Sunak’s asylum plans a ‘dark day’ for Britain, warns Yousaf
by Rebecca McCurdy
Dec 07, 2023
2 minutes
The UK Government’s immigration plans are a “real dark day” for the country, Scotland’s First Minister said as he accused the Prime Minister of dismantling asylum processes.
Humza Yousaf, whose grandfather came to Scotland from Pakistan in the 1960s to work in a sewing machine factory in Clydebank, addressed the issue during First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) on Thursday.
It came as Scottish told journalists in Holyrood he plans to back the UK Government’s Bill declaring a safe destination for asylum seekers.
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