the government has faced sereral challenges to the proposed cuts in benefits to asylum seckers.
A group of lawyers paid for advertising space at Heathrow Airport in order to alert refugees that they must claim asylum immediately in order to receive benefits. The British Airports Authority banned the posters on the grounds that they were political.
Despite this on the morning of Feb. ruary 5th members of the Campaign to close down Campsfield—a deten. tion centre for immigrants and asylum seekers near Oxford-handed out leaflets at the airport bearing the slogan. "Britain starves refugees". news. Bill McKeith of the campaign sasd "The henefit cuts will mean that The government is facing a legal challenge in the High Court from the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. The organisation claims hat the hencfit changes are unlawtul because they prevent refugess from fully pursuing their asylum claims. will take place sometime after the beginning of April. The judge refused to grant an injunction preventing the changes from coming into effect saying that he had no power to reverse. government legislation.
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