Media Reports Archive : July 2023


Criminal migrants more likely to be barred from gaining British citizenship under tough new rules

A jail sentence of a year or more will trigger stricter 'good character' rules which could lead to applications being rejected.

30 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Telegraph
Why won't our politicians admit that the housing crisis is being fuelled by legal immigration?

27 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Daily Mail
Rishi Sunak: Labour on same side as criminal gangs over illegal migration

Rishi Sunak has suggested that the Labour Party are “on the same side” as criminals and lawyers who promote illegal immigration.

25 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Telegraph
Lawyers charging £10,000 to make fake asylum claims

Lawyers are charging thousands of pounds to submit false asylum and human rights claims for illegal immigrants.

24 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Daily Mail
Young Swiss workers may be offered visas to fill job vacancies under Home Office plans

There are hopes to sign similar reciprocal agreements, targeting potential waiters, baristas and au pairs, with European Union nations.

23 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Telegraph
Scandal of 500k skilled workers needed in UK while a million youngsters sit idle

A Sunday Express investigation reveals that up to a million Britons aged 16 to 24 are unemployed.

22 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Express
Hotels occupied by resettled Afghans being cleared for small boat arrivals

Interpreters and soldiers who served with British army told to move out as part of plans to house latest arrivals

19 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Guardian
Ports rebuff UK plan to house asylum seekers on cruise ships

Government reportedly hands back two vessels after ports in the Wirral, London and Scotland deny permission to dock

19 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Guardian
Staggering 574 illegal migrants arrived in UK within 24 hours of new Illegal Migration Bill passing through Parliament

A total of 574 migrants arrived in the UK by small boat within 24 hours of new immigration laws passing through Parliament.

19 Jul 2023 - Media Report: The Sun
Ex-MI6 spy warns controlling illegal migration is key to prevent next terror attack

Aimen Dean, a former al-Quaeda member, warned that illegal immigration is one of the UK's "biggest vulnerabilities".

18 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Express
UK's terror threat is 'once again rising' as it's revealed 39 failed attacks have been launched since 2018

A counter-terror update says UK is averaging eight attempted attacks per year.

18 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Daily Mail
Braverman faces huge court battle over plan to house asylum seekers at home of Dambusters

Local authorities have voiced opposition to the Government's use of ex-RAF bases as facilities to house asylum seekers

14 Jul 2023 - Media Report: GB News
Council orders Welsh luxury hotel which sacked staff to house migrants to STOP conversion works

Protesters are claiming victory after a siege ended at a top hotel due to take in more than 200 asylum seekers.

13 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Daily Mail
Inside Britain’s new large-scale asylum camp

First migrants arrive at RAF Wethersfield base in Essex, which will house 1,700 single male asylum seekers by autumn.

12 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Telegraph
Channel migrant crossings to increase over summer, Rishi Sunak says

Prime minister appears to water down his ambition to ‘stop the boats’ as he claims some successes.

11 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Financial Times
Taxpayers shelling out eye-watering amount on thousands of empty hotel beds for migrants

As migrant crossings surge, £3.5billion of taxpayers' money a year is being used for the UK asylum system.

11 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Express
How many small boat migrants have arrived in UK every day this year

A total of 12,503 migrants have arrived on UK shores illegally so far this year - only slightly off last year's record pace.

10 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Express
Rishi Sunak's 'Stop the Boats' pledge in tatters after surge in Channel crossings

13,000 people have now crossed the English Channel since the beginning of this year.

10 Jul 2023 - Media Report: GB News
Radical plan to reduce net migration drawn up by Home Office — only to be dumped by No10

Liz Truss rejected a proposal for an 'Emergency Brake' on visas to drive down legal entry rates

6 Jul 2023 - Media Report: The Sun
Rishi Sunak’s ‘stop the boats’ pledge on Channel migrants heading for failure

Agency’s ‘worst-case scenario’ predicts a record 55,000 crossings while medium-range forecasts point to 40,000.

5 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Times
The New Conservatives don’t go far enough on immigration

5 Jul 2023 - Media Report: CapX
Seven in ten Conservative activists believe that the UK should leave the ECHR

3 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Conservative Home
Top business chiefs vow to hire more home-grown talent

Business leaders want to hire Brits from disadvantaged backgrounds rather than take on new workers from abroad, a new survey reveals.

3 Jul 2023 - Media Report: The Sun
Tory MPs pile more pressure on Rishi Sunak over migration

Rishi Sunak has been told to stick to the 2019 manifesto, which promised to cut migration.

2 Jul 2023 - Media Report: Times

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