"Much of public split, indifferent/confused by complex settlement policy row that has mobilised hundreds of thousands of Commonwealth migrants in anxiety at proposal to triple the wait for security to 15 years, as PM heeds pressure to rethink" is what BMG and I paper find by polling a 10 year policy

The settlement proposals were designed because of perceived specific pressures of 2021-24 arrivals spike - but the government is shifting due to the fairness objections + the mobilisation of those affected and their allies. Why these would be good long-term reforms is ??? + has had no attention.

This Govt should be *maximising* the safety of refugees. Protecting them from what an authoritarian Govt will try and do to them. Speed up asylum decision-making. Permanent residence now for all refugees. Fast family reunion. Labour is bleeding voters to the left.

Govt's plans to double (or more) the length of time it takes for migrants to qualify for settlement in the UK risks exacerbating child poverty, according to new analysis by @ippr.org Poverty will be prolonged for 60,000-90,000 children of foreign workers by 2029 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Really good to see Labour MPs saying the whole thing needs to go www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tony Vaughan MP says the settlement reform should be abandoned, not tinkered with, as @ippr.org analysis shows it will increase child poverty by 60,000 - 90,000 yet not make a net fiscal saving at all, because 300k children will wait longer for settlement www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Good to hear @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social say on BBC Radio 4 Today (7.15pm) programme that "Home Office's whole premisef for these reforms is unfounded: "this £10 billiion does not add up" Govt have (v quietly) said they don't claim they'd save this! But must now provide their actual fiscal numbers!

Changing the wait for settlement from 5 to 10 years will keep 90,000 children in poverty (&that’s only kids whose parents are on work routes - the true number this policy will confine to poverty is likely to be higher) (H/t to @ippr.org, Howard Reed & many others) www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Migration Advisory Committee has published (some of) numbers behind Mahmood's claim. Care workers/dependants make *positive* net contribution for 1st 20 years in UK After that - like Brits - they get old, retire and become a cost. www.gov.uk/government/p...

This time last week, over 500 people marched to Parliament and met with over 100 MPs about the Government's devastating proposed changes to settlement. And we're not stopping here. It's vital we keep up the pressure. Sign the open letter to the Home Secretary. act.praxis.org.uk/open-letter-...

The government's "earned settlement" proposals "pull the rug from under those who have planned their lives and commitments and are contributing to our economy and to our society...I believe in a country where we keep our word and live up to our values” Absolutely right from Angela Rayner.

Denmark has *far* worse outcomes - economic, social and integration - than the UK. Just a fantasyland for those who want an excuse for their own xenophobia and/or are incapable of doing the hard work of confronting the UK's real problems. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

If Muslims and people of colour dont want to vote for you, maybe you need to be asking yourself WHY instead of doling out accusations of sectarianism, or even actively trying to strip people of their voting rights

Why is it sectarian when parties campaign for Muslim votes (all trad parties have at some point) but not when they campaign to Anglican (Tories) Catholic (Labour) Jewish (Labour anti semitism row). Is it possible that many Muslims just didn’t want to vote for you, because you didn’t appeal to them?

Nice try love. When you’re trying to force (mainly poor, brown) people out of the country by making it impossible to stay, you don’t get to threaten us with Reform. You’re already doing their job for them. news.sky.com/story/back-m...

you know I would say her matching pink phone case really makes this, gives Goodwin a huge "sad loser man at the end of Legally Blonde" vibe

So proud of @praxisprojects.bsky.social for the endless work to stop the settlement changes. We've been working on routes to settlement, NRPF , child poverty/homelessness for 10 years. Now is your chance to support our efforts and get these changes stopped before it's too late.

The brass neck of this. The Home Office is notorious crap at communication. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

THE VOICE, an Action Group of Women on the 10 year route to settlement, supported by GMIAU, responded to the Government’s “earned settlement” consultation. Here is a snippet of what they had to say:

Farage and his band of millionaires want to legalise discrimination - proving yet again they side with the powerful over working people. Scrapping the Equality Act is Reform's opening move before dismantling protections for everyone. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

📢"Powerful men are quick to inflame division, but slow to accept accountability for the consequences. Migration is not an aberration in our history – like colonialism was; it is a constant thread woven through it." @minnierahman.bsky.social for @lbc.co.uk www.lbc.co.uk/article/ratc...

