Posts tagged with 'Damian Green'

25 Jul 12 26 Comments

FactCheck: Minister in the thick of it over new jobs?

An “administrative error” leads to the home office advertising for 400 more jobs than they had intended to, on the day of an ongoing row between the unions and the department in which

13 Jun 12 6 Comments

FactCheck: minister wrong on immigration

Immigration Minister Damian Green has claimed that tens of thousands of people who come to the UK for marriage and are eligible for benefits claim them. FactCheck tries to find them.

03 May 12 7 Comments

FactCheck: Minister plane wrong about Heathrow queues

Playing down the meltdown at Heathrow’s border control earlier this week, Damian Green told MPs: “I stress to the House that our information shows that queuing times bore no resemblance

27 Oct 11 2 Comments

FactCheck: Are foreign criminals being booted out faster than ever?

After Theresa May’s catgate, you would think MP’s might tread more carefully on the thorny issue of immigration. Less than a month ago Ms May was complaining that all too often foreign

02 Jun 11 4 Comments

FactCheck gives Government Green card on asylum ‘amnesty’

The Home Affairs Select Committee has accused the Government of operating a de facto amnesty for asylum seekers whose cases have not yet been dealt with. FactCheck investigates…

30 Nov 10 1 Comment

Cutting immigration: OBR questions about a cap

The Office for Budget Responsibility report yesterday raised more questions about how effective the cap on skilled and highly skilled workers, announced by the government last week, will actually

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