Immigration

'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline
Islamophobia

'A Muslim is someone who strives for peace': How this young imam is challenging Islamophobia on- and offline

Known online as The Young Imam, Sabah Ahmedi discusses Islamophobia, British values and how coded language fuels fear in Britain
The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here's the proof
protesters surround a police van
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan

The message that non-white people are unwelcome in the UK got louder in 2025 – here's the proof

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like
Ala Sirriyeh

Could Santa be a refugee? This is what his Christmas asylum journey would look like

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need
Dr Krish Kandiah

No room at the inn for refugees? Many Brits are happy to welcome strangers in need

Labour's immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids
Munya Radzi

Labour's immigration shake-up is like the hostile environment on steroids

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I'm a vulnerable migrant. The Home Office treated me like an animal to be controlled and broken
Malachi

I'm a vulnerable migrant. The Home Office treated me like an animal to be controlled and broken

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Duncan Shrubsole

Labour’s homelessness strategy is a good start. It will take the right leadership to have an impact

Labour's immigration changes could cost £11bn due to 'significant loss' for UK workforce
Immigration

Labour's immigration changes could cost £11bn due to 'significant loss' for UK workforce

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be 'wasting public funds' and 'harming lives'
Habib from Afghanistan explained that people are only crossing the Channel in small boats because they're desperate
Asylum seekers

UK asylum system delays and inefficiencies found to be 'wasting public funds' and 'harming lives'

Letters: I'm all for sorting immigration – but people's evilness is beyond me
Letters

Letters: I'm all for sorting immigration – but people's evilness is beyond me

The government's new immigration 'shake up' will only punish torture survivors like me
Kolbassia Haoussou

The government's new immigration 'shake up' will only punish torture survivors like me

Shabana Mahmood's asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it's not too late to change
British Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood. The Five Country Ministerial 2025 held in Central London
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

Shabana Mahmood's asylum crackdown is enough to make Scrooge blush – but it's not too late to change

This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for 'outsiders' – and it's dividing the community
Heywood

This Greater Manchester group patrols schools looking for 'outsiders' – and it's dividing the community

Labour won't reduce homelessness until they understand how it links to immigration
homeless tents
Louisa Thomas

Labour won't reduce homelessness until they understand how it links to immigration

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain
image of union jacks
Kieran Connell

Why we need a new commission on the future of multicultural Britain

Labour can't out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack
Nigel Farage
Stephen Walcott

Labour can't out-Reform Reform – it needs to change tack

Digital ID cards aren't progressive – they're tools of state control
Munya Radzi

Digital ID cards aren't progressive – they're tools of state control

'BritCard' digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
Mockup of BritCard by think tank Labour Together
Chloe Coleman

'BritCard' digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life

Is Britain far right?
Far right

Is Britain far right?

Reform UK's plan to ban benefits for migrants is 'an attack on the backbone of this country'
Reform UK

Reform UK's plan to ban benefits for migrants is 'an attack on the backbone of this country'

I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like
Osman

I wish people like Tommy Robinson could see what life in asylum accommodation is really like

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Tragic death of a Blackpool man sleeping in a tent dragged into asylum hotel row: 'It's entirely wrong'
Blackpool
Homelessness

Tragic death of a Blackpool man sleeping in a tent dragged into asylum hotel row: 'It's entirely wrong'

I know all too well what it means when men like Donald Trump say that torture works
Donald Trump
Kolbassia Haoussou

I know all too well what it means when men like Donald Trump say that torture works

Would scaling up the UK-France asylum deal really stop the small boats?
Habib from Afghanistan explained that people are only crossing the Channel in small boats because they're desperate
Immigration

Would scaling up the UK-France asylum deal really stop the small boats?

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel
asylum seekers at former military barracks
Ann Salter

Why the Home Office plan to confine asylum seekers to military barracks is especially cruel