refugees

Prominent refugee and human rights campaigners and faith bodies are urging the government to end dangerous Channel crossings by introducing safe and legal routes of entry to UK.

Sea-Watch 4, purchased by a crowdfund led by the Evangelical Church in Germany, will help migrants attempting to reach Europe from north Africa.

The law will give thousands of people a chance to work legally, study and access healthcare, and will ultimately provide a pathway to citizenship.

Under a new law, people arriving at the border of Hungary who wish to seek asylum will be turned away and directed to declare such intent at a designated Hungarian Embassy.