🇬🇧 UK PLANS TO SEIZE ASYLUM SEEKERS' JEWELRY TO COVER ACCOMMODATION COSTS The UK government confirmed it plans to confiscate high-value assets, including jewelry, from asylum seekers to cover the costs of their accommodation. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will unveil the measures this afternoon as part of a package designed to make the UK less attractive to people crossing the Channel in small boats. Home Office Minister Alex Norris assured that officers won't strip people of heirloom items like wedding rings but clarified that someone arriving with a bag full of gold rings would be treated differently. The plan is modelled on Danish laws credited with cutting asylum applications there. So, you can keep your wedding ring, but your Rolex is fair game. Welcome to Britain, now hand over the bling. Source: Financial Times