Media Reports Archive : March 2016


British public must be told truth about immigration figures ahead of EU referendum, says watchdog

Office for National Statistics instructed to tell the public whether official immigration data 'falls short of providing a full picture'.

31 Mar 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
NHS signs up MORE foreign nurses: Bosses accused of using cheap labour to 'undercut' British staff

NHS bosses will recruit thousands of nurses from outside Europe amid claims they are exploiting cheap labour to 'undercut' British staff.

29 Mar 2016 - Media Report: Mail Online
40% of planned illegal immigrant deportations cancelled

The removal of foreign criminals and illegal immigrants has to be cancelled in 40% of cases, a report has said.

24 Mar 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
Trucks full of migrants enter Britain unchecked

More than 50 migrants hiding in two lorries have made it to Britain in the past 72 hours, fuelling fears over border controls.

24 Mar 2016 - Media Report: The Times
Migrant loophole could let one in three stay within the European Union

A third of migrants landing in Greece could stay in the EU due to a loophole

22 Mar 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
'I would rather die than be sent back to Turkey'

The Afghan mother flashed a smile as she and her five children clambered out of a rubber dinghy in Lesbos, elated to have finally made it to Europe.

21 Mar 2016 - Media Report: The Times
British warships to intercept migrants off Libyan shore

David Cameron urges action to destroy boats close to the Libyan shore, ahead of gruelling night of talks over Turkey's 'blackmail' deal.

18 Mar 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
Osborne's economy figures are based on Government FAILING to hit target of reducing net migration level to 'tens of thousands'

George Osborne's economic blueprint relies on levels of immigration way above the Government's target, documents reveal.

17 Mar 2016 - Media Report: Mail Online
'Many issues' in way of EU-Turkey deal

EU leaders are to meet to try to finalise a deal with Turkey to help ease the migrant crisis.

17 Mar 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
Hundreds of migrants who risked their lives crossing river to get into Macedonia are rounded up on trucks and sent straight back to Greece

Hundreds of migrants who risked death crossing a treacherous river to enter Macedonia have been rounded up and will be sent straight back to Greece.

15 Mar 2016 - Media Report: Mail Online
HMRC refuse to provide National Insurance figures that could show as many as 1.3 MILLION extra EU citizens are living in Britain

It emerged an official review will not examine crucial National Insurance data.

14 Mar 2016 - Media Report: Mail Online
Refugee crisis spreads across Normandy coast

Migrants are camping in cliff caves and an abandoned church along the D-Day beaches of Normandy.

14 Mar 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
EU to discuss closing Balkan route at summit

Turkish and EU leaders have gathered in Brussels for an emergency summit on tackling Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War Two.

7 Mar 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
Home Office urged by MPs to get a grip on e-borders

The Home Office has been told by MPs to get a grip on a scheme to secure the UK's borders, which is set to be at least eight years late.

4 Mar 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
A MILLION more migrants set to have reached EU by the end of the summer

A staggering one million more migrants will have reached the EU by the end of the summer

2 Mar 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
NHS forced to recruit foreign and agency doctors as staff shortage leaves thousands of posts vacant

Thousands of NHS doctor and nursing posts are lying vacant, with 69% of trusts actively recruiting doctors and nurses from abroad.

1 Mar 2016 - Media Report: Mirror
Britain risks migration timebomb as population set to swell by 500,000 a year

Home Office minister admits the population could be three million larger than official predictions by 2039.

1 Mar 2016 - Media Report: The Sun

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