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New rules on differential treatment of refugees
Good overview from Coilin Yeo of the much-trailed policy of treating some refugees differently to others based on their mode of arrival in the United Kingdom ... changes are being introduced today ...
The policy exemplifies Priti Patel’s modern Home Office. It pretends to be tough as old boots but in reality it creates genuine but fairly minor problems for very vulnerable people with no likely policy outcomes achieved. What it does do is make more work for officials, thereby worsening the backlogs in the asylum system. It is not just pointless; it is actually counterproductive.