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Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday launched a £20 million ($28.5 million, 26 million euro) language fund to help women, particularly Muslims, who arrive in Britain after getting married but struggle to speak English.
He also said women from non-EU countries who fail to pass an English language test after two and a half years in the country could face deportation, drawing criticism from Muslim groups and opposition parties.
Muslim women must learn English or be deported: British PM
A Home Office press release giving details of the move Thursday spoke of a "new English langauge test" and had to be corrected.
Asked if Cameron was disappointed by the mistake, his official spokesperson told reporters: "All of us are open to mistakes at times.
"The prime minister is pretty confident that his team speak English competently."
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The error drew ridicule on Twitter
Beyond parody - Home Office can't spell 'language' in their note to migrants who have been told to learn English. pic.twitter.com/7hOxsZkAfw
— anita anand (@tweeter_anita) January 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/DaveGoddard1971/status/690471684789395457
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