Two BBC correspondents assess what the Home Office's new data tells us about the efficacy of the government's asylum strategy ...

What the latest numbers really show - Record number of asylum claims in Labour’s first year but real progress has been made ...

More than half of the councils that house asylum seekers in hotels are fully or partly controlled by Labour, according to BBC ...

Home Office figures found that 32,059 asylum seekers were housed in hotels at the end of June 2025, up 8% on the same point 12 months ago.

The Shadow Justice Secretary said local authorities which failed to back displays of the flag were guilty of 'pathetic disdain for Britain and its values'.

The race to become Sussex’s first-ever elected mayor has taken an unexpected turn, with local businessman and philanthropist Martin Webb announcing he will no longer be standing as Labour’s ...

Prime Minister Davis announced new training, apprenticeship, and hiring measures to ensure Bahamians benefit from the country’s record construction boom.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced renewed criticism over his immigration policies on Thursday after new official figures showed asylum-seeker claims hitting a record high, with more migrants ...

Five types of flag not able to be flown in the UK amid the ongoing St George's flag debate have been revealed. Under Labour ...

It was down to Larry the Cat to inform Badenoch that Lucy Connolly did, in fact, plead guilty and only served 40% of her sentence ...

Sir Keir Starmer has presided over a government that so far has failed to address the climate emergency and social inequality. This is the last chance for course correction.

Three observer missions, the Caribbean Community (Caricom), the Organisation of American States (OAS) and Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE), have committed to observe the September 3 ...