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Government To Raise Asylum Application Fees By 500 Per Cent

The government is pressing ahead with plans to raise the fees for asylum tribunals by up to 500 per cent in a bid to recoup some of the £86 million-a-year cost. But migrants qualifying for legal aid or on benefits will still be exempt, as will those deemed to be destitute.

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Juncker: More Federalism Will Overcome Populist Nationalism

The European Union is facing existential threat, thanks to the “forces of populism”, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has said in his State of the Union address. But he said the threat could be overcome by doubling down on the European

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Former Asylum Seekers Charged With Terror Offences In London

An Iraqi brother and sister, who came to the country with their family as asylum seekers and were handed a council house in central London worth around £1.3 million, have both been charged with terror-related offences.

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Commission Soldiers On With Plans for EU Army

European Union (EU) officials are pressing ahead with plans to create an EU army, capitalising on the political vacuum caused by the imminent departure of Britain from the union to move the project forward.

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Farage Accuses May Of ‘Backsliding’ On Immigration

Nigel Farage has slammed the Prime Minister, Theresa May, for apparently “backsliding” on plans to introduce an Australian points-based immigration system in the wake of the British exit from the European Union. The system was lauded by prominent Brexit supporters

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Church of England Bishop Becomes First to Come Out Publicly As Gay

The Bishop of Grantham, Nicholas Chamberlain, has become the first Church of England Bishop to publicly announce that he is gay and in a relationship. Chamberlain made the decision to go public after a Sunday newspaper threatened to reveal his

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British Army Falls to Lowest Numbers in 200 Years

The number of regular soldiers in Britain’s army has fallen below 80,000, the lowest it has been for over 200 years, the latest manning figures show. The Army was slashed by the government from 102,000 to a target of 82,000

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The Jungle at Calais Will Be Demolished, Vows French Interior Minister

The French interior minister has vowed to dismantle The Jungle migrant camp outside Calais and relocate the migrants at the camp to centres around France. His promise comes as Calais locals prepare to blockade the town by taking part in a ‘go slow’ protest on the city’s roads.

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‘Brexit Will Never Happen’, Claims Academic

Britain will never leave the European Union (EU) because the process is too complicated, a legal expert has claimed. His comments prompted UK Independence Party MEPs to warn that Project Fear is “alive and kicking”.

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