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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jabed Ahmed

Small boats crackdown ‘would deny Paddington Bear refuge in the UK’, Labour MP says

A new government crackdown on refugees travelling to the UK by small boat is so harsh it would mean turning away Paddington Bear, a Labour MP has said.

The Home Office has toughened up existing guidance on Wednesday to make it nearly impossible for refugees to become British citizens if they travel to the UK by small boat.

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