TWO Sudanese torture victims have launched the first legal challenge to Labour plans to halve refugees’ leave to remain from five years to 30 months.The asylum-seekers argue Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s (pictured) proposals are indirectly discriminatory and would not act as a deterrent to what she dubbed “asylum shoppers.”Ms Mahmood drew criticism from the UN’s refugee agency after claiming “genuine refugees” were among those who “shop” their way across the continent when she announced the plans in a policy paper in November.

TWO Sudanese torture victims have launched the first legal challenge to Labour plans to halve refugees’ leave to remain from five years to 30 months.

The asylum-seekers argue Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s proposals are indirectly discriminatory and would not act as a deterrent to what she dubbed “asylum shoppers.”

Ms Mahmood drew criticism from the UN’s refugee agency after claiming “genuine refugees” were among those who “shop” their way across the continent when she announced the plans in a policy paper in November.

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