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UP TO 500 refugees could be housed in a Hampshire camp with no mains power or running water, according to former immigration minister Caroline Nokes.
The Tory MP grilled Home Office minister Chris Philp in the Commons yesterday over proposed changes to asylum law, which she said could have “far-reaching consequences” if they come into force in January.
New rules, published quietly last week, will prevent people from claiming asylum in Britain if they have passed through or have a connection with a “safe” third country.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE