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We are the lead UK government department for immigration & passports, drugs policy, crime, fire, counter-terrorism & police.

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Cabinet Office
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The Civil Service has now entered the pre-election period. This will last until the General Election concludes. During this time there will be restrictions on communications activity and Government social media accounts will be quieter than usual.
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Yesterday we removed 32 more people with no right to be in the UK on one of our regular returns flights. This included foreign criminals with combined sentences of more than 42 years, for offences including sexual assault and robbery.
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We are tightening the rules around student visas. This is on top of the package of measures we announced last year to reduce legal migration.
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Home Office
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In 2023, we trained more than 3,600 frontline professionals to support victims of forced marriage, including: 👮 Police officers 👐 Social workers 🩺 Healthcare professionals We will do everything in our power to protect victims.
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At the end of last year, we unveiled plans for the biggest-ever cut in legal migration. This included banning the vast majority of postgraduate students from bringing dependants to the UK. Today new data shows applications for dependants are down nearly 80%.
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Home Office
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Seven years have passed since the Manchester Arena attack. Today we honour the 22 innocent lives lost and all those forever changed by terrorism. Support is available ➡️
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Greater Manchester Police
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Seven years on, our thoughts and hearts go out to all the innocent victims and their families, who tragically lost their lives or were affected by the Manchester Arena attack on Monday 22 May 2017. We will always remember them. 🐝 #WeStandTogether
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@metpoliceuk
Metropolitan Police
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We're continuing to deploy Live Facial Recognition technology as part of our commitment to reducing crime in communities across London. Yesterday it was deployed in #Hounslow where it assisted local officers removing harmful criminals from the street.
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Home Office
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Our migration and economic development partnership with Rwanda supports migrants to build a new prosperous life. Rwanda has proved its ability to resettle migrants and stands ready to accept people who cannot stay in the UK.
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BREAKING: New data shows that visa applications across key routes have fallen by 25%. We are delivering the biggest-ever cut in legal migration.
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@JamesCleverly
James Cleverly🇬🇧
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Immigration enforcement removals are up 25% this year. We are determined to remove people with no right to be in the UK.
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We are committed to removing those with no right to be in the UK. The number of removals is currently 25% higher than at the same point in 2023.
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✅ More than 550 suspects arrested ✅ 4,442 victims identified and helped ✅ More than 400 officers given specialist training Our grooming gangs taskforce has made huge strides in just a year - and we won't stop here.
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📢 Six new synthetic opioids to be controlled as Class A drugs. Producing or supplying these drugs could lead to up to life in prison and an unlimited fine.
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@JamesCleverly
James Cleverly🇬🇧
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Illegal migration is a global challenge. But we are not tackling it alone. Our close partnership with France is delivering results. Around 7,000 illegal and deadly Channel crossing attempts have been stopped since the start of this year.
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