Peers defeat Government in vote to let 3,000 child refugees into UK
The Government has been defeated in the Lords as peers voted to allow 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees into the country. Peers voted by 306 votes to 204, a majority of
Read MoreThe Government has been defeated in the Lords as peers voted to allow 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees into the country. Peers voted by 306 votes to 204, a majority of
Read MoreThe Government has been defeated in the Lords over how long people can be held in detention under its flagship Immigration Bill. Peers voted by 187 votes to 170, a
Read MoreMinisters must call on more areas to house asylum seekers as Britain faces unprecedented demand for accommodation, MPs have said. The system for allocating housing was labelled “unfair” with the
Read MoreCharities have hailed potentially “ground-breaking” plans for Britain to take in vulnerable refugee children who have become separated from their families in Syria and other conflicts, the Government has announced.
Read MoreA housing firm is to stop making asylum seekers wear wristbands to claim food after an outcry from campaigners. The brightly-coloured wristbands were handed out to refugees staying at Lynx
Read MoreThe first Middlesbrough asylum seekers’ homes with controversial red doors have had their entrances repainted, the services giant with the contract to house them has said. Doors on the properties
Read MoreA Home Office contractor supplying accommodation for asylum seekers has come under fire after reportedly giving migrants brightly coloured wristbands which they must wear at all times. The wristbands have
Read MoreVulnerable British children are being placed in care outside their home county due to the influx of child asylum seekers from across the English Channel. Council chiefs in Kent said
Read MoreA property developer has said front doors will be repainted after concerns the homes of asylum seekers have been marked out in red, exposing them to racism and vandalism. An
Read MoreBritain should welcome thousands of lone children from Europe on top of the Syrian refugee resettlement programme, a committee of MPs has said. The International Development Committee called on the
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