Sudanese asylum seekers challenge Home Office changes to refugee rules

Shabana Mahmood has announced plan to cut leave to remain to 30 months, to concern of UN’s refugee agency

Two Sudanese asylum seekers are challenging a key element of Labour’s plans to strip refugees of basic rights, rejecting the home secretary’s accusation that they are “asylum shoppers”.

Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to halve refugees’ leave to remain in the UK from five years to 30 months, while refugees will have to wait 20 years before being eligible for permanent stay in the UK. Previously, people could apply for permanent settlement after five years.