewal Changes For UK Passports
The government has announced a modification to British passport applications and renewals which will affect anyone who’s applying for the travel document. Announcing the proposals, the Home Office said there’ll be more increased prices on all passport applications and renewals. The modifications will be introduced next month, so if you need to renew your passportContinue reading “Renewal Changes For UK Passports”
Last Resort!
Channel migrants could be put up at a Pontins holiday camp in a bid to cut taxpayers’ £6 million a day hotel bill for small boat arrivals. The Home Office is in negotiations to hire an 820-chalet camp at Camber Sands in East Sussex. Pontins offers budget holidays at the camp, which was purpose-built inContinue reading “Last Resort!”
Asylum Seekers From Manston Stranded In Central London By The Home Office
A newspaper outlet revealed that the Home Office left asylum seekers from the Manston immigration centre in central London without accommodation or warm clothing, as officials tried to ease acute overcrowding. A group of 11 asylum seekers from Manston were left at Victoria railway station on Tuesday evening with nowhere to stay, without winter coats,Continue reading “Asylum Seekers From Manston Stranded In Central London By The Home Office”
Escape From Manston
The first coaches taking migrants out of the overcrowded immigration centre in Kent where conditions have been described as inhumane have set off, as Government ministers made the startling warning that 50,000 people are expected to cross the Channel this year. Dozens of coaches with heavily tinted windows have taken migrants at a former RAFContinue reading “Escape From Manston”
It’s Called The Home Office For A Reason!
Even more of the Home Office’s civil servants are working from home than before Jacob Rees-Mogg’s crackdown on remote working culture. An average of 46 per cent of the desks in the Whitehall headquarters were populated in the last week of June, down from 61 per cent in February. This is despite the efforts ofContinue reading “It’s Called The Home Office For A Reason!”
Next week, Three Asylum Seekers Scheduled For Deportation To Rwanda Will Not Be Removed
Three asylum seekers who were set to be deported to Rwanda will not be removed, the Home Office revealed, as opponents sought to scupper Priti Patel’s flagship policy with a last-ditch High Court legal challenge. About 100 people have been told they will be put on a flight to the Central African nation next Tuesday,Continue reading “Next week, Three Asylum Seekers Scheduled For Deportation To Rwanda Will Not Be Removed”
It Would Have Been Appropriate For Prince Harry To Be Here To Honour His Grandfather
Prince Harry has been criticised for remaining in California and not bothering to attend Prince Philip’s memorial at Westminster Abbey, with the late Duke’s former protection officer describing his absence as pathetic. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex remained at their $14 million mansion in Montecito while the rest of the Royal Family, including theContinue reading “It Would Have Been Appropriate For Prince Harry To Be Here To Honour His Grandfather”
Migrant Makes V For Victory Sign
Migrants made a V for Victory sign as up to 30 crossed the Channel, after the total number of arrivals this month passed 1,000, compared to just 223 in January 2021. Dozens of people, including a small child, arrived at the Dover Marina in Kent after they were picked up by Border Force. A groupContinue reading “Migrant Makes V For Victory Sign”