Labour government to deny UK citizenship to small boat refugees Senior Labour MP urges government to reconsider policy, while the Refugee Council says the move ‘flies in the face of reason’.
The Home Office has toughened up existing guidance to make it nearly impossible for refugees to become British citizens if they travel to the UK by small boat.
“This guidance further strengthens measures to make it clear that anyone who enters the UK illegally, including small boat arrivals, faces having a British citizenship application refused.”.
Meanwhile, Enver Solomon, the chief executive of the Refugee Council, said: “The British public want refugees who have been given safety in our country to integrate into and contribute to their new communities.
The move has already been condemned by Labour MP Stella Creasy and the Refugee Council, who said the move “flies in the face of reason”.
