Sex offenders to be denied refugee protection in UK under law change

The action comes as the Government has vowed to halve violence against women and girls in a decade (PA) - (PA Archive)

Migrants convicted of sexual offences will be unable to claim asylum in the UK under a change in the law aimed at tightening border security.

Under the Refugee Convention, countries can refuse asylum to some such as war criminals and those who have committed a “particularly serious crime” who present a danger to the community.