Immigration
Asylum seekers do not get £175 per week on a prepaid card
It’s closer to £175 per person per month. Read
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Immigration
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Immigration
Telegraph ‘migrant’ graph only captures fraction of arrivals in the UK
A graph published by the Telegraph misses hundreds of thousands of people who moved to the UK to live, study and work in 2021. Read
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Immigration
Leaked report doesn’t ‘vindicate’ view that most people crossing the Channel on small boats are 'economic migrants'
The Mail on Sunday recently published an article stating that four in 10 people crossing the Channel in small boats are from Albania. Read
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Immigration
Claim two-thirds of child asylum seekers are actually adults is false
A Sun article wrongly claimed that two-thirds of people who sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied children were in fact over 18. Read
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Immigration
Iain Duncan Smith wrong to say successful asylum seekers would return from Rwanda
The terms of the government’s agreement with Rwanda mean that people whose claims for asylum are accepted will be allowed to settle there—not return to the UK. Read
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Immigration
EU court didn’t prevent Rwanda flight from taking off
It was the European Court of Human Rights, which isn’t an EU institution. Read
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Immigration
No evidence one refugee from Rwanda will come to the UK for every asylum seeker sent there
The Home Office said this is not happening, and has previously said “a small number” of refugees will be resettled in the UK. Read
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Immigration
How much do asylum seekers living in hotels get to live on per week?
Some are eligible to receive £8 per week to cover costs for items not provided by their accommodation. Read
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Immigration
Not everybody is getting their passports issued in four to six weeks
The Prime Minister’s claim that everybody is getting their passports within four to six weeks is not true. Read
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Immigration
Did David Blunkett propose sending asylum seekers abroad in 2004?
We look into Boris Johnson’s claims at PMQs that the former Labour Home Secretary first proposed plans similar to the government’s deal with Rwanda. Read
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