Tourists pose for photos dressed in traditional Uzbek clothing in Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 11 September 2025. (issued 12 September 2025). The city, known for its place along the Silk Road, has become a major tourist attraction in recent years due to its concentration of one of the finest collections of Turkic architecture and art in existence today. EPA / MARIA SENOVILLA
Tourists pose for photos dressed in traditional Uzbek clothing in Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 11 September 2025. (issued 12 September 2025). The city, known for its place along the Silk Road, has become a major tourist attraction in recent years due to its concentration of one of the finest collections of Turkic architecture and art in existence today. EPA / MARIA SENOVILLA
Nepalese soldiers stand guard near Singha Durbar, which houses government and parliament buildings, after it was set on fire by protesters in Kathmandu. AFP
Nepalese soldiers stand guard near Singha Durbar, which houses government and parliament buildings, after it was set on fire by protesters in Kathmandu. AFP
Muslim devotees react as a priest displays a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammed on the last Friday of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, which marks the Prophet Mohammed's birthday, at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar. AFP
Muslim devotees react as a priest displays a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammed on the last Friday of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, which marks the Prophet Mohammed's birthday, at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar. AFP
A man walks across the rubble of a collapsed building after flooding in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. AFP
A man walks across the rubble of a collapsed building after flooding in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. AFP
Models present Yi Ming's spring/summer 2026 collection at China Fashion Week in Beijing. Reuters
Models present Yi Ming's spring/summer 2026 collection at China Fashion Week in Beijing. Reuters
Workers unload crates of silkworm cocoons at a silk company in Qianjiang District, Chongqing, south-west China. AFP
Workers unload crates of silkworm cocoons at a silk company in Qianjiang District, Chongqing, south-west China. AFP
A woman cycles along a flooded street following torrential rain in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
A woman cycles along a flooded street following torrential rain in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
People look at a mural in honour of US right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, in Ashdod, Israel. Kirk was shot dead by a sniper at a Utah university event. EPA
People look at a mural in honour of US right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, in Ashdod, Israel. Kirk was shot dead by a sniper at a Utah university event. EPA

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New UK refugee system

 

  • A new “core protection” for refugees moving from permanent to a more basic, temporary protection
  • Shortened leave to remain - refugees will receive 30 months instead of five years
  • A longer path to settlement with no indefinite settled status until a refugee has spent 20 years in Britain
  • To encourage refugees to integrate the government will encourage them to out of the core protection route wherever possible.
  • Under core protection there will be no automatic right to family reunion
  • Refugees will have a reduced right to public funds
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Family: I am happily married to my wife Liz and we have two children together.

Favourite music: Rock music. I started at a young age due to my father’s influence. He played in an Indian rock band The Flintstones who were once asked by Apple Records to fly over to England to perform there.

Favourite book: I constantly find myself reading The Bible.

Favourite film: The Greatest Showman.

Favourite holiday destination: I love visiting Melbourne as I have family there and it’s a wonderful place. New York at Christmas is also magical.

Favourite food: I went to boarding school so I like any cuisine really.

Updated: September 12, 2025, 9:17 AM
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