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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal in Copenhagen

Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum

Shabana Mahmood on a visit to the Center Sandholm reception centre in Sandholmgårdsvej, Denmark
Shabana Mahmood on a visit to the Center Sandholm reception centre in Sandholmgårdsvej, Denmark on 25 February. The Danish government has brought in a policy similar to the one the home secretary is introducing. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Shabana Mahmood has ripped up the government’s asylum rules so that from Monday every refugee will be told that their status is temporary and will last just 30 months.

In a move that has concerned a refugee charity, the home secretary said that claimants whose countries are deemed to be safe by the UK government will from now on be expected to return.

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