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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Labour’s asylum crackdown may fuel small boat crossings, British Red Cross warns

Yvette Cooper’s new asylum crackdown may fuel more dangerous Channel crossings as women and children left languishing in war zones attempt to reunite with their loved ones in Britain, the British Red Cross has warned.

The home secretary on Monday announced a suspension on new refugee family reunion applications, a pathway which allows refugees living legally in the UK to apply to bring their close relatives to safety.

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