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Daily Mirror
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Major update on UK hotels being used to house asylum seekers
Rachel Reeves has told MPs that asylum hotel use will end by the end of this Parliament. Delivering her Spending Review to the Commons, the Chancellor said the move will save taxpayers around £1billion a year. It comes after years of chaos under the Tories saw numbers swell, with over 30,000 asylum seekers living in hotels in March. Ms Reeves also announced funding of up to £280million for the UK's border security command - the organisation charged with stopping small boat crossings. It comes after Spending Review negotiations went down to the wire with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. She was the last Cabinet minister to agree a settlement with the Chancellor, having only confirmed a deal on Monday. Ms Reeves told MPs: "To support the integrity of our borders I can announce that funding of up to £280million more per year by the end of the spending review for our new border security command. "Alongside that, we are tackling the asylum backlog. The party opposite left behind a broken system: billions of pounds of taxpayers' money spent on housing asylum seekers in hotels, leaving people in limbo and shunting the cost of failure onto local communities. We won't let that stand. "So I can confirm today that, led by the work of ... the Home Secretary, we will be ending the costly use of hotels to house asylum seekers in this Parliament. Funding that I have provided today, including from the Transformation Fund, will cut the asylum backlog, hear more appeal cases, and return people who have no right to be here, saving the taxpayer £1billion per year." We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by following The Mirror every time you see our name. You can sign up for Twitter alerts for breaking news here @MirrorBreaking_ and follow us for all the latest updates. Keep up-to-date with your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day by following us on Facebook at See all our social accounts you can follow here:
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Nigel Farage's party in chaos after Reform chairman quits post
Reform's chairman Zia Yusuf has resigned less than a year after taking over. He tweeted: "11 months ago I became Chairman of Reform. I've worked full time as a volunteer to take the party from 14 to 30%, quadrupled its membership and delivered historic electoral results. "I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time, and hereby resign the office." We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by following The Mirror every time you see our name. You can sign up for Twitter alerts for breaking news here @MirrorBreaking_ and follow us for all the latest updates. Keep up-to-date with your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day by following us on Facebook at See all our social accounts you can follow here:
Daily Mirror
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Boris Johnson welcomes baby No4 with Carrie - first pic and name revealed
Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have welcomed a fourth child. The mum revealed their baby daughter Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson was born on May 21 in a post on Instagram. * This is a breaking news story. Follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, Twitter, Facebook or visit The Mirror homepage. We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by following The Mirror every time you see our name. You can sign up for Twitter alerts for breaking news here @MirrorBreaking_ and follow us for all the latest updates. Keep up-to-date with your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day by following us on Facebook at See all our social accounts you can follow here:
Daily Mirror
22-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Millions of teachers, nurses and more public sector workers get pay rise
Millions of teachers, NHS staff and other public sector workers have been told how much their pay will rise today. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has accepted recommendations from independent pay review bodies (PRBs) on how much wages should increase in 2025/26 financial year.. Most doctors and dentists have been handed 4% pay awards plus a consolidated sum of £750, while NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts will see their pay go up by 3.6%. Teachers will receive a 4% award, while school staff including teaching assistants, caterers, admin staff and caretakers have been offered 3.2%. Senior military (two-star rank and above) will receive a 3.75% increase to base pay, while other members of the armed forces will see their wages rise by 4.5%. Top civil servants will get a pay boost of 3.25%. The figure is higher than the 2.8% budgeted for by the Treasury - which was branded an 'insult' last year. Unions have warned that pay hikes must be fully-funded rather than paid for through stretched school and hospital budgets. It comes after the Labour Government ended a wave of public sector strikes last summer by accepting recommendations to increase public sector pay by between 4.75% and 6% for 2024-25. Doctors, nurses and teachers had been among those taking part in mass walkouts during Rishi Sunak's premiership. * This is a breaking news story. Follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, Twitter, Facebook or visit The Mirror homepage. We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by following The Mirror every time you see our name. You can sign up for Twitter alerts for breaking news here @MirrorBreaking_ and follow us for all the latest updates. Keep up-to-date with your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day by following us on Facebook at See all our social accounts you can follow here:
Daily Mirror
21-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Keir Starmer suggests he'll U-turn on winter fuel cuts after huge backlash
Keir Starmer has suggested he is looking at U-turning on his decision to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Keir Starmer has suggested he is looking at U-turning on his decision to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. The Prime Minister said he wants "to ensure as we go forward more pensioners are eligible for winter fuel payments". He has been under mounting pressure to roll back on the controversial decision to means-test winter fuel payments. It is said that the Government is considering a re-think of the £11,500 cut-off for the allowance. The PM said he will look at the decision "as part of a fiscal event", which could indicate a change in the policy next month after the Spending Review. During PMQs, Mr Starmer told MPs: "We all know the economy was left in absolute mess by the Tories."We had to stabilise the economy with tough decisions but the right decisions. Because of those decisions it is beginning to improve."He added: "I recognise people are still feeling the pressure of the cost of living crisis including pensioners, and as the economy improves we want to make sure people feel those improvements as their lives go forward."That is why we want to ensure as we go forward more pensioners are eligible for winter fuel payments."As you would expect we will only make sure we make decisions we can afford. That is why we will look at that as part of a fiscal event." We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story HERE. Get email updates on the day's biggest stories straight to your inbox by signing up for our newsletters. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by following The Mirror every time you see our name.
