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AIRLINES and airports could face fines of up to £50,000 for failings that allow passengers to bypass immigration controls under proposals announced by the Home Office today.
Passengers arriving on scheduled flights must be directed to the airport’s immigration control to be cleared for entry into the country, but government figures show that, in 2014, just under 1,000 passengers were not brought to immigration control because of airport operator or carrier error.
The government is considering penalties following “an occurrence of any misdirection of a passenger or passengers where reasonable steps have not been taken to avoid it,” with fines of between £2,500 and £50,000.
Labour cannot win another election by accommodating racism, instead it should focus on finding solutions to social concerns that too often seek scapegoats, writes DIANE ABBOTT
Edinburgh’s upcoming by-elections offer tenants a chance to put politicians under pressure over soaring rents and a council that has repeatedly sided with landlords and developers, says ADITI JEHANGIR
Unison national officer CLARE WILLIAMS spoke to the Morning Star about the union’s priority campaigns and why they will not let up just because the Prime Minister has changed