Refugee charities
Coverage of Refugee charities in the Nexus archive.
- Tuesday briefing: Inside Shabana Mahmood’s new UK asylum reforms
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced asylum reforms requiring asylum seekers to pay £10,000 for state-funded living costs or face denied settled status, a policy criticized by refugee charities. The reforms also aim to accelerate safe legal asylum routes like employer sponsorship to address political criticism. Additional updates include Andy Burnham's political blueprint, new crypto regulations in the UK, and a shooting in Germany.
- Lone children held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year
Lone children were held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year, according to Freedom of Information data. Over four years, about 900 instances of unaccompanied minors being detained at British short-term facilities near Calais and Dunkirk were recorded. Refugee charities described the numbers as 'shocking'.