🗣️ me in @civilsociety.bsky.social on the Governments immoral & unworkable plan to tie volunteering to immigration status. “This is a nonsensical plan that undermines the principle of volunteering and ignores and undermines the immense contribution already made to the voluntary sector by migrants.”

The number of people migrating to the UK is down, again. Lower migration is bad for our economy, especially our already struggling public services. The economy getting worse means politicians scapegoat and blame migrants and refugees even more. It’s a doom loop where we’re all worse off.

This is the inevitable consequence of the escalation of state-sponsored violence at our borders... deaths. #KnowTheirNames #FightForAsylumRights @lighthousereports.com www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...

The govts. “earned settlement” plans punish and trap Black, minoritised & migrant victim-survivors of VAWG. These reforms are detrimental and cruel. They must be reversed. Read our joint statement with @sbsisters.bsky.social, @evawuk.bsky.social & Hibiscus ➡️ buff.ly/akg3Yan

"In her telling, racism and xenophobia seem not themselves objectively bad things that must be combatted, but a natural outcome that occurs when too many rights are given to immigrants and asylum seekers." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How is this not the top story on every news bulletin? This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel. At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found. Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.

🚨The Home Secretary said "illegal migration is dividing our country." Let’s be clear: the only thing dividing our country is a politics devoid of humanity and compassion. The plans announced today are a cruel political choice. It is #NotInOurName. www.refugeewomen.co.uk/morally-and-... 1/🧵

You see this also with the “we have to reduce immigration or racism will get worse”. The average person who thinks immigration is too high does not think that makes gutter racism ok and does not agree with, e.g. “let’s do a Partition scale ethnic cleansing in the UK”.

Most families will do anything to be together if they've been separated. No Government can change that. The only choice the Government has is whether to give families a safe path to reuniting, or force children to risk their lives in the Channel. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The government have revealed their plans for so-called "earned settlement". Their proposal is of a labyrinthine and draconian system that doubles, triples or quadruples routes to settlement, and embeds discrimination. We must stand against these plans. freemovement.org.uk/home-secreta...

Remarkably simple solution. If you don't want the backing of the far-right for your immigration policy, or to have people point out that you have their backing, don't base your immigration policy on the far-right's rhetoric and ideology. www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...

This seems like a policy designed to increase number of channel deaths. We know already how unstable boats are. Chucking a net at a propeller seems like a...bad idea. We also know how quickly people drown in freezing cold water even if potential assistance is near. www.lbc.co.uk/article/fran...

If there's anyone the Government should be listening to on asylum policy, it's @alfdubs.bsky.social not Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...

Today has been a massive victory for anti-migrant voices. Not only is Labour doing 90% of what they want, but they're also making it much easier for them to get the remaining 10% later

"We believe the best integration outcomes happen when people are in work" says the Home Secretary... SO #LIFTTHEBAN AND LET PEOPLE WORK THEN!!!!!

🗣️🗣️ "However cruel & unpleasant you make the UK appear, it will still be safer than indefinite military conscription, war or persecution based on your religion, race, gender or sexuality." Labour's asylum plans are cruel & counter-productive. Read our response. 👇👇 www.ramfel.org.uk/news-and-blo...

Leaving refugees in 20 years of limbo; ripping up human rights protections and stopping families from reuniting. The Government isn't addressing hatred and division - it's giving in to extremists.

“We welcome migrants, we don’t scapegoat them". How Keir Starmer promised Labour MPs and members he would lead his party on immigration

So the solution is… to join in? I'm afraid the “dark forces” are calling from inside the house at this point.

The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world" That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims

The Home Secretary says the UK asylum 'offer' is 'comparatively more generous than much of Europe' Hmm 🤔 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇳🇴 provide more financial support to asylum seekers 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇧🇪 allow people the #RightToWork much sooner 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 allow for easier family reunification

Asked if Keir Starmer believes British people want to "see refugee children pulled out of school and deported after 10 years in this country”, his spokesman says that “what the British public wants and what this government was elected on a mandate to deliver was to secure our borders"

Stripping possessions from people who've already lost their homes; forcing families apart; refusing refugees stability and denying support to people who are destitute. Here's what we know so far about today's new raft of terrifying anti-refugee laws 👇 asylummatters.org/2025/11/17/n...

