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Refugee nurse slams Patel's asylum plan
Front-line medic ‘would have been denied entry’ under new policy

A FRONT-LINE nurse who’s worked 12-hour shifts through the Covid pandemic says she would have been deported under Priti Patel’s cruel immigration plans.

Two in three refugees who are currently allowed asylum in Britain would be turned away when the “reforms” kick in, campaigners say.

The government has been accused of abandoning people fleeing war and conflict after analysis found that the majority of people who have sought sanctuary in Britain would be denied protections in future.

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