UK govt to limit protections for refugees

Britain will drastically reduce protections for refugees under plans to overhaul its asylum system, the Labour government said on Saturday.The measures were announced as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure over irregular migration in the face of soaring support for the hard right.“I’ll end UK’s golden ticket for asylum seekers,” interior minister Shabana Mahmood declared in a statement.Presently, those given refugee status have it for five years