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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Merrick

Minister threatens fresh asylum crackdown and lashes out at international students

Reuters

A fresh crackdown on asylum seekers crossing the Channel is on the way to make clear that the UK is not “a soft touch”, the immigration minister has said.

Robert Jenrick also attacked international students, accusing them of using their studies as “a backdoor way of bringing their families into the UK” and putting further “strain” on public services.

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