Search results for ‘asylum’
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‘Our track record in welcoming refugees speaks for itself,’ says Rwandan Government
We spoke to Yolande Makolo, a spokesperson for the Rwandan Government, and began by asking her about the Supreme Court ruling which claimed Rwanda had an inadequate understanding of the asylum procedure.
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Can Rishi Sunak get his government back on track?
He’s sacked his Home Secretary, brought David Cameron back into Government and seen a flagship policy overruled by the UK’s top court. Rishi Sunak has promised emergency legislation “in the coming weeks” to declare Rwanda is safe for asylum seekers, under pressure from both wings of his party.
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Sunak pledges emergency legislation after Rwanda policy blocked by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that Rwanda is not a safe country to deport asylum seekers – so Rishi Sunak has pledged emergency legislation to declare that it is.
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Home Secretary trying to ‘diminish’ LGBTQ persecution around the world, says barrister
We were joined by Aderonke Apata who herself was an asylum seeker and is now a barrister who works on asylum cases.
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Migration is ‘existential challenge to the west’ – Home Sec calls for immigration rethink
It’s not enough to fear discrimination ‘simply for being gay or a woman’ to qualify for asylum – according to Suella Braverman – who’s been setting out her case against the global system for accepting refugees.
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Afghans on resettlement schemes in UK now facing eviction
The asylum backlog has reached a record high with growing numbers of claims from Afghans crossing the channel on small boats.
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How Afghanistan has changed under Taliban rule in two years
It’s exactly two years since the Taliban seized power again in Afghanistan – forcing thousands of people to flee to Europe, in fear for their lives.
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Senior Tory MP says government has “failed” to stop small boats
It’s not so much his controversial views on asylum seekers which are causing ructions in the Tory party, but senior MP Lee Anderson’s claim that the government had “failed” to stop people crossing the Channel in small boats hasn’t gone down quite so well. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick took pains this morning to distance himself from that.
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Task force announced to clamp down on ‘crooked immigration lawyers’ who coach migrants to lie
The job of the Professional Enablers Taskforce is to root out corrupt immigration lawyers.
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Mandela’s daughter and granddaughter criticise British government’s controversial Rwanda plan
It’s designed to educate people about diversity, humanity and equality: the key principles which Nelson Mandela campaigned for all his life. Ten years in the making – a new memorial to the anti apartheid icon is under construction in Liverpool.
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The people drowning as Europe pushes them away
Paraic O’Brien speaks about his time in Tunisia on the frontline of this crisis.
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Councils warn thousands of Afghans who came to UK after Taliban seized power could become homeless
Councils have warned that up to eight thousand Afghans who came to the UK seeking asylum after the Taliban seized power are at risk of becoming homeless.
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‘We keep talking about people as numbers,’ says Syrian chef and refugee
We spoke to Imad Alarnab, the chef and entrepreneur behind The Syrian Kitchen restaurant in London. Imad fled the war in Syria arriving in Britain in 2015 having made the risky journey across Europe as an asylum seeker.
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Children’s Commissioner for England threatens to take the government to court over illegal migration bill
The number of children absent from school has remained troublingly high since the pandemic. But for one group, the repercussions are particularly worrying.
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FactCheck: Is it illegal to cross the Channel on a small boat?
The answer is complicated.