UK immigration minister resigns after employing illegal immigrant
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11:19 13/02/2014
The UK's immigration minister, Mark Harper MP, has resigned after revealing that, for seven years, he had been employing an immigrant with no right to work in the UK. Mr Harper said that he had done...
UK PM clashes with his own party on immigration
10:54 11/02/2014
The UK's House of Commons voted on the Coalition government's Immigration bill on Friday 31st January 2014. The bill was passed by the Commons and will now proceed to the House of Lords. By law, the...
'Flood' of Romanians fails to materialise on UK shores
9:19 24/01/2014
The UK prepared itself for an influx of Romanians and Bulgarians on 1st January 2014 but, so far at least, it hasn't happened. On 31st December 2013, transitional controls preventing the free...
Labour says UK workers unprotected from Romanian immigration
14:33 17/01/2014
The UK's opposition Labour Party has accused the Coalition government of failing to protect UK workers from the effects of immigration from Romania and Bulgaria. On 1st January 2014, transitional...
UK shadow immigration minister drops Next, Tesco claims
15:56 22/08/2013
The UK's opposition immigration spokesman has been forced to withdraw claims that British firms Next and Tesco used cheaper foreign workers at the expense of UK-born workers. Chris Bryant, the Labour...
UK Home Secretary criticised for censoring immigration report
11:41 13/08/2013
Opposition politicians and immigration activists criticised the UK's Home Secretary on 8th August 2013 after she used her powers to redact or censor a report by the country's Chief Inspector of...
