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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Thousands of families will be torn apart by Labour’s asylum crackdown

Thousands of families will be torn apart under Labour’s asylum crackdown, which stops refugees reuniting with their loved ones in Britain, The Independent can reveal.

A temporary ban on new applications from refugees wanting to bring their loved ones to safety in the UK was announced in September by then-home secretary Yvette Cooper, who said the scheme was putting pressure on council housing and was being manipulated by people-smuggling gangs.

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