New government's asylum reform must end Hostile Environment

The 28-day move-on period was designed to make the refugee settlement process as hostile and unpleasant as possible to “deter” future arrivals.

By Zoe Gardner

Try to put yourself in the shoes of a refugee for a moment. You arrived in the UK a year ago. Destitute. With only the clothes on your back. You thought the UK would be a safe haven to rebuild your life. In an interview with an under-trained and overworked civil servant, you explained the violence you escaped. Since then, you’ve had no new…