Brown tries to win back voters with 'fair play' pledges ALARM AT 76% RISE IN STOWAWAY MIGRANTS SEIZED FROM LORRIES SEX CHANGE ASYLUM SEEKER CAN STAY Arrests of UK-bound stowaways in lorries soar 76% but most are released to try again Asylum seeker payouts to be cut as officials admit they are 'too generous' 2,500 AWOL foreign pupils in one city Asylum seekers facing benefits cut The house of despairA selection of recent media reports
Gordon Brown hopes to win back the vote of Middle Britain by appealing to their sense of fair play and core values.
Daily Mail (31-Jul-2009)
THE number of illegal migrants arrested in the back of lorries heading to Britain from Calais has increased by 76 per cent this year.
Sunday Express (31-Jul-2009)
AN ASYLUM seeker who claims to be a man in a woman s body can stay because deportation could infringe her human rights.
Daily Express (31-Jul-2009)
The number of migrants arrested in the back of lorries trying to get into Britain illegally from Calais has shot up by 76 per cent this year. In all, 13,715 were found stowed in HGVs or vans from January to June, compared to 7,760 in the same period in 2008.
Daily Mail (30-Jul-2009)
Payouts to asylum seekers are to be slashed after immigration chiefs admitted they had been too generous. Under pressure to cut their budget in the face of recession, UK Border Agency chiefs admitted today that the payouts have been wrongly pegged to standard Income Support levels - which are not designed...
Daily Mail (30-Jul-2009)
THOUSANDS of foreign students granted visas to study at UK universities never turn up, figures have confirmed.
The Sun (30-Jul-2009)
Allowances for some asylum seekers are to be cut as part of a bid by the Government to slash costs in the face of the recession. Single people aged over 25 arriving in the UK to seek refuge will receive £35.
Channel 4 News (30-Jul-2009)
A filthy squat in Calais is home to 50 Eritreans who daily try to cross the Channel seeking asylum in Britain.
Guardian Unlimited - G2 (30-Jul-2009)
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