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THOUSANDS of refugees will be plunged further into poverty today as the Tories impose a brutal cut to support for people seeking asylum in Britain.
Families will be left worse off with the introduction of a flat-rate payment which will bring the help for children under 16 from £52.96 to under £37 a week.
Three of Britain’s biggest charities — the Red Cross, Refugee Action and the Refugee Council — will today publicly condemn the government for its approach to the ongoing refugee crisis.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Britain’s proud asylum history, from sheltering the Kindertransport escaping Hitler to Basque children fleeing fascist Spain, required tireless campaigning against persistent opposition — and it’s up to all of us to do our part today, writes SABINA PRICE