Asylum seekers have been banned from using taxis for most medical journeys, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced.The Government said the new rules will restrict taxi use for medical travel to exceptional, evidence-based cases such as physical disability, pregnancy or serious illness.Any such journey would require Home Office approval.

Asylum seekers have been banned from using taxis for most medical journeys, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced.The Government said the new rules will restrict taxi use for medical travel to exceptional, evidence-based cases such as physical disability, pregnancy or serious illness.Any such journey would require Home Office approval.