A High Court judge has urged the Foreign Secretary to ‘think again’ about a decision to refuse consular assistance to a Palestinian family-of-six who were given permission to join a relative in Britain.
The mother, father and their four children have been attempting to flee Gaza since they were granted the right to settle in the UK in January after applying through a scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees.
Their application was initially rejected by the Home Office whose lawyers said it could set a precedent and lead to ‘the admission of all those in conflict zones with family in the UK.’
However they were victorious in an appeal to an Upper Tribunal judge.
But the family have remained in Gaza as they need consular support to leave via Israel and the permission of the Israeli Government.
