Shabana Mahmood unveils new plan to bring thousands of asylum seekers to Britain under community sponsorship scheme

Organisations and community groups will be able to sponsor thousands of asylum seekers to come to Britain under a new scheme unveiled by Shabana Mahmood.

The Home Secretary is pressing ahead with plans – first floated in November – to create new ‘safe and legal routes’ for refugees.

In what will be seen as a sop to the Left of the Labour party, Ms Mahmood is prioritising a scheme which will see community organisations sign up to house and support refugees, and find them jobs.

It will be based on a Canadian model and the UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme, which has brought

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