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Home Office staff are ordered to flag future Palestinian asylum claims for 'reputational risk' checks after Hamas leader's ex-bodyguard was allowed to stay in UK

After the case of Mr X was reported by the press over the weekend, the Home Office sent out an urgent alert to staff ordering them to notify senior officials if they received asylum claims.

Home Office staff are ordered to flag future Palestinian asylum claims for 'reputational risk' checks after Hamas leader's ex-bodyguard was allowed to stay in UK

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After the case of Mr X was reported by the press over the weekend, the Home Office sent out an urgent alert to staff ordering them to notify senior officials if they received asylum claims.

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After the case of Mr X was reported by the press over the weekend, the Home Office sent out an urgent alert to staff ordering them to notify senior officials if they received asylum claims.

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