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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 4h

For asylum seekers at Calais, “it’s widely accepted that the continent west of the Ural Mountains is made up of two distinct entities: Europe and Britain… Time and again, Britain is painted as a country of minimal racism and unparalleled societal integration”. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

The truth about the small-boats crisis

What Nigel Farage won’t tell you

www.newstatesman.com

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Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 1d

📒 We have published a new Policy Briefing: Refugee Homelessness in Greater Manchester.

Please read and download the briefing here: gmiau.org/refugee-home...

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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 1d

John Tuckett has been confirmed as the new Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, around 10 months since his pre-appointment hearing with the Home Affairs Select committee www.gov.uk/government/n...

John Tuckett appointed as new ICIBI

The Home Secretary has today announced John Tuckett's appointment as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI).

www.gov.uk

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 1d

Shadow Justice Secretary reports immigration judges to regulator over alleged breaches of social media guidelines www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2118...

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David Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 2d

Lord Wolfson’s report has now been published www.conservatives.com/wolfson-fina...

Wolfson Final Report | Conservatives

Wolfson Final Report

www.conservatives.com

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 3d

There's a three-page conclusion on Guido Fawkes, but if the full document is available I haven't seen it.

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 3d

Cover letter of Lord Wolfson’s ECHR review

CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 3d

Conservatives Announce ECHR Exit Policy www.conservatives.com/news/conserv...

Conservatives Announce ECHR Exit Policy

Britain's ECHR membership is holding our country back.

www.conservatives.com

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 4d

Have I Got News For You reported the Euan Blair conspiracy theory as fact tonight so I hope Hat Trick have good libel lawyers

Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 10d

I’m not saying we’re cooked as a culture, but the left are wrongly convinced that Keir Starmer is going to sell all our digital ID data to Palantir and the right are convinced it’s a ploy to enrich Euan Blair.

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 5d

Leaving the ECHR would be mechanically straightforward, albeit with diplomatic and other side effects, per @csbarnard14.bsky.social: ukandeu.ac.uk/leaving-the-...

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 5d

"Badenoch is now expected to announce in a speech at the party’s Manchester conference on Sunday how the Tories would exit the ECHR, after a shadow cabinet meeting on the decision on Friday" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Kemi Badenoch expected to announce plan to leave ECHR

Move to come if Conservatives win next election and is calculated to head off growing support for Reform UK

www.theguardian.com

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 8d

Important to hear Hilary Benn affirm, in his Labour Conference Speech, that the official position is that the UK leaving the ECHR would indeed undermine the UK's commitments under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement 1998:

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 6d

Home Office minister Mike Tapp suggests that people already in the UK will have a longer qualifying period for permanent residence (indefinite leave to remain), although the policy remains subject to consultation: 2.23 onward in the video. news.sky.com/video/minist...

Minister hits back at claims PM is 'inciting violence' against Farage

Mike Tapp also conceded that the scrapping of indefinite leave to remain in the UK for migrants will apply to someone who has spent five years in the UK but is yet to apply for the status.

news.sky.com

CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 7d

PM: “We need to look at again at the interpretation of some of these provisions, not tear them down” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

PM wants to change how international law used in asylum cases

The UK needs to

www.bbc.co.uk

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Migration Observatory @migobs.bsky.social · 8d

Are foreign nationals more or less likely to be convicted or imprisoned than British citizens? Our new commentary sets out what the data can tell us (and what it can’t).

migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/co...

How do conviction rates and prison populations differ between British and foreign nationals? - Migration Observatory

This commentary outlines what available data can tell us on how convictions and prison populations compare for migrants and the UK population.

migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 8d

Digital ID: “Introducing a new way of checking will not force black market employers to check” mailchi.mp/the3million/...

Why mandatory digital IDs are not the answer | the3million

We want to hear your thoughts on the government’s new policy.

mailchi.mp

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 8d

Full text of the Home Secretary's party conference speech today, including the widely reported mention of changes to the rules for indefinite leave to remain in the UK (details remain subject to consultation) labourlist.org/2025/09/labo...

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 10d

The idea of having migrants volunteer to show their contribution to UK society was legislated for by the last Labour government, but never implemented nationalityandcitizenshiplaw.com/2025/06/23/e...

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 10d

“Ms Mahmood said she wants to tighten rules around claiming Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK.

Under her plan, migrants must show they are integrated and ‘contribute’ to the UK through things like volunteering for charities or local projects”

www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...

Home Secretary to ‘reset’ laws so migrants must prove they ‘contribute’ to UK

SHABANA Mahmood today vows to “reset” laws so migrants must prove their social worth before being allowed to settle in Britain. In her first big interview since being made Home Secretary, she pledg…

www.thesun.co.uk

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 12d

Mandatory digital ID - but with “physical alternatives” and “alternative routes to obtain the digital ID for those who cannot use a smart phone” www.gov.uk/government/p...

Digital ID scheme: explainer

www.gov.uk

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 12d

Here’s @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social with the long view on ID cards in the UK (and some interesting thoughts on the new proposal) rozenberg.substack.com/p/no-id-no-w...

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 12d

"There will be no requirement for individuals to carry their ID or be asked to produce it - but digital ID will be mandatory as a means of proving your Right to Work" www.gov.uk/government/n...

New digital ID scheme to be rolled out across UK

A new digital ID scheme will help combat illegal working while making it easier for the vast majority of people to use vital government services. Digital ID will be mandatory for Right to Work checks ...

www.gov.uk

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 12d

If it were ubiquitous and compulsory, with no alternative ID accepted, I can see it making an impact on access to the legitimate labour market because confused small businesses would no longer hire people on the strength of an NI number www.gov.uk/government/p...

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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 12d

Interesting point on digital ID: unless compulsory for all residents in all walks of life, they may not be a great advance on existing evisa system, BUT showing the French government that the UK takes its concerns seriously is an end in itself (given the need for cooperation on small boat returns).

Danny Shaw @dannyshaw.bsky.social · 12d

Why Brit Card?

The reason is clear.

Labour Together says it would send a "clear signal to international partners especially France...the UK is doing all it can to prevent illegal migrants disappearing into the economy."

Lack of UK digital ID is widely seen by foreign govts as a weak point .

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Second Reading @commonslibrary.bsky.social · 14d

Can a British citizen travel to the UK using a non-British passport? https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10344/

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