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Green Party Leader Compares Asylum Reforms to Nazi Germany

11/19/2025

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski criticized Labour government's asylum reforms, likening them to Nazi Germany.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans to facilitate deportations and make it harder for asylum seekers to remain in the UK.
Polanski condemned seizing asylum seekers' assets as inhumane.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn denounced the proposals.
Home Office minister Alex Norris defended the policy, saying asylum seekers with assets should contribute to accommodation costs.

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski criticized Labour government's asylum reforms, likening them to Nazi Germany.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans to facilitate deportations and make it harder for asylum seekers to remain in the UK.
Polanski condemned seizing asylum seekers' assets as inhumane.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn denounced the proposals.
Home Office minister Alex Norris defended the policy, saying asylum seekers with assets should contribute to accommodation costs.