Archbishop of Canterbury backs changes to asylum system as Rwanda debate looms
by Nina Lloyd
Mar 20, 2024
4 minutes
Faith leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury have backed proposals for a major shake-up of Britain’s “broken” asylum system, on the same day the Government’s Rwanda Bill returns to the Lords for a parliamentary showdown.
Migrants would be eligible to work in the UK after six months of waiting for an asylum decision and given free English language education on day one after arrival in the country under the recommendations.
The proposals are made in a report by the independent Commission on the Integration of Refugees (CIR), which also calls for the reinstatement of a refugees minister in Government.
It’s widely
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