‘The communities secretary, Michael Gove, has laid out a new definition of extremism. Here the Guardian examines what has changed and why, and the reason it is attracting criticism.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In November 2023, the Supreme Court of the UK dealt a critical blow to the government’s proposal to send certain asylum seekers to the Republic of Rwanda. In AAA and Others v the Home Secretary, the Court ruled that removal to Rwanda would be unlawful because that country was not, at the time, a ‘safe country’.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th March 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Previously in the saga of benefits and pre-settled status (PSS – the status awarded to EU nationals and their family members covered by the Withdrawal Agreement if they have been in the UK less than 5 years), the UK government introduced regulations in 2019 stipulating that PSS awarded under the EU Settlement Scheme was not a sufficient right to reside for EU nationals to pass the habitual residence test when claiming many benefits. These regulations were challenged on the basis that they were discriminatory on the grounds of nationality, and while the Court of Appeal (COA) agreed in Fratila v SSWP [2020] EWCA Civ 1741, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found in CG that people with PSS were not protected from nationality discrimination (Case C-709/20 CG v The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland EU:C:2021:602).’
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 8th March 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘Civil servants have threatened ministers with legal action over concerns that senior Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement the government’s Rwanda deportation bill.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office is dysfunctional and in urgent need of reform, the recently-sacked independent borders inspector has told the BBC’s Today Podcast.’
BBC News, 11th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A coroner has criticised the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after a woman died from an overdose in the wake of a six-month official investigation that left her with soaring universal credit debts.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Coroners in England and Wales sent 109 warnings to health bodies and the government in 2023 highlighting long NHS waits, staff shortages or a lack of NHS resources, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 8th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The legal profession yesterday expressed disappointment at the lack of attention given to the justice system in the Spring Budget, which will see the Ministry of Justice’s expenditure fall next year by half a billion pounds.’
Legal Futures, 7th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘An Afghan judge who has been forced to go into hiding from the Taliban was wrongly refused relocation to the UK, the High Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 7th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The home secretary, James Cleverly, has reiterated the UK government’s plan to stop overseas care workers bringing dependants to the UK. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on February 19, he wrote: “Today in Parliament we have laid out an order to ban overseas care workers from bringing dependants. This is just one part of our plan to deliver the biggest-ever cut in migration.”‘
EIN Blog, 5th March 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The case concerned the UK Government’s approval of UK Export Finance’s (“UKEF”) $1.15 billion investment in a liquified natural gas project in Mozambique. UKEF is the Government’s export credit agency and its aim is to ensure that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance from the private sector.’
Six Pump Court, 16th January 2024
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘Nearly 70 healthcare workers with long Covid will take their fight to the High Court later to sue the NHS and other employers for compensation.’
BBC News, 5th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Michelle Donelan, the science minister, has apologised and paid damages after accusing two academics of “sharing extremist views” and one of them of supporting Hamas.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Foster families and social workers are demanding an independent inquiry after it emerged that Home Office-employed staff forced refugee children to play a game to guess who would be the next one to be placed in foster care.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Safe Third Country (STC) agreements involve the transfer of protection-seekers from one State to another. They take different forms, including bilateral treaties (the UK-Rwanda Treaty), political agreements (the Italy-Albania MoU) and regional mechanisms (Dublin III). They are usually justified as a means of sharing responsibility for protecting refugees and ‘managing’ access to asylum determination processes, as is the case for the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement. In other contexts their explicit purpose is to deter and to punish.
EIN Blog, 29th February 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘As MPs report on the issue, a son and daughter on how their parents’ deaths led them to campaign for a change in law.’
The Guardian, 29th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rishi Sunak’s asylum laws have introduced a “perma-backlog” of up to 55,000 people who cannot have their claims processed and risk being left indefinitely in taxpayer-funded temporary accommodation, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers are consulting backbench Tory MPs on watering down planned protections for renters in England.’
BBC News, 28 February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK has signed a new deal with the EU’s border agency to work more closely together to stop small boats crossing the English Channel.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State, has lost an appeal against the decision to remove her British citizenship.’
The Guardian, 23rd February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
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