The government will resettle Afghan refugees who flee the Taliban under plans being modelled on the process that brought tens of thousands of Syrians to Britain.
Boris Johnson, the prime minister, and Priti Patel, the home secretary, are creating a “bespoke resettlement scheme” to enable Afghans to claim asylum.
Ministers aim to devise a “world-leading” scheme inspired by the Syrian refugee resettlement drawn up by David Cameron in 2015. Syrians were brought from camps on the country’s borders straight to the UK. Up to February this year the scheme had resettled 20,319 refugees.
The Home Office is preparing again to establish a safe, legal and direct route separate from the usual asylum system. The scheme will be intended particularly for women and girls, sources say.
