Monday, 1 March 2010


A selection of recent media reports

Protecting the UK border by boosting overseas co-operation
Preventing illegal immigration in the source country is at the heart of a new international strategy launched today by the government. The government is committed to putting migration at the heart of international relationships by working closer than ever with foreign governments, sharing data and...
M2 (01-Mar-2010)

Statement by the Co-Chairmen of the Cross-Party Group following the Conservative Party Spring Conference
Frank Field MP and Nicholas Soames MP said: The British people need more than words on immigration, they need commitment. So far, all our political leaders have chosen to avoid specific commitments. 
Balanced MIgration Group (01-Mar-2010)

Illegal workers paid £1,000 for false documents to work at factory
Three people involved in a 'sophisticated' immigration scam at a north Derbyshire chicken factory have been locked up for a total of 11 and a half...
Sheffield Telegraph (01-Mar-2010)

UK Border Agency launches consultation on NHS debtors
The UK Border Agency is carrying out a public consultation on proposals to change the Immigration Rules so that we can refuse permission to enter or stay in the UK if a migrant is subject to immigration control and is in debt to the NHS above a prescribed...
M2 (01-Mar-2010)

Afghan child migrant numbers on rise
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement United Nations aid agencies have voiced concern at the number of children migrating across Europe...
BBC News Hampshire (01-Mar-2010)

Extremist Muslims have 'wormed their way into Labour Party' minister warns
A fundamentalist group that wants to turn Britain into an Islamic republic has successfully infiltrated the Labour Party, a minister said yesterday. Jim Fitzpatrick named the Islamic Forum of Europe as a group trying to win power by secretly taking control of local Labour...
The Mail On Sunday (01-Mar-2010)

DAVID CAMERON MUST GET SERIOUS OR RISK ELECTION DISASTER
THE nightmare is fast becoming a reality. After all the damage his party has inflicted on Britain, Gordon Brown could be on course to win the forthcoming general...
Daily Express (01-Mar-2010)

Cameron begins to strike the right note
If David Cameron was daunted by the need to find inspiration yesterday for a truly vital address to the Tory faithful as his poll rating slumped to its worst level for two years, it didn't...
Daily Mail (01-Mar-2010)

Bruce Anderson: Cameron is at his best when the threat is greatest
The Conservatives' leader has an electricity which his rivals cannot...
The Independent (01-Mar-2010)

David Cameron: Lets tear the PM apart to kick him out of No10
DAVID Cameron yesterday vowed to tear Gordon Brown's "dark"record apart in the election...
Online Sun (01-Mar-2010)