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Kegworth: Asylum seeker dies in UK village
A month ago asylum seekers being housed in the Leicestershire village of Kegworth were targeted by protesters.
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FactCheck: Jenrick’s claim that people must seek asylum in first safe country
The immigration minister made the claim on Channel 4 News.
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Can Rishi Sunak reduce the asylum claims backlog – and what about the shadow backlog?
The Prime Minister has pledged to get the asylum backlog down to zero by the end of this year. But could that ever be a realistic target – given the sheer numbers involved?
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How effective are efforts to clear the asylum cases backlog – and what about the people left waiting for a decision?
A barge due to house five hundred asylum seekers has arrived in Falmouth in Cornwall for a refit – before it moves onto its final destination in Dorset. Critics have described it as a “quasi prison” – with questions over living conditions and safety for those on board. Record numbers of people are waiting for…
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The disabled asylum seekers trapped in unsuitable housing
Now hundreds of asylum seekers are trapped in unsuitable housing – say campaigners – while they wait for the Home Office to decide their application. For those with disabilities – it’s even more of a problem – with some saying they’re struggling to cope in properties which aren’t properly accessible or fit for their needs.…
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UK needs ‘proper safe and legal routes’ for people to claim asylum, Conservative MP says
The Conservative MP Danny Kruger helped lead backbench Conservative attempts to further toughen the Illegal Migration Bill.
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Britain’s asylum plan ‘unlawful’ and Rwanda ‘unsafe’, lawyers tell court of appeal
The Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful because the country isn’t safe, the Court of Appeal has been told.
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Debate: Is the decision to house asylum seekers on barges the solution to the migration crisis?
We asked to speak to the Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, but the Home Office said he wasn’t doing any interviews today. We’re joined from Weymouth by Peter Roper – the Town Mayor of Portland – and here in the studio by Immigration lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie…
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Government unveils barge to house unprocessed asylum seekers
The government has confirmed it plans to house 500 male asylum seekers onto a barge moored off the Dorset Coast – in an attempt to reduce the cost of hotels. The Home Office said the Bibby Stockholm – which will now be towed from southern Italy to Portland port – will provide “basic and functional”…
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The Leicester village divided over a hotel housing asylum seekers
Hundreds of hotels around the UK are being used to house people seeking asylum while the authorities try to clear the growing backlog of cases.
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Safe legal routes ‘aren’t working’ for asylum seekers, says Yvette Cooper
We spoke to Yvette Cooper, shadow home secretary, and asked her if, in principle, it is right or wrong to move asylum seekers from hotels to former military barracks?
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Asylum seekers to be moved to former military sites
The government says its plan to house thousands of asylum seekers in “basic and functional” accommodation on former military sites in Lincolnshire and Essex, plus a non-military site in East Sussex, is part of its drive to reduce the amount spent on hotel rooms.
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Concerns grow over welfare of asylum seekers trapped on Diego Garcia
The United Nations Refugee Agency has told this programme it’s concerned about the welfare of asylum seekers trapped and isolated in a makeshift camp overseen by the UK, and has asked for access.
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What’s it like living in a hotel seeking asylum in Britain?
Over 45,000 asylum seekers are now being housed in hotels across the UK, a situation the government says it wants to put an end to.
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Who is fuelling protests against UK’s asylum seekers?
More than 45,000 asylum seekers are currently being housed in hotels across the UK, at a cost of over six million pounds per day.