Friday, 25 May 2012

Road to nowhere

08/01/2010

New rules mean failed asylum seekers must travel to Liverpool if they wish to submit fresh evidence to support a new claim. But for most, the journey they most need to make is the one they can least afford. Emily Twinch reports.

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