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  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    UK immigration
    UK Court of Appeal refuses to block Rwanda flights

    First deportation can go ahead on Tuesday after judges dismiss call to block controversial policy

  • Thursday, 17 February, 2022
    UK immigration
    Patel hires ex-Australian foreign minister to carry out Border Force review

    Home secretary’s move angers immigration control unions because of Alexander Downer’s support for Canberra’s migration policy

  • Friday, 24 September, 2021
    Passport gate failures leave UK passengers queueing for hours

    Technical problem hits vital automated border control system at airports across the country

  • Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
    The Big Read
    UK immigration: Global Britain or the hostile environment?

    Critics fear Home Office policies after Brexit reflect a desire to limit the flow of migrants while ignoring the needs of UK businesses

  • Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Border checks cut on people returning from green and amber list countries

    Officials at English ports and airports instructed not to do full examinations on passengers’ paperwork

  • Friday, 9 July, 2021
    Coronavirus economic impact
    England’s borders race to install new tech to avert travel chaos

    Mass upgrade to e-gates at ports and airports launched to tackle ‘grave concerns’ over queues as Covid rules ease

  • Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
    UK immigration
    UK urged to rethink procedures for handling young asylum seekers from Hong Kong

    Campaign groups say minors face treatment meant for trafficking victims

  • Monday, 10 August, 2020
    UK immigration
    Johnson seeks to make removal of asylum seekers easier

    RAF aircraft patrols Channel as UK immigration minister prepares to meet French officials on stemming migrant flow

  • Sunday, 9 August, 2020
    UK immigration
    Britain and France to hold Channel migrant talks

    Immigration minister says ‘situation cannot go on’, promising to go after people smugglers and to return arrivals

  • Monday, 8 June, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Border Force union brands UK quarantine policy ‘shambolic’

    Immigration services body says members have not had time to prepare for new rules

  • Sunday, 1 December, 2019
    Brexit
    Conservatives pledge tighter border controls after Brexit

    Party seeks to portray itself as strong on law and order ahead of election

  • Thursday, 3 January, 2019
    Sajid Javid
    Sajid Javid accused of trying to burnish leadership credentials

    Labour says ministers using migrant issue to bolster standing

  • Monday, 31 December, 2018
    UK immigration
    UK home secretary brings in more patrol boats for English Channel

    Sajid Javid redeploys two vessels in response to rise in migrant crossings

  • Sunday, 30 December, 2018
    UK immigration
    UK and France agree ‘enhanced action plan’ on migrants

    Home secretary says no easy answer to ‘complex problem’

  • Saturday, 29 December, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Downturn in Iranian economy blamed for UK migrant surge

    National Crime Agency says non-return policy makes British waters a target

  • Monday, 20 August, 2018
    UK companies
    Damaged cable forces Gatwick airport to switch to whiteboards

    Staff at UK’s second busiest airport write up flight departure details for several hours

  • Friday, 3 August, 2018
    Brexit
    Airport queues highlight UK’s border problems ahead of Brexit

    Border Force under pressure after passengers endure three-hour waits at passport control

  • Wednesday, 28 March, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Home Office criticised for series of immigration failures

    Five inspection reports find problems with child asylum, exit checks and border controls

  • Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
    Brexit
    Spring Statement: Whitehall given £1.6bn to prepare for Brexit

    Home Office receives largest sum of £395m, while Defra gets £310m and HMRC gets £260m

  • Friday, 25 August, 2017
    Transport
    BA lashes out at Home Office over Heathrow queues

    Airline bemoans ‘serious inefficiencies’ at UK immigration control

  • Tuesday, 2 August, 2016
    UK politics & policy
    Royal Navy urged to help border patrol

    MPs warn on ‘worryingly low’ number of boats for coastal security

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