U.K.'s hard-right Reform party says it will mass-deport migrants if it wins power

U.K.’s hard-right Reform party says it will mass-deport migrants if it wins power

LONDON — Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform UK party, said Tuesday that if he wins the next election he will leave the European Convention on Human Rights and immediately detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally, including children. Farage laid out his plans following a significant rise in migrants who arrive…

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Officials win court case to remove asylum-seekers from a U.K. hotel that's been the focus of protests

Officials win court case to remove asylum-seekers from a U.K. hotel that’s been the focus of protests

LONDON — A hotel near London that has become the focus of heated anti-migrant protests in recent weeks will have to remove asylum-seekers who are staying there after authorities won a legal bid Tuesday to oust the migrants. Officials from the Epping Forest District Council asked a judge to issue an order to temporarily block migrants from…

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More than 500 in U.K. arrested in pro-Palestinian events

More than 500 in U.K. arrested in pro-Palestinian events

LONDON — London police said Sunday that 532 people were arrested the previous day when supporters of a pro-Palestinian group recently outlawed as a terrorist organization intentionally broke the law to test the government’s ability to enforce the ban. The Metropolitan Police Service released the updated figures as a separate group of protesters, demanding the immediate release…

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