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UK: The UK government’s “hostile environment” is harming public health

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Immigration
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UK

23 July 2019

"There is growing evidence that the government’s “package” of hostile environment policies are causing serious harm to public health in the UK."

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UK: The UK government’s “hostile environment” is harming public health (blogs.bmj.com, link)

" We believe the precautionary principle that action should be taken to prevent harm even if some cause and-effect relationships have not been fully established scientifically now mandates that these policies should be immediately suspended pending a thorough, independent and transparent review into their health impacts."

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