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Priti Patel says new asylum rules will ‘deter illegal entry’ and crack down on traffickers
The home secretary has set out plans to change the asylum system so refugees are assessed on how they arrive in the UK.
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Inspectors say Covid outbreak virtually inevitable at barracks housing asylum seekers
A damning report today by prison and borders inspectors has concluded the cramped conditions meant that a large-scale outbreak of Covid was virtually inevitable.
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Home Office accused of treating asylum seekers dangerously after dozens caught Covid in housing
Two former army barracks, Napier and Penally, have been under scrutiny since they opened to asylum seekers last year.
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Government at fault for asylum seeker Covid outbreaks, says Yvette Cooper
We spoke to the chair of the Home Affairs Committee, Labour MP Yvette Cooper, who echoed criticisms of the Home Office and its decision to house large numbers of asylum seekers at former army barracks.
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Priti Patel vows to fix ‘fundamentally broken’ asylum system
Human rights groups warned the changes could make the current system worse.
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What life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
Our reporter Jamal Osman has been to hear what life is like for some of the people who are hoping to make a new start in the UK.
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Asylum reform proposals condemned by campaigners
It seems that everything is on the table as the government seeks to reform the way the asylum process is run in the UK.
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‘Unfortunately it took these fires to highlight the need to address the conditions of asylum seekers’ – Shabia Mantoo, UN Refugee Agency
Shabia Mantoo from the United Nations Refugee Agency is asked about plans to improve the situation at the Moria Camp.
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Home Office ‘disappointed’ after judge halts flight to deport asylum seekers
The Home Office say they are “bitterly disappointed” by a judge’s decision to stop a whole flight of asylum seekers from being deported to Spain.
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Online videos allegedly show far-right activists entering hotels housing asylum seekers
The Home Office has stressed it will take necessary precautions to protect people in their care
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Concerns raised over Glasgow asylum seekers accommodation
More than 300 asylum seekers in Glasgow were moved into hotels around the city as lockdown began.
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Home Office quotes Bible in asylum refusal letter
Officials took issue with his claim that he’d become a Christian because it was a peaceful religion. A rejection letter from the Home Office quoted violent passages from the Bible.
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Court over-rules government on asylum seeker torture claims
The Supreme Court has over-ruled attempts by the Home Office to discredit claims of torture by a Sri Lankan asylum seeker.
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Iranian asylum seeker explains how he got across English Channel in dinghy
An Iranian asylum seeker who made the perilous journey across the English Channel in a small boat just over a fortnight ago has told this programme that the combination of the harsh conditions in France and the poor exchange rate are behind the spike in asylum seekers risking the crossing.
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Home Secretary Javid questions Channel migrants’ asylum status
People shouldn’t risk their lives to cross the Channel, the Home Secretary Sajid Javid declared today, as he defended the Government’s decision to declare a major incident over the number of migrants trying to reach the UK.