2003

November

Government plans to axe asylum legal aid 25 November 2003
Author rejects prize sponsored by 'anti-migrant' newspaper 21 November 2003

October

15,000 families to be given permission to remain in the UK whilst tough new measure puts other families at risk of return to unsafe countries 24 October 2003

May

Asylum seekers driven by repression and conflict, not poverty 14 May 2003

March

Home Office suspends decisions on Iraqi asylum claims 21 March 2003
£15 million funding for 'Connecting Communities' 26 March 2003

February

Home Office denies victims of torture right to travel 27 February 2003
Training opportunities for refugee doctors 18 February 2003
UK Government curtails protection for Iraqis 27 February 2003

January

The Refugee Council responds to media reports linking terrorism and asylum 22 January 2003

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