Tag: immigration

Sir Gerald Howarth said Ukrainian refugees are "genuine" and don't want to "rewrite our history".

It comes as the Nationality and Borders Bill comes under renewed scrutiny from MPs.

"It is clear the immigration system is not meeting Scottish businesses’ and the wider Scottish economy’s needs," finance secretary Kate Forbes has said.

Inger Støjberg was sentenced to 60 days in prison over accusations she violated the European conventions on human rights.

"The problem for the government is that you cannot simply pull up the drawbridge. Controlling the country's borders requires international agreement and co-operation."

Olivia Colman and Stephen Fry are among those urging the prime minister to "think again".

Under Home Office plans, officials would be legally protected if a refugee they "push back" dies in the Channel.

The UK is engaged in a bitter war of words with France over migrant crossings in the English Channel.

“It doesn't matter if you are a migrant, or someone born in the UK, you still have to pay local council tax. You use public transport, your local school, your local park, so it's only right that you get a say in how these services run.”