The Archbishop of Canterbury has “turned a blind eye” to the widespread abuse of baptisms by asylum seekers in Britain, a whistleblowing priest has suggested. Rev Matthew Firth, a former Church of England priest, accused Justin Welby of an “unwillingness to be
The Swiss people are set to be offered a referendum on immigration after a petition calling for the population not to go above 10 million by 2050 reached 100,000 signatures. In a rare expression of direct action the people of the landlocked
James Cleverly has told Scotland and Wales to house more asylum seekers. In letters to Humza Yousaf and Mark Drakeford, the Home Secretary said Scotland and Wales give homes to around half as many migrants as England. He said that while England
A total of forty asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge are converting to Christianity, according to a church elder. The disclosure comes amid fears that migrants are changing their religion in order to stay in the UK. Church elder and consultant
Guards have already undergone special training programmes to deal with “disruptive” people. Security officials are also preparing for the prospect of demonstrations by campaigners outside an airbase in an attempt to stop flights, the Times said. It is estimated that five officers
Almost 6,000 Channel migrants have vanished after their asylum applications were withdrawn, it has emerged. The Home Office revealed they are “urgently” trying to “re-establish” contact with 5,598 failed asylum seekers. Officials believe they are still in the UK and they are
Ministers last year touted accommodation vessels as a way of cutting the cost of housing migrants in hotels, which has hit £8 million a day. But it is understood that efforts to secure new barges have been abandoned amid struggles to find
The Ocean Viking was impounded by Giorgia Meloni’s government on New Year’s Day (Image: REX/Shutterstock) A migrant rescue ship impounded by Italy will put to sea once more on Friday – but faces further sanctions if it breaks strict rules set down
The UK came close to giving all waiting asylum seekers a full amnesty, it has been claimed, casting doubt over the legitimacy of approved claims as the Government says it has cleared its backlog. The Home Office confirmed that Rishi Sunak had
The European Union (EU) announced a “historic” new migrant deal on Wednesday meant to overhaul how the bloc processes asylum seekers ahead of next year’s elections. After overnight talks, EU lawmakers announced that an agreement was found “on the core political elements”