BREAKING: Up to 5,000 Afghans offered asylum in UK this year and 20,000 in 'long term'
Up to 5,000 people will find refuge in Britain this year, while 20,000 will be welcomed in the ‘longer term’.harrowing reportsThe prime minister said tonight the country ‘owes a debt of gratitude to all those who have worked with us to make Afghanistan a better place over the last 20 years’.. I am proud that the UK has been able to put in place this route to help them and their families live safely in the UK.
Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said: ‘Not only does that risk leaving people in Afghanistan in deadly danger, it will also undermine the leadership role Britain must play in persuading international partners to live up to their responsibilities.’ Meanwhile, Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for foreign affairs, said: ‘We need these vulnerable people out of the country as soon as possible, instead of the Government’s vague promise of the “long-term”.
The new scheme is modelled on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, which resettled 20,000 Syrian refugees over a seven-year period from 2014 to 2021.
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