Kent County Council has reached its capacity to care for asylum-seeking children arriving on its shores, its leader said today. While adult migrants and families landing on Kent’s shores are sent to other parts of the country, the council retains responsibility for unaccompanied children. It comes as the Home Office booked 4,000 hotel rooms for … Read more
Home Office books 4,000 hotel rooms for asylum seekers amid pressure from cross-Channel migration and coronavirus The Home Office has booked 4,000 hotel rooms to house asylum seekers Hotels in Hull, Birmingham, Nottingham, Southport and Glasgow have been used It comes amid pressure from a surge of migration and the coronavirus pandemic By Henry Martin … Read more
Never having to go back to the office… to many of us, it sounds like a commute-free Utopia. In truth it is a dangerous fantasy that could lay waste to town and city centres and wreck our chances of future prosperity. Yet giant investment firm Schroders is pandering so enthusiastically to its staff’s reluctance to … Read more
Home Office chiefs have apologised for an ‘error’ after Nigel Farage was filmed visiting a hotel housing migrants in Priti Patel’s constituency. The Brexit party leader yesterday claimed a hotel in Ms Patel’s constituency had been used to house asylum seekers after they had crossed the English Channel from France. The former UKIP MEP shared a … Read more
Home Office chiefs have apologised for an ‘error’ after Nigel Farage was filmed visiting a hotel housing migrants in Priti Patel’s constituency. The Brexit party leader yesterday claimed a hotel in Ms Patel’s constituency had been used to house asylum seekers after they had crossed the English Channel from France. The former UKIP MEP shared a … Read more
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: If cash is to survive on our High Streets, it is crucial that the post office network is kept intact By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 15 August 2020 The local post office is much changed from what it used to … Read more
Weddings in the age of coronavirus: Bride and groom leave register office after getting married as receptions for up to 30 guests are allowed in England for the first time since lockdown Confetti was thrown as Sarneet Singh and Neil Bhadresha left the register office The couple beamed as they left Kensington and Chelsea register … Read more
Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for trying to ‘actively kneecap’ the postal service to disenfranchise voters. Obama did not say Trump’s name but did refer to the ‘president’ in his interview on the podcast of David Plouffe, his former campaign manager, in some of his harshest, direct criticism of Trump to date. ‘What we’ve seen … Read more
Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for trying to ‘actively kneecap’ the postal service to disenfranchise voters. Obama did not say Trump’s name but did refer to the ‘president’ in his interview on the podcast of David Plouffe, his former campaign manager, in some of his harshest, direct criticism of Trump to date. ‘What we’ve seen … Read more
Post Office cash deposits return to pre-coronavirus levels after rising 24% last month By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 22:49 BST, 11 August 2020 The amount of money paid into Post Office branches rose 27 per cent to £1.8bn last month Post Office customers have … Read more