カテゴリー: Priti Patel
Thousands are still at the Taliban’s mercy in Afghanistan, and expert warns that ‘politically expedient’ initiative may now witherPriti Patel’s much-trumpeted scheme to allow Afghans to resettle in Britain has been starved of “appropriate resources”, a…
MPs said to have confronted home secretary over ‘moral obligation’ to deliver refugee programme announced in AugustPriti Patel is facing growing criticism from Tory MPs over the Home Office’s failure to open a programme to allow Afghans to resettle in …
Thousands who fled Taliban are living in hotels with inadequate healthcare in Operation Warm Welcome Afghans who recently arrived in the UK after fleeing the Taliban takeover have asked to be sent back, casting doubt over the success of Operation Warm …
Afghans evacuated to UK say they have been left in quarantine conditions longer than necessaryAfghans evacuated to the UK feel like prisoners after being left trapped in quarantine conditions longer than necessary, several of them have told the Guardia…
Volunteers ‘operating blind’ about refugees’ needs, while hotels left with no staff to distribute aidThe government’s response towards families evacuated from Afghanistan to Britain has been “chaotic and uncoordinated”, hampering volunteers’ efforts to…
Mark Newbury highlights the lack of support for refugees, David Beswick writes of the mismanagement of Afghanistan evacuations and Dr Richard Carter draws attention to the UK’s diminishing influenceNesrine Malik’s excellent article (For Afghan refugees…
Block on decisions on Afghan protection claims discovered by asylum seeker’s lawyerAn Afghan man who arrived in the UK at the age of 14 after fleeing persecution has been “left in limbo” because of a Home Office policy blocking decisions on all asylum …
Priti Patel says she is looking at giving people aged 18-23 a new right to come to BritainThe UK home secretary, Priti Patel, has said she is looking at giving young Hongkongers a new right to come to the UK.Britain has made an offer of citizenship to …
Britain persuades all G7 nations including Japan to sign joint statement Britain has for the first time persuaded all G7 industrialised nations including Japan to sign a statement expressing deep concern about China’s plans to impose new security laws …
Since Thatcher’s day, the Tories have held the community up as a model minority. The tactic appears to be paying offLast week, the “most Indian cabinet” in British history realised a long-standing dream of the Tory right: the introduction of a purposel…
Countries focus on increasingly effective encryption of communicationsBritish, American and other intelligence agencies from English-speaking countries have concluded a two-day meeting in London amid calls for spies and police officers to be given spec…