Rishi Sunak’s “hostile” immigration policies put asylum seekers at risk of being further exploited by criminal gangs in the underground economy, campaigners have warned as new figures show a spike in cases of modern slavery.
Unseen UK, an anti-slavery charity that provides a helpline for people to report suspected cases and support for victims, recorded 591 cases of modern slavery between January and March in 2023 - up from 556 in the same period in 2022.
