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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...

UK government announces 'strict' benefits test for EU migrants

9:48 06/01/2014
The UK's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, has announced a new benefits test which is designed to discourage jobless migrants from within the EU from coming to the UK to...

UK immigration has 'stopped trying to catch illegal immigrants'

14:06 10/09/2013
The UK's opposition Labour Party has accused the government of presiding over an immigration system in chaos. The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, told the House of Commons that the government...

UK immigration has 'stopped trying to catch illegal immigrants'

13:51 06/09/2013
The UK's opposition Labour Party has accused the government of presiding over an immigration system in chaos. The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, told the House of Commons that the government...

UK government announces immigration reform bill

9:50 10/05/2013
The UK government says that it intends to pass legislation that they say will encourage people who want to contribute to the country but discourage those who want to take advantage of the UK's social...

Main UK immigration body to be abolished because it is 'not good enough'

13:45 28/03/2013
The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May MP, has told the House of Commons that the UK's main immigration authority, the UK Border Agency (UKBA), is to be split because it is 'not good enough'. She says...

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