{"id":627,"date":"2026-03-18T14:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/nationofrefuge\/?page_id=627"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:20:12","slug":"research-strand-3b-2000-2029","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/nationofrefuge\/section-2\/research-strand-3b-2000-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"Strand 3b: 2000 &#8211; 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #003366\"><strong>Refugee movements to Britain from 2000 to current day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">Ellen leads on this strand of the research alongside Anenechukwu. Where Anenechukwu focuses on how today&#8217;s refugees tell their own stories, Ellen looks at how refugees have been imagined by British people who do not identify as refugees.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span class=\"TextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">Ellen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">s research examines<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">how\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">refugees<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">have been\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">represented<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">perceived<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">and talked about<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">by<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">Brit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">ish<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u00a0public and British<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u00a0institutions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">\u00a0in the period from the late 1990s to the present day<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100892135 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW100892135 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Analysing how legal frameworks and public discussions about people seeking asylum have changed over this period reveals that <strong>the idea of a refugee is constructed in different ways<\/strong> in different cultural and historical contexts.<\/p>\n<p>Key ideas and themes that emerge in this period are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the ideas of &#8216;genuine&#8217; vs. &#8216;bogus&#8217; refugees.<\/li>\n<li>asylum is increasingly seen within the broader context of immigration, rather than as a separate humanitarian concern.<\/li>\n<li>attitudes to multiculturalism influence ideas about asylum seekers.<\/li>\n<li>Ideas about Islam and Islamophobia, especially since the &#8216;War on Terror&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>concerns about Britain&#8217;s economic context: the question of &#8216;can we afford to offer asylum?&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>the influence of memories and myths of the past in determining whether today&#8217;s refugees are &#8216;genuine&#8217; or not by comparison.<\/li>\n<li>Offering asylum is seen as part of Britain&#8217;s &#8216;moral mission&#8217; and a part of its &#8216;proud history&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am interested to see how these different ideas rise and fall in public discourse across this period, and the areas of conflict and contradiction between them.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;624&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;767&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #003366\"><strong>This is a major strand of research within the 4-year <em>Nation of Refuge<\/em> project<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41864228 BCX0\">Ellen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41864228 BCX0\">\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW41864228 BCX0\"> research strand will complete the project&#8217;s historical approach by focusing on our most recent history. The most commonly recurring ideas and assumptions about asylum-seekers will be identified, and placed within a specific historical and cultural context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Seeing our contemporary moment as the product of a certain set of historical circumstances might help us to gain perspective, and to imagine different and better ways of facing today&#8217;s reality.<\/p>\n<p>There are an increasing number of people around the world seeking refuge, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/thinktank\/en\/document\/EPRS_BRI(2026)785666\">the current international system has serious limitations<\/a>. Britain could play a leading role in changing the conversation about refuge\/asylum so that fewer people are forced to live in desperation and danger. We hope that our research can make space for an open conversation about what is currently a highly divisive topic, and perhaps help to inspire better ideas for the future.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #003366\"><strong>This time period is important to the project because:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this period, as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk\/resources\/briefings\/long-term-international-migration-flows-to-and-from-the-uk\/\">increased legal\/economic immigration<\/a> over previous decades (particularly since the 1990s), the British population has become more ethnically diverse (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk\/uk-population-by-ethnicity\/national-and-regional-populations\/population-of-england-and-wales\/latest\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2018white Britons\u2019 currently make up roughly \u00be of the population.)<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li>While multiculturalism was celebrated under New Labour in the 1990s, since roughly 2000 there has been a growth of support for\u00a0 populist parties in Britain and other countries around the world.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Globalisation and increased travel and connectivity have affected countries and cultures everywhere.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Since the financial crisis of 2008, the cost of living in Britain has increased, and austerity policies have caused significant reductions to public services, <a style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/news\/latest-news-from-lse\/f-june-2024\/austerity-spending-cuts-cost-average-person-nearly-half-year-in-life-expectancy\">the effects of which are still felt today<\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.08px\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Concerns about immigration\u00a0and\u00a0multiculturalism\u00a0played\u00a0a large role\u00a0in the \u2018Brexit\u2019 campaign that resulted in Britain leaving the European Union in 2020.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\"> The strain on public services was often blamed on increased immigration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">This period has seen much violence around the world, and\u00a0ideas\u00a0about\u00a0people\u00a0seeking asylum\u00a0in Britain\u00a0have developed in response to some of these events, including, but not only:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the 9\/11 (2001) &amp; 7\/7\u00a0 (2005) terrorist attacks in New York City and London<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The US and UK\u2019s wars in Afghanistan (2001-13) and Iraq (2003), understood as part of the &#8216;War on Terror&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Civil war in Syria and the movement of millions of refugees to Europe (ca. 2015-18)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine (2022) and the resulting refugee movements<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">An increase of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk\/resources\/briefings\/people-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">people coming to Britain\u00a0in small\u00a0boats<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from France since 2021, most of them originally from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Albania, Syria, and Eritrea.\u00a0Between 2018 and 2024,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk\/resources\/briefings\/people-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">68% of these arrivals were granted\u00a0asylum<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, because their home countries are not safe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the UNHCR,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/uk\/about-unhcr\/overview\/figures-glance\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2018as of the end of June 2025, the most recent reporting period, [&#8230;] 117.3 million people had been forced to flee their homes globally due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order.\u2019<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #003366;font-size: 14pt\"><b>Research Methods and Approaches<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Since the 1980s, the Mass Observation Project has invited a national panel of volunteers to send in written responses to pre-set questions three times a year.\u00a0Observers\u00a0are\u00a0\u2018ordinary people\u2019 writing anonymously about their\u00a0personal experiences\u00a0and ideas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ellen will undertake a qualitative analysis of discussions of asylum and refuge in the Mass Observation material, reading these texts alongside:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quantitative surveys and studies\u00a0regarding\u00a0immigration and public\u00a0perceptions\u00a0of asylum-seekers<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"15\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Discourse analyses conducted on online and traditional media (TV, news, social media)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;64px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;768&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;774,797,773,766,802&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_no&#8221; speed=&#8221;4000&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; wrap=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]Image captions. 1) <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97357261 BCX0\">Former UK prime minister Tony\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97357261 BCX0\">Blair<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW97357261 BCX0\"> speaking on &#8220;The Next Steps for New Labour&#8221; at LSE, 12 March 2002. Author: LSE library, source: Wikimedia Commons<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2) Former UKIP Leader Nigel Farage speaks at a political conference, 28 February 2015. Author: David Bennett, Source: Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n<p>3) <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201789284 BCX0\">Refugees Welcome Demonstration in London, Saturday September 12<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed GrammarErrorHighlight SCXW201789284 BCX0\"> 2015. Author: David Holt, Source: Wikimedia Commons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>4) <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195424670 BCX0\">Protesters outside a west London hotel that was being used as accommodation for asylum seekers, August 2022. Author: PA Images, Source: <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195424670 BCX0\">Alamy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW195424670 BCX0\"> Stock Photo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>5) <span class=\"TextRun SCXW159835961 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159835961 BCX0\">Image\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159835961 BCX0\">representing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159835961 BCX0\">\u00a0the UK\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159835961 BCX0\">Government\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159835961 BCX0\">\u00a0\u2018Homes for Ukraine\u2019 scheme to provide\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159835961 BCX0\">accommodation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159835961 BCX0\">\u00a0to refugees from Ukraine, ca. 2022.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW159835961 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Refugee movements to Britain from 2000 to current day Ellen leads on this strand of the research alongside Anenechukwu. 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