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Why did the UK Parliament not close all legal routes for appeal when passing the Safety of Rwanda act?
The Safety of Rwanda is quite broad but as per the opinion of legal experts it still leaves some routes for appeal:
Section 4(4) goes on to provide for very limited circumstances in
which a court can ...
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How does legislation "tel(l) judges to ignore a range of human rights safeguards baked into the UK's complicated constitution"? With what words?
The BBC's April 23, 2024 Rwanda: Why a migrant plane won’t be taking off anytime soon contains the following:
Legal challenges
In June 2022, the battle to put the brakes on the first flight went all ...
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Why didn’t the UK reduce their yearly immigration despite leaving the EU?
Previously it seemed like wanting to cut down migration was a cornerstone argument for Brexit to happen. But despite the UK fully leaving the EU and the Conservative Party still being in power, the UK ...
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Why do immigrants want to come to the UK when its cost of living is so high? [closed]
As a working visa holder, I realize that the cost of living in the UK is horrifying.
A British whole breakfast that would cost only £3 in Asia costs £10 in the UK.
Public transport wise, it only cost ...
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Why do most United Kingdom visas restrict working as a sportsperson?
The majority of UK visas, for example the British National (Overseas) visa, and the Graduate visa, appear to include a restriction on working as a professional sportsperson:
Why did the British ...
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What is the current state of the plan to send those seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda?
The recent question Is the UK going to abandon asylum for refugees? reminded me of the BBC's April 14, 2022 One-way ticket to Rwanda for some UK asylum seekers.
A lot has happened since then.
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Why are migrants crossing the English Channel from the EU to the UK? [duplicate]
I'm a UK expat living in France and I've been reading the UK news, which is covering a decent number of migrants and refugees crossing the English Channel in the hopes of reaching the UK (example).
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Have any polls surveyed the opinion of Brexit supporters on the recent decision on Hong Kong BN(O) passport holders?
On July 1st, the UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, & Home Secretary, Priti Patel, announced that a 'path to full British citizenship' would be opened to Hong Kong British National (Overseas) ...
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Is the British Immigration health surcharge unique in the world?
People moving to the UK for longer than six months are required to pay an Immigration health surcharge. I.e., they pay a tax when they request a Visa to be allowed to use the National Health Service (...
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Is there a benefit to limiting immigration to the UK? [closed]
One of main reasons people voted for Brexit was to restrict immigration. Is there actually a benefit to limiting immigration to the UK? Are there any studies available on this topic?
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Is immigration connected to Brexit? [closed]
Brexit is a highly topical supject and I have a question. Is immigration connected to Brexit? In what way?
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Did EU policy have a significant impact on total number of immigrants in the UK?
One of the most important issues in the Brexit debate is immigration / refugees. It seems the argument is, that the EU has increased the total number of immigrants to the UK greatly. However, the UK ...
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Were the British always among the most skeptical about free movement of people in the EU?
... or did they become this way only after the EU enlargement in Central and Easter Europe (after the fall of the Iron Curtain)?
If there's a need to back up the premise of the question... here's a ...
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What is the difference between the National Front, Britain First and BNP?
There's a lot of hard right parties here in the UK as well as a good number of populist ones (UKIP, For Britain etc) as well, and reading their manifestos and history I'm finding it hard to ...
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Is NHS reliance on foreign doctors typical?
Most of the United Kingdom's healthcare is provided by the tax funded and state organised National Health Service. Since it was created in 1948 the NHS has always required foreign doctors. In 2014 ...
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