asylum

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A protest at Yarl's Wood detention centre last year

The report which could destroy Britain’s immigration detention centres

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Waiting for the letter: Many children who fled to the UK for sanctuary are sent back to their home country when they turn 18

The deportation game: What happens when refugees turn 18?

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A young Syrian refugee fleeing violence in Homs flashes the 'V for Victory' sign

Germany’s ten-point refugee plan shows how irresponsible Britain has become

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Migrants and asylum seekers try to get into the UK on the back of lorries in Calais

Comment: Britain has a responsibility toward Calais migrants

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The Home Office system for processing asylum seekers will have to be completely reappraised following the ruling

Home Office in turmoil following asylum ruling

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Asylum knocked down - the case means Theresa May will no longer be able to force asylum seekers onto fast-track during their appeals

Home Office in chaos as court knocks down unlawful asylum restrictions

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Locked up: Many people are detained for years on end

Two down, one to go: Tories isolated on indefinite detention of asylum seekers

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MPs vote in favour of assisted dying – Humanists UK comment

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed its Second Reading. This is the first time in history that the House of Commons has voted in favour of the principle of assisted dying for the terminally ill. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘Parliament has taken a historic first step to… Read more »

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Answer NRW’s call for evidence on wild bird licensing says BASC

Gloucestershire Firearms Grant Applications to Resume After BASC Pressure

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed a significant step forward in firearms licensing procedures in Gloucestershire following our sustained pressure and engagement with the county’s new Chief Constable and the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Despite having announced they were not accepting any grant applications, and that existing applications would take… Read more »

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Cameron bears responsibility for UK government decision to end support for search-and-rescue

Cameron bears responsibility for migrant boat deaths – but Miliband isn’t brave enough to say it

Ed Miliband’s speech on Libya aims at the wrong target, he’d be better off focusing on how UK support for the end of search-and-rescue led to hundreds drowning in the Mediterranean

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Italian minister Graziano Delrio shakes hands with a migrant standing on the deck of a boat carrying 27 survivors of the migrant shipwreck

This isn’t a migrant rescue plan – it’s an EU border-control plan

The EU stamps on its own reputation for human rights with a response to the migrant boat deaths which focuses on border control, not search-and-rescue

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