How visa scam caught Blair in migration trap

Beverley Hughes has been forced to resign as the immigration minister. Questioned on whether she knew that applications from Romania and Bulgaria were being accepted, even though the papers were forged and the Immigration Service was told that this was the case, she denied it. Subsequently, a letter...

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Published in:The Observer (London) 2004-04, p.16-17
Main Authors: Ahmed, Kamal, Mathiason, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Beverley Hughes has been forced to resign as the immigration minister. Questioned on whether she knew that applications from Romania and Bulgaria were being accepted, even though the papers were forged and the Immigration Service was told that this was the case, she denied it. Subsequently, a letter was unearthed in which it appears she had been informed of the broader problem of forged visa applications.
ISSN:0029-7712