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Inflammatory Rhetoric: The UK’s War on Asylum Seekers

Samina Hashimi — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:31:58 +0000

As the government continues pushing to get the Rwanda scheme off the ground, the rhetoric around asylum seekers and refugees is becoming increasingly inflammatory.

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Charities Urge Ministers To Close Bibby Stockholm After Suspected Suicide

Poppy Lindsey — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:29:33 +0000

Ministers are being urged to close the Bibby Stockholm barge, following the death of an asylum seeker by a suspected suicide.

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Braverman’s Homelessness Comments Live On Past Her Resignation

Poppy Lindsey — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:09:12 +0000

Unfortunately, I'd become accustomed to Suella Braverman's seemingly never-ending ideas about making vulnerable people’s lives harder. But when I saw her claim that Britain's homeless population live on the streets as a lifestyle choice, my jaw physically dropped.

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Bibby Stockholm: the story behind the disaster

Seven Standen — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 07:29:41 +0000

The Home Office ignored multiple warnings from health and safety experts when they boarded the first group of asylum seekers onto Bibby Stockholm last week. Located in Dorset, the giant barge was evacuated because of health concerns after just five days.

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Home Office crackdown on asylum seekers with criminal convictions

Poppy Lindsey — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:05:29 +0000

New requirements around previous criminal convictions are enforced by the UK Home Office in yet another clampdown on migration to the country.

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Former Home Secretary’s Rwanda Policy challenged at High Court

Siobhan R — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 22:18:51 +0000

On the 5th of September, a five-day hearing began at the Royal Courts of Justice, in London. The High Court will determine if the UK Government’s Rwanda Policy is unlawful.

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Unpacking the Rwanda Asylum Plan

Siobhan R — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 23:42:49 +0000

In the months leading up to Refugee Week in June, the UK partnership with Rwanda has affected the lives of asylum seekers hoping to find safety in the UK.

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Legal Action Cancels Rwanda Asylum Flight

Megan Geall — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:45:43 +0000

The first flight scheduled to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda in the government's new plan to deal with asylum seekers has been cancelled last minute due to legal action and intervention from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg.

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