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Asylum seekers
A false claim about homeless veterans and asylum seekers sparked outrage. Here's the reality
A false claim about homeless veterans and asylum seekers sparked outrage. Here's the reality
A claim that homeless veterans were evicted to house asylum seekers went viral. It wasn't true
Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who's really behind them?
Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who's really behind them?
One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
One year on from the riots: The real-world cost of anti-women and anti-refugee politics
When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
When the world seems polarised, volunteering has a way of unifying people and rebuilding hope
Partick Thistle wants football fans to house new signings. Why stop there?
Partick Thistle wants football fans to house new signings. Why stop there?
Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
Delivery bikes outside hotels prove only one thing: The ban on work for asylum seekers must be lifted
I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
I fled Sri Lanka after surviving torture. This is how food and family helped me rebuild my life
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: 'I want my children to have a safe life'
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: 'I want my children to have a safe life'
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families 'before it's too late'
Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
Wales wants to be the world's first 'nation of sanctuary' for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
Wales wants to be the world's first 'nation of sanctuary' for asylum seekers. Is it possible?
This women's library just became a 'library of sanctuary' for refugees and asylum seekers
This women's library just became a 'library of sanctuary' for refugees and asylum seekers
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
This housing project claims it could save Labour millions on housing asylum seekers in hotels
No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why
No, Keir Starmer, immigration isn't turning Britain into an 'island of strangers'. Here's why
Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
Did Labour just abandon its promise for a fairer asylum system?
Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK's asylum system really is: 'It's so depressing'
Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK's asylum system really is: 'It's so depressing'
Torture survivors face 'gruelling' process to get disability benefits – and it could get even worse
Torture survivors face 'gruelling' process to get disability benefits – and it could get even worse
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
Foreign workers at 'increasing risk of exploitation' as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
Foreign workers at 'increasing risk of exploitation' as UK sees sharp fall in work visas
UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners
UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners
Labour's new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners 'appalled and disappointed'
Labour's new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners 'appalled and disappointed'
Labour's raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: 'An utterly pointless performance'
Labour's raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: 'An utterly pointless performance'
I didn't know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
I didn't know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
