Biometric system will no longer launch next month after warnings of travel delays
Official data highlights country’s demographic challenges
Also in this newsletter: fate of Lebanon peacekeepers overshadows Irish leader’s White House visit
Berlin’s decision risks hampering borderless travel in Schengen area
Interior minister Bruno Retailleau promises immigration curbs similar to those of Marine Le Pen’s party
Also in this newsletter: Will tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles hurt the green transition?
Also in this newsletter: don’t expect a new European Commission before December
Row breaks out over leadership contender’s comments as Tory annual conference gets under way in Birmingham
US vice-president tries to appeal to voters worried about illegal crossings without alienating her liberal base
The Democratic presidential candidate promises measures to stop illegal crossings in a campaign visit to Arizona
Germany, France and Netherlands not ready for biometric system due to start in November
Home Office assessments come as new Labour government presses ahead with curbs on immigration
Law firm Duncan Lewis drops case against government after justice secretary agrees to review pay
How does the influx of immigrants affect US jobs numbers?
Also in this newsletter: why doesn’t Belgium have a new government yet?
Tougher policies have contributed to sharp drop in illegal crossings in run-up to presidential election
The labour market is softer than it appears
Tory leadership frontrunner says GDP figures ‘juiced up’ by arrivals
Brussels launches procedure against Viktor Orbán’s government after it misses deadline to pay fines
Meloni has reduced the flow, but some methods are controversial
Keir Starmer’s talks with Italy’s rightwing PM came after eight people died trying to cross English Channel on Sunday
Also in this newsletter: EU asylum applications stable amid frenzied immigration debate
British premier has promised tougher border measures and to ‘smash the gangs’ that smuggle people
Deputy prime minister could face prison over episode in which vessel carrying rescued migrants was forbidden from docking
French government laments this year’s ‘terrible’ toll, said to be worst since 2018
