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France rejects English plans to 'recreate' Sangatte camp

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Instant detention centre to deter Calais migrants

17.03.09
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Instant detention centre to deter Calais migrants

17.03.09
Ministers are planning to set up a detention centre in France to hold hundreds of migrants who are gathering in Calais in a bid to come to Britain... more

It's too easy for migrants to stay here, says Woolas

12.03.09
Immigration minister Phil Woolas has admitted that it's "too easy" for foreigners to stay in Britain... more

Immigrants are good for us. Let them stay - and pay their taxes

10.03.09
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Statistics body played politics in refinery row says minister

04.03.09
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has been urged to sack a minister who accused Britain's statistics body of "sinister" motives over immigration... more

Failed asylum seeker sues government for £120,000

09.02.09
A failed asylum seeker detained after he was caught with a fake passport is suing the Government... more

Now it is 'British jobs for British graduates'

04.02.09
Curbs on skilled foreign workers coming to the UK may be imposed to keep jobs open for British graduates... more

Public 'backs action' as immigrants face 10-year benefit ban

08.12.08
Massive public support for cutting welfare benefits was claimed as the Government vowed to curb claims by immigrants... more

Now we know what little threat the BNP poses

20.11.08
The most interesting thing about the leaked BNP list is how few members it has, particularly in London. But we must make sure it does not gain any capital from the resulting publicity... more

Only foreigners need apply ...

31.10.08
I have an uneasy relationship with my neighbourhood in Chiswick... more

Empty chair on Question Time as BBC tells the Government: No Woolas, no minister

23.10.08
The BBC barred the Government from its flagship Question Time programme after Immigration Minister Phil Woolas was withdrawn at the last minute... more

Migrants minister in trouble over State and the Church

22.10.08
Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England... more

Migrants minister in trouble over State and the Church

22.10.08
Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England... more

Migrants row minister is snubbed over debate

21.10.08
Embattled immigration minister Phil Woolas was under fire again as the Tories claimed he had been "pulled" from leading a Commons debate on border controls... more

Labour's left it too late to get a grip on immigration

20.10.08
The immigration minister Phil Woolas implies he will get tough. But, says the shadow Home Secretary, the Government is still not facing up to the problems... more

Back these vital public projects

20.10.08
AHEAD of a week of figures likely to confirm that a severe economic downturn is already under way, the responses from Labour and the Conservatives are very different... more

Packing up for home: Poles hit by UK's economic downturn

20.10.08
Thousands of Poles who came to Britain seeking a better life are going home because the credit crunch has killed their jobs... more

Tories call for tougher control of immigration

20.10.08
The Tories have issued a new call for tougher curbs on immigration as they warned that more than 80 per cent of migrants to Britain since 1997 came from outside the EU... more

Internet game where the loser floods London

06.08.08
A new online game shows how London would look flooded... more

GM crops back on the table to combat world food crisis

19.06.08
Soaring food prices should force a rethink of Britain's strict curbs on genetically modified crops, Environment minister Phil Woolas has said... more

Top politicians back Standard fight for restaurant tap water

28.02.08
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