UK says plan to stop Channel migrants pushes bounds of law
March 7, 2023 GMTLONDON (AP) — The U.K. government said Tuesday that it was ready for human-rights legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel.
UK minister visits migrant centers to grapple with crisis
November 3, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Britain's interior minister visited immigration facilities on England's southeastern coast Thursday as she grappled with an overcrowding crisis at a migrant facility and an outcry over her claim that the U.K.
UK minister under fire for calling migrants an ‘invasion’
November 1, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister faced criticism Tuesday for describing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats as an “invasion,” days after an immigration center was attacked with firebombs.
UK govt under fire for ‘wretched’ migrant center conditions
October 31, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Britain's interior minister on Monday defended the government's treatment of newly arrived migrants after critics blamed her for the “wretched” conditions endured by thousands of people at an overcrowded center for asylum-seekers.
UK PM Truss vows to stay, but is on brink as minister quits
October 19, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss described herself as “a fighter and not a quitter” Wednesday as she faced a hostile opposition and fury from her own Conservative Party over her botched economic plan.
Shaken UK Conservatives seek unity after Truss’ rocky start
October 9, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — U.K. government ministers implored Conservative colleagues to rally behind Prime Minister Liz Truss after a disastrous start to her premiership that has left the governing party demoralized and divided.
UK still backs Rwanda deportations despite legal challenge
October 4, 2022 GMTBIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Britain’s immigration minister said Tuesday that people who arrive by unauthorized means should not be allowed to claim asylum in the U.K. and she vowed to press on with a contentious plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda.
Another contender ousted from race to replace UK PM Johnson
July 14, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — Conservative Party lawmakers in Britain on Thursday knocked one of the six remaining contenders out of the contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as front-runner Rishi Sunak worked to stave off momentum from surprise challenger Penny Mordaunt.