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Lord Dubs accuses government of using asylum as “political football”.

Lord Alf Dubs has criticised Shabana Mahmood for “pulling up the drawbridge” on child refugees. As a former refugee on the Kindertransport, he advocates for family reunion, the right of
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UNHCR urges UK to protect those fleeing from conflict and persecution

The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed Shabana Mahmood’s pledge to maintain some legal routes to resettlement, whilst insisting that stable refugee status means the chance to rebuild their lives,
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Safe Passage is campaigning for restoration of family reunion rights

The charity Safe Passage is urging people to write to the home secretary and press for family reunion rights to be restored. Since September 2025, family members have no longer
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New equalities chief warns against demonising migrants, defending ECHR

The new equalities chief, Mary-Anne Stevenson, has asserted that the European Court of Human Rights protects rights that everyone needs. As examples, she gave the John Worboys black cab rapist
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“Performatively cruel”- Labour figures savage new policies

Labour Mp Stella Creasy has attacked the government’s new asylum policies as “performatively cruel” and “economically misjudged”. She points out that anyone with an uncertain future will find it hard
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New report shows that refugees could contribute hugely to the economy

  On the day the Government announced horrific plans to erode asylum rights, Together With Refugees launched a new report in partnership with the Public and Commercial Services Union. The
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Sweeping changes planned for UK asylum system

Those granted asylum could be returned to their home countries if these are deemed to be safe. People who arrive ‘illegally’ would have to wait 20 years to apply for
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Powerful refutation of Farage’s anti-refugee views

The Bishop of Oxford has attacked Nigel Farage’s abhorrent and unworkable refugee policies in a strongly worded open letter, following the Reform leader’s press conference in the city. Perhaps the
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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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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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