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A child plays outside the gates of a hotel used as temporary accommodation for families waiting for their asylum claims to be processed, in west London, February 16, 2021 © 2021 Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images Map UK CRD Map Summary The United Kingdom has historically provided housing support to people seeking asylum who arrive in the country and are not immediately able to provide for their own basic needs. In recent years this system has increasingly been plagued by serious deficiencies, i...

The 100-page report, “‘I Felt So Stuck’: Inadequate Housing and Social Support for Families Seeking Asylum in the United Kingdom,” found that families seeking asylum face inhumane conditions in temporary housing, including rat infestation and mould. The families experience daily struggles to get food their children will eat, as well as mental and physical health problems and serious disruptions to their children’s education.

Locals in the villages around the New Forest National Park have set up groups to tackle crime following what they claim is chronic underpolicing.

Plans to restore nuclear weapons to Britain’s east coast are an escalation in the US-NATO war drive against Russia and confirm the UK’s status as a leading participant.

Lib Dems warn of "a disaster waiting to happen" in the NHS.

Around 42,000 staff work in seven hospitals identified among those affected

The homicidal policies put in place by the Conservative government under Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the pandemic resulted in over 230,000 deaths and contributed massively to the surge in waiting list deaths.

The party is calling for a wealth tax to fund help for lower income households.

The party is calling for a wealth tax to fund help for lower income households.

The party is calling for a wealth tax to fund help for lower income households.