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UK looks at industrial sites, digital ID cards in overhaul of asylum system
Prime Minister Starmer aims to reduce illegal migration by accelerating closure of asylum hotels and introducing mandatory digital ID cards, with over 32,000 asylum seekers currently accommodated in hotels.
- On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired a ministerial meeting in the UK to discuss tackling illegal migration and asylum system reforms.
- This meeting came amidst record small boat migrant arrivals exceeding 28,000 this year and public frustration over asylum hotels and illegal crossings.
- The government plans include suspending the refugee family reunion route, targeting international students who overstay visas, and housing migrants in modular buildings at industrial sites.
- Starmer aims to introduce digital ID cards to combat illegal working and small boat crossings, with the PM's spokesman stating, "We fully expect that to happen."
- These policies seek faster action to reduce asylum hotel use before Parliament ends and address pull factors driving migration, while tens of thousands of students receive departure guidance.
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Starmer plans electronic ID cards for all to help stop UK boat migrants
Sir Keir Starmer is considering the introduction of digital ID cards for every citizen in the UK as he seeks to step up his efforts to crack down on the small boats crisis.The Prime Minister chaired an emergency ministerial meeting on Tuesday to “explore” how the ID cards could be used to address the so-called “pull factors” that draw migrants to make the crossing to UK shores. Downing Street also refused to rule out making any introduction of I…
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UK looks at industrial sites, digital ID cards in overhaul of asylum system
LONDON -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold a meeting on Tuesday on how to tackle illegal immigration, including moving asylum seekers out of hotels to accommodation on industrial sites and... -September 02, 2025 at 08:40 am EDT MarketScreener
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