US EditionBritain reviews human rights laws in major shake-up of asylum policy
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans reforms to ease deportations, limit appeals, and introduce temporary refugee status amid a surge of 39,292 Channel crossings this year, officials said.
- On Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce sweeping asylum reforms in the House of Commons, introducing the Bill to change how asylum and migration rules are applied in UK courts.
- The Home Office says the changes aim to deter irregular migration and restore public confidence, citing a rise in rights-based appeals and 39,292 Channel crossings this year.
- Ministers propose restricting article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights to immediate family, limiting failed asylum seekers to a single appeal route and creating a new independent fast-track removals body with refugee status made temporary and subject to review.
- But two senior sources within the party and charities and asylum advocacy groups warned accelerating removals of refugee families and children risks creating 'another Windrush scandal' and draining resources.
- Additionally, ministers plan visa bans on Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, keep India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Bangladesh on a watchlist, and cite Denmark’s strict asylum model.
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Shabana Mahmood’s warning to liberals
Shabana Mahmood entered the Home Office with a clear brief: to “think the unthinkable” on immigration. Public concern over the issue has surged to the extent that it is now routinely named as the most important facing the country. Though net migration is plummeting – some estimates suggest it could reach David Cameron’s old “tens of thousands” target – illegal immigration has continued to rise. Unless Labour can convince voters that it has broug…
Minister urges Labour MPs to ‘look closely’ at asylum plan amid backbench outcry
Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce sweeping changes in the Commons on Monday, including an overhaul of human rights laws. The borders minister has urged Labour MPs to wait for the Home Secretary’s announcement amid a backbench outcry over plans to toughen up the asylum system. Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce sweeping changes in the Commons on Monday, including an overhaul of human rights laws and a series of other measures designed …
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