Britain is grappling with its highest-ever number of asylum applications, official data showed Thursday, as a political storm brews over the temporary housing of thousands of migrants in hotels.

The recent wave of anti-migrant protests are providing a bridge between right-wing elected politicians and extremist groups ...

I've always thought that the best politicians try and bring people together, and the very worst politicians try and drive them apart.” ...

GOVERNMENT POLICY As anti-migrant, anti-equalities, anti-abortion, misogynistic and anti-LGBTQI rhetoric in electoral campaigning are increasingly interlinked, we reflect this in the coverage below ...

Nigel Farage hit out at Labour after new figures on migration were released. The Home Office data shows that a total of 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025. It is the ...

Mr Norton, who lives in the Havant area, spent more than three years in senior public office before suddenly stepping down last month.

Last week, John Power reported on Labour’s alleged ‘dark arts’ strategy: a cynical ploy to damage Nigel Farage and his allies ...

The Reform UK leader of Lancashire County Council says the authority is “awaiting further information” about a legal ruling on asylum hotels before taking any local action in response to it.

Ms MacDougall is the daughter of the late John MacDougall, who was the Labour leader of Fife Council and also MP for Glenrothes. Rumours of her switch to Reform have circulated for several months, ...

Language and behaviour which was once taboo is now normalised. I’m old enough to remember the Front marching on our streets. Back in ...

As ministers promise to close down hotels used to house asylum seekers after another summer of anti-immigration protests, in northern England their main alternative is also becoming increasingly ...

More local authorities across England are considering legal challenges against asylum hotels after the High Court ruling ordering asylum seekers to be removed from The Bell Hotel in Epping.