If asylum seekers need to be told not to sexually abuse women and children, what are they doing in the UK? Spiked - 20/08/26 For years, the British public has been told that it is unequivocally racist to draw any connection between illegal immigration and sex offending. Yet this link – so often derided as a ‘far right’ conspiracy theory and a ‘racist dog whistle’ – has just been made by none other than the British government. ‘In the UK, both people must say “yes” to sex’, states a Home Office-produced ‘guide for asylum seekers’ . ‘Child abuse is a serious crime in the UK’, explains another booklet, titled ‘Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK’. This one informs illegal migrants that they must not have ‘sex or sexual contact with a child under 16’, ‘physically hurt a child’ or ‘cut or harm a girl’s genitals (female genital mutilation)’. This ‘promotional material’ – to use the Home Office’s unfortunate choice of words – was released on Wednesday. These revelations...
EU citizens account for the biggest proportion of total migrants receiving Universal Credit Daily Telegraph 19/08/26 The number of foreigners claiming benefits hit a fresh high, days after Reform promised to ban claims by overseas nationals. Almost 1.3 million migrants were claiming Universal Credit (UC) in May 2026, according to figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions, roughly 20,000 higher than a year ago. Citizens from the EU accounted for the biggest proportion of the total, with about half of the foreigners claiming Britain’s main unemployment benefit coming from the Continent. Those with indefinite leave to remain, who have usually lived and worked in the UK for at least five years, accounted for 233,000 of the total. Foreign nationals can generally start claiming welfare on the same terms as British citizens once they are granted settled status or indefinite leave to remain. Asylum seekers are also eligible after they have been granted refugee status. The...