Site offering supposedly independent advice is part of a £23,000 government social media campaign

The Home Office has been censured by a communications watchdog for setting up a website that purports to provide independent advice to migrants considering travelling to the UK – but without making it clear that her department is behind it.

It has been reported that the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) condemned the Home Office for producing an “unethical” website aimed at deterring people from attempting to seek refuge in the UK.

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