The Latest Breaking News from the Refugee Council

Labour’s incoherent asylum policies are vilifying refugees. A better and more compassionate route is possible, says the Refugee Council’s Enver Solomon

The Government announced plans to end automatic family union rights for those granted asylum in the UK.

The prime minister is under pressure to close asylum hotels after a series of violent protests

It would allow people from certain countries likely to be recognised as refugees temporary permission to stay

The Refugee Council has proposed granting temporary permission to stay for certain asylum seekers to cut the need for hotels by next spring.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The proposal to grant a temporary permission to work to asylum seekers from countries where the overwhelming majority of applications for refugee status are normally granted deserves a cautious welcome – not least because it would enable 200 asylum hotels to be closed within a year,…

Far-right influencers are menacing charities and individuals to further isolate the people we work with. Ensuring safety is now part of the job, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

Record number of asylum claims in Labour’s first year but real progress has been made to slash the backlog, as Holly Bancroft and Alicja Hagopian report

Kneejerk policy changes won’t win over Reform voters, or stop boats crossing the Channel. Here’s what the government should do instead, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council