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[email protected] | Laura Pollock

Afghan women and Palestinians to be prioritised as UK restarts refugee scheme

The move unfreezes the UK resettlement scheme which will reopen immediately (Image: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

SHABANA Mahmood will announce the reopening of a scheme to resettle refugees in the UK, which will prioritise Afghan women and girls and Palestinians, as she says “fairness” is at the heart of her vision for the Home Office.

The move unfreezes the UK resettlement scheme, which will reopen immediately, with around a quarter of those admitted to the UK under it expected to be Palestinians and women and girls from Afghanistan.

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