New study shows that most asylum seekers crossing the English Channel are likely to be granted protection - contradicting claims by the UK government they are 'economic migrants'
An analysis by UK non-profit the Refugee Council shows that most people crossing the English Channel are refugees and not economic migrants, contradicting claims by the UK government.published on Wednesday cross-analyses Freedom of Information data and Home Office statistics for the period between January 2020 and May 2021.
“The reality is that people who come to the UK by taking terrifying journeys in small boats across the Channel do so because they are desperately seeking safety having fled persecution, terror and oppression,” said Refugee Council CEO Enver Solomon. “The report calls into question the government and Home Office’s narrative that the majority of people crossing the Channel are not in genuine need of protection.
Refugee rights groups and the UNHCR have slammed the bill, which would also allow asylum seekers to be returned to third countries they have passed through, as being against the 1951 Refugee Convention.
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