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Express Politics19 Jun 2026

Shocking migrant plan revealed by asylum home chief amid 'HMO Britain' warnings

Exclusive: Another 10,000 more asylum seekers are set to be moved into houses, flats and bedsits in London, the southern counties and Wales.

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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026

Georgia Gilholy: The assisted suicide lobby is desperate but we shouldn’t give in

The country has more urgent concerns: immigration, crime, energy, industry, housing. It is extraordinary that, at the whim of one backbencher and a well-funded lobby, Labour seems destined to be drawn into wasting time tearing itself apart still further over radical social change. The post Georgia Gilholy: The assisted suicide lobby is desperate but we shouldn’t give in appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics18 Jun 2026

Labour's Channel migrant crisis continues as grim 10,000 milestone hit with fresh arrivals

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage warns of 'even more HMOs' as the asylum system continues to face intense pressure

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Guido Fawkes18 Jun 2026

Two Men Jailed for Spying for China

Bill Yuen was sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service in the UK under the National Security Act 2023. Peter Wai received a 10-year sentence for the same offence, as well as misconduct in public office relating to his role as a UK Border Force officer. The…

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The Guardian Politics18 Jun 2026

Oxfordshire council seeks injunction over flags tied to lamp-posts across county

Council says it has so far spent £15,000 removing flags put up under campaign linked to anti-immigration protests Oxfordshire county council is seeking an injunction against the Raise the Colours campaign group after England flags were tied to lamp-posts across the county. The campaign has been putting up flags across the country since August last year, and there is a particular proliferation of them in and around Oxford. Though the campaign has said it is motivated by pride and patriotism, the

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

French police in £660m deal with UK authorised to use water cannon on asylum seekers

Refugee charity says decision to let officers request the devices as part of public order powers is ‘sickening’ French riot police deployed in northern France under a £660m deal with the UK are authorised to use water cannon against asylum seekers, the Guardian has been told. Two specialist policing units, including a 50-officer riot squad, have begun working to prevent asylum seekers and people smugglers from launching small boats under the landmark UK-France deal in time for the summer months.

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

The Guardian view on Britain and the EU: Ed Davey is right – a changed world changes the argument | Editorial

The Liberal Democrat leader’s call for more ambitious reintegration with Europe brings a necessary focus on economic and strategic reality Membership of the European single market was at stake when the UK voted on Brexit, but it was not the decisive question in the campaign. The leave campaign dishonestly promised a cost-free severance of ties with Britain’s largest trading partner. As immigration came to dominate the debate, the requirement to allow free movement of people as a condition of sea

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Cross purposes: how the England flag got caught in a tug-of-war between rightwing nationalists and football fans

Last summer the St George’s cross was co-opted by anti-immigrant groups. Now, as the World Cup begins, some communities are reclaiming it as a symbol of a very different sort of pride As I drove into London with my daughter a week ago, we passed a roadside pub festooned with dozens of England flags. Our eyes met in recognition: we were in one of those areas, we assumed. In the eyes of many, St George’s cross flags have become a kind of territorial marker in the English landscape, signifying a ce

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

French riot police deployed on French beaches in bid to stop crossings

Downing Street claimed the Compagnie de Marche, "backed by enhanced drone, helicopter, plane and camera surveillance systems...will break up launch attempts, seize equipment and disrupt migrants before they reach the water."

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

Huge petition to stop giving migrants £40,000 passes major milestone

The scheme includes 'incentive payments' of up to £10,000 per person, a maximum of four per family

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Refugee groups condemn Tory plan to remove judges from asylum appeals

Conservatives accused of attack on ‘crucial safeguards’ and of fostering ‘climate of hostility’ towards judiciary Refugee groups and lawyers have described Conservative proposals to strip judges of their powers to rule on asylum seekers’ appeals against deportations as “an attack on the concept of justice and equality under the law”. In a speech on Tuesday, Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said a Conservative government would quit the European convention on human rights (ECHR) and abolish

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Makerfield voters are giving Burnham the benefit of the doubt. If he fails, the consequences will be grave | Owen Jones

Winning this byelection wouldn’t make Reform disappear. Would Burnham really have the courage needed to see them off in No 10? ‘Well, good,” says a middle-aged woman outside Boots about the prospect of millions of migrants being deported. “Because we want the country safe.” I point out that, even as immigration has risen sharply for the last two decades, by every measure – murder rates, or numbers of people admitted to hospitals because of knife attacks and assaults – violence has fallen steeply

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