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8 Dec 2021

Home Office plans to turn back migrants at sea condemned by critics

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

The government’s flagship immigration bill has been approved by the House of Commons after a heated debate and chaotic scenes during the vote.

The bill includes measures allowing UK border force officers to turn back migrants at sea and to send asylum seekers to a third country while their claims are considered.

Critics say that could create offshore processing centres overseas akin to Australia’s notorious detention camps.