UK to make it harder for refugees to bring family members to country

<p>Home secretary to announce overhaul of family reunion policy in attempt to quell fractious immigration debate</p><p>Ministers are planning to make it harder for refugees to bring family members to the UK as part of a package of measures that Yvette Cooper will announce on Monday as she looks to get a grip on the fractious debate over irregular migration.</p><p>The home secretary will tell MPs she plans to make a number of changes to the way asylum cases are treated, including to the family reunion policy, which officials believe is acting as a magnet for people crossing the Channel.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/01/uk-to-make-it-harder-for-refugees-to-bring-family-members-to-country">Continue reading...</a>