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Many of Thursday’s papers focus on government plans to streamline the asylum process in the UK. Some 12,000 people from five nations – Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya, Syria and Yemen – who applied before last July will now be considered for refugee status without face-to-face interviews. Instead, decisions will be made after they have filled out a 10-page Home Office questionnaire. The Daily Express reports that they are among 92,000 cases the Home Office aims to process by the end of the year in an attempt to reduce the asylum backlog.

Daily Express Front Page 2nd of February 2026

The PM drew fire after arguing the 2016 referendum was swayed by false promises and signalling plans to rework post‑Brexit policy. He criticised Nigel Farage; Farage said he aims to pull Britain closer to Brussels. Backers of Brexit insist the UK is stronger outside the EU.

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Daily Express Front Page 31st of January 2026

Politicians and campaigners have launched a push for a “proper Brexit”, urging the PM to deliver fuller separation from EU rules. Backed by Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch and Boris Johnson, it calls for greater regulatory divergence, tighter borders and an end to perceived compromises.

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