Come and work with me! www.Hope-projects.org.uk are looking for an immigration advisor Post closes 5th Oct Pls repost www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs-in-birm...

It’s not about reforming the ECHR, it’s about leaving the ECHR, having a British Bill of Rights whilst dictating how judges and other decision makers interpret the rights under the Convention. This is the Tories on repeat. Does Labour have any ideas of its own?

Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

We've just updated our blog to explain about the changes, and what this means for people who did not manage to submit an application before the deadline. There are other possible routes to apply depending on an individual's circumstances, and we go through them here: gmiau.org/refugee-fami...

Some politicians are using lies about asylum hotels to stir up fear and division in our communities. The truth is, we all deserve to be safe and to feel like we belong. #AyeWelcomeRefugees

Would you or someone you know like to volunteer at Detention Action? Last year, our amazing Casework Team provided a lifeline to 630 people trapped in immigration detention, supporting them to stand up for their rights. Find out more: detentionaction.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer

The tragic death of Alan Kurdi was followed by the EU-Turkey deal - for everyone one returned from Greece to Turkey, someone would be allowed to enter the EU legally. It has left people stranded in inhumane conditions in Greece. Starmer has entered into a ‘one in, one out’ deal with Macron.

Ten years ago today. A moment of horror, and a moment of hope that Western electorates and state might get past cruelty and indifference and actually live up to their moral obligations. And now, most of our citizens just don't care

Zack Polanski has won The Green Party's leadership contest. Last month, he told Patrick Strudwick how the homophobic bullying he suffered as a child shaped his politics, and how he plans to beat Nigel Farage on immigration trib.al/J2PRYx4

Anyone claiming asylum has a legal right to remain while their claim is considered. That includes students at any time during their studies. There seems to be no limit on what this government will do to undermine the right to claim asylum.

Sudan’s Darfur landslide kills more than 1,000 people after wiping out entire village

Let me introduce you to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who seems to have forgotten that the UK is four nations and not just one.

More women and children will die in the Channel as a result of this policy. More kids fleeing war, persecution and torture will be separated from their parents in makeshift camps. More smugglers will gladly take their money. More votes for Reform. The moral bankruptcy is staggering.

In the year to June 2025, 92% of refugee family reunion visas were given to women and children. More than half went to children. Two thirds to people from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran and Sudan. It helps integration and provides a safe route. Family reunion should be easier, not harder.

One of Yvette Cooper’s reasons for halting refugee family reunion applications is that people smugglers use family reunion as a way to get people onto boats! I doubt there if there is one scrap of evidence for that statement.

Sorry, but wtaf? This does absolutely nothing but ensure that even more people, including children, have to use irregular crossings, and blocks people who even this government have recognised are refugees from being with their families. This is utterly sickening from Labour. 1/

A new system for refugee family reunion will be brought in later this year including longer periods before refugees can apply to be reunited with their family, and new conditions in line with those that apply to non-refugee applicants.

New immigration rules will be published this week to temporarily suspend any new applications under Refugee Family Reunion route until a new scheme can be brought in. Refugees will be covered by the conditions and rules that apply to everyone else.

Just more cruel, inhumane policy decisions by the Labour government

Maybe Richard Tice should (a) read the Bible about the Good Samaritan and welcoming the stranger and (b) tell Elon Musk to stay out of British politics (and say the same to all foreign donors giving money to Reform)

what if the UK had a major political party that appealed to people who didn't love pogroms

An excellent point by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social: the asylum seekers in hotels are here legally - that’s why they are given accommodation if they need it - yet they can’t legally work, contrary to what most UK citizens want. That’s one reason they can’t pay for their own accommodation.

‘Far right racist’ thugs tried to break into hotels hosting Asylum Seekers. There have been arrests. These hotels are some of the nearest to Heathrow. Where exactly do they expect them to stay? Shouldn’t every single politician be condemning this? Every single one!

This whole summer only one story has dominated our entire politics & it comes down to literally 30,000 people in hotels. Ridiculous. The government needs to get a GRIP it’s pathetic.

⭕️BREAKING: At least 11 have died due to Israel’s man-made famine in Gaza, during the past 24hrs Two of those who were killed by Israel’s brutal siege in the past day were children. #GazaGenocide #GazaStarving by MPN

The far right are dictating every aspect of how this country is run and we have unquestionably the worst politicians possible for this crisis

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

Come and make some noise in support of Gaza and our right to protest against genocide. Haverfordwest, West Wales. Saturday 9 August. 1 pm

Good morning, I've written a piece about the prime minister. I spoke to several dozen sources, including government insiders, former legal colleagues and campaigners to ask: what happened to Keir Starmer the heroic human rights lawyer? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Stand with Palestine Action! Join a protest. This is Saturday in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Join us if you can

IMPORTANT MEETING TONIGHT!

Saudi Arabia: Prisoner, 70, Dies After Medical Neglect www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

🚀NEW! Relationships are the foundation of our movements. But as anti-migrant policies and rhetoric seek to divide us, how do we stay energised and connected? We're excited to share 'Communities of Solidarity'- a film resource for building solidarity, power & hope ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBeP...

REFUGEES WELCOME MARCH Meet: Moseley Exchange, B13 8JP at 11am, Saturday 21st June. Then walking in solidarity with refugees to the Midlands Arts Centre. Organised by Restore, @asylummatters.bsky.social and @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social

The Freedom Flotilla is being followed by a drone, right above it. They should be free to deliver aid to Gaza.

Interesting to see that the Home Office signs off on each hotel used for asylum seeker accommodation, according to Serco, which is not necessarily the impression you would get from the department's communications on this issue committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

💬 “This hunger was a weapon. Israel wields the border crossings like a noose – tightening them around Gaza’s neck and watching death unfold from a distance." Wow. If only every journalist was like Rita Baroud. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs...

Working in collaboration with Praxis, a local charity supporting refugees and migrants and co-curated with The Line, Hélène will explore themes of identity, migration and memory. Launching on 18th June 2025 as part of the UK-wide Refugee Week. royaldocks.london/articles/the...

Went to a powerful exhibition by ActivistStills on the Palestinian struggle. Recommended if it comes to your city. More info here www.activestills.org

The British public lost £10.5 billion because we rescued a bank!

Shame on anyone associated with this, no matter how remotely.

New from Free Movement: Job Ad: Children’s Rights Immigration Litigation Solicitor – Islington Law Centre | Free Movement freemovement.org.uk/job-ad-child...

Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers Electrocuted, Decapitated, and Falling to Death at Workplaces www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

I see that the UK gov is now to demand that anyone wishing to come and live in the UK must learn to speak English. I presume that the Spanish government will now follow suit and require all those Brits who wish to live in Spain to learn Spanish - or Catalan, as the case may be. Seems only fair.

The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening. That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk. Shame on you, Keir Starmer.

2025: Keir Starmer suggests that pressure on housing and public services is because of migrants 2020: Keir Starmer, "Poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of the migrants, they're political failure"

NEW: This Government wants to make it harder for people already living and working here to get permanent settlement. People who are British in everything but their paperwork. Read our explainer on permanent settlement & why it's so important: www.praxis.org.uk/learn/explai...