The Government spent more than £79m fighting legal challenges against the Home Office in 2023 — more than in the previous three years combined. A Freedom of Information Request by the Refugee ...
The Home Office, under Boris Johnson’s Conservative government at the time, with Priti Patel as Home Secretary, refused to publish despite requests under the Freedom of Information Act.
Home Office documents seen by Channel 4 News show the department’s lawyers disparaging the credentials of inquiry chairwoman Kate Eves. An inquiry chair has called for a “reset” on an ...