The British government of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under fire for “losing control of the borders” after admitting it had lost track of tens of thousands of asylum-seekers amid a backlog of applications.
LONDON: The UK is unable to tell thousands of asylum seekers in temporary accommodation whether or not their applications have been approved or rejected because of rules branded “totally ludicrous” by a senior Labour MP. A report by The Independent revealed UK Home Office rules prevent asylum seekers in hotels from receiving information on the outcome of their cases “until
Around 40,000 people have arrived in Britain after crossing the Channel so far this year, with ministers under severe pressure to get a grip on the issue.
Nick Bramall gives a mirthless laugh. The murky politics and contradictions of policing have long failed to surprise the son of Field Marshal Lord Bramall MC. But they still appal him. ‘It’s too late for Dad and the other victims, of course,’ he says.
‘Steve Rodhouse has never apologised to us, but he must know what is coming now. He was the man in charge and he should take the rap. I just find it very odd that despite him being involved in so many fiascos, he kept getting promoted.’
So many fiascos? This is a story in which failure apparently breeds success. Almost five years have passed since Operation Midland, the Metropolitan Police’s calamitous investigation into allegations of a VIP sex abuse ring made by an NHS manager called Carl Beech aka ‘Nick’ was officially closed down. On that day, March 21, 2016, the then Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) Rodhouse, who had overall control of Midland, declared: ‘I haven’t seen any evidence to prove that an