Hostile environment 'will cut Covid vaccine uptake among migrants'

The hostile environment for migrants means many people living in the UK with unofficial or uncertain status will be unlikely to take up coronavirus vaccinations, despite a government push for this to happen, charities have warned.

With estimates of up to 1.2 million people living in the UK without official documentation, this reluctance could make a significant dent in vaccination totals.

On Monday, the government said it was urging charities and other groups to make contact with people worried about their immigration status who are not registered with a GP...