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Labour Proposes Stricter Asylum Measures Amid Record Applications

8/22/2025

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Labour MPs propose a Rwanda-style deportation scheme due to a record 111,084 asylum applications, a 14% rise.
There are calls for stricter measures, including possible withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights.
The government is pressured to end hotel accommodations for over 32,000 asylum seekers.
Labour plans to eliminate hotel use by 2029 and increase enforced returns of illegal migrants.

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Story summary

Labour MPs propose a Rwanda-style deportation scheme due to a record 111,084 asylum applications, a 14% rise.
There are calls for stricter measures, including possible withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights.
The government is pressured to end hotel accommodations for over 32,000 asylum seekers.
Labour plans to eliminate hotel use by 2029 and increase enforced returns of illegal migrants.