Today, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood prepares to announce the latest attack on refugee rights in the UK. A host of hostile policy changes have already been announced. We don’t yet have the full details, but we’ll keep you updated as more becomes clear. ⬇️Here’s what we know + think so far:

Today's asylum reforms put the basic principle of refugee protection under threat. They won't stop irregular migration. But they would make us a country that has given in to extremists and abandoned vital protection principles set up after the horrors of the Second World War.

Refugee status isn’t a ‘golden ticket’, nor is it time sensitive. It is a human right. Today, the Home Secretary will roll out drastic changes to refugee protections. Here is our reaction.

Deep breath, once more for those at the back, seeking asylum is not illegal. No matter route used, which considering Labour has closed pretty much all the last remaining alternatives means irregular ones. Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.

Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.

Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people. How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?

This by Mahmood is frankly not only disgusting, but also massively disingenuous. It equates seeking asylum with illegality, there's nothing illegal about seeking asylum no matter the route. It ignores that Labour's policies penalise those in need of protection, and plays to hard right rhetoric.

People from all over the world give so much time & skill to the UK already. People seeking asylum, particularly, already volunteer a huge amount while banned from paid work. Enforcing volunteering to 'earn' settled status is both immoral & impractical. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform. Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And when you've done that, follow @4refugeewomen.bsky.social, who conducted this research, for more on how our asylum system harms women - and how to build a system where women can rebuild their lives on their own terms.

There are so many reasons the work ban has to end - and this is one of the most important ones. The good news is, pressure to end this unjust and illogical ban is building. Add your voice now, and tell the Government it's time to let people work: bit.ly/LTB-act

For £23 a night, people can live in a community home where they can start rebuilding their lives. Or for £123 a night, they can share barrack rooms with strangers & endure traumatic reminders of war. It shouldn't be a difficult choice. #CommunitiesNotCamps www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Everyone deserves to be housed in a community, not a camp, and the sound of gunfire and explosions are just one of the many ways that accommodation at Crowborough is utterly unsuitable for people seeking sanctuary. #CommunitiesNotCamps www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

People seeking sanctuary come from all walks of life - and have so many different skills. Banning them from working makes no sense. Tell the Government to Lift The Ban NOW: bit.ly/LTB-act #LiftTheBan

The Government recently announced that hundreds of people seeking asylum will be moved to military sites as they aim to end the use of hotels. 🧵1/6

Or... you could just LET PEOPLE WORK!!! 🙄 #LiftTheBan inews.co.uk/news/200-are...

Letting people work is one of the most obvious ways to transform asylum in the UK. All parties must see that letting people pay tax and start rebuilding their lives as soon as possible just makes sense. Agree? Tell the Asylum Minister to #LiftTheBan now: bit.ly/LTB-act

Banning talented, resilient people from work has never made sense. Members of the House of Lords just told the Government that the absurd asylum work ban has to go. Now we need to show them the public feels the same. Tell the minister to Lift The Ban: bit.ly/LTB-act

🚨 The Government has announced plans to emulate Denmark's harsh asylum system - widely recognised for its cruel and harmful approach. For some Danish politicians, the openly stated goal is 'zero asylum-seekers'. This should alarm us all. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/🧵

How many people have died because the UK won't give them a safe route to seek sanctuary? The shocking truth is, we don't exactly know. Our Government refuses to keep an official record of the people who die trying to reach safety here.

In the coming weeks, we’ll hear a lot about the “Danish model”, policies the government is considering to further reduce the rights of asylum seekers and refugees. As I told the BBC Today Programme, we must not go down this road. It's a dead end – morally, politically and electorally.

Tomorrow @houseoflords.parliament.uk will have the chance to vote on amendment 76 tabled by @greenjennyjones.bsky.social that would require Government to record and report on fatalities in the asylum system so no death is ignored. #KnowTheirNames bills.parliament.uk/bills/3929/s...

From 'one-in-one-out' to another bizarre scheme: this time keeping families apart & reducing support for people fleeing war. A better asylum system doesn't need to be this complicated. Just let people work, process their claims, and stop wasting millions on expensive cruelty.

On Tuesday @greenjennyjones.bsky.social will be retabling an amendment @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social laid in the Commons that would require Government to report on deaths at the border and within the asylum system. Who could possibly oppose this? #KnowTheirNames

At least 133 people died whilst trying to seek safety in the UK last year - the deadliest year on record. Yet the Government doesn’t officially count these deaths. Each death is a tragedy. These fatalities must not be ignored. The law must change so we can #KnowTheirNames.