Martin Ford 11 March 2026

Council backlash over asylum reforms

The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to councils.

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood last week announced plans to remove support for asylum seekers found to be illegally working, breaking the law or deemed to be able to support themselves.

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