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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Migrants to UK will not get benefits until becoming citizens under new plans

People who migrate to the UK will be eligible for benefits and social housing only when they become British citizens and those who arrive by small boats could wait up to 30 years for long-term residency under new plans outlined by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood. The plans could result in migrants only becoming eligible for benefits and social housing if they first become British citizens, rather than upon being granted settlement as is currently the case.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Good humanitarian reason': Ed Davey calls for emergency programme to clear asylum backlog

Declare a Covid-style national emergency to clear a 70,000+ asylum backlog within six months, using Nightingale processing centres, tripling staff and treating eligible refugees humanely.
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fromIndependent
3 months ago

'Her body just shut down' - Gazan man reunited with wife in Ireland tells how she was hospitalised the next day due to starvation

Areej Al Zohoor was hospitalised with severe exhaustion and starvation a day after arriving in Dublin following evacuation from Gaza.
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