The Mail on Sunday has today published inaccurate claims in a story on migrants crossing the Channel. The paper claims that we’re underestimating the number of migrants crossing – this is completely untrue. We’re completely transparent and provide figures on …
The Independent published a story incorrectly claiming that 109 black police officers have been recruited since March 2019. Please see our response below. A Home Office spokesperson said: It is incorrect to say that only 109 black police officers …
Today (Sunday 12 April) the Observer published an article entitled ‘Patel refuses to take children from Greek camps threatened by Covid-19’, which asserted that the Home Secretary has ‘has refused pleas to accept more unaccompanied children from the notoriously overcrowded …
There has been some misreporting today on Mr Bosi's application for a permanent residence document. A Home Office statement is below, as well as an explanation of the difference between permanent residence documents and the EU Settlement Scheme.
Security Minister, Brandon Lewis, has responded to coverage regarding CT Policing guidance that included protest groups and the Ukrainian coat of arms, following his statement in the House of Commons earlier today. Security Minister, Brandon Lewis: In recent days I …
Today, the Minister of State for Security and Deputy for EU Exit and No Deal Preparation, Brandon Lewis, has written in The Sun responding to recent editorials on the EU Settlement Scheme. His words can be found below. Letter to …
There are some articles in print and online carrying claims that the Home Office has “broken its promise” over the £100m Serious Violence Fund, by not allocating all funding to forces and for not allocating the funds immediately after they …
Yesterday (19 February), the Guardian published an article on the EU Settlement Scheme titled "People didn’t vote for my son to be separated from his mother” which is based on misinformation. We have clarified a number of the issues raised in the article.
There are a number of articles in print and online quoting the CBI, who claim that the future immigration system risks “causing significant harm at a time of uncertainty for business”.
The Immigration Minister wrote to the Observer this week in response to a misleading article on the EU Settlement Scheme in last weekend's paper. The letter, which has not been published by the Observer this weekend, is carried below. I …
