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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor

Home Office accused of being ‘unashamedly racist’ towards Sudanese

Sudanese families flee South Khartoum
Sudanese families prepare to flee the clashes in South Khartoum last month. Photograph: Reuters

The Home Office has been accused of operating an “unashamedly racist” refugee system after refusing to offer people fleeing fighting in Sudan a safe and legal route to the UK, in stark contrast to the schemes offered to those escaping the war in Ukraine.

With the final evacuation flight from Khartoum to the UK having left last week, a lack of options from the UK government has crystallised concern that it has adopted a segregated immigration policy. No safe and legal routes have been made available to help Sudanese refugees flee and there is no sign of an announcement outlining a new scheme to deal with the fallout of the conflict.

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