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Kemi Badenoch suggests 'camps' to house asylum seekers instead of hotels in visit to Epping

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Badenoch suggests migrants held in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

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Illinois Democrats tell feds to stop trying to 'usurp' state authority over immigration

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Trump claims DC crimes trounce stats from notoriously violent cities worldwide

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Trump takes control of Metro Police, deploys National Guard to take on Washington crime

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Trump considers deploying National Guard troops to DC ahead of news conference

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Labour peer calls for Clive of India statue in Whitehall to be torn down

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Government vows Palestine Action supporters 'will feel the full force of the law' after 532 arrests at protest

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Nicola Sturgeon says she still misses Alex Salmond

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UK to expand ‘deport now, appeal later’ scheme for foreign criminals

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Government urged to crack down on ‘exploitative’ baby formula marketing

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