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Security minister says Labour will close asylum hotels by the end of this parliament but it needs to be done ‘in a managed and ordered way’In an interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme on Friday, MSP Jeremy Balfour who has resigned from the Scottish Conservatives (see 9.13am BST), said he feels the party has “lost its way in Scotland” and “I don’t think it represents true Conservative values”.According to the PA news agency, when asked if Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay is the right person for the job and whether he should stay in the post, he

State department reviewing records of more than 55 million US visa holders for potential revocationThe FBI raided the home of Donald Trump’s former national security adviser turned critic John Bolton on Friday morning, according to reports.The federal search of Bolton’s house in the Washington DC area was as part of an investigation involving the handling of classified documents, the Associated Press reported, citing an unnamed source. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/22/donald-trump-administration-federal-reserve-republicans-democrats-us-politics-live Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2025-08-22 11:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘Famine in Gaza is entirely man-made’, UN-backed food security body saysFamine in Gaza confirmation is a “deep stain on our collective humanity,” charity saysActionAid UK have urged the international community to use diplomatic pressure to bring about a permanent ceasefire after Famine was confirmed in Gaza by a UN backed body.There is now a race against time to stop this famine from becoming any further entrenched.Every hour counts and there is no time to waste. The international community must take meaningful action and use diplomatic pressure to bring about a permanent ceasefire immediately.The Famine Review Committee (FRC) has determined that

Anti-migrant protests expected on Friday and Saturday, while councils investigate legal challenges against hotelsDozens of protests outside hotels used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers are expected over the weekend across England amid mounting tensions over the issue.Figures released on Thursday showed there were more than 32,000 asylum seekers in hotels, marking a rise of 8% during Labour’s first year in office. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/22/protests-asylum-hotels-england-tensions-mount Author : Jamie Grierson Publish date : 2025-08-22 06:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.