US EditionRefugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum reforms
- On Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will set out sweeping asylum reforms to MPs in the House of Commons, extending the wait for permanent settlement from five years to 20 years.
- Political pressure from Nigel Farage's Reform UK helped drive Labour's tougher immigration shift as some 39,075 people crossed the English Channel this year.
- Cutting initial protection to 30 months, the plan would revoke the statutory duty to provide asylum support and introduce a community sponsorship scheme modelled on the Homes for Ukraine programme.
- More than 100 British charities wrote to Mahmood warning the measures risk fuelling racism and violence, while Enver Solomon, chief executive at the Refugee Council, said they "will not deter" refugees and urged support for those contributing to Britain.
- Drawing on Denmark's experience, ministers argue the changes will cut claims and remove refugees soon after home countries are safe, while UK courts and judges prioritise public safety.
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The government of Keir Starmer refuses to accept the arguments of its internal critics, within the Labour Party, who accuse it of being copying the strategy of the extreme right in its response to immigration. “Illegal immigration (sic) is destroying our country. Our task, as a Labour Government, is precisely to unite it, and if we do not resolve this issue we will be increasingly divided,” said Shabana Mahmood, the Minister of the Interior, who…
Britain is set to reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers as part of its plan to reform its asylum system. Under the new rules, refugees would be able to apply for permanent residency after 20 years in the country, instead of five.
Under pressure from the far right party of Nigel Farage, the Labour government intends to reduce the protection granted to refugees and to remove their automatic access to social assistance.
Labour responds to the exuberant migration and the catastrophic survey values.
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