MPs slam media 'myths' on migration
News Article 8 July 2004
A committee of MPs has condemned media scaremongering about a "tidal wave" of migrants seeking to move to the UK.
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EU immigration fears prove unfounded
News Article 7 July 2004
The government has welcomed the publication of figures on the number of people from the new eastern European EU member states who are working in the UK.
No 'flood' of migrants from EU
Press Review 7 July 2004
Two sets of official figures to be published today are expected to confirm that the arrival of migrants from eastern Europe to Britain has not, despite the tabloid's predictions, turned into a "flood".
UK asylum 'very generous' says mandarin
Press Review 1 July 2004
Permanent secretary at the Home Office John Gieve has told MPs that many asylum seekers are attracted to the UK because of the "very generous" treatment they receive when they arrive.
Prison Service loses role in immigration removals
News Article 29 June 2004
Ministers have announced that two immigration removal centres will no longer be run by the Prison Service.
Immigration pushes up UK population
Press Review 25 June 2004
The UK population has reached almost 60 million - with one in 12 having been born abroad.
Asylum improvements cost £500m
Press Review 23 June 2004
Parliament's spending watchdog has found that improvements in the speed and quality of asylum decisions have cost the taxpayer £500 million.
Ministers under fire over cost of asylum delays
News Article 23 June 2004
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been wasted through asylum backlogs, a report has found.
Home Office takes tough line on Somalia
Press Review 21 June 2004
The Home Office has said it will reject the advice of the United Nations and continue sending failed asylum seekers back to Somalia.
Blunkett on the spot over visa problems
Press Review 18 June 2004
Nearly 24,000 Romanians and Bulgarians face being expelled from Britain after two critical reports yesterday found that thousands had arrived as part of immigration rackets.
Watchdog slams Home Office visa controls
News Article 17 June 2004
The National Audit Office has expressed serious concerns about the management of visa applications in overseas embassies.
Home Office attacked over visa applications
Press Review 17 June 2004
A report from the National Audit Office is today expected to criticise the Home Office for its failure to act on apparently fraudulent visa applications in Romania and Bulgaria.
Watchdog slams 'disgraceful' immigration centre
News Article 16 June 2004
The chief inspector of prisons has slammed the conditions in an immigration removal centre.
Whistleblower alleges 'political persecution'
Press Review 14 June 2004
A diplomat whose allegations led to the downfall of immigration minister Beverley Hughes is at the centre of an alleged smear campaign.
