"Migrants granted asylum in the UK will no longer get automatic rights to settle in the country or bring family members with them, the prime minister has announced as part of the government's immigration crackdown. The measures, which will see an end to automatic family reunion rights and alter the requirements for long-term settlement in the UK, are aimed at reducing the pull factors, which the government says are driving high levels of illegal migration to the UK."
"On Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer said the government will review the way British courts apply European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) rules, which could mean asylum seekers are no longer able to avoid being sent back to their home country by claiming they could face torture as a result. And they may be barred from demanding the right to stay in the UK on the grounds that it would separate them from their families."
Migrants granted asylum in the UK will no longer receive automatic settlement rights or automatic permission to bring family members, announced by the prime minister under an immigration crackdown. The measures end automatic family reunion and change long-term settlement requirements to reduce pull factors that the government says drive illegal migration. The prime minister reversed previous stance on international human rights laws that critics say prevented deportations. Sir Keir Starmer said the government will review how British courts apply European Convention on Human Rights rules, potentially limiting torture-based asylum claims and barring separation-based residency claims, marking a major policy reversal.
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