Asylum seekers
Asylum seekers returning to Bibby Stockholm barge is 'health catastrophe waiting to happen'
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Asylum seekers returning to Bibby Stockholm barge is 'health catastrophe waiting to happen'
Are you gay enough for Suella Braverman? How Home Office expects LGBTQ+ migrants to 'prove' themselves
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Are you gay enough for Suella Braverman? How Home Office expects LGBTQ+ migrants to 'prove' themselves
Bibby Stockholm ruling: Home Office blasted as 'inhumane' as asylum seekers told to return to barge
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Bibby Stockholm ruling: Home Office blasted as 'inhumane' as asylum seekers told to return to barge
A damning list of Rishi Sunak’s broken promises and screeching U-turns, from net zero to EU law
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A damning list of Rishi Sunak’s broken promises and screeching U-turns, from net zero to EU law
Suella Braverman sinks to new low saying asylum seekers pretend to be gay for 'special treatment'
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Suella Braverman sinks to new low saying asylum seekers pretend to be gay for 'special treatment'
Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
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Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
Home Office plan to reduce asylum seeker hotel bill 'pushing refugees to homelessness'
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Home Office plan to reduce asylum seeker hotel bill 'pushing refugees to homelessness'
The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty
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The Old Oak: Director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty on changing the conversation and challenging cruelty
Refugee women and children being made homeless due to 'inhumane' new Home Office policy
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Refugee women and children being made homeless due to 'inhumane' new Home Office policy
Asylum backlog hits record high but people arriving on small boats make up just a third of the queue
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Asylum backlog hits record high but people arriving on small boats make up just a third of the queue
It's time to offer a safe route for asylum seekers arriving in boats
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It's time to offer a safe route for asylum seekers arriving in boats
What I learnt as a volunteer for a Calais charity supporting refugees
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What I learnt as a volunteer for a Calais charity supporting refugees
Bibby Stockholm is a 'monument to government failure', says IRC
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Bibby Stockholm is a 'monument to government failure', says IRC
Refugee Week: This is what refugees in the UK want you to know
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Refugee Week: This is what refugees in the UK want you to know
Reunions and separations: Refugee Dads share their stories for Fathers Day
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Reunions and separations: Refugee Dads share their stories for Fathers Day
'Is this a hotel or a prison?': Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
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'Is this a hotel or a prison?': Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
The Illegal Migration Bill will 'create a new homeless population'
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The Illegal Migration Bill will 'create a new homeless population'
How the Illegal Migration Bill could 'traumatise' refugees and asylum seekers
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How the Illegal Migration Bill could 'traumatise' refugees and asylum seekers
How an asylum seeker channelled his rage at the immigration system and transformed it into a force for good
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