UK to cut protections for refugees under asylum system 'overhaul'

The UK government is stripping back protections and ending automatic benefits for people who have been given asylum seeker status, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Sunday, announcing a historic overhaul of the country's refugee policy that draws inspiration from Denmark's hardline stance. 

UK to cut protections for refugees under asylum system 'overhaul'
The UK government is stripping back protections and ending automatic benefits for people who have been given asylum seeker status, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Sunday, announcing a historic overhaul of the country's refugee policy that draws inspiration from Denmark's hardline stance.