Scotland may take rejected migrants
Press Review 13 April 2005
Scottish ministers are pressing the home secretary to offer potential newcomers a home in their country if they fail criteria for entering England.
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Re-think urged on asylum appeals plan
News Article 23 March 2005
A Commons committee has attacked government plans to restrict legal aid payments to asylum seekers.
Watchdog warns on asylum detentions
News Article 22 March 2005
Four government centres for holding asylum seekers have been criticised by the official watchdog.
Clarke prompts new immigration row
News Article 14 February 2005
The Conservatives have accused Charles Clarke of undermining the prime minister's pledge to get tough on immigration.
Clarke sets out fresh immigration reforms
Press Review 8 February 2005
Charles Clarke has announced restrictions on low-skilled overseas workers and failed asylum-seekers.
Blair slams Tory asylum campaign 'ploy'
News Article 7 February 2005
Tony Blair has slammed the Conservatives as "absurd, laughable opportunists" and criticised their plans for reform of immigration and asylum policy.
Government to detail immigration reforms
Press Review 7 February 2005
The government will today reveal its immigration plans with a pledge to introduce a points system for those seeking to live and work in the UK.
Clarke introduces immigration points system
News Article 7 February 2005
Charles Clarke has revealed the government's immigration plans with a pledge to introduce a points system for those seeking to live and work in the UK.
Labour set for immigration crackdown
Press Review 4 February 2005
Ministers will next week announce a fresh targeting of asylum and immigration.
Ministers set for new crackdown on immigrants
Press Review 30 November 2004
The government is preparing a new crackdown on immigration in order to outflank Tory proposals for a strict quota system on migrants.
Policy to blame for Yarl's Wood fire
News Article 16 November 2004
The 2002 fire at the Yarl's Wood detention centre was a direct result of a "series of policy and operational decisions", an official watchdog has said.
PM promises prison term for asylum abusers
News Article 16 September 2004
The prime minister has warned asylum seekers they face a jail sentence if they choose to destroy their travel documents.
PM sets out asylum concerns
Press Review 16 September 2004
Tony Blair uses an article in the Times today to admit “genuine concerns” about the asylum system.
Home Office defeated over asylum centre
Press Review 3 September 2004
A plan by the Home Office to extend the Campsfield House asylum centre in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, has been rejected by the local authority.
