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Month: August 2025

Nigel Farage’s plans to deport migrants don’t add up

https://www.independent.co.uk/politics/farage-reform-asylum-seekers-deportation-migrants-echr-b2814218.html The Independent has challenged Nigel Farage’s plans for the mass deportation of refugees, after he claimed that he would even be prepared to pay the Taliban  for the return
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Heartwarming news of a family reunion from Safe Passage

After an initial rHome Office refusal and frustrating bureaucracy, Safe Passage International has managed to reunite two Ukrainian children with their mother in the UK. Cate, a lawyer with the
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Interview with asylum seeker staying at the Bell Hotel in Epping

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002hky4 Radio 4’s PM ran a lengthy interview with a Somalian refugee staying at the Bell Hotel In Epping, at the centre of recent protests. The interview starts at 28.47
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Interview with Lord Alf Dubs, who speaks out for child refugees

 Alf Dubs, who has campaigned tirelessly for child refugees to be given sanctuary in the UK, has been interviewed on Desert Island Discs. Lord Dubs was himself a child refugee
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Safe Passage explains the government’s new deal with France

UK-FRANCE DEAL: A STEP FORWARD, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP DEATHS AT SEA Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have  announced a new UK-France migration deal. While full details are still
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Lies, damned lies and statistics

Here’s a very useful debunking of some of the false statistics and claims being bandied about currently by the right-wing media and politicians. It’s by Emma Monk, a scientist and
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