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U-turn allows asylum seekers to receive election pamphlets, but no canvassers

Migrant rights groups today welcomed news that asylum seekers will be allowed to receive election literature - even though direct provision centres are still no-go zones for candidates.

U-turn allows asylum seekers to receive election pamphlets, but no canvassers

Thu, 15 May, 2014 - 13:22

By Noel Baker

Migrant rights groups today welcomed news that asylum seekers will be allowed to receive election literature - even though direct provision centres are still no-go zones for candidates.

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