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  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    FT Magazine
    How ‘vice-signalling’ swallowed electoral politics 

    Politicians have always pandered. But lately, political stunts, from Trump’s wall to Johnson’s Rwanda flights, have taken a darker turn

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    The refugees caught up in the UK’s Rwanda deportation plans

    People seeking asylum often have no legal route to the country, UNHCR says

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    Patel pledges to push ahead with Rwanda deportation plan

    Government refuses to rule out quitting human rights convention after court grounds first flight

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Failed Rwanda asylum flight puts all of the UK on a rocky course

    Why Conservative strategists herald the immigration policy as helpful for the party, even if it does not work

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda grounded by legal challenges

    Rulings by European human rights court and UK appeal judge stymie Johnson government’s efforts

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    UK Court of Appeal refuses to block Rwanda flights

    First deportation can go ahead on Tuesday after judges dismiss call to block controversial policy

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Stephen Bush
    Why the rich world’s fertility problem will force a rethink on immigration

    Keeping a stable population means being more generous to families or attracting people from other countries

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Chris Giles
    Britain isn’t working. That should concern us all

    The UK has the most persistent post-pandemic drop in employment of any G7 country

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Inside Politics
    Cutting 90,000 civil service jobs grabs headlines, but will it actually happen?

    Plus, immigration numbers are higher now than before Brexit, but this may not immediately worry the Tories

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    Britain is now a high-immigration country and most are fine with that

    With a growing sense that borders are under control, the appetite for hostile environment policies is shrinking

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    UK to provide long-term finance to Rwanda to resettle asylum seekers

    Home Office minister defends African country’s suitability as a place to which refugees can be relocated

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    UK plan to deport refugees to Rwanda faces legal challenges

    Home Office under fresh fire over transparency and legality of new migration policy

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Karina Robinson
    Refugees can be a welcome boost for companies seeking talent

    The UK’s shortage of skills and prospect of a population decline present an opportunity to welcome migrants

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    Migrants resume Channel crossings despite UK-Rwanda asylum deal

    Government claim that plan will deter people from coming to Britain in boats proves in vain as rough weather abates

  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    UK visa scheme leaves Ukraine refugees trapped in precarious limbo

    Lost biometric data and long delays prevent families from travelling to host families

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    A guide for Ukrainian refugees and their UK hosts

    How to navigate finances, benefits, employment rules and avoid sticky situations

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    UK social care
    Easing UK immigration rules will not solve care crisis, says advisory group

    Government urged to fund rise in pay to at least £10.50 an hour to compete with warehouse jobs

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    OutlookSebastian Payne
    Brexit voters may not be happy with what immigration ‘control’ looks like

    For all the tough talk, a skills-based policy leaves the Tories politically vulnerable on the right

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Home secretary’s Rwanda migrant plan under fire from ex-ministers

    Former PM Theresa May says she cannot support government policy on basis of ‘legality, practicality and efficacy’

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    Rwanda plan may not deter migrants from coming to Britain, says top official

    Senior UK civil servant says there is insufficient evidence to show asylum scheme will provide value for money

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    Patel pushes ahead with Rwanda migrant plan despite objections

    Home secretary issues ‘ministerial direction’ to proceed with contentious Rwanda scheme

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain is shamed by its treatment of refugees

    Rwanda scheme is the wrong way to tackle problem of Channel crossings

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Michela Wrong
    Britain’s migrant deal with Rwanda is a boon to Kagame

    The agreement between London and Kigali is part of the president’s campaign to burnish his reputation abroad

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    UK strikes deal to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda

    Opposition lambasts ‘desperate and shameful’ plan to send people to African country

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Patel apologises for delays in issuing UK visas to Ukraine refugees

    Home Office data on people fleeing invasion show only half of 79,800 who have applied have been approved

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