Children to be sent back to immigration detention

"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children" - Nelson Mandela View this email in your browser Back in 2010, the then deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg called the detention of immigrant children "shameful" and announced that the government would end the practice. Now, barely a week after Theresa May took over, we report that this decision looks set to be reversed. Our first piece today brings you the news that the Cedars, a removal centre for families run by the charity Barnardo's, is to close and that the people who would have been sent there will be moved to a "discrete unit" at Tinsley House removal centre, near Gatwick. And, all eyes may be on Brexit but our next piece suggests there is another crisis facing the new prime minister: in-work poverty. The number of people in work who are struggling to get by has been creeping up over the last few years, and the majority of those in poverty now live in working households.  Latest Articles     Broken pledge: Children to be sent back to immigration detention   On Jul 21, 2016 05:03 pm Government backtracks on previous pledge to end child detention Read more... »       In-work poverty is the real crisis facing Theresa May   On Jul 22, 2016 09:28 am Families are still struggling to meet basic needs Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     Tax credit claimants urged to renew by end of the month to keep the payments The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is urging people in receipt of tax credits to complete their renewals by July 31 to avoid their payments stopping. Read more... »   New driving test hopes to make roads safer Greater emphasis is to be placed on learner motorists' ability to drive without direction from the examiner Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences