UK suspends refugee family reunion applications as part of asylum system changes – The Irish Times

UK suspends refugee family reunion applications as part of asylum system changes – The Irish Times

The UK government has announced it will temporarily suspend applications from registered refugees to bring family members into the country in order to give the government time to toughen the rules. Home secretary Yvette Cooper said their asylum system needed “substantial reforms” as she laid out the plans to reduce record numbers of migrants arriving…

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India-UK FTA: Pact to cut tariffs and strengthen business confidence; what British Parliament was told

India-UK FTA: Pact to cut tariffs and strengthen business confidence; what British Parliament was told

The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on July 24 by Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer will cut trade tariffs from 15% to 3% and is expected to bolster business confidence in a volatile global environment, British MPs were told on Monday.UK Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds briefed the House of Commons…

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Scotland scraps peak rail fares

Scotland scraps peak rail fares

Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC News Ken Jack/Getty Images Train passengers no longer have to pay higher prices for peak time tickets on ScotRail, raising the question over whether the rest of the UK could follow suit. While some passengers told the BBC they would welcome the prospect of cheaper tickets, experts are divided over whether…

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UK refugee family reunion: 'Risks from criminal gangs…': UK announces suspension of new applications for refugee family reunion - The Economic Times Video

UK refugee family reunion: ‘Risks from criminal gangs…’: UK announces suspension of new applications for refugee family reunion – The Economic Times Video

Britain said on Monday (September 1) it would suspend applications from registered refugees to bring family members into the country in order to give the government time to toughen the rules, its latest attempt to cut the number of arrivals. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government is under mounting pressure to reduce the number of…

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