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Background 
The Nationality and Borders Bill makes significant changes to the UK asylum system and significantly curtails the rights of refugees. It represents a fundamental challenge to the principle of refugee protection in the UK, introducing a two-tier system where any refugee reaching the country who has not benefited from a place on a resettlement programme may have their claim deemed inadmissible and be expelled to another country, or eventually granted a temporary status with restricted rights to family reunification and financial support. It introduces an institutional model for asylum accommodation and makes provision for the offshore processing of asylum applications. It will increase pressure on the judicial system through an accelerated appeals process that represents a deliberate attempt to reduce access to justice and&nb…