The bill will introduce a new system whereby migrants will have to earn the right to stay, with progress slowed down if they don’t make an effort to integrate, or commit even minor crimes.

Mayor Boris Johnson has hosted the first ever London-wide Citizenship ceremony at City Hall. A resident from every one of London’s 33 boroughs attended the ceremony and was presented with a certificate and commemorative gift.

Two men were convicted this week of running an elaborate scam to help people cheat on Life In The UK tests using spy technology, in what authorities believe to be the first case of its kind.

Gordon Brown wants us to unite in a day of celebrating Britishness. One idea? A booze-up.

A Yorkshire soldier with six years of military service has been told he must take a UK citizenship test before he is allowed to serve in overseas war zones.

The Home Office is launching a consultation on the proposal to reform the immigration appeals system. The reform aims at making the appeals system faster and final, with decisions that are not litigated over in the higher courts.

The Government is refusing to hold an inquiry into its citizenship system despite it being hit by fraud. There is no record of attempts to cheat the testing system and no record of the numbers of people applying for citizenship after obtaining an English language qualification.