Dramatic increase in homelessness in London

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “NTV”, institutions and charities in England have seen a massive increase in the number of homeless people in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, and according to the British government, illegal refugees are also among them. The mayor of London considers these conditions to be the result of the hostile asylum policy of the British government.

In this way, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, in the face of a large increase in the number of homeless people in London. , has accused the British government of “turning a blind eye to the dimensions of this national crisis”. According to the announcement of the municipality of this city, during the severe cold in early January, more than 1200 homeless people were counted on the streets of this metropolis, which has increased by 30% compared to the same period last year.

According to local authorities, 242 of these homeless people were refugees who had recently left their government-assigned accommodation. In the UK, recognized refugees must leave government facilities within 28 days. Khan said: The government’s continued hostility towards refugees has left hundreds of people homeless or sleeping on our streets. He added: the new figures should be “a wake-up call for the government”. be added more and more. Accordingly, more than 4,300 people in London were forced to sleep on the streets, which represents an increase of 23% compared to the same period last year. Unprecedented inflation, cuts in social benefits and a crisis in London’s housing market have exacerbated this situation. to cope He called on the government to provide an extra £20m (€23.4m) to fund emergency winter shelters. Khan said that the City of London will invest £17 million in funding for emergency accommodation in the coming years. Deport to Rwanda people who come to the country irregularly and without the necessary documents, regardless of their origin. They will then have to apply for asylum there and it will be impossible for them to return to the UK. However, after the British House of Commons passed the relevant legislation, the House of Lords approval is still pending.

Rishi Sunak’s conservative government currently wants Rwanda According to the British government, this planned action is set to prevent migrants from crossing the English Channel. Accordingly, migrants who entered the country irregularly should in the future be sent to Rwanda without their asylum applications being examined and instead apply for protection there. There is no plan for them to return to England.

But this plan was declared illegal by the Supreme Court of England. Supreme Court judges have concerns about the refugee process in Rwanda. This court believes that it cannot be ruled out that those seeking protection will be deported from there to their countries of origin. The government wants to declare these concerns illegal.

The second house of the British Parliament recently decided against this new asylum law, Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister. Members of the House of Lords voted on a motion not to sign the relevant treaty with Rwanda, delaying the vote on the bill. Sonak had previously asked the House of Lords not to go against the wishes of the elected House of Commons. The opposition, the British House of Commons approved this controversial law to deport immigrants to Rwanda.

Opponents of this project, like the United Nations Refugee Agency, are angry with this British law. Critics believe that there is no legal route for asylum seekers to enter this country. The plans also violate obligations to protect refugees, according to critics. The fact that the government wants to place itself above the court’s decisions by this law also violates the separation of powers.

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