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Sami Quadri

Asylum seekers banned from using taxis for most medical trips, Home Secretary announces

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is outlining planned reform of asylum system - (PA Wire)

Asylum seekers have been banned from using taxis for most medical journeys, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced.

The Government said the new rules will restrict taxi use for medical travel to exceptional, evidence-based cases such as physical disability, pregnancy or serious illness.

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