The mythical ‘refugee crisis’
The Government claims that the UK has resettled more refugees that any other EU country. However, this figure only refers to a limited, specific UN resettlement scheme and only represents six
Labour would scrap Rwanda scheme and Braverman resigns
Keir Starmer has confirmed that a Labour government would scrap the Rwanda scheme. This follows the resignation of the home secretary, Suella Braverman, who attracted controversy by saying that it
Refugee children at risk as Home Office mistakes them for adults
Hundreds of refugee children are at risk of abuse and neglect and being denied vital support as a result of ‘hasty and woeful’ decision-making that sees the Home Office routinely
Labour promises to scrap Rwanda scheme
The shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, has pledged to end the controversial Rwanda policy, where the government is trying to send refugees and asylum seekers arriving in the UK to
Afghan refugees turn to small boats while Ukrainians use “safe and legal routes” to reach UK
Data released by the Home Office recently show that Afghans were among the top nationalities using small boats to reach the UK in Q2 2022, while Ukrainians—one of the
Urgent action demanded to help Afghans reach the UK safely
Safe Passage and Together With Refugees have coordinated a letter from over 150 organisations published in the Times, demanding the UK Government urgently helps Afghans to reach safety in the
Ministers knew about dangers of Rwanda scheme
The government has been forced to reveal the majority of the internal documents dealing with a controversial policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The foreign secretary, Liz Truss,
Navy unhappy with government’s plan to control Channel crossings.
Defence chiefs are increasingly unhappy with their role in controlling small boats in the Channel, according to the Observer. Ministry of Defence data shows that crossings have almost doubled
Liz Truss plans to expand Rwanda scheme
Liz Truss, the Tory leadership contender and current foreign secretary, has pledged to expand the controversial Rwanda policy. She told ITV that she would like to widen the scheme
UK’s asylum policies condemned by MPs
Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is not halting channel crossings, expected to double this year, according to the home affairs select committee. Their report estimates that, by the end