UK News Briefing

Refugee Action research finds that cuts to funding for English lessons for refugees is leading to isolation, loneliness and an inability to get jobs – despite strong backing from the public for ministers to tackle the problem.

The High Court has ordered the government to establish a public inquiry into abuse at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre.

MPs have called for migrant women reporting domestic abuse to be protected and supported as victims, before any consideration of their immigration status.

The UK Government’s policies exacerbate discrimination, stoke xenophobic sentiment and further entrench racial inequality, the UN’s expert on racism and human rights says in a new report.