UK Home Office documents reveal that 55% of asylum and visa claims rejected under tightened human rights laws are expected to remain in the UK. The immigration bill proposes new limits on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, potentially leading to 11,700 additional refusals annually.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will introduce a new immigration bill next week, aiming to speed up the opening of safe and legal routes for thousands of refugees to the UK, while also imposing new limits on human rights and modern slavery claims. The bill faces opposition from some Labour MPs and charities concerned about its restrictive measures.
The UK government will halve tariff-free steel imports to 3.2m tonnes from July 1, introducing new safeguards to combat global oversupply of cheap Chinese metal and support its domestic industry. Tariffs on imports above quotas will double to 50%. The EU is implementing similar measures.
Barnaby Joyce addressed a pro-life rally in Sydney, urging Nationals MPs to vote for a bill criminalising sex-selective abortions. Activists threatened to campaign against parties supporting abortion access, aiming to unseat incumbents in the lead-up to the NSW state election.
