"Allowing people to work is not just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do[...]" Paul Shackson from the Welsh Refugee Council explains how a skills shortage in Wales could be tackled with a ready and willing workforce waiting to help ⤵️ https://ow.ly/NQmy50X5rO2 #thewelshagenda

Well said! #LiftTheBan

People seeking asylum want to work. The Government should let them work. It really is that simple. We don't need punitive measures, convoluted gimmicks or forced 'volunteering' - just the same rights as any other worker. www.thenational.scot/news/2549854...

Ending family reunion will tear families apart and put children's lives at risk. Cutting settlement rights will make it harder for refugees to feel in our communities. These plans don't end a 'golden ticket' - they strip away basic decency. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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Well done to the Welsh Government for speaking up for sanctuary 👏 Cutting through misinformation to explain what aiming to be a nation of sanctuary really means and why Wales is proud of the welcome it offers. More of this from all UK leaders, please!

Please join No to Hassockfield, Right to Remain, and These FallsMust Fall as we gather at Derwentside (Hassockfield) detention centre for the annual demonstration demanding an end to indefinite detention. The National Day of Solidarity to End Immigration Detention -18 October 2025, 1-3pm.

“For too long we have seen how 'hostile environment' policies, expanded under the last government, put women and girls at greater risk of violence and abuse and deny their right to safety." www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

It doesn't matter where we're from: we all deserve dignity and a decent quality of life. The TUC is absolutely right to say that building a better system for all of us would mean building a better, fairer system for people seeking safety.

While our leaders fixate on distractions like digital ID, and the punitive, unworkable 1-in-1-out plan, here's something that would actually make the asylum system better for everyone: working rights. A 'win win' according to The Economist:

Safety for women and girls will not be delivered through deportation flights or court battles, warns Cat Linton of migrant charity Hibiscus.

However you arrived, whatever your reason for coming: welcome. Today the Home Office publishes its latest migration stats, which means headline after headline treating people as faceless numbers. We won't forget the people behind the numbers and we won't stop welcoming them.

I don't know about you but I've had about enough of mainstream media & politicians legitimising racist anti-asylum protests that terrorise refugees & communities. I had to push back hard, TWICE on BBC yesterday about supposed "legitimate concerns" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtkA...

Vital conversations about violence against women are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda We're one of 100 expert orgs working to end violence against women urging the government to address the harmful and dangerous weaponisation of VAWG #NotInOurName

Conversations about violence against women and girls are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda, allowing those who cause harm to women and girls to hide behind racist stereotypes. It is #NotInOurName. www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/100-womens-r...

🚨 Vital conversations about violence against women and girls are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda. We've joined 200 organisations to urge the Government to address this dangerous weaponisation of VAWG. It is #NotInOurName.

The Government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls. But it cannot be done while lies about its causes are endorsed by those in positions of power. The facts about VAWG in the UK are stark. This weaponisation is #NotInOurName. Read more: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/weaponisatio...

🚨Ending #VAWG & defending migrant rights go hand in hand. Leaders can’t halve VAWG, while not challenging lies about its causes. We join 200 organisations in rejecting the weaponisation of VAWG by those with an anti-migrant agenda. 🔗 hibiscusinitiatives.org.uk/news/joint-s... #NotInOurName

Violence against women & girls is a hugely important issue - but it is being hijacked by people seeking to use women's pain for political gain. We've joined 200 orgs urging the Government to reject this dangerous weaponisation & take urgent action. Read more here 👇 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

🚨The important issue of VAWG is being hijacked by people seeking to use women and girls' pain for political gain. We've joined 200 organisations to urge the Government to reject this dangerous weaponisation of VAWG and to take urgent action. #NotInOurName

🚨Vital conversations about violence against women and girls are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda. We've joined 200 organisations to urge the Government to address this dangerous weaponisation of VAWG. It is #NotInOurName.

