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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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James Walker

UK Government’s new refugee repayment plan branded ‘performative cruelty’

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (Image: BBC iPlayer)

ASYLUM seekers will be made to pay up to £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they start earning, Shabana Mahmood has announced.

They must pay off the full amount before they can be eligible for settled status under the plans – which have been described as “performative cruelly” by human rights groups.

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