US EditionHow Serious Is Labour Backlash over Asylum Plans?
Labour's policy includes temporary refugee status, expanded deportations, and a 20-year wait for residency amid a surge of over 111,000 asylum claims last year.
- On Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a broad asylum overhaul allowing authorities to seize asylum-seekers' jewellery and belongings to fund claim processing.
- Home Office figures show 111,084 applied for asylum by June 2025, while Labour, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, cited political pressure from rising far-right momentum after deporting over 50,000 since 2024.
- Under the package, asylum seekers face a 30-month 'core protection' replacement for five-year grants, with no guaranteed housing or allowances, and assets must be contributed.
- The plan is expected to fast-track many more deportations, particularly of families with children, while around 20 Labour MPs oppose the package and at least 26 police officers were injured in protests.
- The government will seek to change how judges apply the European Convention on Human Rights to limit family-life claims, while Amnesty International and the Refugee Council warned the overhaul is divisive and cruel.
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