🚨The important issue of VAWG is being hijacked by people seeking to use women and girls' pain for political gain. We've joined 200 organisations to urge the Government to reject this dangerous weaponisation of VAWG and to take urgent action. #NotInOurName www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The government has pledged to halve VAWG. But it cannot be done while lies about its causes are endorsed by those in positions of power. We’ve joined 200 organisations to reject the weaponisation of VAWG by those with an anti-migrant agenda. Read more: t.co/50I5sp1kCI #NotInOurName

🚨Vital conversations about violence against women and girls are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda. We've joined 200 organisations to urge the Government to address this dangerous weaponisation of VAWG. It is #NotInOurName

We signed this @praxisprojects.bsky.social alongside and in solidarity with the end violence against women and girls sector. Every allegation of sexual assault must be dealt with seriously. Targeted attacks on migrants is racist and does nothing for survivors. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The fight to end gender-based violence and uphold migrant rights are connected, as they rely on a world in which everyone’s human rights are respected Political leaders must change course and play a positive role in working to build a better world for all.

Attacks against migrant and racialised communities are appalling and do nothing to improve women and girls’ autonomy, rights and freedoms. This rhetoric ignores the reality that most violence against women and girls is perpetrated by someone known to them.

🚨 Vital conversations about violence against women are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda. We're one of 200 organisations working to end violence against women urging the government to address the harmful and dangerous weaponisation of VAWG #NotInOurName

The fight to end gender-based violence and uphold migrant rights are connected; relying on a world in which everyone’s rights are respected. Political leaders must change course and play a positive role in building a better world for us all #NotInOurName Read more 👉 mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

More than 100 women's rights groups have warned "racist" attempts to link sexual violence with immigration are putting victims at increased risk.

🚨Vital conversations about violence against women are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda. We've joined 200 organisations to urge the Government to address this dangerous weaponisation of VAWG. It is #NotInOurName. Read more: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The extent to which far-right racists and their interests have come to dominate and drive politics and policy in this country - thanks to capitulation, or more often active enabling, by mainstream political parties and media - is truly disturbing.

Divisive politics, racist rhetoric and demonising language are letting hate spread. Our leaders must stop fuelling racism and build a country where everyone, no matter where they're from, can feel safe. Proud to be one of the 200+ names on this, from @refugeestogether.bsky.social 👇

The people hurling abuse and bringing violence to our streets want to create a country of strangers. But we're so proud of the country we see every day: where communities work together to welcome newcomers and defend the right to seek sanctuary. We know which country we'd rather be.

Let's take a moment to celebrate the incredible @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social movement. While a hateful minority spend their time whipping up division, this network of thousands dedicate themselves to welcome and kindness. These are the people who represent the UK that we're proud to be part of.

We'd really love to stop having to tap the sign.

53 organisations have joined RAMFEL to demand Yvette Cooper extend family reunion rights to those resettled under Afghan schemes. This is a vital step to fix the harm caused by the data breach, which exposed families to renewed risk from the Taliban. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

'One in one out' goes hand in hand with more aggressive French police tactics. That means more boats slashed, more crowded vessels, more chaotic flights from shore - more people killed at sea. It's a deadly attack on the human right to seek sanctuary. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Another plan that punishes people for trying to seek safety. Another missed opportunity to save lives and create safe routes. 'One-in-one-out' is another attack on the human right to seek sanctuary.

Whenever you hear ‘Undocumented illegal men’ always know there’s an extremist agenda at play: - 40% of asylum applicants are women & children -100% of asylum applicants undergo biometric screening & checked on international databases -100% of asylum applicants are lawful

If "smashing the gangs" works, why haven't years of violent border enforcement under multiple Governments stopped Channel crossings? Another £100m won't make a failed idea work. There's only one way to stop dangerous crossings: it's giving people safe ways to ask for sanctuary.

There's been lots of headlines this week about how many people have survived crossing the channel to seek sanctuary in the UK. Here's a more important number. Our asylum system kills people, but while obsessing about new arrivals, the Government doesn't even count their deaths.

Israeli public figures call for ‘crippling sanctions’ on Israel over Gaza starvation

I welcome the government’s move to recognise Palestinian statehood, but it must be unconditional and immediate. In Gaza, Israel is killing one person every 12 minutes, and famine is continuing to mount. We need sanctions, an arms embargo, and recognition now.

Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.