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UK to open new refugee routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
Original: UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians https://www. theguardian.com/politics/2026/
The UK government is set to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and girls as well as Palestinians, according to a Guardian report. The announcement, attributed to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, is being made around the Labour Party Conference in 2026. The move would create dedicated legal pathways for two groups facing acute insecurity, and it is drawing attention amid ongoing debate over Britain's asylum and migration policy.
Why now: A new government policy on refugee resettlement announced at the Labour conference is generating debate on UK immigration and asylum policy.
United KingdomShabana MahmoodLabour PartyAfghan womenPalestinians
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- UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians https://www. theguardian.com/politics/2026/ sep/27/shabana-mahmood-uk-refugee-resettlement-scheme-afghan-women-girls-palestinians # LabourConference2026 # Migration # ImmigrationAndAsylum #… · theguardian_world_news@halo.nu · 4
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