Eastern European arrivals exceed expectations
Press Review 23 February 2005
The number of people from Eastern Europe applying to work in the UK following EU expansion last May has exceeded government expectations, according to the latest Home Office figures.
Asylum claims '68 per cent lower than 2002'
News Article 22 February 2005
The latest Home Office figures show a further fall in the number of new arrivals to the UK, but a decline in the deportation rate of failed asylum seekers.
New pledge to tackle illegal immigration
News Article 21 February 2005
The Home Office has announced it is expanding a scheme to prevent illegal immigrants boarding planes bound for Britain.
Holyrood facing asylum headache
News Article 20 February 2005
Scottish councils are threatening to refuse to house asylum seekers, according to reports.
PM promises not to play race card
Press Review 18 February 2005
The prime minister has promised not to make immigration a central feature of the election campaign.
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.
Kilroy-Silk targets migrants
News Article 14 February 2005
Veritas leader Robert Kilroy-Silk has called for an end to "mass immigration" into the
