The home secretary is trying to make it harder for asylum seekers to fight their deportation over links to family in the UK

The home secretary’s plan to set up a safe legal route for a limited number of genuine refugees is balanced by a tougher approach to those who do not qualify

The home secretary is trying to make it harder for asylum seekers to fight their deportation over links to family in the UK

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New legislation published will seek to restrict abuse of the 'right to family and private life' under the European Convention on Human Rights.

Despite the Home Secretary's best efforts, the Bill has been met with a strong degree of scepticism across the political spectrum.