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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Most asylum seekers rejected under tightened laws will remain in UK

Shabana Mahmood carrying a red binder
Shabana Mahmood immigration and asylum bill proposes to charge asylum seekers £10,000 before they are given settled status. Photograph: Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

More than half of the people whose asylum and visa claims will be rejected under tightened human rights laws will continue to live in the UK, according to the Home Office’s own assessment.

Documents released on Tuesday show that plans to set new limits on article 8 of the European convention on human rights are expected to result in another 11,700 people having their claims rejected annually.

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