More foreign nationals to arrive in UK this year than before Brexit
The number of professions that qualify for skilled visas has been significantly expanded to include jobs such as chef, bricklayer, electrician, welder, health and care worker, while…
Tight trousers and bare ankles won’t throw Priti Patel off her Rwandan plan
I was in Ukraine at the weekend and the talk of the air-raid shelter was that someone had been accused of distracting Tories with their legs in…
Brexit was supposed to take back control of immigration. It hasn’t
From the application of human rights laws to the analysis of statistics, immigration can be a complex subject, and the public debate about it can be deeply…
A provocative red sock is waggled, and the border Bill mutineers try a push-back of their own
Here’s a paradox: Britain is a great country, say MPs, because it opens its doors (David Davis), but a mean one because Tory toffs don’t want to…
Migrants sew shut their mouths in desperate bid to reach the US
Some were carrying their children when they staged the dramatic protest in Tapachula, a border city with Guatemala, which for months has been filled with thousands of…
Partygate is a scandal. But there are more fundamental reasons why Boris Johnson must go
For all the sound and fury over ‘partygate’, I believe the Conservative Party faces far more serious problems. Is it to be a Social Democratic Party successor…
Six times as many migrants cross the Channel in January compared with same month last year
So far this year, three migrants have been confirmed to have died in northern France attempting to reach the UK. Charity Care4Calais said it was “likely” there…
British citizenship: the £2m must-have for wealthy foreigners, with few questions asked
The UK High Court has issued warrants for Mukhtar Ablyazov’s arrest. Two years ago he was granted political asylum in France. Ablyazov claims he is being persecuted…
‘Golden visa’ firm shut by FCA helped ex-Kazakh ruler’s grandson
A “golden visa” firm that was shut down by City regulators had been working with the grandson of the autocratic former ruler of Kazakhstan, The Telegraph can…
Of course the British military should be helping to protect our coastline
The Government’s proposal to extend military support to protect the UK coastline should be welcomed, not just by the Home Office but also across the country. One…
Military set to tackle Channel migrant crisis as Priti Patel orders ‘pushback’ of boats to France
The military is to be put in charge of stemming the surge in illegal migrants crossing the Channel and could take charge of controversial “pushback” tactics to…
Asylum seekers can work in care homes after Priti Patel rule change
Asylum seekers who have waited more than a year for a decision can now work to help ease the care home recruitment crisis under a rule change…
‘I’m not vaccinated’: What Novak Djokovic told Australian border official — full transcript
Those who test positive in Serbia are meant to quarantine for 14 days. Documents also showed Djokovic produced a negative test on December 22, which could have…
Two years on since Brexit Day, so many hopes are yet to be realised
Almost two years have passed since the hard-fought and historic moment on January 31, 2020 when Britain left the European Union. The sense of relief the country…
Number of migrants falsely claiming to be children triples in a year
Migration Watch, a think tank which uncovered the figures, said Channel smugglers were exploiting legal loopholes to encourage young-looking migrants to destroy their documents and claim to…
New German chancellor encourages more immigration
Germany is “an immigration country” that must do better at integrating new arrivals, according to its new Chancellor. Olaf Scholz confronted the topic in his first speech…
At least 55 killed in Mexico truck crash carrying Guatemalan migrants
“I saw five, six children who were clearly injured. People with broken legs, ribs, (injured) heads, cuts on their necks, everything,” said Diaz. “It was awful, really……
If people arrive illegally, they must be sent away
The drownings in the Channel last week were the tragic, but entirely predictable, outcome of our longstanding inability to secure our borders. People have been dying in…
‘Just pray for us’: Family of missing migrant feared dead in Channel tragedy share last call
French authorities have not yet confirmed the identities of the dead, who include 17 men, seven women – one of whom was pregnant – and three children….
Emmanuel Macron warns Boris Johnson not to exploit migrant tragedy ‘for political ends’
“We are going to ask for extra help from the British because all these men and these women don’t want asylum in France. We tell them they’re…
More EU nationals left UK last year than arrived for first time in three decades
More EU nationals left the UK last year than arrived for the first time in three decades as a net 94,000 departed, piling further pressure on Britain’s…
From theory to fruition: how Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ was finally unleashed on Europe
Anti-vaccine content, promoted by Russian state media abroad, has backfired on the Kremlin’s efforts to get its own citizens vaccinated with the Sputnik V jab. Russian anti-vaccine…