00:00The Court of Appeal grants the Home Secretary's application for permission to appeal against the decision dismissing her application for party status and further grants the Home Secretary intervener's status in the litigation between the Council and Simani.
00:20The Home Secretary has clear statutory duties towards asylum seekers in this country under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
00:33These include the duty to provide support to them and their dependents and to prevent destitution among this cohort.
00:43Given these duties, in addition to her constitutional role relating to public safety, the Home Secretary is plainly directly affected by the issues in this case.
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