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Michael Knowles

@Express_Knowles

Home Affairs and Defence Editor - Daily Express. Views my own.

Watford, East Entrou em Mart 2014
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Michael Knowles
Michael Knowles@Express_Knowles·
Some 29 Americans are living in asylum hotels, Sunday Express analysis reveals, along with 70 Russians, seven Poles, 110 Brazilians, 10 from Jamaica, 94 from St Lucia and 40 from St Vincent. Some 11 Israelis are also in migrant hotels, as well as 635 Georgians. A staggering 3,455 Afghans are still living in rooms paid for by taxpayers, with 3,099 Iranians, 2,693 Eritreans, 1,855 Somalis, 1,779 Syrians and 1,723 Iraqis being supported. Remarkably, many of the countries on the list compiled by the Sunday Express are considered safe for removals by the Home Office.
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Michael Knowles@Express_Knowles·
Exclusive: Ever wondered what nationalities are in migrant hotels? Well, there are 150. This includes, as of December 31: Foreign nationals from Spain, America, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and hotspots such as St Lucia and Barbados. Critics have told the @Daily_Express the figures “shameful” as they warned many of the countries on the list compiled by this newspaper are “safe, sunny holiday destinations”.
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Lottie Ikonen
Lottie Ikonen@charlotteikonen·
Arne Slot: ‘I would like to have a season ticket here [at the Amex] as the team is always up to play.’ #BHAFC
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The Anfield Wrap
The Anfield Wrap@TheAnfieldWrap·
🎶The Liverpool end the last time we made the trip to Brighton 🤩Unreal scenes after our last away fixture of the 24/25 season We lost this game by the way 😂
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Steven Swinford
Steven Swinford@Steven_Swinford·
EXCLUSIVE from @Fhamiltontimes The police inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is likely to widen beyond the offence of misconduct in public office, The Times has learnt Andrew is set to be investigated over other potential corruption offences on top of a scoping inquiry into alleged sex trafficking, police sources said He was arrested last month on suspicion of misconduct in public office (Mipo) relating to his time as a government trade envoy, when he allegedly passed confidential information to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein But detectives at Thames Valley police are understood to be widening their investigation beyond the single offence, for which it can be difficult to mount a prosecution, to ensure all bases are covered. Andrew has denied all wrongdoing Any further police interviews are expected to be by appointment, and any charging decisions are expected to take the best part of a year thetimes.com/article/0f8bfa…
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Michael Knowles@Express_Knowles·
New: Nigerian criminals, failed asylum seekers and immigration offenders will be booted out of Britain more regularly, ministers have declared. Britain struck a new deal with Nigeria on Thursday, slashing red tape on planned removals. Minister for Border Security and Asylum Alex Norris said: “Anyone who abuses our systems, breaks our laws or tries to cheat their way into Britain will be stopped and removed. “Today’s agreement is another step in our mission to restore order to the border by ensuring those who have no right to be here are swiftly removed." First reported by @davidbarrett
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David Barrett
David Barrett@davidbarrett·
Britain has secured a new deal with the Nigerian government which will make it easier to deport thousands of failed asylum seekers and criminals. Story here… mol.im/a/15661017
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Lucy Fisher
Lucy Fisher@LOS_Fisher·
EXC: UK govt is considering a clampdown on FOI, as requests soar Officials are looking at lowering the cost ceiling for processing a request, which is £600 for central govt (24 hours of staff work, at £25 an hour) or £450 for other bodies (18 work hours) as.ft.com/r/645f756c-486…
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Alex Wickham
Alex Wickham@alexwickham·
Breaking: Traders now fully price two quarter point Bank of England interest rate hikes this year Andrew Bailey warns policy must “respond to the risk of a more persistent effect on UK CPI inflation” caused by Trump’s war in Iran Govt borrowing costs are now surging
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Shashank Joshi
Shashank Joshi@shashj·
Remarkable story from Denmark's nat'l broadcaster. "When Danish soldiers were flown to Greenland in January...they brought explosives so they could destroy, among other things, the runways in Nuuk & Kangerlussuaq [to] prevent US mil aircraft from landing" dr.dk/nyheder/indlan…
auonsson@auonsson

Denmark and allies were flying in blood products and preparing for blowing up the airstrips as Trump threatened Greenland in January. Surprising no-one the 'exercise' Arctic Endurance was in fact an active operation, planned since 2025 with France, Germany and Nordics (+UK?).

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Lewis Goodall
Lewis Goodall@lewis_goodall·
Cyprus PM on future of British bases: “When this unfortunate situation in the Middle East is over, we need to have an open and frank conversation about the status and future of the British bases in Cyprus,”
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Michael Knowles@Express_Knowles·
Labour immigration minister hits back over the new row engulfing Westminster.
Mike Tapp MP@MikeTappTweets

Not understanding a policy is not justification for attacking it. There is no “row back” on settlement. The period is extending from 5 to 10 years. As has always been the case, and explained consistently, we have just closed a consultation that considers transitional arrangements and potential exemptions. Further decisions are currently being made after the 200k responses are analysed. I am in the Home Office to deliver for the country, these changes are needed given the unmanageable pace and scale of change we have seen, we are preventing 1.6 million having access to the already buckling welfare system, over a short period of time. None of this means we do not value contribution of migrants, quite the opposite. The new system will reward contribution and integration. Polling shows that the changes we are making are popular, because they are necessary. We said we’d put country first before the election, that is what we are doing.

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Michael Knowles@Express_Knowles·
Well... The immigration row engulfing Labour is about to get even more toxic. The Tories have vowed to vote FOR Shabana Mahmood's settlement reforms as left-wing MPs try to force Keir Starmer and the Home Secretary to water them down. The key issue is ILR (indefinite leave to remain). Ms Mahmood wants to extend the minimum qualifying period from five to 10 years for everyone. But for many, it will be longer. For example, low-paid workers face a 10-15 year wait, while those on benefits could have to wait more than 20 years. The Tories saying they will back the reforms will be hugely politically problematic for a Labour Government already struggling to control its backbenches.
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Lucy Fisher
Lucy Fisher@LOS_Fisher·
EXC: Suspicions are growing that China is exploiting FOI laws to gather UK security data Officials believe Beijing is behind requests for unclassified info that, when pieced together, could reveal sensitive intelligence via the ‘mosaic effect’ as.ft.com/r/f689d8c1-9ea…
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