In a humiliating episode for Reform’s Suella Braverman, a video has resurfaced showing her praising the very Afghan resettlement scheme she has now labelled as ‘appalling’. Around 20,000 people from Afghanistan moved to the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP), and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). Both schemes officially closed to new applications and referrals on July 1, 2025, though applications submitted before that deadline continue to be processed. “Between 2015 and 2022, almost 50,000 people have been resettled and relocated, of which over 21,000 were through the Afghan schemes – the ACRS and ARAP. “And over 28,000 were through established resettlement schemes related to other countries.