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UK Home Secretary Priti Patel on Monday resigned from the Cabinet in a letter to the outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson and said she plans to support his successor Liz Truss from the backbenches of Parliament. The Indian-origin senior minister, a close ally of Johnson, was widely expected not to be included in the top line-up of Prime Minister elect Truss’ top team.
A number of newly arrived asylum seekers staying in hotels have received letters from the government telling them their claims have been deemed 'inadmissible'.
Officials are understood to be working hard to reduce the backlog of outstanding asylum claims, but are struggling to keep up.
Home Office signs landmark UK immigration deal with Pakistan to return foreign criminals and immigration offenders. Full report, here.
New 'inadmissibility' rules allow officials to send asylum seekers to a 'safe third country' they have travelled through on their way to the UK.