Asylum seekers in UK go on hunger strike over ‘one in, one out’ removals

Many of the 30 people taking part in the protest are scheduled to be forcibly returned to France on ThursdayThirty asylum seekers currently in detention in the UK have gone on hunger strike in protest against their imminent removal to France under the Home Office’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme.The Guardian understands that the group began their hunger strike on Monday and many are due to be forcibly removed to France on Thursday. Continue reading...