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Eritrea accuses Shabana Mahmood of ‘political gimmick’ over visa ban threat
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Home secretary says she will block all Eritreans from UK unless a returns deal is agreed for rejected asylum seekers and criminals Shabana Mahmood has been accused of launching a “perfunctory political gimmick” by the Eritrean government in a row over the return of rejected asylu
Home secretary says she will block all Eritreans from UK unless a returns deal is agreed for rejected asylum seekers and criminals Shabana Mahmood has been accused of launching a “perfunctory political gimmick” by the Eritrean government in a row over the return of rejected asylum seekers and criminals. After the home secretary threatened to block all Eritreans from entering the UK unless a returns deal was agreed, the country’s embassy claimed the UK had failed to engage in “meaningful and appropriate” dialogue. Continue reading...
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