Patel’s asylum system overhaul plans will undermine rule of law and access to justice, lawyers warn
Home Secretary Priti Patel
PRITI PATEL’S planned overhaul of the asylum system will undermine the rule of law and access to justice, lawyers warned as a “sham” consultation on the changes closed this week.
Under the Home Secretary’s proposed system, asylum-seekers who enter Britain via an illegal route would be denied the right to permanently settle even if their claims are successful.
Those who come through official resettlement schemes would be granted indefinite leave to remain.
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