Progressive Politics

More pointlessly cruel policy changes from the UK's Labour government.

This won't even be taken to a parliamentary vote because the party knows it wouldn't pass.

Imran Hussain, from the Refugee Council charity, told the BBC that reviewing the status of refugees - who were successful, not failed, asylum seekers - would be costly and distract the Home Office from speeding up the system.

He also warned that if refugees felt they "had one foot in the departure lounge" even though their asylum claim had been accepted, then this would make it more difficult for them to hold down employment and to integrate.

So this genuinely helps no one. All it does is pander to the far right, who will never vote Labour.