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Lord Roger Roberts writes…A step towards abolishing the Azure Card

By Lord Roger Roberts | Tue 3rd March 2015 - 8:55 am

Last November I wrote that we must abolish the Azure Card and secured a debate in the House of Lords to that effect.

For those who may be unaware, The Azure Card is a prepayment card provided destitute asylum seekers who require support because they are temporarily unable to leave the United Kingdom. It is a discriminatory and wholly inadequate system of support which the Red Cross – as well as many other refugee organisations have called to be abolished.

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Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged asylum, featured, house of lords and immigration | 12 Comments

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