Latest News About Mahmood proposes Canada‑style refugee sponsorship scheme

Labour MP Shabana Mahmood has put forward a plan for a new asylum route based on Canada’s model.

It would allow firms, higher‑education institutions and local organisations to sponsor refugees, providing them with housing and employment support.

The aim is to speed up integration and ease the strain on the current framework.

Mahmood says the route could welcome thousands of new arrivals, like the Ukrainian model implemented previously.

Critics argue the scheme could strain public services.

The government has not announced a schedule.

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