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The number of asylum seekers housed in in hotels has fallen slightly to 32,345 as of March 31 (down from 38,079 in December). But this still remains above the 29,585 at the time Labour promised to end the use of hotels for migrants at last year's general election.

Here's a detailed breakdown of the key measures in David Gauke's Sentencing Review with assessments on their chances of working. By Daisy Eastlake and me: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Why mandatory chemical castration will never happen in the UK and how it was used by the government as a cynical dead cat strategy to distract from hugely unpopular measures to release killers and rapists: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Excl: Britain to ask Kosovo to take rejected asylum seekers as part of Keir Starmer's new plan for 'return hubs': thetimes.com/article/206ae1…

THE TIMES: Ministers weigh delay to soften welfare cuts #TomorrowsPapersToday

The French authorities prevented just 184 of the roughly 1,400 migrants who attempted crossing the Channel yesterday: premar-manche.gouv.fr/communiques-pr…

New: 1,194 migrants crossed the Channel in 18 boats yesterday, the Home Office has said. That's the highest daily figure so far this year and takes the total number to 14,811, the highest ever record in the first five months of a year and 42% higher than this time last year.

Our exclusive from March on plans to buy F-35As capable of carrying US nuclear bombs. There was a lot of backlash online from some in the defence community when we wrote it - so glad to see the debate moving on with ST splash today. thetimes.com/uk/defence/art…

Reeves promises to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers within the current parliament.

Rachel Reeves says the pledge to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers by 2029 will only save £1 billion per year. Sounds like the alternative accommodation is pretty pricey... Cost of hotels per migrant is about £140. Cost of place in dispersal accommodation is just £14

The taxpayer bill for asylum costs will still be £2.5 billion a year by 2029 despite the pledge to end the use of hotels to house migrants, according to the Treasury Spending Review document.

78% of Channel migrants this year have been men Since 2018, 71% have been men Today, the only migrants who were stopped from crossing by French police were women & children: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar… Yet No10 refuses to set the record straight after Darren Jones' false claim...

French police took a more active approach this morning as they pursued migrants into the water with tear gas, riot gear and batons But they only managed to stop a few women and children The majority - mainly men - managed to get through Excl pix here: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

EXCL: Fugitives wanted for murder and child rape are being allowed to stay in Britain. We went undercover to expose how they’re using human rights law to block extradition, claiming they’d be mistreated abroad. One paedophile has reoffended while here. itv.com/news/2025-06-1…

There are two camps emerging in Labour's attempts to reform the ECHR. One that believes the best route is through multilateral negotiations and the second who believe the most effective way is to act unilaterally: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…