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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Rohit David

End of the Line for Permanent Asylum: UK To Announce Sweeping Reforms

Shabana Mahmood to announce radical UK asylum overhaul on 17 November 2025 (Credit: Kelly : Pexels)

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce groundbreaking UK asylum reforms on 17 November 2025, abolishing permanent asylum and granting refugees only temporary status subject to rigorous reviews.

This immigration overhaul 2025, modelled on Denmark's strict system, seeks to curb small boat crossings—now at 39,000, an 18 per cent rise—and deter 'asylum shoppers' viewing Britain as a soft touch.

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