Deadline is today - Praxis's guide is excellent, so get your response in

Ratfcliffe is a billionaire Brexiteer. His a football club is full of migrant players. When he talks about “colonisation” he’s talking about all black and brown people in the UK. People who do more for their communities than a billionaire who steals from them and trashed the economy they live in.

Spain shows the case for migrant rights is not only a moral one but an economic one. Right now, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is going in the opposite direction and the truth is, we're all going to be worse off. People need to be able to settle in our communities in a quick and affordable way.

⚠️Our survey reveals 3 in 5 fear family separation under new settlement plans. @minnierahman.bsky.social: "We all know migrants bring vital skills and experience. The government needs to stop penalising migrant communities and start reflecting that reality.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

When you hear government ministers harping on about how their immigration policy reforms are all about promoting “integration”, remember this: 10 years is a *childhood* www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Well, that an the fact that in the last 10 years there have been: – 36 fire incidents; – 12 asbestos incidents; and – 19 stonemasonry incidents This gif has never felt more apt

To write this sentence about Nigel Farage in 2026 is amazing: “On occasion, he is quite unlike other politicians, with flashes of honesty you wouldn't hear from others” I’m sorry for repeating the word gaslighting a lot, but this is that. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You could almost hear the penny dropping this week, as Labour MPs grapple with what the Govt’s ludicrous changes to settlement pathways are going to mean for constituents, communities and the economy. A shame they don’t actually get a say on the changes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We all know that these deaths were entirely avoidable - but it’s still jarring to see the litany of mistakes that led to these people losing their lives. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This runs entirely counter to the Government’s manifesto commitment to reduce poverty for all children

The Home Secretary several times says she thinks 5 years is "quite short" and "quite quick". Views differ - but the BSA finds that the general public tend to see 5 years as fair: over 80% of people tend to think 5 years is fair natcen.ac.uk/publications...

This is hilariously disingenuous: of COURSE they’re trying to prevent people from settling

📢"Creating a poorer, more vulnerable migrant class of workers who have no long-term stake in our society worsens wages and conditions for everyone, and increases resentment towards migrants." @zoejardiniere.bsky.social on what Labour can do to change direction. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment? "Pull factors" on steroids. www.bbc.com/news/article...

We face the same challenges Spain did: a stagnant economy & ageing population. Treating undocumented workers & asylum seekers as people has resulted in higher GDP & record-low unemployment. Spain proved the moral case for migration is also an economic one. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Hello, I have a new book out in the spring with Picador and I would love it if you could help me spread the word. IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it. Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...

We may not have guns but we do have: ⚠️ICE-style raids invading homes and workplaces ⚠️Indefinite detention of women, children and men ⚠️Deportation footage bragged about on TikTok ⚠️Riot police used on peaceful protest ⚠️Politicians calling for mass deportations. This isn’t “just America.”

The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.

The killings in Minneapolis didn’t come out of nowhere. Funding, legal cover, weakened oversight, and dehumanising rhetoric ramping up over a year. This started on 20 Jan 2025 with Trump's executive orders on immigration. I lay it out in my latest post. christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-ice-st...

I don't know about you but I quite like human rights laws that prevent the police from shooting me dead in the street

SPOILER ALERT: "Hamstrung by human rights laws" means "not allowed to murder you for no reason".

The Government are *stil*l screwing up people’s lives after Windrush. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Ministers and PM are choosing to lie about this and adopting the conspiracy based language of far right and openly nazi web forums in doing so. They're not just paving the way for a Reform win, they are rolling the pitch for mass deportations of ethnic minorities.

Robert Jenrick: an apology. thecritic.co.uk/fran...

The Government is actively trying to make it MUCH harder for people to stay permanently in the UK (& actually impossible for some), all the while hiding the simple fact that this is going to tank the economy.

I live in a town where we’ve had no water since Saturday. Schools have had to close. Pot holes on the roads are getting worse. Trains are rubbish. On what planet does this government think that immigration is a priority. Maybe because I don’t buy the Reform line, I can’t understand it!?

In polling, people report being MORE LIKELY TO VOTE REFORM directly after being shown exactly this kind of video. Labour's plan? Let's make new accounts to pump out these videos!!!🤪🤪🤪🤪 I do worry they're just one big psy-op, sometimes. www.lbc.co.uk/article/tikt...

More enforcement won’t fix broken policy -which only pushes more people into the shadows. The recent fatal shooting by an ICE officer in the US shows us where we are headed if we continue this hardline enforcement approach. news.sky.com/story/illega...