Home Office in turmoil following asylum ruling

Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution - Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 14 View this email in your browser A ruling from the court of appeal has thrown the government's asylum processing system into disarray. Ministers had hoped today's case would overturn an earlier judgement by the high court which found the detained fast-track system to be unlawful. Hundreds of asylum-seekers have already been released since the suspension of the process in June. Elsewhere, the chief prison inspector has issued a stark warning to Michael Gove about overcrowding in prisons. Will Gove listen or will he be too worried about being seen as soft on crime? And we take a look at the surge in support of Jeremy Corbyn and suggest that despite the polls putting him way ahead of Liz Kendall, there is a thing or two he could learn from her. Latest Articles     Prison inspector to Gove: You need to reduce prison numbers   On Jul 29, 2015 10:20 am An explicit demand for lower prison numbers sees the chief inspector press the case on Michael Gove Read more... »   What Jeremy Corbyn could learn from Liz Kendall   On Jul 29, 2015 08:52 am Labour is polarised between pure idealism on the one hand and an utter lack of idealism on the other. Read more... »       Home Office in turmoil following asylum ruling     On Jul 29, 2015 10:58 am The government's asylum processing system was in disarray today after a legal ruling forced it to completely reappraise how it evaluates the claims of those seeking safety in the UK. Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   The Three Little Pigs and the BIBA broker   On Jul 28, 2015 02:05 pm The Two little pigs and son business suffers an unfortunate incident. Luckily, the third little piggy got his insurance through a BIBA broker and everyone lived happily ever after. Read more... » What is the state of customer satisfaction in the UK?   On Jul 15, 2015 01:31 pm The latest measure of customer satisfaction in the UK shows that it remained flat in the first half of 2015. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   The urgent need for the UK to raise its game on number and data skills Can we ever get to a position where people across the UK are proud of their fluency with numbers, and where no-one will say unashamedly that 'I can't do maths'? Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Cost of combined home insurance continues to fall compared to last year with an average cost of just £5.54 a week The cost of home insurance continues to fall compared to a year ago, with an average combined building and contents policy costing 79 pence a day - less than a litre of milk – the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said today. Read more... »   BASC welcomes the appointment of Tim Bonner as the Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the appointment of Tim Bonner, the current Director of Campaigns, as Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance. Read more... »       Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences