Behaviour guidelines for life in UK published for asylum seekers

Key Points:

• A nine-page Home Office booklet has been published online to guide asylum seekers on UK laws and customs, covering topics such as respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality.
• The booklet emphasizes that breaking UK laws can lead to police trouble, loss of asylum support, or affect asylum claims, and highlights equal rights for women and the necessity of consent in sexual activities.
• The Conservative Party and Reform UK criticized the booklet, with calls for deportation of asylum seekers who break laws and accusations that the government views them as a menace.
• Home Office data shows a 12% decrease in asylum applications from April 2025 to March 2026, with returns of failed asylum seekers reaching the highest level since 2010, including nearly 10,000 foreign criminals removed since July 2024.
• Opposition figures argue that many immigrants come from societies with attitudes incompatible with Western values and stress the need for deportation rather than behavioral training.