An immigration union chief said British boats should not enter French waters to pick up Channel migrants, after the UK Border Force controversially did so in secret. Priti Patel has ordered an urgent investigation after a Border Force boat brought dinghy migrants from French waters to Dover last Saturday. The controversial action was revealed in an audio … Read more
Channel migrants have been secretly picked up in French waters by the UK Border Force and taken to Dover, the Mail can reveal. The controversial action on the French side of the Channel was orchestrated between senior crew members of HMC Valiant and French patrol ship Athos last Saturday. On Friday night, a Home Office source … Read more
The Home Office will still deport two over-staying Indian migrants despite them being released from a police van in Glasgow during a protest last week. Lakhvir Singh, 34, and his friend Sumit Sehdevi – both Sikhs originally from India -were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences in Edinburgh, having lived in the UK without leave to remain … Read more
Families should expect a ‘knock on the door’ when they return from abroad, Priti Patel warned last night. The Home Secretary said enforcement was being stepped up to make sure travellers who visit amber-list countries such as France, Spain and Italy obey the ten-day quarantine rule. Officials have the capacity to carry out 10,000 home … Read more
A chief constable today called on Priti Patel to ‘stand back’ from the policing agenda and allow officers to assert their independence. Staffordshire Police Chief Constable Gareth Morgan said he was concerned the Home Secretary had interfered in operational matters, which could create the impression ‘policing is seen as the extension of Government’. In the … Read more
Mirza Shahzad Akbar, a top Pakistani politician who meets with UK government officials, lent support to sacked CNN reporter One of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s closest advisors has apologised after endorsing a TV journalist who said the world ‘needs a new Hitler’ amid clashes between Israel and Hamas. Mirza Shahzad Akbar, Mr Khan’s right-hand … Read more
Priti Patel condemns ‘shocking’ attack on police officer, 46, who suffered a fractured skull and eye socket after being attacked while responding to 999 call Priti Patel has condemned ‘shocking’ attack on police officer on Friday afternoon Officer was taken to hospital for ‘serious injuries’ after responding to incident Relative said they suffered fractured skull … Read more
A smiling Priti Patel today joined millions of Brits who have received a Covid-19 vaccine dose, as Labour claim she breached the Ministerial Code when lobbying for a £20million PPE contract last year. The Home Secretary, 49, gave out a warm smile from beneath a mask as she was pictured at Guy’s Hospital in Southwark this … Read more
A migrant charity has threatened legal action against the Home Office after officials arrested and tried to deport two Indian asylum seekers in Glasgow. Lakhvir Singh, 34, says officers sent by the Home Office ‘barged’ into his Glasgow flat yesterday at around 10am and arrested him and his friend Sumit Sehdevi on suspicion of immigration offences … Read more
Union leadership contender who called for Priti Patel to be deported once claimed that patriotism – including flying the British flag – leads to racism Howard Beckett was accused of racism for calling for Priti Patel to be deported Labour suspended the union leadership contender amid criticism of the remarks It has emerged he claimed … Read more