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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

MPs highlight plight of Gaza students unable to come to UK with children

Loay with his wife, Hala, and their three-month-old daughter Raseel in Khan Younis.
Loay with his wife, Hala, and their three-month-old daughter, Raseel, in Khan Younis. He chose to stay in Gaza with his family. Photograph: handout

A cross-party group of more than 100 MPs has written to the government, highlighting the plight of Palestinian students unable to take up scholarships at UK universities because they have been barred from bringing their children.

The British government has now evacuated from Gaza almost 60 scholars with fully funded university places and more are expected soon, but others have been forced to abandon their plans in order to remain with their families.

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