May's migrant rent checks are racist, High Court rules
Judge tears apart key policy of PM's ‘hostile environment’ policy
A CORE part of PM Theresa May’s hostile environment immigration policy was demolished by a High Court judge today, who ruled that it promotes racism.
Mr Justice Spencer found the government is breaching human rights law by demanding that landlords in England check the immigration status of their tenants.
He also passed an order halting the roll-out of the scheme to the rest of Britain, warning that it is an unlawful policy that must be repealed immediately.
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